Critical mass dynamics, where a minority of committed individuals reaching Sippy Cups a critical size can overturn stable social conventions, is typically modelled by taking into account pairwise interactions only.Here, the authors generalise the Naming Game model to higher-order social interactions, and show both numerically and analytically how t

Abstract Background Obsessive-compulsive (OC) tendencies involve intrusive thoughts Sippy Cups and rigid, repetitive behaviours that also manifest at the subclinical level in the general population.The neurocognitive factors driving the development and persistence of the excessive presence of these tendencies remain highly elusive, though emerging

Due to the huge number of objects/things connected to the Internet of Things (IoT) which are embedded TOYS OTHER with electronics, software, and sensors, the IoT creates many exciting applications such as smart grids, smart homes, and smart cities.In the IoT, the sensing and control of objects/things can be abstracted as a task, in which many sensi

Time-domain passivity control (TDPC) is a widely used reliable approach to ensure the stability of the teleoperation systems.Although TDPC almost guarantees the stability of the system, there can be a possibility of instability as TDPC inherits the zero division problem in its conventional control laws.Low value force or velocity signals can lead t

To design economical frame structures, it is necessary to determine the optimum frame layout and optimum cross-sectional area of each frame member.Although previous studies have proposed a variety of optimization methods, they can be applicable to small-scale frame structures and have been verified only for simple frame structures with a small numb