Academic Articles & Research Papers

The prevalence and trends of waterpipe tobacco smoking: A systematic review.

IntroductionWaterpipe tobacco smoking is harmful to health however its prevalence estimates remain uncertain. We aimed to systematically review the medical literature on waterpipe tobacco prevalence and trends.MethodsWe searched Medline, Em...

Research Frontiers in the Field of Agricultural Resources and the Environment

From the perspective of project and paper datasets, research frontier recognition in the field of agricultural resources and the environment using the Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) topic extraction model was studied. By combining the wi...

Vehicular ad hoc networks verification scheme based on bilinear pairings and networks reverse fuzzy extraction

Abstract Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks (VANETs) have facilitated the massive exchange of real-time traffic and weather conditions, which have helped prevent collisions, reduce accidents, and road congestions. This can effectively enhance drivin...

Utilization of mobile health applications and determinant factors among health science students at Debre Markos University, northwest Ethiopia in 2022.

BackgroundHigh penetration of smartphones and ownership among the young generation increased the utilization of mobile health applications for health management among university students more than ever. Compared to other health service prov...

Identification and reporting of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review of diagnostic approaches, echocardiographic assessment, and evidence gaps

Abstract Background Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is increasingly recognized as a major heart failure phenotype globally; however, its diagnosis is complex and is recommended to require integrated assessment of clin...

The Effects of N-acetylcysteine on Inflammatory Markers and Homocysteine: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Background: Recently a number of trials investigated the effect of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) administration on inflammatory markers and homocysteine (Hcy). However, their findings are controversial. The aim of this paper is to present a meta-a...

A computational tool for conceptual design and optimization of planetary rovers

The design process of a Mars rover is driven by multiple design constraints, namely overall mass, power consumption and volume (dimensions). Various systems, such as mobility, manipulation, handling, power, thermal, communication, navigatio...

Flexoelectricity Modulated Electron Transport of 2D Indium Oxide

Abstract The phenomenon of flexoelectricity, wherein mechanical deformation induces alterations in the electron configuration of metal oxides, has emerged as a promising avenue for regulating electron transport. Leveraging this mechanism, s...

Biohybrid Actuators for Soft Robotics: Challenges in Scaling Up

Living systems have evolved to survive in a wide range of environments and safely interact with other objects and organisms. Thus, living systems have been the source of inspiration for many researchers looking to apply their mechanics and ...

Combined Effect of the Parameters of Vacuum Interrupter and L-C Circuit Upon Arc Re-Ignition in HVDC Circuit Breakers

The new horizons for HVDC systems and their applications has intensified the research in HVDC protection systems. The HVDC circuit breakers (CB) has been the center of the protection systems with vacuum interrupters (VIs) showcasing a great...

Soft Pneumatic Bending Actuator with Integrated Carbon Nanotube Displacement Sensor

The excellent compliance and large range of motion of soft actuators controlled by fluid pressure has lead to strong interest in applying devices of this type for biomimetic and human-robot interaction applications. However, in contrast to ...

Highly efficient photonic PCR system based on plasmonic heating of gold nanofilms

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a standard molecular method that has the potential to solve the need for accurate, viable, and immediate infectious pathogen detection at point-of-care (POC) centers in different fields such as pathoge...

Electromagnetically Driven Robot for Multipurpose Applications

This paper presents a novel design of a continuum robot driven by electromagnets and springs, offering enhanced precision in multi-degree-of-freedom bending for diverse applications. Traditional continuum robots, while effective in navigati...

Development and Control of an Innovative Underwater Vehicle Manipulator System

Recently, as humans have become increasingly interested in ocean resources, underwater vehicle-manipulator systems (UVMSs) have played an increasingly important role in ocean exploitation. To realize precise operation in underwater narrow s...

Development and Hybrid Control of an Electrically Actuated Lower Limb Exoskeleton for Motion Assistance

This paper describes a system design and hybrid control algorithm of an electrically actuated lower limb exoskeleton (LLE). The system design mainly includes three parts: mechanical structure design, actuation system design and sensor syste...

FEATURES using reversible logic operations IN MODELING IRREVERSIBLE COMPUTING on the reversibly COMPUTER

Information can be recorded in the quantum state and are transmitted via the physical channel. The theory of quantum coding and information theory quantum computing related. In any information system ( classical or quantum) will always cont...

Scalable and High-Fidelity Quantum Random Access Memory in Spin-Photon Networks

A quantum random access memory (qRAM) is considered an essential computing unit to enable polynomial speedups in quantum information processing. Proposed implementations include the use of neutral atoms and superconducting circuits to const...

Reinforcement learning with learned gadgets to tackle hard quantum problems on real hardware

Abstract Quantum computing offers exciting opportunities for simulating complex quantum systems and optimizing large-scale combinatorial problems, but its practical use is limited by device noise and constrained connectivity. Designing quan...

Enhancing Communication Security in Drones Using QRNG in Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum

This paper presents a novel approach to enhancing the security and reliability of drone communications through the integration of Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNG) in Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum (FHSS) systems. We propose a mult...

Development, Usability, and Feasibility of a Pain-Stratified Smartphone-Based Home Intervention System for Patients With Adhesive Capsulitis: Exploratory Feasibility and Usability Trial.