Simulating the brain-body-environment trinity in closed loop is an attractive proposal to investigate how perception, motor activity and interactions with the environment shape brain activity, and vice versa.The relevance of this embodied approach, however, hinges entirely on the modeled complexity of the various simulated phenomena.In this article
Wearing safety rope while working at the loft and over the side of a ship is an effective means to protect seafarers from accidents.However, there are no active and effective monitoring methods on ships to control this issue.In this article, a one-stage system is proposed to automatically monitor whether the crew is wearing safety ropes.When the sy
Specific collagens and insoluble proteins called cuticlins are major constituents of the nematode cuticles.The epicuticle, which forms the outermost electron-dense layer of the cuticle, is composed of another category of insoluble proteins called epicuticlins.It is distinct from the insoluble cuticlins localized in the cortical layer and the fibrou
Humanitarian concerns owing to the dreadfulness and impact of human trafficking prompted several stakeholders under the umbrella of the United Nations (UN) to approve legal measures to criminalize this menace.Several states that are parties to the UN anti-trafficking protocols and conventions have domesticated some of the provisions of these regula
This paper presents a novel steering mechanism embedded in a point-the-bit rotary steerable system (RSS) for oilfield exploitation.The new steering mechanism adopts a set of universal joints to alleviate the high alternative strain on drilling mandrel and employs a specially designed planetary gear small tooth number difference (PGSTD) to achieve d