Adaptive Vision-Based Gait Environment Classification for Soft Ankle Exoskeleton by Gayoung Yang, Jeong Heo, Brian Byunghyun Kang

“…Lower limb exoskeletons have been developed to improve functionality and assist with daily activities in various environments. …”
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Heat Transfer Improvements in Axial Flux Permanent Magnet Traction Motor by Rahul Roy, Sivakumar Ramasami, Lenin Natesan Chokkalingam

“…However, efficient heat removal is crucial for its proper functioning and longevity. In this paper, a 6 kW AFPM motor is designed for an e3W cargo, operating at a speed of 45 km/h. …”
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Multifunctional Reconfigurable Millimeter-Wave Array Antenna by Rawad W. Asfour, Salam K. Khamas, Edward A. Ball

“…This paper presents the design and implementation of an innovative 4-element multifunctional reconfigurability array antenna (MRAA) operating at 27.5 GHz, leveraging PIN diodes for enhanced functionality. By strategically controlling the alignment of PIN diodes, the antenna utilizes only two coplanar strip line biasing networks, streamlining its design and implementation. …”
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Electrical addressing of exceptional points in compact plasmonic structures by Jeong Hoon Yeub, Lim Yeonsoo, Han Jungho, An Soo-Chan, Jun Young Chul

“…Electrically addressable EPs in compact plasmonic structures may provide exciting opportunities for highly functional and tunable elements in integrated device platforms.…”
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Physics-Informed Learning Framework for Lower Limb Kinematic Prediction With Sparse Sensors and Its Application in Chronic Stroke by Yan Guo, Yusuke Sekiguchi, Wen Zeng, Satoru Ebihara, Dai Owaki, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Accurate measurement of lower limb joint angles enables therapists to assess the functional status of stroke patients, thereby promoting the rehabilitation process. …”
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Three-dimensional double negative mechanical metamaterials with tailored anisotropy by Wenkai Liu, Fenglei Li, Yong Liang, Eric Li, Dahua Shou, Bing Li

“…This design employs cube arrangements, rotation angles, selective connections, and guide rod assemblies to create 3D structures that maintain localised negative stiffness. …”
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Molecular Structure, Spectroscopic, Frontier Molecular Orbital Analysis, Molecular Docking Studies, and In Vitro DNA-Binding Studies of Osmium(II)-Cymene Complexes with Aryl Phosph... by Kgaugelo C. Tapala, Nqobile G. Ndlangamandla, Mpho P. Ngoepe, Hadley S. Clayton

“…The optimized molecular geometry, frontier molecular orbital (EHOMO and ELUMO) energies, global electrophilicity index (ω), chemical hardness (η), chemical potential (µ), and the energy band gap (EHOMO–ELUMO) were calculated utilizing density functional theory (DFT) methods. Computed structural parameters (bond lengths and angles) support the experimental single-crystal XRD data.…”
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Jean Pecquet (1622–1674). To the 400th anniversary of the birth by T. A. Fominykh, S. A. Kutia, A. N. Zakharova, A. E. Malov

“…But more revolutionary discovery made by Pecquet is revealing and proving the fact that the lymphatic ducts flow into the superior vena cava indirectly through the venous angles and refuting the conventional opinion on the drainage of lymph into the liver. …”
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Additive manufacturing of flexible 3D surface electrodes for electrostatic adhesion control and smart robotic gripping by Dong Geun Kim, Hyeongmin Je, A. John Hart, Sanha Kim

“…Geometrical shapes of the surface structures strongly determine the contact behavior and therefore the resulting adhesion and sensing functionalities; however, available features are often restricted by fabrication techniques. …”
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Soluble Polyimides Bearing Long-Chain Alkyl Groups on Their Side Chain via Polymer Reaction by Yusuke Tsuda, Yuki Matsuda, Takaaki Matsuda

