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Tactile-based grasping stability prediction based on human grasp demonstration for robot manipulation (2024)
Journal Article

To minimize irrelevant and redundant information in tactile data and harness the dexterity of human hands. In this paper, we introduce a novel binary classification network with normalized differential convolution (NDConv) layers. Our method leverage... Read More about Tactile-based grasping stability prediction based on human grasp demonstration for robot manipulation.

Development of analytical model for bonding of CFRP rod in concrete subjected to cyclic loads (2024)
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Recent material science advances have resulted in the use of High-Performance Concrete (HPC) and Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) in superstructures, which were chosen for their superior strength. However, under cyclic loads, these materials fr... Read More about Development of analytical model for bonding of CFRP rod in concrete subjected to cyclic loads.

From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies (2024)
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Recognizing the significance of solar energy as a vital renewable energy source in building envelope design is becoming more and more important and needs urgent attention. Exploring solar adaptation strategies found in plants offers a wide range of e... Read More about From Flora to Solar Adaptive Facades: Integrating Plant-Inspired Design with Photovoltaic Technologies.

Three perspectives on leadership in higher education: Traditionalist, reformist, pragmatist (2024)
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There is a fragmented and complex literature about higher education leadership representing a diversity of ideological perspectives about its nature and purposes. Internationally, the literature has been strongly shaped by the importation of concepts... Read More about Three perspectives on leadership in higher education: Traditionalist, reformist, pragmatist.

Exploring the behaviours of small business entrepreneurs in the gastro-dining industry: Risks, relationships and gourmet chefs in action (2024)
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A growing number of chefs are setting up their own businesses to offer a gastro-dining experience in places without an extensive gastro-dining tradition. In this context, our purpose is to explore the behaviours of entrepreneurs of small businesses i... Read More about Exploring the behaviours of small business entrepreneurs in the gastro-dining industry: Risks, relationships and gourmet chefs in action.

Under-researched and under-reported new findings in microplastic field (2024)
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After over 20 years of research on microplastic (MP) pollution, there are important areas of study which are still at the inception. In particular, between 2020 and 2023 new findings on MP have emerged, which open new sub-categories of MP research. T... Read More about Under-researched and under-reported new findings in microplastic field.

Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities (2024)
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Although there are many widely perceived attractions to living on a small island, island life is not without its challenges. The physical aspects of these are well rehearsed. The psychological ones, less so. Drawing on social psychological theories,... Read More about Social psychological perspectives on islandness: Identities, vulnerabilities and precarities.

‘Do I cry or just carry on’: A story completion study of healthcare professionals’ anticipated responses to experiencing chest pain (2024)
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Healthcare professionals may experience barriers to seeking healthcare that differ from the general population. We explored healthcare professionals’ anticipated responses to experiencing chest pain following a period of stress using qualitative stor... Read More about ‘Do I cry or just carry on’: A story completion study of healthcare professionals’ anticipated responses to experiencing chest pain.

Translation and validation of the Body Esteem Scale in Adults and Adolescents among Indonesian adolescents (2024)
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There is a need for a psychometrically robust body image measure to advance body image scholarship among Indonesian adolescents. This study aimed to validate a Bahasa Indonesia version of the Body Esteem Scale for Adults and Adolescents (BESAA). The... Read More about Translation and validation of the Body Esteem Scale in Adults and Adolescents among Indonesian adolescents.

Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience (2024)
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Amphibious buildings use the buoyancy principle in the design of their foundation systems to mitigate flood impact. In some cases, amphibious buildings are fitted with mechanical systems that further aid the buoyancy element to temporarily raise the... Read More about Amphibious architecture: A biomimetic design approach to flood resilience.

Seismic performance of structure equipped with a new rubber bracing damper system (2024)
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Nowadays, vibration energy absorption devices are widely implemented in many buildings subjected to severe vibration due to natural hazards, such as earthquakes, strong winds, and typhoons. Recently, viscous dampers have been commonly used in many st... Read More about Seismic performance of structure equipped with a new rubber bracing damper system.

If racism vanished for a day: Towards a kinder, anti-racist society (2024)
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In this article the RESPECT team (Racialised Experiences Project: Education, Children and Trust) give an overview of their research about the impact of racism on the mental health and well being of primary school children, and share some examples of... Read More about If racism vanished for a day: Towards a kinder, anti-racist society.

Development of an on-column trace enrichment method for the determination of sub-μg/L bisphenol A in bottled water by RP-HPLC with fluorescent detection (2024)
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A simple extraction-free, on-column trace enrichment liquid chromatographic method for the determination of trace levels of bisphenol A (BPA) in bottled water samples has been developed. It was found possible to determine ng/L (ppt) levels of BPA by... Read More about Development of an on-column trace enrichment method for the determination of sub-μg/L bisphenol A in bottled water by RP-HPLC with fluorescent detection.

Dynamic hydrological niche segregation: How plants compete for water in a semi-arid ecosystem (2024)
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Hydrological niche segregation (HNS), specifically the variation in root water uptake depth among coexisting species, is an understudied area of research. This is especially the case in semi-arid ecosystems, such as China's Loess Plateau (CLP), where... Read More about Dynamic hydrological niche segregation: How plants compete for water in a semi-arid ecosystem.

Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis (2024)
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Background: General practice in the UK is under substantial pressure and practices are increasingly including paramedics as part of their workforce. Little is known about how different models of paramedic working may affect successful implementation... Read More about Understanding paramedic work in general practice in the UK: A rapid realist synthesis.

Artificial Intelligence perceptions and life satisfaction (2024)
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The paper estimates whether there is any relationship between life satisfaction and people’s perceptions towards artificial intelligence. Using data from 39 European countries collected in 2021, it is consistently found that people with negative perc... Read More about Artificial Intelligence perceptions and life satisfaction.

Investigation of the displacement-based seismic performance of geogrid earth-retaining walls using three-dimensional finite element modeling (2024)
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This study evaluates the earthquake-induced movement of geogrid earth-retaining (GER) walls. A thorough investigation was conducted on a GER wall model, utilizing a comprehensive finite element (FE) analysis. This research focuses on investigating an... Read More about Investigation of the displacement-based seismic performance of geogrid earth-retaining walls using three-dimensional finite element modeling.

Globalised climate precarity: Environmental degradation, disasters and the international brick trade (2024)
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Climate-linked disasters result when natural hazards meet socioeconomic precarity. Recognizing this, scholarship in recent years has emphasized how the precarity that turns climate-linked hazards into disasters is produced within the same global poli... Read More about Globalised climate precarity: Environmental degradation, disasters and the international brick trade.

The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis (2024)
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Tritium present in deep vadose zones is a useful tracer for estimating groundwater recharge, but its full utility is constrained by not knowing where and for how long the tritium tracing method remains applicable. We obtained 44 tritium profiles from... Read More about The nature and extent of bomb tritium remaining in deep vadose zone: A synthesis and prognosis.

On Cooperative Coevolution and Global Crossover (2024)
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Cooperative coevolutionary algorithms (CCEAs) divide a given problem in to a number of subproblems and use an evolutionary algorithm to solve each subproblem. This letter is concerned with the scenario under which a single fitness measure exists. By... Read More about On Cooperative Coevolution and Global Crossover.