The ubiquitous ball spline. Basically, it is a type of mechanical element used in a variety of industrial applications where precise movement and alignment is required, like machine tools, robot arms ...

Ball splines are sometimes misunderstood in the intricate landscape of high-precision engineering. For one, they can be mischaracterized as fragile, or ill-suited for heavy loads. But these innovative ...

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) has become an integral part of engineering decision-making, providing a deeper understanding of how fluids behave in various scenarios, from the high skies in ...

Problem-solving therapy (PST) helps individuals manage stress by breaking down challenges into practical, manageable steps. The aim of the therapy is to help people cope more confidently with ...

Abstract: High-density electromyography (HD-EMG) arrays are useful for studying muscle activation in a spatial dimension. This paper studies interpolation techniques for the reconstruction of missing ...

Procrastination can be a persistent challenge for even the most dedicated professionals to overcome. Fortunately, there are effective tricks that can help you break free from this mindset and reclaim ...

Department of Economics, FEARP - Faculty of Economics, Business Administration and Accounting at Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Introduction: Realized volatility ...

Physicality in theater refers to the ways that actors use their bodies to tell stories—clapping, clenching their fists, gesturing, jumping, falling, limping, running, spinning, stage kissing, fake ...

Abstract: Fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based techniques are used in conjunction with iterative solvers to accelerate matrix–vector products in the framework of integral-equation-based methods. Even ...