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A Multistage Venturi Amplifier for Rapid Inflation of Soft Robots

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This work presents the amplifier inflator for soft robotic systems (AIRS), a compact, lightweight, and effective device for rapidly deploying inflatable structures to high pressure. By integrating a check valve with a Venturi‐based air entrainer, AIRS delivers an initial high‐flow output followed by pressurization, supporting fast inflation and ...
Saba Firouznia, Ciqun Xu, Tim Helps, Majid Taghavi, Jonathan Rossiter   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Miniaturized Multifunctional Valves for Intelligent Pneumatic Systems in Soft Robotics

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Miniaturized multifunctional pneumatic valves in normally closed (NC) and normally open (NO) configurations enable reconfigurable and programmable fluidic logic—including AND, OR, NAND, and NOR gates—with/without physical replumbing. These valves integrate sensing, logic, and actuation within a unified architecture, demonstrated through an electronics ...
J. Xu, X. Z. Niu, J. Andersson, D./G. Broo, K. Hjort   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Study to Assess NT-proBNP Levels in Constrictive Pericarditis and Restrictive Cardiomyopathy: Diagnostic and Prognostic Implications

Current Clinical and Medical Education
Background: Differentiating constrictive pericarditis (CP) from restrictive cardiomyopathy (RCM) remains one of the most challenging diagnostic dilemmas in cardiology.
Satish Suryavanshi, S. S. Mohanty, Ajay Chaurasia, Ved Prakash Verma   +3 more
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Purely Mechanical Muscle Length Feedback Enables Embodied Reflexive Control in Musculoskeletal Robots

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
For musculoskeletal robots, this study proposes a purely mechanical reflex module. Specifically, this module implements a length feedback mechanism without electronics, enabling autonomous contraction of an artificial muscle once its length exceeds a threshold.
Shunsuke Koseki, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe, Dai Owaki   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hybrid Granular–Elastomer Jamming With Confinement‐Mediated Stiffening

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A granular–elastomer hybrid jamming medium enables isotropic, repeatable stiffness modulation by exploiting vacuum‐induced confinement of an elastomeric network rather than particle friction. The actuator supports large 3D deformations (bending, folding, and twisting), retains programmed shapes when unjammed, and achieves an ~8× stiffness increase and ...
Hwayeong Jeong, Jamie Paik, Jung Kim
wiley   +1 more source

A Rare Form of Microcephalic Primordial Dwarfism due to NSMCE2 Deficiency (Seckel Syndrome Type 10): A Report of Macular Involvement

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Biallelic variants in NSMCE2 (MMS21), which encodes the SUMO E3 ligase subunit of the SMC5/6 chromatin‐maintenance complex, have recently been implicated in microcephalic primordial dwarfism (MPD), corresponding to Seckel syndrome type 10 (OMIM #617246).
Cristina Peduto, Céline Huber, Clément Paya, Isabelle Audo, Nathalie Boddaert, Valérie Cormier‐Daire   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

2024 SMC Essay Challenges for Trustworthy AI For Science

The 2024 SMC - Trustworthy AI for Science Essay Contest is part of the Smoky Mountains Computational Sciences and Engineering Conference (SMC) hosted by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).
Morgan Gao
core   +1 more source

Silk Fibroin for Cardiovascular Medical Devices: Review of Material Properties, Applications, and Clinical Potential

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
Silk fibroin is an attractive natural biomaterial that can be engineered into diverse cardiovascular constructs, including vascular grafts, cardiac patches, heart valves, and stent coatings. Its tunable biological and mechanical properties have driven substantial preclinical progress; however, widespread clinical translation in cardiovascular ...
Mahsa Haghighattalab, Matt Govendir, Kristina Andelovic, Zachary Och, Fatemeh Karimi, Munira Xaymardan, Tomasz Jungst, Jelena Rnjak‐Kovacina, Nona Farbehi   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Inter‐ and intraspecific variation in theropod dinosaur dental microwear and its palaeoecological implications

The Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Differences in skull and tooth morphology, stomach contents, and estimated bite force between medium‐to‐large sized (≥100 kg) predatory theropod dinosaurs have long been suspected to correlate with differences in their diets and dietary guilds (e.g., hypercarnivory, piscivory).
Cassius Morrison, James Gregory, Christopher Jackson, Jordan Bestwick, Katlin Schroeder, Samuel J.L. Gascoigne, Paul Bills, Laura B. Porro, Philip D. Mannion, Paul M. Barrett   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

SMC

Seikei-Kakou, 1989
Fukushima, Toshikata, Nishimura, Yutaka
openaire   +1 more source