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An Origami‐Inspired Cable‐Driven Continuum Robot

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A cable‐driven origami‐inspired continuum robot with dual bending‐contraction freedom is presented, overcoming monofunctional limitations of existing designs. A multijoint prototype demonstrates significant adaptability for shape‐variable grasping. Embedded structural conformality further supports a customizable wrist orthosis with dual rehabilitation ...
Zhichuan Tang   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Technological Composition and Innovation Factors in Inventive Yangtze River Delta: Evidence from Patent Inventions

open access: yesApplied Sciences
Patents as proxy for technological trends is well noted. The rapid increase of patents in China, however, has aroused debates on its technological progress: ‘few original innovations’ are produced in advanced areas, and true ‘breakthroughs’ are ...
Lingyue Li   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geographic Information Systems and Decision Processes for Urban Planning: A Case Study of Rough Set Analysis on the Residential Areas of the City of Cagliari, Italy [PDF]

open access: yes
In Italy, urban planning is based on the city Masterplan. This plan identifies the future urban organization and a system of zoning rules. Land-use policies are based on these rules.
Corrado Zoppi, Sabrina Lai
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Remora‐Inspired Sensing Suction Cup with Adhesion Monitoring and Force Detection

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A suction cup with integrated liquid metal microchannel sensors enables stable multidirectional force sensing and adhesion monitoring in both air and water. The flexible resistive sensors, placed on the outer lip, transduce deformations into resistance changes under normal and shear loads.
Yuchen Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Design Challenges to Expand the Functionality of Drones: Deformable Rotorcraft and Nature‐Inspired Flapping Drones

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This review systematically analyzes deformable drones, including extendable, foldable, and tilting configurations, along with nature‐inspired flapping rotorcraft. By classifying deformation principles and structural mechanisms, design trade‐offs, functional capabilities, and future development potential are highlighted.
Ju‐Hee Lee   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Analysis and Assessment of ICT and its Role in Urban Planning and Management: A Case Study of Central District of Esfahan [PDF]

open access: yesنشریه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی, 2011
The current paper attempts to examine information and communication technology (ICT) in Esfahan’s central district. The research method is applied-developmental and the study method is survey-documental. To collect data, questionnaires were used and SPSS
Asghar Zarabi   +2 more
doaj  

“I never realized how hard recovery is.” A quasi‐experimental evaluation of a youth participatory action research project for opioid prevention

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Youth participatory action research (YPAR) has been effectively used for substance use prevention. Yet, YPAR has not been evaluated for opioids, which negatively impact individuals and communities across the United States. The current study evaluated an opioid‐focused YPAR project.
Elizabeth H. Weybright   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Geo-questionnaire in urban planning – preliminary results of the experimental application in Poland [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Changes in the attitude of local authorities towards the public participation in the decision making processes have prompted development of new methods of such involvement.
Brudka, Cezary   +6 more
core   +1 more source

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