The Symbolic-Compliance Gap and Public Perceptions of Sharia Law Enforcement in Aceh, Indonesia: Insights from Becak Drivers by Maskur, Irman, Lukmanul Hakim

“… This study explores the perceptions of becak (three-wheeled motorcycle taxis) drivers in Aceh regarding the implementation and enforcement of Sharia law, offering insights into the interplay between religious governance and its influence on social order, morality, and justice. …”
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Hands-Free Maneuvers of Robotic Vehicles via Human Intentions Understanding Using Wearable Sensing by Weitian Wang, Rui Li, Longxiang Guo, Z. Max Diekel, Yunyi Jia

“…Intelligent robotic vehicles are more and more fully automated, without steering wheels, gas/brake pedals, or gearshifts. However, allowing the human driver to step in and maneuver the robotic vehicle under specific driving requirements is a necessary issue that should be considered. …”
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Investigating Contributors to Hit-and-Run Violations in Urban River-Crossing Road Tunnels: A Random Parameter Logit Model With Heterogeneity in Means by Dengzhong Wang, Jiayu Zhou, Gen Li, Haigen Min, Chenming Jiang, Linjun Lu

“…Eight important variables (nighttime, single-vehicle, multi-vehicle, two-wheeled vehicle, passenger car, heavy goods vehicle, rear-end, and short tunnel) were found to affect hit-and-run violations significantly. …”
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Design of the robot mechanism for quality acceptance of insulator installation in 500 kV transmission lines by LI Yu, ZHANG Zhongjie, ZHOU Xiaofa, CHEN Shufan, SUN Boyang, XIA Yanfeng, FAN Diqing, FANG Yu

“…Finally, the longitudinal and lateral stability of the optimized crawler robot were analyzed, and the force of the shock absorbing spring was simulated and analyzed.ResultsThe simulation results show that compared with the multi-wheeled drive structure, the stability of the robot’s center of mass in the crawler drive structure in the <italic>Z-</italic>axis speed is increased by 84.73％, 75.76％, and 73.70％ respectively; the stability of the<italic> X</italic>-axis offset distance is increased by 40.47％, 44.21％, and 74.14％ respectively, verifying that the optimized robot has better stability. …”
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Finite Element-Based Simulation of Cooling Rate on the Material Properties of an Automobile Silent Block by Burak Öztürk, Fuat Kara

“…The aluminum silent block is the part that connects the front suspension mounting and the road wheels. These products are used in high-speed cars and are subject to high engineering stresses. …”
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Protected Turning Movements of Noncooperative Automated Vehicles: Geometrics, Trajectories, and Saturation Flow by Xiaobo Liu, Lijuan Lai, You Kong, Scott Le Vine

“…We first develop a constrained optimization problem based on AVs’ kinematic behavior during a protected signal phase which considers both ABS-enabled and wheels-locked braking, as well as avoiding encroaching into oncoming traffic or past the edge-of-receiving-lane. …”
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The preparation of complementary food for breastmilk after the earthquake in Malampah, Pasaman Districts, West Sumatra Province in 2022 by Lestari Dya Mulya, Masnadi Nice Rachmawati

“…Lack of potable water and four-wheeled vehicle access restricted camp food production. …”
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Effects of post-processing on the microstructural evolution and mechanical behaviour of an additively manufactured AlSi10Mg alloy by R. Ramesh, Saurabh Gairola, R. Jayaganthan, M. Kamaraj

“…AlSi10Mg alloy finds critical applications in the automotive sector, such as in cylinder heads, engine blocks, and wheels. Such applications often require intricate parts that can be fabricated only through additive manufacturing. …”
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Fast Attitude Maneuver of a Flexible Spacecraft with Passive Vibration Control Using Shunted Piezoelectric Transducers by Bassam A. Albassam

“…The attitude control torque is produced using either the reaction wheels contained inside the rigid hub or jet thrusters mounted outside it. …”
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Evaluation of Chopped Sugarcane Storage in Different Periods of the Season and Their Influence on the Sugar and Ethanol Process by Leonardo Lucas Madaleno, Camila Carla Guimarães, Elaine Hartmann Ferri, Rodrigo Vezzani Franzé

“…In particular, there was a lack of information on the influence of the harvest season period on cut stalk storage in the “stock on wheels” model. The present work evaluated the effects of chopped sugarcane storage during the beginning, middle, and final harvest seasons on the quality of intermediate sugar and ethanol processing and products during two seasons. …”
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Design of a Mechanized Road Sweeper by Asiimwe Dianah

“…The major components of the proposed machine were drive wheels, gears, sweeping roller and disc brushes, dust filter, waste container, handle and frame. …”
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Determination of fuel consumption of an ice with electromechanical injectors and a deadlock type ramp on transients by Savenkov N.V., Zolotarev O.O.

