A gripping device actuated by shape memory alloy (SMA) wire was fabricated and investigated. The actuation mechanism and the working rinciple of the gripping device are simple. A SMA wire was used to close the gripper during operation and a torsion spring was integrated to open he gripper when the SMA wire relaxed. Several experiments were conducted to investigate the performance of the grippin...

We define a model of learning probabilistic acyclic circuits using value injection queries, in which an arbitrary subset of wires is set to fixed values, and the value on the single output wire is observed. We adapt the approach of using test paths from the Circuit Builder algorithm [AACW06] to show that there is a polynomial time algorithm that uses value injection queries to learn Boolean pro...

Head impulse test (HIT) is helpful to understanding high-frequency vestibulo-ocular reflex in patients with dizziness and imbalance. There are some reports on abnormal HITs in cerebellar disorder. To our knowledge, there was no report of transient bilateral positive head impulse related to antiepileptic drugs. A 65-year-old woman developed dizziness and imbalance after treatment with pregabalin...

The effects of steel wire patenting process parameters on very fine interlamellar spacing in the pearlitic steel wire were investigated and the optimized condition of the process was achieved. In this work, the initial nanopearlitic structure was obtained in a 0.72 wt% carbon steel wire before the wire drawing process. The results were the minimum interlamellar spacing of 35 nm and maximum ulti...

the load transfer mechanisms of cable bolts differ from those for normal rebar bolts. the cable bolts used in mines are basically steel strands with different constructions depending on the number of wires or elements and the way they are laid. tendon bolts (rebar and cable) are normally evaluated for their strength and load transfer properties. the tendon strength can be evaluated by the tensi...

In parallel database systems the partitioning methods considered in current researches are static. This research paper presents a partitioning method to divide the database relations into dynamic horizontal partitions. Every partition contains some tuples of the database relation. These partitions will be checked using the subsets generated from the integrity constraints during the test verific...

Our program for the upgrade of the Naval Prototype Optical Interferometer with large telescopes and adaptive optics has produced a test-bed for the in system evaluation and testing of our MEMs adaptive optics components and system performances. We have already reported in recent publications the basic characteristics of the test-bed. In order to improve the capabilities of such laboratory set-u...

A 20-plane wire chamber spectrometer utilizing capacitors as memory elements and suitable for operation in a magnetic field is described. The (parallel) wire planes are separated by N 1 cm. The active areas of the chambers range in size from 120 X I20 cm2 t0 200 x 240 cm2, The wire separation is 1 mm. Each readout wire is connected to a separate capacitor resulting in a 30 K-bit memory for the ...

background: sterilization techniques could affect the characteristics of orthodontic wires. the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of steam and dry heat sterilization techniques on load-defl ection behavior of fi ve types of β-titanium alloy wires. materials and methods: the samples consisted of 30 straight lengths of fi ve types of β-titanium alloy wires: titanium molybdenum a...

T simple stabilizing jigs for bonded lingual retainer wires are easily fabricated from materials in the office, using the following procedure: 1. Bend a circular retentive tag into one end of an .031" stainless steel wire segment.* 2. Double-wind the wire 6-8mm from the tag to form a helix with an internal diameter of 3mm (A). 3. Bend the other end of the wire 90°, leaving a space of about 2mm ...