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Autonomous Mobile Robot Path Planning Techniques—A Review: Classical and Heuristic Techniques

IEEE Access
Autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) are increasingly used in various applications, including transportation, logistics, and healthcare. One of the central challenges in AMR deployment is path planning, which involves finding an optimal and collision-free ...
Mubarak Badamasi Aremu, Ibrahim K. Kabir, Gamil Ahmed, Sami El-Ferik   +3 more
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The regional training centre for the emergency medical teams initiative in the WHO African region: a review of the development and progress over the past 4 years

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundA coherent and systematic approach to education and training of the workforce under the EMT initiative has been identified as an imperative step to improve the quality and professionalism of emergency response teams.
Boniface Oyugi, Boniface Oyugi, Lazaro Gilberto Martinez-Monterrey, Leilina Ayalew, Joseph Chukwudi Okeibunor, Jerry-Jonas Mbasha, Rashidatu Kamara, Pryanka Relan, Nahom Tadelle, Alegnta Gebreyesus, Neima Zeynu, Flavio Salio, Thierno Balde, Fiona Braka, Abdou Salam Gueye   +14 more
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Genetic Diagnosis of Adult Hemodialysis Patients With Unknown Etiology

Kidney International Reports
Introduction: Kidney disease of unknown etiology accounts for 1 in 10 adult end-stage renal disease (ESRD) cases worldwide. The aim of this study is to clarify the genetic background of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) of unknown etiology who ...
Takuya Fujimaru, Takayasu Mori, Motoko Chiga, Shintaro Mandai, Hiroaki Kikuchi, Fumiaki Ando, Yutaro Mori, Koichiro Susa, Yuta Nakano, Takao Shoji, Yuichiro Fukudome, Naoto Inaba, Kenichiro Kitamura, Taichi Nakanishi, Keiko Uchida, Toshihiro Kimura, Teiichi Tamura, Kiyoshi Ozawa, Shinichi Uchida, Eisei Sohara   +19 more
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Investigation of the Effects of an Inferior Vena Cava Filter and Captured Clot Size on the Hemodynamic Parameters in Non-Newtonian Turbulent Pulsatile Blood Flow

Applied Bionics and Biomechanics, 2023
In this computational fluid dynamics (CFD)-based study, the effects of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter implantation on the risk of IVC thrombosis have been investigated using different hemodynamic parameters, including time-averaged wall shear stress ...
Jafar Moradicheghamahi, Muhammad Qasim, Sohrab Jafarpour, Hamed Farokhi   +3 more
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Diagnostic accuracy of the Panbio COVID-19 antigen rapid test device for SARS-CoV-2 detection in Kenya, 2021: A field evaluation.

PLoS ONE, 2023
BackgroundAccurate and timely diagnosis is essential in limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The reference standard, rRT-PCR, requires specialized laboratories, costly reagents, and a long turnaround time.
Jack Karuga Irungu, Peninah Munyua, Caroline Ochieng, Bonventure Juma, Patrick Amoth, Francis Kuria, John Kiiru, Lyndah Makayotto, Ahmed Abade, Marc Bulterys, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Gideon O Emukule, Clayton Onyango, Taraz Samandari, Beth A Tippett Barr, Victor Akelo, Herman Weyenga, Patrick K Munywoki, Godfrey Bigogo, Nancy A Otieno, Jackton Azenga Kisivuli, Edwin Ochieng, Rufus Nyaga, Noah Hull, Amy Herman-Roloff, Rashid Aman   +25 more
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Association between triglyceride glucose–body mass index and acute kidney injury and renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients with sepsis: analysis of the MIMIC-IV database

Frontiers in Endocrinology
BackgroundPrevious studies have linked kidney damage to insulin resistance (IR), yet the association between triglyceride glucose–body mass (TyG–BMI) index, a reliable marker of IR, and acute kidney injury (AKI) remains unclear.MethodsPatient data were ...
Shijie Wang, Ruowen Li, Li Zhang, Tingbin Xie, Xinying Wang   +4 more
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Target Area Guided Manipulator Path Planning of RRT* [PDF]

Jisuanji kexue yu tansuo
A target area guided RRT* robotic arm path planning algorithm (TA-RRT*) is proposed to address the issues of low planning efficiency, poor path quality, and improper robotic arm pose in the traditional RRT* algorithm for robotic arm path planning ...
MENG Yuebo, ZHANG Ziwei, WU Lei, LIU Guanghui, XU Shengjun
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Intervention for Justice-Involved Homeless Veterans With Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial

JMIR Research Protocols
BackgroundThe US Veterans Affairs mental health residential rehabilitation treatment programs (MH RRTPs) provide residential care for veterans experiencing homelessness. However, those with co-occurring mental health and substance
Kathryn Bruzios, Paige M Shaffer, Daniel M Blonigen, Michael A Cucciare, Michael Andre, Thomas Byrne, Jennifer Smith, David Smelson   +7 more
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Does Metamizole Cause Less Acute Kidney Injury than Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs When Combined with Diuretics and Antihypertensives?

Toxics
The concurrent use of (a) diuretics, (b) renin–angiotensin–aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASIs), and (c) non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or metamizole, known as the triple whammy (TW) combination, increases the risk of acute kidney ...
Dulce Maria Calvo, Luis Carlos Saiz, Leire Leache, Maria C. Celaya, Marta Gutiérrez-Valencia, Alvaro Alonso, Juan Erviti   +6 more
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An improved joint space Astar algorithm for a 6-DOF manipulator with pre-planning strategy

Scientific Reports
Efficiency in manipulator path planning and obstacle avoidance represents a crucial technological challenge in manipulator research. Traditional path planning methods have certain limitations when dealing with the obstacle avoidance for links of ...
Chuangxin He, Shuaikai Lian, Qian Shi, Zhonghua Miao   +3 more
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