In this research, a class of output feedback linearizable MIMO nonlinear systems is considered to be affected by both matched and unmatched uncertainties. The design of output feedback control law relies on an integral manifold, which permits subdivision of the control design architecture into two steps. In the first step, pole placement based continuous control component is designed, which reg...

Many insects at rest breathe discontinuously, alternating between brief bouts of gas exchange and extended periods of breath-holding. The association between discontinuous gas exchange cycles (DGCs) and inactivity has long been recognised, leading to speculation that DGCs lie at one end of a continuum of gas exchange patterns, from continuous to discontinuous, linked to metabolic rate (MR). How...

The present paper is devoted to the investigation of the properties of the space R of distributions with discontinuous test functions of several variables. The consideration of the discontinuous test functions allows us to define the correct operations (i.e., the operations which are defined everywhere, continuous and coincident with the ordinary ones for the regular distributions) of integrati...

OBJECTIVE To assess the incremental cost and cost-effectiveness of continuous and discontinuous regimens of bevacizumab (Avastin) and ranibizumab (Lucentis) for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) from a UK National Health Service (NHS) perspective. DESIGN A within-trial cost-utility analysis with a 2-year time horizon, based on a multicentre factorial, non-inferiority randomi...

It has been suggested that the temporal control of rhythmic unimanual movements is different between tasks requiring continuous (e.g., circle drawing) and discontinuous movements (e.g., finger tapping). Specifically, for continuous movements temporal regularities are an emergent property, whereas for tasks that involve discontinuities timing is an explicit part of the action goal. The present e...

A popular theory is that the cerebellum functions as a timer for clocking motor events (e.g., initiation, termination). Consistent with this idea, cerebellar patients have been reported to show greater deficits during hand movements that repeatedly start and stop (i.e., discontinuous movements) compared with continuous hand movements. Yet, this finding could potentially be explained by an alter...

This paper presents the applications of computational intelligence techniques to economic load dispatch problems. The fuel cost equation of a thermal plant is generally expressed as continuous quadratic equation. In real situations the fuel cost equations can be discontinuous. In view of the above, both continuous and discontinuous fuel cost equations are considered in the present paper. First,...

The first-order reversal curve (FORC) method for analysis of systems undergoing hysteresis is applied to dynamical models of electrochemical adsorption. In this setting, the method can not only differentiate between discontinuous and continuous phase transitions, but can also quite accurately recover equilibrium behavior from dynamic analysis for systems with a continuous phase transition. Disc...