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Open AccessDesign and Control of a Flexure-Based Dual Stage Piezoelectric Micropositioner
In the field of advanced manufacturing technology, there is a growing need for high-precision micro/nano positioners. The traditional single stage actuated positioners have encountered performance limitation i...
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Open AccessElectric powered wheelchair control using user-independent classification methods based on surface electromyography signals
Wheelchairs are one of the most popular assistive technology (AT) among individuals with motor impairments due to their comfort and mobility. People with finger problems may find it difficult to operate wheelc...
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Open AccessMaize-legume intercrop** achieves yield advantages by improving leaf functions and dry matter partition
Intercrop** can obtain yield advantages, but the mechanism of yield advantages of maize-legume intercrop** is still unclear. Then, we explored the effects of crop** systems and N input on yield advantage...
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Open AccessSimulation-Based Method for the Calculation of Passenger Flow Distribution in an Urban Rail Transit Network Under Interruption
In the extensive urban rail transit network, interruptions will lead to service delays on the current line and spread to other lines, forcing many passengers to wait, detour, or even give up their trips. This ...
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Open AccessBiochar and biofertilizer reduced nitrogen input and increased soybean yield in the maize soybean relay strip intercrop** system
Applying Biochar (BC) or biofertilizers (BF) are potential approaches to reduce the nitrogen input and mitigate soil degradation in the maize soybean relay strip intercrop** system (IS). In 2019 and 2020, a ...
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Open AccessFinite-time tracking control for nonholonomic wheeled mobile robot using adaptive fast nonsingular terminal sliding mode
System uncertainties and external disturbances are the major causes of the trajectory tracking performance degradation in nonholonomic wheeled mobile robots (NWMRs). In this article, an adaptive fast nonsingul...
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Special issue on computational intelligence-based modeling, control and estimation in modern mechatronic systems
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Introduction to the focused section on new trends in modelling and simulation for intelligent robotics
Advanced functional materials, drives and transmissions, sensors and mechanisms provide solid foundations for develo** intelligent robots, for which modelling and simulation tools have contributed greatly to...
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Open AccessIdentification of genomic regions associated with multi-silique trait in Brassica napus
Although rapeseed (Brassica napus L.) mutant forming multiple siliques was morphologically described and considered to increase the silique number per plant, an important agronomic trait in this crop, the molecul...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification, putative functionality and interactions between lncRNAs and miRNAs in Brassica species
Non-coding RNA (ncRNA) is abundant in plant genomes, but is poorly described with unknown functionality in most species. Using whole genome RNA sequencing, we identified 1885, 1910 and 1299 lncRNAs and 186, 15...
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Open AccessThe citrus flavonoid naringenin confers protection in a murine endotoxaemia model through AMPK-ATF3-dependent negative regulation of the TLR4 signalling pathway
Excessive activation of the TLR4 signalling pathway is critical for inflammation-associated disorders, while negative regulators play key roles in restraining TLR4 from over-activation. Naringenin is a citrus ...
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Open AccessAutomated identification of dementia using medical imaging: a survey from a pattern classification perspective
In this review paper, we summarized the automated dementia identification algorithms in the literature from a pattern classification perspective. Since most of those algorithms consist of both feature extract...
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Artesunate has its enhancement on antibacterial activity of β-lactams via increasing the antibiotic accumulation within methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has now emerged as a predominant and serious pathogen because of its resistance to a large group of antibiotics, leading to high morbidity and mortality. Therefo...