Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems: Intelligent Manufacturing and Mechatronics

“…During iM3F 2023, we received a total of 70 submissions for mechatronics and partially manufacturing tracks, which underwent a rigorous single-blind review process. Our dedicated reviewers recommended 50 papers for publication in this Springer Proceedings of Materials. …”
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Nanobiolubricant grinding: a comprehensive review by Song, Yu-Xiang, Li, Chang-He, Zhou, Zong-Ming, Liu, Bo, Sharma, Shubham, Dambatta, Yusuf Suleiman, Zhang, Yan-Bin, Yang, Min, Gao, Teng, Liu, Ming-Zheng, Cui, Xin, Wang, Xiao-Ming, Xu, Wen-Hao, Li, Run-Ze, Wang, Da-Zhong

“…This paper presents a comprehensive literature review of research developments in NEBL grinding, highlighting the key challenges, and clarifies the application of blind spots. Firstly, the physicochemical properties of the NEBL are elaborated from the perspective of the base fluid and nanoadditive phase. …”
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Highly transparent ITO/HfO2/ITO device for visible-light sensing by Kalaga, Pranav Sairam, Kumar, Dayanand, Ang, Diing Shenp, Tsakadze, Zviad

“…Electrically switching the resistive state of the device to a low-resistance soft-breakdown state is demonstrated to cause the wide-bandgap visible-light blind HfO 2 to become photoresponsive. This allows us to optically functionalize the device for an optical response by electrical breakdown in the oxide and can be triggered on-demand. …”
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Exploiting diffusion prior for real-world image super-resolution by Wang, Jianyi, Yue, Zongsheng, Zhou, Shangchen, Chan, Kelvin C. K., Loy, Chen Change

“…We present a novel approach to leverage prior knowledge encapsulated in pre-trained text-to-image diffusion models for blind super-resolution. Specifically, by employing our time-aware encoder, we can achieve promising restoration results without altering the pre-trained synthesis model, thereby preserving the generative prior and minimizing training cost. …”
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Overcoming immunosenescence: strategies to modulate DNA damage and senescence in immune cells and fibroblasts by Kell, L

“…Finally, I report the results from the UK’s first single-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the impact of low-dose rapamycin in older adults on features of immunosenescence, using 27-colour spectral flow cytometry. …”

Airway proteomics reveals broad residual anti-inflammatory effects of prednisolone in mepolizumab-treated asthma by Howell, I, Yang, F, Brown, V, Cane, J, Marchi, E, Azim, A, Busby, J, McDowell, PJ, Diver, SE, Borg, C, Heaney, LG, Pavord, ID, Brightling, CE, Chaudhuri, R, Hinks, TSC

“…<p><b>Method</b></p> The MAPLE trial was a multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of 2 weeks of high-dose oral prednisolone treatment at stable state in 27 patients treated with mepolizumab for SEA. …”

Frailty, multimorbidity and polypharmacy: exploratory analyses of the effects of empagliflozin from the EMPA-KIDNEY trial by Mayne, KM, Sardell, R, Staplin, N, Judge, P, Zhu, D, Sammons, E, Wanner, C, Emberson, J, Preiss, D, Landray, M, Baigent, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, W

“…We derived a multivariable logistic regression model to predict hospitalization (reflecting frailty) and assessed empagliflozin’s risk-benefit profile in a post-hoc analysis of the double-blind, placebocontrolled EMPA-KIDNEY trial.</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> The EMPA-KIDNEY trial randomized 6609 patients with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR] ≥20<45 mL/min/1.73m2 , or ≥45<90 mL/min/1.73m2 with urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio ≥200 mg/g) to receive either empagliflozin 10 mg daily or matching placebo and followed for two years (median). …”

Response of appetite and potential appetite regulators following intake of high energy nutritional supplements by Fatima, S, Gerasimidis, K, Wright, C, Tsiountsioura, M, Arvanitidou, E-I, Malkova, D

“…</p> <p><strong>Design</strong> Twenty three females of 24.4 ± 2.8 years with BMI of 18.2 ± 0.8 kg/m2 consumed HENSD (2.5 MJ) or PLACEBO (0.4 MJ) in fasted state in a single blind randomized cross-over study. Appetite and metabolic rate measurements and blood collection were conducted prior to and during 240 min after the intake of the supplements. …”

