Background:The isometric steady-state following active lengthening is associated with greater torque production and lower activation,as measured by electromyographic activity(EMG),in comparison with a purely isometric...Background:The isometric steady-state following active lengthening is associated with greater torque production and lower activation,as measured by electromyographic activity(EMG),in comparison with a purely isometric contraction(ISO)at the same joint angle.This phenomenon is termed residual force enhancement(RFE).While there has been a great deal of research investigating the basic mechanisms of RFE,little work has been performed to understand the everyday relevance of RFE.The purpose of this study was to investigate whether neuromuscular control strategies differ between ISO and RFE by measuring torque steadiness of the human ankle plantar flexors.Methods:Following ISO maximal voluntary contractions in 12 males(25±4 years),an active lengthening contraction was performed at 15°/s over a 30°ankle excursion,ending at the same joint angle as ISO(5°dorsiflexion;RFE).Surface EMG of the tibialis anterior and soleus muscles was recorded during all tasks.Torque steadiness was determined as the standard deviation(SD)and coefficient of variation(CV)of the torque trace in the ISO and RFE condition during activation-matching(20%and 60%integrated EMG)and torque-matching(20%and 60%maximal voluntary contraction)experiments.Two-tailed,paired t tests were used,within subjects,to determine the presence of RFE/activation reduction(AR)and whether there was a difference in torque steadiness between ISO and RFE conditions.Results:During the maximal and submaximal conditions,there was 5%-9%RFE with a 9%-11%AR(p<0.05),respectively,with no difference in antagonist coactivation between RFE and ISO(p>0.05).There were no differences in SD and CV of the torque trace for the 20%and60%activation-matching or the 60%and maximal torque-matching trials in either the RFE or ISO condition(p>0.05).During the 20%torquematching trial,there were～37%higher values for SD and CV in the RFE as compared with the ISO condition(p<0.05).A significant moderate-to-strong negative relationship was identified between the reduction in torque steadiness following active lengthening and the accompanying AR(p<0.05).Conclusion:It appears that while the RFE-associated AR provides some improved neuromuscular economy,this comes at the cost of increased torque fluctuations in the isometric steady-state following active lengthening during submaximal contractions.展开更多
In this paper,we consider an iterative sequence for generalized equilibrium problems and strictly pseudocontractive mappings.We show that the iterative sequence converges strongly to a common element of the solution s...In this paper,we consider an iterative sequence for generalized equilibrium problems and strictly pseudocontractive mappings.We show that the iterative sequence converges strongly to a common element of the solution set of generalized equilibrium problems and of the fixed point set of strictly pseudocontractive mappings.展开更多
Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have recently been accepted as less invasive methods for treating patients with early esophageal cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma an...Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have recently been accepted as less invasive methods for treating patients with early esophageal cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma and dysplasia of Barrett’s esophagus. However, the large defects in the esophageal mucosa often cause severe esophageal strictures, which dramatically reduce the patient’s quality of life. Although preventive endoscopic balloon dilatation can reduce dysphagia and the frequency of dilatation, other approaches are necessary to prevent esophageal strictures after ESD. This review describes several strategies for preventing esophageal strictures after ESD, with a particular focus on anti-inflammatory and tissue engineering approaches. The local injection of triamcinolone acetonide and other systemic steroid therapies are frequently used to prevent esophageal strictures after ESD. Tissue engineering approaches for preventing esophageal strictures have recently been applied in basic research studies. Scaffolds with temporary stents have been applied in five cases, and this technique has been shown to be safe and is anticipated to prevent esophageal strictures. Fabricated autologous oral mucosal epithelial cell sheets to cover the defective mucosa similarly to how commercially available skin products fabricated from epidermal cells are used for skin defects or in cases of intractable ulcers. Fabricated autologous oral-mucosal-epithelial cell sheets have already been shown to be safe.展开更多
