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Development of Heat Engines Powered by Twisted and Coiled Polymer Fiber Actuators

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Continuously rotating engines driven by thermally responsive actuating materials can turn waste heat into useful energy. For the first time heat engines operated by twisted and coiled polymer fiber actuators are demonstrated with engine design guided by two simple analytical models.
Geoffrey M. Spinks, Burhan Bin Asghar Abbasi, Zhen Jiang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Wolverine Project: Evaluating Cumulative Effects Within the Land of Ktunaxa Using the One Heart Method. [PDF]

Environ Manage
Heim N, MacDonald R, Horsethief C, Luke C, Proctor M, Machmer M, Birdstone V, Warden R, Wullum C, Plewes R, Chernos M, Carlson M.   +11 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Benchmarking Organic Photodiodes at the Noise Floor

Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.
A precise measurement framework based on a calibrated, ultra‐low‐noise automated setup with open‐source Python scripts enables accurate benchmarking of photodiodes. The unique combination of time‐dependent current measurement under dark conditions, followed by continuous‐wave faint illumination, facilitates reliable extraction of photocurrent near ...
Siddhartha Saggar, Giedrius Puidokas, Caroline Murawski   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of the ParticipACTION Report Card on physical activity for children and youth in Canada: 2015-2024. [PDF]

J Exerc Sci Fit
Vanderloo LM, Bruijns BA, Kuzik N, Stone E, Tremblay MS.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Examining Leadership Development in Campus Recreation Student Employment Using the Student Leadership Practices Inventory: Pretest-posttest Design on Intramural Sports Basketball Officials

, 2014
Julie Mizraji
openalex   +1 more source

Vision‐Assisted Avocado Harvesting with Aerial Bimanual Manipulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work outlines the design and implementation of a bimanual aerial robot that employs visual perception and learning to detect, reach, and harvest avocados. A new gripper and fixer arm assembly is used to harvest avocados, while visual perception enables the detection of avocados and estimation of their position and orientation for determining ...
Zhichao Liu, Jingzong Zhou, Caio Mucchiani, Konstantinos Karydis   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing Pandemic Impacts to Collaborative Management in Parks and Protected Areas. [PDF]

Environ Manage
McCreary A, Seekamp E, Edwards MB.
europepmc   +1 more source

A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compliant Pneumatic Feet with Real‐Time Stiffness Adaptation for Humanoid Locomotion

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A compliant pneumatic foot with real‐time variable stiffness enables humanoid robots to adapt to changing terrains. Using onboard vision and pressure control, the foot modulates stiffness within each gait cycle, reducing impact forces and improving balance. The design, cast in soft silicone with embedded air chambers and Kevlar wrapping, offers durable,
Irene Frizza, Hiroshi Kaminaga, Philippe Fraisse, Gentiane Venture   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source