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Applied Sciences, Volume 14, Issue 2

January-2 2024 - 480 articles

Cover Story: This paper presents a new concept of a modular system for the production and storage of energy in a bicycle at any speed above 9 km/h. A User-Centered Design methodology was applied to establish the design premises, and then each component of the modular system was selected, developed, and refined separately, carrying out all component integration (hub dynamo, USB charger, batteries, and solar panel) by means of a simple extension cable. Then, simulations were made with different software tools to create a design candidate. A new design of an integrated modular energy production–storage system was obtained, aiming to cover the needs of long-distance bikers and daily bike commuters. The system entails a modular integration solution that is not only cost-effective but also highly efficient. Its ergonomic design allows users to effortlessly replace batteries as and when needed. View this paper
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Articles (480)

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,143 Views
25 Pages

22 January 2024

In order to solve the problems of low efficiency and complex cutting tools in conventional face gear machining, this paper presents a machining method of ruled surface face gears with conical cutters and proposes a new pinion to correct deviation and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,352 Views
19 Pages

22 January 2024

This paper develops a material-structure integrated design and optimization method based on a multiscale approach for the lightweight design of CFRP car doors. Initially, parametric modeling of RVE is implemented, and their elastic performance parame...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
2,819 Views
22 Pages

22 January 2024

Traditional villages, rich in historical and cultural value, hold a high level of preservation value. In the process of urbanization, traditional villages face the crisis of decline, making it difficult to perpetuate the carried cultural heritage. Th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,287 Views
15 Pages

The Role of Salivary Biomarkers in Monitoring Oral Health in Patients with Implants and Periodontitis

  • Pia López-Jornet,
  • Joonas Nikolai Hynninen,
  • Francisco Parra-Perez,
  • Camila Peres-Rubio,
  • Eduardo Pons-Fuster and
  • Asta Tvarijonaviciute

22 January 2024

Oxidative stress, a physiological process that can damage cells, is known to affect various aspects of oral health. Oxidative stress can influence dental implant longevity and health. Assessing biomarkers of oxidative stress in saliva is beneficial f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
2,482 Views
18 Pages

22 January 2024

Aiming at the current complex problem of the mechanized high-quality picking of tender tea buds, this paper designs a tender tea bud-picking manipulator. In the picking process, the quality of the petiole and leaf blade of the tender tea bud is cruci...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,884 Views
11 Pages

A Comparative Assessment of the Bonding Characteristics of Three-Dimensional Custom-Printed Polycrystalline Alumina Brackets and Conventional Brackets

  • Luay Jabr,
  • P. Emile Rossouw,
  • Dimitrios Michelogiannakis,
  • Shaima Malik,
  • Timothy T. Wheeler and
  • Abdul Basir Barmak

22 January 2024

Objective: The objective was to compare the shear bond strength (SBS) and the adhesive remnant index (ARI) amongst six orthodontic bracket groups. Materials and Methods: Three-dimensional printed polycrystalline alumina brackets (3DBs), ceramic brack...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,211 Views
11 Pages

22 January 2024

Aim: The aim was to assess the effect of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (a-PDT) on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of denture stomatitis patients. Methods: Forty patients were randomly selected to participate. Candidal proliferat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,370 Views
18 Pages

22 January 2024

The Sanshandao Gold Mine is currently in the deep mining stage. The ground pressure on the surrounding rocks is gradually becoming more considerable, and at the same time, threatened by the overlying seawater, the possibility of mine water inrush acc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
6,216 Views
26 Pages

22 January 2024

Accurate medical image segmentation is paramount for precise diagnosis and treatment in modern healthcare. This research presents a comprehensive study of the efficacy of particle swarm optimization (PSO) combined with histogram equalization (HE) pre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,635 Views
13 Pages

22 January 2024

A general and precise protocol that follows the standards of an inverse problem in engineering is proposed to estimate groundwater velocity from experimental lectures of temperature vertical profiles in a 2D aquifer. Several values of error in the te...

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