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Open AccessDesign improvement of the conversion mechanism from balloon inflation to bending motion for inflatable film actuators
Various soft actuators have been investigated to overcome the drawbacks of conventional solid machines and explore the applications of soft robotics. In particular, and because they are expected to be applicab...
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The natural course of the paravertebral muscles after the onset of osteoporotic vertebral fracture
This study revealed the change in the paravertebral muscles in patients with osteoporotic vertebral fracture. Increased pain is likely to be the driver for reduced activity, reduced activities of daily living,...
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Design and Assembly of SPT-3G Cold Readout Hardware
The third-generation upgrade to the receiver on the South Pole Telescope, SPT-3G, was installed at the South Pole during the 2016–2017 austral summer to measure the polarization of the cosmic microwave backgro...
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Investigation of the molecular dynamics of restricted water in wood by broadband dielectric measurements
Dielectric measurements are one of the most reliable techniques for investigating the molecular dynamics of water in moist materials. However, dielectric measurements of moist wood have not yet been carried ou...
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Formation and Evolution of Protoatmospheres
The origin and evolution of planetary protoatmospheres in relation to the protoplanetary disk is discussed. The initial atmospheres of planets can mainly be related via two formation scenarios. If a protoplane...
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The Polarbear-2 and the Simons Array Experiments
We present an overview of the design and status of the Polarbear-2 and the Simons Array experiments. Polarbear-2 is a cosmic microwave background polarimetry experiment which aims to characterize the arc-minute a...
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LiteBIRD: Mission Overview and Focal Plane Layout
LiteBIRD is a proposed CMB polarization satellite project to probe the inflationary B-mode signal. The satellite is designed to measure the tensor-to-scalar ratio with a 68 % confidence level uncertainty of ...
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Development of Readout Electronics for POLARBEAR-2 Cosmic Microwave Background Experiment
The readout of transition-edge sensor (TES) bolometers with a large multiplexing factor is key for the next generation cosmic microwave background (CMB) experiment, Polarbear-2 (Suzuki in J Low Temp Phys 176:719,...
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The POLARBEAR-2 Experiment
We present an overview of the design and development of the POLARBEAR-2 experiment. The POLARBEAR-2 experiment is a cosmic microwave background polarimetry experiment, which aims to characterize the small angu...
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Open AccessJ/ψ production and nuclear effects in p-Pb collisions at \( \sqrt{{{{\mathrm{s}}_{\mathrm{NN}}}}} \) = 5.02 TeV
Inclusive J/ψ production has been studied with the ALICE detector in p-Pb collisions at the nucleon-nucleon center of mass energy $ \s...
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Open AccessEnergy dependence of the transverse momentum distributions of charged particles in pp collisions measured by ALICE
Differential cross sections of charged particles in inelastic pp collisions as a function of p T have been measured at $\sqrt{...
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Open AccessCharmonium and e + e − pair photoproduction at mid-rapidity in ultra-peripheral Pb–Pb collisions at \(\sqrt{s_{\mathrm{NN}}} = 2.76\ \mbox{TeV}\)
The ALICE Collaboration at the LHC has measured the J/ψ and ψ′ photoproduction at mid-rapidity in ultra-peripheral Pb–Pb collisions at $\sqrt{...
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Open AccessMultiplicity dependence of two-particle azimuthal correlations in pp collisions at the LHC
We present the measurements of particle pair yields per trigger particle obtained from di-hadron azimuthal correlations in pp collisions at $ ...
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Open AccessMid-rapidity anti-baryon to baryon ratios in pp collisions at \(\sqrt{s} = 0.9,\ 2.76\mbox{ and }7\mbox{ TeV}\) measured by ALICE
The ratios of yields of anti-baryons to baryons probes the mechanisms of baryon-number transport. Results for $\overline{\mathrm {p}}/{\mathrm...
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Open AccessMeasurement of inelastic, single- and double-diffraction cross sections in proton–proton collisions at the LHC with ALICE
Measurements of cross sections of inelastic and diffractive processes in proton–proton collisions at LHC energies were carried out with the ALICE detector. The fractions of diffractive processes in inelastic c...
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Robust yaw stability control for electric vehicles based on active front steering control through a steer-by-wire system
A robust yaw stability control design based on active front steering control is proposed for in-wheel-motored electric vehicles with a Steer-by-Wire (SbW) system. The proposed control system consists of an inn...
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Open AccessProduction of K∗(892)0 and ϕ(1020) in pp collisions at \(\sqrt{s}=7\ \mathrm{TeV}\)
The production of K∗(892)0 and ϕ(1020) in pp collisions at \(\sqrt{s}=7~\mathrm{TeV}\) was measured by the ALICE experiment at th...
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Open AccessSuppression of high transverse momentum D mesons in central Pb-Pb collisions at \( \sqrt{{{s_{\mathrm{NN}}}}}=2.76\;\mathrm{TeV} \)
The production of the prompt charm mesons D0, D+, D*+, and their antiparticles, was measured with the ALICE detector in Pb-Pb collisions at the LHC, at a centre-of-mass energy
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Open AccessTransverse sphericity of primary charged particles in minimum bias proton–proton collisions at \(\mathbf{\sqrt{s}=0.9},~\mathbf{2.76}~\mbox{and}~\mathbf{7}~\mbox{TeV}\)
Measurements of the sphericity of primary charged particles in minimum bias proton–proton collisions at $\sqrt{s}=0.9,~2.76\mbox{ and }7~\math...
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Open AccessMeasurement of charm production at central rapidity in proton-proton collisions at \( \sqrt {s} = 2.76\;{\text{TeV}} \)
The p t-differential production cross sections of the prompt (B feed-down subtracted) charmed mesons D0, D+, and D*+ in the rapidity range |y| < 0.5, and for transverse momentum 1 < p ...
