Purpose: This study aims to analyse the major geographical dimensions of the location strategies of multinational tourism firms. Design/methodology/approach: Conceptually, this paper is situated at the intersection of two distinct and evolving bodies of research literature on the global...

Purpose: A robotic wheelchair system was designed to assist disabled people with disabilities to walk. Design/methodology/approach: An anticipated sharing control strategy based on topological map is proposed in this paper, which is used to assist robotic wheelchairs to realize interactive...

Based on the Deviation from Proportional Growth (DPG) model developed by H.B. Chenery and his coauthors (e.g., Chenery, 1960; Chenery et al., 1962; Chenery et al., 1986) and Structural Decomposition Analysis (SDA) model proposed by Syrquin (1976), this paper develops a new SDA model that directly...

Change and variability in the timing and magnitude of sea ice geophysical and thermodynamic state have consequences on many aspects of the arctic marine system. The changes in both the geophysical and thermodynamic state, and in particular the timing of the development of these states, have...

Although an extensive literature emphasizes the disadvantages of intermittent water supply, it remains prevalent in rural areas of developing countries. Understanding the effects of water supply time restrictions on domestic water use activities and patterns, especially for hygienic purposes, is...

Temperature and pressure variations in compressed air energy storage (CAES) caverns are important factors that affect the overall performance of CAES systems. However, current air storage cavern models used in the thermodynamic analysis of CAES systems usually ignore the effect of heat exchange...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a coordinated control strategy for stable walking of biped robot with heterogeneous legs (BRHL), which consists of artificial leg (AL) and intelligent bionic leg (IBL). Design/methodology/approach – The original concentrated control in common...