Robotic Partial Nephrectomy with the Da Vinci Xi by George J. S. Kallingal, Sanjaya Swain, Fadi Darwiche, Sanoj Punnen, Murugesan Manoharan, Mark L. Gonzalgo, Dipen J. Parekh

“…The Da Vinci Xi (XI) is the latest robotic surgical platform with significant advancements compared to its predecessor. …”
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An Aerodynamic Extension for Motion Planning with Dynamics Awareness in Aerial Long-Reach Manipulators by Alvaro Caballero, Pedro J. Sanchez-Cuevas, Manuel Bejar, Guillermo Heredia, Miguel A. Trujillo, Anibal Ollero

“…Moreover, the motion planner also stands out for three other relevant features: the joint consideration of the multirotor and the robotic long-reach arm, the generation of efficient trajectories in terms of energy consumption, and the Dynamics Awareness of the strong coupling between the aerial platform and the robotic arm. The resulting motion planner has been successfully tested in a simulated environment that faithfully reflects an application scenario strongly affected by aerodynamic effects: the inspection of bridges to find potential cracks in the surface of pillars.…”
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Engaging with patients with diabetes: the role of social media in low-income healthcare organisations by Jose Rodriguez, Shabbir Syed-Abdul, Andrea Cano, Mohy Uddin, Fernanda Caceres

“…Background Type 2 diabetes is the fastest-growing global health concern, and its global prevalence is projected to affect 643 million individuals by 2030. Social media platforms, like Facebook, have become crucial channels for healthcare organisations to engage with the public to promote prevention and disease management, especially in low-resource settings like Honduras. …”
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Retinal Microvascular Density and Perfusion during an Insulin-Induced Hypoglycemia Episode: A Warning Call by Gerardo González-Saldivar, José Gerardo González-González, David Robert Chow, Jesús Mohamed-Hamsho, Jesús Hernan González-Cortés, Adriana Sánchez-García, René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez

“…Eye tracking and eye alignment devices on the platform were used to obtain a macular thickness cube (512 × 128) and vascular perfusion and density protocols of 3 × 3 mm. …”
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Modern vaccines and coronavirus infections by Yu. A. Belikova, Yu. V. Samsonov, E. V. Abakushina

“…The majority of candidate vaccines aim to induce neutralizing antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2. Multiple platforms areunder development. Some potential vaccine candidates have progressed to phase I and II clinical trials. …”
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Hybrid physical model and status data-driven approach for quality-reliable digital light processing 3D printing by Lidong Zhao, Xueyun Zhang, Zhi Zhao, Limin Ma, Lifang Wu

“…We developed a status data acquisition scheme to monitor printing status, including the downward force exerted on the printing platform, curing temperatures, resin levels, and surface morphology. …”
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Identifying and ranking indicators affecting the environment with the aim of providing a guide on the establishment and operation of exhibition sites using BWM multi-criteria decis... by Davoud Adineh, Reza Amirnezhad, Keyvan Saeb, Aptin x Aptin Rahnavard, Farid Gholamreza Fahimi

“… The exhibition industry serves as a huge platform for face-to-face participation and the formation of potential economic and business relationships in the current century. …”
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EScope: Effective Event Validation for IoT Systems Based on State Correlation by Jian Mao, Xiaohe Xu, Qixiao Lin, Liran Ma, Jianwei Liu

“…Typical Internet of Things (IoT) systems are event-driven platforms, in which smart sensing devices sense or subscribe to events (device state changes), and react according to the preconfigured trigger-action logic, as known as, automation rules. …”
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A Decision-Making Model for Autonomous Vehicles at Urban Intersections Based on Conflict Resolution by Zi-jia Wang, Xue-mei Chen, Pin Wang, Meng-xi Li, Yang-jia-xin Ou, Han Zhang

“…Finally, a simulation and verification platform was built based on Matlab/Simulink and PreScan. …”
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Autologous precision-cut lung slice co-culture models for studying macrophage-driven fibrosis by So-Yi Chang, So-Yi Chang, Wen-Hsin Chang, Wen-Hsin Chang, David C. Yang, Qi-Sheng Hong, Qi-Sheng Hong, Ssu-Wei Hsu, Ssu-Wei Hsu, Reen Wu, Ching-Hsien Chen, Ching-Hsien Chen

“…These findings suggest that our novel PCLS-immune co-culture models provide a platform for studying macrophage involvement in fibrosis and offer potential for developing macrophage-targeted therapeutic strategies in pulmonary fibrosis.…”
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Tumor-specific cytosol-penetrating antibodies for antigen- and TME-dependent intracellular cargo delivery by Carolin Sophie Dombrowsky, Felix Klaus Geyer, Diana Zakharchuk, Harald Kolmar

