A magnetorheological clutch for efficient automotive auxiliary device actuation by F. Bucchi, P. Forte, F. Frendo, R. Squarcini

“…Several clutch preliminary studies done to choose the clutch geometry and the magnetic field supply are illustrated. The final choice consisted in an MR clutch with permanent magnet, which satisfied size, torque and fail-safe specifications. …”
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On geometry of fixed figures via φ−interpolative contractions and application of activation functions in neural networks and machine learning models by Khairul Habib Alam, Yumnam Rohen, Anita Tomar, Mohammad Sajid

“…Our findings are supported by illustrative examples. Additionally, we explore the concept of fixed figures in the context of Rectified Linear Unit (ReLU), a widely-used activation function in neural networks and machine learning models. …”
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Behavior of Paussus favieri (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Paussini): A Myrmecophilous Beetle Associated with Pheidole pallidula (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) by Emanuela Maurizi, Simone Fattorini, Wendy Moore, Andrea Di Giulio

“…The occasional interactions of some beetle specimens with the P. pallidula queen were recorded, illustrated, and discussed, indicating the possibility of a more complex strategy of P. favieri involving a chemical mimicry with the queen. …”
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A probabilistic fatigue crack growth life approach to the definition of inspection intervals for railway axles by C. Mallor, S. Calvo, J.L. Nuñez, R. Rodriguez-Barrachina, A. Landaberea

“…A practical example to illustrate the reliability-based inspection planning methodology in a railway axle under random bending loading is given. …”
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Microtissues in Cardiovascular Medicine: Regenerative Potential Based on a 3D Microenvironment by Julia Günter, Petra Wolint, Annina Bopp, Julia Steiger, Elena Cambria, Simon P. Hoerstrup, Maximilian Y. Emmert

“…In addition, this review will illustrate the unique properties of the microenvironment within microtissues that makes them a promising next-generation therapeutic approach.…”
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Antioxidant Properties of Albumin and Diseases Related to Obstetrics and Gynecology by Kazushi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kinoshita, Tomohito Okamoto, Kazumasa Sugiura, Shingo Kawashima, Tetsuro Kimura

“…A growing body of evidence has recently illustrated an additional aspect of albumin’s antioxidant properties. …”
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Noninvasive rejuvenation strategy of nickel-rich layered positive electrode for Li-ion battery through magneto-electrochemical synergistic activation by Haochen Gong, Yu Cao, Baoshan Zhang, Jinsong Zhang, Yiming Zhang, Huili Wang, Shaojie Zhang, Xiaoyi Wang, Yue Mao, Shuo Liu, Chengyu Han, Qianxin Xiang, Chaoyi Zhou, Jie Sun

“…Notably, the method can revitalize an aged Li-ion pouch cell (SiC||NCM811, 8 Ah nominal capacity) via optimizing cation occupancy and increase its capacity by 10% from 6.49 to 7.14 Ah at 1 C, illustrating the benefits of the upcycling process.…”
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A Cu(I)-Based MOF with Nonlinear Optical Properties and a Favorable Optical Limit Threshold by Jing Cui, Zhaohui Yang, Yu Zhang, Zhaoxuan Fan, Jianquan Wang, Xiaoyun Qin, Lijun Gao, Haoran Yang, Shuangliang Liu, Liming Zhou, Shaoming Fang, Zhen Zhang

“…Furthermore, the mechanism of the third-order NLO properties was illustrated as one-photon absorption (1PA). These results investigate the relationship between the structure and the nonlinear optical properties of Cu-bpy, and provide an experimental and theoretical basis for its use in optical limiting applications.…”
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Novel bacteriophages targeting wheat phyllosphere bacteria carry DNA modifications and single-strand breaks by Peter Erdmann Dougherty, Maja Schmidt Pedersen, Laura Milena Forero-Junco, Alexander Byth Carstens, Jos M. Raaijmakers, Leise Riber, Lars Hestbjerg Hansen

“…We find close hits to the Erwinia jumbo-phage Kaldavass in a wide variety of plant, food, and wastewater metagenomes including a near-perfect hit from a Spanish spinach sample, illustrating how interconnected geographically distant phages can be.…”
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A Data Quality Control Program for Computer-Assisted Personal Interviews by Janet E. Squires, Alison M. Hutchinson, Anne-Marie Bostrom, Kelly Deis, Peter G. Norton, Greta G. Cummings, Carole A. Estabrooks

