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Hard‐Magnetic Soft Millirobots in Underactuated Systems

open access: yesAdvanced 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
wiley   +1 more source

Falls risk perception among older adults and carers: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics
Objectives The main objective of the study was to explore and compare patient and carer perception of risk of falls using a concept perception of falls risk scale.
Mahbub Hasan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Myths of the Psychometric Paradigm and how they can misinform risk communication [PDF]

open access: yes
Extensive research on risk perception has led to a received view (the psychometric model or paradigm), which stresses that members of the public react negatively to technology whenever it (a) is new, (b) causes “dread”, and (c) there is low trust in ...
Sjöberg, Lennart
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Food safety risk: consumer food purchase models [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Recent high profile food safety incidents in the United Kingdom have shaken consumer confidence in food products. Consumer perception of risk is seen to be very relevant to food safety issues. The impact of this perceived risk on purchase behaviour is
Yeung, Ruth Mo Wah
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Demographic, socio-economic and phycological perspective of risk perception from disasters caused by floods: case study Belgrade

open access: yes, 2019
Taking into account that floods are a very common occurrence in the Republic of Serbia, as well as the fact that they directly endanger the life and health of people, their property and the environment, it is necessary to see into how an individual ...
Perić, Jovana, Cvetković, Vladimir M.
core   +1 more source

A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

open access: yesAdvanced 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
wiley   +1 more source

Risk perception or self perception

open access: yes, 2005
In cognitive entrepreneurship research one main question is: Do entrepreneurs think differently than others in various ways? Especially in the area of risk perception cognition is thought of as information processing. In later streams of cognitive science it has developed from a state where cognition is seen as information processing to a state where ...
Löbler, Helge   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Spatial Distribution of Housing Investment and Perception of Earthquake Risk in Istanbul Metropolitan Area [PDF]

open access: yes
Istanbul, the largest metropolitan area in Turkey with a population of over 15 million inhabitants, lies close to major and active fault lines and has been previously hit by fatal earthquakes several times.
Ela Yazici, Tuba Cekic
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Consumers' risk perception in B2C electronic commerce

open access: yes, 2004
This article explores the risk perception in B2C (Business to Consumer) Electronic Commerce from consumers’ perspective. After in-depth interview of 32 participants and E-survey with 305 respondents, the factor structure of risk sources is proposed as ...
E. P. Wang, Y. W. Chen, S. Y. Zhang
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