Infection control / Modes of transmission

A soft grasper with bioinspired morphology and synthetic nervous system control reduces damage to deformable objects and fruits during handling.

The design of robotic graspers that can safely interact with deformable, damage-prone materials such as fruits, vegetables, and biological tissues remains an ongoing challenge in robotics. Conventional robotic graspers made of mostly rigid materials have limited compliance and tactile sensing, reducing their applicability to contact-rich manipulation of soft objects. In contrast, humans and animal...

Exploration of Hepatitis B Virus Infection Dynamics through Physics-Informed Deep Learning Approach.

Accurate forecasting of viral disease outbreaks is crucial for guiding public health responses and preventing widespread loss of life. Recently, Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) have emerged as a promising framework for capturing viral infection dynamics and predicting their future progression. Standard PINNs are effective in simulating disease dynamics through forward modeling approach; h...

Quantitative retrieval of soil total nitrogen content from airborne hyperspectral data combining spectral transformations and machine learning algorithms.

Soil total nitrogen (STN) plays a vital role in nutrient cycling and ecosystem restoration in mining areas. Accurate monitoring of STN in reclaimed so...

A spatiotemporal U-Net++ deep learning framework for dengue risk mapping in Colombia.

Understanding dengue dynamics from a spatiotemporal perspective has become increasingly relevant in recent years, as it allows the identification of f...

Deep learning-assisted mapping of dendritic spines using sequential 2D two-photon calcium imaging.

Neurons transform complex spatiotemporal synaptic inputs into structured action potential sequences. Excitatory inputs initiate or interact with dendr...

Adaptive Admittance Control for Robotic Ultrasound Examination Based on a Breast Biomechanical Model.

BACKGROUND: Autonomous Robotic Ultrasound Systems (ARUS) enable standardized breast cancer screening, but accurate breast localization and the nonline...

The Clinical outcomes following pencil beam scanning proton therapy for skull base chordoma and chondrosarcoma: a single-institution experience.

BACKGROUND: Chordomas and chondrosarcomas of the skull base are rare, locally aggressive tumors that pose significant therapeutic challenges due to th...

Adaptive ventilation based on cough detection and localization for airborne infection control in vehicles.

Cough-generated pathogen-laden aerosols can lead to airborne transmission of infectious diseases inside vehicle cabins, where occupants share a confin...

Walking on Rough Terrain with Any Number of Legs.

Robotics would gain by replicating the remarkable agility of arthropods in navigating complex environments. In this simulation study, we consider the ...

Predictive Modeling of Bacterial Inactivation With Hydrogen Peroxide Over a Cobalt Ferrite Catalyst.

Hydrogen peroxide activated by a cobalt ferrite catalyst generates hydroxyl radicals that effectively inactivate bacteria. A continuous-flow packed-be...

Machine learning reveals temperature as a key predictor of dengue risk across Thailand's provinces: A 20-year analysis.

BACKGROUND: Dengue fever remains a critical public health challenge in Thailand, with transmission dynamics driven by complex interactions between env...

The tire antioxidant derivative 6PPD-quinone exacerbates IBD by targeting NR1H4-mediated lipid metabolism and mitochondrial dysfunction in human colon epithelial cells.

N: (1,3-Dimethylbutyl)-N'-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6PPD-Q), a tire rubber antioxidant derivative, accumulates in air, soil, and water and ha...

Video-based artificial intelligence for automated neonatal respiratory monitoring.

UNLABELLED: Neonatal respiratory monitoring is essential for the early detection of clinical alterations, especially in preterm newborns. Conventional...

MPLID (Membrane Protein-Lipid Interaction Database): A Large-Scale Experimental Resource of Residue-Level Protein-Lipid Contacts.

BACKGROUND: Membrane proteins constitute approximately 20-30% of all proteomes and represent over 60% of current drug targets. Although protein-lipid ...

From Gigabytes to Gigatons: China's Data Centers and Their Carbon Footprint from 2006 to 2050.

There has been a rapid growth of data-intensive activities in cloud computing and, more recently, training AI tools (e.g., LLMs), resulting in large i...

Monitoring birds interacting with power lines: a systematic review of detection technologies and the persistent gap in transmission line applications.

Bird collisions with transmission lines (TLs) cause significant bird mortality worldwide, yet technological solutions targeting this infrastructure re...

Resource-efficient data transmission for WiFi-capable bio-loggers based on machine learning.

Bio-logging is a popular method for data collection in animal research, especially for hard-to-observe animals. Newer bio-logger generations utilise W...

Weightbearing CT Evaluation of Contact and Distance Mapping of the First Tarsometatarsal and Metatarsophalangeal Joints Following MIS Hallux Valgus Correction.

BackgroundThree-dimensional distance and coverage mapping (DM and CM) generated through weightbearing CT (WBCT) can aid in understanding the complex a...

Identification and functional validation of lipid droplet-associated prognostic biomarkers in breast cancer via integrative multi-omics and machine learning approaches.

BACKGROUND: Lipid droplet (LD)-associated metabolic reprogramming plays a critical role in breast cancer progression and immune modulation, yet robust...

Evolution of swine influenza surveillance and one health governance in Taiwan: from zoonotic risk management to integrated preparedness.

Influenza A viruses (IAVs) remain a persistent global threat because of rapid antigenic change, frequent genetic reassortment, and cross-species trans...