We have been pursuing the integration of a state-based planner as the deliberative top layer of a three-tiered robot control architecture. The middle layer is implemented in the RAP system, while the bottom layer consists of a suite of reactive skills which can be configured by the RAPs system into Brooksian machines. Our target environment has been the ground control center of a space station ...

BACKGROUND A sedentary lifestyle and increased consumption of energy dense food have become more common in many parts of the world. The aim of this study was to study long term effects on body composition after a four week intervention with fast food based hyper-alimentation and limited physical activity in young normal weight subjects. METHODS Eighteen subjects, mean age 26 (6.6) years, incr...

OBJECTIVE To perform objective testing to determine aspiration status with the goal of initiating safe and timely oral alimentation in medically stable infants who require mechanical ventilation via tracheotomy. Medically compromised infants who require mechanical ventilation via tracheotomy and are nil by mouth are conventionally deemed as being at risk for aspiration and feeding difficulties....

Areas of the Last Glaciation in northern Poland differ widely as to the conditions controlling the formation of river runoff and solute loads. The aim of the research was to identify chief mechanisms of stream alimentation in this area depending on the scale of a catchment. The analysis rested on data from hydrochemical profiling. Three types of systems were found to occur: in spring-head catch...

The study investigated the effects of re-alimenting dietary protein or energy on growth, carcass characteristics and meat eating quality parameters of sheep. Twenty-seven intact rams (~9 months; 11.3 ± 0.5 kg) were randomly divided into three groups. Each group was fed a maintenance diet (MT) containing, on dry matter (DM) basis, 105 g/kg crude protein (CP) and 8.4 MJ/kg DM metabolizable energy...

Forecasting upstream flow amount based on downstream values is a new way of managing flood risk. This kind prediction the flow, size, and intensity rivers in alluvial aquifers is, most cases, challenging task due to climate change, as well anthropogenic impacts river flows. The presented methodology allows for organizing preparing measures protection, operational work hydropower plants, many ot...

Resumo: Introdução: Durante a pandemia de COVID-19, os profissionais da Rede Atenção Psicossocial (RAPS) realizam gestão do sofrimento psíquico população, sendo expostos ao risco contaminação, intensas cargas emocionais e adoecimento mental. Objetivo: Identificar prevalência sintomatologia transtornos mentais comuns Síndrome Burnout (SB) em área saúde atuantes na RAPS tempos COVID-19. Metodolog...

Compensatory growth (CG) is utilised worldwide in beef production systems as a management approach to reduce feed costs. However the underlying biology regulating the expression of CG remains to be fully elucidated. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of dietary restriction and subsequent re-alimentation induced CG on the global gene expression profile of ruminal epithelial pa...

Intravenous transfusion is resorted to in various conditions of malnutrition, hypoproteinaemia and in surgery requiring intravenous alimentation (Elman, 1952; Levy and Siller, 1942; Krishnan, 1944). Being a preparation derived from proteins, several tests for its preparation, freedom from toxicity, and antigenic reactions are laid down in the pharmacopoeia (cf. Basu, Bose and Sen, 1946; U. S. P...