Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alex Yong Sheng Eng, Chhail Bihari Soni, Yanwei Lum, Edwin Khoo, Zhenpeng Yao, S. K. Vineeth, Vipin Kumar, Jun Lu, Christopher S. Johnson, Christopher Wolverton, Zhi Wei Seh
Summary: This Review discusses the interplay between theory and experiment in battery materials research, enabling the development of safer and more efficient batteries. Specific case studies of theory-guided experimental design in various types of batteries are examined, along with the integration of machine learning and high-throughput computations. Recommendations for effective collaboration between theorists and experimentalists are also provided.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Frank T. Materia, Joshua M. Smyth
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of two common design factors in mHealth intervention research - tailored content and multiple devices - on participant acceptability, finding that personalized content and the requirement of multiple devices had differing effects on various aspects, which could have implications for initial perceptions and subsequent participation processes.
JMIR MHEALTH AND UHEALTH
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Ning Feng, Xin Wang, Jiazheng Guo, Qun Li, Jiangtao Yu, Xuecheng Zhang
Summary: This study investigates the behavior of metallic materials at ultra-high frequencies through ultrasonic fatigue testing and verifies the validity of the test results. A test apparatus is built and a complete procedure is proposed for the investigation of test laws. The results demonstrate the validity of the ultrasonic fatigue test results and provide new ideas for the design and optimization of ultrasonic fatigue samples.
Article
Engineering, Marine
Xi Chen, Jiawei Li, Shihao Hu, Songjie Han, Kaixin Liu, Biye Pan, Jixin Wang, Gang Wang, Xinmeng Ma
Summary: This article introduces a bionic crab robot designed based on biomimetics, which achieves environmental adaptability through modular swimming and walking legs. Experimental results demonstrate its excellent swimming propulsion capability and walking performance.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Agronomy
Chun Wang, Yongchao Shao, You Zhang, Zhi Xin, Jian Chen, Weiguo Zhang, Fuzeng Yang
Summary: A comb-type buckwheat-harvesting device was designed and tested in hilly areas and small plots of buckwheat in China. By designing the threshing mechanism and conducting experiments, the optimal parameters for achieving high threshing rate, low breakage rate, and loss rate were determined. The results showed that the speed of the comb teeth had the greatest influence on the performance of the machine.
Article
Surgery
Joseph N. Fahmy, Meghan N. Cichocki, Kevin C. Chung
Summary: This article discusses policy research in the field of plastic surgery, including various research designs and case examples that are relevant to health policy.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Mateusz Fieden, Jacek Balchanowski
Summary: This article discusses the design and testing of mobile robots equipped with omnidirectional track drive systems. Through experimental research on the robot's operation over different terrains, the potential of omnidirectional drive technology in improving vehicle maneuverability is explored.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Zhenmeng Cui, Liang Han, Guancheng Dong, Yingze Lin, Yangzhen Gao, Shuaishuai Fan
Summary: A novel automatic scraping machine has been designed and tested, which can simulate the shape of manual scraping with high precision. The machine includes a 3-axis motion mechanism, a visual recognition system, a 3-D measurement system, and a control system, enabling quick acquisition of information required for scraping and processing.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Jill Fleming, Evan H. Campbell Grant, Sean C. Sterrett, Chris Sutherland
Summary: A principal challenge in analyzing wild populations is the lack of robust and long-term data sets, but recent advancements in analytical tools may increase statistical power. Spatial capture-recapture (SCR) methods can equate multiple study designs, but their effects have not been evaluated in wild populations.
ECOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Huaqiao Liu, Yiren Pan, Huiguang Bian, Chuansheng Wang
Summary: The study found that the rigidity and tensile strength of the compound were negatively correlated with temperature, stress distribution is a key factor to avoid early tire damage, and the optimal development of run-flat tires requires a balance of mechanical strength, energy loss, and structural rigidity.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Yunzhi Zhang, Dingkun Xia, Qinghua Lu, Qinghua Zhang, Huiling Wei, Weilin Chen
Summary: This paper proposes a novel dual-tendon-driven underactuated gripper to improve the adaptive clamping performance of traditional single-tendon-driven grippers for grasping multiple categories of objects. The gripper features two independent tendons with different winding paths, enabling adaptable resultant moment and movement sequences of the gripper knuckles. Kinematic analysis and dynamical simulations verify the knuckle structure and dual-tendon winding path design. Experimental results demonstrate that the gripper can tightly clamp objects of different sizes and shapes, offering a more flexible grasping operation and a larger end clamping force compared to traditional grippers. These qualities make it more suitable for the adaptive grasping requirements of robotic automatic sorting.
