Input-to-state stability (ISS), integral-ISS (iISS) and their related notions of input/output stability and detectability have become a useful framework for nonlinear feedback analysis and design. In this paper, a new notion, that of constrained input-to-state stability (cISS), is presented and several characterizations of cISS are obtained. cISS, unlike ISS or iISS, is not confined to forward ...

This note discusses two integral variants of the input-to-state stability (ISS) property, which represent nonlinear generalizations of L stability, in much the same way that ISS generalizes L∞ stability. Both variants are equivalent to ISS for linear systems. For general nonlinear systems, it is shown that one of the new properties is strictly weaker than ISS, while the other one is equivalent ...

This note discusses two integral variants of the input-to-state stability (ISS) property, which represent nonlinear generalizations of L stability, in much the same way that ISS generalizes L∞ stability. Both variants are equivalent to ISS for linear systems. For general nonlinear systems, it is shown that one of the new properties is strictly weaker than ISS, while the other one is equivalent ...

Major trauma is commonly defined using an Injury Severity Score (ISS) threshold of 15. Since this threshold was formulated, there have been significant developments in both the Abbreviated Injury Scale underlying the ISS, and trauma management techniques, both in the preventive and acute-care phases of trauma management. This study assesses whether this ISS threshold is appropriate when evaluat...

In this paper, a novel technique of parametrization of supply rates is developed for establishing Input-to-State Stability(ISS) and dissipative properties of nonlinear interconnected systems. In the application of the ISS small-gain theorem, selecting supply rates to establish stability properties is not a straightforward task. This paper proposes useful tools for selecting supply rates by allo...

Activation of CD40 by CD154 induces antigen-presenting cells (APC) to express immune costimulatory molecules, thereby enhancing their APC activity. Oligonucleotides (ODN), containing immunostimulatory DNA sequences (ISS) with nonmethylated CpG dinucleotides in a defined motif, also can induce similar changes in APC. In this study, we examined whether infection with recombinant adenovirus (Ad) e...

As the duration of spaceflight increases, the impact of habitability on mission success becomes significant. Habitability is based on the qualities and capabilities of an environment that enable people to work and live. Poor habitability can impact productivity, safety, well-being, and performance. The International Space Station (ISS) Operational Habitability Project has been established to ad...