BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is an emerging surgical technique. We aimed to design, create, and evaluate a new semi-automatic snake robot for NOTES.
INTRODUCTION: The flexible endoscope is increasingly being considered as a surgical tool to enable innovative natural orifice or flexible access techniques. These experiences have exposed unique advantages but also significant challenges. Major curre...
Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society
Jul 6, 2014
Segmentation of needles in ultrasound images remains a challenging problem. In this paper, we introduce a machine learning-based method for needle segmentation in 2D beam-steered ultrasound images. We used a statistical boosting approach to train a p...
Pork is the most widely consumed meat globally, and the industry has achieved substantial genetic advancements for several traits using genomic selection. However, traditional linear genomic prediction models may be inadequate for predicting complex ...
Spectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy
Dec 15, 2025
Accurate and sensitive detection of small-molecule metabolites such as uric acid, glucose, and lactic acid is critical in biomedical diagnostics and clinical applications. Traditional detection methods often face limitations such as complex procedure...
To assess lower back pain using quantitative chemical exchange saturation transfer (qCEST) imaging in a porcine model by comparing exchange rate maps obtained from multitasking qCEST with conventional qCEST. Use a permuted random forest (PRF) model t...
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry
Aug 20, 2025
Trypsin is the principal intestinal endopeptidase and proteomics digestion tool, yet the impact of protein modifications (PMs) on digestibility and allergenicity remains underexplored. We employed a proteomic approach to assess trypsin cleavage effic...
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) caused by sports-related incidents in children and youth often leads to prolonged cognitive impairments but remains difficult to diagnose. In order to identify clinically relevant imaging and behavioral biomarkers a...
IN BRIEF: Vaginal microbiota composition influences female fertility, however it has not been studied for measuring fertility level in female pigs. This study reveals significant vaginal microbiota composition differences between high reproductive pe...
In this study, machine learning was used to optimize the aerobic composting process of swine manure to enhance nitrogen retention and compost maturity in order to meet the demand for high-quality organic fertilizers in sustainable agriculture. In thi...
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