Initial development of IEEE Very Small Size Soccer robots: Electromechanics, Computer Vision System and Navigation Strategy by Ryan Henrique Xavier Ferreira, Pedro Lucas da Silva, Vinícius Caputo Resende de Oliveira, Carlos Dias da Silva Junior, Elias José de Rezende Freitas

“…The proposed computer vision system can capture and process images during the VSSS match to provide the robots' and the ball's positions and velocities. From these odometry data, the proposed navigation strategy based on vector fields calculates commands to the robots, allowing different robot roles in the soccer match (striker, defender, and goalkeeper). …”
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Interacting Urns Processes for Clustering of Large-Scale Networks of Tiny Artifacts by Pierre Leone, Elad M. Schiller

“…Neighboring urns interact by repeatedly adding the same colored ball based on previous random choices. We discover that the process rapidly converges to a definitive random ratio between the colors in every urn. …”
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Accounting Conservatism and National Culture by Pollyanna Gracy Wronski, Roberto Carlos Klann

“…The following study intends to evaluate the influence of Hofstede’s cultural dimension (2017) on a corporation from several countries’ accounting conservatism scale. Based on Thomson Reuters’ data and a final sample of 54,484 observations (32 countries), the analysis was made over a period from 2010 to 2016 and was based off on Ball and Shivakumar’s work (2005) in measuring accounting conservatism. …”
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About Total Stability of a Class of Nonlinear Dynamic Systems Eventually Subject to Discrete Internal Delays by Manuel De la Sen

“…This paper studies and investigates total stability results of a class of dynamic systems within a prescribed closed ball of the state space around the origin. The class of systems under study includes unstructured nonlinearities subject to multiple higher-order Lipschitz-type conditions which influence the dynamics and which can be eventually interpreted as unstructured perturbations. …”
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Wavelet Optimal Estimations for Density Functions under Severely Ill-Posed Noises by Rui Li, Youming Liu

“…Motivated by Lounici and Nickl's work (2011), this paper considers the problem of estimation of a density f based on an independent and identically distributed sample Y1,…,Yn from g=f*φ. …”
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Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control Method for AUV Buoyancy Regulation System by Wende Zhao, Decheng Wang, Zhenzhong Chu, Mingjun Zhang

“…There are some problems to be considered in the oil-water conversion-based buoyancy regulation system, including the external seawater pressure, the pressure fluctuations, and the slow switching speed of the ball valve. …”
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Mettre en scène les codes du genre : artifice et théâtralité dans la comédie musicale hollywoodienne classique by Anne Martina

“…Through a close reading of Busby Berkeley’s Take Me Out To The Ball Game (MGM, 1949) and Vincente Minnelli’s Meet Me in St. …”
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Feature Extraction Strategy with Improved Permutation Entropy and Its Application in Fault Diagnosis of Bearings by Fan Jiang, Zhencai Zhu, Wei Li, Bo Wu, Zhe Tong, Mingquan Qiu

“…The obtained IPE-based samples are then input to a support vector machine (SVM) model. …”
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Rehabilitation of Maxillary Defect Using Zygomatic Implant Retained Obturator by Mounika Ayinala, Gautam Shetty

“…Tumors involving the hard palate, maxillary sinus, or nasal cavity require maxillectomy based on the extent of the lesion. Lack of these boundaries affects the speech, esthetics, and masticatory function. …”
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Investigation of Equivalent Unsprung Mass and Nonlinear Features of Electromagnetic Actuated Active Suspension by Jun Yin, Xinbo Chen, Jianqin Li, Lixin Wu

“…The magnitude of the introduced unsprung mass is studied based on a gearbox type actuator and a ball screw type actuator. …”
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Position Control of the Single Spherical Wheel Mobile Robot by Using the Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller by Hamed Navabi, Soroush Sadeghnejad, Sepehr Ramezani, Jacky Baltes

“…A spherical wheel robot or Ballbot—a robot that balances on an actuated spherical ball—is a new and recent type of robot in the popular area of mobile robotics. …”
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INFLACIÓN E INCERTIDUMBRE INFLACIONARIA EN BOLIVIA by Antonio N. Bojanic

