A modular parallel robotic system consists of a collection of individual standard units that can be assembled into various robot configurations for a diversity of task requirements. This paper is focused on the design and kinematic analysis of modular reconfigurable parallel robots. A set of fundamental modules is considered. A local frame representation of the ProductOfExponentials (POE) formu...

One of the most troubling and persistent challenges for Bayesian Confirmation Theory is the Problem of Old Evidence (POE, Glymour 1980). The problem arises for anyone who wants to model confirmation and theory appraisal in science by means of Bayesian Conditionalization. This paper addresses the problem as follows: First, I clarify the nature and the varieties of the POE, following Eells (1985,...

This study examines whether microfinance institutions (MFIs) that serve women borrowers at the base of the economic pyramid are likely to adopt a written code of positive organizational ethics (POE). Using econometric analysis of operational and economic data of a sample of MFIs from across the world, we find that two contextual factors—poverty level and lack of women’s empowerment—moderate the...

Five hundred million travelers enter the US yearly at a Port of Entry (POE) after an Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) interview. We describe a general method for sampling from a flow, and summarize results from random reinspections of travelers at 20 POEs. Analyses reveal that 47 in 5614 travelers (0.8% ± 0.24%) were erroneously granted entry. Results suggest INS intercepts 9.3% to 16...

Problem Oriented Engineering (POE) is a Gentzen-style ‘natural’ framework for engineering design. As such, POE supports rather than guides its user as to the particular sequence of design steps that will be used; the sequencing is user determined as that most appropriate to the context of application. In this paper, however, we suggest a sequencing of steps and interactions with stake-holders t...

The degradable polymers poly(orthoester) (POE), poly(L-lactic acid) (PLA), and the nondegradable polymers polysulfone (PSF), polyethylene (PE), and poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) were exposed to cultures of Staphylococcus epidermidis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, or Escherichia coli. Bacteria washed and resuspended in phosphate buffered saline (PBS) adhered to polymers in amounts nearly twice those...

The tribology properties of TiO2/POE, SiO2/POE and TiO2-SiO2/POE nanolubricants were investigated for an automotive air-conditioning system with electrically-driven compressor (EDC). A two-step preparation method was used in dispersing TiO2 SiO2 nanoparticles into Polyol-ester (POE)-based lubricant at different volume concentrations 0.01 to 0.1%. coefficient friction (COF) wear scar diameter (W...

Introduction: A telemedicine program in oral pathology (TOP) and a preventive examination (POE) to identify lesions was implemented Hualqui, Chile. The objective of this study is describe the results TOP plus POE strategy at CESFAM Chile, during period 2016 2019.