A Novel End Effector for Telemanipulated Suturing in Robot-Assisted Laparoscopy by Kirst Alexander, Hellings-Kuß Anja, Hagmann Katharina, Dyck Michael, Schlenk Christopher, Klodmann Julian

“…This paper introduces a novel end effector design actuating a conventional suturing instrument. The end effector is integrated into the DLR MiroSurge system to facilitate telemanipulated suturing. …”
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Polymeric Gas-Separation Membranes for Petroleum Refining by Yousef Alqaheem, Abdulaziz Alomair, Mari Vinoba, Andrés Pérez

“…In the refinery, gas separation is needed in many processes such as natural gas treatment, carbon dioxide capture, hydrogen purification, and hydrocarbons separations. …”
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La forme financiarisée de la relation de crédit des collectivités locales. De la crise à l’institutionnalisation by Edoardo Ferlazzo

“…It develops an institutionnalist approach in which credit relationship, and its historical transformations, are captured from the regulations that frame, more or less loosely, the credit demand from local authorities on the one hand, and the credit supply of financial actors on the other. …”
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System for acquisition and transmission of thermal images to monitor equipment of an electrical substation by Odair José Sanson Neto, Leonardo Göbel Fernandes, Alceu André Badin, Winderson Eugenio dos Santos, Eduardo Félix Ribeiro Romaneli

“…The article also describes the developed software for automated capture of thermal images and the communication system developed to transmit these images. …”
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FORMACIÓN, CRISIS Y REORIENTACIONES DE LA VITIVINICULTURA EN MENDOZA Y SAN JUAN, 1970-2000. APORTES PARA EL ESTUDIO DEL SECTOR EN LA ARGENTINA by Rodolfo Richard-Jorba

“…Las actuales provincias de Mendoza y San Juan, localizadas en el árido centro-oeste argentino, llevan a cabo sus actividades económicas principales en grandes oasis de regadío, pequeñas porciones del territorio, en las cuales se concentra más del 95% de la población. …”
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La aristocracia altomedieval: legados historiográficos y tendencias de investigación by Mariel Pérez

“…This review will show that although the historiographical tradition inaugurated by Marc Bloch and Georges Duby actually inherited the topics and schemes from their predecessors –which led them to go deeply into the study of classical questions such as the transformations of its family structures–, in the last decades a number of new problems on medieval aristocracy emerged, as well as new frameworks of interpretation and methodological tools that are renewing and revitalizing these studies.…”
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La provocadora soledad de la teoría: a propósito de la herencia intelectual de Norberto Bobbio by Julio Echeverría

“…Se verá que en esta se ausenta un concepto evolutivo de progresión o abstracción institucional que permita identificar la libertad e igualdad como conceptos-funciones que se conectan históricamente en la transición desde el antiguo régimen a la modernidad política, por lo tanto, atento a las condiciones propias de las actuales sociedades complejas globalizadas. …”
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A data-motivated density-dependent diffusion model of in vitro glioblastoma growth by Tracy L. Stepien, Erica M. Rutter, Yang Kuang

“…We propose a single equation which uses density-dependent diffusion to capture the behavior of both proliferation and migration. …”
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University STEM Students’ Perceived Challenges During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Yi Ding, Qian Wang, Yingying Yao, Yuwei Liu, Jiayi Wang, Qiong Yu, Emily Marrinan

“…Secondary analyses of 2 waves of interviews among 12 participants yielded 12 themes across 4 categories that captured the essence of the STEM university student’s experiences: academic and practice, emotional influences, discrimination, and finance. …”
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REMOTELY CONTROLLED CAR SPEED GOVERNOR by ALONGE OLUWASANMI IYIOLA, ABIOLA OLURANTI ADETUNJI, OKEDIJI ADEBUNMI PETER, ALABI ISMAILA OLANREWAJU

“…When the car speed exceeded the designed speed limit, the speed governor came into action and restricted the car from going beyond the pre-set speed by actuating the relay. Warning signal in the form of alarm was activated, and the receiver sent a message to the owner. …”
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Pricing of American Put Option under a Jump Diffusion Process with Stochastic Volatility in an Incomplete Market by Shuang Li, Yanli Zhou, Xinfeng Ruan, B. Wiwatanapataphee

“…Our numerical results show that the model and numerical scheme are robust in capturing the feature of incomplete finance market, particularly the influence of market volatility on the price of American options.…”
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Počátky hospitální nadace Františka Antonína Šporka v Kuksu by Ladislav Svatoš

“…In the study the author sets out to capture the complicated circumstances of its formation from the initial intention at the end of the 17th century, via the detailed preparation of the institution’s statutes in 1711 to its successful launch in 1744. …”
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Spotted Wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): Identification, Ecology, and Management by Lindsy Iglesias, Teresia W. Nyoike, Oscur E. Liburd

“…It has been found infesting fruits in Europe and North and South America. Since its first capture in California in 2008, SWD has established populations throughout the United States in over 47 states. …”
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NECESSITY OF PROHIBITION OF THE PAID OBJECT IDENTIFIER OF ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE FOR ACCESS TO PROCUREMENT ON ELECTRONIC TRADING PLATFORMS by T. Lysenko

“…The actuality of the problem of using an electronic signature (next ES) containing an object identifier (next OID) on the possibility of its application on a specific electronic trading platform (next ETP) is considered and described in detail. …”
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The language of insults: A look at Theme, Rheme and negative inferences by Leong Alvin Ping

“…The paper also proposes a summary statement capturing the general configuration of insults and suggestions for further research.…”
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The Warship <i>Schleswig-Holstein</i>: History, Cultural Value and Legal Status by Maili Roio

“…The report discusses the topic of what we actually mean by underwater heritage, what are the threats in terms of preservation and what are the possibilities to protect underwater heritage in Estonia. …”
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Formación, crisis y reorientaciones de la vitivinicultura en Mendoza y San Juan, 1970-2000. Aportes para el estudio del sector en la Argentina by Rodolfo Richard-Jorba

“…Las actuales provincias de Mendoza y San Juan, localizadas en el árido centro- oeste argentino, llevan a cabo sus actividades económicas principales en grandes oasis de regadío, pequeñas porciones del territorio, en las cuales se concentra más del 95% de la población. …”
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Mentoring student teachers within Ireland’s further education and training sector by Deirdre Tinnelly

“…The findings suggest mentors perform wide ranging functions to support their student teacher, but not all mentors report actually benefit from performing the role.…”
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First Report of Aprostocetus asthenogmus (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in South America and Parasitizing Eggs of Triatominae Vectors of Chagas Disease by Claudiney Biral dos Santos, Marcelo Teixeira Tavares, Gustavo Rocha Leite, Adelson Luiz Ferreira, Leonardo de Souza Rocha, Aloísio Falqueto

“…A. asthenogmus were captured near unparasitized triatomine colonies in the municipality of Vitória, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil, and placed into pots with recently laid triatomine eggs. …”
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A Distributed K-Means Segmentation Algorithm Applied to Lobesia botrana Recognition by José García, Christopher Pope, Francisco Altimiras

“…This system allows a 95 percent of L. botrana recognition in non-fully controlled lighting, zoom, and orientation environments. Our image capture application is currently implemented in a mobile application and subsequent segmentation processing is done in the cloud.…”
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