“…Tumor microenvironment-dependent as well as tumor-associated antigen-specific cytosol-penetrating antibodies of the type developed here have the potential to serve as a modular platform to deliver macromolecular cargoes for addressing intracellular targets in tumor cells.…”
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The Impact of Economic Growth and Foreign Investment on the Advancement of E-commerce by Du Wenyang, Yihong Zhang, Bolot Dzhamankulov

“…It is recommended to prioritize policies that attract foreign investment, particularly in ICT, financial services, and trade sectors to stimulate e-commerce growth; develop targeted strategies to improve digital infrastructure and increase internet accessibility nationwide; implement regulations that facilitate secure online transactions and protect consumer rights in e-commerce; invest in digital literacy programs to increase e-commerce adoption among the population; create incentives for businesses to develop online platforms and integrate e-commerce into their operations; foster partnerships between foreign investors and local businesses to transfer knowledge and technology in e-commerce. …”
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Study on the mechanical behavior of corroded bridge steel based on the entire process of tensile failure by Yi Li, Dapeng Hu, Yangming Xu, Bo Wang, Yongjun Zhou, Zhonghong Dong

“…Subsequently, during tensile testing, an image acquisition platform was established to utilize Digital Image Correlation (DIC) techniques for capturing and observing the tensile loading processes of various corroded specimens. …”
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Damage and Failure Evolution Mechanism for Coal Pillar Dams Affected by Water Immersion in Underground Reservoirs by Fangtian Wang, Ningning Liang, Gang Li

“…This model provides a platform for analyzing the characteristics of fracture development in surrounding rock in active mines and the coupled development of crack fields and seepage fields in coal pillar dams. …”
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Digital competencies: perceptions of primary school teachers pursuing master’s degrees from eight African countries by Andresa Sartor Harada, Juliana Azevedo Gomes, Oscar Ulloa Guerra, Roberto Ruiz, Rubén Calderón

“…The teachers were master’s students in teacher training on virtual platforms. A mixed methodological perspective (quantitative-qualitative) was adopted and a questionnaire with closed and open-ended questions was applied. …”
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Unlocking precision medicine: clinical applications of integrating health records, genetics, and immunology through artificial intelligence by Yi-Ming Chen, Tzu-Hung Hsiao, Ching-Heng Lin, Yang C. Fann

“…The review highlights real-world examples of AI-driven precision medicine platforms and clinical decision support tools in rheumatology. …”
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PhotoD with LSST: Stellar Photometric Distances Out to the Edge of the Galaxy by Lovro Palaversa, Željko Ivezić, Neven Caplar, Karlo Mrakovčić, Bob Abel, Oleksandra Razim, Filip Matković, Connor Yablonski, Toni Šarić, Tomislav Jurkić, Sandro Campos, Melissa DeLucchi, Derek Jones, Konstantin Malanchev, Alex I. Malz, Sean McGuire, Mario Jurić

“…We intend to make LSST-based value-added PhotoD catalogs publicly available via the Rubin Science Platform with every LSST data release.…”
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Multifeature Extraction of Three-Dimensional Topography of Carbon Steel Specimen during Fatigue Process by Tao Liu, Jingxiong Wu, Jingfa Lei, Xue Wang, Bingqi Zhang, Shu Zhang

“…In order to investigate the variation of three-dimensional metal surface topography during fatigue process, a three-dimensional (3D) topography acquisition platform was built with an in situ tensile tester and a three-dimensional profilometer. …”
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Application of Covariance Matrix Adaptation-Evolutionary Strategy for Modified Constrained Optimal Power Flow Problem Incorporating Valve Point and Emission Effect by Hari Krishna Achuthan Parthasarathy, Madhusudan Saranathan, Tamilselvi S., Karuppiah N., Praveen Kumar Balachandran, Dhanamjayulu C., Baseem Khan, Thamilmaran A.

“…The algorithm is scrutinised and tested on a modified IEEE-30-bus platform for various OPF objectives such as cost minimization, transmission loss, and total voltage deviation, subjected to practical constraints. …”
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Transcriptome-Wide Analysis Reveals the Role of PPARγ Controlling the Lipid Metabolism in Goat Mammary Epithelial Cells by Hengbo Shi, Wangsheng Zhao, Changhui Zhang, Khuram Shahzad, Jun Luo, Juan J. Loor

“…To explore the large-scale effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ (PPARG) in goat mammary epithelial cells (GMEC), an oligonucleotide microarray platform was used for transcriptome profiling in cells overexpressing PPARG and incubated with or without rosiglitazone (ROSI, a PPARγ agonist). …”
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