Direct manipulation is better than passive viewing for learning anatomy in a three-dimensional virtual reality environment

S Jang, JM Vitale, RW Jyung, JB Black - Computers & Education, 2017 - Elsevier
With the advancement of virtual reality (VR) technologies, medical students may now study
complex anatomical structures in three-dimensional (3-D) virtual environments, without …

Keeping track of mosquitoes: a review of tools to track, record and analyse mosquito flight

J Spitzen, W Takken - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
The health impact of mosquito-borne diseases causes a huge burden on human societies.
Recent vector control campaigns have resulted in promising declines in incidence and …

Active turbulence in a gas of self-assembled spinners

G Kokot, S Das, RG Winkler… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Colloidal particles subject to an external periodic forcing exhibit complex collective behavior
and self-assembled patterns. A dispersion of magnetic microparticles confined at the air …

Polymorph-derived diversification of crystal actuation by photoisomerization and the photothermal effect

S Hasebe, Y Hagiwara, K Takechi… - Chemistry of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mechanically responsive materials have been investigated extensively over the past two
decades. Diversification of actuation modes is essential for the practical application of …

Photothermally driven high-speed crystal actuation and its simulation

S Hasebe, Y Hagiwara, J Komiya, M Ryu… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Mechanically responsive crystals have been increasingly explored, mainly based on
photoisomerization. However, photoisomerization has some disadvantages for crystal …

Theoretical modeling and experimental analysis of a pressure-operated soft robotic snake

M Luo, M Agheli, CD Onal - Soft Robotics, 2014 - liebertpub.com
For a mobile robot undergoing serpentine locomotion, an accurate dynamic model is a
fundamental requirement for optimization, control, navigation, and learning algorithms. Such …

The role of yielding cameras in pedestrian-vehicle interactions at un-signalized crosswalks: An application of game theoretical model

H Li, H Hu, Z Zhang, Y Zhang - … research part F: traffic psychology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Pedestrian–vehicle interaction has gained substantial interest in the field of travel
behavior and safety. Although traffic rules stipulate the right of way at unsignalized …

Selective lithium extraction and concentration from diluted alkaline aqueous media by a polymer inclusion membrane and application to seawater

C Paredes, ER de San Miguel - Desalination, 2020 - Elsevier
A method capable of selectively extracting and concentrating lithium from diluted alkaline
aqueous media is proposed using a polymer inclusion membrane composed of cellulose …

On-barn pig weight estimation based on body measurements by structure-from-motion (SfM)

A Pezzuolo, V Milani, DH Zhu, H Guo, S Guercini… - Sensors, 2018 - mdpi.com
Information on the body shape of pigs is a key indicator to monitor their performance and
health and to control or predict their market weight. Manual measurements are among the …

Experimental study on motion characterisation of CALM buoy hose system under water waves

CV Amaechi, F Wang, J Ye - Journal of Marine Science and Engineering, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of marine bonded hoses has increased in recent times, due to the need for
more flexible conduits and flexible applications in the offshore industry. These marine …