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Planning and Control Framework for a Quadruped Robot With Changeable Configuration
Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.Multiconfiguration quadruped robots enhance adaptability by switching between mammal‐like and reptile‐like morphologies. This study presents a nonlinear constraint‐based motion planner integrated with a hierarchical whole‐body controller, enabling robust configuration switching and locomotion on complex terrains. Experiments on slopes, irregular bricks,
Guanglin Lu +5 more
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Tolkien, Eucatastrophe, and the Re-Creation of Medieval Legend [PDF]
, 2017 Using comparative literary analysis, this essay examines three case studies from J.R.R. Tolkien’s oeuvre, in which Tolkien practiced eucatastrophic rewriting: his folk-tale, “Sellic Spell,” in which he re-creates the Old English poem Beowulf; his poem ...
Beal, Jane, PhD
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The objective of the current research is to characterize the thermal performance in micropolar fluid flows on a vertically elongated porous sheet in the presence of buoyancy forces. Thus, the motivation of this study is to improve the understanding of buoyancy‐driven micropolar fluid flows through porous media, which are relevant to advanced ...
T. Venu, MD. Shamshuddin, S. O. Salawu
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Naturalis Historia, Reconstructed [PDF]
, 2013 When Pliny the Elder wrote Naturalis Historia around 70 A.D., the idea of natural history contained and connected biology, geology, and mineralogy with the history of painting and sculpture. Art was an extension of the natural world as its materials were
Briland, Sarah
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Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Coal is a natural macromolecular substance composed of complex organic molecules and a small amount of minerals. Its chemical composition and microstructure are highly complex and variable, and no unified definition exists. This inherent structural complexity underscores the theoretical significance of constructing accurate macromolecular ...
Chao Zhou +5 more
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Innovative Approach to Hydrogen Purification: A Review on the Role of Metal Hydrides
Asia-Pacific Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Metal hydrides, renowned for their unique hydrogen bonding capabilities, have emerged as pivotal materials in the energy sector, particularly for hydrogen storage and purification applications. Their ability to store hydrogen reversibly under moderate conditions has positioned them at the forefront in hydrogen‐based energy systems. This review
T. Mohammed Faheem +4 more
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Metamorphoses in Postmodern Literature Using the Example of Michael Krüger’s Novella The End of the Novel [PDF]
Kronstädter Beiträge zur Germanistischen ForschungThrough critical studies on Ovid’s Metamorphoses and on transformation paradigms in the Western culture, this study identifies and analyses several types of metamorphoses in Michael Krüger’s Das Ende des Romans, which regard both the narrative structure ...
Bianca Bican
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Modern Narcissus: the lingering reflections of myth in modern art [PDF]
, 2011 Why has myth continued to fascinate modern artists, and why the myth of Narcissus, with its modern association with narcissism? This article considers the relationship between the Narcissus myth and the lineage of modern art that runs from Symbolism to ...
Loreti, Silvia
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Crucifixion and median neuropathy. [PDF]
, 2013 Crucifixion as a means of torture and execution was first developed in the 6th century B.C. and remained popular for over 1000 years. Details of the practice, which claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, have intrigued scholars as historical records and
Regan, Jacqueline M +2 more
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The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.Abstract The trigeminus nerve (cranial nerve V) is a large and significant conduit of sensory information from the face to the brain, with its three branches extending over the head to innervate a wide variety of integumentary sensory receptors, primarily tactile.
Juri A. Miyamae +4 more
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