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2021 ◽  
Vol 2137 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

The 2021 5th International Conference on Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering (ICEMCE 2021) was held during October 29-31, 2021 as a virtual conference due to the growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), and in order to protect the well-being of our attendees, partners, and staff as our number one priority. The ICEMCE 2021 is organized by Xijing University and the focus of the conference is to establish an effective platform for institutions and industries to share ideas and to present the works of scientists, engineers, educators and students from all over the world. The organizing committee of conference is pleased to invite prospective authors to submit their original manuscripts to ICEMCE 2021. All papers, both invited and contributed, will be reviewed by two or three experts from the TC. This scientific event brings together more than 100 national and international researchers in Electrical, Mechanical and Computer Engineering. On top of the local participants coming from different national universities, international participants are also registered from different countries. During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including oral presentations, keynote speeches, and online Q&A discussion. In the first part, some scholars, whose submissions were selected as the excellent papers, were given about 5-10 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. In the second part, we invited three professors as our keynote speakers. Assoc. Prof. Lei Deng, our first keynote speaker, from School of Energy and Power Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. His research interests include thermal conversion and utilization of biomass, combustion of fossil fuels and pollutant emission control, boiler and heat exchanger design, and comprehensive utilization of low-grade heat energy. Assoc. Prof. Xiaojun Shi, from School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China. His research interests include thermal optimization of electromechanical systems and intelligent robot control. The finale keynote speaker, Assoc. Prof. Zhenpeng Qin, from Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas, USA. His mainly research area: Nanomaterials, Neuroscience, Point-of-Care Diagnostics. Their insightful speeches had triggered heated discussion in the third session of the conference. Every participant praised this conference for disseminating useful and insightful knowledge. The proceedings are a compilation of the accepted papers and represent an interesting outcome of the conference. Topics include but are not limited to the following areas: Electromagnetism and photonics, Smart grid, Electric energy processing, Instruments and meters and more related topics. All the papers have been through rigorous review and process to meet the requirements of international publication standard. We would like to acknowledge all of those who supported ICEMCE 2021. The help and contribution of each individual and institution was instrumental in the success of the conference. In particular, we would like to thank the organizing committee for its valuable inputs in shaping the conference program and reviewing the submitted papers. The Committee of ICEMCE 2021 List of Committee member is available in this pdf.

2021 ◽  
Vol 2121 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

The 2021 2nd International Conference on Electrical Technology and Automatic Control (ICETAC 2021) was held on October 23, 2021 as a virtual conference due to the growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), and in order to protect the well-being of our attendees, partners, and staff as our number one priority. ICETAC 2021 brings together more than 70 national and international researchers from industry, government, and academia. We invited submissions of papers and abstracts on all topics related to Electrical Technology and Automatic Control. The conference provides networking opportunities for participants to share ideas, designs, and experiences on the state-of-the-art and future direction of Electrical Technology and Automatic Control. ICETAC 2021 will feature a high-quality technical & experiential program dealing with a mix of traditional and contemporary hot topics in paper presentations and high-profile keynotes. During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including oral presentations, keynote speeches, and online Q&A discussion. In the first part, some scholars, whose submissions were selected as the excellent papers, were given about 5-10 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. In the second part, we invited four professors as our keynote speakers. Prof. Yuanchang Zhong, our first keynote speaker, from Chongqing University, China. His mainly research focus on Electronic Technology, Electronic Measurement Technology, System Engineering etc. And then we had Prof. Qinmin Yang, from Zhejiang University, China. He presented an insightful speech: Theoretical research and practice in intelligent control design for wind energy. In this talk, challenges faced by control community for high reliable and efficient exploitation of wind energy are discussed. Prof. Badrul Hisham Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, performed a speech: Switchable Absorptive Bandstop to Bandpass Filter using Parallel-coupled Resonator. Our finale keynote speaker, Prof. He Yan, from Chongqing University of Technology, China. He presented an insightful speech: Research on Key Technologies of Semantic SLAM for Mobile Robot in Dynamic Scene. Their insightful speeches had triggered heated discussion in the third session of the conference. Every participant praised this conference for disseminating useful and insightful knowledge. The proceedings are a compilation of the accepted papers and represent an interesting outcome of the conference. Topics include but are not limited to the following areas: Electric Vehicle Technology, Intelligent Control System, Electrical Materials, Sensor Network System, Acoustics and Noise Control and more related topics. All the papers have been through rigorous review and process to meet the requirements of International publication standard. We would like to acknowledge all of those who supported ICETAC 2021. The help and contribution of each individual and institution was instrumental in the success of the conference. In particular, we would like to thank the organizing committee for its valuable inputs in shaping the conference program and reviewing the submitted papers. The Committee of ICETAC 2021 List of Committee member is available in this pdf.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2093 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

