Fault-Tolerant Control of Steer-by-Wire System Based on Sliding Mode Observer With Neural Network by Rongji Yang, Daozheng Liao

“…Firstly, to mitigate the adverse effects of non-smooth desired steering angle signals on the transient performance of the control system, a third-order tracking-differentiator is employed to smooth the desired signal. …”
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Trailing Edge Flap Effects on Dynamic Stall Vortex and Unsteady Aerodynamic Forces on a Pitching Airfoil by Shi-Long Xing, He-Yong Xu, Wei-Guo Zhang

“…The bigger the upward deflection angle of the TEF, the better its control effect.…”
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Volute Optimization Based on Self-Adaption Kriging Surrogate Model by Fannian Meng, Ziqi Zhang, Liangwen Wang

“…Finally, the high-precision Kriging surrogate model is used as the fitness function of NSGA-II algorithm to find the Pareto optimal solution under multiobjective optimization, and the optimization target are aero dynamical efficiency and total pressure. …”
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A Robust Control Strategy for Distributed Generations in Islanded Microgrids by esmaeel rokrok, fariba shavakhi zavareh, jafar soltani, mahmoud reza shakarami

“…All the parameters of controllers are derived via particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm in order to minimize an appropriate cost function. Performance of the proposed control strategy is compared to the performance of the conventional master-slave based control strategy. …”
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Design of Reinforcement Learning Guidance Law for Antitorpedo Torpedoes by Zhong Wang, Zhiwen Wen, Weitong Cui, Daming Zhou, Pei Wang

“…Integrating engineering design, the intelligent guidance law for antitorpedo torpedoes proposed in this article selects the rate of change in the line-of-sight angle as the state variable, designs a reward function based on interception results, and designs a discretized behavior space based on the commonly used proportional guidance coefficient selection range. …”
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Modeling and Measurement of Tool Wear During Angular Positioning of a Round Cutting Insert of a Toroidal Milling Tool for Multi-Axis Milling by Michał Gdula, Lucia Knapčíková, Jozef Husár, Radoslav Vandžura

“…The method concept is based on a developed wear model using a non-linear estimation method adopting a quasi-linear function. In addition, a tool life model was developed, taking into account the cutting blade work angle parameter, the laser marking method for the round cutting insert, and a wear measurement methodology. …”
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Design of high phase-sensitivity BlueP/TMDC heterostructure-based SPR biosensor using improved artificial bee colony algorithm by Chong Yue, Mantong Chen, Yaopu Lang, Qinggang Liu

“…In the optimization function of the IABC method, the reflectivity at resonance angle is incorporated as a constraint to achieve high phase sensitivity. …”
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Stress fiber strain is zero in normal aortic smooth muscle, elevated in hypertensive stretch, and minimal in wall thickening rats by Shukei Sugita, Rintaro Kawai, Yoshihiro Ujihara, Masanori Nakamura

“…These findings support SFs function as mechanosensors in response to hypertension.…”
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Mechanical Properties and Energy Characteristics of Shales Under Conventional Triaxial Compression Conditions Based on Different Initial Prestresses by Yanju Li, Hao Yang, Xiaoqian Yuchi, Shengling Jiang, Rili Yang, Pan Shu, Hui Liu

“…The results demonstrate that the peak differential stress of the shale samples increases with the rising initial prestress, following an exponential function. Based on the maximum and minimum principal stress data of the shale samples and the Mohr‐Coulomb criterion, the cohesive force and internal friction angle of the tested shale were calculated as 29.86 MPa and 38.92°, respectively. …”
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Optimization Correction Strength Using Contra Bending Technique without Anterior Release Procedure to Achieve Maximum Correction on Severe Adult Idiopathic Scoliosis by Ahmad Jabir Rahyussalim, Ifran Saleh, Dyah Purnaning, Tri Kurniawati

“…Adult scoliosis is defined as a spinal deformity in a skeletally mature patient with a Cobb angle of more than 10 degrees in the coronal plain. …”
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Lightweight deep neural network for contour detection and extraction of wheat spikes in complex field environments by Xin Xu, Haiyang Zhang, Jiangchuan Lu, Ziyi Guo, Juanjuan Zhang, Jibo Yue, Hongbo Qiao, Xinming Ma

