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Using a preset protocol for early extubation, 50 babies were randomly selected to post-extubation headbox or post-extubation nasal continuous positive airway pressure (N-CPAP). All infants weighed less than 1500 g, had a gestational age of less than 34 weeks, and had been weaning from mechanical ventilation within seven days of life. The criteria for extubation included stable condition, fracti...

Control Problem Daniel R. Sa er II Francis J. Doyle III 1 Department of Chemical Engineering The University of Delaware Newark DE 19716 Apostolos Rigopoulos Philip Wisnewski Corporate Research and Development Weyerhaeuser WTC 1B20 PO Box 2999 Tacoma WA 98477-2999 Abstract This paper utilizes recent advances in paper machine technology, speci cally full array sensors and multiple headboxes, to i...