Effect of Pantograph’s Main Structure on the Contact Quality in High-Speed Railway by Jiangwen Wang, Guiming Mei

“…The objective is to investigate how the variations of the pantograph’s main structure influence the contact quality, which may support the structural design and parameter optimization of the pantograph in high-speed railway.…”
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Calculation of Effective Earth Radius and Point Refractivity Gradient in UAE by Abdulhadi Abu-Almal, Kifah Al-Ansari

“…The obtained values are used to investigate their impact on the design of microwave links. The cumulative distribution of the refractivity gradient in the first 65 meters above the ground surface, the monthly distribution for the median value of the k-factor, as well as their comparison with the ITU-maps are provided. …”
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METALLURGICAL EDUCATION IN CDIO IDEOLOGY by Natalya V. Gafurova, Svetlana I. Osipova

“…The authors define the factors that determine modernization of vocational education on a basis of the normative documents, national experience and international initiatives in the CDIO (Conceive – Design – Implement – Operate). The authors substantiate the system changes of vocational education that allow to implement competence-based approach and to create an innovative program, which deals with the crucial human and scientific problems through the integration of education, research and production activities in a public and private partnership.…”
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Improvement of the Turbine Main Stop Valves with Flow Simulation in Erosion by Solid Particle Impact CFD by Z. Mazur, G. Urquiza, R. Campos

“…For some of the most important geometric parameters of the MSVBV, design recommendation have been made.…”
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An Approach to Increase Power-Added Efficiency in a 5 GHz Class E Power Amplifier in 0.18 µm CMOS Technology by Hemad Heidari Jobaneh

“…Plus, the output power of the PA is about 26 dBm when the DC voltage supply is 1.8 V. Advanced design system and TSMC 0.18 µm CMOS process are utilized to carry on the simulation.…”
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Research on the problem of landmines and explosive remnants of war worldwide and methods of demining by Dzenan Cosic, Alan Catovic

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The Establishment and Evaluation Method of Prefabricated Building Construction Quality Evaluation Index System Taking into Account Multimedia Sensor Network Nodes by Yankun Guo

“…According to the detailed design content of the prefabricated building construction stage, we construct the prefabricated construction quality evaluation index system, use the multimedia sensor network node method to obtain the weight of each evaluation index, comprehensively evaluate the construction quality of the prefabricated building, and finally show through the case analysis results that the multimedia sensor network node method can be of high practical value in the process of prefabricated building construction quality evaluation, and it has improved the domestic prefabricated building construction quality evaluation index system and evaluation quality and has certain reference value.…”
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Smart materials for NZEB buildings. Adaptive technological solutions for sustainable projects by Rosa Romano

“…The paper shows some of the results of the European research COST Action TU 1403 Adaptive Envelope, whose aim is to map technological innovation at an international level, linked to design and creation of adaptive façades systems, by analysing the subsystems that from the micro to the macro scale allow to reach and exceed the energy-environmental targets foreseen by the current national and international regulations. …”
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Permeable Pavement Systems: Technical Considerations by Eban Bean, Mark Clark, Barbra C, Larson

“…This new 8-page document provides technical details of permeable pavement systems, such as application, system elements, design, installation, operation, maintenance, crediting, and costs, in order to inform planners, engineers, landscape architects, local government officials, and other professionals in the built environment about the considerations for implementing and maintaining permeable pavements. …”
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Payload Mass Identification of a Single-Link Flexible Arm Moving under Gravity: An Algebraic Identification Approach by Juan Carlos Cambera, Andres San-Millan, Vicente Feliu-Batlle

“…Specifically, we follow a frequency domain design methodology to develop an algebraic identifier. …”
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Serpentine Locomotion Articulated Chain: ANA II by A. M. Cardona, J. I. Barrero, C. Otálora, C. Parra

“…This project “Serpentine locomotion articulated chain: ANA II” is a self-contained robot built to evaluate the behavior of the platform being capable of serpentine movements, in a modular chain mechanical design, based on a master/slave architecture.…”
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Funnel-Based Adaptive Neural Fault-Tolerant Control for Nonlinear Systems with Dead-Zone and Actuator Faults: Application to Rigid Robot Manipulator and Inverted Pendulum Systems by Ymnah Alruwaily, Mohamed Kharrat

“…To guarantee the boundedness of the tracking error, a modified transformation for funnel error is devised and incorporated into the control design process. To manage unknown nonlinear functions, radial basis function neural networks (RBFNN) are employed in designing an adaptive neural funnel fault-tolerant controller through the backstepping technique. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF OIL EXTRACTION FROM GARCINIA KOLA USING ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK AND RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY by SYLVESTER UWADIAE, FAITH OVIESU, BAMIDELE AYODELE

“…Artificial neural network (ANN) and Box-Behnken design (BBD) in response surface methodology (RSM) were used for the modelling and optimization of the process parameters. …”
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Implementation of a Three-Dimensional Pedometer Automatic Accumulating Walking or Jogging Motions in Arbitrary Placement by Jia-Shing Sheu, Wei-Cian Jheng, Chih-Hung Hsiao

“…This study proposes a method for using a three-axis accelerometer and a single-chip microcontrol unit to implement a three-dimensional (3D) pedometer that can automatically identify walking and running motions. The proposed design can calculate the number of walking and running steps down to small numbers of steps and can be easily worn, thus remedying defects of generic mechanical and 3D pedometers. …”
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Steel Wire Mechanical Property Degradation Study Based on Numerical Simulation by Jiangjiang Li, Xuanyu Zhang

“…It is necessary to conduct in-depth research on the stress status and damage evolution of the hanger rods, to establish a theoretical basis for the design principles and criteria of key components. …”
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INTEGRATIVE MINISTERIAL TRAINING: METHODOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL INTEGRATION WITHIN THE CURRICULUM by M. Naidoo

“…Despite its complexity in implementing, integration as a method should be embraced more fully in the design and reformation of theological education. This article discusses proposals that can create spaces for integration, highlighting the place of disciplines of knowledge in curricular approaches, the theory-practice challenge, together with fostering active teaching and learning. …”
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Information seeking research needs extension towards tasks and technology by Kalervo Järvelin, Peter Ingwersen

“…This leads to a discussion on design and evaluation frameworks for IS&R, based on which two action lines are proposed: information retrieval research needs extension towards more context and information seeking research needs extension towards tasks and technology.…”
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A Key Event Path Analysis Approach for Integrated Systems by Jingjing Liao

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L’évaluation du paysage, premier acte des politiques paysagères by Hervé Davodeau

“…Landscape assessment constitutes the first step of the landscape policies, because it is qualifying ; during the design process of the landscape project, upstream a public policy of territorial planning, or within a process of mediation through the landscape, the landscape assessment always allocates values to the object it considers. …”
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Forest Semiosis by Jacob Vangeest

“…In turn, Stiegler is brought closer to the theories of entangled care presented in the work of theorists such as María Puig De La Bellacasa and Natasha Myers, allowing for a more dynamic design process. …”
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