This paper is concerned with the problem of global synchronization for a class of dynamical complex networks composed of general Lur’e systems. Based on the absolute stability theory and the Kalman–Yakubovich–Popov (KYP) lemma, sufficient conditions are established to guarantee global...

This study examines the competing risk of cognitive impairment, mortality and study attrition over a three year period within a national probability sample of Japanese elderly (n = 1506). Younger age and fewer chronic conditions were related to recovery, while older age, being married, poorer...

As a consequence of the political, social, and economic developments in contemporary China, there have been considerable changes in the patterns of flows of social support between Chinese older people and their significant others. There is evidence that Chinese elders are now under strong...

This paper deals with a stabilization problem for a class of dynamical complex networks with each node being a general Lur’e system. Based on a Lur’e–Postnikov function and a special decentralized control strategy, the problem of designing a linear feedback controller such that states of...