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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
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Prolonged Serum Storage Time and Varied Temperatures on Biochemical Values in African Savanna Elephants (Loxodonta africana)

Journal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens, 2023
Blood samples are routinely collected from wild populations in remote locations with limited electricity, minimal diagnostic capabilities, and extreme environmental conditions.
Emily L. Schlake, Katherine R. Cassady, Erika J. Gruber, Larry J. Minter   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Bio‐Functional Mimetic Robot for Versatile Tasks From Cross‐Scale Manipulation to Limb‐Tool Integration

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A functionally biomimetic design methodology is presented, enabling a single robot to perform eight distinct functions and manipulate objects across a size range exceeding 2300‐fold. The robot exceeds basic human hand functions and demonstrates remote operation, multi‐object manipulation, humanoid‐robot hand interaction, and narrow‐space inspection ...
Xin Tong, Tianle Zhang, Fei Mo, Qian Zhao, Zhongqing Sun, Yongkang Jiang, Yang Yang, Yingtian Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Making adaptive management more user friendly to encourage manager buy‐in

People and Nature, 2023
Adaptive management, whereby monitoring is used to evaluate management interventions with uncertain outcomes, is theoretically well‐developed but poorly implemented.
Timothy Kuiper, Nobesuthu Ngwenya, Blessing Kavhu, Roseline Mandisodza‐Chikerema, Eleanor Jane Milner‐Gulland   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The elephant in the room

Nursing, 2020
Abstract: Nurses of color refrain from speaking up when facing racism in their nursing practice from patients, White peers, coworkers, and higher-ups. Racism is the elephant in the room that no one wants to talk about. This article examines the barriers that may prevent nurses of color from speaking openly about racism and encourages all ...
openaire   +3 more sources

Tri‐WOB: A Bistability‐Driven Variable Stiffness Origami Structure for Soft Robotic Arms

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Inherent bistability in Waterbomb origami enables the Tri‐WOB to switch between compliant and stiff states. By stacking multiple modules, the robotic arm maintains stiffness without continuous energy input while achieving large contraction, free morphing, and load‐bearing/transportation capability.
Lingchen Kong, Yaoyao Fiona Zhao
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Nutritional Potential of Wild Grass Fodder for Mega Herbivore (Elephas maximus) in the Foothills of Western Ghats

Animals, 2022
An elephant, being a mega herbivore, consumes large amounts of food. Due to the lack of availability of fodder inside the forest, the elephants move out of their habitat areas and also find agricultural crops attractive, which further results in man ...
Mohan Packialakshmi, Muthusamy Palani Divya, Krishnamoorthy Baranidharan, Seshadri Geetha, Kalipatty Nalliappan Ganesan, Manickam Vijayabhama, Srinivasan Manivasakan, Palanivel Hemalatha, Palaniswamy Radha, Meenakshisundaram Tilak, Venugopal Priyanka, Settu Krishnamoorthi, Balasubramaniam Vinothini, Jayesh Yuvraj Zende, Nikhil Balu Rajput   +14 more
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Scalable Crackle‐Lithography for Multifunctional Enclosed Plastic Nanofluidic Devices

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Crackle‐lithography enables scalable fabrication of enclosed plastic‐substrate‐based nanofluidic devices with interconnected nanochannels that enable molecular transport, optical interrogation, confined electroless copper deposition, and ionic memristive behavior.
Tirumala Rao Dumpala, S. Kiruthika, Siddhi Vinayak Pandey, Junyang Zhang, Solleti Goutham, Marcos Vinicius Surmani Martins, Harry Whittingham, Boya Radha, Ashok Keerthi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluating Gait Abnormalities in Asian Elephants Using Inertial Measurement Unit-Based Vertical Movement Symmetry Analysis: A Pilot Study

Veterinary Sciences
The early detection of lameness in elephants is essential for effective treatment and welfare enhancement, but subtle gait abnormalities are often difficult to identify visually.
Siripat Khammesri, Kittichai Wantanajittikul, Kittikul Namwongprom, Narueporn Kittisirikul, Pichamon Ueangpaibool, Chatchote Thitaram, Janine L. Brown, Siriphan Kongsawasdi   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Movement patterns of two reintegrated African elephant (Loxodonta africana) herds: transitioning from captivity to free-living [PDF]

PeerJ
With the escalating challenges in captive elephant management, the study of elephant reintegration emerges as a pivotal area of research, primarily addressing the enhancement of animal welfare.
Tenisha Roos, Andrew Purdon, Victoria Boult, Audrey Delsink, Brett Mitchell, Petrus Johannes Kilian   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources