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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong +2 more
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Cost and benefits of rent control in Kumasi, Ghana [PDF]
Over the past forty years, rent control has been a feature of housing in Ghana. This study focusses on the housing market in Kumasi, the second largest city in Ghana.
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Modular, Textile‐Based Soft Robotic Grippers for Agricultural Produce Handling
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This article introduces textile‐based pneumatic grippers that transform simple textiles into robust bending actuators. Detailed experiments uncover how cut geometry and fabric selection shape performance. Successful handling of fragile agricultural items showcases the potential of textile robotics for safe, scalable automation in food processing and ...
Zeyu Hou +4 more
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Rent Creation and Rent Containment
, 2017 The evolution of the telecommunications sector is of keen interest from both a development and a political economy perspective. Telecommunications is critical to economic dynamics, to the quality of life, to social service provision, and to citizen engagement.
Atiyas, Izak +2 more
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PARTICULARITIES REGARDING THE CALCULATION AND PROFITABILITY ANALYSIS OF FARMS [PDF]
Scientific Papers Series : Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and Rural Development, 2015 In contrast to the industry, in the agricultural production process, specific factors intervene, which determine peculiarities in the use of labor, means of production and work items.
Daniela SIMTION
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.DRIVE‐SAFE evaluates learning‐based, black‐box autonomous driving policies against evolving temporal safety requirements using Signal Temporal Logic robustness metrics. It aggregates distributional robustness measures with domain‐informed weights to guide iterative retraining.
Kristy Sakano +3 more
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Multi-Period Rent-Seeking Contests with Carryover: Theory and Experimental Evidence [PDF]
The majority of theoretical and experimental research stemming from Tullock’s (1980) model of rent-seeking considers static, single-period contests. This paper contributes to a growing body of research on multi-period rent-seeking contests by developing ...
Pamela Schmitt +3 more
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THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND THE STATE OF A MARKET FOR THE MODERN RUSSIAN INSTRUMENT
Модернизация, инновация, развитие, 2015 In this paper internal antagonisms of situation in native instrument making industry in term of modern Russian economic are considered. Possible ways to increasing of this sector competitiveness are analyzed taking in account middle and small enterprises
V. N. Voronina
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LandThe continuous reduction in peri-urban agricultural land due to spatial urban expansion forces subsistence farmers to seek arable land through different land access strategies.
Sayeh Kassaw Agegnehu +4 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Intelligent Sky Guardians (InSkyGuard) is introduced as a four‐drone swarm that autonomously detects, tracks, and safely captures rogue drones using a coordinated net system. Computer vision and leader–follower control architecture enable synchronized enclosure, while integrated failsafes enhance system reliability. Validated through closed‐environment
Joshua Hastings +6 more
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