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Impacts of visual-acoustic-thermal environments on human perception of coastal greenways in temperate oceanic monsoon climate zones

Case Studies in Thermal Engineering
The visual, acoustic, and thermal environments significantly influence human perception, nevertheless, their cumulative impacts in coastal greenways under moderate oceanic monsoon climate remain unexplored. Therefore, this research examined the impact of
Ruirui Zhu, Yefan Wang, Ruixin Xue, Shuo Teng, Bowen Niu, Haoyang Mu   +5 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
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A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
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Cross‐Scale Hierarchical Targeted Delivery System Based on Small‐Scale Magnetic Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article reviews a cross‐scale hierarchical targeted delivery system that integrates magnetic continuum robots and magnetic microrobots. By combining rapid long‐range navigation with precise microscale targeting, the system overcomes key limitations of single‐scale approaches.
Junjian Zhou, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanbiao Ma, Zhiqiang Tang, Qianqian Wang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Providing acoustic comfort of built-up zones and rooms in urban planning

MATEC Web of Conferences, 2018
The article discusses topical issues of acoustic comfort ensuring on residential areas in urban planning. The main problems in this area are identified, as well asa new approach to their solution is proposed. The physical and energy approach, proposed by
Bespalov Vadim, Samarskaya Natalia, Lysova Ekaterina, Akay Oksana   +3 more
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Spatial‐Wavelength Multiplexing Error‐Controlled Photonic Analog Computing System

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A novel photonic integrated circuit prototype implementing the concept of general‐purpose analog computing and demonstrate its capability in radio frequency applications. The chip features a multichannel architecture and performs fully optical analog computation with frequency‐domain parallel processing. An FPGA‐based error‐correction algorithm aims to
Tao Zhu, Bowen Zhu, Shicheng Zhang, Keren Li, Xianchen Wu, Yazhi Pi, Jie Yan, Daigao Chen, Bingli Guo, Xi Xiao, Lei Wang, Xiaochuan Xu, Xuwei Xue, Shanguo Huang, Zizheng Cao, Shaohua Yu   +15 more
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Evaluation Modeling of Electric Bus Interior Sound Quality Based on Two Improved XGBoost Algorithms Using GS and PSO

Archives of Acoustics
There is no doubt that traffic noise has become one of the main sources of urban noise, and the electric bus, as an important means of transport frequently used by people in daily life, has a direct impact on the psychological and auditory health of ...
Enlai ZHANG, Yi CHEN, Liang SU, Ruoyu ZHONGLIAN, Xianyi CHEN, Shangfeng JIANG   +5 more
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Determination of thermal and acoustic comfort inside a vehicle’s cabin

E3S Web of Conferences, 2018
Thermal and acoustic comfort, inside a vehicle’s cabin, are highly interconnected and can greatly influence the health of the passengers. On one hand, the H.V.A.C.
Catalina Tiberiu, Vartires Andreea
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The Application Of Living Walls For Acoustic Comfort [PDF]

, 2021
Interior space comfort encompasses design performance criteria beyond the thermal qualities of the space. The acoustic performance has shown to be an essential factor for the productivity levels of the users of the space, and is essential for overall indoor environment quality to be maintained.
openaire   +1 more source

A Wireless, Battery‐Free Artificial Throat Patch with Deep Learning for Emotional Speech Recognition

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In this work, Xu and co‐workers develop a wireless, battery‐free artificial throat patch system (ATPS) consisting of a carbon nanotube‐based thin‐film strain sensor and a miniaturized flexible printed circuit board, to enable real‐time sensing of throat signals.
Bingxin Xu, Guanming Lin, Xiaohui Hong, Chuting Liu, Xinyi Qu, Kangjian Jiao, Lei Zhang, Bingzhe Xu, Jun Yan, Yancong Qiao, Xudong Lin   +10 more
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