Article
Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Jungkeun Kim, Seongseop (Sam) Kim, Jihoon Jhang, Yeil Kwon, Nancy Grace Baah
Summary: This study systematically reviews 513 papers using experimental methods in hospitality and tourism research and proposes new recommendations to address confusing or ignored approaches. Four recommendations were proposed to carry out future experimental studies using more rigorous and exact approaches.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTEMPORARY HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Chenguang Liu, Zhongxi Ning, Ximing Zhu, Daren Yu
Summary: Recently, the deployment of micro-satellites in low earth orbit has increased, requiring low-power propulsion systems. In this study, a magnetically enhanced hollow cathode micro-thruster was designed and tested to meet the demands of micro-satellites. The micro-thruster showed specific impulses in the range of 551-723 s at a thrust efficiency of up to 13.1%. It also achieved high propellant and current utilization efficiencies.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Yupeng Zou, Andong Zhang, Qiang Zhang, Baolong Zhang, Xiangshu Wu, Tao Qin
Summary: This paper analyzes the bone structure and motion mechanism of the ankle, proposes a parallel robot for ankle rehabilitation training, and establishes a kinematics model. The accuracy of the robot and the effectiveness of the control strategy are verified through virtual prototype simulation and experiments.
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Xiaolong Yang, JieHong Zhu, Yunyun Song, Yan Li
Summary: A stepped-bypass magnetorheological damper is proposed to meet the damper performance requirements of heavy vehicles. The mathematical model of damping force is deduced and numerically simulated to evaluate its mechanical properties. The damper is then manufactured and experimentally studied to validate the simulation results. The damper is optimized using orthogonal optimization design test. The maximum output damping force of the optimized stepped bypass magnetorheological damper is about 4500 N, with an adjustable coefficient K of approximately 5.4. The damping force is increased by at least 5.3% after optimization, and the adjustable coefficient K is at least 1.37 times wider than the original, representing a 13% improvement.
JOURNAL OF INTELLIGENT MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Kerstin Bauer, Sandra Schild, Helene Sauer, Martin Teufel, Andreas Stengel, Katrin Elisabeth Giel, Philipp Schellhorn, Florian Junne, Andreas Niess, Stephan Zipfel, Isabelle Mack
Summary: This study found that patient attitudes towards bariatric surgery can impact their weight loss and psychological improvement outcomes in a weight loss program. Patients with different attitudes may require tailored programs to achieve the best weight loss results.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Teresa Loda, Nils Berner, Rebecca Erschens, Christoph Nikendei, Stephan Zipfel, Anne Herrmann-Werner
Summary: This study investigates the impact of cognitive and social congruence on learning outcomes in online student tutorials. The results show that in an online learning environment, both students and student tutors demonstrate high levels of cognitive and social congruence, with students perceiving student tutors to be more socially congruent. Learning success increases during online tutorials and is not influenced by cognitive congruence. Therefore, cognitive and social congruence significantly contribute to the effectiveness of online student tutorials.
MEDICAL EDUCATION ONLINE
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Teresa Lau, Jessica Cook, Rami Archid, Andreas Stengel, Stephan Zipfel, Isabelle Mack
Summary: This meta-analysis examined the effects of pre-operative lifestyle interventions (PLI) on body mass index (BMI) one year after bariatric surgery. The results showed that PLI was more effective in reducing BMI before surgery compared to usual care. However, one year post-surgery, both groups had comparable BMI reductions, and the impact of pre-operative BMI reduction on post-operative BMI was uncertain.
