Tree frogs climb smooth surfaces utilising capillary forces arising from an air-fluid interface around their toe pads, whereas torrent frogs are able to climb in wet environments near waterfalls where the integrity of the meniscus is at risk. This study compares the adhesive capabilities of a torrent frog to a tree frog, investigating possible adaptations for adhesion under wet conditions. We c...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of different sitting positions on the skin temperature of the lower extremity. [Subjects] The subjects of this study were 23 healthy university students (8 males, 15 females). [Methods] Normal sitting (NS), upper leg cross (ULC) and ankle on knee (AOK) positions were conducted to measure the changes in skin temperature using digital...

In order to alleviate traffic congestions and environmental impact, developing a model to evaluate under various geometric and traffic conditions is desirable, which is the objective of this study. The car following model describes following behaviors that drivers follow each other in the traffic stream on only one lane. The lane change model is one of the essential components of any microscopi...

0 Summary/Abstract Summary/Abstract The field of Evolutionary Robotics has given Cognitive Scientists a new way to study Cognition. Using simulated, embodied agents one can seek to understand the role of basic mechanisms in cognitive processes and how neural control structures give rise to these processes. One such process is language whose minimal cognitive correlate, communication, has been s...

Can a conjugative plasmid encoding enhanced biofilm forming abilities for its bacterial host facilitate the persistence of the plasmid in a bacterial population despite conferring diminished growth rate and segregative plasmid loss on its bearers? We construct a mathematical model in a chemostat and in a plug flow environment to answer this question. Explicit conditions for an affirmative answe...

Bromine-based flow batteries (Br-FBs) are receiving more and attention because of the high potential, solubility, low cost Br2/Br− redox couple. However, self-discharge reaction caused by bromine diffusion leads to serious irreversible capacity decay Br-FBs. Herein, a porous composite membrane is designed for Br-FBs, upon which highly selective separation layer constructed introducing complexin...

conclusions the was could be used for reliable assessment of work ability among iranian workers. to improve the worker’s work ability, interventional programs should focus on the alteration and correction of work schedule, and increasing the supervisor’s support for the young workers. objectives the present study aimed to assess work ability using wai and was instruments and to compare their re...

Translation ability is known as one of the most difficult language abilities to measure. A typical method of measuring translation ability involves asking translators to translate sentences and to request professional evaluators to grade the translations. It imposes a heavy burden on both translators and evaluators. In this paper, we propose a practical method for assessing translation ability....