Every day, we face situations that involve multi-tasking. How our brain utilizes cortical resources during multi-tasking is one of many interesting research topics. In this study, we tested whether a dual-task can be differentiated in the neural and behavioral responses of healthy subjects with varying degree of working memory capacity (WMC). We combined word recall and oculomotor tasks because...

Different strategies of use of the polarization grids combined with two temperature loads for calibration are explored. It is shown that a system with an ambient load, a hot (100 • C or so) load, and a semi-transparent grid with 50 % transmission allows to reach a 1 % accuracy on the receiver gain even in presence of saturation. The best precision requires a device which offers the 5 major comb...

iii Summary Computations were performed to determine the eect of an overall bow-type initial imperfection on the reliability of structural panels under combined compression and shear loadings. A panel's reliability is the probability that it will perform its intended function|in this case, carry a given load without buckling or exceeding in-plane strain allowables. For a panel loaded in compres...

In this paper, a look-up table control strategy derived from a fuzzy logic controller is developed for output regulation of a SISO linear plant with delay subject to load changes and transfer between different operating points. The strategy considers an off-line trained look-up table for rejection of an unity load step change and another one trained for unity reference step tracking combined in...

This paper presents a novel method of identifying the suitable location for Installation of Unified Power Flow Controller (UPFC), with static point of view, for reducing the severity of a load bus. Bus ranking Index which incorporates the combined effect of line outage contingency and bus load reaching to its voltage stability margin (VSM) is used for deriving the sensitivity factors. These sen...

A significant nutrient load can be generated internally by publicly owned treatment works (POTWs). These nutrients can be found in the reject water, also known as side streams, of many municipal wastewater and sewage sludge treatment processes. These side streams include the reject stream from membranes, supernatant liquid from sludge digesters, and the centrate/filtrate return stream from sewa...

The design of an advanced controller for wind turbine load mitigation is presented. The controller is based on Nonlinear Dynamic Inversion control methods combined with Pseudo Control Hedging to account for the actuator limits and a two degree of freedom control system for the collective pitch control of the rotor blades. The controller uses wind speed measurement information to adjust to wind ...

High-load isometric exercise is considered an effective countermeasure against muscle atrophy, but therapeutic electrical stimulation for muscle atrophy is often performed without loading. In the present study, we investigated the combined effectiveness of electrical stimulation and high-load isometric contraction in preventing muscle atrophy induced by hindlimb unloading. Electrical stimulatio...