The pile–soil composite foundation system, highly acclaimed for its remarkable load-bearing capacity and limited deformation characteristics, has emerged as a fundamental element in geotechnical engineering practices. In the applications of adj...
Due to the complexity of pile–soil interaction, there is little research on active–passive piles that bear the pile-top load transmitted from the superstructure and the pile shaft load caused by the lateral soil movement around the pile s...
This paper presents a passivity-based control (PBC) based on the Euler–Lagrange (EL) model for dual active bridge (DAB) converters in the constant power load (CPL) condition. The EL model, which is derived from Kirchhoff’s current equatio...
Adhesion remains a key element in dentistry, whether approached in prosthetics, odontology, or orthodontics. It is a continuously researched aspect, as improved materials and adhesive methods keep emerging in the market. No orthodontic treatment can...
SensorCraft is an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) system that integrates unmanned flight platforms and airborne antenna arrays. Under gust loads, the high–aspect–ratio, light–wing structure of SensorCraft has considerable bending...
Background/Objectives: The study explores the integration of human feedback into the control loop of mobile robots for real-time obstacle detection and avoidance using EEG brain–computer interface (BCI) methods. The goal is to assess the possib...
The use of electric vehicles (EVs) has recently increased in a smart city environment. With this, the optimal location of the charging station is a great challenge and, hence, the energy efficiency performance (EEP) of an electrical system is importa...
Structural fatigue can lead to catastrophic failures in various engineering applications and must be properly monitored and effectively managed. This paper provides a state-of-the-art review of recent developments in structural fatigue monitoring usi...
In this work, four different active encapsulation methods, microfluidic (MF), sonication (SC), freeze–thawing (FT), and electroporation (EP), were investigated to load a model protein (bovine serum albumin—BSA) into neutral liposomes made...
This article presents an experimental investigation of a passive-adaptive slat concept, an aerodynamic control mechanism aimed at avoiding separation in the inwards region of a horizontal axis wind turbine blade. The passive-adaptive slat is designed...
This research paper presents the first part of a comparative analysis of a novel self-contained electro-hydraulic cylinder with passive load-holding capability against a state of the art, valve-controlled actuation system that is typically used in lo...
Seatbelts are critical components of vehicle safety, continuously evolving through technological advancements and regulatory updates. Traditionally designed to secure occupants during collisions, seatbelt innovations, such as retractors, pretensioner...
Hydrogels provide a promising method for the targeted delivery of protein drugs. Loading the protein drug into the hydrogel free volume can be challenging due to limited quantities of the drug (e.g., growth factor) and complex physicochemical propert...
The wide-scale use of liposomal delivery systems is challenged by difficulties in obtaining potent liposomal suspensions. Passive and active loading strategies have been proposed to formulate drug encapsulated liposomes but are limited by low efficie...
Ligament balancing during total knee arthroplasty (TKA) often relies on subjective surgeon experience. Although instrumented tibial trays facilitate an objective assessment of intraoperative joint balance through quantification of intra-articular joi...
Friction is an intensely studied feature in orthodontics, as the sliding mechanics approach remains one of the most utilized techniques in current practice, and the question of whether self-ligating brackets produce less friction than conventional br...
This study aimed at developing metformin hydrochloride (Met) encapsulated liposomal vesicles for enhanced therapeutic outcomes at reduced doses against breast cancer. Liposomal Met was prepared using thin-film hydration through various loading method...
Recently, active impedance inverters based on non-Foster negative capacitors have been proposed for applications in widely tunable filters. These designs use a traditional Linvill’s topology of the negative capacitor. Unfortunately, the range o...
As part of the Ultra High Aspect Ratio Wing Advanced Research and Designs (U-HARWARD) project, funded by CS2JU, various gust load alleviation (GLA) technologies have been developed and studied. GLA plays a crucial role in the development of new gener...
Concrete-filled steel tubes (CFSTs) are widely used in high-rise buildings and bridges, owing to their confinement effect on concrete. The confinement effect can enhance the compressive strength and ductility of the components. During the constructio...
This paper presents the development of a novel polymorphing wing capable of Active Span morphing And Passive Pitching (ASAPP) for small UAVs. The span of an ASAPP wing can be actively extended by up to 25% to enhance aerodynamic efficiency, whilst it...
Through the combination of passive and active load alleviation techniques, this paper presents the design, optimization, manufacturing, and update of a flexible composite wind tunnel model. In a first step, starting from the specification of an adequ...
This study on occupational back-support exoskeletons performs a laboratory evaluation of realistic tasks with expert workers from the railway sector. Workers performed both a static task and a dynamic task, each involving manual material handling (MM...
The heterogeneity of concrete is a major challenge for acoustic emission monitoring. A method of active-passive joint acoustic emission monitoring considering the heterogeneity of concrete is presented herein, and the time-frequency-space multi-param...
In steel mills that employ the hot strip mill process, cycloconverters with nominal power ratings in the megawatt range are commonly used to drive synchronous motors. However, these cycloconverters draw highly distorted currents from the power grid,...
