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Durability of Soft Pneumatic Actuators: A Review and Benchmarking Protocol

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Lack of durability is a key challenge hindering the broad scale adoption of soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) in automation industries. This review provides a comprehensive overview of existing research on SPA durability, introduces a standardized durability benchmarking protocol to consolidate the testing of SPAs, and outlines promising directions for ...
Dickson Chiu Yu Wong, Yucheng Luo, Rob Bernardus Nicolaas Scharff   +2 more
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Dynamics of microbial contamination in a poultry hatchery

Archives of Veterinary Medicine, 2018
The hatcheries may become contaminated with pathogenic bacteria which could spread in the hatchery through the air. That is why the implementation of an effective cleaning and disinfection program and the maintenance of good hygiene are extremely ...
Iliqn Lazarov, Georgi Zhelev, Mihni Lytzkanov, Koycho Koev, Vladimir Petrov   +4 more
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Multidimensional and Multifunctional Laser‐Induced Graphene (LIG) for Point‐of‐Care and Wearable Biosensing, Theranostics, and Bioactive Interfaces Toward Personalized Healthcare and Regenerative Medicine

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Multidimensional laser‐induced graphene (LIG) spanning from 0D to 3D architectures is comprehensively reviewed for multifunctional biomedical platforms, including biosensing, theranostics, and bioactive interface applications, which highlights its potentials for point‐of‐care diagnostics, wearable health monitoring, smart drug delivery, and tissue ...
Li Zhang, Yurou Yuan, Xiaohong Ding, Wing Cheung Mak   +3 more
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Enhancing harvested rainwater quality through nanofiltration and storage practices in a rural community

Interdisciplinary Journal of Rural and Community Studies
Water scarcity remains a persistent global challenge, particularly in rural communities where untreated harvested rainwater is often the primary source of water for domestic use. This study investigated cost-effective strategies to improve the quality of
Raveen Rathilall, Blessing George Akpan
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Lesser-known or hidden reservoirs of infection and implications for adequate prevention strategies: Where to look and what to look for

GMS Hygiene and Infection Control, 2015
In developing hygiene strategies, in recent years, the major focus has been on the hands as the key route of infection transmission. However, there is a multitude of lesser-known and underestimated reservoirs for microorganisms which are the triggering ...
Bloomfield, Sally, Exner, Martin, Flemming, Hans-Curt, Goroncy-Bermes, Peter, Hartemann, Philippe, Heeg, Peter, Ilschner, Carola, Krämer, Irene, Merkens, Wolfgang, Oltmanns, Peter, Rotter, Manfred, Rutala, William A., Sonntag, Hans-Günther, Trautmann, Matthias   +13 more
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An Energy Autonomous Microneedle Array‐Based Sensing System for Continuous Biomarker Monitoring

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This work presents an innovative self‐powered wearable biosensor system for real‐time monitoring of multiple biomarkers in interstitial fluid. The device integrates stainless steel‐based minimally invasive microneedles with ion‐selective membranes, enabling simultaneous Na+, K+, Ca2+, pH, and glucose detection.
Arnab Pal, Kai‐Po Fan, Sheng‐Chun Hung, Jaba Roy Chowdhury, Jun‐Hsun Chung, Meenakshi Ray, Hsiang‐Yun Hsu, Fu‐Cheng Kao, Kuei‐Lin Liu, Zong‐Hong Lin   +9 more
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Hygiene Efficacy of Short Cycles in Domestic Dishwashers

Microorganisms
This study investigated how factors associated with Sinner’s principle—namely temperature, time, and the chemical composition of detergents—affected the antimicrobial efficacy of domestic dishwashers, particularly during short cycles.
Matthias Kudla, Thomas J. Tewes, Emma Gibbin-Lameira, Laurence Harcq, Dirk P. Bockmühl   +4 more
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MiR‐940 Suppresses Ferroptosis by Controlling Expression of Key Regulatory Genes

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A CRISPR‐based screening identified miR‐940 as a critical suppressor of ferroptosis in cancer. By coordinating the downregulation of pro‐ferroptotic genes with the upregulation of GPX4, miR‐940 establishes a regulatory network that protects against ferroptosis and correlates with poor clinical outcomes in distinct cancer entities.
Andrea Kolak, Juliane Tschuck, Stefanie A. I. Weiß, Daniel Kaemena, Karolin Klimm, Ana Galhoz, Larissa Ringelstetter, Myles Fennell, Juliane Merl‐Pham, Anna Artati, Stefanie Strasser, Ralph Garippa, Michael Witting, Hans Zischka, Joel A. Schick, Stefanie M. Hauck, Michael P. Menden, Michelle Vincendeau, Brent R. Stockwell, Kamyar Hadian   +19 more
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Comparison of Standard Culture-Based Method to Culture-Independent Method for Evaluation of Hygiene Effects on the Hand Microbiome

mBio, 2017
Hands play a critical role in the transmission of microbiota on one’s own body, between individuals, and on environmental surfaces. Effectively measuring the composition of the hand microbiome is important to hand hygiene science, which has implications ...
C. Zapka, J. Leff, J. Henley, J. Tittl, E. De Nardo, M. Butler, R. Griggs, N. Fierer, S. Edmonds-Wilson   +8 more
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Tumor Microenvironment‐Responsive Nanoreactor Induces Disulfidptosis in Pancreatic Cancer via Metabolic Interference and Redox Catalysis

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Schematic illustration of a tumor microenvironment‐responsive nanoreactor for imaging‐guided induction of disulfidptosis in pancreatic cancer via metabolic interference and redox catalysis. (A) Stepwise fabrication of Pht@HMnO2‐HA, including MnO2 growth on a SiO2 template, template removal to form hollow mesoporous MnO2, Pht loading, and subsequent ...
Rui Fu, Qing Li, Guanzhong Zhao, Qingyan Gao, Huantong Chen, Khemayanto Hidayat, Jiaying Xu, Liqiang Qin, Chunhong Hu, Yu Chong, Su Hu   +10 more
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