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Characterization and Selection of Contractile Actuators for Soft Robotics Operating in the Quasistatic Regime

open access: yesAdvanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
We developed methods to characterize soft contractile actuators using force–displacement measurements in the passive state and the total force in the active state and define the operational range of thermal, electrothermal, and pneumatic muscles. A graphical method enables the selection of an actuator based on the required mechanical force–displacement
Qiong Wang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Calm Before the Storm: Gettysburg’s African-American Community Before the Battle [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
African-Americans have always been a part of Gettysburg’s community fabric. Slaves belonging to Samuel Gettys, the area’s first settler, arrived as early as 1762 to build one of the first local taverns. Samuel’s son James, who founded Gettysburg in 1786,
Johnson, Brian D.
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The rain feels different under the same umbrella: Experiences with poverty across LGBTQ subgroups

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract Population‐based survey data have demonstrated that LGBTQ communities report varying rates of economic insecurity, yet very little research directly assesses how pathways into and experiences with poverty look different among subgroups at the intersections of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
Bianca D. M. Wilson, Lillian Nguyen
wiley   +1 more source

Histidine Supplementation Stabilizes Hearing and Vision and Improves Growth in HARS1‐Related Autosomal Recessive Disorder Associated With Usher‐Like Symptoms

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Autosomal recessive HARS1‐related disorder (originally described as Usher syndrome type 3B) caused by a homozygous Y454S variant in the histidyl‐tRNA synthetase gene (HARS1) is characterized by progressive sensorineural hearing and vision loss and respiratory deterioration with risk for sudden death following febrile illnesses.
Victoria Mok Siu   +23 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Novel Splice Variant in ERGIC1 Causes Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita—Characterization Using Urine‐Derived Cells

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is defined as the presence of joint contractures affecting at least two body regions at birth. Three different ERGIC1 variants have been reported in individuals with AMC. Here, we report on a 16‐year‐old male with a homozygous ERGIC1 c.250+1G>A variant that was classified as a variant of uncertain ...
Lauren Kerr   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Film Studies Panel: Interrogating (Through) Reception [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
‘Perverse Interest\u27: A Reception History of The Boys in the Band Dr. Matt Bell In an otherwise negative review of William Friedkin’s The Boys in the Band (1970), a writer for Variety praised what he described as the film’s inherent “perverse interest.
Bell, Matt, Allan, Sean, Weeks, Eric
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A wavelet approach to combining forecasts [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The reason behind the importance of accurate forecasting of flow of tributaries lies in the fact that they are crucial to hydrological resources planning, which directly impacts many aspects of the economic and social activities. In this work, a hybrid
Ahmed, Mohamed Lemine Ould Sid
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Texts and contexts : women's dedicated life from Caesarius to Benedict [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
The history of western monasticism in the early middle ages has traditionally been viewed as a continuous process of development. Women religious have been excluded from this discourse, although early work which ‘rediscovered’ female communities has been
Lindsay Rudge, Rudge, Lindsay
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Display, interpellation and interpretation: on the development of an artistic gossip practice, in the context of audience interactivity with Nottingham's lace heritage [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis raises concerns about current heritage practice regarding notions of inclusivity, the agency of audiences and the authority of heritage institutions, such as museums.
Donovan, N
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Сербский язык в Диоклее во времена Иоанна Владимира, со ссылкой на источники [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Ευάριθμες είναι οι πηγές της σερβικής λαϊκής γλώσσας της πιο πρώιμης περιόδου (μέχρι τον 12ο αιώνα) και καμία από αυτές δεν είναι στη λαϊκή γλώσσα.
Савић, Виктор
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