“…This is unavoidable for vehicles with traditional power plants for the following reasons: 1) the need to regulate the power on the driving wheels, 2) the effective performance and environmental qualities of the engine in unsteady modes are often worse in relation to those in steady-state modes of operation; this is due to the influence of many factors and has been studied in many well-known scientific papers. …”
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Analytical forecasting of the optimal trajectory of mobile robot by A. A. Lobaty, D. V. Kapskiy, A. K. Ibrahim, I. A. Shishkovets

“…The purpose of the research, the results of which are presented in the article, is the analytical synthesis of the law of control of a wheeled mobile robot while it moves along a trajectory specified by reference points on the surface in an inertial coordinate system. …”
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Child Abandonment in 19th Century Lisbon: The Provenance and Distribution of Foundlings Through a GIS Lens by Joana Vieira Paulino

“…A debate then emerged and became more vigorous over the mid-century, culminating in the decree of 1867. This replaced the wheels, a wooden cylinder which rotated to allow anonymous abandonment, with controlled and justified admissions, the generalization of lactation subsidies, and policing around the institutions. …”
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Model of an automated control system for the positioning of radio signal transmission/reception devices by Bohdan Boriak, Alina Yanko, Oleksandr Laktionov

“…It is a necessary condition for the operation of a mobile robotic platform, which, according to the classification by size groups, belongs to Micro, Mini, and Midi categories of wheeled vehicles and is used in search, rescue, and military operations. …”
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Peculiarities of identification and customs commodity examination of children’s goods by H. V. Tyshchenko, R. V. Kravchenko

“…The main identifying features of the classification of scooters in the category of goods for children are: purpose; design features, their modification; type of movement; number and diameter of wheels; type of ride Attention should also be paid to the following identification features of children’s goods, which are necessary both during customs control and during the examination of toys: the size of the toy, the material of manufacture, design features, application and main functional purpose. …”
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Bridge Construction Impacts the Adjacent Channel Morphology and Turbidity: A Study on a Dying Distributary of River Padma by Balai Chandra Das, Aznarul Islam, Shrabani Das, Riya Adhikary, Rohini Sarkar

“…River-road crossings are one of the basic infrastructures for rolling the wheels of development of the modern world facilitating connectivity and overcoming geographical obstacles. …”
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Track Behavior and Crash Risk Analysis of Passenger Cars on Hairpin Curves of Two-Lane Mountain Roads by Zhigang Yu, Ying Chen, Xiaobo Zhang, Jin Xu

“…Vehicle-mounted equipment was utilized to collect track and lateral distance between the wheels and the lane markings under naturally driving conditions. …”
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Optimisation and validation of Plume Chasing for robust and automated NOx and particle vehicle emission measurements by Christina Schmidt, C. David Carslaw, J. Naomi Farren, N. René Gijlswijk, Markus Knoll, E. Norbert Ligterink, Jan Pieter Lollinga, Martin Pechout, Stefan Schmitt, Michal Vojtíšek, Quinn Vroom, Denis Pöhler

“…The methods were easy to automate and suitable for high emitter detection and quantification of emissions from two-wheeled vehicles. Inaccurate emission factors derived from Plume Chasing measurements occurred only in situations when emissions were significantly influenced by a strong plume from vehicles driving directly ahead of the vehicle of interest.…”
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Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment in Mangrove-Dependent Communities of Manoka Island, Littoral Region of Cameroon by Evariste Fongnzossie, Denis Jean Sonwa, Philippes Mbevo, Fabrice Kentatchime, Aurelie Mokam, Claude Tatuebu Tagne, Lydie Flora Essamba A. Rim

“…Local response initiatives are ineffective and include among others constructing buildings on stilts and using car wheels to counter the advancement of seawater inland. …”
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