It is shown that any fixed point of a Lipschitzian,strictly pseudocontractive muping T on a closed convex subset K of a Banach space X may be approximated by Ishikawa iterative procedure.The results in this paper pro...It is shown that any fixed point of a Lipschitzian,strictly pseudocontractive muping T on a closed convex subset K of a Banach space X may be approximated by Ishikawa iterative procedure.The results in this paper provide the new convergence criteria and novel convergence rate estimate for Ishikawa iterative sequence.展开更多
Kytmanov and Myslivets gave a special Cauchy principal value of the singular integral on the bounded strictly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary. By means of this Cauchy integral principal value, the correspondi...Kytmanov and Myslivets gave a special Cauchy principal value of the singular integral on the bounded strictly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary. By means of this Cauchy integral principal value, the corresponding singular integral and a composition formula are obtained. This composition formula is quite different from usual ones in form. As an application, the corresponding singular integral equation and the system of singular integral equations are discussed as well.展开更多
Itis shown that any fixed point of each Lipschitzian,strictly pseudocontractive map- ping T on a closed convex subset K of a Banach space X may be norm approximated by Ishikawa iterative procedure.The argument in th...Itis shown that any fixed point of each Lipschitzian,strictly pseudocontractive map- ping T on a closed convex subset K of a Banach space X may be norm approximated by Ishikawa iterative procedure.The argument in this paper provides a convergence rate estimate. Moreover the resultin this paper improves,generalizes and summarizes some important and el- egant recent results展开更多
Generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrices play a wide and important role in computational mathematics, mathematical physics, theory of dynamical systems, etc.But it is difficult to judge a matrix is or not gen...Generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrices play a wide and important role in computational mathematics, mathematical physics, theory of dynamical systems, etc.But it is difficult to judge a matrix is or not generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrix.In this paper, by using the properties of α-chain diagonally dominant matrix, we obtain new criteria for judging generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrix, which enlarge the identification range.展开更多
A neural-network-based adaptive gain scheduling backstepping sliding mode control（NNAGS-BSMC） approach for a class of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear system is proposed.First, the control problem of uncertain st...A neural-network-based adaptive gain scheduling backstepping sliding mode control（NNAGS-BSMC） approach for a class of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear system is proposed.First, the control problem of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems is formulated. Second, the detailed design of NNAGSBSMC is described. The sliding mode control（SMC） law is designed to track a referenced output via backstepping technique.To decrease chattering result from SMC, a radial basis function neural network（RBFNN） is employed to construct the NNAGSBSMC to facilitate adaptive gain scheduling, in which the gains are scheduled adaptively via neural network（NN）, with sliding surface and its differential as NN inputs and the gains as NN outputs. Finally, the verification example is given to show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed approach. Contrasting simulation results indicate that the NNAGS-BSMC decreases the chattering effectively and has better control performance against the BSMC.展开更多
A generalized Lyness equation is investigated as follows x(n+1) = x(n)/(a + bx(n)) x(n-1), n = 0,1,2,..., (*) where a,b is an element of [0, infinity) with a + b > 0 and where the initial values x(-1),x(0) are arbi...A generalized Lyness equation is investigated as follows x(n+1) = x(n)/(a + bx(n)) x(n-1), n = 0,1,2,..., (*) where a,b is an element of [0, infinity) with a + b > 0 and where the initial values x(-1),x(0) are arbitrary positive numbers. Same new results, mainly a necessary and sufficient condition for the periodicity of the solutions of Eq.(*) and a sufficient condition for the strict oscillation of all solutions of Eq (*), are obtained. As an application, the results solve an open problem presented by G. Ladas.展开更多
Steady forcing can induce the amplitude death in chaotic systems, which generally exists in coupled dynamic systems. Using the Lorenz system as a typical example, this paper investigates the dynamic behaviours of the ...Steady forcing can induce the amplitude death in chaotic systems, which generally exists in coupled dynamic systems. Using the Lorenz system as a typical example, this paper investigates the dynamic behaviours of the chaotic system with steady forcing numerically, and finds that amplitude death can occur as the strength of the steady forcing goes beyond a critical constant.展开更多
