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The Mechanics of Fast-Start Performance of Pike Studied Using a Mechanical Fish [PDF]
, 2019 A northern pike (Esox lucius) is capable of achieving a maximum instantaneous acceleration of 25g, far greater than that achieved by any manmade vehicle.
Modarres-Sadeghi, Yahya +3 more
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Novel Strain Sensor in Weft-Knitted Textile for Triggering of Functional Electrical Stimulation
Engineering Proceedings, 2023 Functional electrical stimulation (FES) aims to improve the gait pattern in case of foot drop of people suffering chronic diseases, e.g., multiple sclerosis.
Bahareh Abtahi +6 more
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Performance Analysis of Polling Mechanism in WBAN
2018 28th International Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ITNAC), 2018 Medium Access Control (MAC) design is one of the essential pre-requisites for successful implementation of a wireless network, particularly in the application of health monitoring in other words Wireless Body Area Network (WBAN). IEEE S02.15.6 defines different access mechanisms for WBAN including contention based, scheduled/unscheduled and polling ...
Khalid Hasan +2 more
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Cloning mechanisms to improve agent performances
Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 2013 Learning agents can autonomously improve both knowledge and performances by using learning strategies. Recently, an approach based on a cloning process, called EVolutionary Agents (EVA), has been proposed to obtain more effective recommendations, generating advantages for the whole agent community through individual improvements.
ROSACI D, SARNE' G
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Mechanical and durability performance of hybrid flax fibres and graphene composites [PDF]
, 2023 Interest into the research on natural fibre-reinforced polymer (NFRP) composites for different engineering applications has increased significantly because they are environmentally friendly and sustainable renewable materials.
Oun, Amer
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Hydrogels with Dual Thermoresponsive Mechanical Performance [PDF]
Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 2017 Dual thermoresponsive chemical hydrogels, combining poly(N‐isopropylacrylamide) side‐chains within a poly(N‐acryloylglycinamide) network, are designed following a simple and versatile procedure. These hydrogels exhibit two phase transitions both at low (upper critical solution temperature) and high (lower critical solution temperature) temperatures ...
Guo, Hui +4 more
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Identification of lubrication Regimes in Mechanical Seals using Acoustic Emission for Condition Monitoring [PDF]
The quality of lubrication condition between seal faces directly affects the reliability, operating life and sealing performance of mechanical seals. Thus, the identification of lubrication regimes in face seals i.e.
Gu, Fengshou +3 more
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Monitoring the Joint Area of Composite Membrane Materials
Applied Sciences, 2019 Textile membranes are suitable for a wide range of applications due to their user-adjustable properties, which can be modified based on both the textile reinforcement structure and the coating material. Complex dynamic loads are involved in typical usage
Hans Winger +5 more
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology, 2023 A pressurized vessel-pipe-safety valve (PVPSV) combination is a commonly used configuration in nuclear power plants, and a good numerical model is essential for the system design, sizing and performance optimization. However, owing to the large-scale and
Xueguan Song +4 more
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, 2016 Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete (UHPFRC) is a material which is characterized by enhanced mechanical properties. The properties of the material are highly depended on the composition of the mix and the curing regimes.
Spyridon Paschalis +3 more
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