A force-sensing retractor for robot-assisted transoral surgery.

Purpose: In robot-assisted transoral surgery, frequent retraction operations are essential to leave space for the surgical procedure. Commercial clinical retractors are simply composed of mechanical parts and cannot sense the touching force.

Methods: We propose a new retractor for robot-assisted transoral surgery.

Protocol for state-of-health prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on machine learning.

Accurate estimates of State of Health (SoH) are critical for characterizing the aging of lithium-ion batteries. This protocol combines feature extraction and a representative machine learning algorithm (i.e.

State of health prediction of lithium-ion batteries based on machine learning: Advances and perspectives.

Accurate state of health (SOH) prediction is significant to guarantee operation safety and avoid latent failures of lithium-ion batteries. With the development of communication and artificial intelligence technologies, a body of researches have been performed toward precise and reliable SOH prediction method based on machine learning (ML) techniques. In this paper, the conception of SOH is defined, and the state-of-the-art prediction methods are classified based on their primary implementation procedure.

Efficient enzymatic synthesis of L-ascorbyl palmitate using Candida antarctica lipase B-embedded metal-organic framework.

The Candida antarctica lipase B (CALB) was embedded in the metal-organic framework, zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8), and applied in the enzymatic synthesis of L-ascorbic acid palmitate (ASP) for the first time. The obtained CALB@ZIF-8 achieved the enzyme loading of 80 mg g with 11.3 U g (dry weight) unit activity, 59.

Association of RGS20 expression with the progression and prognosis of renal cell carcinoma.

Regulator of G protein signaling 20 (RGS20) has been shown to be highly expressed in various types of cancer. The present study aimed to investigate the effects of RGS20 in patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and in RCC cells. Bioinformatics analysis was performed to analyze the role of RGS20 in RCC.

Clinical significance of bromodomain-containing protein 7 and its association with tumor progression in prostate cancer.

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a common malignancy in males. The current study assessed the clinical significance of bromodomain-containing protein 7 (BRD7) and its association with PCa tumor progression. Serum and tissue expression levels of BRD7 were analyzed by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Comparison of human adipose stromal vascular fraction and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells for the attenuation of acute renal ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Stem cells therapy has been suggested as a promising option for the treatment of acute kidney injury (AKI). This study was performed to compare the abilities of xenogenic transplantation of human adipose stromal vascular fraction (SVF) and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AdMSCs) to facilitate the recovery of renal function and structure in a rat model of ischemia/reperfusion (IR) induced AKI. SVF or AdMSCs were transplanted to the injured kidney through intra-parenchymal injection.

Preischemic Administration of Nonexpanded Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Attenuates Acute Renal Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury and Fibrosis.

Unlabelled: : Ischemia/reperfusion (IR)-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical syndrome. Stem/progenitor cell therapy is a promising option to foster the intrinsic capacity for kidney regeneration. However, there are still several challenges to be resolved, including the potential risks during cell culture, low retention rate after transplantation, and unclear effect on the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD).