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Stair‐Climbing Wheelchairs for Enhanced Mobility: A Comprehensive Review of Fundamental Mechanisms, Design Concepts, and Performance Analysis

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT People with physical disabilities face significant mobility challenges while climbing uneven surfaces and staircases. In these circumstances, traditional wheelchairs do not provide stable, safely controlled mobility, underscoring the importance of building superior stair‐climbing wheelchairs for both medical and infrastructure purposes.
Gopisetti Manikanta, S. M. Abhinandan, Anand Reddy, G. Chandana, Divya, P. Anil Kumar, Ch. Venkata Rao, Ashish Garg, Ravi C. Soni, Jogendra Kumar, Bhargav Akkinepally   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Institutional Determinants of Environmental Disclosure for Sustainable Development: The Moderating Role of Gender‐Diverse Boards

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the institutional determinants of environmental disclosure in the context of sustainable development and analyses the moderating role of board gender diversity in this relationship. Using an international sample of 26 countries over the period 2014–2023, we explore how macro‐level socioeconomic, cultural, political, and ...
Carmelo Reverte, María Consuelo Pucheta‐Martínez, Isabel Gallego‐Álvarez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Schools That Educate Students Who Transform Businesses and Change the World: The Transformative Role of Education for the Circular Economy

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The linear economic model continues to intensify environmental degradation and resource depletion, yet education for the circular economy (ECE) remains underdeveloped, particularly within basic education and in the Global South. This study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of an ECE Programme grounded in active learning methodologies,
Maiara Lais Marcon, Simone Sehnem
wiley   +1 more source

Analysis of Adaptive Fractional-Order Sliding-Mode Control Method Based on Smith Predictor for Voice Coil Motor

Applied Sciences
To satisfy the stringent requirements of ultra-precision systems for high accuracy and rapid dynamic response, the chatter and system delay of voice coil motor (VCM) under operating conditions have become key bottlenecks restricting overall performance ...
Ziyi Shi, Xiaobao Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Right to Food in Sub‐Saharan Africa: Challenges, Policies, and Sustainable Strategies

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article examines the multifaceted issue of food security in Sub‐Saharan Africa and the critical importance of upholding rights to food in the region. It explores the challenges posed by food insecurity, analyzes existing policies and interventions, and proposes sustainable strategies to enhance food security.
Helen Onyeaka, Adenike A. Akinsemolu, Phemelo Tamasiga, Ogueri Nwaiwu, Elijah Kolawole Oladipo, Kehinde Abolade Aderibigbe, Taghi Miri   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Remote z-scanning with a macroscopic voice coil motor for fast 3D multiphoton laser scanning microscopy. [PDF]

Biomed Opt Express, 2016
Rupprecht P, Prendergast A, Wyart C, Friedrich RW.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Causal Relationship Between ESG Assessment Criteria and SDGs for PPP Projects: A Fuzzy Cognitive Approach

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) assessment criteria have received substantial recognition for investment decision and practical steps to achieving the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Given the global reliance on public‐private partnership (PPP) to bridge infrastructure deficit, investment into these projects is on the rise; it
Caleb Boadi, Robert Osei‐kyei, Vivian W. Y. Tam   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Symbols of Climate Action: Audit Labor and the Production of Carbon Credits

Economic Anthropology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are promoted as tools for financing climate mitigation, yet their effectiveness and credibility remain contested. This article examines how carbon credits are produced and destabilized as symbols of climate action, emphasizing the forms of ecological and audit labor that sustain their legitimacy.
Diego Silva Garzón
wiley   +1 more source

How ventures maintain stakeholder support amidst operational legitimacy threats

Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary We explore how ventures mitigate operational legitimacy threats—threats that originate within the venture and challenge claims relating to the venture's ability to deliver on its promised value proposition. Through an inductive study of four ventures working to deliver their promised products following successful crowdfunding ...
Alex Murray, Susan Cohen, Farhan Iqbal
wiley   +1 more source

Two‐Stage Power Management for Triboelectric Nanogenerators: Toward Reliable and Efficient Self‐Powered Systems

Safety Science and Technology, EarlyView.
This review systematically outlines two‐stage power management circuits for TENGs, integrating AC–DC and DC–DC conversion to overcome high impedance and unstable output. It highlights strategies for efficient energy extraction and stable power delivery, enabling the development of reliable self‐powered systems for safety monitoring and applications in ...
Jiaxin Hu, Zhiyong Zhang, Haiyang Shao, Tianyu Shi, Baoling Yuan, Ming‐Lai Fu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source