Sensing-actuating integrated asymmetric multilayer hydrogel muscle for soft robotics by Yexi Zhou, Yu Zhao, Dazhe Zhao, Xiao Guan, Kaijun Zhang, Yucong Pi, Junwen Zhong

“…This robot, featuring a modular distributed sensing and actuating layer, can autonomously move forward under closed-loop control based on self-detected resistance signals. …”
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Haptic-Driven Serious Card Games for Older Adults: User Preferences Study by Xin Huang, Nazlena Mohamad Ali, Shafrida Sahrani

“… BackgroundHaptic feedback technology is widely used, including in serious games. …”
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Analysis of the Conditions for the Emergence of Spatially Inhomogeneous Structures of Light Waves in Optical Information Transmission Systems by Evgenii P. Kubyshkin, Vladimir A. Kulikov

“…The formation of inhomogeneous structures that occur in a plane orthogonal to the direction of wave propagation is provided by a thin layer of nonlinear medium and a two-dimensional lagging feedback loop with the rotation operator of the spatial coordinates of the light wave in the emission plane of the optical generator. …”
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Enhanced thermal dissipation for BCB-bonded 3D integrated membrane photonic circuits by Salim Abdi, Kevin Williams, Yuqing Jiao

“…Herein, we comprehensively analyzed the performance of distributed feedback lasers (DFBs) bonded on Si using a 2 µ m-thick benzocyclobutene (BCB) layer, and with and without a 5 µ m-thick gold thermal shunt to the substrate for efficient thermal dissipation. …”
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Prediction of Carbonate Reservoir Porosity Based on CNN-BiLSTM-Transformer by Yingqiang Qi, Shuiliang Luo, Song Tang, Jifu Ruan, Da Gao, Qianqian Liu, Sheng Li

“…The model extracts curve features through the CNN layer, captures both short- and long-term neighborhood information via the BiLSTM layer, and utilizes the Transformer layer with a self-attention mechanism to focus on temporal information and input features, effectively capturing global dependencies. …”
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Research on the Seed Respiration CO2 Detection System Based on TDLAS Technology by Lu Gao, Ying Zang, Guangwu Zhao, Hengnian Qi, Qizhe Tang, Qingshan Liu, Liangquan Jia

“…This system uses a 2004 nm distributed feedback (DFB) laser as the light source, and a double-layer seed respiration device (about 1.5 L) is designed based on Herriott cell with an effective optical path of about 21 meters. …”
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Experimental demonstration of 8190-km long-haul semiconductor-laser chaos synchronization induced by digital optical communication signal by Anbang Wang, Junli Wang, Lin Jiang, Longsheng Wang, Yuncai Wang, Lianshan Yan, Yuwen Qin

“…Experiments were implemented with distributed feedback lasers injected by a random-digital phase-modulated drive light. …”
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Hardware measurement of MMC time delay and its impact on the stability of grid-connected MMC-HVDC systems by Shuai Wang, Theodor Heath, Mike Barnes, Robin Preece, Peter R Green

“…In contrast, this paper finds that this parameter, which we refer to as the Total System Time Delay (TSTD), can be significant within MMCs, based on tests shown for a laboratory-scale converter hardware prototype with an industrially representative distributed control architecture. Given MMC complex multi-layer control structures, this may affect the control speed, system stability and ancillary service provision. …”
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Digital Twin-Based Technical Research on Comprehensive Gear Fault Diagnosis and Structural Performance Evaluation by Qiang Zhang, Zhe Wu, Boshuo An, Ruitian Sun, Yanping Cui

“…Taking the QPZZ-ii gearbox test bed as the physical entity, the research establishes a five-layer architecture: functional service layer, software support layer, model integration layer, data-driven layer, and digital twin layer, forming a closed-loop feedback mechanism. …”
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Modular Mobile Charging Facility Layout Optimization Method and Deployment Strategy by Jiajun ZHENG, Xiaoyu DUAN, Zechun HU, Xiaorui HU, Bin ZHU

“…Then, a charger components optimal deployment model is established for the lower layer based on the vehicle routing problem. Finally, an algorithm based on iteration and feedback is designed to solve it. …”
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Federated XAI IDS: An Explainable and Safeguarding Privacy Approach to Detect Intrusion Combining Federated Learning and SHAP by Kazi Fatema, Samrat Kumar Dey, Mehrin Anannya, Risala Tasin Khan, Mohammad Mamunur Rashid, Chunhua Su, Rashed Mazumder

