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21 Citations
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18 January 2021

Detection of the loading volume of mining trucks is an important task in open pit mining. Aiming at the addressing the current problems of low accuracy and high cost of the detection of the loading volume of mining trucks, this paper proposes a minin...

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  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,522 Views
20 Pages

Estimations of Water Volume and External Loading Based on DYRESM Hydrodynamic Model at Lake Dianchi

  • Rufeng Zhang,
  • Liancong Luo,
  • Min Pan,
  • Feng He,
  • Chunliang Luo,
  • Di Meng,
  • Huiyun Li,
  • Jialong Li,
  • Falu Gong and
  • Ting Sun
  • + 3 authors

12 September 2022

There are many rivers flowing from complex paths into Lake Dianchi. At present, there is a lack of inflow and water quality monitoring data for some rivers, resulting in limited accuracy of statistical results regarding water volume and external load...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,211 Views
12 Pages

A mini volume loading test (mVLT) using 2.5-mL kg−1 boluses of crystalloid for indication of perioperative changes in hydration status

  • Audrius Andrijauskas,
  • Christer H. Svensen,
  • Narūnas Porvaneckas,
  • Jūratė Šipylaitė,
  • Edgaras Stankevičius,
  • Darius Činčikas,
  • Valentinas Uvarovas,
  • Saulė Švedienė,
  • Igoris Šatkauskas and
  • Giedrius Kvederas
  • + 1 author

25 November 2016

Background and objective: A mini volume loading test (mVLT) evaluating hemodilution during step-wise crystalloid infusion has established that the arterio-capillary plasma dilution difference is inversely correlated to the body hydration level of sub...

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  • Open Access
2 Citations
16,884 Views
16 Pages

Impact of Low-Load High-Volume Initial Sets vs. Traditional High-Load Low-Volume Bench Press Protocols on Functional and Structural Adaptations in Powerlifters

  • Francisco J. González-Alcázar,
  • Pablo Jiménez-Martínez,
  • Carlos Alix-Fages,
  • Alberto Ruiz-Ariza,
  • Rafael A. Casuso,
  • Jesús Varela-Goicoechea,
  • Amador García-Ramos and
  • Agustín Jerez-Martínez

13 February 2025

This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of low-load high-volume (LL-HV) resistance training compared to traditional high-load low-volume (HL-LV) protocols in eliciting functional and structural adaptations in powerlifters. Twenty-six well-t...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,686 Views
20 Pages

22 May 2024

Controlled irrigation and drainage technology for rice is crucial water management that has been widely promoted in northeastern China. It is of great significance to clarify the response mechanism of the drainage volume and nitrogen loss load in the...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,985 Views
10 Pages

Resistance Training Volume Load with and without Exercise Displacement

  • W. Guy Hornsby,
  • Jeremy A. Gentles,
  • Paul Comfort,
  • Timothy J. Suchomel,
  • Satoshi Mizuguchi and
  • Michael H. Stone

3 November 2018

Monitoring the resistance training volume load (VL) (sets × reps × load) is essential to managing resistance training and the recovery–adaptation process. Subjects: Eight trained weightlifters, seven of which were at national level,...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
1,556 Views
7 Pages

A volume loading test for the detection of hypovolemia and dehydration

  • Robert G. Hahn,
  • Audrius Andrijauskas,
  • Dan Drobin,
  • Christer Svensén and
  • Juozas Ivaškevičius

28 September 2008

Background and objectives. There is a need for simple method allowing detection of dehydration and hypovolemia. Based on a new theory of homeostatic blood states, we hypothesized that hemodilution following standardized crystalloid fluid bolus can be...

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  • Open Access
264 Views
26 Pages

22 December 2025

Addressing the data scarcity and complex consumption characteristics in mid-to-long-term electricity load forecasting for new canals, this study proposes a novel model based on navigation traffic volume cascade mapping. A multidimensional feature mat...

