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A State‐Adaptive Koopman Control Framework for Real‐Time Deformable Tool Manipulation in Robotic Environmental Swabbing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a state‐adaptive Koopman linear quadratic regulator framework for real‐time manipulation of a deformable swab tool in robotic environmental sampling. By combining Koopman linearization, tactile sensing, and centroid‐based force regulation, the system maintains stable contact forces and high coverage across flat and inclined surfaces.
Siavash Mahmoudi, Amirreza Davar, Dongyi Wang   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the risk of occupational exposure to antineoplastic drugs in healthcare sector: part II – the application of the FMECA method to compare manual vs automated preparation

Arhiv za Higijenu Rada i Toksikologiju
Healthcare workers handling antineoplastic drugs (ADs) in preparation units run the risk of occupational exposure to contaminated surfaces and associated mutagenic, teratogenic, and oncogenic effects of those drugs.
Dugheri Stefano, Cappelli Giovanni, Squillaci Donato, Rapi Ilaria, Fanfani Niccolò, Dori Fabrizio, Cecchi Michele, Sordi Viola, Ghiori Andrea, Mucci Nicola   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cold Exposure and Health Effects Among Frozen Food Processing Workers in Eastern Thailand

Safety and Health at Work, 2015
Frozen food processing workers work under a cold environment which can cause several adverse health effects.This study explored factors affecting workers' health in the frozen food industry in Thailand.
Anamai Thetkathuek, Tanongsak Yingratanasuk, Wanlop Jaidee, Wiwat Ekburanawat   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A History of Industrial Hygiene: the Clinica del Lavoro in Milan and the Italian Association of Industrial Hygienists

, 2019
In 1969, the Italian Association of Industrial Hygienists (AIDII) was founded in Milan by Academics working at the Clinica del Lavoro, one of the oldest institutions for work prevention in the world and within the most prolific institutes in the world on
Andrea Cattaneo, Domenico M. Cavallo, Andrea Spinazzè   +2 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
wiley   +1 more source

Talc exposure and risk of stomach cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis of occupational cohort studies

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association, 2020
Background/purpose: Talc powder is widely used in various industries, but the carcinogenic effects associated with talc are not well understood. The objective of this study was to estimate the risk of stomach cancer after occupational talc exposure ...
Che-Jui Chang, Yu-Kang Tu, Pau-Chung Chen, Hsiao-Yu Yang   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Concurrently Achieving 4.6 W/M2 and 120,000 Cyclability Enabled by Extendable Swing Arms in Rotational Triboelectric Nanogenerator

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A rotational energy harvesting device that successfully reconciles high power density with mechanical durability through a hybrid sliding‐and‐bouncing kinematic mechanism is reported. The success reported in our paper includes addressing a dilemma where enhanced electrical output comes at the cost of increased friction and wear, limiting the practical ...
Yihong Lin, Jiaming Zhou, In‐Yong Suh, Eunjong Kim, Kin Chiu Yip, Dae‐jin Kim, Jang‐Mook Jeong, Young‐Jun Kim, Jinyoung Jeon, Ju‐Hyuck Lee, Yoon‐Hwae Hwang, Sang‐Woo Kim, Dong‐Myeong Shin   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Polychlorinated biphenyls, glycaemia and diabetes in a population living in a highly polychlorinated biphenyls-polluted area in northern Italy: a cross-sectional and cohort study

Journal of Public Health Research, 2013
Background. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been found to be associated with diabetes in some, but not all, studies performed so far. The aim of this study was to assess the association between PCB serum levels and glycaemia and diabetes in people ...
Claudia Zani, Francesco Donato, Michele Magoni, Donatella Feretti, Loredana Covolo, Francesco Vassallo, Fabrizio Speziani, Carmelo Scarcella, Roberto Bergonzi, Pietro Apostoli   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-auditory effects of industrial chronic noise exposure on workers; change in salivary cortisol pattern: Non-auditory effect of industrial chronic noise exposure

, 2021
Background. Noise has different auditory and non-auditory effects on human. In noisy environments, noise as a non-specific stressor can activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis (HPA, cor- tisol).
fouladi dehaghi, behzad, Khademian, Fazlollah, Ahmadi , Kambiz   +2 more
core   +1 more source