Remote path-following control for a holonomic Mecanum-wheeled robot in a resource-efficient networked control system.

This paper introduces a novel resource-efficient control structure for remote path-following control of autonomous vehicles based on a comprehensive combination of Kalman filtering, non-uniform dual-rate sampling, periodic event-triggered communication, and prediction-based and packet-based control techniques. An essential component of the control solution is a non-uniform dual-rate extended Kalman filter (NUDREKF), which includes an h-step ahead prediction stage. The prediction error of the NUDREKF is ensured to be exponentially mean-square bounded.

Morphological and ecological revision of Himantariella scutellaris Brolemann, 1926(Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha: Himantariidae).

Himantariella scutellaris Brolemann, 1926 has previously been considered a French endemic species from the eastern Pyrenees. New collecting data from the Spanish Pre-Pyrenees, the Prelitoral Mountain Range and the Cantabric Region, make it possible to expand its known distribution to the northern Iberian Peninsula. Intraspecific variability, habitat preferences and ethology are assessed for the first time.

Dual-Rate Extended Kalman Filter Based Path-Following Motion Control for an Unmanned Ground Vehicle: Realistic Simulation.

In this paper, a two-wheel drive unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) path-following motion control is proposed. The UGV is equipped with encoders to sense angular velocities and a beacon system which provides position and orientation data. Whereas velocities can be sampled at a fast rate, position and orientation can only be sensed at a slower rate.

Practice guidelines for the emergency treatment of thrombotic microangiopathy.

Background And Aim: The term thrombotic microangiopathy (TMA) involves a heterogeneous group of diseases that can be overwhelming or invalidating, with an acute development, characterised by microangiopathic haemolytic anaemia and thrombocytopaenia. Its management during its initial hours is essential to improving the prognostic of these patients. The aim of this review is to give recommendations about the optimisation of TMA initial treatment and to accelerate the aetiological diagnosis.

Ventilation tubes after surgery for otitis media with effusion or acute otitis media and swimming. Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To determine if the use of ear protection when swimming of children with ventilation tubes modifies the risk of acute otitis media (AOM) compared to not swimming.

Methods: Systematic review.

Data Sources: Search conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE and The Cochrane Library databases.