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A Hands-Free Interface for Controlling Virtual Electric-Powered Wheelchairs
( SAGE publications , 2016 , Article)This paper focuses on how to provide mobility to people with motor impairments with the integration of robotics and wearable computing systems. The burden of learning to control powered mobility devices should not fall ... -
Harnessing the Potential of Stem Cells from Different Sources for Tissue Engineering
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2016 , Book chapter)Recent advances in bioengineering and stem cell research have pushed tissue engineering to the forefront in countering the increasing demand for replacement of damaged tissues and organs. Stem cells from different sources ... -
Harvesting water from air using adsorption material - Prototype and experimental results
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Drinking water resources have always been limited in the gulf region of the Middle East and other desert regions around the world. In attempt to provide viable supplement, a device that harvests clean drinking water from ... -
Head Impact Severity Measures for Small Social Robots Thrown During Meltdown in Autism
( Springer Netherlands , 2019 , Article)Social robots have gained a lot of attention recently as they have been reported to be effective in supporting therapeutic services for children with autism. However, children with autism may exhibit a multitude of challenging ... -
Head Impact Severity Measures for Small Social Robots Thrown During Meltdown in Autism
( springer link , 2019 , Article)Social robots have gained a lot of attention recently as they have been reported to be effective in supporting therapeutic services for children with autism. However, children with autism may exhibit a multitude of challenging ... -
Heat transfer analysis of regenerative thermo-mechanical refrigeration system
( American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2020 , Conference Paper)Refrigeration systems contribute to the critical environmental concerns including global warming and ozone depletion. It is necessary to develop new systems that use renewable energy resources and waste heat to perform the ... -
Heat transfer measurements of Polyalpha-Olefin- boron nitride nanofluids for thermal management and lubrication applications
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)In this paper, the first study is reported combining Polyalpha-Olefin (PAO) oil with hexagonal Boron Nitride (hBN) to produce new class of nanofluids for heat transfer and lubrication applications. The heat transfer ... -
Heterogeneities in Polymer Structural and Dynamic Properties in Graphene and Graphene Oxide Nanocomposites: Molecular Dynamics Simulations
( Wiley-VCH Verlag , 2017 , Article)The effect of graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO), used as the nanofiller in polymer nanocomposites (NC), on the structural and dynamic properties of polymer chains, has been studied by means of molecular dynamics (MD) ... -
Heterogeneous growth mechanism of ZnO nanostructures and the effects of their morphology on optical and photocatalytic properties
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2017 , Article)Zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoflowers have huge potential for various applications. However, the growth mechanism of ZnO nanoflowers is still under debate despite various growth mechanisms having been proposed. The aim of this study ... -
Heuristic algorithms for aircraft sequencing problem
(2012 , Conference Paper)Delays in flights resulting in multi-billion-dollar losses are declared annually worldwide. Hence, an identification of air traffic policies that can reduce frequent and costly inefficiencies is needed. The problem of ... -
Heuristic and Exact Algorithms for the Two-Machine Just in Time Job Shop Scheduling Problem
( Hindawi Limited , 2016 , Article)The problem addressed in this paper is the two-machine job shop scheduling problem when the objective is to minimize the total earliness and tardiness from a common due date (CDD) for a set of jobs when their weights equal ... -
Hierarchical honeycomb auxetic metamaterials
( Nature Publishing Group , 2015 , Article)Most conventional materials expand in transverse directions when they are compressed uniaxially resulting in the familiar positive Poisson’s ratio. Here we develop a new class of two dimensional (2D) metamaterials with ... -
High temperature thermal stability of innovative nanostructured thin coatings for advanced tooling
( Trans Tech Publications Ltd , 2014 , Article)Tools for machining are made of hard steels and cemented carbide (WC-Co). For specialized applications, such as aluminium machining, diamond or polycrystalline cubic boron nitride are also used. The main problem with steel, ... -
High-Precision Nonenzymatic Electrochemical Glucose Sensing Based on CNTs/CuO Nanocomposite
( Springer , 2022 , Article)The measurement of blood glucose levels is essential for diagnosing and managing diabetes. Enzymatic and nonenzymatic approaches using electrochemical biosensors are used to measure serum or plasma glucose accurately. ... -
Highly accurate solutions of a laminar square duct flow in a transverse magnetic field with heat transfer using spectral method
( The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) , 2005 , Article)A liquid metal forced-convection fully developed laminar flow inside a square duct, whose surfaces are electrically insulated and subjected to a constant temperature in a transverse magnetic field, is solved numerically ... -
Highly accurate solutions of the bifurcation structure of mixed-convection heat transfer using spectral method
( John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. , 2002 , Article)This paper is concerned with producing highly accurate solution and bifurcation structure using the pseudo-spectral method for the two-dimensional pressure-driven flow through a horizontal duct of a square cross-section ... -
Highly active and stable bi-functional NiCoO2 catalyst for oxygen reduction and oxygen evolution reactions in alkaline medium
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)Single step solution combustion technique was used to synthesize NiO, Co3O4 and NiCoO2 mixed metal oxide with good crystallinity and uniform properties. XRD spectrum indicates the existence of cubic NiCoO2 phase without ... -
Highly crystalline and thermally stable poly(aniline-co-2-nitroaniline)
( Springer Nature , 2020 , Article)Abstract: To synthesize a crystalline polymer is unconventional. Here, we found the well-defined hexagonal or rectangular cubical shape of poly(aniline-co-2-nitroaniline)s PA-co-2-NAs through scanning electron microscopy. ... -
Highly efficient nonenzymatic glucose sensors based on CuO nanoparticles
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)In this work, copper nanoparticles using three different modes are synthesized and evaluated for electrochemical properties towards non-enzymatic glucose biosensors. Copper oxide nanoparticles thus obtained are characterized ... -
Highly improved AC conductivity of poly(aniline-o-fluoroaniline)
( Institute for Ionics , 2019 , Article)An improved frequency dependent AC-conductivity ng of poly(aniline-co-o-fluoroaniline)s (PA-co-o-FAs) has been recorded which are synthesized by in-situ copolymerization of aniline with o-fluoroaniline by oxidation of the ...