We gratefully acknowledge the presence of all participants on the 2021 International Conference on Mechanical Automation and Electronic Information Engineering (MAEIE 2021), which was successfully held in Zhuhai from 24th to 26th September, 2021. MAEIE 2021 aimed to provide a platform for experts and scholars, engineers and technicians, and R&D personnel to share scientific research results and cutting-edge technologies, understand academic development trends, broaden research ideas, strengthen academic research and discussion, and promote cooperation in the industrialization of academic results. MAEIE 2021 focused on professional fields such as Mechanical Integration, Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Information Processing, Information Engineering, etc. About 80 participants from academic, high-education institutes and other organizations took part in the conference. The conference model was divided into two sessions, including oral presentations and keynote speeches. In the first part, some scholars, whose submissions were selected as the excellent papers, were given 15 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. In the keynote presentation part, we invited 12 professors as our keynote speakers. The first keynote speaker, Prof. Junlong Chen, IEEE Fellow, from South China University of Technology, China. The second keynote speaker, Prof. Guoliang Chen, from Shenzhen University, China. The others keynote speaker as follow: Prof. Anhui Liang, Shandong University of Science and Technology, China; Prof. Weijia Jia, IEEE Fellow, ACM Fellow, Beijing Normal University - Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, China; Prof. Nong Xiao, from Sun Yat-sen University, China; Prof. Yutong Lu, Sun Yat-sen University, China; Prof. Young Liang, Macau University of Science and Technology, China; Prof. Jianxin Wang, IEEE Senior Member, from Central South University, China; Prof. Xiaofeng Zhu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Prof. Yang Yue, Nankai University, China; Prof. Li Na, from Xi’ dian University, China; Assoc. Prof. Zhengtian Fang, from University of Macau, China. They had outstanding research in Mechanical Automation and Electronic Information Engineering and other related area. The proceedings present a selection of high-quality papers submitted to the conference by researchers from universities, research institutes, and industry. All papers were subjected to peer-review by conference committee members and international reviewers. The papers were selected based on their quality and their relevance to the conference. The proceedings present recent advances in the fields of Mechanical, Force and Tactile Sensors, Industrial Tribology, Machine Vision, Algorithm and Data Structure and others related research. I would like to express special gratitude to members of the conference committee and organizers of the conference. I would also like to thank the reviewers for their valuable time and advice which helped in improving the quality of the papers selected for presentation at the conference and for publication in the proceedings. Finally, I want to thank the authors, the members of the organizing committee, the reviewers, the chairpersons, sponsors, and all other conference participants for their support of MAEIE 2021. The Committee of MAEIE 2021 List of Committee member are available in this pdf.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2079 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

