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High‐performance heat‐resistant tactile sensor for intelligent sensing and safe operation

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Abstract Tactile sensing in high‐temperature environments remains a critical challenge for robotic systems operating in industrial manufacturing, food processing, and other high‐temperature assembly operations. Herein, we report a heat‐resistant flexible tactile sensor with comprehensive high performance, featuring a hierarchical architecture ...
Yugang Chen, Shasha Wang, Haopeng Wang, Xun Fu, Qifei Lv, Shuting Xie, Yan Li, Jiangtian Tan, Linghai Xie   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Artificial structures for human‐machine interfaces with closed‐loop interaction

FlexMat, EarlyView.
Artificial structures bridge sensing and feedback in closed‐loop human‐machine interfaces by providing geometry‐enabled mechanical and functional programmability. This review maps the role of artificial structures in diverse sensing modalities and feedback strategies, and illustrates their integration into closed‐loop interaction systems, highlighting ...
Taiqi Hu, Taisong Pan, Siqi Chen, Yiting Zhang, Yuan Lin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reimbursement Design and Procedure‐Level Gross Profit of Robot‐Assisted Gastrectomy in a Publicly Financed Health System: Evidence From Japan

The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Publicly financed healthcare systems must balance technological innovation with fiscal constraints. Reimbursement mechanisms influence institutional decisions regarding the adoption of high‐cost surgical technologies. This study evaluated whether current reimbursement designs adequately reflect procedure‐level gross surgical profit of robot ...
Yoshimasa Akashi, Koichi Ogawa, Yohei Owada, Tsuyoshi Enomoto, Kinji Furuya, Kazuhiro Takahashi, Osamu Shimomura, Yoshihiro Miyazaki, Tatsuya Oda   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Robotic‐assisted laparoscopic surgery in urogynecology and gynecology: A global survey of current practice, perceptions, training and educational gaps

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To evaluate global access to robotic‐assisted laparoscopic surgery (RAS), utilization patterns, perceptions, and training exposure among surgeons practicing in gynecology and urogynecology. Methods We conducted a cross‐sectional, web‐based international survey administered through the International Urogynecological Association (IUGA)
Yair Daykan, Barry A. O'Reilly, Steven E. Schraffordt Koops, Mika Rabinovich, Maya Pasternak, Orfhlaith E. O'Sullivan, Reut Rotem   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Realistic Representation, Dynamic Evolution and Determinants of Institutional Quality in China

International Studies of Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The paper delves into the role of institutional quality in bolstering China's economic resilience post‐COVID‐19, CITIC‐Entropy. It divides institutions into basic and changeable categories, establishing an index system via the CITIC‐Entropy TOPSIS model.
Susu Wang, Qidi Zhang, Jing Fang
wiley   +1 more source

TEXterity: Tactile Extrinsic deXterity

This thesis introduces the concept of TEXterity (Tactile Extrinsic deXterity) to address challenges in robotic manipulation. Focusing on tactile sensing, TEXterity aims to enhance dexterity by enabling robots to perceive and act upon extrinsic contact ...
Kim, Sangwoon
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Lactation, Childrearing, and Gender Justice

Journal of Applied Philosophy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this article, I discuss the significance of early infant feeding choices for the goal of gender justice. Focusing on human lactation practices, I identify Exclusive Gestational Nursing (EGN) as the norm in advanced industrial societies, which creates the expectation and permission for gestators, and only gestators, to nurse children, and ...
Jenny Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Immersive Technologies in Dental Education: Global Adoption Patterns From a 2025 Survey

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose/Objectives Dental education is undergoing a digital transformation, yet the adoption of immersive technologies such as haptic virtual reality (HVR) remains limited. This study aimed to map global adoption trends, barriers, and opportunities for equitable integration of HVR in dental curricula.
Barry Quinn, Reinhard Chun Wang Chau, Szabolcs Felszeghy, Mikko Liukkonen, Andreea Cristiana Didilescu, Damiano Pasqualini, Daniela Pino Valenzuela, David P. Rice, Gianrico Spagnuolo, Josette Camilleri, Khaled E. Ahmed, Laura Andriukaitiene, Łukasz Zadrożny, Masako Nagasawa, Mengwei Pang, Mohammed Al‐Haroni, Neshka Manchorova, Nisrine El Arrouf, Noha Waleed Barakat, Peter Lingström, Samantha J. Byrne, Santiago Arias‐Herrera, Ülle Voog‐Oras, Gitana Rederiene, Gül Gülsün, Rebecca Stolberg, Henry F. Duncan, Sompop Bencharit, Margaret Cox   +28 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying dexterity and grip strength associations between age, cognitive function (MoCA), and cerebellar gray matter volume in healthy adults across the adult lifespan. [PDF]

Brain Struct Funct
Rajesh Kannan P, Pallapothu R, Kudaravalli S, Pallapothu S, Newman-Norlund RD.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

An Exploratory Comparative Analysis of Mixed Reality Simulation Versus 3D‐Printed Models for Undergraduate Training in Third Molar Removal

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose/Objectives To compare the effectiveness of MR simulation and 3D‐printed models in training undergraduate students in wisdom tooth removal, and to assess students’ perceptions of the MR simulator. Methods Students trained first on either the MR simulator or 3D‐printed plastic models and then repeated the training using the other method ...
Ruza Bjelovucic, Bruna Neves de Freitas, Sven Erik Nørholt, Pankaj Taneja, Jan Wolff, Ruben Pauwels   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source