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Evaluation of a rapid diagnostic test for yaws infection in a community surveillance setting.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
Yaws is a non-venereal treponemal infection caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue. The WHO has launched a worldwide control programme, which aims to eradicate yaws by 2020.
Michael Marks, Adriana Goncalves, Ventis Vahi, Oliver Sokana, Elliot Puiahi, Zaixing Zhang, Tenneth Dalipanda, Christian Bottomley, David Mabey, Anthony W Solomon   +9 more
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Distributed State Estimation for Mobile Robots in LiDAR Sensor Networks With Intermittent Inertial Measurements

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A scalable distributed observer framework for LiDAR sensor networks is presented for robust tracking and pose estimation of mobile robots. By combining adaptable 3D detection, clustering‐based communication reduction, and intermittent inertial fusion, accurate and efficient estimation is achieved under occlusions and sensing constraints, with formally ...
Isabella Luppi, Ehsan Hashemi
wiley   +1 more source

Where the road ends, yaws begins? The cost-effectiveness of eradication versus more roads.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
IntroductionA disabling and disfiguring disease that "begins where the road ends", yaws is targeted by WHO for eradication by the year 2020. The global campaign is not yet financed.
Christopher Fitzpatrick, Kingsley Asiedu, Jean Jannin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Multirobot Aerial Soft Manipulator for Floating Litter Collection

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A multirobot aerial manipulator enables autonomous floating litter collection by controlling the shape of a flexible rope equipped with a hook‐based tool. Adaptive rope‐shape planning enhances grasping performance while reducing tension, demonstrating the potential of aerial robots for floating litter removal. Removing floating litter from water bodies
Antonio González‐Morgado, Sander Smits, Guillermo Heredia, Anibal Ollero, Alexandre Krupa, François Chaumette, Fabien Spindler, Antonio Franchi, Chiara Gabellieri   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Prevalence of yaws and syphilis in the Ashanti region of Ghana and occurrence of H. ducreyi, herpes simplex virus 1 and herpes simplex virus 2 in skin lesions associated with treponematoses.

PLoS ONE
Yaws affects children in tropical regions, while syphilis primarily affects sexually active adults worldwide. Despite various campaigns towards the eradication of yaws and elimination of syphilis, these two diseases are still present in Ghana.
Yaw Agyekum Boaitey, Alex Owusu-Ofori, Amarachukwu Anyogu, Farhang Aghakhanian, Natasha Arora, Jonathan B Parr, Philipp P Bosshard, Saki Raheem, Pascale Gerbault   +8 more
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A Cable‐Driven Parallel Wire Robot for Probe Positioning and Tissue Palpation on Curved Phantoms

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A wearable cable‐driven parallel robot is introduced for autonomous ultrasound probe positioning and soft tissue palpation on curved surfaces. By combining visual feedback with tension‐optimized control, the system achieves millimeter‐scale positioning accuracy while enforcing safety force constraints.
Christina Patterson, Dinesh K. Patel, Carmel Majidi   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Yaws elimination in Ecuador: Findings of a serological survey of children in Esmeraldas province to evaluate interruption of transmission

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
Background The WHO roadmap for neglected tropical diseases includes yaws eradication requiring certification of elimination of transmission in all endemic and formerly endemic countries worldwide.
Philip J. Cooper, Mariella Anselmi, Cintia Caicedo, Andrea Lopez, Yosselin Vicuña, Jaen Cagua Ordoñez, Julio Rivera Bonilla, Alejandro Rodriguez, Aida Soto, Angel Guevara   +9 more
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Accelerating Musculoskeletal Robotics Through Parametric Design and 3D‐Printed Flexible Structures

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Parametric design and flexible 3D printing create muscle‐, tendon‐, ligament‐, and cushion‐like robotic elements from a single thermoplastic polyurethane material. Tuning lattice patterns adjusts regional mechanical properties and enables coordinated multijoint motions in a life‐sized musculoskeletal leg under external suspension, with partial body ...
Shunnosuke Yoshimura, Kento Kawaharazuka, Kei Okada   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Mathematical Modeling of Programmatic Requirements for Yaws Eradication

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2017
Yaws is targeted for eradication by 2020. The mainstay of the eradication strategy is mass treatment followed by case finding. Modeling has been used to inform programmatic requirements for other neglected tropical diseases and could provide insights ...
Michael Marks, Oriol Mitjà, Christopher Fitzpatrick, Kingsley Asiedu, Anthony W. Solomon, David C.W. Mabey, Sebastian Funk   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interbody Wire for Reconfigurable Robots: Bridging Integrated Morphological Reconfiguration and Distributed Wire‐Mediated Cooperation

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
TwinX shows how a single interbody wire connecting two robots can support both integrated morphological reconfiguration and distributed wire‐mediated cooperation. When the robots dock, they reconfigure into different forms for locomotion and manipulation.
Shintaro Inoue, Kento Kawaharazuka, Keita Yoneda, Sota Yuzaki, Temma Suzuki, Kei Okada   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source