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Automated Field-of-View, Illumination, and Recognition Algorithm Design of a Vision System for Pick-and-Place Considering Colour Information in Illumination and Images

Sensors, 2018
Machine vision is playing an increasingly important role in industrial applications, and the automated design of image recognition systems has been a subject of intense research.
Yibing Chen, Taiki Ogata, Tsuyoshi Ueyama, Toshiyuki Takada, Jun Ota   +4 more
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Behavior of a self-interstitial-atom type dislocation loop in the periphery of an edge dislocation in BCC-Fe

Nuclear Materials and Energy, 2016
The behavior of the dislocation loop of a self-interstitial atom (SIA) near an edge dislocation and its conservative climb process were modeled in body-centered cubic Fe by incorporating loop rotation.
Sho Hayakawa, Taira Okita, Mitsuhiro Itakura, Masaatsu Aichi, Satoshi Fujita, Katsuyuki Suzuki   +5 more
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Mapping the evolution of mitochondrial complex I through structural variation

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Respiratory complex I (CI) is crucial for bioenergetic metabolism in many prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is composed of a conserved set of core subunits and additional accessory subunits that vary depending on the organism. Here, we categorize CI subunits from available structures to map the evolution of CI across eukaryotes. Respiratory complex I (CI)
Dong‐Woo Shin, Tingting Chen, James A. Letts   +2 more
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Spatiotemporal and quantitative analyses of phosphoinositides – fluorescent probe—and mass spectrometry‐based approaches

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Fluorescent probes allow dynamic visualization of phosphoinositides in living cells (left), whereas mass spectrometry provides high‐sensitivity, isomer‐resolved quantitation (right). Their synergistic use captures complementary aspects of lipid signaling. This review illustrates how these approaches reveal the spatiotemporal regulation and quantitative
Hiroaki Kajiho, Shin Morioka, Junko Sasaki, Takehiko Sasaki   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vision-guided peg-in-hole assembly by Baxter robot

Advances in Mechanical Engineering, 2017
Dual-arm robot Baxter has been utilized in many applications. To use the Baxter robot realize a peg-in-hole assembly task, we proposed a step-by-step grasping strategy and a vision-guidance method for the Baxter robot.
Yanjiang Huang, Xianmin Zhang, Xunman Chen, Jun Ota   +3 more
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Study of design factors for transfer-aid equipment based on caregivers’ feelings

Journal of Advanced Mechanical Design, Systems, and Manufacturing, 2018
To avoid back injuries, caregivers are advised to use transfer-aid equipment while transferring a patient from a bed to a wheelchair. Although the usage of such equipment has been recommended for several decades, it remains unpopular in several countries,
Shouhei SHIRAFUJI, Taiki OGATA, Zhifeng HUANG, Naotaka MATSUI, Takeji UEDA, Jukai MAEDA, Yasuko KITAJIMA, Masako KANAI-PAK, Yasushi UMEDA, Hideyoshi YANAGISAWA, Jun OTA   +10 more
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Organ‐specific redox imbalances in spinal muscular atrophy mice are partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotides

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We identified a systemic, progressive loss of protein S‐glutathionylation—detected by nonreducing western blotting—alongside dysregulation of glutathione‐cycle enzymes in both neuronal and peripheral tissues of Taiwanese SMA mice. These alterations were partially rescued by SMN antisense oligonucleotide therapy, revealing persistent redox imbalance as ...
Sofia Vrettou, Brunhilde Wirth
wiley   +1 more source

How to arrange the robotic environment? Leveraging experience in both motion planning and environment optimization

Frontiers in Robotics and AI
This study presents an experience-based hierarchical-structure optimization algorithm to address the robotic system environment design problem, which combines motion planning and environment arrangement problems together.
Jiaxi Lu, Ryota Takamido, Yusheng Wang, Jun Ota   +3 more
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Modal Planning for Cooperative Non-Prehensile Manipulation by Mobile Robots

Applied Sciences, 2019
If we define a mode as a set of specific configurations that hold the same constraint, and if we investigate their transitions beforehand, we can efficiently probe the configuration space by using a manipulation planner.
Changxiang Fan, Shouhei Shirafuji, Jun Ota   +2 more
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Tumor and germline testing with next generation sequencing in epithelial ovarian cancer: a prospective paired comparison using an 18‐gene panel

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Genetic testing in epithelial ovarian cancer includes both germline and tumor‐testing. This approach often duplicates resources. The current prospective study assessed the feasibility of tumor‐first multigene testing by comparing tumor tissue with germline testing of peripheral blood using an 18‐gene NGS panel in 106 patients.
Elisabeth Spenard, Cristina Mitric, Melanie Care, Tracy L. Stockley, Raymond H. Kim, Jeanna McCuaig, Blaise Clarke, Laura Ranich, Clare Sheen, Sarah E. Ferguson, Liat Hogen, Taymaa May, Marcus Q. Bernardini   +12 more
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