Information about current quality state enables large improvements in the dynamic planning for the logistics of fresh products. The main reason for quality losses are temperature deviations. This article investigates how a prediction system that delivers a shelf life prediction at each transhipment point could be integrated into a semi-passive RFID label. Limiting factors for the possible predi...

Branching by de novo formation of lateral roots along the primary root of Arabidopsis seedlings follows a complex longitudinal and transverse pattern. How this pattern is generated is presently under debate. The 'bending hypothesis' proposes that lateral root primordia are initiated by a local accumulation of auxin at the convex side of bends resulting from deflections through obstacles, gravit...

The demand for seamless positioning has been significantly high. The methods of providing continuous indoor/outdoor positions seamlessly and the algorithms for smoothly transferring the estimation of positions from multiple positioning systems have attracted a great interest in the Location Based Services (LBS) research community. Most seamless positioning techniques are based on integrated met...

The paper covers state of the art and latest development of piezoelectric motors at Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania), that are related to the R&D of laser scanning and deflecting devices, measuring systems, nano-resolution positioning devices on the plane, various applications including teaching aids for Mechatronics studies and even “intelligent” toys. All presented motors are oneor...

Abstract Accurate three-dimensional positioning of particles is a critical task in microscopic particle research, with one the main challenges being measurement depths. In this paper, we propose method for detecting depths from their blurred images using depth-from-defocus technique and deep neural network-based object detection framework called you-only-look-once. Our provides simultaneous lat...

Timely detection and high positioning accurate of leakage signals are the guarantee to the safe transport of heating pipeline, which can reduce economic losses and improve heating quality. In order to detect leaks timely and accurately, this paper presents a method that multi-scale correlation algorithm of wavelet to analyze the singular values by monitoring infrasonic signal. Combining the imp...

OBJECTIVE To determine the physiologic effectiveness of multi-site, multi-depth sacral lateral branch injections. DESIGN Double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. SETTING Outpatient pain management center. PATIENTS Twenty asymptomatic volunteers. BACKGROUND The dorsal innervation to the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is from the L5 dorsal ramus and the S1-3 lateral branches. Multi-sit...