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The Shadow of Colonial Slavery at Peterloo

Caliban: French Journal of English Studies, 2021
This article examines how colonial slavery featured in radical discourse in Britain during the Peterloo years, c.1816-1820. In the period leading up to the massacre at St.
Ryan Hanley
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Development of Teleoperated Robotic System for Remote Intraocular Microsurgery

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A teleoperated robotic system, characterized by micrometer‐scale precision and a remote center of motion design, is developed and validated to ensure the safety and flexibility of remote intraocular surgery. This system exhibits superior performance in experimental evaluations and holds significant potential for advancing remote microsurgery ...
Andi Xu, Zhangkai Lian, Wenben Chen, Yanlin Li, Jiali Liu, Hongli Liang, Rihui Song, Zikai Lin, Mingyuan Li, Yining Huang, Ling Jin, Zheming Zhang, Xiaoyue Wei, Bingqian Liu, Wei Ma, Tao Li, Hang Shao, Wei Liu, Kun Gao, Xin Zhang, Pisong Yan, Ruiyang Li, Ruixin Wang, Xiaohang Wu, Duoru Lin, Xiang Chen, Jinghui Wang, Xingwu Zhong, Mohammad Ali Nasseri, Kai Huang, Haotian Lin   +30 more
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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
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Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery in the Era of Robotics: Evolution, Eclipse, or Equilibrium?

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Minimally invasive colorectal surgery has undergone a remarkable transformation over the past three decades. Laparoscopy, once viewed with skepticism, is now firmly established as a standard approach, supported by robust randomized trials demonstrating oncologic safety and improved recovery compared to open surgery.
Amanjeet Singh, Archit Gupta, Azhar Perwaiz, Adarsh Chaudhary   +3 more
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Lo schiavo al museo. Spunti di riflessione sul trattamento dei temi di schiavitù e tratta atlantica nei musei della Francia metropolitana

Altre Modernità, 2019
The theme of contemporary slavery is necessarily linked to the history of slavery, especially as a part of former colonialist countries’ past (and identity).
Veronica Landi
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Organisational responses to mandatory modern slavery disclosure legislation: a failure of experimentalist governance?

, 2020
This paper investigates how organisations are responding to mandatory modern slavery disclosure legislation. Experimentalist governance suggests that organisations faced with disclosure requirements such as those contained in the UK Modern Slavery Act ...
M. Rogerson, A. Crane, V. Soundararajan, Johanne Grosvold, Charles H. Cho   +4 more
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Robotic Interventional Needle Insertion Assisted by a Cable‐Driven Parallel Robot

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This article presents a body‐mounted cable‐driven parallel robot assisting the needle insertion procedure designated for automated interventional pain therapy. The 3D‐printed robot body and multiple thin cables can achieve high X‐ray compatibility for intervention. The robot performs full 6‐degree of freedom needle insertion and remote center of motion
Myungjin Jung, Sejeong Kim, Min‐Cheol Kim, Hyun‐Jung Kwon, Jaesoon Choi, Chang‐Sei Kim   +5 more
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Screw‐Based Pill for Intelligent Robotic Extraction of Viscous Fluids in Medical Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Screw‐based pill for intelligent robotic extraction (S‐PIRE) is a magnetically actuated smart capsule with a motorized screw, 3‐axis sensor, and Bluetooth control for site‐specific and minimally invasive remote sampling of viscous fluids, overcoming passive diffusion limitations.
Prima Dewi Sinawang, Victor Garcia‐Gradilla, Fernando Soto, Demir Akin, Margaret Braunreuther, Gerald G. Fuller, Utkan Demirci   +6 more
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“Queen of the fields”: Slavery’s Graphic Violence and the Black Female Body in 12 Years a Slave (Steve McQueen, 2013)

Transatlantica, 2019
This paper examines Steve McQueen’s strategy in 12 Years a Slave, which consists in filming the horrors of slavery through a narrative construction that mostly concerns Solomon Northup, a “temporary” slave who survives slavery, and a visual construction ...
Hélène Charlery
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A Robot‐Assisted Remote Rehabilitation System for Ankle Fractures Based on Predictive Force and Full‐Cycle Training Strategy

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a robot‐assisted remote rehabilitation system for postoperative ankle fractures. The 2.634 kg modular system uses wireless control and deep learning to predict force delays, achieving 100 Hz control (normalized root mean square error ≤ 10.89%).
Zhiyuan He, Peng Chen, Xinye Wang, Yuxiang Chen, Tao Sun   +4 more
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