Inspired by improving the adaptive capability of the robot to external impacts or shocks, the adjustable stiffness behavior in joints is investigated to ensure conformity with the safety index.This paper proposes a new soft actuation unit, namely Adjustable Stiffness Rotary Actuator (ASRA), induced by a novel optimization of the elastic energy in a

Technological advances enable the design of systems that interact more closely with humans in a multitude of previously unsuspected fields.Martial arts are not outside the application of these techniques.From the point of view of the modeling of human movement in relation to the learning Elevators of complex motor skills, martial arts are of intere

Our previous reports showed that crude extract prepared with 50% ethanol (ethanol crude extract, ECE) from Mongolian oak cups possessed excellent in vitro antioxidant capacities as well as inhibitory activities against α-glucosidase, α-amylase and protein glycation caused by its enrichment in phenolics, including mainly ellagic acid, ka

The period starting from the second half of the XIV century.and up to the middle of the 15th century, Womens blouse had held under the sign of the fall of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China, and it was the most important one in the history of the Eastern Mongols and Oirats.Until then, the rule that only representatives of the Golden Family (that is,

Linyuan (LY) is a coastal station located down wind of the industrial city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan.This station is often affected by severe ozone pollution during sea breeze events.Intensive tethered ozone soundings were per formed at this station during a 4-day ozone episode in November, 2005.Back air trajectories were also calculated to t