“…Para el periodo 1937-2011 —y para otros subperiodos comprendidos en este lapso—, la inflación tiene un efecto positivo y significativo en la incertidumbre, lo cual apoya las hipótesis formuladas por separado por Friedman y Ball. Una consecuencia de este hallazgo es que el Banco Central de Bolivia podría reducir la incertidumbre inflacionaria al reducir la tasa de inflación.…”
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The Action Control Model for Robotic Fish Using Improved Extreme Learning Machine by XueXi Zhang, ShuiBiao Chen, ShuTing Cai, XiaoMing Xiong, Zefeng Hu

“…To achieve fast and accurate adjustment of robotic fish, this paper proposes state prediction model based on the extreme learning machine optimized by particle swarm algorithm. …”
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The Synergistic Antiwear Performances of Organic Titanium Compounds Containing Sulfur with Borate Ester Additive by Xin Xu, Jian-Qiang Hu, Feng Xie, Li Guo, Jun Ma, Shi-Zhao Yang

“…The antiwear and extreme pressure properties of TiDDC or TiS with borate ester containing nitrogen (BNO) additive in mineral base oils were evaluated by four ball tester. The results show that TiDDC and TiS not only possess good antiwear and load-carrying properties, respectively, but also exhibit good antiwear synergism with BNO additive without impairing extreme pressure performances. …”
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Niosome Preparation Techniques and Structure—An Illustrated Review by Saeid Mezail Mawazi, Yi Ge, Riyanto Teguh Widodo

“…Articles were selected based on relevance. The current review examines the historical development of niosomes focusing on the methods of preparations and the contemporary strategies and prospective advancements within the realm of drug delivery systems, highlighting innovative approaches across transdermal, oral, and cellular delivery. …”
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Study on Compaction and Machinability of Silicon Nitride (Si3N4) Reinforced Copper Alloy Composite through P/M Route by T. Sathish, V. Mohanavel, Alagar Karthick, M. Arunkumar, M. Ravichandran, S. Rajkumar

“…The ball mill process is used for this work to obtain an enhanced homogeneous mixture of both base material as well as reinforced particles. …”
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Optical time-lapsed in situ mechanochemical studies on metal halide perovskite systems by Yonghao Xiao, David G. Bradley, Wei Xin Chan, Xinwen Hu, Lian Xiao, Zhenpeng Liu, Zi Yang Tan, Xin Zhao, Chenfei Li, Mansour Sadek, Vikash Kumar Ravi, Ying Hern Tam, Xiaotao Wang, Felipe García, Handong Sun, Seow Chin Low, Poh Boon Phua, Tze Chien Sum, Xiuwen Zhou, Yee-Fun Lim, John V. Hanna, Han Sen Soo

“…Abstract Metal halide perovskites are attractive for optoelectronic applications, but the existing solution-based synthetic methods rely on hazardous solvents and lack reproducibility. …”
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Experimental Study on Single-excavation Compound Shock-reflection Blasting Technology of Protective Layer by MA Mengmeng, ZHENG Jiawei, DU Haoliang, ZHAO Zhenfu, LU Wenbo

“…The excavation of the protective layer of the dam foundation needs to balance the excavation quality and high construction speed. Based on the excavation of the diversion channel foundation protection layer of the DBDP Hydropower Station in Pakistan, this paper proposes a compound shock-reflection blasting technique featuring a hollow iron ball installed at the gun hole's bottom and energy dissipation materials. …”
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Analysis of the kinematic pattern of free throw by wheelchair basketball athletes: a systematic review. by Hugo Vinícius de Oliveira Silva, Karina Santos Guedes de Sá, José Irineu Gorla, Anselmo Athayde Costa E Silva, Dernival Bertoncello

“…The discussion regarding the non-utilization of quantitative data based on functional classification (FC) in WCB has become considerably important for research due to its impact on athletes' careers. …”
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Virtual Sectioning and Haptic Exploration of Volumetric Shapes in the Absence of Visual Feedback by Tatiana V. Evreinova, Grigori Evreinov, Roope Raisamo

“…The reduced behavior for exploration of volumetric data based on the virtual sectioning concept was compared with the free scanning at the use of the StickGrip linkage-free haptic device. …”
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