Sustainable strategies for sodium reduction in biltong by improving healthiness without impairing safety by Rita Opperman, Barbara E. van Wyngaard, MacDonald Cluff, Carina Bothma, Eileen Roodt, Celia Hugo, Arno Hugo

“…The treatments with the various levels of Na and replacers were evaluated against the positive control, the normal added NaCl levels and the negative control, which contained 50% of the normal NaCl levels. …”
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Research on a DC interconnection system based on a cascaded three-level converter for an island multi-energy microgrid by Xiaomin Liu, Zheng Wang, Shangke Liu, Bin Bai, Xiangnan Du

“…Secondly, the Island C-NPC mathematical models are established, and the flexible multi-mode control of island C-NPCs is proposed. …”
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Parameter optimization of ship anti-roll gyro control system based on genetic algorithm by Tongtong QIE, Jianyong ZHENG, Lei ZHANG, Zhichu LEI, Xutao HE

“…MethodsFirst, based on the ship seakeeping and gyro dynamics theories, the passive control system of the anti-roll gyro is precisely modeled, containing an electromagnetic torque model of the precession motor. …”
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Allocation of Interline Power Flow Controller-Based Congestion Management in Deregulated Power System by Muhammad Safdar Sial, Qinghua Fu, Talles Vianna Brugni

“…The present paper provides an optimal location of the Interline Power Flow Controller (IPFC) method in the power system using the Sperm Whales Swarm Optimization (SWSO) algorithm. …”
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A model for the analysis of stomatal dynamics - applied to critical simulations of experiments on oscillatory transpiration in oat plants by Torgny Brogårdh, Anders Johnsson

“…To explain transpiration results from experiments on stomatal oscillations in oat plants, it is shown by simulations on a model including both hydro-passive and hydro-active feedback that the model must include hydro-active control of the osmotic pressure of the subsidiary cells. …”
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MPC-VSG Based Control Strategy for Dynamic Stability of Frequency and Voltage in Islanded Microgrid by Jiahang SUN, Xiaohua WANG, Jingguang HUANG, Hao CAO, Nuonan MEI, Zhedong LI

“…To simultaneously improve the dynamic stability of the frequency and voltage in the islanded microgrid, this paper proposes a model predictive control (MPC) based frequency-voltage control strategy for energy storage virtual synchronous generator (VSG). …”
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Verification of declarative LTL-specification of control programs behavior by Maxim V. Neyzov, Egor V. Kuzmin

“…The acceleration of verification is due to the reduction of the state space of a model being verified. …”
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Research on Flood Control and Drainage Simulation of Artificial Water Networks Based on SWMM Coupled with HEC-RAS by XIA Minghui, YIN Shiyang

“…A distributed hydrological model of SWMM was coupled with a two-dimensional hydrodynamic model (SWE-ELW) of HEC-RAS to simulate and analyze flood control and drainage in the southern water network of Fuyang City in Anhui Province. …”
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Classification and Control of Key Factors Affecting the Failure of Aviation Piston Turbocharger Systems Using Model-Based System Safety Analysis by Mengyao Bao, Shuiting Ding, Guo Li

“…On the basis of the established system models and the formed failure mode work boundaries and safety boundaries, the column profile coordinates F of correspondence analysis with the numerical deviation of the key factors are used to identify the key factors affecting failure, thereby proposing safety control strategies in a targeted manner. …”
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Inverse Gravimetric Problem Solving via Prolate Ellipsoidal Parameterization and Particle Swarm Optimization by Ruben Escudero González, Zulima Fernández Muñiz, Antonio Bernardo Sánchez, Juan Luis Fernández Martínez

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An improved finite set model predictive control of SRM drive based on a voltage vectors strategy for low torque ripple by Deepak Mohanraj, Devakirubakaran S, Praveen Kumar Balachandran