“…Next, the local clients train their individual part of the data set, deploying the distributed model from the server, and they share their feedback with the central end. …”
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Characterization methods and experimental study of mining-induced rock mass damage and fracture using carbon fiber similar materials by Weibing ZHU, Bozhi ZHAO, Shan NING, Jiahao XIANG

“…Based on this, the correlation between the variation of resistivity in carbon fiber similar simulation materials and the degree of rock layer damage was investigated. Dynamic evolution experiments of the rock structure in close proximity to coal pillar extraction were conducted, focusing on the physical simulation of the timing of key layer fractures. …”
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A Study of a Drawing Exactness Assessment Method Using Localized Normalized Cross-Correlations in a Portrait Drawing Learning Assistant System by Yue Zhang, Zitong Kong, Nobuo Funabiki, Chen-Chien Hsu

“…A learner can draw a portrait on an iPad using drawing software where the auxiliary lines appear on a different layer to the portrait. However, in the current implementation, the <i>PDLAS</i> does not offer a function to assess the exactness of the drawing result for feedback to the learner. …”
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Disaster-causing mechanism and prevention and control vision orientation of different types of coal seam floor water disasters in China by Yifan ZENG, Huicong ZHU, Qiang WU, Houzhu WANG, Xianjie FU, Tieji WANG, Xirui WANG, Jiulin FAN, Rongjie HU, Xiangjun CAI, Xuedong KAN, Shengbao GAO

“…China’s coal-forming conditions are harsh, the coal-bearing environment is complex and changeable, and the resources are distributed in a global, multi-geological type and scattered distribution, resulting in frequent occurrence of mining-associated geological disasters. …”
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Learning to Score: A Coding System for Constructed Response Items via Interactive Clustering by Lingjing Luo, Hang Yang, Zhiwu Li, Witold Pedrycz

“…Finally, the classifier is available for scoring a new response with out-of-distribution detection, which is based on the similarity between response representation and class proxy, i.e., the weight of class in the last linear layer of the classifier. …”
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Integrated Fast Reactor Analysis and Calculation of Neutronics-thermal Coupling by LI Haotian, WU Mingyu, WU Zongyun, ZHOU Zhiwei, HUO Xingkai, XIAO Yubai

“…When conducting the next round of physical calculations, the material parameter settings were updated to calculate the new power distribution. The Doppler effect is relatively prominent in the thermal feedback. …”
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Exploring the potential of geospatial mapping of emergency call data to improve ambulance services for older adults: a feasibility study in the south central region of England by Bronagh Walsh, Carole Fogg, Dianna Smith, Chloe Lofthouse-Jones, Helen Pocock, Phil King, Patryk Jadzinski, Nicola Dunbar, Vivienne Parsons, Marcel Woutersen, Julia Branson

“…These maps displayed metrics including population demographics, number of calls, response times, falls, dementia cases and hospital conveyance rates at the middle-layer super output area level. Feedback was solicited from internal stakeholders to enhance utility and focus on service improvements.Results The analysis unveiled significant regional disparities in emergency call frequencies and ambulance requirements for older adults, with notable variations in hospital conveyance rates, ranging from 22% to 100% across different areas. …”
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Spatial and Temporal Characterization of Near Space Temperature and Humidity and Their Driving Influences by Wenhui Luo, Jinji Ma, Miao Li, Haifeng Xu, Cheng Wan, Zhengqiang Li

“…The results show that in the mid- and low-latitude regions, temperature and water vapor reach their maxima at an altitude of 50 km, with values of 265 K and 8–9 × 10⁻⁶ ppmv, respectively; the variation characteristics differ across latitudes and altitudes, with a clear annual cycle; the feedback effects of solar activity and the ENSO index on temperature and humidity in the 20–40 km atmospheric layer are significantly different. …”
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Combined impacts of aerosols and urbanization on a highly threatened extreme precipitation event in Beijing, China by Tai-Chen Feng, Tian-Gang Yuan, Zhi-Yuan Hu, Tie-Jun Xie, Shen Lai, Wen-Jie Dong, Jian-Ping Huang

“…The results indicate that aerosols are enhanced by increasing cloud droplet numbers, thereby intensifying the feedback between precipitation and latent heating. …”
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Ecological sensitivity analysis of the Chengdu–Chongqing urban agglomeration toward the Yangtze river economic belt in China by Meicen Chen, Ling Wang

“…In the neutral model, all sensitive areas exhibit a balanced distribution that is closer to the actual ecosystem’s multidimensional feedback. …”
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