A Soft Robotic Model for Simulating Heart Valve Disease and Cardiac Interventions
This paper introduces a fully synthetic fabrication methodology for a soft robotic, in‐vitro model of the left‐heart, complete with a functioning mitral valve apparatus. With a view towards patient‐specific modeling, we demonstrate physiological flow and pressure waveforms, tunable mitral valve function with clinical imaging compatibility, and its use ...
James Davies +14 more
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Between Screens and Self-Perception: The Role of Gender and Digital Media Use in Shaping Body Esteem and Self-Esteem Among Adolescents. [PDF]
Grajek M, Jurys T, Rozmiarek M.
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The device exhibits excellent ferroelectric performance and significant photoelectric response. It can adapt to light stimuli of varying power and wavelengths while achieving a stable and tunable photovoltaic response state. Moreover, the device can utilize photoconductive states of different directions and magnitudes to achieve pattern classification ...
Zhen Zhao +21 more
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Behavioral determinants of dental and facial esthetic self-perception among an academic population: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Mafla AC +6 more
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Linearizing and Forecasting: A Reservoir Computing Route to Digital Twins of the Brain
A new approach uses simple neural networks to create digital twins of brain activity, capturing how different patterns unfold over time. The method generates and recovers key dynamics even from noisy data. When applied to fMRI, it predicts brain signals and reveals distinctive activity patterns across regions and individuals, opening possibilities for ...
Gabriele Di Antonio +3 more
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Reflection as Evidence: Using Self-Perception to Assess the Impact of Faculty Development Programs on Teaching Competencies and Professionalism. [PDF]
Naqi N +4 more
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Respiratory‐Limbic Coupling via a Thalamic Circuit Alleviates Anxiety
This study delineates a conserved preBötCGlu→PVT→CeA circuit that gates anxiety and respiration. Activation of this circuit is anxiolytic and respiratory‐stabilizing, while its inhibition has the opposite effect. Mechanistically, PVT exerts its anxiolytic action via a disinhibitory microcircuit: its inputs preferentially target CeL GABAergic neurons ...
Shangyu Bi +15 more
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Self-perception of health and quality of life in patients on renal replacement therapy undergoing hemodialysis: a case-control study. [PDF]
Gambin DJ +7 more
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