In the frequency domain, broadband mechanical sources are typically identified frequency by frequency using Tikhonov-like regularization strategies. However, such an approach does not exploit the spectral characteristics of the sources to be identified, which can be detrimental to the quality of the identification, especially in the vicinity of the...
This study concerns the linear stability of buoyant convection induced by lateral heating inside a shallow cavity. It highlights the effects caused by submitting the flow to horizontal high-frequency vibrations. The steady-state profiles are first derived using a parallel flow approximation and studied for two types of boundaries, either thermally ...
This contribution presents an approach to structural control based on reinforcement learning. Reinforcement learning, a rapidly developing branch of machine learning, is based on the paradigm of learning through interaction with the environment. Here, it is applied in the context of semi-active structural control, where the considered actuators tak...
ObjectiveEstimation of physiological control parameters of the vocal system from the produced voice outcome has important applications in clinical management of voice disorders . Previously we developed a simulation-based neural network for estimation of vocal fold geometry, mechanical properties, and subglottal pressure from voice outcome features...
Published in IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science
Traditional tree management is laborious and costly, thus this work aimed to study the performance of two different types of frond cutting saws (reciprocating saw and vibrating saw) and examine the two saws on five date palm varieties. Four parameters were examined, including cutting time for a single frond, the power needed for cutting a single fr...
ObjectiveWhile the vocal fold is in direct contact anteriorly with the thyroid cartilage, posteriorly the vocal fold connects to the thyroid cartilage through a soft tissue layer in the paraglottic space. Currently the paraglottic space is often neglected in computational models of phonation, in which a fixed boundary condition is often imposed on ...
Published in E3S Web of Conferences
A go-kart is a four-wheel drive that lacks a suspension system and differential unit due to the very low ground clearance usually employed for Formula E or Formula 1 racing. Due to the absence of a suspension system, the chassis of the go-kart should be rigid and strong enough to withstand the impact loads, as well as other support equipment. The p...
Published in Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
To test the feasibility and efficacy of the VibroTactile Stimulation (VTS) Glove, a wearable device that provides VTS to the impaired limb to reduce spastic hypertonia. Prospective 2-arm intervention study-including 1 group of patients who use Botulinum toxin (BTX-A) for spasticity and 1 group of patients who do not use BTX-A. Participants were rec...
BACKGROUND: Moderate alcohol consumption appears to be associated with reduced inflammation. Determining whether this association is robust to common variations in research parameters has wide-reaching implications for our understanding of disease aetiology and public health policy. We aimed to conduct comprehensive multiverse and vibration of effe...
Published in Annals of physical and rehabilitation medicine
Post-stroke spasticity is a cause of gait dysfunction and disability. Focal vibration (FV) of agonist-antagonist upper limb muscle pairs reduces flexor spasticity; however, its effects on ankle plantarflexor spasticity are uncertain. To assess the effects of focal vibration administered by a trained operator to the ankle plantarflexor and dorsiflex...
