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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Absolutism In Nigerian Drama: The Asphyxiated Freedom In Irobi’s The Other Side Of The Mask And Abba’s The Blood Price

open access: yesThe Journal of Studies in Language, Culture and Society
Nigerian drama reflects the intrinsic human struggles experienced in everyday life. The quest for freedom is a continuous human struggle, fundamental to human existence and often enshrined in revolutionary activities.
Nkiru Doris Onyemachi   +1 more
doaj  

ChicGrasp: Imitation‐Learning‐Based Customized Dual‐Jaw Gripper Control for Manipulation of Delicate, Irregular Bio‐Products

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Automated poultry processing lines still rely on humans to lift slippery, easily bruised carcasses onto a shackle conveyor. Deformability, anatomical variance, and hygiene rules make conventional suction and scripted motions unreliable. We present ChicGrasp, an end‐to‐end hardware‐software co‐designed imitation learning framework, to offer a ...
Amirreza Davar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Higher education restructuring and academic freedom in Hong Kong

open access: yes, 2008
A former British colony, Hong Kong was reunited with the People's Republic of China in 1997 under the 'one country two systems' model. The Hong Kong Basic Law contains detailed provisions for academic freedom, ensuring that local academics enjoy far ...
Petersen, C.J., Currie, J.
core  

A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Residual limb edema after amputation can hinder recovery and delay prosthetic fitting. This study presents a soft‐robotic wearable device that delivers sequential compression through pneumatic McKibben actuators. By replicating the principles of manual lymphatic drainage, the device generates controlled mechanotherapeutic pressure patterns, providing a
Maria Grazia Polizzotto   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

You Get What You Vote For: Electoral Determinants of Economic Freedom [PDF]

open access: yes
While several cross-sectional studies (La Porta et. al. 2002, Norton 2002) examine institutional and cultural determinants of economic freedom, changes in economic freedom remain unexamined.
Eric Crampton
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Universal Gripper for Industrial Manipulation With Enhanced Rigid Mechanics and Self‐Adaptable Fingers

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
An enhanced universal gripper combining rigid mechanics with self‐adaptable fingers is presented for industrial automation. The novel six‐bar linkage with integrated compliant pad eliminates mechanical interference while enabling passive shape adaptation.
Muhammad Usman Khalid   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development as freedom : contributions and shortcomings of Amartya Sen's development philosophy for feminist economics

open access: yes
women;development theory;economic theory;care work;feminist theory;freedom;social ...
Gasper, D.R., Staveren, I.P. van
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