Anthropogenic noise has a negative impact on a variety of animals. However, many bat species roost in places with high levels of anthropogenic noise. Here, we tested the hypothesis that torpid bats are insensitive to anthropogenic noise. In a laboratory experiment, we recorded skin temperature (Tsk) of bats roosting individually that were subjected to playbacks of different types of noise. We f...

QUESTION In people with sciatica in primary care, can a single question be used to predict outcome at 1 year followup as accurately as validated questionnaires on kinesiophobia, disability, and health-related quality of life? DESIGN Observational study within a randomised cohort. PARTICIPANTS 135 people with sciatica in primary care. OUTCOME MEASURES Kinesiophobia was measured with the Ta...

In this paper, a TSK-type compensatory neural fuzzy network (TCNFN) for classification applications is proposed. The TCNFN model is a five-layer structure, which combines the traditional Takagi-Sugeno-Kang (TSK). Layer 3 of the TCNFN model contains adaptive compensatory fuzzy operations, which make fuzzy logic systems more adaptive and effective. Furthermore, a self-adaptive learning algorithm,...

OBJECTIVES Nitric oxide (*NO) is an important physiological signalling molecule and a potent vasodilator. We have previously demonstrated abnormal *NO metabolism in the plasma of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderma), a disease that features vascular dysfunction as well as collagen overproduction and fibrosis. The aim of the present study was to examine nitric oxide synthase (NOS)...

This paper presents an approach to formally model Takagi–Sugeno– Kang (TSK) fuzzy systems without the use of any external components. In order to keep the model continuity, the formal simulation model for a TSK fuzzy system is comprised of three types of reusable sub-models involving primitive operations. Thus, the model can be executed even on limited computational platforms, such as embedded ...

This paper investigates the application of fuzzy model and generalised predictive control strategy for the construction of a model-based predictive fuzzy controller for non-linear processes. In this method a GPC controller is used with the Takagi Sugeno Kang (TSK) piece-wise fuzzy modeling approach in an adaptive strategy. The developed method is applied to control a continuous stirred tank rea...

Recent work suggests an influence of the mean body skin (Tsk) and deep body temperatures (Tb) on coldinduced vasodilatation (CIVD). For example, minimum finger temperature (Tfi,min)was lower, and the maximum finger temperature (Tfi,max) was greater during CIVD when Tb was elevated, and the onset time of the CIVD response was reduced at higher Tsk. Question remain, though, about the influence of...

The synchronization and control of chaos have been under extensive study by researchers in recent years. In this study, an adaptive Takagi–Sugeno–Kang (TSK) fuzzy self-organizing recurrent cerebellar model articulation controller (ATFSORC) is proposed, which composed a set TSK rules, (CMAC), CMAC (RCMAC), (SOCMAC), compensation controller. Specifically, SOCMAC, RCMAC, laws are adopted so that t...

Wheel-bearings easily acquire defects due to their high-speed operating conditions and constant metal-metal contact, so defect detection is of great importance for railroad safety. The conventional spectral kurtosis (SK) technique provides an optimal bandwidth for envelope demodulation. However, this technique may cause false detections when processing real vibration signals for wheel-bearings,...

We propose Tree Sequence Kernel (TSK), which implicitly exhausts the structure features of a sequence of subtrees embedded in the phrasal parse tree. By incorporating the capability of sequence kernel, TSK enriches tree kernel with tree sequence features so that it may provide additional useful patterns for machine learning applications. Two approaches of penalizing the substructures are propos...