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A model-based framework for learning transparent swarm behaviors

, 2021
This paper proposes a model-based framework to automatically and efficiently design understandable and verifiable behaviors for swarms of robots. The framework is based on the automatic extraction of two distinct models: 1) a neural network model trained to estimate the relationship between the robots' sensor readings and the global performance of the ...
Coppola, Mario, Guo, Jian, Gill, Eberhard, de Croon, Guido C. H. E.   +3 more
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Real‐World Cost‐Effectiveness of a Standardized Education and Exercise Therapy Program for Hip and Knee Osteoarthritis Compared to Usual Care

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We estimated the real‐world cost‐effectiveness of a standardized education and exercise therapy program (GLA:D) compared to usual care (UC) for people managing hip and/or knee osteoarthritis (HKOA). Methods We used a prospective matched cohort design to recruit people (aged >45 years) diagnosed with HKOA who used GLA:D or UC (not on a ...
Darren R. Mazzei, Jackie L. Whittaker, Peter Faris, Tracy Wasylak, Deborah A. Marshall   +4 more
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Current and Future Cornea Chip Models for Advancing Ophthalmic Research and Therapeutics

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
This review analyzes cornea chip technology as an innovative solution to corneal blindness and tissue scarcity. The examination encompasses recent developments in biomaterial design and fabrication methods replicating corneal architecture, highlighting applications in drug screening and disease modeling while addressing key challenges in mimicking ...
Minju Kim, Kanghoon Choi, Amy Lin, Jungkyu Kim   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transparency in public pharmaceutical sector: the key informants’ perceptions from a developing country

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Policymaking in the pharmaceutical sector plays a pivotal role in achieving the health systems’ goals. Transparency in the pharmaceutical policy could increase confidence in decision-making processes.
Atefeh Esfandiari, Vahid Yazdi-Feyzabadi, Leila Zarei, Arash Rashidian, Hedayat Salari   +4 more
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Mechanical Behavior of Transparent Spinel Fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering

Ceramics, 2023
In this work, a transparent nanostructured ceramic magnesium aluminate spinel (MgAl2O4) was fabricated by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) from commercial spinel nano-powders at different temperatures (1300, 1350 and 1400 °C). The sintered samples were thoroughly examined to assess their microstructural, optical, and mechanical properties.
Khadidja Hoggas, Salim Benaissa, Abdelbaki Cherouana, Sofiane Bouheroum, Abdenacer Assali, Mohamed Hamidouche, Gilbert Fantozzi   +6 more
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Microphysiological Glomerular Filtration Barriers: Current Insights, Innovations, and Future Applications

Advanced Biology, EarlyView.
The glomerular filtration barrier (GFB) is the first step of blood filtration by the kidneys. The concerning increase of kidney diseases makes the development of new models essential. In this context, microphysiological glomerular filtration barriers focus on closely reproducing the physiological architecture of the in vivo GFB: podocytes, glomerular ...
Manon Miran, Kieu Ngo, David Buob, Hanna Debiec, Pierre Ronco, Guillaume Perry   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors related to Helping Behavior in Guilan Welfare Organization [PDF]

فصلنامه رفاه اجتماعی, 2023
Introduction: The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the reduction of citizens' helping behavior with the welfare organization. Method: This study was conducted by descriptive method and ex-post facto design.
Ebrahim Masoudnia
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Bridging Nature and Technology: A Perspective on Role of Machine Learning in Bioinspired Ceramics

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Machine learning (ML) is revolutionizing the development of bioinspired ceramics. This article investigates how ML can be used to design new ceramic materials with exceptional performance, inspired by the structures found in nature. The research highlights how ML can predict material properties, optimize designs, and create advanced models to unlock a ...
Hamidreza Yazdani Sarvestani, Aditi Singh, Behnam Ashrafi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

What do we know about the relationship between banks’ risk measures and social-environmental sustainability transparency?

Borsa Istanbul Review, 2023
Concerns regarding social and environmental issues have become a pervasive aspect of economic relationships, prompting banks' role in social-environmental sustainability to occupy a growing share in the economic debate.
Claudio Oliveira de Moraes, Leandro Santos Grapiuna, Jose Américo Pereira Antunes   +2 more
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Influence of shear modulus on the behavior of acoustically transparent materials [PDF]

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 1986
Materials are under development that match density (ρ) and dilatational sound speed (c) to the values of seawater as closely as possible while maintaining sufficient rigidity to serve for structural purposes. Another paper in this meeting by C. M. Thompson and J. R. Griffith (preceding abstract) describes the composition of the material and some of its
Kurt W. Rittenmyer, Pieter S. Dubbelday
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