An important property of ic-cone-convexlike set-valued functions is obtained in this paper. Under the assumption of ic-cone-convexlikeness, the scalarization theorem and the Lagrange multiplier theorem for strict effi...An important property of ic-cone-convexlike set-valued functions is obtained in this paper. Under the assumption of ic-cone-convexlikeness, the scalarization theorem and the Lagrange multiplier theorem for strict efficient solution are derived, respectively.展开更多
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文摘Background:The isometric steady-state following active lengthening is associated with greater torque production and lower activation,as measured by electromyographic activity(EMG),in comparison with a purely isometric contraction(ISO)at the same joint angle.This phenomenon is termed residual force enhancement(RFE).While there has been a great deal of research investigating the basic mechanisms of RFE,little work has been performed to understand the everyday relevance of RFE.The purpose of this study was to investigate whether neuromuscular control strategies differ between ISO and RFE by measuring torque steadiness of the human ankle plantar flexors.Methods:Following ISO maximal voluntary contractions in 12 males(25±4 years),an active lengthening contraction was performed at 15°/s over a 30°ankle excursion,ending at the same joint angle as ISO(5°dorsiflexion;RFE).Surface EMG of the tibialis anterior and soleus muscles was recorded during all tasks.Torque steadiness was determined as the standard deviation(SD)and coefficient of variation(CV)of the torque trace in the ISO and RFE condition during activation-matching(20%and 60%integrated EMG)and torque-matching(20%and 60%maximal voluntary contraction)experiments.Two-tailed,paired t tests were used,within subjects,to determine the presence of RFE/activation reduction(AR)and whether there was a difference in torque steadiness between ISO and RFE conditions.Results:During the maximal and submaximal conditions,there was 5%-9%RFE with a 9%-11%AR(p<0.05),respectively,with no difference in antagonist coactivation between RFE and ISO(p>0.05).There were no differences in SD and CV of the torque trace for the 20%and60%activation-matching or the 60%and maximal torque-matching trials in either the RFE or ISO condition(p>0.05).During the 20%torquematching trial,there were～37%higher values for SD and CV in the RFE as compared with the ISO condition(p<0.05).A significant moderate-to-strong negative relationship was identified between the reduction in torque steadiness following active lengthening and the accompanying AR(p<0.05).Conclusion:It appears that while the RFE-associated AR provides some improved neuromuscular economy,this comes at the cost of increased torque fluctuations in the isometric steady-state following active lengthening during submaximal contractions.
基金supported by National Research Foundation of Korea Grantfunded by the Korean Government (2009-0076898)
文摘In this paper,we consider an iterative sequence for generalized equilibrium problems and strictly pseudocontractive mappings.We show that the iterative sequence converges strongly to a common element of the solution set of generalized equilibrium problems and of the fixed point set of strictly pseudocontractive mappings.
基金Supported by The Creation of Innovation Centers for Advanced Interdisciplinary Research Areas Program that was part of the Project for Developing Innovation Systems by the Cell Sheet Tissue Engineering Center from the Ministry of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology,Japan
文摘Endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) have recently been accepted as less invasive methods for treating patients with early esophageal cancers such as squamous cell carcinoma and dysplasia of Barrett’s esophagus. However, the large defects in the esophageal mucosa often cause severe esophageal strictures, which dramatically reduce the patient’s quality of life. Although preventive endoscopic balloon dilatation can reduce dysphagia and the frequency of dilatation, other approaches are necessary to prevent esophageal strictures after ESD. This review describes several strategies for preventing esophageal strictures after ESD, with a particular focus on anti-inflammatory and tissue engineering approaches. The local injection of triamcinolone acetonide and other systemic steroid therapies are frequently used to prevent esophageal strictures after ESD. Tissue engineering approaches for preventing esophageal strictures have recently been applied in basic research studies. Scaffolds with temporary stents have been applied in five cases, and this technique has been shown to be safe and is anticipated to prevent esophageal strictures. Fabricated autologous oral mucosal epithelial cell sheets to cover the defective mucosa similarly to how commercially available skin products fabricated from epidermal cells are used for skin defects or in cases of intractable ulcers. Fabricated autologous oral-mucosal-epithelial cell sheets have already been shown to be safe.
