Abstract: Robotassisted minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has shown tremendous advances over the traditional technique. The remote centerofmotion (RCM) mechanism is one of the main components of a MIS robot. However, the widely used ...

Abstract: At present, there are no good methods for disposing of hyperaccumulator plants that have accumulated heavy metals from soil. However, carbon and the metals that can replace some of the nonrenewable mineral products in ...

Abstract: To deliver more value to the healthcare industry, a specialized surgical robot is needed in the minimally invasive surgery (MIS) field. To fill this need, a compact hybrid robotic wrist with four degrees of freedom (DOFs) ...

Abstract: Perfobond rib shear connectors (known as PBL shear connectors) are structures widely used to transfer loads between concrete and steel structural elements. The performance of PBL shear connectors under monotonic loads has ...

Abstract: The composite pier, which consists of ultra-high-performance concrete (UHPC) and normal strength concrete (NSC), is a promising option for practical engineering due to its remarkable mechanical performance. However, the ...

Abstract: This paper presents numerical and experimental investigations of the in-plane strength and design of pin-ended circular arches having a sinusoidal corrugated web under combined in-plane loads. Finite-element models are ...

Abstract: At present, the problem of antibiotic contamination has become a global crisis. Some methods on the removal of antibiotics have been reported, and the adsorptive process was an effective approach to the disposal of antibiotics ...

Abstract: A coupled simulation-optimization with reanalysis-based short-term weather forecasts from a regional climate model (RCM) is proposed to optimize an irrigation scheduling problem. Using different physical configurations of ...