The idea that self-esteem functions as a gauge or "sociometer" of social value (Leary & Baumeister, 2000) is supported by research on direct social feedback. To examine if the sociometer model is relevant to more subtle social value cues, the implicit self-esteem of women was assessed a week after an interaction with an experimenter. Consistent with the sociometer model, Week 2 self-esteem depe...

an enhanced displacement feedback structural control procedure is presented for performance-based design in this paper. at first, a comparative study is implemented assessing three most common active control algorithms including state, acceleration, and displacement feedback controls. the advantage of the displacement feedback algorithm for active control of structures against earthquakes is de...

introduction: laser tissue soldering using albumin and indocyanine green dye (icg) is an effective technique utilized in various surgical procedures. the purpose of this study was to perform laser soldering of rat skin under a feedback control system and compare the results with those obtained using standard sutures. material and methods: skin incisions were made over eight rats’ dorsa, which w...

an adaptive input-output linearization method for general nonlinear systems is developed without using states of the system. another key feature of this structure is the fact that, it does not need model of the system. in this scheme, neurolinearizer has few weights, so it is practical in adaptive situations.  online training of neurolinearizer is compared to model predictive recurrent training...