Virtual Elastic Tether: A New Approach for Multi‐Agent Navigation in Confined Aquatic Environments
Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Underwater navigation is a challenging area in the field of mobile robotics due to inherent constraints in self‐localization and communication in underwater environments. Some of these challenges can be mitigated by using collaborative multi‐agent teams.
Kanzhong Yao +5 more
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From Proxies to System State: Defining Sustainability Management Against Symbolic Progress
Sustainable Development, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sustainability in management is often measured through scores, ratings, and disclosure narratives that can reward symbolic progress while leaving underlying social‐ecological conditions unchanged. This perspective paper offers a definition of Sustainability Management as how organizations plan, organize, lead, and control (four management ...
Zhang Yiping, Olaf Weber
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Mammalian Osteoderm Ultrastructure in the Armored Acomys Spiny Mouse Tail
Small, EarlyView.The ultrastructure of armored platelets – termed osteoderms – in the tail skin of Acomys cahirinus spiny mice is characterized using 2D and 3D microscopy methods. The imbricated structure is composed of calcium phosphate biomineral and has select structural elements that are bone‐like and tooth‐like in nature.
Joseph Deering +2 more
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D‐stroi – a uniaxial load frame for X‐ray diffraction and imaging
Journal of Synchrotron Radiation, EarlyView.A remote miniature load frame for X‐ray diffraction and imaging applications is presented. The load frame has been assessed for mechanical stability and suitability for various synchrotron X‐ray‐based techniques.We present a remotely controlled miniature load frame for in situ tensile deformation of millimetre‐sized metal samples in synchrotron X‐ray ...
Felix Tristan Frankus +5 more
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Dynamic intrafractional position monitoring with implanted fiducial markers for enhanced accuracy in radiotherapy of prostate cancer. [PDF]
Phys Eng Sci Med, 2023 Mangesius J +9 more
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Endoscopically placed fiducial markers for image-guided radiotherapy in preoperative gastric cancer: Technical feasibility and potential benefit. [PDF]
Endosc Int Open, 2023 Bleeker M +6 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract What happens when venture capitalists try to reinvent housing in their own image? Synonymous with the rise of Big Tech, venture capitalists (VCs) are asset managers that invest in early‐stage companies, pursuing aggressive growth and market domination. Since the 2008 financial crisis, VCs have poured huge sums into real estate start‐ups.
Tim White
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MRI-based navigated cryosurgery of extra-abdominal desmoid tumors using skin fiducial markers: a case series of 15 cases. [PDF]
BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 2023 Segal O +8 more
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International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.Abstract Africa is recognized as the final frontier for urbanization and capitalism. Following a long wave of massive loans to promote state‐led developments, small private foreign and local developers are transforming the urban landscape on the outskirts of Luanda, forging partnerships with Angola's national and local governments and developing an ...
Higor Carvalho
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Integration of Square Fiducial Markers in Patient-Specific Instrumentation and Their Applicability in Knee Surgery. [PDF]
J Pers Med, 2023 León-Muñoz VJ +5 more
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