“…These polyimides are expected to be applicable as the functional materials for microelectronics such as the alignment layers of LCDs.…”
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Introduction to multimodal musculoskeletal treatment models: a viewpoint by Christopher Behringer, Natalie Nagib, Nicole Nagib

“…These approaches acknowledge the multifactorial nature of MSK disorders, addressing not only physical pain but also psychological and functional well-being. This narrative review examines the current individual treatment modalities and their integration into emerging hybrid approaches. …”
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Intramolecular Versus Intermolecular Bonding in Drug Gemcitabine and Nucleobases: A Computational Study by Natarajan Sathiyamoorthy Venkataramanan, Ambigapathy Suvitha, Ryoji Sahara

“…The adsorption of the drug gemcitabine on nucleobases was investigated using a dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) study. The planar structure of complexes is more stable than those with stacked and buckle-angled configurations. …”
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Influence of UV curing parameters for bio-based versus fossil-based acrylates in mechanical abrasion by Pieter Samyn, Joey Bosmans, Patrick Cosemans

“…In parallel, the degree of conversion was investigated in relation to other properties such as hardness, water contact angles and topographical evaluation of the wear tracks. …”
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Additively Manufactured Wheel Suspension System with Integrated Conductions by Fabian Weitz, Christian Simon Debnar, Michael Frey, Frank Gauterin

“…The results of the applied method are lightweight suspension components with a high degree of functional integration. This improves the vehicle package and achieves higher front-wheel clearance, increasing the possible steering angles and thus improving manoeuvrability. …”
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Development of an information measuring and control system for a quadrocopter by V. V. Sleptsov, V. L. Afonin, A. E. Ablaeva, Ba Phuong Dinh

“…The system describes the dynamics of the quadrocopter movement and takes into account the expected smooth movement of the quadrocopter with small roll and pitch angles. A functional scheme and a mathematical model of the information-measuring and control system of the quadrocopter in the form of a block diagram are developed taking into account the influence of delays in the receipt of information from the sensors of the quadrocopter parameters. …”
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Improved Operational Flexibility of the M2AC for Direct AC/AC Conversion by Anjana Wijesekera, Gregory J. Kish

“…The modular multilevel ac/ac converter (M2AC) is a recently proposed partial power processing topology for direct ac/ac conversion that can adjust voltage magnitudes and phase angles in single-frequency ac power systems, analogous to a power electronic autotransformer. …”
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Unraveling heterogeneity and treatment of asthma through integrating multi-omics data by Wei Zhang, Yu Zhang, Lifei Li, Rongchang Chen, Fei Shi, Fei Shi

“…The clinical characteristic is insufficient for the precision of patient classification and therapies; thus, a combination of the functional or pathophysiological mechanism and clinical phenotype proposes a new concept called “asthma endophenotype” representing various patient subtypes defined by distinct pathophysiological mechanisms. …”
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Is Autophagy a Friend or Foe in SARS-CoV-2 Infection? by Asifa Khan, Jiaxin Ling, Jinlin Li

“…Among the various fundamental virus–host interactions, autophagy plays vital and also complicated roles by directly engaging in the viral lifecycle and functioning as an anti- and/or pro-viral factor. Autophagy thus becomes a promising target against virus infection. …”
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DDC_Calc, software to diagnose developmental dysplasia of the hip in infants (version 1) by José Julio Requeiro Molina, Ernesto Pérez Pérez, Ana María Machado Consuegra, Karina Leonor Fernández Sánchez, Roberto Díaz Amador, José Julio Requeiro Morejón

“…Its functionalities, requirements and operation of the application were described, based on a real clinical case, all illustrated with images. …”
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Linear Vibrations Analysis of a Composite Sandwich Conical Shell Manufactured by Additive Technologies by Kostiantyn V. Avramov, Borys V. Uspenskyi, Borys H. Liubarskyi, Oleksii A. Smetskykh

“…The vibrations of a three-layer sandwich shell are expanded into basis functions that satisfy the kinematic boundary conditions. …”