Vulnerable parts in the cyber-physical power system can be maliciously attacked to trigger cascading failures. This paper proposes a defense framework with active and passive defense hybrid strategies. First, a comprehensive vulnerability assessment...
This study examines the in-situ lateral static load behavior of a closed-diaphragm wall foundation, aiming to better understand its load–displacement response, structural behavior, and soil interaction under horizontal loading. An in-situ stati...
Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors, which can accurately measure strain, can be integrated with rock bolts with small fingerprints. In this paper, according to the force mechanism of prestressed anchor and non-prestressed anchor, different loading mod...
It is essential to protect control, regulation and data storage units used in automated robotic manufacturing from the consequences of harmful electrical grid harmonics. In this paper, the effectiveness of active/passive harmonic filters built into L...
Using the foundation pit at the Jianye Road Station of Hangzhou Metro Line 6 as a case study, the deformation characteristics of a foundation pit subjected to asymmetric loads is investigated in this paper using PLAXIS 3D numerical simulation softwar...
Distributed generation (DG) has reformed the meaning of power generation from large scale to small scale, but unintentional islanding is the main issue when connecting DG and the utility grid. A lot of techniques have been used for detecting islandin...
The vibration of wind turbine towers is relevant to the reliability of the wind turbine structure and the quality of power production. It produces both ultimate loads and fatigue loads threatening structural safety. This paper aims to reduce vibratio...
Companies are becoming increasingly aware of the health of their employees and are now integrating exoskeleton solutions for both prevention and job maintenance. However, the effect of using exoskeletons is still an open question. Therefore, this stu...
High flexibility of new offshore wind turbines (OWT) makes them vulnerable since they are subjected to large environmental loadings, wind turbine excitations and seismic loadings. A control system capable of mitigating undesired vibrations with the p...
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have great potential as drug delivery vehicles. While mesenchymal/stromal stem cell (MSC) conditioned medium (CM) and milk are potentially safe and scalable sources of EVs for this purpose, the suitability of MSC EVs and...
Naringenin, an anti-inflammatory citrus flavonoid, is restrained from large-scale use by its reduced water solubility and bioavailability. To overcome these limitations, naringenin was loaded into lipid nanoemulsions directed towards vascular cell ad...
The synchronous generators (SGs) supplying non-linear loads have harmonically distorted terminal voltages. Hence, these distorted terminal voltages adversely affect the performance parameters of the supplied loads such as the power factor, current di...
Non-linear loads in circuits cause the appearance of harmonic disturbances both in voltage and current. In order to minimize the effects of these disturbances and, therefore, to control the flow of electricity between the source and the load, passive...
In order to improve the heat transfer in enclosure structure of passive houses in cold area with complex climatic conditions, a three-dimensional model is established to investigate the time-by-case changes of outdoor temperature and solar irradiatio...
Knowledge of realistic loads is crucial in the engineering design process of medical devices and for assessing their interaction with the spinal system. Depending on the type of modeling, current numerical spine models generally either neglect the ac...
Military operators performing vehicle maintenance work are at times subject to onerous tasks such as lifting and transporting heavy loads, potentially in confined spaces. As this presents a risk for developing musculoskeletal injury, it is of interes...
In this paper, a rehabilitation robot driven by multifilament muscles is designed based on the rehabilitation robot motion model and a system elbow joint model. The passive training mode of rehabilitation robots were researched, and active disturbanc...
This paper presents an aeroelastic analysis of a polymorphing wing capable of active span extension and passive pitch variation. The wing is split into two segments: an inboard segment responsible for span extension/retraction and an outboard segment...
Life cycle assessment (LCA) is an excellent tool for developing energy saving and emission reduction strategies. However, inconsistencies in the summary calculation methods in LCA can significantly affect the reliability of LCA reports, such as the a...
Social and policy interest in the modernization and revitalization of the Korean traditional house (Hanok) has increased recently in Korea but its low thermal performance is one of its weaknesses. A feasibility study was conducted to evaluate the sui...
Wind and/or earthquake-imposed loadings on two dynamically similar adjacent buildings cause vigorous shaking that can be mitigated using energy dissipating devices. Here, the vibration response control in such adjacent structures interconnected with...
Osimertinib (OSI, AZD9291), is a third-generation, irreversible tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) that selectively inhibits both EGFR-TKI–sensitizing and EGFR T790M resistance mutations. OSI has been...
Background/Objectives: Mental fatigue during driving, whether passive (arising from monotony) or active (caused by cognitive overload), is a critical factor for road safety. Despite the growing interest in monitoring techniques based on neurophysiolo...
This journal review article focuses on the use of assistive and rehabilitative exoskeletons as a new opportunity for individuals with diminished mobility. The article aims to identify gaps and inconsistencies in state-of-the-art assistive and rehabil...
A dual active bridge (DAB) converter in a modular three-port DC converter is the key equipment to connect distributed energy and energy storage units and realize its efficient and large-scale utilization. When a DAB converter with traditional control...
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