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Multi-Objective Optimization of 400 kV Composite Insulator Corona Ring Design

Benalia M'Hamdi, Youcef Benmahamed, Madjid Teguar, Ibrahim B. M. Taha, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim · 2022

The electric field distribution is one of the main factors governing the long-term reliability of high voltage composite insulators. However, under severe pollution conditions, electric field stresses…

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Ventilatory parameters measured during a physiological study of simulated powered air-purifying respirator failure in healthy volunteers.

Lachlan F Miles, Timothy Makar, Chad W Oughton, Philip J Peyton · 2021

Powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) are a high level of respiratory personal protective equipment. Like all mechanical devices, they are vulnerable to failure. The precise physiological consequen…

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The Social Robot in Rehabilitation and Assistance: What Is the Future?

Daniele Giansanti · 2021

This commentary aims to address the field of social robots both in terms of the global situation and research perspectives. It has four polarities. First, it revisits the evolutions in robotics, which…

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Efficient COVID-19 testing via contextual model based compressive sensing.

Mehdi Hasaninasab, Mohammad Khansari · 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is threatening billions of people's life all over the world. As of March 6, 2021, covid-19 has confirmed in 115,653,459 people worldwide. It has also a devastating effect on busi…

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Robotics cyber security: vulnerabilities, attacks, countermeasures, and recommendations.

Jean-Paul A Yaacoub, Hassan N Noura, Ola Salman, Ali Chehab · 2021

The recent digital revolution led robots to become integrated more than ever into different domains such as agricultural, medical, industrial, military, police (law enforcement), and logistics. Robots…

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Information and Communication Technologies to Support Early Screening of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review.

Lorenzo Desideri, Patricia Perez-Fuster, Gerardo Herrera · 2021

 The aim of this systematic review is to identify recent digital technologies used to detect early signs of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in preschool children (i.e., up to six years of age). A …

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Gamma and Proton Irradiation Tests on a Piezoelectric Actuator

Pablo Serrano Galvez, Santiago Andres Solis Paiva, Elisa Guillermain, Mark Butcher, Mario Di Castro, Alessandro Masi · 2019

Piezoelectric actuators are candidates for use in radioactive environments but specific radiation tests are necessary to understand the radiation effects on the whole actuator assembly. The results of…

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Current distribution and characterization of the wild grapevine populations in Andalusia (Spain).

 · 1970

For decades, human activities have gradually destroyed the natural habitats of wild grapevine, Vitis vinifera L. subsp. sylvestris (Gmelin) Hegi, and nowadays this species is endangered in southern Eu…

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Synthetic aperture-based beam compression for intravascular ultrasound imaging.

 · 1970

In this paper, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) images acquired with a 64-element array transducer using a multistatic acquisition scheme are presented. The images are reconstructed from a collection o…

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A bio-inspired force control for cyclic manipulation of prosthetic hands.

 · 1970

The human hand is considered as the highest example of dexterous system capable of interacting with different objects and adapting its manipulation abilities to them. The control of poliarticulated pr…

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Remote vs. conventional navigation for catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: insights from prospective registry data.

 · 1970

BACKGROUND: Robotic (RNS) or magnetic navigation systems (MNS) are available for remotely performed catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).OBJECTIVE: The present study compares remotely assist…

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Autonomic and haemodynamic responses to SK & F 101468 (ropinirole), a DA2 agonist, in anaesthetised cats.

 · 1970

The haemodynamic and autonomic nervous system effects of the DA2 agonist, SK & F 101468, have been studied in anaesthetised cats. SK & F 101468 inhibited the tachycardia response to cardiac accelerans…

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Hypertension, hyperinsulinaemia and obesity in middle-aged Finns with impaired glucose tolerance.

 · 1970

The aim of the study was to analyse the data obtained from a 2-year follow-up study of middle-aged Finnish subjects (n = 183) with a previous history of impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in order to el…

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Design and technology in the development of potters' lathes for modeling with terracota: the case of Cabo de Santo Agostinho.

 · 1970

This article reports the experience of the design team of the Laboratory The Imaginary in the process of developing an electric potter's lathe which respects the biomechanics of the body, helps to dev…

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New Fully Automated Method for Segmentation of Breast Lesions on Ultrasound Based on Texture Analysis.

 · 1970

The study described here explored a fully automatic segmentation approach based on texture analysis for breast lesions on ultrasound images. The proposed method involves two main stages: (i) In lesion…

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Optical fiber axial micro-displacement sensor based on Mach-Zehnder interferometer.

 · 1970

A Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) based fiber axial micro-displacement sensor was proposed. The MZI was constructed by a bowknot-type taper (BTT) combining with a fiber core-offset between two singl…

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Novel, cyclic heat dissipation method for the correction of natural temperature gradients in sap flow measurements. Part 2. Laboratory validation.

 · 1970

Sap flow measurements conducted with thermal dissipation probes (TDPs) are vulnerable to natural temperature gradient (NTG) bias. Few studies, however, attempted to explain the dynamics underlying the…

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Evaluation of a personal-computer-based teleradiology system serving an isolated Canadian community.

 · 1970

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a personal-computer-based teleradiology system for the interpretation of radiologic studies from an isolated community.METHODS: During a 5-month study period, 240 radiologic stu…

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Visceral fat is associated with elevation of serum alanine aminotransferase and gamma glutamyltransferase in middle-aged Chinese adults.

 · 1970

BACKGROUND : Elevation of hepatic enzymes is associated with insulin resistance, dyslipidaemia and obesity. However, the factors behind elevation of liver enzymes remain unclear. The aim of this study…

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Comparative Effects of Different Assistance Force During Robot-Assisted Gait Training on Locomotor Functions in Patients With Subacute Stroke: An Assessor-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.

 · 1970

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to compare the effects of progressive reducing assistance force versus full assistance force controlled robot-assisted gait training combined with conventional phys…

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