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 +10 more
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Plastic Shrinkage Cracking of Full-Scale Concrete Slabs Under Field-Production Conditions: Observations on Mix Design, Environmental Exposure and Curing. [PDF]
Rutkowska G +3 more
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An AI‐powered, robot‐assisted framework automatically produces, images, and analyzes 3D tumor spheroids to evaluate drug efficacy. Integrated modules handle spheroid formation, live/dead staining, brightfield imaging, and automated image analysis, including spheroid segmentation, viability and metrics to assess the drug treatment efficacy. The workflow
Dalia Mahdy +13 more
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Disrupting the Kinase-Phosphatase Equilibrium: A Unified Mechanism for Drug-Induced Eryptosis. [PDF]
Jemaà M +5 more
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Amphiphilic chloroazobenzenes, bearing different amino acids as end groups alanine, phenylalanine, and valine, exhibit excellent photoisomerizations. Varying structures of three amino acid groups participate in supramolecular formations and therefore photoinduced morphological transformations via adjusting intermolecular interactions. These interaction
Shuangshuang Meng +3 more
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Misreporting of study design and validation status in a study of early tumour shrinkage in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. [PDF]
Khodamoradi E.
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Asymmetry in Skipping Enhances Viability Against Control Input Noise
Quadruped animals use asymmetric galloping gaits at high speeds, yet the functional role of this asymmetry remains unclear. This study shows that left–right asymmetry in touchdown angles enhances robustness to control noise. Using a simple two‐legged locomotion model and viability theory, it demonstrates that asymmetric skipping substantially enlarges ...
Yuichi Ambe, Alvin So, Shinya Aoi
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High-Temperature Behavior and Mechanical Performance of Ceramic Brick and Metakaolin Waste Based-Geopolymer Binder. [PDF]
Statkauskas M +3 more
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Continual Learning for Multimodal Data Fusion of a Soft Gripper
Models trained on a single data modality often struggle to generalize when exposed to a different modality. This work introduces a continual learning algorithm capable of incrementally learning different data modalities by leveraging both class‐incremental and domain‐incremental learning scenarios in an artificial environment where labeled data is ...
Nilay Kushawaha, Egidio Falotico
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Integrating delta radiomics and changes in multimodal ultrasound features for predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. [PDF]
Chen J, Wang K, He M, Shen H, Chen H.
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