The BRICS Nations Framework for Curbing Carbon Emissions: Evidence From Energy Intensity, Renewable Energy, and Environmental Policy by Xuying Zhu, Hadi Hussain, Song Fang

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Emergence of Turing Patterns in a Simple Cellular Automata-Like Model via Exchange of Integer Values between Adjacent Cells by Takeshi Ishida

“…Using this model, it is possible to control the formation of multiple robots into such forms as circle groups or dividing a circle group into two groups, for example. …”
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Revolutionizing urban solid waste management with AI and IoT: A review of smart solutions for waste collection, sorting, and recycling by Abderrahim Lakhouit

“…AI-powered sorting systems and advanced robotics can further optimize recycling rates by reducing the need for manual labor and increasing material recovery in recycling facilities.Additionally, the necessity to leverage strong collaboration among governments, technology providers, and the public is emphasized in this paper as a means to develop effective policy frameworks and foster community engagement in sustainable waste practices. …”
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Assessment of comminution capacity related to molar intercuspation in catarrhines using a chewing simulator by Axelle EC Walker, Franck Guy, Christian Salles, Ghislain Thiery, Vincent Lazzari

“…It also highlights the masticatory capacities of various occlusal patterns in primates and our ability to test these with robotics, a breakthrough that will allow investigations of important anthropological questions concerning the evolution of dental morphology.…”
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How Architecture Builds Intelligence: Lessons from AI by Nikos A. Salingaros

“…Results from the way AI software works in general, together with mobile robotics and neuroscience, back up this conclusion. …”
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Continuous Wavelet Transform and CNN for Fault Detection in a Helical Gearbox by Iulian Lupea, Mihaiela Lupea

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A lack of meaningful human control for automated vehicles: pressing issues for deployment and regulation by Simeon C. Calvert, Arkady Zgonnikov

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Reducing Cross-Sensor Domain Gaps in Tactile Sensing via Few-Sample-Driven Style-to-Content Unsupervised Domain Adaptation by Xingshuo Jing, Kun Qian

“…Experiments on three cross-sensor domain adaptation and real-world robotic cross-sensor shape recognition tasks demonstrate that our method outperforms state-of-the-art approaches, particularly achieving 89.8% accuracy on the DIGIT recognition dataset.…”
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Imagine going left versus imagine going right: whole-body motion on the lateral axis by K. Patel, J. Stotter, M. C. Pali, I. Giannopulu

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Metatheory and Classification of Digital Human Rights and Freedoms by G. V. Alexeyev

“…The obvious contradictions in the moralism of the virtual world and real justice are complemented by the paradoxical conclusions of lawyers about the legal personality of robots with artificial intelligence and the similarity of the laws for the real world and cyberspace. …”
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A Spatiotemporal Graph Transformer Network for real-time ball trajectory monitoring and prediction in dynamic sports environments by Zujian Li, Dan Yu

“…The model’s ability to generalize across multi-scenario environments further demonstrates its potential applicability to other fields beyond sports, including autonomous systems and robotics. Our future work aims to enhance memory efficiency and optimize multi-scenario inference speed to broaden the model’s deployment in edge computing environments.…”
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Analysis of Aerosol Type and Fine- and Coarse-mode Aerosol Direct Radiative Forcing over Regions in East and Southeast Asia Based on AERONET Version 3 Data by Jianyu Lin, Xinyong Shen, Lizhu Xing, Huizheng Che, B. N. Holben

“…Abstract Based on the particle linear depolarization ratio (PLDR) and single-scattering albedo (SSA) values obtained for 1020 nm from Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) Version 3 Level 2.0 data collected in five regions, namely, northern China, Northwest Asia, the Tibetan Plateau, southern China and Southeast Asia, we classified seven types of aerosol (viz., purely dust, dust-dominated, pollution-dominated, non-absorbing [NA], weakly absorbing [WA], moderately absorbing [MA] and strongly absorbing [SA]) in order to assess the spatial and temporal distributions of their constituents and the radiative effects of their fine- and coarse-mode particles. …”
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Utilization of Elastomeric Materials in the Conditions of Experimental Production by Oleksandr Dobrodomov, Yurii Tkachov

