Soft Origami Optical-Sensing Actuator for Underwater Manipulation

Soft robots are ideal for underwater manipulation in sampling and other servicing applications.Their unique features of compliance, adaptability, and being naturally waterproof enable robotic designs to be compact and lightweight, while achieving uncompromized dexterity and flexibility.However, the inherent flexibility and high nonlinearity of soft

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GEN-RWD Sandbox: bridging the gap between hospital data privacy and external research insights with distributed analytics

Abstract Background Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a pivotal tool in advancing contemporary personalised medicine, with the goal of tailoring treatments to individual patient conditions.This has heightened the demand for access to diverse data from clinical practice and daily life for research, posing challenges due to the sensitive nature

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The antibacterial and antifungal activity of six essential oils and their cyto/genotoxicity to human HEL 12469 cells

Abstract Six essential oils (from oregano, thyme, clove, lavender, clary sage, and arborvitae) exhibited different antibacterial and antifungal properties.Antimicrobial activity was shown against pathogenic (Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhimurium, Yersinia enterocolitica, Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Enterococcus faecalis) a

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