The rapid expansion of crypto-asset markets and the introduction of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR) pose novel supervisory challenges. Existing blockchain intelligence platforms focus predominantly on on-chain surveillance, leaving ga...
The rapid integration of inverter-based renewable energy sources (RES), particularly solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power plants (WPPs), together with the large-scale deployment of battery energy storage systems (BESSs) is fundamentally reshaping m...
Background/Objectives: Ankle rehabilitation robotics has garnered a lot of interest because of its ability to improve therapeutic outcomes and enable quantitative patient monitoring. The ankle has a complex biomechanical system, so the design needs t...
In this paper, we investigate the design of pennate topology fluidic artificial muscle bundles under spatial constraints. Soft fluidic actuators are of great interest to roboticists and engineers, due to their potential for inherent compliance and sa...
The digital transformation has paved the path for new services and efficient management across the value chain of the whole energy sector. For applications behind the meter, buildings stand out as a major contributor to energy consumption and corresp...
Taste is the most crucial organoleptic parameter affecting patient compliance in the case of drugs with poor palatability. Taste masking is a major challenge for the development of orally ingested active pharmaceutical constituents in the pharmaceuti...
To demonstrate that the silicone-based polymer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is suitable as a substrate for flexible/wearable antennae and sensors, an investigation of its various properties was carried out. The substrate was first developed in complia...
A compact 2-DOF (two degrees of freedom) piezoelectric-driven platform for 3D cellular bio-assembly systems has been proposed based on “Z-shaped” flexure hinges. Multiple linear motions with high resolution both in x and y directions are achieved. Th...
Mechanical properties of parts produced with polymer deposition additive manufacturing (AM) depend on the print bead direction, particularly when short carbon-fiber reinforcement is added to the polymer feedstock. This offers a unique opportunity in...
Background: Hospital nutrition is an essential component of patient care; however, the nutritional quality of meals in Polish hospitals has raised concerns for many years. In response to these challenges, the Ministry of Health implemented a nationwi...
The Euro 7 standard for Heavy-Duty (HD) vehicles introduces stricter Solid Particle Number (SPN) emission limits by reducing In-Service Conformity (ISC) thresholds from 9.8 × 1011 #/kWh to 9.0 × 1011 #/kWh and lowering the minimum detecta...
Electro-mechanical actuators (EMAs) are a primary actuation technology for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Intensive research has been conducted for designing and evaluating fault-tolerant EMAs for flight controls of UAVs to ensure their compliance...
Compliant mechanisms are popular to the applications of micro/nanoscale manipulations. This paper proposes a novel triaxial parallel-kinematic compliant manipulator inspired by the Tripteron mechanism. Compared to most conventional triaxial compliant...
The aim of this paper is the optimization of velocity trajectories for electrical railway vehicles with the focus on total energy consumption. On the basis of four fundamental operating modes—acceleration, cruising, coasting, and braking—energy-optim...
In the context of the preservation of natural resources, researchers show a growing interest in developing eco—friendly materials based on recycled polymers and natural fiber biocomposites to minimize plastic and agroindustrial waste pollution....
Milling processes are often limited by self-excited vibrations of the tool or workpiece, generated by the regenerative effect, especially when using long cantilevered tools or machining thin-walled workpieces. The regenerative effect arises from a pe...
Currently, the bike frame quality check (QC) mostly relies on human operation in industry. However, some drawbacks such as it being time-consuming, having low accuracy and involving non-computerized processes are still unavoidable. Apart from these p...
Path planning is the most fundamental necessity for autonomous mobile robots. Traditionally, the path planning problem was solved using analytical methods, but these methods need perfect localization in the environment, a fully developed map to plan...
With the development of nanotechnology that contains automatic control, precision machinery and precise measurement, etc., micro/nano manipulation has become a new research direction in recent years. This paper presents the design and analysis proced...
AI is being deployed in smart-grid and smart-city energy infrastructure faster than governance frameworks can validate it. Existing instruments—NERC CIP, NIST AI RMF 1.0, and ISA/IEC 62443—address cybersecurity compliance and AI trustwort...
Background/Objective: The taste perception of clinical materials used in dental treatment procedures can influence the compliance of autistic children during dental visits due to their heightened anxiety and sensory processing difficulties. This stud...
Legged robots imitating animals have become versatile and applicable in more application scenarios recent years. Most of their functions rely on powerful athletic abilities, which require the robots to have remarkable actuator capacities and controll...
The article presents four equivalent methods for checking mold growth on the surface of building barriers and checking water vapor condensation on their surface. Each method applies to two parallel phenomena that may occur on a building barrier. The...
In recent years, virtual microgravity training technology for astronauts based on cable-driven designs has emerged, and it solves the following problems: high costs, short training times, and low safety of existing equipment. However, this technology...
This paper presents three hybrid AC/DC topologies for the CIGRE European low-voltage benchmark grid to evaluate their impact on voltage regulation, current compliance, and power-sharing capability under realistic operating conditions. The proposed to...
