Abstract Using robots to replace human beings achieve large-scale automatic operations has become an inevitable trend. Wall-climbing have important application value in the field of aerial work. For existing wall-climbing limitation on movement flexibility and overcome own gravity by adsorption friction, this paper innovatively proposes a robot with suspension traction, back push McNum wheel dr...

We describe our experiences building and using the Rutgers Videowall, a low-cost telepresence system that has been used teaching 15 courses and colloquia. By relaxing typical spatial telepresence features, such as background continuity, we greatly reduced costs and gained flexibility in the rooms it could be deployed in. The lower costs and room flexibility enabled academic departments to use t...

Background Coronary arterial wall imaging is a promising non-invasive tool for quantitative assessment of arterial remodeling. Conventional techniques mandate imaging during cardiac rest period as well as nulling the blood signal inside the arterial lumen in order to generate an appropriate lumen-wall contrast. These constraints limited the use of coronary wall imaging. Recently, phase-sensitiv...

ZHENG XIAOSONG: A credit policy study of Chinese banks on small and medium-sized enterprises. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 2013, LXI, No. 7, pp. 2973–2982 In recent years, there is rising attention on the diffi cult fi nancing problems of small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs). With constant development and improvement in China’s socialist market eco...

We propose an improved method to design freeform reflectors for architectural lighting: one for accent lighting and another for large area wall washing. The designed freeform reflectors effectively distribute light fluxes over the target surfaces, and generate appropriate illumination patterns for comfortable visual environments, which provides greater flexibility for lighting designs, allows m...

The plant cell wall has a diversity of functions. It provides a structural framework to support plant growth and acts as the first line of defense when the plant encounters pathogens. The cell wall must also retain some flexibility, such that when subjected to developmental, biotic, or abiotic stimuli it can be rapidly remodeled in response. Genes encoding enzymes capable of synthesizing or hyd...

Extensive sternal resection carries the risk of difficult reconstruction and surgical complications. A 79-year-old woman underwent sternal resection and reconstruction for sternal chondrosarcoma. However, 18 months after the first operation, she developed six metastatic tumors on the anterior chest wall. She underwent subtotal sternectomy and rib resection, leaving a defect measuring 17 × 14 cm...

Plant cells are surrounded by cell walls, which are dynamic structures displaying a strictly regulated balance between rigidity and flexibility. Walls are fairly rigid to provide support and protection, but also extensible, to allow cell growth, which is triggered by a high intracellular turgor pressure. Wall properties regulate the differential growth of the cell, resulting in a diversity of c...

Flatfoot is a condition in which part or all of the soles feet do not form an arch (longitudinal arch) as normal so that appear flat and touch ground. This makes function shock absorbers support for body weight during activities, cannot work properly. greatly affects development components, including flexibility balance. Flexibility balance are needed when person active, especially at age 2-6 y...