An intensive breeding environment usually sacrifices the biological needs of pigs and will have a negative impact on the welfare and production efficiency of pigs. In this study, a bedding elevated platform rearing system was established and its effe...
Dried citrus peels (Chimpi) is one of the most common natural medicines with qi (energy flow) rectifying and shi (dampness) drying actions, which originates from Citrus unshiu, and/or C. reticulata according to the definition of the pharmacopoeiae of...
Efficient deep-water offshore wind power installation platforms with a pressurized self-elevating mat are a new type of equipment used for installing offshore wind turbines. However, the unstable internal pressure of the pressurized self-elevating ma...
This study investigated the application of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to optimize the design and material selection for the construction of the telescopic arm of an elevating work platform (EWP) used in agricultural environments. By comparing the...
Background/Objectives: This study investigated the behavior of postural adjustments throughout the entire action: from the preparatory phase (anticipatory postural adjustment, APA), the focal movement phase (online postural adjustments, OPA), to the...
The hydrodynamic response of closed and semi-closed (open-bottom) rigid cylindrical aquaculture platforms was examined through combined model tests and numerical simulations. Free decay tests in calm water quantified natural periods and damping ratio...
Broiler chickens in Europe are usually raised in a barren environment. Elevated perforated platforms address this problem and can positively influence animal health and welfare. To evaluate the effect of an elevated perforated floor on the behavior o...
To meet the engineering requirements of long-distance and high-precision elevation transfer under adverse sea conditions, a new structure for a combined survey platform based on the basic principle of vibration reduction and isolation is designed in...
The aim of the present study was to investigate a new housing system for fattening rabbits with two different flooring designs (F1 and F2) in accordance with new legal requirements in Germany (11 mm slats and 11 mm gaps, elevated platform with 15% pe...
Vitamin E (VE) tocotrienols (T3), recognized for their cancer-specific anti-proliferative and pro-apoptotic activities, have been previously fabricated into bio-active nanoemulsion (NE) formulations. Here, our viscosity-adapted δ-T3 NE platform was d...
In order to overcome constraints related to crack formation during additive processing (laser powder bed fusion, L-BPF) of Fe-Mn-Al-Ni, the potential of high-temperature L-PBF processing was investigated in the present study. The effect of the proces...
Highways passing through cities cause additional pollution inside the city. However, most of the current studies are using ground-based monitoring technologies, which make it difficult to capture the dispersion patterns of pollutants near elevated hi...
Serum free light chains (sFLC) reflect immunoglobulin production and renal clearance, making abnormal results biologically heterogeneous in lymphoma. We reviewed clinical, translational, and analytical evidence using a documented PubMed search. Three...
Passive ground emitter geolocation techniques are essential to electronic warfare systems, as they provide threat warnings in hostile environments, while ensuring the electronic silence of the mission platform. Geolocation of enemy emitters indicates...
The transition to smart manufacturing introduces heightened complexity in regard to the machinery and equipment used within modern collaborative manufacturing landscapes, presenting significant risks associated with equipment failures. The core ambit...
In conventional rearing systems, fast-growing broiler chickens commonly experience welfare issues, such as contact dermatitis, walking difficulties or a lack of expression of species-specific behaviours. Enriching their environment may be a way to im...
An elevator is a typical flexible lifting machine. In order to monitor the vibration of elevator structure, the vibration characteristics of an elevator with a traction ratio of 1:1 has been tested experimentally. Sensors were arranged on the platfor...
The 6-DOF Stewart parallel elevation platform serves as the platform for mounting the tea-picking robotic arm, significantly impacting the operational scope, velocity, and harvesting precision of the robotic arm. Utilizing the Stewart setup, a parall...
Modern broilers are usually raised in barren environments in large enclosed halls. Various environmental enrichment elements such as perches, elevated platforms, and similar structures were proposed for these barns with the aim of improving the welfa...
Air pollution remains a critical global health concern, with 91% of the world’s population exposed to air quality exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) standards and indoor pollution causing approximately 3.8 million deaths annually due to...
The article deals with the optimization of the azimuthal tracking mechanism for a photovoltaic (PV) platform, which uses linear actuators as actuation elements for both movements (diurnal and elevation). In the case of diurnal movement, where the pla...
As the demand for precise navigation of aircraft increases in modern society, researching high-precision, high-autonomy navigation systems is both theoretically valuable and practically significant. Because the inertial navigation system (INS) has sy...
Drilling and completion platform construction is a fundamental part of oil and gas reservoir development, and the location of construction directly affects the whole process of shale gas drilling and development. Due to the complex surface conditions...
This study assessed the effects of an elevated plastic-slatted platform and/or a plastic hiding tube in collective pens with large group sizes (27 or 36 rabbits/pen; 16 rabbits/m2) on the performance and welfare of rabbits kept from weaning (at 33 da...
