Holding after cutting strategy and design technique utilizing elasticity of picking fingers by Shin HARA, Masaru KASHIWAZAKI, Rie AOYAMA, Koichi OZAKI

“…However, high velocity of closing finger is needed to certainly grasp the stem during its free fall. A problem that a general robot hand loses grasping the stem is occurred, since closing velocity is insufficient. …”
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Reconstruction of the mass and geometry of snowfall particles from multi-angle snowflake camera (MASC) images by J. Leinonen, J. Leinonen, J. Grazioli, A. Berne

“…The method uses as input a triplet of binary silhouettes of particles, corresponding to the triplet of stereoscopic images of snowflakes in free fall captured by a multi-angle snowflake camera (MASC). …”
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New deep-sea Atlantic and Antarctic species of Abyssorchomene De Broyer, 1984 (Amphipoda, Lysianassoidea, Uristidae) with a redescription of A. abyssorum (Stebbing, 1888) by Ed A. Hendrycks, Claude De Broyer

“…Within DIVA-3 (July 10–August 26 2009), a free-fall baited trap was used successfully at three stations in the southwest Atlantic, once in the Argentine Basin and twice in the Brazilian Basin. …”
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Molar Buccal Tubes Front and Back Openings Dimensions and Torsional Play by Hiyam J Al-Zubaidi, Akram F Alhuwaizi

“…Two photographs were taken, one with the wire in free fall position and the other with the wire elevated by a 10g weight with the same angle of shooting as the first photograph. …”
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WILLIAM GOLDING'S STORY «MISS PULKINHORN» IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ARTISTIC WORLD OF THE WRITER

“…It generalized in itself the ideas and concepts of the previous novels «Lord of the Flies» (1954), «Pincher Martin» (1956), «Free Fall» (1959): the concept of ambivalent human nature, the image of the unknown God, the black center motive, the image of the child-sinner, etc. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL AND ANALYTICAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT BEHAVIOR OF STEEL–CONCRETE COMPOSITE SLAB by P Sangeetha, P Ramanagopal, R Manjula, T Hema Naga Sri Puspha Swetha

“…The specimens were impacted at the center of the span by dropping a steel mass from a free fall height of 1 m. The number of blows corresponding to the initial cracking and ultimate failure stages was recorded. …”
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Shank Muscle Strength Training Changes Foot Behaviour during a Sudden Ankle Supination. by Marco Hagen, Stephanie Lescher, Andreas Gerhardt, Matthias Lahner, Stephan Felber, Ewald M Hennig

“…As the reduced supination velocities indicate, the strength training effects are already present during free-fall. According to a sudden ankle supination in standing position, both machine-based dorsiflexor and pronator strength training is recommended for enhancing the mechanical stability of the ankle.…”
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A Sensor Fusion Method for Tracking Vertical Velocity and Height Based on Inertial and Barometric Altimeter Measurements by Angelo Maria Sabatini, Vincenzo Genovese

“…Validation tests were performed in different experimental conditions, namely no motion, free-fall motion, forced circular motion and squatting. …”
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Bridge Damage Identification Using Vehicle Bump Based on Additional Virtual Masses by Qingxia Zhang, Jilin Hou, Łukasz Jankowski

“…The vehicle bump is analyzed, and the bump-induced excitation is estimated via a detailed analysis in four periods: separation, free-fall, contact, and coupled vibrations. The precise estimation of bump-induced excitation is then applied to a bridge. …”
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Design of A High-Precision Component-Type Vertical Pendulum Tiltmeter Based on FPGA by Xin Xu, Zheng Chen, Hong Li, Shigui Ma, Liheng Wu, Wenbo Wang, Yunkai Dong, Weiwei Zhan

“…It is installed on a triangular platform, sealed as a whole, and equipped with a locking motor to withstand a free-fall impact of 2 m. The system utilizes a differential capacitance ratio bridge in the measurement circuit, replacing analog circuits with high-speed AD sampling and FPGA digital signal processing technology. …”
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In vivo impact tests assuming human–robot contact to evaluate soft tissue bruise injury tolerance by Ryuji SUGIURA, Sho IKARASHI, Daiki SUZUKI, Sentaro TERAKADO, Tatsuo FUJIKAWA, Rie NISHIKATA, Tetsuya NISHIMOTO