“…This paper proposes a Finite Set-Model Predictive Control (FS-MPC) for an analytical model of a non-linearity SRM machine to analyze the torque ripple performance. …”
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Bending the curve: Modeling the impact of reducing risk factors for noncommunicable diseases to control future health expenditures in Latin America and the Caribbean. by Andres I Vecino-Ortiz, Timothy Roberton, Angelica López-Hernández, Caitlin M Noonan, Angela P Vega Landaeta, Daniel Maceira, Yvonne N Flores, Claudio A Mora-García, Paulina Giusti, T Alafia Samuels, Natalia Palacio-Martínez, Andrea Prado, Carla Machado, Charmaine Metivier, Christine Laptiste, Althea La Foucade, Vyjanti Beharry, Krishna D Rao

“…A comparative risk assessment model estimates changes in CHE associated with reducing five NCDs. …”
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Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Life (MBCT-L) Versus Stress Reduction Psychoeducation (SRP) for the Improvement of Mental Well-Being in Health Care and Other Public Sector... by Elena Nixon, Shireen Patel, Priya Patel, James Roe, Neil Nixon, Tim Sweeney, Paul Bernard, Clara Strauss, Michael P Craven, Sam Malins, Rob Goodwin, Laurence Astill Wright, Boliang Guo, Richard Morriss

“…Data analysis will involve multilevel modeling, and it will be conducted on an intention-to-treat basis. …”
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Evaluation of Four Semi‐Mechanistic Models for Predicting Glycemic Control With a Glucagon Receptor Antagonist in People With Type 2 Diabetes by Austin Yue Feng Tan, Karen Schneck, Parag Garhyan, Eric Chun Yong Chan, Lai San Tham

“…Conversely, the ADOPT and FFH models over‐predicted the mean reduction in HbA1c by 0.288% and 0.153%, respectively. …”
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A novel adaptive PID controller with new seesaw algorithms using alternative derivatives by Juan Pablo Manzo Hernández, Julio César Solano Vargas, Juan Manuel Barrera Fernández, Daniel Moreno Orduña, Cristian Hamilton Sánchez Saquín

“…Nevertheless, while some require system models, training data, rules establishment, extensive iterations, and demanding computational resources, the [Formula: see text] and the novel [Formula: see text] controller do not. …”
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Combined contour error control method for five-axis machine tools based on digital twin by Liuquan Wang, Ruijie Yang, Shisheng Lv, Zhiqi Yang, Shuwei Xin, Yanqiang Liu, Qiang Liu

“…The proposed method combines pre-compensation implemented in digital twin with feedback control in the real-time controller. After obtaining the tool path input, the digital twin performs interpolation and applies model predictive pre-compensation control to the interpolated commands to control modeled errors. …”
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Bicycle-inspired simple balance control method for quadruped robots in high-speed running by Shoei Hattori, Shoei Hattori, Shoei Hattori, Shoei Hattori, Shura Suzuki , Akira Fukuhara , Takeshi Kano , Akio Ishiguro 

“…This paper explores the applicability of bicycle-inspired balance control in a quadruped robot model. Bicycles maintain stability and change direction by intuitively steering the handle, which induces yaw motion in the body frame and generates an inertial effect to support balance. …”
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Social Interactions for Sustainable Food Choices: Meeting the Target for Meat Intake in the United Kingdom by Angela Fontan, Rosemary Green, Karl H Johansson, Patricia Eustachio Colombo

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Neural Network Method of Controllers’ Parametric Optimization with Variable Structure and Semi-Permanent Integration Based on the Computation of Second-Order Sensitivity Functions... by Serhii Vladov, Lukasz Scislo, Nina Szczepanik-Ścisło, Anatoliy Sachenko, Victoria Vysotska

“…This article presents a method for researching processes in automatic control systems based on the operator approach for modelling the control object and the controller. …”
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Pure Disturbance Sliding-Mode Feedback Control Based on Disturbance Observation for CCD-Assisted Line-of-Sight Stabilization by Yong Luo, Yi Cheng, Yongmei Huang, Qiongyan Wu, Dong He, Ge Ren, Guan Wang, Shi Zheng

“…In case of model mismatch, the observed disturbance is used to build the disturbance feedback control to maintain a more efficient disturbance compensation through the robustness that feedback naturally possesses. …”
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