Using frequency methods, it is possible to determine a great deal of information from the open-loop transfer function. One of the most important facts about a given system which may be determined via frequency methods is the relative stability of the system. There are two principal measures of system stability determined via frequency methods: Gain Margin, and Phase Margin. These two measures m...

In polyomino achievement games, two players alternately mark the cells of a tessellation and try to achieve a given polyomino. In [2], Bode and Harborth investigated polyomino achievement games for the hexagonal tessellation and determined all but five polyominoes with at most five cells whether they are achieved by the first player. In this paper, we show winning strategies for three hexagonal...

1 Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: [email protected] Abstract: This work describes JBODE, a computer application developed in Java, HTML and ASP to study and understand the Bode diagram. This is achieved by means of Web theory pages for learning/refreshing basic concepts. Once the theory has been mastered the student can draw the real and asymptotic Bode diagrams of any tran...

Abstract: Lateral tape motion (LTM) in tape drives hinders accurate servo head positioning and can cause damage to the tape. It is one of the major obstacles to developing high density, high performance tape drives. This paper presents the development an active tape steering system to reduce LTM. A robust controller is designed using the Robust Bode (RBode) Plot, which translates an robust perf...

The present paper attempts to explore the body in relation theatricality Bode Jatra, tongue-piercing festival of Newar community Bode, Bhaktapur. study treats as territorial site foreground how performance becomes theatrical, taking performativity tongue-piercing, its text. raving tongue piercing generates an expression cosmogonic consciousness. It encompasses movement both from micro and macro...

INTRODUCTION Patients with COPD have impaired respiratory muscle strength. Twitch mouth pressure (Ptw,m) in response to magnetic stimulation of the cervical nerve has been suggested to clinically reflect inspiratory muscle strength. However, studies on Ptw,m values and their relationship with disease severity are limited. Thus, we tested the Ptw,m values of subjects with COPD and investigated t...

OBJECTIVES To study the relationship between the level of physical activity in daily life and disease severity assessed by the BODE index in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS Sixty-seven patients with COPD (36 men) with forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV(1)) of 39 (27-47)% predicted and age of 66 (61-72) years old were evaluated by spirometry, ...

BACKGROUND Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often experience depression and anxiety, but little information is available regarding Chinese patients with these conditions. The present study assessed depression and anxiety in Chinese patients with COPD. METHODS A case-controlled study was designed with 1100 patients with COPD enrolled in the case group and1100 resident...

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