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Human-like agents are becoming more and more common. However, the usefulness of these agents depends to a large extent on the naturalness of their movements. The classification procedure presented in this article aims to increase the naturalness of the head movements of human-like agents. The method is capable of estimating the vertical range of head movement from the speech sound alone, and thus allows a final phase amplitude correction of the generated head movements of virtual talking heads in order to increase naturalness. The advantage of the method, is that it does not require visual information, works for general subjects, its precision and effectiveness can be improved by defining further classes, and it can improve the naturalness of any head movement generation method’s output by a posterior amplitude scaling.
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Estimation of the Extent of Vertical Head Movements From Sound Alone

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The exoskeletons surface as useful devices in alleviating the Intensive Care Units (ICU) medical stuff’s quality of life. A goal of manufacturers and users of exoskeletons is to determine the probability of proper functioning and increase their lifespan. Considering the extremely small number of exoskeletons for which the durations (cycles) of operation are known, in order to be able to make predictions on the characteristics of the average durations of operation, we used the bootstrap method. Through this method, starting from a small number of data collected from the exploitation of exoskeletons, a desired number of data "similar" to real data is obtained. We used the data of 10 exoskeletons of the same type and their operating times with which 2000 replicates were generated. The data were processed using the EasyFit program and the functional probabilities of the exoskeletons were deduced. A pilot study was performed in order to find the usefulness of using a passive or active torso support exoskeleton in the ICU for prone positioning. It demonstrated a lower degree of fatigue in the subjects who used the exoskeletons.
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Study of the Exoskeletons Lifespanin the Intensive Care Units

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This article is a small part of the overall research on the electrification of a forest funicular. We live in a world that is constantly working to reduce pollution caused by the use of fossil fuels, and this is true in all fields of work. The Forestier funicular is also part of an important field of work, and because it is a complex mechanical and hydraulic system, it requires more electrical simulation to find the most optimal options for replacing the traditional thermal engine-based system. This article will look at the two main components of electrification: batteries and electric drive motors.
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George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu Mures

Electric Drive System Behavior Simulation at the Forestier Cableway

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The aim of the work is to study the possibility of replacing wood sawdust pellets with grain at the heating systems. Due to the energy crisis experienced in the winter of 2022-2023, when the price of used pellets increased by 300% compared to the previous year, when in some periods wooden pallets disappeared from commerce, the study of the replacement of the energy sources with which the small power domestic boiler were designed to operate on wooden pellets is justified. It is known that corn has a high calorific value. Due to this fact in the present work the possibility of using corn and the effects of its use on boiler with pellets that do not have in the specifications the fact that they can also work with any granular biomass are studied.
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Contributions to the Use of Corn Instead of Sawdust Pellets at Small Power Domestic Boiler with Pellets

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This paper provides a synthesis of the concept of supply chain optimization. The aim of the research is to identify a supply chain optimization process, the key aspects in carrying out this process, and at the same time to emphasize the advantages that the optimization of companies' processes brings through the mathematical modeling of logistic processes that can be useful in the optimization of supply chains. In the research methodology it is used the Simplex transport algorithm. In a practical situation of a company with 3 warehouses and 4 clients, it allowed optimizing the transport routes and getting a minimal total cost for logistical delivery.
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Mathematical Models Used in the Optimizations of Supply Chains

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Recently, medical databases have expanded rapidly, and the amount of information is huge. This abundance of data appears as a consequence of the new technologies that have been developed in the medical field and that allow easy data collection. The performance of the technique depends on the input data and available resources. Whereas, in Eclat the repeated scanning of the database is eliminated and consumes less time and we can conclude that Eclat is better than Apriori and Fpgrowth. If we refer to the execution time and memory usage, then the FP-Growth algorithm is more efficient than the Eclat algorithm or the Apriori algorithm. If we consider factor other than time, the result may vary from one factor to another.
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George Emil Palade University of Medicine

Efficient Algorithms for Patterns Identification in Medical Data

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Strategy definition is an elementary key of success and should be present in any industry, but an extra attention is paid to the automotive field. Thus, strategy definition and cascade in the organization is needed to drive the organization in the right direction, in the desired direction and ensuring the commitment, involvement of the employees.
This paperwork presents a case study from automotive industry, of applying Operational Balanced Scorecard methodology, under Company Strategy Deployment unique and personalized approach to company needs. A systemic outlook and an appropriate involvement support the company's continuous improvement efforts.
The introduction presents general information on the Total Performance Scorecard and its ad-vantages. Going forward, the Company Strategy Deployment approach of the mentioned tools are described, showing in parallel the evolution of the implementation in an automotive respectable company. The paper ends up with the formulation of conclusions regarding the deduced effects.
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Effects of Using Operational Balanced Scorecard in Automotive Industry. A Case Study

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The role of restaurants, canteens, other forms of eatery and food service outlets are becoming very big part of most economies at different levels. However improvement in customer experience while making orders plays a very critical role in having a smooth and efficient menu ordering process. This article presents a novel hybrid approach that tackles the challenges associated with menu ordering especially in the post-covid era; both from software and hardware perspectives. First, a web-application - powered by ReactJS and GraphQL, which enables order request anywhere at any time was developed. In addition, is the implementation of hardware with mobility feature on trips to the restaurant using two Arduino microcontrollers (transmitter and receiver). The result allows the user to browse through a catalogue, check-in and out on a Thin-Film-Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) and deliver a seamless experience to the customer.
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Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering

Department of Electrical Electronics and Computer Engineering

Arduino Based Restaurant Menu Ordering System

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In this research paper, the application of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for designing antennas is introduced. The primary objective of this optimization technique is to focus on the antenna’s parameters to achieve a desirable S11 value, which is a key metric of an antenna’s performance. To demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach, the optimization method to design three different antennas using the Numerical Analyzer (MATLAB) tool is employed. Through this study, it is tried to provide new insights into the optimization of antenna design using ANN and demonstrate its potential applications in the field of antenna engineering. The results of this research could potentially lead to the development of more efficient and effective antenna systems with improved performance in various applications.
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Electrical and Electronics Engineering Dept

A Framework for Optimizing Antenna Through Genetic Algorithm-Based Neural Network

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