The 2021 International Conference on Materials Genetic Engineering and Information Science (MGEIS 2021) was held on September 03-05, 2021 as a virtual conference due to the growing concerns over the coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19), and in order to protect the well-being of our attendees, partners, and staff as our number one priority. MGEIS 2021 is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Material Genetic Engineering, New Materials and Information Science to a common forum. The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Materials and another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working all around the world. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Material Genetic Engineering and Information Science and related areas. This scientific event brings together more than 80 national and international researchers in materials genetic engineering and information science. On top of the local participants coming from different national universities, international participants are also registered from different countries. During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including oral presentations, keynote speeches, and online Q&A discussion. In the first part, some scholars, whose submissions were selected as the excellent papers, were given about 5-10 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. List of Committee member is available in this pdf.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2101 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

Abstract 2021 The 2nd International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Materials (ICMEM 2021) will be held in Beijing, China during 19-20 November, 2021. The ICMEM 2021 organized by Hubei Zhongke Institute of Geology and Environment Technology intends to invite worldwide famous scientists, experts, scholars, and researchers for academic presentations. ICMEM 2021 proceeding covers all aspects of mechanical engineering and material sciences, such as Dynamics, Vibration and Sound Engineering, Materials and Technology, Fluids Engineering, Solid Mechanics and Design, Micro/Nano Engineering and Technology, Production Engineering, Robotics and Control, Thermal and Power Engineering, Vehicle Technology, Machine Fault Diagnostics and Prognostics, Intelligent Transport System, Intelligent Monitoring Technology, Metallic Alloys, Tool Materials, Ceramics and Glasses, Composite Materials, Amorphous Materials, Nanomaterials, Biomaterials, Polymers, etc.. 88 articles were selected from more than 190 submissions after peer-review, and authors participated in ICMEM 2021 with oral presentations and posters, promoting the communication among researchers and experts from institutes and universities, including Northwestern Polytechnical University, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing Institute of Space Mechanics & Electricity, State Key Laboratory of Engine Reliability, Chinese Academy of Sciences, etc. List of Conference Committee are available in this pdf.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2125 (1) ◽  
pp. 011001

We are glad to introduce you that the 2021 4th International Conference on Mechanical, Electrical and Material Application (MEMA 2021) was successfully held on October 29-31, 2021. In light of worldwide travel restriction and the impact of COVID-19, MEMA 2021 was carried out in the form of virtual conference to avoid personnel gatherings. Because most participants were still highly enthusiastic about participating in this conference, we chose to carry out MEMA 2021 via online platform according to the original schedule instead of postponing it. MEMA 2021 is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Mechanical, Electrical and Material Application to a common forum. The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Mechanical, Electrical and Material Application and another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working all around the world. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Mechanical, Electrical and Material Application and related areas. We were greatly honored to invited Prof. Kun Li, from Chongqing University, China and Assoc. Prof. Wei Wei, from Xi’an University of Technology, China as our Conference Chairmen. This scientific event brings together more than 100 national and international researchers in mechanical, electrical and material application. During the conference, the conference model was divided into three sessions, including oral presentations, keynote speeches, and online Q&A discussion. In the first part, some scholars, whose submissions were selected as the excellent papers, were given about 5-10 minutes to perform their oral presentations one by one. Then in the second part, keynote speakers were each allocated 30-45 minutes to hold their speeches. We were pleased to invite four distinguished experts to present their insightful speeches. Our first keynote speaker, Prof. Shahid Hussain, Jiangsu University, China. His research interests include MOS-MOF-MXene Nanomaterials, Gas-Sensors, Electrochemical Supercapacitors, Li-S batteries. And then we had Prof. Jie Huang, from Southwest University, China. His research includes RF/Microwave circuits and sensors. Prof. Qiyan Xu, Anhui University of Technology, China. His main research directions are: New process and technology of low cost steel making, Direct reduction and melting reduction, Development of new metallurgical technology - comprehensive utilization of waste resources. Lastly, we were glad to invite Prof. Kun Li, Chongqing University, China. He mainly engaged in additive manufacturing, intelligent 3D net forming, high performance materials and phase transformation, material computing and other research. In the last part of the conference, all participants were invited to join in a WeChat group to discuss and explore the academic issues after the presentations. The online discussion was lasted for about 30-60 minutes. We are glad to share with you that we still received lots of submissions from the conference during this special period. Hence, we selected a bunch of high-quality papers and compiled them into the proceedings after rigorously reviewed them. These papers feature following topics but are not limited to: Mechanical Dynamics and its Applications, Material Physics, Electrical and Electronic Systems and other related topics. All the papers have been through rigorous review and process to meet the requirements of International publication standard. Lastly, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Chairman, the distinguished keynote speakers, as well as all the participants. We also want to thank the publisher for publishing the proceedings. May the readers could enjoy the gain some valuable knowledge from the proceedings. We are expecting more and more experts and scholars from all over the world to join this international event next year. The Committee of MEMA 2021 List of Committee member is available in this pdf.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karin Gehring ◽  
Martin J.B. Taphoorn ◽  
Margriet M. Sitskoorn ◽  
Neil K. Aaronson

