A Simple Temporal Network with Uncertainty (STNU) is a structure for representing and reasoning about temporal constraints and uncontrollable-but-bounded temporal intervals called contingent links. An STNU is dynamically controllable (DC) if there exists a strategy for executing its time-points that guarantees that all of the constraints will be satisfied no matter how the durations of the cont...

A system of boundary-controlled piezoelectric beam equations, accounting for the interactions between mechanical vibrations and fully-dynamic electromagnetic fields, is considered. Even though electrostatic quasi-static field approximations Maxwell’s equations are sufficient most models systems, where magnetic permeability completely discarded, PDE model considered here retains pronounced wave ...

We propose the use of computer vision for adaptive semi-autonomous control an upper limb exoskeleton assisting users with severe tetraplegia to increase independence and quality life. A tongue-based interface was used together such that individuals complete were able it despite being paralyzed from neck down. The uses detect nearby objects estimate how grasp them assist user in controlling exos...

Unlike the well-understood cold limit of trees, causes dry trailing edge trees await explanation. Here we aimed at explaining drought an evergreen oak species (Quercus pannosa s.l.) in a typical valley upper Yangtze region, SE Himalaya, where rains (ca. 250 mm/a) are largely confined to monsoon season (July–August) with during remaining 9–10 months. We capitalized on unintentional year-round ir...

Using a result by Chazal, Crawley-Boevey and de Silva concerning radicals of persistence modules, we show that every lower semi-continuous q-tame module can be decomposed as direct sum interval modules upper product modules.