基金Supported by the Teaching and Research Award Fund for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Ed-ucation Institutions of MOE,P.R.C.
文摘It is shown that any fixed point of a Lipschitzian,strictly pseudocontractive muping T on a closed convex subset K of a Banach space X may be approximated by Ishikawa iterative procedure.The results in this paper provide the new convergence criteria and novel convergence rate estimate for Ishikawa iterative sequence.
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (Y605149)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10571156)
文摘Kytmanov and Myslivets gave a special Cauchy principal value of the singular integral on the bounded strictly pseudoconvex domain with smooth boundary. By means of this Cauchy integral principal value, the corresponding singular integral and a composition formula are obtained. This composition formula is quite different from usual ones in form. As an application, the corresponding singular integral equation and the system of singular integral equations are discussed as well.
基金This project was supported both by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (1 980 1 0 2 3 ) andby the Teaching and Research Award Fund for Outstanding Young Teachers in Higher Education Institu-tions of MOEP.R.C.
文摘Itis shown that any fixed point of each Lipschitzian,strictly pseudocontractive map- ping T on a closed convex subset K of a Banach space X may be norm approximated by Ishikawa iterative procedure.The argument in this paper provides a convergence rate estimate. Moreover the resultin this paper improves,generalizes and summarizes some important and el- egant recent results
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China（71261010）
文摘Generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrices play a wide and important role in computational mathematics, mathematical physics, theory of dynamical systems, etc.But it is difficult to judge a matrix is or not generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrix.In this paper, by using the properties of α-chain diagonally dominant matrix, we obtain new criteria for judging generalized strictly diagonally dominant matrix, which enlarge the identification range.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(11502288)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(2016JJ3019)+1 种基金the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(2017ZA88001)the Scientific Research Project of National University of Defense Technology(ZK17-03-32)
文摘A neural-network-based adaptive gain scheduling backstepping sliding mode control（NNAGS-BSMC） approach for a class of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear system is proposed.First, the control problem of uncertain strict-feedback nonlinear systems is formulated. Second, the detailed design of NNAGSBSMC is described. The sliding mode control（SMC） law is designed to track a referenced output via backstepping technique.To decrease chattering result from SMC, a radial basis function neural network（RBFNN） is employed to construct the NNAGSBSMC to facilitate adaptive gain scheduling, in which the gains are scheduled adaptively via neural network（NN）, with sliding surface and its differential as NN inputs and the gains as NN outputs. Finally, the verification example is given to show the effectiveness and robustness of the proposed approach. Contrasting simulation results indicate that the NNAGS-BSMC decreases the chattering effectively and has better control performance against the BSMC.
文摘A generalized Lyness equation is investigated as follows x(n+1) = x(n)/(a + bx(n)) x(n-1), n = 0,1,2,..., (*) where a,b is an element of [0, infinity) with a + b > 0 and where the initial values x(-1),x(0) are arbitrary positive numbers. Same new results, mainly a necessary and sufficient condition for the periodicity of the solutions of Eq.(*) and a sufficient condition for the strict oscillation of all solutions of Eq (*), are obtained. As an application, the results solve an open problem presented by G. Ladas.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No 40325015）, the National Key Program Development for Basic Research （Grant No 2006CB400503）. The authors would like to thank Professors Yang Jun-Zhong and Zhu Fu-Cheng for help, and especially thank the anonymous reviewers for their valuable comments.
文摘Steady forcing can induce the amplitude death in chaotic systems, which generally exists in coupled dynamic systems. Using the Lorenz system as a typical example, this paper investigates the dynamic behaviours of the chaotic system with steady forcing numerically, and finds that amplitude death can occur as the strength of the steady forcing goes beyond a critical constant.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(10461007)Supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(0611081)
文摘An important property of ic-cone-convexlike set-valued functions is obtained in this paper. Under the assumption of ic-cone-convexlikeness, the scalarization theorem and the Lagrange multiplier theorem for strict efficient solution are derived, respectively.
