Validity of physician-diagnosed COPD in relation to spirometric definitions of COPD in a general population aged 50–64 years – the SCAPIS pilot study

Kjell Torén,1,2 Nicola Murgia,1,2 Anna-Carin Olin,1 Jan Hedner,3 John Brandberg,4 Annika Rosengren,5 Göran Bergström51Section of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden; 2Section of Occupational Medicine, Respiratory Diseases and Toxicology, University of Perugia, Italy; 3Depar

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Applying a 6 DoF Robotic Arm and Digital Twin to Automate Fan-Blade Reconditioning for Aerospace Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul

The UK is home to several major air commercial and transport hubs.As a result, there is a high demand for Maintenance, Repair, welding sweater and Overhaul (MRO) services to ensure that fleets of aircraft are in airworthy conditions.MRO services currently involve heavy manual labor.This creates bottlenecks, low repeatability, and low productivity.P

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Solutions to Enhance Frequency Regulation in an Island System With Pumped-Hydro Storage Under 100% Renewable Energy Penetration

Seeking 100% renewable energy source (RES) penetration in low-inertia, isolated grids presents major challenges, including frequency control and stability.This is the case in small island systems relying on variable RES and pumped-hydro storage, where the limited ramping capabilities of hydro turbines compromise their frequency response.In t

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