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Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intelligent voice assistant as an example of inclusive design methodology implementation

open access: yesОбразование и наука
Introduction. The development of artificial intelligence methods and technologies aimed at speech recognition contributes to the creation of specialised programmes – namely voice assistants – which are capable of conducting a dialogue in natural language.
A. A. Zakharov   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

User Experience Comparison of Intelligent Personal Assistants: Alexa, Google Assistant, Siri and Cortana

open access: yesProceedings, 2019
Natural user interfaces are becoming popular. One of the most common natural user interfaces nowadays are voice activated interfaces, particularly smart personal assistants such as Google Assistant, Alexa, Cortana, and Siri.
Ana Berdasco   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intelligent Personal Assistant in Business-Context: Key-feature Evaluation for User Acceptance

open access: yesBusiness Systems Research, 2020
The usage of intelligent personal assistants (IPA), such as Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant is increasing significantly, and voice-interaction is relevant for workflows in a business context.
Hüsson Daniel   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Boston University Symphony Orchestra, October 25, 2001 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This is the concert program of the Boston University Symphony Orchestra performance on Thursday, October 25, 2001 at 8:00 p.m., at Tsai Performance Center, 685 Commonwealth Avenue.
School of Music, Boston University
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Structural and Chemical Engineering of Sub‐Nanochannel Membranes Toward Ion Selectivity

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent advances in structural and chemical engineering of sub‐nanochannels for ion selectivity. We first introduce fundamental ion transport mechanisms within sub‐nanochannels, followed by strategies to tune pore size, geometry, and surface functionalities, categorized into charge‐based, ion‐recognition, hydrophilic bonding, and ...
Yuyu Su   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Month in the Country, April 13-16, 2006 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This is the concert program of the Boston University Opera Institute and Boston University Chamber Orchestra performance of A Month in the County with music by Lee Hoiby and libretto by William Ball running April 13-16, 2006, at the Boston University ...
School of Music, Boston University
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Design and evaluation of acceleration strategies for speeding up the development of dialog applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
In this paper, we describe a complete development platform that features different innovative acceleration strategies, not included in any other current platform, that simplify and speed up the definition of the different elements required to design a ...
Agah   +14 more
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Design Strategies and Emerging Applications of High‐Performance Flexible Piezoresistive Pressure Sensors

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Flexible piezoresistive pressure sensors underpin wearable and soft electronics. This review links sensing physics, including contact resistance modulation, quantum tunneling and percolation, to unified materials/structure design. We highlight composite and graded architectures, interfacial/porous engineering, and microstructured 3D conductive networks
Feng Luo   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Boston University Choral Ensembles, October 13, 2001 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
This is the concert program of the Boston University Choral Ensembles performance on Saturday, October 13, 2001 at 8:00 p.m., at the Concert Hall, 855 Commonwealth Avenue.
School of Music, Boston University
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