Visualization of Flows in Curved Channels with a Moderate or High Rotation Speed by Liqiu Wang, K. C. Cheng

“…Flows in channels with streamwise curvature and spanwise rotation are visualized in terms of end-view near the exit of the test sections through injecting smoke into the flows. …”
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Flexible Hilbert-Curve Loop Antenna Having a Triple-Band and Omnidirectional Pattern for WLAN/WiMAX Applications by Dang-Oh Kim, Che-Young Kim, Dae-Geun Yang

“…Even though the radius of the curvature for bending antennas is changed, a triple-band feature still remains in the proposed antenna. …”
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Structures internes claviculaires chez Pan, Gorilla et Homo. Méthode d’analyse et résultats préliminaires by Jean-Luc Voisin, Antoine Balzeau

“…For a quarter of chimpanzees, this is characterized by an absence of low density structures at the inflexion point of the acromial curvature. These differences can be interpreted as adaptations to the strains to which the clavicles are subjected.…”
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Flexible Dual-Frequency Applicator for Local Hyperthermia by Houda Halheit, André Vander Vorst, Smail Tedjini, Rachida Touhami

“…To conform the body’s curvature, the applicator is bent on a cylindrical body. 3D electromagnetic CST Microwave Studio was used to determine the performance of the applicator and to evaluate the specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution in cylindrical human body phantom. …”
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Effective metric descriptions of quantum black holes by Manuel Del Piano, Stefan Hohenegger, Francesco Sannino

“…However, in this formalism, the distance can be replaced by other physical quantities, e.g. curvature invariants such as the Ricci- or Kretschmann scalar. …”
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Path Planning of Continuum Robot Based on Path Fitting by Guochen Niu, Yunxiao Zhang, Wenshuai Li

“…In this paper, a path planning method for Continuum Robot based on an equal curvature model in an aircraft fuel tank environment is proposed. …”
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Sensitivity Enhancement of Heterocore Macrobend Fiber Optics by Adding a ZnO Film by Noor Azie Azura Mohd Arif, Dilla Duryha Berhanuddin, Abang Annuar Ehsan

“…COMSOL Multiphysics is used to simulate heterocore macrobend fiber optics with the same curvature radius but different values of refractive index and thickness of ZnO films. …”
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Experimental Study on Measurement of Drag Coefficient of Sandy Soil Nonlinear Vadose by Yu-ping Xu, Jing-yuan Liu, Xiu-wei Chai, Sha-sha Shi

“…The relationship between parameters a and b in the seepage equation and porosity (n), average particle size (d50), nonuniformity coefficient (CU), and curvature coefficient (CC), and their influence degree were studied. …”
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Endoscopic Mucosal Resection for Esophageal and Gastric Mucosal Cancers by Haruhiro Inoue

“…Deeper layer resection (including partial proper muscle) occurred in the stomach in three cases where the lesions were positioned to the lesser curvature of the upper part of the stomach. Two cases of gastric mucosal resection leaving residual cancer were successfully treated by laser ablation. …”
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CFA-Based Splicing Forgery Localization Method via Statistical Analysis by Lei Liu, Peng Sun, Yubo Lang, Jingjiao Li

“…This probability serves as a means of discerning the presence and absence of CFA artifacts, as well as distinguishing between various interpolation techniques. Subsequently, curvature is employed in the analysis to select suitable features for generating the tampering probability map. …”
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Friction Characteristics of Post-Tensioned Tendons of Full-Scale Structures Based on Site Tests by Haoyun Yuan, Yuan Li, Bin Zhou, Shuanhai He, Peizhi Wang

“…In the design of prestressing concrete structures, the friction characteristics between strands and channels have an important influence on the distribution of prestressing force, which can be considered comprehensively by curvature and swing friction coefficients. However, the proposed friction coefficient varies widely and may lead to an inaccurate prestress estimation. …”
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Measuring Strain Response Mode Shapes with a Continuous-Scan LDV by Anthony B. Stanbridge, Milena Martarelli, David J. Ewins

“…Second spatial derivatives of the deflection equations are therefore easily derived, and these should, in principle, give curvature equations from which, for a beam or plate of known cross-section, stresses and strains can be obtained directly. …”
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Position Optimization of Passive Patch Based on Mode Contribution Factor for Vibration Attenuation of Asymmetric 1D Structure by Dongwoo Hong, Kyeongnak Lee, Byeongil Kim

“…Using this contribution as a weight, the optimal position of the passive patch is determined as the maximum value obtained in the form of a linear combination multiplied by the curvature of the beam. Simulation and experiment were used to test the efficacy of the location determined for passive patches. …”
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Partitioned Quasi-Newton Approximation for Direct Collocation Methods and Its Application to the Fuel-Optimal Control of a Diesel Engine by Jonas Asprion, Oscar Chinellato, Lino Guzzella

“…This approach resolves memory limitations, preserves the correct sparsity pattern, and generates more accurate curvature information. The effectiveness of this improvement when applied to engineering problems is demonstrated. …”
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Design of Reverse Curves Adapted to the Satellite Measurements by Wladyslaw Koc

“…Thus, the only solution would be the application of two circular arcs of opposite curvature signs, that is, the use of an inverse curve. …”
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Asymmetric-bifurcation snapping, all-or-none motion of Venus flytrap by Xiangli Zeng, Yingzhe Wang, Keisuke Morishima

“…To understand the mechanism underlying this asymmetrically reversible motion, a three-dimensional laser profiler was used to measure both static morphological information and dynamic movements (500 frames per second) of the Venus flytrap, including its rapid closure and slow re-opening. The mean-curvature differences between the open and closed lobes were recorded and used for morphology and energy evaluations. …”
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<i>CR</i>-Selfdual Cubic Curves by Mircea Crasmareanu, Cristina-Liliana Pripoae, Gabriel-Teodor Pripoae

“…In addition, we study (from the differential geometric viewpoint) the surface parameterized by all real cubic curves and we derive its curvature functions. As a by-product, we find a new classification of real Möbius transformations and some estimates for the number of vertices of real cubic curves.…”
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Damage Identification of Structures Based on Smooth Orthogonal Decomposition and Improved Beetle Antennae Search Algorithm by Zhixiang Hu, Peiguan Zhang

“…Firstly, the damage index which can track the curvature changing of mode shape identified by the SOD method is generated by an adaptive polynomial fit method. …”
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Noncommutative Relativistic Spacetimes and Worldlines from 2 + 1 Quantum (Anti-)de Sitter Groups by Ángel Ballesteros, N. Rossano Bruno, Francisco J. Herranz

“…The κ-deformation of the (2 + 1)D anti-de Sitter, Poincaré, and de Sitter groups is presented through a unified approach in which the curvature of the spacetime (or the cosmological constant) is considered as an explicit parameter. …”
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Shock Mechanism Analysis and Simulation of High-Power Hydraulic Shock Wave Simulator by Xiaoqiu Xu, Han Tao, Junwei Han

“…Further, the similarity evaluation of shock wave simulation was achieved based on the curvature distance, and the results stated that the simulation method was reasonable and the structural optimization based on software simulation is also beneficial to the increase of efficiency. …”
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