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  • Open Access
1,297 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Low-Load and Low-Volume Squat Training Combined with Plyometrics During a Full Season on Physical Performance in Young Soccer Players

  • Felipe Franco-Márquez,
  • Carmen Serrano-Cañadillas,
  • Juan Manuel Yáñez-García,
  • Juan José González-Badillo and
  • David Rodríguez-Rosell

11 October 2025

The aim of this study was to analyze the effects of a 24-week low-load, low-volume resistance training (RT) program combined with plyometric exercises on the physical performance of U-15 male soccer players. Thirty-two young soccer players were divid...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,955 Views
26 Pages

12 December 2022

This paper proposes a microwave sensor based on a high-sensitivity slot-loaded rectangular microstrip patch antenna (MPA) for measuring microliter-volume liquid chemicals with high relative permittivity and high loss tangent. A rectangular single-rin...

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  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,675 Views
19 Pages

9 February 2023

The pipe systems of hydropower plants are complex and feature special pipe types and various devices. When the Method of Characteristics (MOC) is used, interpolation or wave velocity adjustment is required, which may introduce calculation errors. The...

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  • Open Access
214 Views
12 Pages

Introduction: The outcome of endodontic microsurgery depends on the integrity of the apical seal and the adaptation of root-end filling materials under functional stresses. The study aims to compare the void volumes and distribution of ProRoot MTA, E...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,144 Views
11 Pages

A mini volume loading test for indication of preoperative dehydration in surgical patients

  • Audrius Andrijauskas,
  • Juozas Ivaškevičius,
  • Narūnas Porvaneckas,
  • Edgaras Stankevičius,
  • Christer H. Svensen,
  • Valentinas Uvarovas,
  • Saulė Švedienė and
  • Giedrius Kvederas

18 March 2015

Background and objective: Previously, a mini volume loading test (mVLT) detected signs of dehydration in healthy volunteers after an overnight fast. Our objective was to investigate whether mVLT could indicate preoperative dehydration in patients aft...

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  • Open Access
1,880 Views
18 Pages

Biomechanical Comparisons between One- and Two-Compartment Devices for Reconstructing Vertebrae by Kyphoplasty

  • Oliver Riesenbeck,
  • Niklas Czarnowski,
  • Michael Johannes Raschke,
  • Simon Oeckenpöhler and
  • René Hartensuer

Background: This biomechanical in vitro study compared two kyphoplasty devices for the extent of height reconstruction, load-bearing capacity, cement volume, and adjacent fracture under cyclic loading. Methods: Multisegmental (T11–L3) specimens...

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  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,977 Views
11 Pages

The aim of this investigation was to determine the relationships of areal bone mineral density (aBMD) and content (BMC) with body composition, blood hormone and training load variables in adolescent female athletes with different loading patterns. Th...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
6,645 Views
16 Pages

15 February 2021

Transport of wood biomass is one of the key operations in forestry and in the wood industry. An important part is the transport of shredded wood, where the most common forms are chips and sawdust. The aim of the research was to present the variabilit...

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  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,013 Views
16 Pages

17 March 2023

In this study, X-ray computed tomography (X-ray CT) in situ compressive loading was used, in combination with digital volume correlation (DVC), to analyze the localized damage behavior of cement mortar, the cracking process, microstructural changes,...

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  • Open Access
2,769 Views
12 Pages

Effect of Inoculation Volume on a Mouse Model of Influenza Virus Infected with the Same Viral Load

  • Yali Sun,
  • Yuwei Wei,
  • Xuelian Han,
  • Yuan Wang,
  • Qi Yin,
  • Yuhang Zhang,
  • Tiantian Yang,
  • Jiejie Zhang,
  • Keyu Sun and
  • Guangyu Zhao
  • + 4 authors

12 February 2025

Background: Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory disease that poses significant health and economic burdens. Mice are commonly used as animal models for studying influenza virus pathogenesis and the development of vaccines and drugs. However,...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,016 Views
17 Pages

Methods of Wood Volume Determining and Its Implications for Forest Transport

  • Tadeusz Moskalik,
  • Łukasz Tymendorf,
  • Jan van der Saar and
  • Grzegorz Trzciński

12 August 2022

Proper measurements are extremely significant for the forest owner, the harvesting company, the hauler, the final buyer, and the wood processing company. The accuracy of round wood volume determination is of fundamental importance in planning and acc...

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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,466 Views
10 Pages

19 March 2020

Conventional concrete is a brittle material with a very low tensile strength as a result of compressive strength and tensile strain. In this study, the flexural behavior characteristics of slurry-infiltrated fiber-reinforced cementitious composites (...

