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MED-IS-IN, an Intelligent Web App for Recognizing Non-prescription Drugs
Self-medication and self-prescription are common practices that can be observed in many countries around the world, from the most advanced in terms of medical services in Europe to the less ones as in South Am...
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Theoretical Verification for Full-Scale Tests of Piled Raft Foundation
Piled-raft foundation is a three-dimensional problem, which requires three-dimensional modelling. Numerical modelling of experiments was carried out to get compatible agreement between the behavior of piled ra...
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Modeling Operator Workload for the Resource Prospector Lunar Rover Mission
NASA’s Resource Prospector mission is an unmanned lunar exploration mission currently in the concept development stage. Early tests have shown that the unique mission characteristics may combine to create the ...
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Clustering Driving Destinations Using a Modified DBSCAN Algorithm with Locally-Defined Map-Based Thresholds
The aim of this paper is to propose a method to cluster GPS data corresponding to driving destinations. A new DBSCAN-based algorithm is proposed to group stationary GPS traces, collected prior to end of trips,...
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Adfreeze Strength and Creep Behavior of Pile Foundations in Warming Permafrost
An experimental investigation was carried out to evaluate the thermal exposure effect on load carrying capacity and creep behavior of steel piles embedded in ice-poor frozen soils using steel-soil interface t...
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Advancements in Fleet Synthetic Training Systems: A Use Case of Landing Signal Officers
The advancements of modeling and simulation systems allow individuals to acquire knowledge, demonstrate procedural skills, and practice team tactics, which may be too dangerous or resource-intensive to perform...
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Incorporating the Cultural and Decisions Factors in Multi-objective Optimization of Air Conditioning Conduit Design Process
Various engineering designs are multi-objective as they contain more than one design goal to be optimized. These design goals theoretically inflict differing requirements on the technical performance of system...
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Comparative Study of Design by Culture Reference: Design Examples
Design by culture reference is a well-known design methodology for inputting culture resources into design processes and approaches. This paper explores the essence of culture reference design methodology bas...
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A Theoretical Framework About the Impact of Human Factors on Manufacturing Process Performance
The processes developed in manufacturing enterprises are evaluated permanently by different key performance indicators (KPI) to measure their competitiveness. Some of these KPI come from various approaches as ...
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Relationship Between Social Support and Burnout Dimensions in Middle and Senior Managers of the Manufacturing Industry in Ciudad Juárez
Empirical research carried out in many contexts has found that social support is an important element to reduce the effects of burnout. In this chapter, we analyze the relationships between social support and ...
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SEM: A Global Technique—Case Applied to TPM
Nowadays, structural equation modeling (SEM) has become a technique used worldwide. Its versatility and the way how it links different variables have allowed its application in a great number of studies of dif...
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Field Monitoring of Concrete Piles of an Integral Abutment Bridge
Integral abutment bridges (IABs) are a cost-effective design method for bridges. Recently, Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (LA-DOTD) constructed their first two IABs; one was supported ...
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Minimizing Human Risk: Human Performance Models in the Human Factors and Behavioral Performance Elements
Human space exploration has never been more exciting than it is today. Human presence to outer worlds is becoming a reality as humans are leveraging much of our prior knowledge to the new mission of going to M...
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The Multi-period Fleet Size and Mix Vehicle Routing Problem with Stochastic Demands
The multi-period fleet size and mix vehicle routing problem with stochastic demands is a new optimization problem that arises from the need to make strategic fleet sizing decisions while taking into considerat...
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Side Resistance Assessment of Drilled Shafts Socketed into Rocks: Empirical Versus Artificial Intelligence Approaches
Drilled shafts socketed into rock are widely used to transfer heavy structural loads through weak overburden strata to underlying bedrock, which can sustain the load. Numerous studies have been conducted in th...
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Exploring the Effects of Perception Errors and Anticipation Strategies on Traffic Accidents - A Simulation Study
It is remarkable that drivers (on average) can safely navigate through dense traffic at high speeds—conditions in which the time headways between vehicles are in the same order of magnitude as human reaction t...
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Methodology to Determine Product Dimensions Based on User Anthropometric Data
The determination of product dimensions is usually a complicated task developed during the design process. Typically, product dimensions are developed using wrong percentiles and wrong anthropometric data, i.e...
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A Systemic Conceptual Model to Assess the Sustainability of Industrial Ecosystems
One of the main challenges for companies is to operate in a sustainable way, that is, by protecting the ecosystems where they are located. As a result of such a challenge, different tools and models have been ...
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Collaborative Multiobjective Model for Urban Goods Distribution Optimization
This chapter presents a genetic multiobjective model for the goods distribution optimization through collaborative inventory between m suppliers and n customers, based on the vendor-managed inventory strategy ...
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Implementation of a sEMG-Machine Interface for Steering a Virtual Car in a Driving Simulator
Surface electromyography (sEMG) has often enabled operators to generate electrical muscle signals in order to control robotic arms or prosthetics. Alternatively, sEMG has recently been employed to control othe...