Abstract Background Studies in cancer and noncancer populations demonstrate lower than expected correlations between subjective cognitive symptoms and cognitive functioning as determined by standardized neuropsychological tests. This paper systematically examines the association between subjective and objective cognitive functioning in patients with low-grade glioma and the associations of these indicators of cognitive function with clusters of sociodemographic, clinical, and self-reported physical and mental health factors. Methods Multiple regression analyses with the subjective and 2 objective indicators of cognitive functioning as dependent variables and 4 clusters of predictor variables were conducted in 169 patients with predominantly low-grade glioma. Results Correlations between the subjective and the 2 objective cognitive indicators were negligible (0.04) to low (0.24). Objective cognitive deficits were predominantly associated with sociodemographic (older age, lower education, male sex) and clinical (left hemisphere tumor) variables, while lower ratings of subjective cognitive function were more closely related to self-reported mental health symptoms (fatigue, lower mental well-being), physical (motor) dysfunction and female sex. Self-reported communication deficits were associated significantly with both subjective and objective dysfunction. Conclusions We recommend that both subjective and objective measures of cognitive functioning, together with a measure of psychological distress, be used for comprehensive neuropsychological assessments of patients with glioma to determine which areas are most affected and which specific intervention strategies are most appropriate.


2018 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 04036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Jieling ◽  
Li Haibo

When vessels are berthed at ports, the air pollutants emitted by auxiliary engines will cause severe pollution to the ports and surrounding environments. In view of this situation, the author first summarizes the Chinese policies and policies of foreign countries on emission of air pollutants from vessels at berth, and then analyses the current status of and measures for control of air pollutant emission from vessels at berth. Secondly, the author analyses the environmental benefits of using shore power for better controlling air pollutant emission from vessels at berth, compares vessels using shore power with vessels using generated power in the energy conservation and emission reduction effects based on the fuel consumption rate of different auxiliary engines and current status of pollutant emission from power generation in China etc., analyses the current status of shore power application in China, estimates the energy conserved and emission reduced when shore power is used by vessels at berth. Thirdly, the author identifies the scale of electric energy replacement by, and environmental benefits of, shore power at ports in China. This paper delivers innovative approaches to the comparison between the effects of energy conservation and emission reduction based on fuel consumption rates of different auxiliary engines and estimation of conserved energy and reduced emission.


2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 42-46
Author(s):  
P. Catravas ◽  
K. Bubriski ◽  
M. D. Frey ◽  
M. E. Hagerman ◽  
B. Cohen ◽  
...  

NanoGrande is the culmination of an art-science effort that brought undergraduate students and faculty from science, engineering, and the visual arts together with professional microscopists of the Capital District Microscopy and Microanalysis Society for electron microscopy education and outreach. Students from two independent undergraduate courses, an advanced photography course and a microscopy laboratory course, collaborated on the project. The participants represented a wide range of majors, including chemistry, biology, electrical engineering, computer engineering, mechanical engineering, bioengineering, psychology, neuroscience, sociology/social sciences, history, and the visual arts. Emphasis was placed on both the scientific and the artistic aspects of the imaging process. The creation of electron microscopy images that were at the same time scientifically meaningful and visually compelling depended critically on communication of insights and ideas between paired students. The collaboration generated an art-science exhibition, NanoGrande, that has been presented to over four-thousand K through 12 students.


Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 3398 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikola Bilandžija ◽  
Tajana Krička ◽  
Ana Matin ◽  
Josip Leto ◽  
Mateja Grubor

Biomass obtained from cultivated energy crops is one of the raw materials with the highest potential in renewable energy production. Although such biomass can be used in production of lignocellulose bioethanol, it is currently mostly used as solid fuel for generating heat and/or electric energy via combustion processes. Calorific values, proximate and ultimate analysis, cell structure and micro- and macro-elements data are considered as basic parameters in the valorization of fuel properties during biomass combustion processes. Energy crops are cultivated with the aim to produce the largest possible quantity of biomass with minimal agro-technical inputs. One of these crops is Sida hermaphrodita (L.) Rusby. Given the fact that the chemical composition of biomass is influenced by a number of agro-ecological and agro-technical factors, the aim of this work was to determine the fuel properties of Sida hermaphrodita biomass obtained from three different harvest seasons (autumn, winter and spring) and cultivated in the area of the Republic of Croatia. On the basis of these investigations it was possible to conclude that harvest delaying towards spring season had a positive impact on suitability of using biomass of Sida hermaphrodita in the combustion process, which primarily means significant lowering the contents of moisture (18.64%), ash (1.94%), and nitrogen (0.65%), but also means increasing the contents of fixed carbon (6.21%) and lignin (25.45%).


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e19580-e19580
Author(s):  
Jeanne Held-Warmkessel ◽  
Monica Davey ◽  
Samuel Litwin ◽  
John Lee ◽  
Mitchell Reed Smith ◽  
...  

e19580 Background: Ifos chemotherapy is known to cause central nervous system toxicity. Risk factors have not been well identified in the literature, with limited information on the onset, duration, and severity of this toxicity. No clinical tools are available to assess and document N. Methods: We developed a clinical nursing assessment tool based upon review of the literature. Patients initiating inpatient Ifos chemotherapy, after informed consent was obtained under an IRB approved protocol, were prospectively monitored for signs and symptoms of N during 1 cycle of therapy. A full neurologic nursing assessment of 24 signs and symptoms including a hand writing sample was done at baseline and a basic assessment evaluating alertness, orientation, sense of well being and a hand writing sample was repeated every 12 hours. In the event N was identified, a full assessment was repeated; observed N was graded using the NCI CTC, version 3. Other variables collected were demographic traits, dose per day, hydration, and potential risk factors for N: renal function, albumin, largest pelvic tumor dimension, prior Ifos or cisplatin, use of other medications with potential for N, and alcohol use history. Individual factors were analyzed using Fisher’s exact test or the Wilcoxon two-sample test. Results: Eighty patients were accrued from 5/09-1/12. Median age was 54.5 (range: 21-85), 51% were males, PS 0 in 26.3%, 1 in 65%, 2 in 6.3% and 3 or 4 in 1.3% each. Diagnosis was sarcoma in 73.75%, lymphoma 22.5%, or germ cell tumor 3.75%. N was observed in 47.5% of patients. Toxicities in >15% of patients were sleepiness (25%), lethargy and restlessness (16.25% for each), and dizziness (15%). The majority were grade 1-2 (89.6%). Factors associated with N included generic versus brand formulation of Ifos (p=0.041) and prior history of a drug related neurotoxicity (p=0.047). BSA, performance status, gender, age, dose per m2, total planned dose, pretreatment Cr, and pretreatment albumin were not associated. Conclusions: The incidence of Ifos N is common using this nursing assessment tool, although usually low grade. We identified the formulation of Ifos and a prior history of drug related N as statistically correlated with developing N.


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