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Investigation of Force-Controlled Polishing of Complex Curved PMMA Parts on a Machining Center

open access: yesMachines
During the polishing process of complex curved PMMA parts, the polishing force is an important factor affecting the surface quality and optical performance. In this paper, a force-controlled polishing device integrated into a machining center to maintain
Xiangran Meng   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

‘School is their whole world’: Teachers' perspectives on loneliness among children and adolescents from England and mainland China

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract As front‐line observers and active participants in pupils' daily lives, teachers closely monitor pupils' social interactions, emotional states and behavioural changes. Their unique perspective enables them to detect problems in the social lives of their pupils that may not be immediately visible to peers, parents or mental health professionals.
Yixuan Zheng   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

No other choice: The fracturing of reflexivity in families' pathways into (non‐)elective home education in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract In England, education is compulsory, but schooling is not: it is legal for families to home educate their children. This form of education is officially termed by the Department for Education as ‘Elective Home Education’. As this designation implies, many families home educate as a positive and preferential ‘choice’.
Katherine Davey   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Ethical Minefields: Micro‐Foundations of Corporate Political Work in Ethical and Sustainable Business Performance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In an era of rising geopolitical tensions and environmental instability, corporate political activities have become increasingly intertwined with ethical challenges and sustainability requirements. This study investigates the influence of environmental dynamics and corporate ethical responsibility on interorganizational conflict and ...
David Yulong Liu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Composite Motion Design Procedure for Vibration Assisted Small-Hole EDM Using One Voice Coil Motor

open access: yesShock and Vibration, 2016
To address the problem of debris accumulation in small-hole electrical discharge machine (EDM) and simplify the design of the spindle head, the paper proposes a novel composite motion design procedure integrated high frequency vibration and large stroke ...
Jing Cui, Zhongyi Chu
doaj   +1 more source

Re‐Ontologizing Leadership Identity for Sustainable Business: Embedding Leaders' Decarbonization Competences in Bahrain's Sunset Industry

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The lag in embedding leaders' decarbonization competences into sunset industry businesses (oil, gas, and petroleum), particularly in Middle Eastern hydrocarbon economies, poses an existential environmental and institutional challenge. In many such contexts, leaders' decarbonization competences remain subordinated to resource utilization and ...
John Mendy   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: The scientific method versus engineering design methodology

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract Engineering graduate students confuse the scientific method and problem solving when presenting their pre‐doctoral exams and theses: Science discourse adopts question and hypotheses to assert and establish a study's rationale, while it is problem and objectives in engineering design.
Gregory S. Patience   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adaptive Feedforward Control Based on Estimated Electromagnetic Parameters upon a Novel Two-Degrees-of-Freedom Actuator with a Unibody Magnetic Circuit

open access: yesEnergies
This paper focuses on the study of the tracking performance of a novel two-degrees-of-freedom (two-DOF) voice coil motor (VCM). Intelligent control algorithms estimate the motor control model by the relationship between the input and output values, and ...
Zhaoxi Yi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Open-Loop Control of Voice Coil Motor With Magnetic Restoring Force Using High-Low Frequency Composite Signals

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
This study proposed an approach to control voice coil motors (VCMs) installed in smartphone modules as autofocus actuators. The VCM developed in this study comprises guide rods.
Yu-Hao Chang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

How Institutional Environments Shape the ESG–Growth Relation: Evidence From Europe

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global financial markets increasingly integrate non‐financial criteria, companies are reinforcing the strategic role of sustainability and its impact on market value, although this cannot overlook how different institutional structures shape investor perceptions.
Laura Bango‐López   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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