Amila Akagic, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Motoki Amagasaki, Kumamoto University, Japan Muhammad Alfian Amrizal, Tohoku University, Japan Hiroaki Anada, University of Nagasaki, Japan Ritu Arora, University of Texas at Austin, U.S. Thomas Austin, San Jose State University, U.S. Akram Ben Ahmed, Keio University, Japan Antoine Bossard, Kanagawa University, Japan Chen-Mou Cheng, National Taiwan University, Taiwan Franco Chiaraluce, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy Stéphane Devismes, VERIMAG UMR 5104, France Nguyen Anh Vu Doan, Technical University of Munich, Germany Ryusuke Egawa, Tohoku University, Japan Toshio Endo, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan Martti Forsell, VTT, Finland Naoki Fujieda, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan Noriyuki Fujimoto, Osaka Prefecture University, Japan Hiroshi Fujiwara, Shinshu University, Japan Ken-Ichi Fukui, Osaka University, Japan Masayuki Fukumitsu, Hokkaido Information University, Japan Masaru Fukushi, Yamaguchi University, Japan Junichi Funasaka, Hiroshima City University, Japan Takayasu Fushimi, University of Tsukuba, Japan Jing Gong, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden Takaaki Goto, Toyo University, Japan Andreas Grapentin, Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany Yan Gu, Carnegie Mellon University, U.S. Masafumi Hashimoto, Osaka University, Japan Kohei Hatano, Kyushu University, Japan Akihiro Hayashi, Rice University, U.S. Ramon Hermoso, University of Zaragoza, Spain Shoichi Hirose, University of Fukui, Japan Michihiro Horie, IBM, Japan Naoto Hoshikawa, National Institute of Technology, Oyama College, Japan Shuichi Ichikawa, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan Tsutomu Inamoto, Ehime University, Japan Masaki Inamura, Tokyo Denki University, Japan Fumihiko Ino, Osaka University, Japan Takashi Ishida, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Com melhores condições de vida e os avanços na medicina, a expectativa de vida do brasileiro está cada vez maior. A fim de promover melhorias de vida para uma parcela da população que está aumentando, o presente projeto buscou desenvolver um produto de moda que atenda às necessidades do público idoso, particularmente dos que apresentam limitações nos membros superiores. Em visitas feitas à abrigos de idosos, foram realizadas entrevistas, obtendo informações mais precisas para nortear a pesquisa de maneira eficiente, e assim contribuir para o desenvolvimento de um produto que facilita o ato de vestir, ergonômico, e com maiores chances de sucesso no mercado. A pesquisa é de natureza aplicada, de caráter exploratório e utiliza uma abordagem qualitativa. Além disso, os procedimentos técnicos utilizados foram bibliográficos e de pesquisa-ação, o que possibilitou uma investigação mais profunda e subjetiva do público-alvo, permitindo a compreensão de seus comportamentos e experiências individuais, culminando em um maior conhecimento sobre o grupo analisado. Ao final do projeto, foi criada uma peça eficiente destinada aos idosos, proporcionando conforto e facilidade de uso, facilitando seu dia-a-dia.

This paper provides results on input–output Lp stability of networked control systems (NCSs) implemented over WirelessHART (WH). WH is a communication protocol widely used in process instrumentation. It is mainly characterised by its multi-hop structure, slotted communication cycles, and the possibility to simultaneously transmit over different frequencies. We propose a non-linear hybrid model of WH–NCSs that is able to capture these network functionalities, and that it is more general than existing models in the literature. Particularly, the multi-hop nature of the network is translated into an interesting mathematical structure in our model. We then follow the emulation approach to stabilise the NCS. We first assume that we know a stabilising controller for the plant without the network. We subsequently show that, under reasonable assumptions on the scheduling protocol, stability is preserved when the controller is implemented over the network with sufficiently frequent data transmission. Specifically, we provide bounds on the maximum allowable transmission interval (MATI) under which all protocols that satisfy the property of being persistently exciting (PE) lead to Lp stable WH–NCSs. These bounds exploit the mathematical structure of our WH–NCS model, improving the existing bounds in the literature. Additionally, we explain how to schedule transmissions over the hops to satisfy the PE property. In particular, we show how simultaneous transmissions over different frequency channels can be exploited to further enlarge the MATI bound.

Golden retriever muscular dystrophy (GRMD) is a spontaneous X‐linked canine model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy that resembles the human condition. Muscle percentage index (MPI) is proposed as an imaging biomarker of disease severity in GRMD.

Partial differential equations are a branch of engineering mathematics that in the last decades in the scientific field has played a very important role in solving certain engineering problems. In this paper, we have applied a kind of partial differential equations when examining the influence of microwaves. We have observed the phenomena occurring in one part of the electromagnetic spectrum in the frequency range of 1 GHz-100 GHz as an aggravating factor in signal transmission by telecommunication water, which was the starting point for research on this topic. The reason for isolating this area is contained in the specific technique that characterizes it. One of the types of partial hyperbolic equations is the telegraphic equation, whose solution eliminates problems related to the transmission line. The graphical interpolation of the telegraph equation is given in the Matlab Engineering Matrix Laboratory. Only the parts of mathematically important functions are derived in the paper and the final results are presented in order to represent our starting differential equation as telegraphic.

Abstract This paper presents a new method of data hiding using Catalan numbers and Dyck words. The proposed steganographic solution belongs to the category of techniques based on the key generating process, rather than steganographic techniques such as injecting or substituting bits. The complex stego key consists of three sets of values that provide the technique of a hidden message generation completely. Hidden message is generated based on the data carrier and an adequate complex stego key. An important characteristic of the proposed method is that the data carrier retains its original shape, without supplements or modifications. Proposed method is explained in detail through the general scenario and through concrete examples. State of the art steganographic analysis of the proposed solution is presented in this paper, as well as possible suggestions for application in business information systems, authentication and distribution of secret cryptographic keys.

Lifting table has been designed and developed through the concept of Learning Factory (LF) at the University of Mostar. The idea for lifting table design has come from the local industry needs for a lifting platform that should lift a man and/or load at a certain height. For safety reasons, design is checked under the loading using a method of finite element analysis. The paper predicts and explains methodology for structural analysis used in presented case study. Results of FEM analysis are basis for making ways and guidelines to optimize current design in order to get optimal parameters for weight, stability, capacity, mobility and layout of the lifting table.

several microorganisms of Gram-negative of the monocytogenes,