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Sewer Alligators: Urban Legends as Cognitive Maps

Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2007
Following the reports of sewer alligators in the 1930s, the story has built up over the decades and become a bona fide urban legend. These (reports) are based upon stories of alligator, and other wild animal sightings in rather unorthodox locations ...
Ljubomir Hristić
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POSS‐PEG‐NHS and GSH Cocrosslink DPAV to Prepare Anticalcification Bioprosthetic Scaffold With Enhanced Reendothelization, Anti‐inflammation, and Anti‐ROS

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
POSS‐PEG‐NHS and GSH cocrosslinked DPAV to prepare a multifunctional anticalcification valve substitute. This modification enhances mechanical properties, hemocompatibility, and re‐endothelialization while promoting anti‐inflammatory M2 macrophage infiltration and reducing calcification.
Yuqing Zhang, Chen Qian, Yingjie He, Jingli Ding, Binhao Zhang, Minghui Zou, Xing Chen, Jinping Zhao, Cuifen Lu, Jinping Liu, Jianliang Zhou   +10 more
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Relationship between Physicochemical Characteristics and Pathogenic Leptospira in Urban Slum Waters

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Leptospirosis, a zoonosis caused by pathogenic Leptospira, primarily affects tropical, developing regions, especially communities without adequate sanitation. Outbreaks of leptospirosis have been linked with the presence of pathogenic Leptospira in water.
Daiana de Oliveira, Vladimir Airam Querino, Yeonsoo Sara Lee, Marcelo Cunha, Nivison Nery Jr., Louisa Wessels Perelo, Juan Carlos Rossi Alva, Albert I. Ko, Mitermayer G. Reis, Arnau Casanovas-Massana, Federico Costa   +10 more
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1‐D Collocated Dual‐Gradient Sensory Fibers for Comprehensive Sensing and Decoding of Complex Human Motion and Physiology

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Coupled materials design enables a monolithic fiber that integrates complementary sensing regimes into a single wearable strand. By preserving informative signal features across subtle physiological deformation, large body motion, and mixed mechanical inputs, the dual‐gradient architecture generates synchronized, less redundant outputs that improve ...
Yunheum Lee, Sungha Jeon, Min Kim, Joonhee Won, Jinwook Yeo, Kyunghyun Jo, Soyeon Lee, Kieun Park, Yechan Yang, Chul Kim, Gun‐Hee Lee, Seunghwa Ryu, Sungho Jo, Seongjun Park   +13 more
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A Deterioration Model for Sewer Pipes Using CCTV and Artificial Intelligence

Buildings, 2023
Sewer pipeline failures pose significant threats to the environment and public health. To tackle these repercussions, many deterioration models have been developed to predict the conditions of sewer pipes, most of which are based on CCTV inspection ...
Comfort Salihu, Saeed Reza Mohandes, Ahmed Farouk Kineber, M. Reza Hosseini, Faris Elghaish, Tarek Zayed   +5 more
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Extrusion Bioprinting for Wound Healing: Innovations in Functionalized Bioinks and Bioprinting Technology

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Extrusion‐based bioprinting (EBB) has emerged as a versatile biofabrication platform capable of precisely depositing bioinks composed of biomaterials, cells, and bioactive agents to generate patient‐specific, biomimetic skin constructs. This paper presents a state‐of‐the‐art and forward‐looking overview of EBB for wound healing, encompassing printing ...
Hien‐Phuong Le, Anh Tuan Trong Tran, Ammara Waheed, Tran Thanh Tung, Dusan Losic   +4 more
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Feasible Sanitary Sewer Network Generation Using Graph Theory

Advances in Civil Engineering, 2019
A graph theory-based methodology is proposed for the sewer system optimization problem in this study. Sewer system optimization includes two subproblems: layout optimization and hydraulic design optimization, which can be solved independently or solved ...
Mustafa Erkan Turan, Goksen Bacak-Turan, Tulin Cetin, Ersin Aslan   +3 more
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Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa, Sota Suzuki, Shizuka Watanabe, Zebing Mao, Young Ah Seong, Toshinori Fujie, Tatsuhiro Horii, Kenjiro Tadakuma, Koichi Suzumori, Hiroyuki Nabae, Shingo Maeda   +10 more
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Model predictive control based on artificial intelligence and EPA-SWMM model to reduce CSOs impacts in sewer systems

Water Science and Technology, 2022
Urbanization and an increase in precipitation intensities due to climate change, in addition to limited urban drainage systems (UDS) capacity, are the main causes of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) that cause serious water pollution problems in many ...
Khalid El Ghazouli, Jamal El Khatabi, Aziz Soulhi, Isam Shahrour   +3 more
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Remote Control of Hand Actuators via Glove Sensors for Medical Care Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study presents a novel textile‐based sensory glove–actuator system for remote medical care, explored through finite element simulations. By integrating capacitive sensors, pneumatic actuators, and machine learning, the system models real‐time hand movement control.
Bahman Taherkhani, Mahdi Bodaghi
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