Author(s): Liu-Ambrose T; Falck RS; Dao E; Crockett RA; Barha CK; Silva NCBS; Alkeridy WA; Best JR; Hsiung GR; Field TS; Madden KM; Davis JC; Ten Brinke LF; Tam RC;

Introduction: It is unknown whether progressive resistance training (PRT) improves cognitive function in adults with cerebral small vessel disease and mild cognitive impairment (i.e., subcortical vascular cognitive impairment [SVCI]). Methods: We conducted a 12-month randomized trial comparing P ...

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Author(s): Abichou T; Arkian F; Howarth E; Malmir T; Hossain RI; Buntov P; Dudak Y; Risk D;

The Tracer Correlation Method (TCM), when applied to quantify landfill methane emissions, relies on previously developed stringent quality control thresholds (R2 = 0.80 and Emission Rate Deviation (ERD) = 20 %, hereafter referred to as the Gold Standard. However, these thresholds often exclude a substantial portion of the collected data, limiting wider us ...

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Author(s): Deng S; Harlaar N; Zhang J; Dekker SO; Kudryashova NN; Zhou H; Bart CI; Jin T; Derevyanko G; van Driel W; Panfilov AV; Poelma RH; de Vries AAF; Zhang G; De Coster T; Pijnappels DA;

Control theory underpins the stabilization of dynamic systems, including cardiac tissue, where disruptions in electrical conduction cause arrhythmias. Current treatments either act rapidly but without precision or deliver targeted interventions that cannot adapt in real time. We present an integr ...

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Author(s): Wang B; Zhao H; Hu X; Shen Y; Li N;

In this study, an innovative adaptive sliding mode fault-tolerant control approach is developed for an over-actuated vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with the capability to suppress overestimation of adaptive parameters. This method is designed to effectively address model uncertainties and actuator faults witho ...

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Author(s): Tian M; Mohammadzadeh A; Taghavifar H; Sakthivel R; Zhang C;

In this paper, a new control approach is proposed for the synchronization and stabilization of a class of chaotic systems with unknown dynamics and input nonlinearities. Type-3 fuzzy logic systems (T3-FLSs) are developed to adaptively model the dynamics of both master and slave systems in real time. The input is affected by sector-bounded hysteresis and q ...

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Author(s): Fu M; Yu Z; Zhang Y;

This paper proposes a distributed fault-tolerant cooperative control framework for multiple fixed-wing UAVs (FUAVs), grounded on a complete six-degrees-of-freedom (6-DOF) nonlinear dynamic model. The architecture integrates position and attitude control, explicitly accounting for actuator faults and multiple input constraints. In the outer loop, an adapti ...

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Author(s): Lokuge ND; Casillas-Popova SN; Singh P; Clermont-Paquette A; Skinner CD; Findlay BL; Naccache R; Oh JK;

Timely and accurate assessment of wounds during the healing process is crucial for proper diagnosis and treatment. Conventional wound dressings lack both real-time monitoring capabilities and active therapeutic functionalities, limiting their effectiveness in dynamic wound environments. Herein, w ...

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Author(s): Bherer L; Vrinceanu T; Dupuy EG; Gayda M; Vincent T; Magnan PO; Mohammadi H; Gauthier C; Gagnon C; Duchesne S; Erickson KI; Gagnon D; Lesage F; Lupien S; Poirier J; Dubé MP; Thorin É; Juneau M; Breton J; Belleville S; Ferland G; Gaudreau ...

Background: Lifestyle factors like exercise and cognitive stimulation might help improve cognitive performance in older adults. However, studies investigating this, reported mixed results. Most of the data supporting the benefit of exercise comes from cross-sectional studies, cohort studies, or s ...

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Author(s): Nomura O; Sunohara M; Akatsu H; Wiseman J; Lajoie SP;

Introduction: The Medical Emotion Scale has been translated into Japanese (J-MES) and validated for cross-cultural emotion research in medical education. However, its applicability for extracting Japanese cultural aspects of medical students' emotions has not been examined. This study aimed to explore the underlying latent constructs related to cultur ...

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Author(s): Zhang R; Wang Y; Xie W; Li P; Tan H; Jiang Y;

The use of multiple robots to manufacture composite components represents a critical development direction for fiber placement systems (FPSs). In multi-robotic fiber placement systems (MRFPSs) with heterogeneous mechanical structures, robots collaborate to perform fiber placement tasks. Consequently, robot synchronization emerges as a primary factor in de ...

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Author(s): Zhu N; Xie WF;

In this article, a distributed control strategy using an adaptive sliding mode controller (ASMC) is proposed for a 13-degree-of-freedom (13-DOF) cooperative robotic system in the field of automated fiber placement (AFP). A distributed control structure with event-triggered mechanism is developed to guarantee the desired cooperation performance and reduce ...

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