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50 Citations
5,911 Views
13 Pages

10 October 2018

Specimen geometry and loading condition usually have a great influence on the fatigue strength of metallic materials, which is an important issue in evaluating the reliability of component parts. In this paper, a rotating bending fatigue test is perf...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,281 Views
22 Pages

1 October 2021

The feasibility that the transverse reinforcements in steel-reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC) columns could be reduced or even totally eliminated has been experimentally demonstrated. However, due to the effect of the tie volume rat...

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1 Citations
1,346 Views
14 Pages

9 December 2024

In the dimethyl ether (DME)-to-olefin (DTO) reaction over 20 types of P-loaded ferrierite zeolites with different P loading amounts, the synthesis of n-butenes such as 1-butene, trans-2-butene, and cis-2-butene was investigated to maximize the n-bute...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,619 Views
18 Pages

Changes in Water-Industry Load on River Water Resources in the Volga–Kama and Angara–Yenisei Reservoir Catchments Under Contemporary Global Warming

  • Aleksandr G. Georgiadi,
  • Elena A. Barabanova,
  • Irina P. Milyukova,
  • Pavel Y. Groisman and
  • Alexej N. Narykov

21 August 2025

Changes in river runoff resources, volumes of water intake from surface water sources, and discharge of wastewater into them under contemporary global warming in the basins of the Volga–Kama and Angara–Yenisei reservoirs were analyzed by...

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2 Citations
1,672 Views
20 Pages

Scale Effects on the Reduction of Drainage Water and Nitrogen and Phosphorus Loads in Hilly Irrigation Areas

  • Niannian Yuan,
  • Yalong Li,
  • Yujiang Xiong,
  • Baokun Xu,
  • Fengli Liu and
  • Haolong Fu

8 August 2023

The objectives of this study were to clarify the effects of scale on farmland drainage water and the nitrogen and phosphorusload discharged in hilly irrigation areas. An experimental study was conducted to monitor the drainage water volume and nitrog...

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  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,147 Views
20 Pages

6 April 2025

As the largest inland river in China, the Tarim River’s flood events significantly influence its riverbed formation. This paper took the Alar to Xinquman section of the Tarim River as the study area. The study area’s digital elevation mod...

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  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,949 Views
14 Pages

19 March 2021

This paper studies the buckling of standing columns under self-weight and tip load. An emphasis is placed on linearly tapered columns with regular polygons cross-section whose volume is constant. Five end conditions for columns are considered. The di...

  • Feature Paper
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  • Open Access
6 Citations
2,667 Views
16 Pages

5 January 2022

Various sampling strategies come into operation to monitor water quality in rivers. Most frequently, grab samples are taken, but they are not suitable for recording the highly dynamic transport of solids and solid-bound pollutants. Composite samples...

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  • Open Access
3,712 Views
20 Pages

Impact on Competitive Performance and Assessment of Fatigue and Stress Based on Heart Rate Variability

  • Galya Georgieva-Tsaneva,
  • Yoan-Aleksandar Tsanev,
  • Miroslav Dechev and
  • Krasimir Cheshmedzhiev

10 October 2025

Background: Optimizing training load and recovery is crucial for achieving peak performance in competitive wrestling, a sport characterized by high physical, technical, and psychological demands. Methods: This study compared the effects of two differ...

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1 Citations
1,917 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation of the Impact of Infusion Set Design on the Particulate Load Induced by Vancomycin–Piperacillin/Tazobactam Incompatibility

  • Laura Négrier,
  • Bertrand Décaudin,
  • Anthony Treizebré,
  • Marie Guilbert,
  • Pascal Odou and
  • Anthony Martin Mena

17 September 2024

Introduction: Drug incompatibilities are among the most common medication errors in intensive care units. A precipitate can form and block the catheter or cause an adverse event in the patient. Intensive care units have implemented various strategies...

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  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,868 Views
15 Pages

26 December 2016

Given the importance of light construction in terms of better performance of structure, in case of earthquake, reduction of life and financial casualties, as well as shortage of studies in this field, the present research studied building non-structu...

