Rethinking Reallocations: Conceptual Limits of the Market Activity Index as a Measure of Competition and Purchasing Comment on "Measuring Active Purchasing in Healthcare: Analyzing Reallocations of Funds Between Providers to Evaluate Purchasing Systems Performance in the Netherlands". [PDF]
Int J Health Policy ManagMikkers MC.
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Nonlocomotory Robotic Strategies for Dynamic Rotation Control in Terrestrial Robots: A Review
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Terrestrial robots increasingly require rapid body rotation to maintain stability and agility in complex environments. This review shows nonlocomotory rotational control strategies that operate without ground contact, including reaction wheels, tails, bars, limbs, and thrusters.
Y. Liang +14 more
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Entropy-Augmented Forecasting and Portfolio Construction at the Industry-Group Level: A Causal Machine-Learning Approach Using Gradient-Boosted Decision Trees. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Cohen G, Aiche A, Eichel R.
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Echinoderm‐Inspired Autonomy for Soft‐Legged Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Inspired by echinoderms, a modular soft robot achieves autonomous phototaxis without a central controller or explicit communication. Each limb independently adapts its actuation timing through local sensing and short‐term memory. Coordination emerges purely from physical interactions, demonstrating resilience to changes in morphology, environment, and ...
Harmannus A. H. Schomaker +2 more
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Forecasting Conditional VaR of the Crude Oil Market Using GARCH-Type Models with Time-Varying High-Order Moments. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Zhao S, Yang D, Zhang X.
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Pak Biawak, a necrobot, embodies an unusual fusion of biology and robotics. Designed to repurpose natural structures after death, it challenges conventional boundaries between nature and engineering. Its movements are precise yet unsettling, raising questions about sustainability, ethics, and the untapped potential of biointegrated machines.
Leo Foulds +2 more
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The Free Energy Principle and Free Markets. [PDF]
Entropy (Basel)Friston K, Medrano J, Verbelen T.
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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 +2 more
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