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2004 Water Quality Education Onboard the Gundalow, Bolster, M [PDF]
, 2004 The Gundalow Company (a non-profit 501(c)3 organization) sponsors maritime history and environmental educational programs for school groups and the public onboard the replica gundalow Captain Edward Adams from May through November in 12-15 riverfront ...
Bolster, Molly
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Anti‐Slip Material‐Based Strategies and Approaches
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review highlights the principle mechanisms of slipping at the microscale, linking contact mechanics with a friction behavior model for surface interfaces. Main strategies to develop anti‐slip properties to the surfaces are discussed alongside standardized testing approaches.
Sogand Abbaspoor‐Zanjani +3 more
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Skills for Competitiveness, Jobs, and Employability in Developing Asia-Pacific [PDF]
, 2013 [Excerpt] The ADB International Skills Development Forum, held at ADB headquarters in December 2012, discussed key policy priorities and actions for skills development.
Geronimo, Dorothy, Jagannathan, Shanti
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.Waterborne polyurethane/graphene formulations are developed as piezoresistive coatings on glass fabric to enable flexible strain sensing. The graphene‐enabled conductive network provides a stable electromechanical response under cyclic compression. The coating demonstrates reliable pressure‐dependent resistance changes, highlighting its potential for ...
Vishnu Vijayan Pillai +8 more
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A study to assess maritime training as an integral part of maritime education and training
Reporter of the Priazovskyi State Technical University. Section: Technical sciencesФахівці вважають морську підготовку як невід'ємну й основну частину професійної підготовки моряків. Тому морська підготовка розглядається як частина навчальних програм морських навчальних закладів. Для здобуття фаху судноводія або морського інженера всі курсанти зобов'язані успішно завершити принаймні однорічну програму морської підготовки. Зазвичай ця
O. Tymoshchuk, O. Levchenko, O. Kushch
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Liquid Metal Sensors for Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review thoroughly reviews liquid metal sensors in soft robots. Their unique material properties like high conductivity and good biocompatibility are analyzed. Working principles are classified, and applications in environmental perception, motion detection, and human—robot interaction are introduced.
Qi Zhang +7 more
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, 2014 Shortly after the article that follows was drafted, I was notified that I had been nominated for promotion to vice admiral and assignment as Superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy.
Carter, Walter E. Ted, Jackson, John E.
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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides a comprehensive overview of hard‐magnetic soft millirobots in underactuated systems. It examines key advances in structural design, physics‐informed modeling, and control strategies, while highlighting the interplay among these domains.
Qiong Wang +4 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett +5 more
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Analysis and Optimisation of Best Practice for Proper Lookout at Night [PDF]
TransNavA significant proportion of accidents appear to be caused by a lack of maintaining a ‘proper lookout’ on a ship’s bridge. The root cause for these accidents could be the result of watchkeeper’s lack of awareness of requirements to maintain a proper ...
Abdul Khalique, Alan Bury, Sean Loughney
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