Design and Feasibility Analysis of a Dual Operation Mode Hybrid Mechanism by Xinglu Yin, Chunyan Zhang, Mingjuan Xie

“…The structure of the new manipulator is introduced， the degrees of freedom under each configuration of the reconfigurable manipulator are analyzed， and the characteristics of degrees of freedom of 3-RSR/S parallel base are analyzed by using screw theory. …”
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Design and Analysis of Upper Limb Rehabilitation Robots with Fully-actuated Shoulder Joints by Wang Zhanli, Duan Zhifeng, Li Shuang, Gao Moyao, Pang Zaixiang

“…Aiming at the problem of rehabilitation training for hemiplegic patients with upper limb motor dysfunction caused by stroke, a fully-actuated five degrees of freedom upper limb exoskeleton rehabilitation robot for shoulder joint is designed. …”
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Gen Z sustainable consumption: evolution during and after COVID-19 by Rosa María Nava Rogel

“…During the pandemic and because of their young age, Generation Z had fewer possibilities to decide; in the new normal they acquired more freedom, increasing their purchase intention. This longitudinal study shows that the basic postulates of the Theory of Planned Behavior are fulfilled, if individuals have decision-making power and freedom to select what they prefer. …”
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Vibroacoustic Analysis of Cyclic Structures by Using Dof’s Size Reduction and Holographic Measurements by Abdelkhalak El Hami, Dan Borza, José Eduardo Souza de Cursi

“…This method is based on the reduction of the number of the degrees of freedom involved (size reduction) and the use of experimental data (confrontation numerical/experimental). …”
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Statistical Validity of Neural-Net Benchmarks by Alain Hadges, Srikar Bellur

“…This study examined neural-net benchmark metric distributions and determined there are researcher degrees of freedom that may affect comparison validity. An essay is developed and proposed for benchmarking and comparing reasonably expected neural-net performance metrics that minimizes researcher degrees of freedom. …”
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Etat et croyance(s) dans la Bolivie « plurinationale » d’Evo Morales by Christine Delfour

“…The New Political Constitution of the Plurinational State (February 2009) recognizes the State’s independence from religion, a State which « respects and guarantees the freedom of religion and of spiritual beliefs in accordance to every individual’s cosmovisions ». …”
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Study on the Structural Design and Control of Modular Magnetic Suction Five-finger Dexterous Hand by Chengjun Si

“…In order to solve the problems of low freedom of five fingers dexterous hand and complicated disassembly and installation， a modular， easy disassembly and installation， direct drive 11 degrees of freedom five fingers dexterous hand is designed. …”
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The Greek Vision of America during the Greek War of Independence (1821-1830) by Konstantinos Diogos

“…When the Greek War of Independence broke out in 1821, the name “America” had already been standing for a symbol of freedom and democracy throughout Europe for nearly 50 years. …”
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Syllable as a Synchronization Mechanism That Makes Human Speech Possible by Yi Xu

“…Speech is a highly skilled motor activity that shares a core problem with other motor skills: how to reduce the massive degrees of freedom (DOF) to the extent that the central nervous control and learning of complex motor movements become possible. …”
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Inclusive, Exclusive, Didactic: Typologies of Islamic Thought on Apostasy in Muhammadiyah by Sholihul Huda, Zuly Qodir, Nafik Muthohirin, Warsidi Warsidi

“…The exclusive view, however, sees apostasy as a public offense, where freedom of choice is conditional and legal repercussions are necessary. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Vehicle Shimmy with Consideration of the Coupling Effects of Vehicle Body by Xiaogao Li, Ning Zhang, Xianjian Jin, Nan Chen

“…Based on the Lagrange equation, a 9-degrees-of-freedom shimmy model with consideration of the coupling effects between the motions of vehicle body and the shimmy of front wheels and a 5-degrees-of-freedom shimmy model ignoring these coupling effects for a vehicle with double-wishbone independent front suspensions are presented here to study the problem of vehicle shimmy. …”
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Automatic Type Synthesis of Planar Kinematic Chain based on the Modified Assur-group Adjacency Matrix Theory by Shan Chuncheng, Cao Yi, Liu Kai

“…Finally,the type synthesis method is demonstrated with the example of kinematic chains with 6 links and single degree of freedom.…”
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Design and Kinematic Performance Analysis of the (2-PUR/UPS) &R Hybrid Cervical Exoskeleton by Song Shengtao, Wei Zhanbao, Ren Yiming, Wu Wenjiao

“…The machine has 3R1T four degrees of freedom and meets the requirement of the range of motion of human cervical vertebra. …”
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Service Arms with Unconventional Robotic Parameters for Intricate Workstations: Optimal Number and Dimensional Synthesis by Satwinder Singh, Ekta Singla

“…This enhances the solution space and it is observed that, by inducing this flexibility, the required number of degrees of freedom for fulfilling a given task can be reduced. …”
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Analysis of Resonance Characteristics of the Marine Six Branch Coaxial Herringbone Gear Transmission System by Wang Chunling, Liu Linlin, Wang Sanmin, Zhao Yongjin, Wang Ji, Wang Yongfan

“…The rotational degrees of freedom are reserved at each support, and the remaining degrees of freedom are constrained. …”
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Analysis of Pose and Workspace Characteristic of 5-DOF Parallel Robot by Zhiyong Yang, Hongjun Zhou, Qiao Fang, Zihao Zhang, Jun Wang, Chen Miao

“…The <italic>X</italic>-direction constraint degrees of freedom of robot is analyzed through the DH parameter method， the mapping relationship between the moving platform pose and the driving branch is determined according to the robot kinematics inverse solution equation. …”
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Dissolved State and Identity in John Maxwell Coetzee’s Life and Times of Michael K within the scope of the Postcolonial Other by İsmail Avcu

“…Michael K’s futile attempts to obtain travel documents to Cape Town lawfully serve as an example of how much people rely on the efficient operation of all governmental institutions, while his entire life demonstrates the significance of personal freedom and freedom of movement. Michael K keeps quiet, not only because he is alone for most of his life, but also because silence is a subliminal kind of resistance. …”
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Creative personality in V.S. Vysotsky's individual worldview by D.A. Cheremohina

“…They define the directions of association (linguistic, literary, reference, cultural) and the personality of the lyric character through his attitudes to friends, beloved woman, freedom, and life in general. These attitudes in V.S. …”
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Experience of patients and their caregivers with telepsychiatry consultations: An exploratory study by Sandeep Grover, Chandrima Naskar, Aseem Mehra, Swapnajeet Sahoo

“…The majority of the patients expressed high levels of satisfaction with the amount of time spent, the amount of freedom in expressing themselves, the amount of freedom in choosing the treatment option, the prescription provided, and the number of medications prescribed. …”
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Exploring the Perspectives of Older People on the Concept of Home by Deborah Hatcher, Esther Chang, Virginia Schmied, Sandra Garrido

“…Four major categories were developed: “anchoring self,” “enabling freedom,” “being comfortable,” and “staying in touch.” …”
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