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  • Open Access
18 Citations
6,687 Views
15 Pages

Effects of Low-Moderate Load High-Velocity Resistance Training on Physical Performance of Under-20 Futsal Players

  • Diogo Luís Marques,
  • Bruno Travassos,
  • António Carlos Sousa,
  • Maria Helena Gil,
  • João Nuno Ribeiro and
  • Mário Cardoso Marques

18 March 2019

Resistance training (RT) is an effective methodology to improve physical performance of athletes. However, up to now, no studies have addressed the RT benefits in under-20 futsal players. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of six w...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,076 Views
13 Pages

Development of a Nonlinear Piezoelectric Energy Harvester for Alternating Air Load

  • Yingting Wang,
  • Xianpeng Fu,
  • Tinghai Cheng,
  • Xiaohui Lu,
  • Haibo Gao,
  • Gang Bao and
  • Xilu Zhao

1 November 2016

The demand for energy-harvesting technology is steadily growing in the field of self-powered wireless sensor systems for use in pneumatic systems. The purpose of this research was to study an energy harvester excited by alternating air load in a pneu...

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  • Open Access
1,890 Views
14 Pages

Evaluating Pull-Out Behavior of Timber Connections: A Comparison of Dowelled Joints and Axially Loaded Screws

  • Haksung Lee,
  • Man-Kwon Choi,
  • Bo-Seong Seo,
  • Young-Seok Cho and
  • Byung-Joo Kim

24 October 2024

This study examines the pull-out behavior of timber elements connected using dowelled joints (type 1) and axially loaded screws (type 2), focusing on numerical predictions and experimental validation under various conditions. Different screw diameter...

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23 Citations
5,241 Views
15 Pages

29 November 2021

The paper presents a methodology for determining the volume of a batch of conveyed material located before a transverse partition of a certain height and the distance over which the batch of material extends on the working surface of the conveyor bel...

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802 Views
15 Pages

24 April 2025

Calcareous sand, a critical construction material in reef engineering and building foundations, possesses unique internal microstructures and inherent mechanical properties. Given these characteristics, it is essential to thoroughly evaluate its stre...

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  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,481 Views
14 Pages

Permeability Coefficient of Concrete under Complex Stress States

  • Jiafeng Gu,
  • Qingwen Ren,
  • Mei Tao,
  • Yan Han and
  • Linfei Zhang

13 June 2023

Hydraulic structures are typically subjected to long-term hydraulic loading, and concrete—the main material of structures—may suffer from cracking damage and seepage failure, which can threaten the safety of hydraulic structures. In order...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,653 Views
14 Pages

Weekly External Load Correlation in Season Microcycles with Game Running Performance and Training Quantification in Elite Young Soccer Players

  • Vasileios Kanaras,
  • Yiannis Michailidis,
  • Athanasios Mandroukas,
  • Andreas Stafylidis,
  • Lazaros Vardakis,
  • Angelos E. Kyranoudis,
  • Kosmas Christoulas,
  • Ioannis Gissis and
  • Thomas I. Metaxas

12 July 2024

The purpose of this study was to (a) correlate the weekly external training load with the game running performance in season microcycles and (b) specify the optimal training/game ratio of the weekly external load in elite youth soccer players. The to...

  • Feature Paper
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  • Open Access
7 Citations
2,745 Views
14 Pages

19 January 2023

This paper presents the design and an analysis of a surface PM vernier generator (SPMVG) for MW-scale direct-drive (DD) wind turbine application. An SPMVG has the advantage of higher torque density; however, especially at higher power ratings with in...

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  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,213 Views
14 Pages

28 October 2020

Multi layered lightweight material compounds such as hybrid laminates are composed of different layers of materials like metals and unidirectional fibre-reinforced plastics and offer high specific strength. They can be individually tailored for appli...

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  • Open Access
2,007 Views
9 Pages

Loading Dose of Ceftazidime Needs to Be Increased in Critically Ill Patients: A Retrospective Study to Evaluate Recommended Loading Dose with Pharmacokinetic Modelling

  • Manon Launay,
  • Edouard Ollier,
  • Benjamin Kably,
  • Félicien Le Louedec,
  • Guillaume Thiery,
  • Julien Lanoiselée and
  • Sophie Perinel-Ragey

To rapidly achieve ceftazidime target concentrations, a 2 g loading dose (LD) is recommended before continuous infusion, but its adequacy in critically ill patients, given their unique pharmacokinetics, needs investigation. This study included patien...

