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Investigating various nonlinear vibration problems using VIBRANT: A tool based on Abaqus and Python. [PDF]

PLoS One
Tüfekci M, Sevencan F, Yurdakul O.
europepmc   +1 more source

THE LEGITIMACY TRAP: Street Vending Heterogeneity and Selective Enforcement in San Francisco

International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.
Abstract Literature on street vending regulation often emphasizes the challenges in enforcing legal frameworks due to unclear laws or insufficient state capacity. However, it tends to overlook diversity among vendors themselves along crucial parameters such as spatial location, community ties and processes of goods procurement.
Irene Farah
wiley   +1 more source

Coupled Effects of the Mover Mass on Stepping Characteristics of Stick-Slip Piezoelectric Actuators. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Ding Z, Zhou X, Wang K, Xu Z, Dong J, Fan Y, Yu H.   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

The predatory behavior of ants: an impressive panoply of morphological adaptations

Insect Science, EarlyView.
This review focuses on predation in ants, showing the wide diversity of cases from solitary foraging to group hunting tactics, as well as the evolution of mandible shape frequently adapted to capture specific prey. Although most ants are generalist feeders, finding their sugary substances directly on plants or indirectly via sap‐sucking insects, some ...
Alain Dejean, Xim Cerdá, Jérôme Orivel, Frédéric Azémar, Alexander L. Wild, Bruno Corbara, Axel Touchard   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling and Design of a Soft Capacitive Slip Sensor with Fluid Dielectric Interlayer. [PDF]

Micromachines (Basel)
Landi E, Lisini Baldi T, Pallaoro M, Micheletti F, Carli F, Fort A.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Mixed Super‐Circles

Computer Graphics Forum, EarlyView.
Abstract We introduce mixed super‐circles, a position‐curvature formulation of the original dynamic 2D super‐helix model. Compared to the latter, purely curvature‐based model – the so‐called chained formulation –, the mixed formulation that we propose here drastically reduces the algorithmic complexity of the solving scheme – from quadratic to quasi ...
Emile Hohnadel, Thibaut Métivet, Florence Bertails‐Descoubes   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Tangentially Sensitive Tactile Sensor Reveals the Stick-Slip Mechanism and Enhances Robotic Tactile Sensing. [PDF]

Adv Sci (Weinh)
Wang J, Liu X, Du Y, Chen Y, Guo J, Fan L, Tang M, Qiao X, Zhu Y, Zhang Z, Dong C, Wang L, Fan Y.   +12 more
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Can a lizard ride on a housefly?: Navigating uncertainty and moral life in an Accra Zongo, Ghana

Ethos, EarlyView.
Abstract How can uncertainty become a resource for ethical life rather than a threat to it? Focusing on a Zongo community in Accra, Ghana—also known as a “traveler's camp” or “stranger's quarters”—this article examines how people use a creative form of communication called the practice of folding to sustain relationships shaped by conditions of ...
Emily A. Williamson
wiley   +1 more source

Transient Contact Elastic-Plastic Characteristics Analysis of Rail Welded Joints in Heavy-Haul Railways. [PDF]

Materials (Basel)
Liu C, Wang Z.
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Friction and vibration generated during sliding over bare skin correlate with perceived smoothness and moistness

International Journal of Cosmetic Science, EarlyView.
A tactile sensor with a probe replicating a fingerprint quantified skin texture by measuring vibration and friction. Regression analysis linked smoothness and moistness perceptions with high‐frequency vibration amplitude and friction. These findings support the objective assessment of skin texture, enhancing product evaluation consistency and bridging ...
Naoki Saito, Kohei Matsumori, Taiki Kazama, Naomi Arakawa, Shogo Okamoto   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source