Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractState of the Art Technologies for Exoskeleton Human Lower Extremity Rehabilitation RobotsSk. Khairul Hasan, Anoop Kumar DhingraThe World Health Organization reports that about 1 billion people worldwide have some form of disability. Of these, 110-190 million people have significant difficulties in functioning. Providing rehabilitation services to a large number of disabled people with limited resources is quite challenging. Robot-based neurorehabilitation is an appealing solution for providing rehabilitation services without the downside of provider fatigue. Despite the … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 30 Sep 2020 · 11,254 accessesView PDFCite
Literature ReviewOpen accessIn the abstractBasics of Photocatalysis and Different Strategy for Enhancing the Photocatalytic EfficiencyYuvaraj M. Hunge, Anuja A. Yadav, Babasaheb M. MohiteThis review reports on the basic mechanism of photocatalysis and different ways of enhancing the photocatalytic efficiency. It further examines enhancement of the photocatalytic property using the different combinations of semiconductor oxides (TiO2, ZnO, stratified WO3/TiO2, WO3/ZnO). TiO2, ZnO semiconductors have been widely used from the recent few decades in the photocatalytic degradation process, but the main drawback of these … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 21 May 2020 · 7,738 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAssessing and Improving the Performance of Grouted MacadamMomtaz M. Othman, Ahmed Ebrahim Abu El-Maaty, Zeinab S. HusseinThere are many road defects appear in flexible pavement layers. Rutting, raveling and cracks are considered the main problems in Egypt. Using grouted macadam system as a surface asphaltic layer (or called Semi-Flexible Pavement (SFP)) has many advantages such as saving the natural asphalt and enhancing the performance against deteriorations. The main scope of this research is to evaluate and … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 13, Issue 2 · 29 Apr 2020 · 7,078 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGeneral Approach for Formulating a Digital Transformation StrategyZineb Korachi, Bouchaib BounabatTo take advantage of information technologies, organizations need to define a clear strategy. Numerous works have provided definitions and phases of digital strategies. Some of these strategies are context-specific, while others deal with the common elements of digital strategies regardless of the digital transformation context. However, these works do not address a holistic approach. This raises ambiguity regarding digital strategy … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 16, Issue 4 · 27 Apr 2020 · 10,874 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComparative Profitability Analysis and Policy Options for Sustaining Integrated Pest Management Practices on Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) ProductionKaynath Akhi, Shamima IslamThis study examined the comparative profitability of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) production between Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and non-Integrated Pest Management (non-IPM) farmers and tried to find out the policy recommendations for sustaining this practice in vegetable production. A total of 80 farmers (40 from each group) were purposively selected from Tangail district of Bangladesh through the interview schedule. To … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 15, Issue 1 · 8 Mar 2020 · 7,272 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPreparation of Fluorine/Silicon Co-Modified Elastic Acrylate with Low Fluorine and High PerformanceYuan Zhihua, Xia Chunlei, Geng Ziye et al.The methyl acrylate was modified with hexafluorobutyl methacrylate (G02) and vinyl triethoxy silane (A-151) as modified monomers, Methyl Methacrylate (MMA) as hard monomer and Butyl Acrylate (BA) as soft monomer. Pre-emulsification, seed emulsion and semi-continuous synthesis process were adopted to the effects of the preparation process, the ratio of G02 and A-151 modified monomers, the amount of soft monomer and … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 16, Issue 1 · 4 Jan 2020 · 7,651 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCheap Bluetooth Solution for Smart Controlled Home DevicesChadi F. RimanThe aim of this paper is to build a Bluetooth based system to connect various home devices to mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets. This system will allow users to control their home devices from their mobiles. This project tries to create a cheap solution for such tasks using Bluetooth technology. The home devices are connected to an … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 6 Dec 2019 · 6,169 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPermanent Magnetic FluidsNicolae Petrescu, Florian Ion Tiberiu PetrescuA team of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has accidentally obtained the first magnetized permanent liquid in the world, the droplets of this liquid moving in unison and able to associate in different forms while being manipulated exterior by means of a magnet, according to a new study published in the latest issue of the journal Science, reports … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 3 · 22 Aug 2019 · 8,842 accessesView PDFCite
Review ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMechanisms With Rigid MemoryRelly Victoria Virgil PetrescuAlong with gears, distribution mechanisms are the most widely used mechanical transmissions used over the past 300 years and will continue to be the most widespread in all industrial fields but also in other technical areas. For this reason, it was considered necessary this work, which tries to add a brick to the permanent construction of rigid memory mechanisms used … …Journal of Mechatronics and Robotics, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 19 Jul 2019 · 6,162 accessesView PDFCite