Search results for "Automation"

In vitro fertilization and andrology laboratory in 2030: expert visions.

2021

The aim of this article is to gather 9 thought leaders and their team members to present their ideas about the future of in vitro fertilization and the andrology laboratory. Although we have seen much progress and innovation in the laboratory over the years, there is still much to come, and this article looks at what these leaders think will be important in the future development of technology and processes in the laboratory.

Semiautomatic growth analysis of multicellular tumor spheroids.

2011

Multicellular tumor spheroids (MCTS) are routinely employed as three-dimensional in vitro models to study tumor biology. Cultivation of MCTS in spinner flasks provides better growing conditions, especially with regard to the availability of nutrients and oxygen, when compared with microtiter plates. The main endpoint of drug response experiments is spheroid size. It is common practice to analyze spheroid size manually with a microscope and an ocular micrometer. This requires removal of some spheroids from the flask, which entails major limitations such as loss of MCTS and the risk of contamination. With this new approach, the authors present an efficient and highly reproducible method to an…

Dinamiche della disuguaglianza e della robotizzazione: Un'analisi longitudinale

2022

Il crescente trend di automazione dei processi produttivi sta alimentando non poche preoccupazioni circa la possibilità che, in un futuro non troppo remoto, una quota rilevante di lavori tradizionali sarà rimpiazzata tout-court dai robot o dall’intelligenza artificiale, esacerbando, conseguentemente, le disuguaglianze. Con particolare riferimento all’impatto dei robot su svariati indicatori del mercato del lavoro, la letteratura empirica, attualmente, si è rivelata infruttuosa nel fornire risposte definitive ed esaustive, producendo evidenze contrastanti. Il presente contributo si inserisce nel dibattito in corso, proponendo un’indagine sulle dinamiche della robotizzazione e delle disparità…

LUB pieredze lietotāju automatizētā apkalpošanā: problēmas un to risināšana

2005

Low cost three-dimensional virtual model construction for remanufacturing industry

2018

Remanufactured products can save up to 80% of production and energy costs whilst generating lower CO2 emissions. The key success factors for remanufacturing are quality, lead-time and cost. Extensive work within the industry and the detailed analysis of the remanufacturing process has shown that component inspection has significant bearing on overall productivity. Remanufacturing lacks automation because activities are predominantly manual. Automation of remanufacturing process will not only decrease the number of non-remanufacturable components, through decreasing cost and increasing consistency in quality, but also attract industries to design for remanufacture. A digital model of the com…

Axia ierīču VMode funkcijas un palīgizeju testu automatizācija

2017

Kvalifikācijas darbs apraksta Axia Power Station un Axia Fusion testēšanas sistēmas VMode un Aux Sends izstrādi. Sistēma pārbauda VMode funkcionalitāti Axia Power Station (APS) un Axia Fusion gan Standarta Livewire audio straumei, gan Surround audio straumei. Tas arī pārbauda četrus Aux Sends (Aux Send A, Aux Send B, Aux Send C un Aux Send D) Axia Fusion dažādos ‘Gain’ kontrollos. Sistēma ir paredzēta lietotājiem, kuri strādā ar Axia Power Stations un Axia Fusions.

Construction of Disjoint Virtual Backbones for Wireless Sensor Networks

2020

A wireless sensor network is a wireless network of sensors aimed at monitoring physical events. It has ingratiated itself into almost all areas of human endeavors. Data dissemination in these networks is quite challenging and is generally accomplished by flooding. But flooding introduces broadcast storm problem due from implosion and overlap. To overcome this, topology management can prescribe a virtual backbone network to which routing is confined. In this paper we propose an algorithm that constructs multiple disjoint virtual backbone networks, using only nodes' locations. The disjointedness makes routing more robust and the network exploitation energy efficient. Simulations show our algo…

Constrained consistency enforcement in AHP

2020

Abstract Decision-making in the presence of intangible elements must be based on a robust, but subtle, balance between expert know-how and judgment consistency when eliciting that know-how. This balance is frequently achieved as a trade-off reached after a feedback process softens the tension frequently found between one force steadily pulling towards (full) consistency, and another force driven by expert feeling and opinion. The linearization method, developed by the authors in the framework of the analytic hierarchy process, is a pull-towards-consistency mechanism that shows the path from an inconsistent body of judgment elicited from an expert towards consistency, by suggesting optimal c…

The Network Balance Realized by Routing Organization System

2011

In the presented paper, we propose to exploit routing organization for the purpose of managing network resources. According to our assumptions, we have the same quantity of materials, objects, tokens, tools etc. at our disposal in every node of the network. During network operation we must distribute resources between these nodes. It should be carried out as instantaneously and as economically as possible. Multi-Agent Systems are also used to deal with this kind of tasks and the centralised algorithms presented in this paper are to be used to measure the efficiency of the distributed MAS solution. From the logistical point of view, we have a sequence of stages with different states of token…

Durability assessment of basalt fiber polymer as reinforcement to expanded clay concrete in harsh environment

2021

Basalt fiber-reinforced polymer composites are receiving considerable attention as they represent a low-cost green source of raw materials. In most cases, fiber-reinforced polymer composites face harsh environments, such as chloride ions in coastal marine environments or cold regions with salt deicing. The resistance of fiber-reinforced polymers subjected to the above environments is critical for the safe design and application of such composites. This research aims to develop a framework to investigate the durability properties of the lightweight expanded clay basalt fiber polymer reinforced concrete exposed to the NaCl environment. The specified quantity of concrete structural elements wa…