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The paper considers the control of the nonlinear system \begin{align*} \dot x_1&= (x_2)^{p_1}+ \phi_1(x_1; d(t))\\ &\dots\\ \dot x_i&= (x_{i+1})^{p_i}+ \phi_i(x_1,\dots, x_i; d(t))\\ &\dots\\ \dot x_n&= (u)^{p_n}+ \phi_n(x_1,\dots, x_n; d(t)) \end{align*} \[ y= x_1 \] where \(p_i\), \(i= 1,\dots, n\) are positive integers and \(d:\mathbb{R}\to \Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^s\) is an unknown piecewise continuous disturbance or parameter, \(\Omega\) is compact and the functions \(\phi_i: \mathbb{R}^i\times \mathbb{R}^s\to \mathbb{R}\) are smooth with \(\phi_i(0,d(t))\equiv 0\). The following problems of finding a static smooth feedback control law \(u= \alpha(x)\) are considered: global robust stabilization, asymptotic output tracking, adaptive control with global stability. Special Lyapunov functions are used, based on the properties of the integers \(p_i\) and of growth assumed for the \(\phi_i\).