Author(s): Fasihanifard M; Packirisamy M;

Actuating monolithic photonic components (particularly slab waveguides) requires higher force due to their inherent stiffness. However, two primary constraints must be addressed: actuator footprint and fabrication limits. Increasing the number of fingers to provide the required force is not a viable solution due to space constraints, and we must also adhe ...

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Author(s): Cheng M; He S; Pan Y; Lin M; Zhu WP;

The Internet of Things (IoT) has promoted emerging applications that require massive device collaboration, heavy computation, and stringent latency. Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)-assisted mobile edge computing (MEC) systems can provide flexible services for user devices (UDs) with wide coverage. The optimization of both latency and energy consumption rema ...

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Author(s): Ramezani G; Silva IO; Stiharu I; Ven TGMV; Nerguizian V;

This study explores the use of citric acid and L-ascorbic acid as reducing agents in CNC/CNF/rGO nanocomposite fabrication, focusing on their effects on electrical conductivity and mechanical properties. Through comprehensive analysis, L-ascorbic acid showed superior reduction efficiency, producing rGO with enhanced electrical conductivity up to 2.5 S/m, ...

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Author(s): Daniel A; Savary P; Foltête JC; Vuidel G; Faivre B; Garnier S; Khimoun A;

Modelling population connectivity is central to biodiversity conservation and often relies on resistance surfaces reflecting multi-generational gene flow. ResistanceGA (RGA) is a common optimization framework for parameterizing these surfaces by maximizing the fit between genetic distances and cost distances using maximum likelihood population effect mode ...

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Author(s): Zare M; Sedaghati R;

In this study the optimum topology distribution of the magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) layer in an adaptive sandwich plate is investigated. The adaptive sandwich plate consists of an MR elastomer layer embedded between two thin elastic plates. A finite element model has been first formulated to derive the governing equations of motion. A design optimiz ...

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Author(s): McComb S; Arbabi-Ghahroudi M; Hay KA; Keller BA; Faulkes S; Rutherford M; Nguyen T; Shepherd A; Wu C; Marcil A; Aubry A; Hussack G; Pinto DM; Ryan S; Raphael S; van Faassen H; Zafer A; Zhu Q; Maclean S; Chattopadhyay A; Gurnani K; Gilber ...

Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapies targeting B cell-restricted antigens CD19, CD20, or CD22 can produce potent clinical responses for some B cell malignancies, but relapse remains common. Camelid single-domain antibodies (sdAbs or nanobodies) are smaller, simpler, and easier to reco ...

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Author(s): Roshanfar M; Dargahi J; Hooshiar A;

The current study investigated the geometry optimization of a hybrid-driven (based on the combination of air pressure and tendon tension) soft robot for use in robot-assisted intra-bronchial intervention. Soft robots, made from compliant materials, have gained popularity for use in surgical interventions due to their dexterity and safety. The current stud ...

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Author(s): Md Ashikuzzaman

CONCLUSIONS: A novel ultrasonic displacement tracking algorithm named ALTRUIST has been developed. The principal novelty of ALTRUIST is incorporating ADMM for optimizing an L 1 $L1$ -norm regularization-based cost function. ALTRUIST exhibits promising performance in simulation, phantom, and in vivo experiments.

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Author(s): Soltanzadeh M; Blanchard S; Soucy JP; Benali H;

Emerging evidence emphasizes lactate's involvement in both physiological processes (energy metabolism, memory, etc.) and disease (traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, etc.). Furthermore, the usefulness of mathematical modeling in deciphering underlying dynamics of the brain to investigate lactate roles and mechanisms of action has been well established. ...

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Author(s): Ge B; Najar F; Bouguila N;

In this paper, a weighted multivariate generalized Gaussian mixture model combined with stochastic optimization is proposed for point cloud registration. The mixture model parameters of the target scene and the scene to be registered are updated iteratively by the fixed point method under the framework of the EM algorithm, and the number of components is ...

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Author(s): Abdalaziz M; Sedaghati R; Vatandoost H;

This paper presents an optimal design of a large-capacity Magnetorheological (MR) damper suitable for off-road vehicle applications. The damper includes an MR fluid bypass valve with both annular and radial gaps to generate a large damping force and dynamic range. An analytical model of the proposed damper is formulated based on the Bingham plastic model ...

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