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Open AccessPrediction of isometric forces from combined epidural spinal cord and neuromuscular electrical stimulation in the rat lower limb
Although epidural spinal cord and muscle stimulation have each been separately used for restoration of movement after spinal cord injury, their combined use has not been widely explored. Using both approaches ...
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Open AccessInfluenza A virus diffusion through mucus gel networks
Mucus in the lung plays an essential role as a barrier to infection by viral pathogens such as influenza A virus (IAV). Previous work determined mucin-associated sialic acid acts as a decoy receptor for IAV he...
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Open AccessEmploying a mobile health decision aid to improve decision-making for patients with advanced prostate cancer and their decision partners/proxies: the CHAMPION randomized controlled trial study design
Metastatic prostate cancer remains a lethal malignancy that warrants novel supportive interventions for patients and their decision partners and proxies. Decision aids have been applied primarily to patients w...
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Multi-Stimuli Responsive Luminescent β-Diketones and Difluoroboron Complexes with Heterocyclic Substituents
Emissive β-diketones (bdks) and difluoroboron complexes (BF2bdks) exhibit multi-stimuli responsive luminescence, including solvatochromism, viscochromism, aggregation induced emission, thermal and mechanochromic ...
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Study on improving current generating time of piezoelectric energy harvesting system
This study combined a ceramic, metal alloy, and polymer in a piezoelectric energy harvesting system. The proper container film for curing the urethane rubber was determined to be a Si-coated polyester film. Fu...
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Energy harvesting characteristics of unimorph cantilever generator using 0.69Pb(Zr0.47Ti0.53)O3-0.31Pb(Ni0.6Zn0.4)1/3Nb2/3)O3 + 0.5 mol% CuO (PZCN) thick films under various sintering conditions
A 0.69Pb(Zr0.47Ti0.53)O3-0.31Pb(Ni0.6Zn0.4)1/3Nb2/3)O3 +0.5 mol% CuO (PZCN) thick films were investigated for potential use in energy harvesting device applications. The PZCN thick films were fabricated by a conv...
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Enhancing the dielectric property of 0.69PZT-0.31PZNN thick films by optimizing the poling condition
We investigated how the applied electric-field’s magnitude and the poling time affected, respectively, the dielectric property and the microstructure of piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate/lead zirconate nic...
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Optimization of a 0.69PZT-0.31PZNN thick film by controlling slurry viscosity and tape-casting blade height
We investigated how the viscosities of piezoelectric lead zirconate titanate/lead zirconate nickel niobate (PZT-PZNN) slurry samples affect the laminated-film densities based on various conditions of degassing...
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Establishment of the evaluation standard and the analysis technique for the tip mass method in piezoelectric energy - harvesting systems
Two models were developed a pre-stress model and a no-pre-stress model for considering the effects of a tip mass with and without pre-stress induced by gravity, respectively. Three tip masses-6, 18, and 30 g-w...
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Optimal design and application of a piezoelectric energy harvesting system using multiple piezoelectric modules
To enhance the output power of piezoelectric energy harvesting system up to the watt level, we designed a multi-piezoelectric array (MPA) energy harvesting system that can overcome the limitations of a single-...
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Piezoelectric energy harvesting system for the vertical vibration of superconducting Maglev train
In order to scavenge wasted energy from the vertical vibration of the superconductor Maglev bogie system into usable energy, an energy harvesting system was designed and optimized by applying steel balls for p...
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Designing a piezoelectric energy harvesting system for the superconductor Maglev
In order to convert the lateral vibration of the superconductor Maglev bogie system into usable energy, an energy harvesting system was designed and optimized by applying steel balls for piezoelectric material...
