Apples should be quickly and correctly detected from their surroundings for the apple harvesting robot. The basic color feature was extracted from FuJi apple tree images and analyzed by the statistical analysis method. Accordingly, a new apple detection method was proposed to position the centroid of picking apples. The color difference was used to segment apples from their surroundings. Then t...

In this paper, issues of storage layout and order picking operations problems for warehousing are addressed using optimization techniques. The aim of this study is to develop a dynamic planning system applied for storage layout and order-picking operations problems. The planning system considers dynamic nature of customer order demand, configuration of picking area, and interactive human-machi...

Eggplant picking robot is a type of complex optical-mechanical-electrical equipment in greenhouse environment. Its structure and control are more exigent than traditional industrial robot. Optimization design method was utilized for the design of the eggplant picking robot body structure parameters in accordance with the eggplant growth and distribution space. In order to determine the spatial ...

Pathologic feather picking in companion avian species has been attributed to multiple underlying disorders, and many of these birds are thought to be pruritic. Allergies have been discussed as possible contributors to this common and devastating dermatologic disease. This article reviews published information and research currently being conducted on hypersensitivity disorders in avian species....

Sell-side analysts employ different benchmarks when defining their stock recommendations. For example, a ‘buy’ for some brokers means the stock is expected to outperform its peers in the same sector (“industry benchmarkers”), while for other brokers it means the stock is expected to outperform the market (“market benchmarkers”), or just some absolute return (“total benchmarkers”). We use these ...

PURPOSE We investigated the effects of a visual picking system on ocular comfort, the ocular surface and tear function compared to those of a voice guided picking solution. DESIGN Prospective, observational, cohort study. METHOD SETTING Institutional. STUDY POPULATION A total of 25 young asymptomatic volunteers performed commissioning over 10 hours on two consecutive days. MAIN OUTCO...

INTRODUCTION Compulsive skin picking, being part of the broader category of impulse control disorders, is considered a residual diagnosis in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. It is characterized by excessive scratching or picking of normal skin, or skin with minor surface irregularities, and occurs in 2% of patients attending dermatology c...

This study examined the outcomes of a competing activities intervention to decrease skin picking exhibited by a 9-year-old student with comorbid diagnoses. Results of an ABCBAB design revealed that the use of student-selected manipulatives resulted in reduced skin picking.