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2 Citations
2,859 Views
12 Pages

Analysis of Liquid Quantity Measurement in Loading/Unloading Processes in Cylindrical Tanks

  • Asta Meškuotienė,
  • Paulius Kaškonas,
  • Benas Gabrielis Urbonavičius,
  • Gintautas Balčiūnas and
  • Justina Dobilienė

Tanks, as instruments in oil and its product’s amount measurement system chain, must be regularly maintained and metrologically inspected, as they significantly contribute to measurement uncertainty. However, when measuring a change in the amou...

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  • Open Access
42 Citations
3,931 Views
21 Pages

Influence on the Flexural Behaviour of High-Volume Fly-Ash-Based Concrete Slab Reinforced with Sustainable Glass-Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Sheets

  • Chinnasamy Samy Madan,
  • Krithika Panchapakesan,
  • Potlapalli Venkata Anil Reddy,
  • Philip Saratha Joanna,
  • Jessy Rooby,
  • Beulah Gnana Ananthi Gurupatham and
  • Krishanu Roy

Concrete structures provided with steel bars may undergo deterioration due to fatigue and corrosion, which leads to an increase in repair and maintenance costs. An innovative approach to eliminating these drawbacks lies in the utilisation of glass-fi...

  • Technical Note
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,609 Views
19 Pages

25 October 2023

A structure located in seismic regions must have a resistance capacity based on current seismic design codes and maintain this capacity for its design life. However, the responses of structures to several major earthquakes worldwide over the past dec...

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  • Open Access
12 Citations
6,175 Views
21 Pages

Wind Loading on Scaled Down Fractal Tree Models of Major Urban Tree Species in Singapore

  • Woei-Leong Chan,
  • Yong Eng,
  • Zhengwei Ge,
  • Chi Wan Calvin Lim,
  • Like Gobeawan,
  • Hee Joo Poh,
  • Daniel Joseph Wise,
  • Daniel C. Burcham,
  • Daryl Lee and
  • Boo Cheong Khoo
  • + 1 author

25 July 2020

Estimation of the aerodynamic load on trees is essential for urban tree management to mitigate the risk of tree failure. To assess that in a cost-effective way, scaled down tree models and numerical simulations were utilized. Scaled down tree models...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,306 Views
18 Pages

Behavior of Pultruded Glass-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Beam-Columns Infilled with Engineered Cementitious Composites under Cyclic Loading

  • Yoganantham Chinnasamy,
  • Philip Saratha Joanna,
  • Karthikeyan Kothanda,
  • Beulah Gnana Ananthi Gurupatham and
  • Krishanu Roy

4 November 2022

Glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) is an advanced material that has superior corrosion resistance, a high strength-to-weight ratio, low thermal conductivity, high stiffness, high fatigue strength, and the ability to resist chemical and microbiolog...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
939 Views
8 Pages

1 October 2014

Background and objective: A mini volume loading test (mVLT) was proposed for estimating hydration status and interstitial fluid accumulation during stepwise infusion of crystalloids. The method is based on both the transcapillary reflux model and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,535 Views
18 Pages

Workout Duration Alters the Importance of Predictive Traits on High-Intensity Functional Training Workout Performance

  • Gerald T. Mangine,
  • Kristyn C. McGeehan,
  • Wil King,
  • Ashley Hines,
  • James W. Henley,
  • Jacob L. Grazer,
  • Tiffany A. Esmat and
  • John R. McLester

22 May 2025

Relevant skills and physiological traits vary between high-intensity functional training (HIFT) workouts, but it is unknown how altering each programming detail affects their importance. To examine the effect of workout duration on relationships to H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,519 Views
15 Pages

11 April 2019

By using an innovative, positive pressure sample loading technique in combination with an in-line filter of finely ground sand the bottleneck of solid phase extraction (SPE) can be reduced. Recently published work by us has shown the proof of concept...

  • Article
  • Open Access
888 Views
15 Pages

Non-Contact Detection of Wine Grape Load Volume in Hopper During Mechanical Harvesting

  • Haowei Liu,
  • Xiu Wang,
  • Jian Song,
  • Mingzhou Chen,
  • Cuiling Li and
  • Changyuan Zhai

Issues of poor real-time performance and low accuracy in the detection of load volume in the hopper during the mechanized harvesting of wine grapes are addressed in this study through the development of a proposed volume detection method based on ult...

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