“…The quality control program comprised three phases: (1) software development, (2) an interviewer quality control protocol, and (3) a data cleaning and processing protocol. To illustrate the value of the program, we assess its use in the Translating Research in Elder Care Study. …”
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Deflection Calculation Based on SDOF Method for Axially Loaded Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Members Subjected to Lateral Impact by Luming Wang, Yanhui Liu, Jiahuan Song, Shichun Zhao, Zhe Wang, Yue Zeng, Xingyu Feng

“…The contrastive investigation is carried out to illustrate the influence of axial load on the variation pattern of impact force for CFST members under various structural and impact parameters, and its result indicates that the impact force-time histories for CFST members with different axial loads are mainly characterized by rectangular pulse and triangular pulse. …”
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Reconstruction of Optical Coherence Tomography Images from Wavelength Space Using Deep Learning by Maryam Viqar, Erdem Sahin, Elena Stoykova, Violeta Madjarova

“…We quantitatively and visually demonstrate the efficacy of the method in obtaining high-quality OCT images. Furthermore, we illustrate the computational complexity reduction by harnessing the power of DL models. …”
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Nuclear Fusion Pattern Recognition by Ensemble Learning by G. Farias, E. Fabregas, I. Martínez, J. Vega, S. Dormido-Canto, H. Vargas

“…In order to evaluate and reveal the benefits of rule-based models, an illustrative example has been implemented to perform an online classification of five different signals of the TJ-II stellarator fusion device located in Madrid, Spain.…”
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Strategies to Identify Recognition Signals and Targets of SUMOylation by Elisa Da Silva-Ferrada, Fernando Lopitz-Otsoa, Valérie Lang, Manuel S. Rodríguez, Rune Matthiesen

“…Furthermore, an integrative analysis of known and putative SUMO substrates illustrates an updated landscape of several SUMO-regulated events. …”
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Simultaneously improved strength and ductility in a Ce-doped dual-phase Mg–9Li alloy by Zhonghao Heng, Lijuan Huang, Qianwen Zhang, Xianzhe Shi, Jianghua Shen

“…It is found that the addition of small amount Ce (0.6 wt%) improves over 13% tensile strengths of the Mg–Li alloy without expense of ductility, owing to the formation of Mg12Ce precipitates. To illustrate the toughening mechanism, an in-situ tensile experiment was performed focusing on crack initiation and fracture behavior at local regions such as phase boundaries. …”
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Fast Image Registration for Spacecraft Autonomous Navigation Using Natural Landmarks by Yun-Hua Wu, Lin-Lin Ge, Feng Wang, Bing Hua, Zhi-Ming Chen, Feng Yu

“…CSA is based on image segmentation technology, aiming to find representative blocks, which will be allocated to different tasks to speed up the image registration progress. To illustrate the advantages of the proposed algorithm, PCA-SURF, which is the combination of principle component analysis and SURF, is also analyzed in this paper for comparison. …”
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Sentence Context and Word-Picture Cued-Recall Paired-Associate Learning Procedure Boosts Recall in Normal and Mild Alzheimer’s Disease Patients by Rosario Iodice, Juan José García Meilán, Juan Carro Ramos, Jeff A. Small

“…The aim of this study was to employ the word-picture paradigm to examine the effectiveness of combined pictorial illustrations and sentences as strong contextual cues. …”
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Peripheral Nerve Injury-Induced Astrocyte Activation in Spinal Ventral Horn Contributes to Nerve Regeneration by Changhui Qian, Dandan Tan, Xianghai Wang, Lixia Li, Jinkun Wen, Mengjie Pan, Yuanyuan Li, Wutian Wu, Jiasong Guo

“…Herein, we firstly illustrated that astrocytes in the spinal ventral horn were dramatically activated in the early stage following sciatic nerve injury, and these profiles were eliminated in the chronic stage. …”
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Modular multilevel converter periodic trajectory determination — A generic Fourier-based collocation method by Philippe De Rua, Jef Beerten

“…In this paper, the proposed method is also applied to an illustrative simple RLC circuit as well as to a complete arm-averaged model of the MMC; it is validated against simulations and compared with a state-of-the-art shooting method.…”
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Becoming Resilient: Promoting the Mental Health and Well-Being of Immigrant Women in a Canadian Context by Judith A. MacDonnell, Mahdieh Dastjerdi, Nimo Bokore, Nazilla Khanlou

“…This paper reports on grounded theory findings that are relevant to promoting the mental health and well-being of immigrant women in Canada. The findings illustrate how relationships among settlement factors and dynamics of empowerment had implications for “becoming resilient” as immigrant women and how various health promotion approaches enhanced their well-being. …”
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