Optimized Control for Dynamical Performance of the Polishing Robot in Unstructured Environment by Zhong Luo, Shuxian Yang, Yilan Sun, Hongyi Liu

“…In this paper, the dynamical performance of polishing robot working in unstructured environment is investigated. Structure mechanism and operating principle of a polishing robot are introduced firstly, and its dynamical model is established. …”
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Integrated Structural Health Assessment Using Piezoelectric Active Sensors by Jeannette R. Wait, Gyuhae Park, Charles R. Farrar

“…The impedance method monitors the variations in structural mechanical impedance, which is coupled with the electrical impedance of the PZT patch. …”
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The Role of Social Support to Foster Creative Thinking of Vocational Students In University: Mediating Effect of Creative Self-Efficacys by Ida Nugroho Saputro, Sukatiman Sukatiman, Abdul Haris Setiawan, Ayu Intan Sari

“…However, the existing literature is still unclear about the structural mechanisms for building creative thinking with the role of supporting family, lecturers, and friends through students' creative self-efficacy. …”
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A Novel Approach to Design Chitosan-Polyester Materials for Biomedical Applications by Tatiana A. Akopova, Tatiana S. Demina, Alexander N. Shchegolikhin, Tikhon S. Kurkin, Christian Grandfils, Nikolay S. Perov, Alexander S. Kechekyan, Alexander N. Zelenetskii

“…Morphology as well as structural, mechanical, and relaxation properties of those prepared blends of chitosan with semicrystalline poly(L,L-lactide) and amorphous poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) has been studied. …”
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Damage-failure transition in titanium alloy Ti-6Al-4V under dwell fatigue loads by Vladimir Oborin, Aleksandr Balakhnin, Oleg Naimark, Yuri Gornostyrev, Vladimir Pushin, Nataliya Kuranova, Dimitrii Rasposienko, Aleksey Svirid, Aleksey Uksusnikov

“…The role of structural mechanisms responsible for the consequent staging of damage-failure transition as the combination and continuity of ductile and creep kinetics of the structure evolution and the modeling in dwell fatigue regime. …”
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Decentralized Optimization Algorithms for Variable Speed Pumps Operation Based on Local Interaction Game by Shi-Qiang Wang, Jian-Chun Xing, Zi-Yan Jiang, Yun-Chuang Dai

“…Similar to the structure, mechanism, and characteristics of biological communities, a smart pump can communicate with adjacent nodes and operate collaboratively to complete pumps group operation with the least total power consumption under load demand and system constraints. …”
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Failure Assessment Methodologies for Pressure-Retaining Components under Severe Accident Loading by J. Arndt, H. Grebner, J. Sievers

“…The second method is to perform thermohydraulic and structure mechanic calculations for the accident scenario under consideration using complex calculation models. …”
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A Study on the Impact of Longwall-Mining Operation on the Stability of a Slope-Pillar Structure by Wenyong Bai, Jie Zhang, Bin Wang, Jianchen Zhang, Hongru Li, Sen Yang

“…A “slope-pillar” reverse sliding structural model was proposed along with a newly established “slope-pillar” structural mechanical model and a formula to calculate the boundary width of the protection for the pillar under the extreme balance conditions. …”
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Use of Response Surface Metamodels for Identification of Stiffness and Damping Coefficients in a Simple Dynamic System by A.C. Rutherford, D.J. Inman, G. Park, F.M. Hemez

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Network Firewall Dynamics and the Subsaturation Stabilization of HIV by Bilal Khan, Kirk Dombrowski, Mohamed Saad, Katherine McLean, Samuel Friedman

“…Analysis of system trajectories reveals the structural mechanisms by which individuals with mature HIV infections tend to partition the network into homogeneous clusters (with respect to infection status) and how uninfected clusters remain relatively stable (with respect to infection status) over long stretches of time. …”
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Manufacture of Green-Composite Sandwich Structures with Basalt Fiber and Bioepoxy Resin by J. P. Torres, R. Hoto, J. Andrés, J. A. García-Manrique

