Publications by authors named "Annika Maier"

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  • The study looked at differences in 209 patients with two types of descending aortic dissections: complicated and uncomplicated.
  • Complicated dissections affect more parts of the body and have longer entry points compared to uncomplicated ones.
  • Understanding these differences can help doctors choose better treatments for patients based on their specific needs.
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Applications for dexterous robot teleoperation and immersive virtual reality are growing. Haptic user input devices need to allow the user to intuitively command and seamlessly "feel" the environment they work in, whether virtual or a remote site through an avatar. We introduce the DLR Exodex Adam, a reconfigurable, dexterous, whole-hand haptic input device.

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Solubilisation of Ni(II) and Eu(III) by complexation with a polyaryl ether based superplasticizer (PAE SP) in alkaline solutions was studied. The solubilisation was investigated in two types of artificial cement pore waters simulating different stages of cement degradation at a pH of 12.4 and 13.

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To assess the long-term leaching behaviour of UO, the main constituent of spent nuclear fuel, the oxidative dissolution of UO pellets was studied at high HO exposures ranging from 0.33 mol m to 1.36 mol m.

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