“…Anesthetized live pigs were used as alternate specimens, and the experiments were performed using a self-made free-fall impact tester. We investigated the existence of subcutaneous hemorrhage and performed its quantitative evaluation by hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining of soft tissue samples at the site of the impact load. …”
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Melting and relocation behavior of metal and force balance analysis of metallic droplet by Kui Ge, Yapei Zhang, Kui Zhang, Wenxi Tian, G.H. Su, Suizheng Qiu

“…Besides, some droplets might depart at the surface and fall into the lower head in an approximately free fall. The onset of melt droplet motion (slip or departure) was analyzed based on the force balance method. …”
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Multiphase Identification Algorithm for Fall Recording Systems Using a Single Wearable Inertial Sensor by Chia-Yeh Hsieh, Hsiang-Yun Huang, Kai-Chun Liu, Chien-Pin Liu, Chia-Tai Chan, Steen Jun-Ping Hsu

“…The proposed multiphase identification algorithm combines machine learning techniques and fragment modification algorithm to identify pre-fall, free-fall, impact, resting and recovery phases in a fall process. …”
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A Drop-In Concept for Deep Borehole Canister Emplacement by Bates, Ethan A., Buongiorno, Jacopo, Driscoll, Michael J.

“…The current study evaluated a simple, rapid, “passive” procedure for emplacement of canisters in a deep borehole: free-fall release into a water-flooded borehole. The project involves both analytic modeling and 1/5th scale experiments on a laboratory mockup. …”
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Numerical analysis using a fixed grid method for cardiovascular flow application by Zakaria, Mohamad Shukri, Ismail, Farzad, Tamagawa, Masaaki, Abdul Aziz, Ahmad Fazli, Wiriadidjaja, Surjatin, Basri, Adi Azriff, Ahmad, Kamarul Arifin

“…The robustness and accuracy of the solver are compared with the benchmark test case, namely, the free fall of a solid sphere. The test case validates that the rigidity of the solid sphere is ensured with the selected high viscosity ratio. …”
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Modeling of dynamic behavior of printed circuit board (PCB) subjected to mechanical shock loading by Lau, Chin Wei

“…First, to model the drop impact behavior, the free-fall of PCB with attached chips was modeled for seven drop orientation. …”
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Formation of Polysulfone Hollow Fiber Membranes Using the Systems with Lower Critical Solution Temperature by Tatiana V. Plisko, Alexandr V. Bildyukevich, Liang Zhao, Weiqing Huang, Vladimir V. Volkov, Zuohua Huang

“…Hollow fiber membranes with pure water flux of 1200 L·m⁻²·h⁻¹ and a sponge-like macrovoid-free structure were obtained via LCST-thermally induced phase separation by free fall spinning technique.…”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Berberine After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury in Male Rats: The Role of IL-1β and IL 10 by Siavash Anbai, Farzin Niazi, Ali Siahposht-Khachaki, Labkhand Sefidari, Davood Farzin

“…Materials and methods: Thirty minutes after induction of traumatic brain injury by Marmarou free fall method, Wistar rats received berberine (10, 20 and 50mg/kg i.p.). …”
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Estimating discharge coefficient of triangular free overfall using the GMDH technique by Ahmed Y. Mohammed, Ali Sharifi

“…To this goal, 180 triangular free fall tests were performed. Data were collected for two triangular free overfalls with an opposite flow direction with three angles 600, 750, and 900. …”
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Effects of collision shock on semi-buoyant fish egg hatchings in high-speed streams by Wei Yang, Xian-Bing Zhang, Geng Li, Dong-mei Qin, Wen-jie Li, Ya-ping Hu

“…For protection of fish stocks and river management, it is crucial to understand the impact of collision shock on their hatching and to clarify the upper threshold of collision velocity. Through an indoor free-fall experiment, we quantified the influences of collision shock on semi-buoyant fish eggs. …”
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