Article
Psychology, Applied
Anne Herrmann-Werner, Rebecca Erschens, Maximilian Fries, Hannah Wehner, Stephan Zipfel, Teresa Festl-Wietek
Summary: Taking patients' medical history correctly is crucial for diagnosis and treatment. Medical students experience stress when taking patients' medical history in different levels of fidelity, with physiological stress being higher with real patients. Medical students should learn how to cope with stress in such situations.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Duangkamol Srismith, Katja Dierkes, Stephan Zipfel, Ansgar Thiel, Gorden Sudeck, Katrin E. Giel, Simone C. Behrens
Summary: This study investigates the impact of regular aerobic exercise on body image for sedentary individuals and finds that positive affective response to exercise is associated with improved body image, while interoceptive abilities do not play a significant role.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Stephan Zipfel, Bernd Loewe, Katrin Giel, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Peter Henningsen
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Sophia Kristina Rupp, Katja Weimer, Miriam Goebel-Stengel, Paul Enck, Stephan Zipfel, Andreas Stengel
Summary: This study examines the impact of the pandemic on fatigue in twins without prior SARS-CoV-2 infection. The findings suggest that genetic components and individual environments have the highest influence on pandemic-associated fatigue. The prevalence of fatigue is high even in individuals without prior infection, emphasizing the need for mental health prevention and intervention programs to mitigate the impact of the pandemic.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Alexander Ferdinand Meier, Almut Zeeck, Svenja Taubner, Thorsten Gablonski, Inga Lau, Romi Preiter, Hannes Glaeser, Stephan Zipfel, Wolfgang Herzog, Beate Wild, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Gaby Resmark, Katrin Giel, Martin Teufel, Markus Burgmer, Andreas Dinkel, Stephan Herpertz, Bernd Loewe, Sefik Tagay, Joern von Wietersheim, Martina De Zwaan, Armin Hartmann
Summary: This study aimed to explore the use of mentalization-enhancing interventions (MEIs) in psychotherapeutic treatments for patients with anorexia nervosa and their association with patients' capacity to mentalize in sessions. The results showed a moderate correlation between the amount of MEIs used and patients' in-session reflective functioning, but no relation to change in BMI or eating disorder symptoms.
PSYCHOTHERAPY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Steffen Philipp Ruf, Larissa Hetterich, Nazar Mazurak, Caroline Rometsch, Anna-Maria Jurjut, Stephan Ott, Anne Herrmann-Werner, Stephan Zipfel, Andreas Stengel
Summary: Patients with chronic pain, especially those with somatoform pain disorders, may benefit from mirror therapy in terms of reducing pain intensity and modulating physiological parameters. This study showed that mirror therapy led to a reduction in pain intensity and increased sensitivity to cold stimuli among patients with somatoform pain disorders. It also revealed a decrease in the low-frequency band of heart rate variability, indicating a potential effect on autonomic nervous system regulation. However, further studies with larger sample sizes and control groups are needed to validate these findings.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Jacopo Pruccoli, Isabelle Mack, Bea Klos, Sandra Schild, Andreas Stengel, Stephan Zipfel, Katrin Elisabeth Giel, Kathrin Schag
Summary: This study investigated the contribution of mental health and eating behavior variables in predicting weight changes in obese patients, as well as the mediating effect of eating disorder pathology. The results showed that these variables predicted weight changes, mediated by eating disorder pathology.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ana Ibanez-Caparros, Isabel Sanchez, Roser Granero, Susana Jimenez-Murcia, Magda Rosinska, Ansgar Thiel, Stephan Zipfel, Joan de Pablo, Lucia Camacho-Barcia, Fernando Fernandez-Aranda
Summary: This study compared the clinical, psychopathological, and personality traits between eating disorder (ED) patients who were professional athletes and those who were not. The results showed that professional athlete patients had less body dissatisfaction and psychological distress. No differences were found in treatment outcome among the groups.
Article
Psychiatry
Simone C. Behrens, Joachim Tesch, Philine J. B. Sun, Sebastian Starke, Michael J. Black, Hannah Schneider, Jacopo Pruccoli, Stephan Zipfel, Katrin E. Giel
Summary: This study utilized virtual reality technology to expose patients with anorexia nervosa to healthy weight, and found that virtual reality exposure is effective in eliciting fear of weight gain in these patients. Repeated exposure showed significant improvement in this fear.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS
(2023)
Article
Psychiatry
Katrin E. Giel, Kathrin Schag, Sebastian M. Max, Peter Martus, Stephan Zipfel, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Christian Plewnia
Summary: This study investigates the feasibility and clinical effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)-enhanced inhibitory control training in reducing binge eating episodes. The study finds that tDCS-enhanced inhibitory control training is safe and leads to a significant and sustainable reduction in binge eating frequency in patients with BED.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Jan Ilgen, Mirjam Renovanz, Andreas Stengel, Stephan Zipfel, Norbert Schaeffeler
Summary: Cancer causes psychological distress, and resilience, a psychological adaptive capacity, significantly impacts distress among patients with neuro-oncological disease. Resilience has a significant effect on distress in the acute phase.
Article
Psychology, Clinical
J. K. Denkinger, C. Rometsch, K. Murray, U. Schneck, L. K. Brisslinger, Z. Rahmani Azad, P. Windthorst, J. Graf, M. Hautzinger, S. Zipfel, F. Junne
Summary: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and acceptance of a newly developed psychoeducational short film and assess its effects on self-stigma and help seeking. The results showed that watching the film led to reduced self-stigma and increased openness towards accessing mental health services. However, these changes were no longer significant at the follow-up, although 11% of participants reported having started psychotherapy since watching the film.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY
(2022)