“… Efficient cost reduction in experimental production requires a comprehensive approach and consideration of specific conditions and possibilities of the enterprise. Automation, robotization, the use of universal numerically controlled machines, and the implementation of other advanced technologies in the context of the mentioned production can result in significant initial investments and a substantial increase in product costs in the early stages. …”
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Unhealthy Phenotype as Indicated by Salivary Biomarkers: Glucose, Insulin, VEGF-A, and IL-12p70 in Obese Kuwaiti Adolescents by Mor-Li Hartman, J. Max Goodson, Ping Shi, Jorel Vargas, Tina Yaskell, Danielle Stephens, Maryann Cugini, Hatice Hasturk, Roula Barake, Osama Alsmadi, Sabiha Al-Mutawa, Jitendra Ariga, Pramod Soparkar, Jawad Behbehani, Kazem Behbehani, Francine Welty

“…Salivary glucose concentration was measured by a high-sensitivity glucose oxidase method implemented on a robotic chemical analyzer. The concentration of salivary insulin and 20 other metabolic biomarkers was assayed in 744 randomly selected saliva samples by multiplexed bead-based immunoassay. …”
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Industry 4.0 and healthcare: Context, applications, benefits and challenges by Konstantinos Kotzias, Faiza A. Bukhsh, Jeewanie Jayasinghe Arachchige, Maya Daneva, Abhishta Abhishta

“…Next, our results show: (i) nine applications of Industry 4.0 in the Healthcare domain: Augmented Reality and Simulation, Autonomous Robotics, Cybersecurity, Big Data Analytics, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Additive Manufacturing and Systems Integration; and (ii) 10 benefits and nine challenges in Healthcare 4.0. …”
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Microstructured Liquid Metal‐Based Embedded‐Type Sensor Array for Curved Pressure Mapping by Haoyu Li, Chengjun Zhang, Hongyu Xu, Qing Yang, Zexiang Luo, Cheng Li, Lin Kai, Yizhao Meng, Jialiang Zhang, Jie Liang, Feng Chen

“…The stretchable and mechanically stable sensor arrays possess shape‐adaptability that enables pressure mapping on non‐flat surfaces, which has great potential for object recognition in robotic skins and human‐computer interaction.…”
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Accuracy Analysis of the Aerosol Backscatter Coefficient Profiles Derived from the CYY-2B Ceilometer by Lei Liu, Ting Zhang, Yi Wu, Qi Wang, Taichang Gao

“…The accuracy of the backscatter coefficient profiles derived from the CYY-2B ceilometer is analyzed by using the Vaisala CL51 ceilometer, MPL, forward scatter visibility instrument, and aerosol optical depth (AOD) dataset from aerosol robotic network (AERONET). Spectral conversions of the ceilometer’s and lidar’s data are performed using the Ångström exponent estimated by AERONET measurements. …”
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Application of Gaseous ClO2 on Disinfection and Air Pollution Control: A Mini Review by Tse-Lun Chen, Yi-Hung Chen, Yu-Lin Zhao, Pen-Chi Chiang

“…In conclusion, we suggest the future priority research direction of ClO2 gas application are included the development of smart and robust ClO2 gas release system, the integration of an innovative robotic technology in ClO2 sterilization for epidemic prevention, and the evaluation of ClO2 emissions impact on indoor air quality in hospitals.…”
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Priming bumble bees with caffeine, odour of the target crop, and a food reward, has minimal effects on fruit crop pollination and yield in a semi-commercial setup by Sarah Arnold, Celine Silva, Jan-Hendrik Dudenhöffer, David Hall, Dudley Farman, Felix Wäckers, Philip Stevenson, Michelle Fountain

“…Inexperienced bees primed with caffeine also made more initial visits to target robotic flowers emitting the target odour, compared to control bees or those primed with odour alone. …”
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Numerical study of the influence of hydrofoil hydrodynamic performance considering near-free surface by Yuanhui Wei, Jianing Zhang, Kaihao Liu, Jiazhen Pan, Lei Zhang, Weimin Chen, Qingshan Zhang

“…Bionic flapping hydrofoil motion is increasingly used in bionic underwater robots. However, many scholars have focused their attention on the navigation problem in deep-water environments, thus ignoring changes in the hydrodynamics of hydrofoils under the action of the near-free-surface effect. …”
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