Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a well-known risk analysis approach that has been conducted to distinguish, analyze and mitigate serious failure modes. It demonstrates the effectiveness and the ability of understanding and documenting in a clear manner; however, the FMEA has weak points and it has been criticized by some authors. For example, it does not consider relative importanc...

A directional drilling tool control unit whose design is based on servo control of a rotary valve using the roll-stabilised instrumented system approach has been successfully used in oil fields for over twenty years. In this paper, Field Oriented Control (FOC) is applied to cascaded voltage regulation and servo control using a open-loop plant model of the roll-stabilised control unit. The servo...

In today's data-driven business landscape, maintaining the resilience of digital infrastructure is paramount. One most critical components this hard disk drive (HDD). The potential for HDD failures poses a significant risk to data integrity and operational continuity. To address challenge, paper presents an innovative approach enhancing through predictive analysis using machine learning techniq...

PURPOSE To facilitate the analysis of lacrimal conditions, we utilized high-definition dacryoendoscopy (HDD) and undertook observations with a pressure-controlled air-insufflation system. We report the safety and performance of HDD. METHODS In this retrospective, non-randomized clinical trial, 46 patients (14 males and 32 females; age range 39-91 years; mean age ± SD 70.3±12.0 years) who had ...

ultrasonic assisted drilling (usd) is new technique to drill difficult to machine materials. in this method, tool or workpiece vibrates with amplitude of few microns in addition to conventional drill bite rotation. in this experimental research, the bone was drilled both conventionally and using uad, then the thrust was measured in two methods at feed rates of 50, 75 and 125 mm/s and 500, 710 a...

double- unsymmetric-plan medium-rise buildings subjected to bi-directional seismic excitation are complex structures where higher-mode effects in plan and elevation are important in estimating the seismic responses using nonlinear static or pushover analysis. considering two horizontal components of the ground motions makes the problem more intricate. this paper presents a method for nonlinear ...

In this paper, the effects of two flow-induced vibration (FIV) mitigation components on hard disk drive (HDD) airflow, vortex splitters and flow diverters, were verified. The edges of the components were also modified by filleting and the resulting effect on airflow determined. A perspective review on HDDs and their operation, and the mechanism and mitigation of FIV was discussed. Three suitabl...

Unlike the situation in most cockroach and cricket species studied so far, the wind-sensitive cerci of the cave cricket Troglophilus neglectus Krauss (Rhaphidophoridae, Orthoptera) are not oriented parallel to the body axis but perpendicular to it. The effects of this difference on the morphology, and directional sensitivity of cercal giant interneurons (GIs), were investigated. In order to tes...

AIMS To discover the predictors of change in the frequency of heavy drinking (HD) over a 4-year period in alcohol dependent (AD)-individuals identified in the general population, namely, among participants of the US National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions interviewed at Wave 1 (2001-2002) and at Wave 2 (2004-2005). METHODS The study cohort included subjects meeting DSM...