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Polish adaptation and validation of the Smartphone Orientation Scale (SOS)

Journal of Modern Science
Objectives The intensive use of mobile devices has been the research subject in many countries and cultures for several years. The main emphasis is usually focused on negative phenomena, ranging from problematic or excessive use to addiction to a mobile ...
Wojciech Marcin Czerski, Dorota Zbroszczyk, Katarzyna Ziębakowska-Cecot   +2 more
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High Center‐of‐Mass, Multi‐Legged Soft Robots Powered by Geometrically Encoded Liquid Crystal Elastomer Arc Appendages

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Inspired by the octopus and the golden wheel spider, soft robots with liquid crystal elastomer arc fibers as appendages are fabricated to transcend surface constraints through an elevated center of mass and minimal contact footprints. By leveraging curvature‐encoded deformation‐recovery cycles, these robots exhibit contractile, torsional, and flexural ...
Jong Bin Kim, Antonio Proctor Martinez, Yaoye Hong, Ziyun Zhang, Kun‐Yu Wang, Shu Yang   +5 more
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Determinants of institutional delivery service utilization among internally displaced vulnerable populations in Benadir region, Somalia: A community based cross-sectional study

Journal of Migration and Health
Background: Every day, nearly 830 women succumb to preventable pregnancy and childbirth-related complications, with 99 % of maternal deaths occurring in developing nations.
Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Mohamed Abdullahi Osman, Yusuf Ali Jimale, Falis Ibrahim Mohamud, Hamdi Ahmed Hussein, Mohamed Osman Alasow, Abukar Abdi Osman, Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi, Mohamed Maalin Dakane, Dek Abdi Hussein   +9 more
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Flexible Pressure Sensor With Co‐Optimized Sensitivity and Linearity Based on Gradient Toroidal Microstructures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A flexible piezoresistive pressure sensor with gradient toroidal CNT/PDMS microstructures is reported. The hierarchical geometry enables sequential electrode contact, achieving a sensitivity of 256.20 kPa−1 and linear response (R2 = 0.99) over 0–1000 kPa.
Rongmei Wang, Ruolin Liu, Ming Lei, Yifan Liu, Fengming Hu, Bing Ji, Chao Peng, Jianyi Luo, Bingpu Zhou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indoor residual spray bio-efficacy and residual activity of a clothianidin-based formulation (SumiShield® 50WG) provides long persistence on various wall surfaces for malaria control in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Malaria Journal, 2019
Background Bio-efficacy and residual activity of SumiShield® 50WG (50%, w/w) with active ingredient clothianidin, a neonicotinoid compound, was assessed using an insecticide-susceptible laboratory strain of Anopheles arabiensis.
Leonard M. Ngwej, Izak Hattingh, Godwill Mlambo, Emmanuel M. Mashat, Jean-Christophe K. Kashala, Françoise K. Malonga, Michael J. Bangs   +6 more
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SoS contract verification using statistical model checking [PDF]

Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, 2013
Exhaustive formal verification for systems of systems (SoS) is impractical and cannot be applied on a large scale. In this paper we propose to use statistical model checking for efficient verification of SoS. We address three relevant aspects for systems
Alessandro Mignogna, Leonardo Mangeruca, Benoît Boyer, Axel Legay, Alexandre Arnold   +4 more
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Multiobjective Codesign Optimization of a Planar Pneumatic Artificial Muscle‐Based Snake‐Like Robot for Enhanced Agility and Energy Efficiency

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A codesign multiobjective optimization framework was developed to enhance the morphology and controller of a snake‐like robot driven by artificial muscles. It improved planar locomotion, agility, and power efficiency. The approach optimized link geometry and controller gains, revealing that shorter muscles near joints and longer linkages maximize ...
Ayla Valles, Mahdi Haghshenas‐Jaryani
wiley   +1 more source

Gestão compartilhada no Parque Nacional da Serra do Divisor, Acre: desafios e oportunidades

Labor & Engenho, 2017
A gestão de unidades de conservação é de extrema relevância ao desenvolvimento regional da Amazônia, somando-se os desafios da economia extrativa, das grandes obras de infraestrutura e os possíveis efeitos das mudanças climáticas.
Ayri Saraiva Rando, Alisson Sobrinho Maranho, Miguel Scarcello   +2 more
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Performance–Complexity Trade‐Offs in Battery Lifetime Prediction with Task‐Aware Transformers

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
FAST‐BatPro integrates convolutional feature extraction, flash Attention, and sparse attention for efficient battery lifetime prediction. Using limited early‐cycle data across multiple chemistries and operating conditions, it achieves robust accuracy while reducing inference latency, computational cost, and energy consumption.
Jingyuan Zhao, Misheng Cai, Zhenghong Wang, Yan Wang, Yuqi Li, Bo Dong, Hewu Wang, Andrew F. Burke, Simona Onori, Stephen J. Harris   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Crystalline and Thermally Stable Selenocysteine Selenenic Acid

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
The long‐sought catalytic intermediate of selenoproteins, selenocysteine selenenic acid (Sec–SeOH), is isolated for the first time at ambient temperature. A bioinspired selenopeptide sequence encapsulated within a protective molecular cradle and an oxidant‐free route from selenenyl iodide (Sec–SeI) enable the isolation of Sec–SeOH. Contrary to the long‐
Ryosuke Masuda, Satoru Kuwano, Kei Goto
wiley   +2 more sources