Reef islands are some of the most highly sensitive landforms to the impacts of future environmental change. Previous assessments of island morphodynamics primarily relied on historical aerial and satellite imagery. These approaches limit analysis to...
Platforms have been shown to be a suitable environmental enrichment for broiler chickens, accommodating their motivation to roost and rest at an elevated position. In order to increase the animal welfare benefits, we designed prototype elevated platf...
Traditional park designs no longer meet the diverse needs of young users amid rising visitor numbers and environmental challenges. Exploring the impact of mountain city parks on youth is crucial, yet localised studies on their spatial perceptions in...
Multimodal sensing provides a mature foundation for elevator monitoring, while visual records, equipment-state records, and operational responses still need to be connected in many deployed community systems. This study develops an event-level closed...
Along the Ionian coast of Southern Apulia, a sand ridge has been detected at the inner border of a wide, low-elevated rocky platform. A multi-disciplinary analysis was carried out to define the main geomorphological and sedimentological features of t...
Platform businesses, linking producers and consumers, have emerged as a very important industry. Meanwhile, value co-creation has become one of the critical issues concerning the operation of platform enterprises and the focus of researchers in this...
In this paper, a semi-analytic method is introduced to predict the deck-slamming probability and corresponding loads. This method is based on a nonlinear statistical approach that takes into account the linear and second-order components of the relat...
Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) provide essential information for decision-making in precision agriculture. This study evaluated the altimetric quality of DEMs generated by Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) platforms, the influence of flight direction,...
In Germany, an animal welfare ordinance for the housing of rabbits was issued which did not take into account the current investigations on floor design. The aim of the investigations was to study the effects of floor design on dirtiness and occurren...
Multi-axis differential absorption spectroscopy (MAX-DOAS) has become an important tool for detecting trace gases in optical remote sensing. At present, the temporal resolution of the system using the traditional motor-rotated elevation telescope is...
Since the end of the last glaciation, the United Kingdom’s land surface has been altered by isostatic rebound, rising in the north and sinking in the south. Numerous studies have been published documenting the impact of isostatic rebound on rel...
High temperatures inhibit plant growth. A proposed strategy for improving plant productivity under elevated temperatures is the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR). While the effects of PGPR on plant shoots have been extensively explor...
This paper describes two platforms for autonomous sensing microsystems that are intended for deployment in chemically corrosive environments at elevated temperatures and pressures. Following the deployment period, the microsystems are retrieved, rech...
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In reaction to evolving consumer preferences, prominent platforms, such as Amazon and JD, have progressively established proprietary store brands. However, the problems related to the sourcing of store brands and the disclosure of their quality infor...
The Ganquan Platform, located in the South China Sea, exhibits distinctive topographic and geomorphological features shaped by complex geological processes. Utilizing high-resolution multibeam bathymetry and multi-channel seismic data, this study pro...
This research aims to analyze the impact of the Earth-Space link on the Automatic Identification System (AIS) signals of ships. To achieve this, we established a simulation system that measures the receiving power of AIS signals via satellite platfor...
Mycorrhizas play a vital role in ecosystem function, diversity and productivity. However, mycorrhizas in tropical forests are considered to be a neglected area of research in contrast to the well-studied diversity patterns of macro organisms. To this...
Elevated stations are integral components of urban rail transit systems, significantly impacting passengers’ travel experience and the operational efficiency of the transportation system. However, current elevated station designs often do not s...
Using bulk formulas, two-year platform (fastened to the seabed) hourly observations from 2016 to 2017 in the East China Sea (121.6° E, 32.4° N) are used to investigate the role of the tide-induced surface elevation in changing the fixed obser...
In a world increasingly aware of its carbon footprint, the quest for sustainable energy production and consumption has never been more urgent. A key player in this monumental endeavor is fuel conservation, which helps curb greenhouse gas emissions an...
This paper analyzes the process of energy transition from traditional solid fuel heating to an air-to-air (A2A) heat pump-based heating system. Special emphasis was placed on the implementation of new technologies for improved management of energy sy...
This paper proposes a new optimized parameter model that enhances the pointing accuracy of moving-platform electro-optical telescopes (MPEOTs). The study begins by comprehensively analyzing the error sources, including the telescope and the platform...
This study sought to clarify the composition of soil fungal and bacterial communities along an elevation gradient in an arid montane ecosystem as well as the influence of environmental factors (soil properties, climate, topography, and plant diversit...
While making an appeal to the social exchange theory, self-determination theory and the uses and gratification theory of motivation, the study seeks to investigate the efficacy of social media platforms in promoting knowledge sharing in contemporary...
Airborne array tomographic synthetic aperture radar (TomoSAR) is a major breakthrough, which can obtain three-dimensional (3D) information of layover scenes in a single pass. As a high-resolution SAR, airborne array TomoSAR has considerable potential...
This scoping review aimed to map the clinical evidence on high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and microfocused ultrasound (MFU) for facial and neck rejuvenation, with particular emphasis on quantitative measures of linear tissue displacement or...
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