“…In addition, this material system was combined with cork as core material for the fabrication of fibre composite sandwich structures. Mechanical properties of both skin and core materials were assessed through flexural and tensile tests. …”
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Hybrid Hydrogel Supplemented with Algal Polysaccharide for Potential Use in Biomedical Applications by Dana Stan, Andreea-Cristina Mirica, Sorin Mocanu, Diana Stan, Iunia Podolean, Natalia Candu, Magdi El Fergani, Laura Mihaela Stefan, Ana-Maria Seciu-Grama, Ludmila Aricov, Oana Brincoveanu, Carmen Moldovan, Lorena-Andreea Bocancia-Mateescu, Simona M. Coman

“…The characterization of the hydrogel membranes involved multiple methods to assess their structural, mechanical, and chemical properties, such as pH measurements, swelling, moisture content and uptake, gel fraction, hydrolytic degradation, protein adsorption and denaturation tests, rheological measurements, SEM, biocompatibility testing, and scratch wound assay. …”
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A Cumulative Expansion Force-Finding Method for Suspension-Cable Truss Composite Structure by Lifan Huang, Bin Luo, Mingmin Ding, Chunshui Zhang, Yangjie Ruan

“…In this paper, the structural mechanical characteristics of the suspension-cable truss composite structure are introduced at first, to reveal the force transmission path between adjacent substructures. …”
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Morphological analysis of cold-water coral skeletons for evaluating in silico mechanical models of reef-scale crumbling by Marta Peña Fernández, Josh Williams, Janina V. Büscher, Janina V. Büscher, J. Murray Roberts, Sebastian J. Hennige, Uwe Wolfram, Uwe Wolfram

“…Understanding the structural-mechanical relationships of reef-forming corals is important to enable the use of in silico mechanical models as predictive tools that allow us to determine risk and timescales of reef collapse. …”
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The Role of the IBSA Fund in Foreign Aid Policies of IBSA and BRICS Member States by V. A. Dmitrieva, D. A. Kuznetsov

“…The authors analyze the structure, mechanisms, and priorities of IBSA projects, juxtaposing them with New Development Bank projects to highlight key differences and assess shortcomings. …”
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Investigation of Characteristics Whey Protein Isolate/Chitosan with Silica Addition in Biocomposite Film by Ika Zuwanna, Medyan Riza, Sri Aprilia, Yanna Syamsuddin, Syahiddin Said, Rozanna Dewi

“…The functional groups, morphology, structure, mechanical, thermal, and transparency of the biocomposite films were evaluated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, Scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), tensile strength, thermogravimetric (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), thickness, swelling, and UV-Vis. …”
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Effect of Ti addition and cast part size on solidification structure and mechanical properties of medium carbon, low alloy cast steel by Nicolás Emanuel Tenaglia, Diego Fernandino, Alejandro Daniel Basso

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Effect of cardanol on the physical and chemical properties of sodium caseinate-coated papers for packaging applications by Jihyeon Hwang, Yeon-Ji Jo, Dowan Kim

“…The morphological and chemical structure, mechanical properties, oxygen and water-vapor permeability, and thermal stability of pristine CasNa- and CasNa/CL-coated papers are investigated based on their CL content. …”
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Study on Roof Presplitting Mechanism and Deformation Control of Reused Roadway in Compound Soft Rock by Roof Presplitting Approach by Fuzhou Qi, Dangwei Yang, Xinming Li, Bin Li, Yingying Zhai, Shuisheng Yu

“…According to engineering and geological conditions, an analytic expression of the inertial force, the moment of inertia, and the vertical stress acting on the breakage are obtained by constructing a structural mechanical model of the overlying strata. The transfixion law, the tensile shear failure characteristics, the release rate in the fracture expansion process of presplitting fissures, and the evolution law of the plastic zone in reused roadway surrounding rock on conditions of 0 m, 0.5 m, 1 m, 1.5 m, and 2 m fissure intervals are analyzed by creating a three-dimensional numerical model. …”
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APPLICATION OF SPHEROIDIZING «CHIPS»-MASTER ALLOY ON COPPER BASE CONTAINING NANOSCALE PARTICLES OF YTTRIUM OXIDE FOR HIGH-STRENGTH CAST IRON by A. S. Kalinichenko, A. G. Slutsky, V. A. Sheinert, S. A. Lenkevich, A. N. Bely

“…The presence in the inoculant of yttrium oxide has a positive impact on the spheroidal graphite counts and the tendency of high-strength cast iron to form «white» cast iron structure. Mechanical properties of the obtained alloy correspond to high-strength cast iron HSCI60.…”
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