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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune disease defined by immune dysregulation, vasculopathy, and progressive fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. Despite advances in care, major complications such as interstitial lung disease (ILD) and myocardial involvement remain the leading causes of morbidity and mortality.
Cristiana Sieiro Santos +2 more
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Results in ChemistryIn the film manufacturing process, process variables, such as temperature and pressure, are measured and controlled to manage the film properties, such as thickness and optical characteristics.
Yuya Shiraki +5 more
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Movement Detection in Soft Robotic Gripper Using Sinusoidally Embedded Fiber Optic Sensor
Sensors, 2020 Soft robotics is an emerging field, since it offers distinct opportunities in areas where conventional rigid robots are not a feasible solution. However, due to the complex motions of soft robots and the stretchable nature of soft building materials ...
Mei Yang +3 more
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Soft tactile sensors with variable compliance [PDF]
2017 IEEE SENSORS, 2017 This paper reports the development of a soft tactile sensor with variable compliance. The concept is based on a magnetic Hall-Effect sensor coupled with a soft, pressure controlled pneumatic chamber. The sensor design is developed using computational Finite Element models.
Shehran Azim +7 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Orofacial manifestations are significantly impactful in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) yet remain understudied, with no dedicated clinical guidelines to inform their management. Methods An international online survey comprised38 questions addressing orofacial manifestations of SSc, including patients’ confidence in their treating ...
Eleni Deligianni +4 more
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Soft Bionic Sensors and Actuators [PDF]
Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2021 Kim, Woo Soo, Paik, Jamie
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Automated Hand Flexor Tendon–Thickness Measurement in Systemic Sclerosis
Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective Systemic sclerosis (SSc) can affect flexor tendons, contributing to hand function problems and reduced quality of life. Tendon changes are currently assessed with ultrasonography and measured manually, a time‐consuming process prone to interobserver variability.
Mark Greveling +4 more
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Softness Prediction with a Soft Biomimetic Optical Tactile Sensor
2024 IEEE 7th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft)With the growing interest in vision-based tactile sensor technology for applications such as fruit harvesting based on ripeness, accurate object softness recognition has become increasingly important. In our study, we examined the capability of soft biomimetic optical tactile sensor, a TacTip with a flat sensing surface, for this task.
Saekwang Nam +3 more
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What Do Large Language Models Know About Materials?
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.If large language models (LLMs) are to be used inside the material discovery and engineering process, they must be benchmarked for the accurateness of intrinsic material knowledge. The current work introduces 1) a reasoning process through the processing–structure–property–performance chain and 2) a tool for benchmarking knowledge of LLMs concerning ...
Adrian Ehrenhofer +2 more
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Soft touchless sensors and touchless sensing for soft robots
Frontiers in Robotics and AISoft robots are characterized by their mechanical compliance, making them well-suited for various bio-inspired applications. However, the challenge of preserving their flexibility during deployment has necessitated using soft sensors which can enhance their mobility, energy efficiency, and spatial adaptability.
Sirithunge, Chapa +2 more
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