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Applied Sciences, Volume 10, Issue 5

March-1 2020 - 347 articles

Cover Story: Soft actuators based on the Nafion–polypropylene–polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/graphite multilayer membranes have an excellent reversible response to optical/thermal and humidity stimulation, which can reach a 224.56 bending angle in a relative humidity of 95% within 5 s and has a faster response (<0.5 s) to optical stimuli. Some applications such as flexible grippers and switches to carry items or control circuits, and bionic flytraps to capture and release “prey” have also been developed and studied. These provide potential applications in the fields of soft sensors, artificial skin, and flexible robots. View this paper
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Articles (347)

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,877 Views
12 Pages

New Hybrid Tomato Cultivars: An NMR-Based Chemical Characterization

  • Cinzia Ingallina,
  • Anatoly P. Sobolev,
  • Simone Circi,
  • Mattia Spano,
  • Anna Maria Giusti and
  • Luisa Mannina

10 March 2020

Bamano, King Creole, Sugarland, and DulceMiel hybrid tomato cultivars have been recently introduced in the Lazio area (Central Italy) to expand and valorize the regional/national market. Tomatoes from these cultivars, together with tomatoes from the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,772 Views
14 Pages

10 March 2020

In the global village era, several competitions require pre-checkups for the participants who are qualified to participate that must be passed before the competition, so the accuracy of the checkup data must be confirmed and must not be leaked or tam...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,249 Views
19 Pages

10 March 2020

The high-speed railway (HSR) has been a long-term hotspot in both scientific and engineering societies to enhance the long-term high quality HSR service. This study aims to investigate the WJ-7B type small resistance fastener rubber pad applied in HS...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
13,286 Views
11 Pages

10 March 2020

Burnout is known to negatively impact healthcare providers both physically and mentally and is assessed using the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Human Services Survey (MBI-HSS). Many versions of this tool have been developed for different parts of the wor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
39 Citations
4,216 Views
20 Pages

An Ensemble of Locally Reliable Cluster Solutions

  • Huan Niu,
  • Nasim Khozouie,
  • Hamid Parvin,
  • Hamid Alinejad-Rokny,
  • Amin Beheshti and
  • Mohammad Reza Mahmoudi

10 March 2020

Clustering ensemble indicates to an approach in which a number of (usually weak) base clusterings are performed and their consensus clustering is used as the final clustering. Knowing democratic decisions are better than dictatorial decisions, it see...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,707 Views
16 Pages

10 March 2020

Power law describes a common behavior in which a few factors play decisive roles in one thing. Most software defects occur in very few instances. In this study, we proposed a novel approach that adopts power law function characteristics for software...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,344 Views
12 Pages

Multi-Segmental Motion in Foot during Counter-Movement Jump with Toe Manipulation

  • Liangliang Xiang,
  • Qichang Mei,
  • Datao Xu,
  • Justin Fernandez and
  • Yaodong Gu

10 March 2020

Human toes are crucial for vertical jumping performance. The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute effect of hallux abduction manipulation on foot inter-segment kinematic alterations and plantar loading redistribution during the countermo...

  • Review
  • Open Access
45 Citations
10,410 Views
52 Pages

10 March 2020

Computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) systems use machine learning methods that provide a synergistic effect between the neuroradiologist and the computer, enabling an efficient and rapid diagnosis of the patient’s condition. As part of the early dia...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,229 Views
16 Pages

10 March 2020

This paper deals with the state of charge (SoC) estimation of a lithium-ion battery pack (LiBP) connected by some cells in series and parallel. The voltage noise, noise and current bias of current through the LiBP are taken into account in the SoC es...

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