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Beyond Thermal Comfort: A Comprehensive Review of Multifunctional Personal Thermal Management Wearables

FlexTech, Volume 2, Issue 2, Page 48-79, September 2026.
Regulation strategies, material platforms, and application scenarios of personal thermal management wearables. ABSTRACT Personal thermal management (PTM) has emerged as a vital frontier for protecting individual health, mitigating societal energy burdens, and combating global climate change.
Zhihan Zhang, Haiwen Luan
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Recent advances in multifunctional soft robots: A materials–structures–systems co‐design perspective for synergistic integration

FlexMat, Volume 3, Issue 3, Page 452-501, September 2026.
Abstract Soft robots, engineered from highly compliant materials, offer superior adaptability and safety in unstructured environments compared to their rigid counterparts. Recent advancements, fueled by bio‐inspiration and material programmability, have led to the rapid co‐evolution of their core modules: actuation, sensing, protection, energy, and ...
Qiulei Liu, Zicao Peng, Chong Sun, Haitao Yang   +3 more
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Impact of Vibration on Skin Blood Flow: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

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Harb R, Patel R, Foss J, Zagrodzky W, Raynshteyn I, Mayrovitz HN.   +5 more
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Biomimetic Multifinger Tactile Sensing and Contact‐Regulated Palpation for Autonomous Breast Tumor Localization

Journal of Field Robotics, Volume 43, Issue 6, Page 3939-3954, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Early detection of breast abnormalities remains challenging: manual palpation is subjective and operator‐dependent, while imaging modalities may miss small or subtle stiffness anomalies. This paper presents a biomimetic multifinger robotic palpation approach intended to support early breast‐cancer screening and follow‐up assessment as a proof ...
Kai Cheng, Yuanyuan Shen, Huanhai Zhang, Baifeng Li, Chao Cheng, Hamid Reza Karimi, Hang Su, Samer Alfayad   +7 more
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Hand-arm resonance frequency and related neuromuscular activation

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The ability of the hand-arm system (HAS) to transmit the vibrations depends on ages of the subjects, but also on gender. In order to parameterize the effects of vibrations on young sedentary subjects (i.e.
L. FATTORINI, J. VALERO, E. MARCHETTI, FILLIGOI, Giancarlo, V. GIMENEZ, A. S. DELUSSU, F. DRAICCHIO, F. MORGIA   +7 more
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Bionic Tactile Skins for Robotics: Fundamentals, Advances, and Future Prospects

SmartSys, Volume 2, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Robotic bionic tactile skins (RBTSs), as crucial components of next‐generation robotic systems, have attracted significant attention in recent years. By enabling robots to achieve human‐like tactile perception and interact effectively with their surroundings, RBTSs play an essential role in enhancing robotic intelligence.
Jiajun Wu, Zitong Zhang, Xuhui Zhou, Yu Meng, Jie Ni, Junshan Liu, Faheng Zang, Xiaojun Guo, Zhuoqing Yang   +8 more
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The Great Mimickers: Navigating Diagnostic Pitfalls in Modern Rheumatology. [PDF]

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When Urgency Drops: Temporal Consciousness and the Choreography of Dying

Anthropology of Consciousness, Volume 37, Issue 2, Fall 2026.
ABSTRACT In the hospital, the transition from fighting for life to preparing for death involves not only a shift in medical repertoires but also a profound transformation in temporal experience. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork in a Canadian intensive care unit, this article examines how the tempo of care, its rhythms, urgencies, and pauses shapes ...
Louise Chartrand
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Validation and Reliability Assessment of the Indonesian Version of the Self-Care Behaviour Instrument for Haemodialysis With Arteriovenous Fistula. [PDF]

J Ren Care
Azzahra F, Hidayati W, Sari SP, Handayani F, Kusuma H, Sousa CN.   +5 more
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Framing “African”: Music, Dance, and the Politics of Identity in Guyana's Emancipation Day Celebrations

The Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology, Volume 31, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Emancipation Day commemorates the end of slavery and is observed annually by African Guyanese on the first Monday in August. Celebrations provide a space to honor ancestors, express gratitude, mourn, and engage in cultural rejuvenation through communal activities such as night vigils, libation ceremonies, drumming, dancing, and pilgrimages to ...
Gillian Richards‐Greaves
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