“…Method Building on two-year multi-angle wheat spike imagery, we propose an enhanced YOLOv9-LDS multi-scale object detection framework. …”
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The effects of augmentation choices for locking plate fixation in proximal humerus fracture osteosynthesis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hsiao-Yi Cheng, Chun-Wei Liang, Jou-Hua Wang, Yuh-Ruey Kuo, Po-Yen Ko, Chang-Han Chuang, Po-Ting Wu

“…Augmentation showed small-to-moderate effects on pain reduction and functional improvement and reduced changes in humeral head height and neck-shaft angle. …”
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Residual Postoperative Valgus After Total Knee Arthroplasty for Preoperative Valgus Deformity Results in Inferior Patient-Reported Outcomes by Anastasia A. Hunt, MD, Ian Hollyer, MD, Nicole S. Pham, MPH, William J. Maloney, MD, James I. Huddleston, III, MD

“…Varus knees showed significantly greater improvement in Knee Society Score Function scores compared to valgus knees. At final follow-up, Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Pain scores were significantly better in varus knees. …”
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Unsupervised Global Difference Modeling for Image Change Detection by Wenhua Zhang, Qihao Weng, Jia Liu, Zeng Qu, Yong Li, Jinjin Chai, Liang Xiao

“…In change detection, impact of nonintrinsic changes such as those caused by illumination, season, and viewing angle variances are common in practice but also a great challenge for change detection methods. …”
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Improvement of Energy Indicators of Asynchronous Motor under the Conditions of Asymmetric Voltage Supply by Boyko A.A., Besarab A.N., Sokolov Y.A., Shapa L.N.

“…This allows to solve the problem of power loss minimization in an asynchronous motor due to the load angle equality to the optimal value, and the problem of symmetrization due to the load angle equality in motor phases. …”
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Automated Analysis of X-Ray Images of the Temporomandibular Joint in Patients with Orthognathic Bite and Physiological Occlusion by M. A. Postnikov, O. V. Slesarev, D. A. Trunin, D. A. Andriyanov, S. N. Ispanova

“…The introduction of automated estimation of TMJ functional capacities from angular and linear measurements made it possible to obtain the following data: the α-angle was 11.99±2.44° for the right TMJ and 12.12±2.78° for the left one; the β-angle was 11.58±2.31° for the right TMJ and 12.42±2.81° for the left one; the γ-angle was 156.41±4.57° for the right TMJ and 155.46±5.50° for the left one. …”
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Staged lateral⁃posterior lumbar interbody fusion for degenerative spinal deformity by LIU Zhen‐lei, WANG Kai, LI Kang, ZHANG Lei, JIAN Feng‐zeng, WU Hao

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A perioperative nursing care protocol for patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II or type III undergoing spinal surgery: a 4-year experience in 24 patients by Gaoyang Li, Kexin Xu, Di Liu, Nan Wu, Terry Jianguo Zhang, Yaping Chen

“…Results All 24 included patients had severe scoliosis, kyphosis, or kyphoscoliosis, with a mean Cobb angle of 102 degrees. Upon admission, all patients (24/24) presented with muscle weakness, were classified as having total or severe dependency, and were at risk of developing pressure sores; 58.3% (14/24) of the patients had severe pulmonary function impairment, and 50.0% (12/24) were at nutritional risk, with the score unable to be assessed in 8.3% (2/24) of the patients. …”
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Outcomes of Suprapatellar Intramedullary Nail Fixation of Tibial Shaft Fractures in Skeletally Immature Patients by Carlos D. Pargas-Colina, MD, Tori J. Coble, DO, Sara E. Davis, BS, David D. Spence, MD, Jonathan K. Rowland, BS, Derek M. Kelly, MD, Benjamin W. Sheffer, MD

“…The mechanical Medial Proximal Tibial Angle (mMPTA, range 85–90 degrees) and Posterior Proximal Tibial Angle (PPTA, range 77–84 degrees) were normal in all pre-operative patients; there were no statistically significant changes in mMPTA and PPTA over the follow-up period. …”
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An evaluation model and its application of low-pressure abrasive air jet slitting hard rock by Jianping WEI, Yubo CAI, Tiegang ZHANG, Yi XUE, Songtao JI, Changjiang CHEN, Huidong ZHANG, Yong LIU

“…The ratio of the mean area (A) of the slit morphology curve to the distribution function parameter (a1) is defined as the characteristic width of the slit, denoted as b, and the ratio of b to a1 is defined as the width-to-height ratio P. …”
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