Traditional distributed embedded systems are configured using static environment information and thus do not support dynamic behavior of the system. The necessary flexibility in the system may be provided by the Flexible Time-Triggered (FTT) communication paradigm. If, in addition, it is required that the system operates continuously, the suitable fault tolerance mechanisms that provide high re...

IMPORTANCE The angular artery, its perforating branches, and their zones of tissue perfusion have been described extensively for facial reconstruction. Various cutaneous and mucosal flaps with either anterograde or retrograde perfusion play an important role in facial and oral reconstruction. However, these flaps share the limitations of pedicled nature and donor-site intolerance. Free-tissue t...

Pediatric Failure To Thrive (FTT), commonly presented in young infants, is often not diagnosed on time or missed. Lack of timely infants’ diagnosis can adversely affect their growth and development. We have developed successfully tested FTTell—a model-based system for diagnosing FTT during common pediatric follow up. FTTell an executable diagnostic tool FTT. use Object-Process Methodology exten...

Low-molecular-weight hydrocarbons in natural hydrothermal fluids have been attributed to abiogenic production by Fischer-Tropsch type (FTT) reactions, although clear evidence for such a process has been elusive. Here, we present concentration, and stable and radiocarbon isotope, data from hydrocarbons dissolved in hydrogen-rich fluids venting at the ultramafic-hosted Lost City Hydrothermal Fiel...

BACKGROUND Recent research has shown that the Fitkids Treadmill Test (FTT) is a valid and reproducible exercise test for the assessment of aerobic exercise capacity in children and adolescents who are healthy. OBJECTIVE The study objective was to provide sex- and age-related normative values for FTT performance in children and adolescents who were healthy, developing typically, and 6 to 18 ye...

Evolutions in skull base surgery and reconstructive technique have given surgeons the confidence to resect repair increasingly advanced pathologies. Free tissue transfer (FTT) provides a versatile option capable of addressing numerous simultaneous goals. This review highlights some nuances, challenges, considerations performing FTT for reconstruction anterior, central lateral base. combines exp...

BackgroundLead is a strong and stable toxin, harmful especially to children, pregnant women, and the elderly. Nearly 27% of children aged under 5 years suffer from failure to thrive (FTT). Due to the probable harmful effects of lead poisoning on children’s growth, in this study we aimed to assess the blood lead level in children with unexplained failure to thrive.MethodsThis analytic cross-sect...

This paper is a study of fuzzy type theory (FTT) with partial functions. Out of several possibilities we decided tointroduce a special value ”∗” that represents ”undefined”. In the interpretation of FTT, this value lays outside of thecorresponding domain. In the syntax it can be naturally represented by the description operator acting on the empty(fuzzy) set, because choosing an element from it...