Smart Bioinspired Material‐Based Actuators: Current Challenges and Prospects
This work gathers, in a review style, an extensive and comprehensive literature overview on the development of autonomous actuators based on synthetic materials, bringing together valuable knowledge from several studies. Furthermore, the article identifies the fundamental principles of actuation mechanisms and defines key parameters to address the size
Alejandro Palacios+4 more
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Impacts of student debt on the professional and personal lives of genetic counselors: A 10-year perspective. [PDF]
Greer HL, Petty EM, Lasarev MR, Kuhl A.
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Bubbles Acting as Micro End‐Effectors for Dexterous Manipulation and Sensing in Aqueous Environment
Inspired by bubbles, this article proposes a low‐cost method for multifunctional manipulation and sensing using microbubbles in aqueous environments. Bubbles are easily generated in situ, enabling the safe and adaptive handling of microobjects and sensing of microforces and surface textures.
Zichen Xu, Qingsong Xu
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Modified Star Excursion Balance Testing at 12 Months After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Is There a Difference Between Quadriceps or Hamstring Tendon Autografts? [PDF]
Röhm J+7 more
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Recent advancements in wearable healthcare have brought accessible continuous glucose monitoring systems (CGMs) for diabetes management. To address the limitations of CGMs, closed‐loop systems utilizing monitored glucose levels for insulin dosing are being developed.
Wei Huang+5 more
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Immune Subtyping Identifies Patients With Hormone Receptor-Positive Early-Stage Breast Cancer Who Respond to Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy (IO): Results From Five IO Arms of the I-SPY2 Trial. [PDF]
Wolf DM+35 more
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Monolithic Biohybrid Flexure Mechanism Actuated by Bioengineered Skeletal Muscle Tissue
A scalable, monolithic biohybrid flexure mechanism is presented, integrating engineered skeletal muscle tissue with a soft, biocompatible, hollow silicone cylinder featuring dual pillars. Muscle contraction induces bending motion upon electrical stimulation, with performance governed by the structure's flexural rigidity.
Andrea Bartolucci+13 more
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On-Field Diagnosis and Management of Sports-Related Concussion in Pediatric Athletes. [PDF]
Balaji A+6 more
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Geometry‐Guided Transformer for Monocular 3D Object Detection
This work proposes a geometry‐guided transformer‐based framework for monocular 3D object detection. By incorporating spatial features and geometry guidance through the advanced transformer structure, the method addresses the limitations of existing methods and improves detection accuracy and convergence speed, achieving SOTA detection performance with ...
Man Zhang+4 more
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