Flexible control and trajectory planning of medical two-arm surgical robot.

This paper introduces the flexible control and trajectory planning medical two-arm surgical robots, and employs effective collision detection methods to ensure the safety and precision during tasks. Firstly, the DH method is employed to establish relative rotation matrices between coordinate systems, determining the relative relationships of each joint link. A neural network based on a multilayer perceptron is proposed to solve FKP problem in real time.

Research on Mobile Robot Navigation Method Based on Semantic Information.

This paper proposes a solution to the problem of mobile robot navigation and trajectory interpolation in dynamic environments with large scenes. The solution combines a semantic laser SLAM system that utilizes deep learning and a trajectory interpolation algorithm. The paper first introduces some open-source laser SLAM algorithms and then elaborates in detail on the general framework of the SLAM system used in this paper.

Object Recognition and Grasping for Collaborative Robots Based on Vision.

This study introduces a parallel YOLO-GG deep learning network for collaborative robot target recognition and grasping to enhance the efficiency and precision of visual classification and grasping for collaborative robots. First, the paper outlines the target classification and detection task, the grasping system of the robotic arm, and the dataset preprocessing method. The real-time recognition and grasping network can identify a diverse spectrum of unidentified objects and determine the target type and appropriate capture box.

The ENGAGE study: evaluation of a conversational virtual agent that provides tailored pre-test genetic education to cancer patients.

Purpose: Novel approaches are needed to ensure all patients with cancer have access to quality genetic education before genetic testing to enable informed treatment decisions. The purpose of this study was to test the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) intervention for the delivery of genetic education by non-genetic providers to patients with cancer undergoing active treatment.

Methods: A conversational AI-based application was developed on the HealthFAX platform to provide tailored genetic education to patients with cancer and tested at Johns Hopkins Hospital between April 2021 and Feb 2022.

Preliminary Outcomes of an Older Peer and Clinician co-Facilitated Pain Rehabilitation Intervention among Adults Aged 50 Years and Older with Comorbid Chronic Pain and Mental Health Conditions.

The present study aimed to examine the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of an older peer and clinician co-facilitated Behavioral Activation for Pain Rehabilitation (BA-PR) intervention among adults aged 50 years and older with comorbid chronic pain and mental health conditions. This was a mixed-methods research design with eight participants aged 55 to 62 years old with mental health conditions including schizophrenia spectrum disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, personality disorder, and adjustment disorder. The quantitative data were assessed from observational methods, a pain rating scale and related measures.

Reciprocal Mentoring: An Innovative Clinical Exercise for Nursing Education.

The growing population of older adults requires that nursing programs provide nursing students with the skills and knowledge needed to provide gerontological nursing care. This article describes a reciprocal mentoring exercise used for the clinical practice experience in a new 16-week stand-alone gerontology nursing course. Reflective journaling and responses to a survey revealed positive outcomes for students and mentors.

Psychometric validation of the Job Satisfaction of Persons with Disabilities Scale in a sample of peer support specialists.

Objective: The primary purpose of the study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Job Satisfaction of Persons with Disabilities Scale in a sample of peer support specialists.

Method: A total of 121 employed peer support specialists with lived experience of a serious mental health condition were recruited for this study from statewide peer certification training programs and the International Association of Peer Supporters. Respondents completed an online survey on job satisfaction and related constructs.

Pilot Experiment: The Effect of Added Flavorants on the Taste and Pleasantness of Mixtures of Glycerol and Propylene Glycol.

Introduction: The US Food and Drug Administration banned most "sweet" flavorants for use in cigarettes due to the concern that sweet flavors appeal to young, beginning smokers. However, many of the same flavors, including fruity and confection-associated aromas (e.g.

Shared meanings of success, happiness, and health among adults with cerebral palsy and physiotherapists: implications for practice and research.

Purpose: To describe shared meanings of success, happiness, and health of adults with cerebral palsy and physiotherapists.

Materials And Methods: Ethnography employed open ended/semi-structured interviews and structured questionnaires (Satisfaction with Life Scale, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Oxford Happiness Questionnaire, Life Habits Questionnaire, Medical Outcomes Study-Social Support Survey, and PROMIS Pain Interference Scale). Content analysis of qualitative data and principal components analysis of questionnaire responses identified shared meanings.

Diet-Related Colorectal Cancer Prevention Beliefs and Dietary Intakes in an Urban Minority Population.

In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third leading cause of cancer-related death and third most commonly diagnosed cancer among adults. This study is the first to examine the relationship between diet-related beliefs for colorectal cancer prevention and dietary intake among an urban, predominantly Black population (n = 169). More than two-thirds reported diet-related CRC prevention beliefs.

Hispanic Inpatient Pain Intensity.

Hispanic adults experience significant pain, but little is known about their pain during hospitalization. The purpose of this research was to describe Hispanic inpatients' pain intensity and compare their pain intensity with that of non-Hispanic patients. A post hoc descriptive design was used to examine 1,466 Hispanic inpatients' medical records (63.