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Governance configurations of coordination in municipal health promotion: insights from an egocentric network analysis

BMC Health Services Research
Background Municipal health promotion requires coordination across organizational and sectoral boundaries. Fragmented responsibilities, strong organizational autonomy and limited formal authority can make sustained cross-sectoral coordination challenging.
Hanna Richter, Tatiana Mamontova, Lisa Kühne   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Measuring global health inequity [PDF]

, 2007
Background: Notions of equity are fundamental to, and drive much of the current thinking about global health. Health inequity, however, is usually measured using health inequality as a proxy – implicitly conflating equity and equality.
Allotey, P, Allotey, Pascale, Reidpath, Daniel, Reidpath Daniel D, Reidpath, DD, Allotey Pascale   +5 more
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A Q‐Learning Algorithm to Solve the Two‐Player Zero‐Sum Game Problem for Nonlinear Systems

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, Volume 39, Issue 3, Page 566-581, March 2025.
A Q‐learning algorithm to solve the two‐player zero‐sum game problem for nonlinear systems. ABSTRACT This paper deals with the two‐player zero‐sum game problem, which is a bounded L2$$ {L}_2 $$‐gain robust control problem. Finding an analytical solution to the complex Hamilton‐Jacobi‐Issacs (HJI) equation is a challenging task.
Afreen Islam, Anthony Siming Chen, Guido Herrmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health inequalities and occupational health

Journal of UOEH, 2013
There has been an emergent issue of health inequalities in Japan. Tackling health inequalities has been put on the primary agenda in the revised national health promotion campaign, so called "Kenko-Nippon-21"(Healthy Japan 21), which was announced in 2012.
Yoshihisa, Fujino, Tatsuhiko, Kubo, Shinya, Matsuda   +2 more
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Observer‐Based Adaptive Event‐Triggered Tracking Control for Fuzzy TS Systems With Premise Mismatch

International Journal of Adaptive Control and Signal Processing, EarlyView.
This paper presents an adaptive logistic event‐triggered observer‐based tracking controller for Takagi‐Sugeno fuzzy systems under constrained inputs and network delays. Leveraging a hybrid LMI and Secretary Bird Optimization approach, this strategy significantly minimizes communication overhead and computational burden while ensuring optimal reference ...
Oussama Djadane, Salama Makni, Mourad Kchaou, Ahmed El Hajjaji   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Liquid Crystal Elastomer‐Based Haptic Pixel Arrays at Your Fingertips for Advanced Human–Machine Interfaces

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
We mechanically program liquid crystal elastomer coatings as a stimuli‐responsive and digitally addressable platform for refreshable tactile displays; we validate the perceptual performance of our dynamic device matches conventional static tactile media.
Tom Bruining, Enjun Lin, Yu Zou, Meike Heldoorn, Pengrong Lyu, Samuël A. M. Weima, Astrid M. L. Kappers, Myrthe A. Plaisier, Satoshi Aya, Danqing Liu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trends in maternal use of snus and smoking tobacco in pregnancy. A register study in southern Norway

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background The use of tobacco products including Swedish snus (moist snuff) in pregnancy may cause adverse health outcomes. While smoking prevalence has decreased among fertile women in Norway, snus use has increased during the last years.
Ellen Rygh, Frode Gallefoss, Liv Grøtvedt   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Constraint‐Based Analytical Framework for Design‐Space Analysis and Material Screening of Tubular Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Pumps for Extracorporeal Circulatory Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A constraint‐based analytical framework maps the coupled effects of material properties, structural parameters, and operating conditions in tubular dielectric elastomer pumps for extracorporeal circulatory applications. The approach defines performance boundaries through mechanical, electrical, and hydraulic constraints and identifies feasible design ...
Yan Zhang, Amine Benouhiba, Yoan Civet, Yves Perriard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

International perspectives on measuring national digital public health system maturity through a multidisciplinary Delphi study

npj Digital Medicine
Unlocking the full potential of digital public health (DiPH) systems requires a comprehensive tool to assess their maturity. While the World Health Organization and the International Telecommunication Union released a toolkit in 2012 covering various ...
Laura Maaß, Hajo Zeeb, Heinz Rothgang
doaj   +1 more source

Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source