Abstract: Encouraging experiments and practices in e-commerce over the past several years are now contributing to and enhancing our understanding of the critical issues involved in leveraging the potential of these technologies. The ...

Abstract: A linear analysis of the parameters for the orbital transient response of journal-bearing systems is made with the purpose of computing the bearing dynamic coefficients using the minimum square ...

Abstract: There is a very large need for prosthetic components in developing countries, where such devices are imported and prohibitively expensive. The present work explores the possibility of developing ...

Abstract: There is a very large need for prosthetic components in developing countries, where such devices are imported and prohibitively expensive. This work explores the possibility of developing and ...

Abstract: Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) are attractive for various applications, above all, however, as replacements for batteries or accumulators. They may be used in different power classes. A ...

Abstract: In this paper, the first-ever measurements of the wake of a full-scale wind turbine using an instrumented uninhabited aerial vehicle (UAV) are reported. The key enabler for this novel measurement ...