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A Portable Soft Robotic Glove with Fully Functional Thumb Assistance for Complex Dexterous Fine Motor Skills

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A portable, sensorized, and controlled dexterous thumb‐enhanced glove helps stroke survivors swipe phones, twist caps, and perform other tasks. It is based on a powerful continuously, segmented origami dual chamber actuator to achieve active thumb CMC and MCP joint assistance and passively extend the IP joint.
Disheng Xie, Zhen Wang, Zhongping Ye, Minghao Liu, Xiangqian Shi, Shuk Fan Tong, Jianbin Liu, Chuanbin Mao, Thomas W. Leung, Haitao Liu, Raymond Kai‐yu Tong   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development and In Vitro Evaluation of a Zerumbone Loaded Nanosuspension Drug Delivery System

Crystals, 2018
Zerumbone extracted from the volatile oil of rhizomes available from the Zinigiber zerumbet has promising pharmacological activity. However, it has poor aqueous solubility and dissolution characteristics.
Shadab Md, Bradon C.M Kit, Sumeet Jagdish, Dexter J.P David, Manisha Pandey, Lipika Alok Chatterjee   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Gastrointestinal Capsule Robots: Materials, Actuation, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review examines gastrointestinal capsule robots through a systems engineering lens, covering shell materials, actuation and localization strategies, diagnostic modalities, therapeutic interventions, and commercialization status. By mapping the complete technological chain from fabrication to clinical deployment, this work identifies critical gaps ...
Zengsheng Li, Zhongguo Ren, Yiliang Lin, Xianfeng Xia, Tianlong Li, Kai Fung Chan, Philip Wai Yan Chiu, Wei Peng Yong, Mengmeng Sun   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cigarette smoking, e-cigarette, and heated tobacco product use and associated factors among a nationally representative sample of adult Malaysians: An online survey

Tobacco Induced Diseases
Introduction We aimed to estimate the prevalence of cigarette smoking, e-cigarette, and heated tobacco product use behaviors and their associated factors among adult Malaysians.
Chandrashekhar T. Sreeramareddy, Fateen-Izzah Haziqah Parlan, Palanisamy Sivanandy, Pathiyil R. Shankar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Preclinical Multifunctional Capsule Robot with Unified Diagnosis and Targeted Thermal Therapy for Gastrointestinal Diseases

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A proof‐of‐concept multifunctional capsule robot integrates diagnostic imaging, magnetic navigation, wireless power transfer, and targeted thermotherapy for gastrointestinal applications. Magnetically guided positioning and stable wireless power enable localized thermal ablation, achieving controlled heating and high cell mortality in vitro.
Heng Zhang, Yichong Sun, Xiaoting Zhang, Chi‐Kwan Lee, Zheng Li, Yehui Li, Huarong Chen, Paul D. Mitcheson   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The severity of fatigue, daytime sleepiness, and health-related quality of life, and their impact among community pharmacists in Malaysia

BMC Health Services Research
Background Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is essential for all individuals, particularly those involved in patient care. Healthcare providers, especially community pharmacists, have been at the forefront during emergencies.
Rajkannah Poongan, Pravinkumar Vishwanath Ingle, Priya Manirajan, Shazia Jamshed, Palanisamy Sivanandy   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Graphical abstracts increase engagement but have uncertain effects on article access and citations in medical research: a systematic review [PDF]

Science Editing
Purpose Graphical abstracts have become a routine tool for disseminating research through social media and scholarly repositories. However, evidence regarding their effectiveness remains inconsistent.
Spoorthi Ravi Banavar, Prashanti Chippagiri, Shamala Ramasamy, Suresh Shanmugham, Sajesh K. Veettil, Suan Phaik Khoo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wearable E‐Textiles for Cardiovascular Monitoring: Materials, Devices, and Integrated Systems

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The graphical abstract highlights the role of conductive materials and textile fabrication techniques in enabling smart textiles for cardiovascular applications. It showcases textile‐based ECG monitoring, pulse sensing, hemodynamic monitoring, and cardiovascular tissue engineering, while emphasizing the challenges and design considerations that govern ...
Bangul Khan, Mahmoud Tavakoli, Norbert Radacsi, Bee Luan KHOO   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vine‐Inspired Soft Robotics: Materials, Actuations, and Emerging Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Vine‐inspired robots grow from the tip, enabling navigation through confined spaces with minimal disturbance. This Review summarizes material and actuation strategies for vine‐inspired growth, key functions including steering, retraction, attachment, branching, and variable stiffness, and emerging applications spanning medical intervention, confined ...
Jiahao Wu, Xingyun Liu, Fangzhou Wang, Huili Ren, Chaojun Zhang, Ziyu Ren, Zunqi Liu, Jing Li   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of quality of radiographs taken during root canal treatment on technical quality of root canal fillings and endodontic outcome [PDF]

Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics
Objectives This study evaluated the number and quality of working length (WL) and master cone (MC) radiographs taken during root canal treatment by dental undergraduates, and their associations with the technical quality of root canal fillings (TQRCF ...
Jia Min Ng, Yan Yee Lee, Prashanti Chippagiri, Elaheh Ahanin, Abhishek Parolia   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source