IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence
Dec 7, 2021
Event cameras are bio-inspired sensors that differ from conventional frame cameras: Instead of capturing images at a fixed rate, they asynchronously measure per-pixel brightness changes, and output a stream of events that encode the time, location an...
Scandinavian journal of occupational therapy
Dec 6, 2021
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, mandatory containment measures led to lockdowns and severely diminished social interaction, with older adults being one vulnerable group. Socially assistive robots (SARs) could prove to be an effective interv...
BJU international
Dec 6, 2021
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of posterior musculofascial reconstruction robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (PR-RALP) compared to no PR during standard RALP (S-RALP) for the treatment of clinically localised prostate cancer.
Journal of endourology
Dec 6, 2021
Treatment for bladder diverticula may become necessary in case of incomplete bladder emptying or recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs). When bladder outlet obstruction is present, a simultaneous desobstructive procedure can be performed. In this...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Dec 6, 2021
Colors enable interaction and communication between living species in a myriad of biological and artificial environments. While living organisms feature low-power mechanisms to dynamically control color in soft tissues, man-made color-changing device...
Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Dec 6, 2021
This study aimed to explore meaningful experiences of older Taiwanese adults who had received a Paro (social robot) companion. Semi-structured qualitative interviews elicited the perspectives of 25 older adults living in a long-term care facility aft...
American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons
Dec 6, 2021
Living donation in many countries is the main resource of organs. Healthy, volunteering individuals deserve the highest safety standards possible in addition to the least invasive technique to procure the organs. Since the introduction of living dono...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 6, 2021
Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation has attracted increasing attention for air management in general anesthesia. This work proposes a novel robot equipped with two snake arms and a mask-fastening mechanism to facilitate trachea airway manageme...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Dec 6, 2021
Travellers use the term waymarking to define the action of posting signs, or waymarks, along a route. These marks are intended to be points of reference during navigation for the environment. In this research, we will define waymarking as the skill o...
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
Dec 6, 2021
With the fourth revolution of healthcare, i.e., Healthcare 4.0, collaborative robotics is spilling out from traditional manufacturing and will blend into human living or working environments to deliver care services, especially telehealthcare. Becaus...