Performance Index Based Observer-Type Iterative Learning Control for Consensus Tracking of Uncertain Nonlinear Fractional-Order Multiagent Systems by Liming Wang, Guoshan Zhang

“…For the FOMASs including one leader agent and multiple follower agents, an observer-type fractional-order iterative learning consensus protocol is proposed. …”
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Sliding Mode Backstepping Control of Excavator Bucket Trajectory Synovial in Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm and Neural Network Disturbance Observer by Xiangfei Tao, Kailei Liu, Jing Yang, Yu Chen, Jiayuan Chen, Haoran Zhu

Subjects: “…neural network disturbance observer…”
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An opportunistic observational study of hospital switchboard hold messages, hold music and time spent waiting by Jordan P. Skittrall, Mary D. Fortune

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Author Correction: Observation of two-dimensional time-reversal broken non-Abelian topological states by Yuze Hu, Mingyu Tong, Tian Jiang, Jian-Hua Jiang, Hongsheng Chen, Yihao Yang

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Infant psychomotor development in cases of maternal postpartum depression: Observation of a mother and baby unit by Laure Le Treut, François Poinso, Pauline Grandgeorge, Elisabeth Jouve, Michel Dugnat, Joshua Sparrow, Jokthan Guivarch

“…A developmental quotient lower than 80 was not observed for any of the children. We found no global psychomotor developmental delays. …”
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Medication Administration Through Feeding Tubes in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study by Zhu Y, Zhu B, Jin P

“…Yuanchao Zhu, Bolin Zhu, Pengfei Jin Department of Pharmacy, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing Key Laboratory of Assessment of Clinical Drugs Risk and Individual Application(Beijing Hospital), Beijing, 100730, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Pengfei Jin, Email j790101@163.comAim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and types of errors associated with oral medication administration via feeding tubes (FTs) in a tertiary hospital in Beijing.Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted at Beijing Hospital between January 2018 and December 2022. …”
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On the Observational Solid Angle in Estimating the Moon-based Disk-integrated Earth Outgoing Longwave Radiation by Hanlin Ye, Huadong Guo, Dong Liang, Zhen Xu, Yin Jin, Guang Liu

“…However, the Earth’s nonsphericity would profoundly impact the observational solid angle, thereby influencing the disk-integrated Earth OLR estimation. …”
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Desert Dust Outbreaks over Mediterranean Basin: A Modeling, Observational, and Synoptic Analysis Approach by F. Calastrini, F. Guarnieri, S. Becagli, C. Busillo, M. Chiari, U. Dayan, F. Lucarelli, S. Nava, M. Pasqui, R. Traversi, R. Udisti, G. Zipoli

“…Such analysis, based only on meteorological and aerosol optical thickness observations, does not allow the assessment of exhaustive informations. …”
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Evaluation of Medical Care for Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Primary Care in Mexico: Observational Retrospective Study by Agustin Lara-Esqueda, Sergio A. Zaizar-Fregoso, Violeta M. Madrigal-Perez, Mario Ramirez-Flores, Daniel A. Montes-Galindo, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, José Guzman-Esquivel, Carmen Meza-Robles, Gabriel Ceja-Espiritu, Pablo A. Kuri-Morales, Josuel Delgado-Enciso, Armando Barriguete-Melendez, Hector R. Galvan-Salazar, Carlos E. Barajas-Saucedo, Elvin Guillermo-Espinosa, Agustin D. Lara-Basulto, Jesus F. Gonzalez-Roldan, Ivan Delgado-Enciso

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ADDRESSING SOCIETAL CHALLENGES IN THE BLACK SEA CATCHMENT THROUGH INNOVATIVE EARTH OBSERVATION SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS by ANTHONY LEHMANN, SEVAL SOZEN, MONICA DUMITRAŞCU

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Axial Spondyloarthritis in Black Americans: An Observational Study From Five Centers in Shelby County, Tennessee by Krishna Kommineni, Iman Abutineh, Cathy Chapman, Debendra Pattanaik, Mohamad Bittar

“…Methods This was a retrospective observational study in which electronic records of patients with axSpA were reviewed across five centers in Shelby County. …”
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Observations on the Nesting Site and Biology of the Arizona Damp-Wood Termite Zootermopsis Laticeps (Banks) (Hodotermitidae) by W. L. Nutting

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Longitudinal association between hemoglobin and lung function with insights into the incidence of airflow obstruction: an observational study by Jihoon Kim, Yun Tae Kim, Ah Young Leem, Ji Ye Jung, Young Sam Kim, Youngmok Park

“…Results Over an 8-year biennial follow-up of 4,468 individuals (median age, 53.9 years; men, 49.0%), we observed that in men, Hb levels were positively associated with lung function (estimated values of FVC: 16.7 mL, FEV1: 15.5 mL, FEV1/FVC: 0.18%; all P < 0.001) and a decreased incidence of AO (OR = 0.83, P < 0.001). …”
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Estimation of Sound Speed Profiles Using a Random Forest Model with Satellite Surface Observations by Zhenyi Ou, Ke Qu, Chen Liu

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Estimate of the Arctic Convective Boundary Layer Height from Lidar Observations: A Case Study by L. Di Liberto, F. Angelini, I. Pietroni, F. Cairo, G. Di Donfrancesco, A. Viola, S. Argentini, F. Fierli, G. Gobbi, M. Maturilli, R. Neuber, M. Snels

“…A case study is presented here for a convective PBL, observed in June 2010 in order to verify whether the Gradient Method can be applied to lidar measurements in the Arctic region to obtain the PBL height. …”
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Differences in use of telemedicine integrated into traditional primary health care – a comparative observational study by Pär Eriksson, Maria Randjelovic, Hans Thulesius, Tora Hammar, Stefan Lagrosen, Evalill Nilsson

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Efficacy of Trimebutine Maleate (Trimedat®) in the Treatment of Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Results of the “TREND” Observational Study by S. S. Kardasheva, I. M. Kartavenko, N. B. Maksimova, E. Yu. Yurieva, I. R. Popova, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin

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Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Restoration Using Sironix Suture Anchor: A Retrospective Observational Study by Krunal Shah, Ruchita Manwani, Ashok Kumar Moharana, Sachin Angrish, T. S. Deepak

“…Results: The functional outcomes were presented as the mean (standard deviation [SD]) values of total ASES, SPADI, and SST scores, which were observed to be 92.6 (05.28), 01.6 (02.46), and 90.3 (14.22), respectively. …”
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Normative Database of Spatiotemporal Gait Metrics Across Age Groups: An Observational Case–Control Study by Lianne Mobbs, Vinuja Fernando, R. Dineth Fonseka, Pragadesh Natarajan, Monish Maharaj, Ralph J. Mobbs

“…Methods: We conducted an observational case–control study involving 313 healthy participants. …”
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Observing and Modeling the Vertical Wind Profile at Multiple Sites in and above the Amazon Rain Forest Canopy by Raoni Aquino Silva de Santana, Cléo Quaresma Dias-Júnior, Roseilson Souza do Vale, Júlio Tóta, David Roy Fitzjarrald

“…We analyzed the vertical wind profile measured at six experimental tower sites in dense forest in the Amazon Basin and examined how well two simple models can reproduce these observations. In general, the vertical wind profile below the canopy is strongly affected by the forest structure. …”
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