A study plan outlining a randomized control trial with two arms, conducted in parallel, to investigate the impact of a health education intervention on the utilization and implemen... by Onyinyechi, Opara Monica, Ismail, Suriani, Mohd Nazan, Ahmad Iqmer Nashriq

“…Methods: This research will involve an intervention study utilizing a two-arm double-blind parallel randomized controlled trial, conducted in three stages. …”
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FigurA11y: AI Assistance for Writing Scientific Alt Text by Singh, Nikhil, Wang, Lucy Lu, Bragg, Jonathan

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Mechanical design and analysis of implantable components for a retinal prosthesis by Moss, Joshua D. (Joshua David), 1975-

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Robust inference of memory structure for efficient quantum modeling of stochastic processes by Ho, Matthew, Gu, Mile, Elliott, Thomas J.

“…Here, we introduce a protocol for blind inference of the memory structure of quantum models—tailored to take advantage of quantum features—direct from time-series data, in the process highlighting the robustness of their structure to noise. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of stone fragments in extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy using a time reversal operator by Wang, Jen-Chieh, Zhou, Yufeng

“…The lack of real-time and quantitative evaluation makes this procedure semi-blind, resulting in either under- or over-treatment after the legal number of pulses required by FDA. …”
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Assessing the efficacy and safety of STOP (successful treatment for paranoia)—an app-based cognitive bias modification therapy for paranoia: a randomised clinical trial protocol by Yiend, J, Taher, R, Fialho, C, Hampshire, C, Hsu, C, Kabir, T, Keppens, J, McGuire, P, Mouchlianitis, E, Peters, E, Ricci, T, Shergill, S, Stahl, D, Vamvakas, G, Jacobsen, P

“…Methods: The STOP study is a double-blind, superiority, three-arm randomised controlled trial (RCT). …”

A seamless acquisition digital storage oscilloscope with three-dimensional waveform display by Yang, Kuojun, Tian, Shulin, Zeng, Hao, Qiu, Lei, Guo, Lianping

“…During data processing, the acquisition is stopped and oscilloscope is blind to the input signal. Thus, this duration is called dead time. …”
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A physics-informed deep learning liquid crystal camera with data-driven diffractive guidance by Shi, Jiashuo, Liu, Taige, Zhou, Liang, Yan, Pei, Wang, Zhe, Zhang, Xinyu

“…Through a one-time effort training, the trained network enable accurate prediction of the desired arrangement of liquid crystal molecules as confirmed through numerical blind testing. Then we establish an experimental camera architecture that synergistically combines an electrically-tuned functioned liquid crystal layer with materialized optical neural network. …”
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Digital watermarking for audio content protection by Lei, Baiying

“…Moreover, the adaptive spread spectrum (SS) method is exploited to further optimize the tradeoff between robustness and transparency of this scheme. Secondly, a blind and robust audio watermarking scheme based on singular value decomposition (SVD) – followed by discrete cosine transform (DCT) with the synchronization code technique is proposed. …”
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Mixed tree nuts, cognition and gut microbiota: a 4-week, placebo-controlled, randomized crossover trial in healthy non-elderly adults by Haskell-Ramsay, Crystal, Dodd, Fiona L., Smith, Darren, Cuthbertson, Lewis, Nelson, Andrew, Lodge, John K., Jackson, Philippa A.

“…Methods: This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, counterbalanced crossover study assessed the effects of four weeks' supplementation with 30 g/d mixed tree nuts versus placebo on cognition and mood in 79 healthy 18-49 year old adults. …”
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Investigating the use of neurofeedback to promote self-regulation of cortical motor activities as a potential rehabilitation tool post-stroke by Huang, Y

“…</p> <p>The first experiment examined the effect of one fMRI neurofeedback training session on increasing the laterality of cortical motor activity during the movement execution in stroke patients using the “gold standard” of clinical trials. Using a double-blind, sham-controlled, between-subject design, 24 stroke patients underwent a single session of real or sham real-time fMRI neurofeedback training. …”

SOULWARE : THE AMERICAN WAY IN CHINA'S HIGHER EDUCATION / by Kuo, Way, 1951- author 347028, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

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