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Advanced Cellulose‐Based Gels for Wearable Physiological Monitoring: From Fiber Modification to Application Optimization

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This review discusses cellulose‐based hydrogels technology, analyzes their application progress in physiological signal monitoring, and explores the effects of pretreatment, crosslinking, and molding methods on gel performance, to provide valuable insights into the efficient utilization of plant fibers and the environmentally friendly development of ...
Zhiming Wang, Jinxuan Jiang, Kexin Wei, Xiaojian Zhou, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Yifan Li, Xuehua Zhang, Ben Bin Xu, Shengbo Ge   +8 more
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Magical urbanism:Walter Benjamin and utopian realism in the film Ratcatcher [PDF]

, 2002
Deploys Walter Benjamin to discuss fantastical representations of childhood and class in the film ...
Law, Alex, Law, Jan
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Within Satisfaction and Distress: Characterizing the First Cultural Transition of Young Talented Cameroonian Footballers

Current Issues in Sport Science
Introduction Migration is at the core of today’s professional sport. In football, since 2020, the rate of migrant players has increased by 20% (Poli et al., 2024).
Boris Tachom Waffo, Denis Hauw
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Design Strategies and Roles of Hydrogels for Sustainable Energy Conversion and Harvesting from Natural and Biological Environments

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review examines hydrogel‐based technologies driven by environmental stimuli and emphasizes their unique contributions to energy conversion. It provides insights into design strategies and recent advancements in functional hydrogels, highlighting opportunities and challenges in this field.
Wanheng Lu, Wei Li Ong, Xinglong Pan, Zhiwei Li, Guo Tian, Ghim Wei Ho   +5 more
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
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Seeing motion and apparent motion [PDF]

, 2014
In apparent motion experiments, participants are presented with what is in fact a succession of two brief stationary stimuli at two different locations, but they report an impression of movement. Philosophers have recently debated whether apparent motion
Boring E. G., Currie G. P., Dainton B., Dennett D. C., Goodman N., Grush R., Hochberg J., Kolers P. A., Korte A., Münsterberg H., Siegel S., Tye M., Wertheimer M., Wertheimer M.   +13 more
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Robotic Materials With Bioinspired Microstructures for High Sensitivity and Fast Actuation

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the review paper, design rationale and approaches for bioinspired sensors and actuators in robotics applications are presented. These bioinspired microstructure strategies implemented in both can improve the performance in several ways. Also, recent ideas and innovations that embed robotic materials with logic and computation with it are part of the
Sakshi Sakshi, Rohit Pratyush Behera, Hongyu Zhou, Yifan Wang, Hortense Le Ferrand   +4 more
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Ultrafast Dynamic Defect Inspection With Computational Neuromorphic Imaging

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Computational neuromorphic imaging (CNI) is leveraged for ultrafast dynamic defect inspection, offering unparalleled capabilities for fast‐moving samples, complex illumination conditions, and real‐time edge detection. The CNI paradigm will enhance our set of inspection tools in challenging environments, paving the way for intelligent, precise, and low ...
Shuo Zhu, Qianfeng Yin, Chutian Wang, Jianqing Huang, Edmund Y. Lam   +4 more
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Perception, Causally Efficacious Particulars, and the Range of Phenomenal Consciousness: Reply to Commentaries [PDF]

, 2015
This paper responds to critical commentaries on my book, Perceiving Reality (OUP, 2012), by Laura Guerrero, Matthew MacKenzie, and Anand Vaidya. Guerrero focuses on the metaphysics of causation, and its role in the broader question of whether the ‘two ...
Coseru, Christian
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Strategic Advocacy for Higher Education Research: Insights From US Agricultural Experiment Station Funding

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Amidst dwindling state funding and the legislative withdrawal from public university research support, a heightened political process shapes the allocation of scarce tax dollars. This article explores how advocacy within the political process influences funding support for higher education from state legislatures.
Gregory M. Perry, Trey Malone, Jay T. Akridge   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source