The rapid advancement in soft robotics over the past decade has driven innovation across the industrial, medical, and agricultural sectors. Among various soft robotic designs, Fin Ray-inspired soft grippers have demonstrated remarkable adaptability a...
In this paper, a dynamic optimization method capable of optimizing the dynamic responses of a compliant parallel mechanism (CPM), in terms of its multiple primary resonant modes, is presented. A novel two-term objective function is formulated based o...
Background: The number of total knee replacements performed annually is steadily increasing. Parallel options for postoperative care are decreasing, which reduces patient satisfaction. External devices to support physical rehabilitation and health mo...
The helicopter vibrations generated by the main rotor/gearbox assembly are the principal cause of damage to cockpit instruments and discomfort of the crew in terms of cabin noise. The principal path of vibration transmission to the fuselage is throug...
Large-scale components usually have complex structures with high local stiffness, and the holes on them are required to be machined with high precision, which makes it important and challenging to study how to efficiently and precisely drill in the l...
An evidence-based understanding of dangerous or unwelcome behaviour in horses would greatly benefit both horses and humans who interact with them. Using owner-reported data from the Equine Behaviour Assessment and Research Questionnaire (E-BARQ), the...
This paper proposes a new shape memory alloy (SMA)-driven compliant rotary actuator that can perform both passive and self-actuated motions. This SMA actuator is suitable as a redundant actuation part in a parallel robot joint to assist with singular...
13 August 2022
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in Malaysia has transitioned to occurring through more sexual transmission than injecting drugs in 2018. According to reports, the increase was caused by poor condom compliance and a lack of health prog...
Obtaining powered linear movement over a long range of motion is a common yet challenging task, as the majority of linear actuators have limited ranges of motion as determined by their functioning mechanisms. In this paper, the authors present a nove...
Machine workshops generate high scrap rates, causing non-compliance with timely delivery and high production costs. Due to their natural characteristics of a low volume, high-mix production batches, and serial and parallel configurations, generally t...
Recent development dynamics of urban centers forced administrations to deal more frequently with problems linked to the inability of traditional sewer systems to manage rainwater in a sustainable and effective manner. Currently, several laws require...
The transdermal route of drugs has received increased attention in recent years due to numerous advantages over the oral and injectable routes, such as avoidance of the hepatic metabolism, protection of drugs from the gastrointestinal tract, sustaine...
With the rapid growth of digital interactions, safeguarding user privacy on websites has become a critical concern. This paper introduces a comprehensive framework that integrates both technical and policy-based factors to assess a website’s le...
This systematic literature review critically examines sustainability challenges and opportunities within fibre-based process industries (e.g., paper and nonwoven), pivotal energy-intensive sectors in the EU. Using an adapted PRISMA guideline, it anal...
The aim of this study was to evaluate a newly formulated mouth rinse containing cymenol in patients undergoing supportive periodontal care in terms of safety (primary outcome) and the impact on dental biofilm and gingival inflammation (secondary outc...
The aim of this study was to compare the viscoelastic properties of a decellularized mesh from the porcine esophagus, prepared by our group, with two commercial acellular tissues derived from porcine small intestine submucosa and bovine pericardium f...
This paper focuses on a new type of configuration design of a compliant parallel mechanism (CPM) planar continuum structure and its characteristic analysis of vibration-inherent frequency for planar motion, which can suppress the impact of random vib...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a leading trend with numerous opportunities accompanied by advantages as well as disadvantages. Parallel with IoT development, significant privacy and personal data protection challenges are also growing. In this regar...
In this study, we investigated the effect of preservative-free (PF) 0.0015% tafluprost (TA), to the preservative containing (PC) and the PF 0.005% latanoprost (LA) in Korean subjects. This study was conducted as a multi-center, randomized, investigat...
Compliant mechanisms with complex topology have previously been employed in various precision devices due to the superiorities of high precision and compact size. In this paper, a substructure condensed approach for kinetostatic analysis of complex c...
Lower-limb prostheses have an important function to partially recover the leg movement after amputation. In order to improve the mechanical joint behavior towards a healthy human knee, compliant elements have been introduced to the active prostheses,...
Background: Low intensity, high-frequency transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) applied over the motor cortex decreases the amplitude of motor evoked potentials. This double-blind, placebo-controlled parallel group study aimed to test t...
This paper proposes a kinematic modeling method for robotic manipulators by extracting the modified Denavit–Hartenberg (MDH) parameters using line geometry. For single-branched manipulators, various joint axes can be represented as lines using...
This paper presents the development and characterization of a reference high-voltage sensing chain for the calibration and conformity assessment of instrument transformers with Class 0.1-WB3, in the extended frequency range up to 150 kHz, according t...
This work presents the experimental validation of a reset control mode for a Quasi-Spherical Parallel Manipulator (qSPM), designed as a master device for bilaterally teleoperated telesurgical systems. The reset functionality enables autonomous reposi...
of 5