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A Soft Robotic Device for Targeted Massage Therapy of Residual Limbs

Advanced 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, Alessio Capecchi, Maartje Van der Lingen, Emanuele Gruppioni, Arianna Menciassi, Linda Paternò   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Sector Personnel Economics: Wages, Promotions, and the Competence-Control Trade-off [PDF]

, 2016
We model personnel policies in public agencies, examining how wages and promotion standards can partially offset a fundamental contracting problem: the inability of public sector workers to contract on performance, and the inability of political masters ...
Cameron, Charles M., de Figueiredo, John, Lewis, David E.   +2 more
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A Multidirectional Textile Interface for Remote Control Using Dynamic Area‐Based Capacitance Modulation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Here, we present a textile, wearable capacitive interface enabling multidirectional remote control by dynamically modulating electrode overlap and spacing via a freely gliding upper electrode. A forearm‐mounted prototype drives robotic and media tasks with 12–15 ms latency, maintains < 0.8% drift after 500 cycles, and remains stably functional at 90 ...
Cagatay Gumus, Fulya Yenilmez, Kadir Ozlem, Hakan Kestir, Eren Tasdemir, Berkant Bakisli, Gökhan Ince, Ozgur Atalay, Asli Tuncay Atalay   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

DIGITIZATION FUNCTIONS OF MARKETING RESOURCES AT THE ENTERPRISE IN CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY [PDF]

Akademičnij Oglâd
The article examines the complex of digitization functions of marketing resources in conditions of economic uncertainty, their interrelationship, and the proven direct impact of the digitization process on the efficiency of enterprise management. It is
Iryna Kalina, Oksana Shkolenko, , Natalya Shulyar, Yuliia Mazur   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Bifunctional T3SS‐Effector Simultaneously Cleaves Host MAP Kinase and Inhibits PPM1A Phosphatase

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Pathogenic bacteria exploit the metalloprotease effector NleD to subvert host defenses. Structural, biochemical, and infection analyses reveal a bifunctional mechanism by which NleD binds and inhibits the host phosphatase PPM1A while preserving its proteolytic activity against MAPKs.
Yaakov Socol, Lihi Gur‐Arie, Netanel Tzarum, Tamara Wellins, Naama Katsowich, Miriam Ravins, Michal Bejerano‐Sagie, Klil Cohen, Oded Livnah, Joshua N. Adkins, Ernesto Nakayasu, Alexei Savchenko, Yeu Khai Choong, Nikhil Kumar Tulsian, Saturo Machida, Sigal Ben‐Yehuda, Yael Litvak, J. Sivaraman, Ilan Rosenshine   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advancing Dry Electroencephalography With Scalable, Soft, and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation‐Compatible Ti3C2Tx MXene Electrodes for Research and Clinical‐Grade Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Dry soft Ti3C2Tx MXene electroencephalography (EEG) electrodes provide low impedance (2.1 ± 1.8 kΩ at 10 Hz), long‐term stability, and enable safe simultaneous EEG and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). Across scalp sites, hair types, and recording paradigms, including steady state visual evoked potentials (SSVEP), clinical EEG, and mobile EEG ...
Sneha Shankar, Jakob Michiels, Ksenija Tasich, Ashley Koluda, Ryan Rich, Brian Erickson, Eugenia Angelopoulos, Francesca Cimino, Daryl Hurwitz, Raghav Garg, Spencer R. Averbeck, Doris Xu, Mariam Josyula, Nina Petillo, James J. Gugger, Kathryn A. Davis, John Medaglia, Flavia Vitale   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Application of Saline Infusion Sonocolpography in Diagnosis and Treatment of Perforated Transverse Vaginal Septum

Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019
Transverse vaginal septum (TVS) is a particularly rare vaginal anomaly, and diagnosis is often difficult in a genital examination. We herein present a case of perforated TVS for which successful diagnosis and treatment were achieved using a new technique
Ayumi Ono, Iori Kisu, Tomoko Iijma, Hiroshi Senba, Kiyoko Matsuda, Motoko Katayama, Ayaka Iura, Yumiko Miura, Nobumaru Hirao   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Discovery of an Adaptive Neuroimmune Response Driving Itch and Fast Tick Removal with Implications for Preventing Pathogen Transmission

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Doehl et al. discovered an adaptive neuroimmune mechanism that induces itch in tick‐exposed guinea pigs, enabling rapid tick removal. This itch‐induced tick removal (IITR) is mediated by an adaptive cellular immune response and is independent of IgG, IgE, or TRPV1.
Johannes S. P. Doehl, Tiago D. Serafim, Serena Doh, Charles S. Grugan, Eva Iniguez, Luana Rogerio, Ronja Frigard, Ranadhir Dey, Pedro Cecilio, Xinglong Gu, Pang‐Yen Tseng, Aline da Silva Moreira, Mahnaz Minai, James Oristian, Hans Ackerman, Steven Brooks, Caroline Percopo, Siu‐Ping Ng, Derron A. Alves, Lucas Tirloni, Jennifer M. Anderson, Adriana Marques, Fabiano Oliveira, Shaden Kamhawi, Daniel E. Sonenshine, José M. C. Ribeiro, Mark Hoon, Jesus G. Valenzuela   +27 more
wiley   +1 more source

AI‐Enhanced Vibrational Capsule for Minimally Invasive Detection of Abnormal Bowel Tissue

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A fully integrated vibration‐assisted capsule is presented for the minimally invasive detection of bowel lesions. The capsule incorporates a wireless sensor and an eccentric motor to probe tissue mechanics in situ. By coupling triaxial vibration signals with AI‐based classification and analytical modeling, the system enables early, non‐visual ...
Xizheng Fang, Yao Yan, Kenneth Omokhagbo Afebu, Andrew Bickerdike, Bo Tian, Yang Liu, Shyam Prasad   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

OPPORTUNITY IDENTIFICATION OF NASCENT ENTREPRENEURS IN AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES: AN EVALUATION IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

Malaysian Management Journal
Many emerging markets in developing countries have seen a decline in entrepreneurial activity. This is especially concerning because entrepreneurs constitute a significant share of the workforce, enterprises, and national revenue. In this turbulent time
Adams Lukman Jimoh, Ismaila Bolarinwa Kadiri, Mustapha Olanrewaju Aliyu, Abiodun Peter Abogunrin, Emmanuel Olaniyi Dunmade, Nuha Salihu Aremu, Jamiu Idowu Yahaya   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source