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Simple finite-time sliding mode control approach for jerk systems

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2019
This article describes an easy way to apply active control upon all jerk systems for which the linear part of the third-order differential jerk equation strongly depends on acceleration and velocity.
Tekou Nguazon, Tekou Nguekeng, Robert Tchitnga, Anaclet Fomethe   +3 more
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Developing a K-value equation for predict dew point pressure of gas condensate reservoirs at high pressure

Petroleum, 2018
This paper proposed a new empirical K-value equation is developed to calculate dew pressure for gas condensate reservoirs. This equation is applicable in the wide ranges of composition, temperature, and pressure by considering the effect of composition ...
Seyedfoad Aghamiri, Mohsen Tamtaji, Mohammad Javad Ghafoori   +2 more
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The Renal Activity Index for Lupus Identifies Active Renal Disease and Treatment Response in Adult Patients With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Lupus Nephritis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We evaluated the ability of the Renal Activity Index for Lupus (RAIL) to discriminate active lupus nephritis (LN) in adult patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and differentiate LN treatment response. Methods Urine samples from adults with biopsy‐proven active class III and IV LN from TULIP‐LN (active LN group ...
Hermine I. Brunner, Ellen M. Cody, Prasad Devarajan, Bin Huang, Chen Chen, Dominic Sinibaldi, Madhu Ramaswamy, Jacob Knagenhjelm, Frederick Jones, Philip Z. Brohawn, Raj Tummala, Catharina Lindholm, Wendy I. White   +12 more
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Predictive modelling of HHV and LHV for sugar industry by-products: a study on sugarcane trash leaves, bagasse, and filter cake

International Journal of Sustainable Engineering
This study aimed to enhance the efficiency of by-product raw materials from the sugar industry for use as fuel. The approach involved developing an equation to calculate the higher heating value (HHV) for each type of raw material using a regression ...
Pasawat Sanchumpu, Wiriya Suaili, Siwakorn Nonsawang, Peeranat Ansuree, Kittipong Laloon   +4 more
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Rainfall – CN (Curve Number) relationships in a tropical rainforest microbasin within the Panamá Canal watershed

Revista Facultad de Ingeniería Universidad de Antioquia, 2012
Precipitation (P) Curve-Number (CN) relationships for different base flow ranges, obtained within the upper Chagres River watershed were applied to a 6.5 Ha microbasin located within the Panamá Canal watershed.
José R. Fábrega D., Reinhardt Pinzón, Erick Vallester, David Vega   +3 more
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Optimal Portfolio Liquidation for CARA Investors [PDF]

We consider the finite-time optimal portfolio liquidation problem for a von Neumann-Morgenstern investor with constant absolute risk aversion (CARA).
Schied, Alexander, Schöneborn, Torsten
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Sarilumab in Polyarticular‐Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Dose‐Finding and 1‐Year Analysis of a Phase 2b, Open‐Label, Multicenter Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study assessed sarilumab in treating patients with polyarticular‐course juvenile idiopathic arthritis (pcJIA). Methods This phase 2b, open‐label study (NCT02776735) consisted of three sequential parts (each with a core‐treatment and extension phase).
Fabrizio De Benedetti, Inmaculada C. Penadés, Irina Nikishina, Ivan Foeldvari, Alberto J. Spindler, Anna Kozlova, Nadina Rubio‐Pérez, Pierre Quartier, Zbigniew Żuber, Raul Barria, Daniel Clemente, Gabriel V. Cornejo, Katherine Marzan, Nancy Liu, Christine Xu, Stephen DiMartino, Angeliki Giannelou, Fei Cao‐Ghoul, Bolanle Akinlade, Lydie Baret‐Cormel   +19 more
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Performance Characteristics of Anti–Collagen II Antibodies in Relapsing Polychondritis and Related Diseases: Prospective Analysis, Systematic Review, and Meta‐Analysis

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare disease defined by recurrent cartilaginous inflammation. Anti–collagen II (Col2) antibodies have been proposed as a diagnostic biomarker for RP, but their performance characteristics are not well defined.
Karyssa Stonick, Marcela A. Ferrada, Alice Fike, Kaitlin A. Quinn, Benjamin A. Turturice, Casey Stein, Peter C Grayson   +6 more
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The determinants of football match attendance revisited: Empirical evidence from the Spanish Football League [PDF]

An attendance equation is estimated using data on individual games played in the Spanish First Division Football League. The specification includes as explanatory factors: economic variables, quality, uncertainty and opportunity costs. We concentrate the
Jaume Garcia, Plácido Rodríguez
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Marked Long‐Term Improvement in Lung Function in Melanoma Differentiation–Associated Protein 5 Antibody–Positive Dermatomyositis Patients: Experience of a Single‐Center Longitudinal Cohort in North America

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to describe the longitudinal disease course and pulmonary outcomes of North American patients with melanoma differentiation–associated protein 5 (MDA5) antibody–associated dermatomyositis (DM). Methods Thirty patients with MDA5 antibody–associated DM were identified in a single‐center longitudinal cohort of 352
Jenice X. Cheah, Sangmee S. Bae, Tiffany De Leon, Yuna Lee, Rong Guo, David Elashoff, Jennifer Wang, Ani Shahbazian, Christina Charles‐Schoeman   +8 more
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