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State of the Art and Development Trend of Laparoscopic Surgical Robot and Master Manipulator
Authors: Han Rui , Sang Hongqiang , Liu Fen , Huang Fang 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTBackgroundIn recent years, laparoscopic surgical robots have rapidly developed. However, most focus on the overall robotic systems, with few summaries on the laparoscopic surgical robots and the master manipulators.MethodsThis paper provides a summary and analysis of typical laparoscopic surgical robots, including the strengths and limitations of existing laparoscopic surgical robots. Additionally, the master manipulators are analysed and summarised from four aspects: structural design and optimization, time‐varying delays, tremor suppression and force feedback. Further classification and summary are made based on the different methods used in each study.ResultsLaparoscopic surgical robots and the master manipulators still have some limitations. Therefore, the development trends of the laparoscopic surgical robots and the master manipulators are discussed from four aspects: structural materials, remote surgery, intelligence and human–machine interaction.ConclusionWith the continuous advancement of technology, laparoscopic surgical robots will play an increasingly important role in the field of surgery.
The relationship between controlled ovarian stimulation protocol, meiotic spindle visibility, position of the meiotic spindle relative to the polar body in the human oocyte, and clinical outcomes following ICSI
Authors: Inoue Taketo , Matsuo Yuki , Taguchi Sayumi , Tsujimoto Yoshiko , Uemura Mikiko , Yamashita Yoshiki 
Published: December 2024

AbstractPurposeTo investigate the effects of different controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) protocols, including the progestin‐primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS), long, short, and the gonadotropin‐releasing hormone antagonist protocols, on meiotic spindle visibility and position within the oocyte and clinical outcomes following ICSI.MethodsBefore ICSI, spindle position (θ) just below the polar body (PB) was defined as 0° and categorized as follows: θ = 0°, 0° < θ ≤ 30°, 30° < θ ≤ 60°, 60° < θ ≤ 90°, 90° < θ ≤ 180°, between the PB and the oolemma, and nonvisible. The clinical outcomes after ICSI were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsThe normal fertilization rate was significantly higher in oocytes with visible spindles than in oocytes with nonvisible spindles after each COS protocol, but did not differ based on spindle positioning (0° ≤ θ ≤ 180°). The rates of pregnancy, live birth/ongoing pregnancy, and miscarriage did not differ based on spindle visibility or positioning. In multinominal logistic regression analysis, female age was associated with spindle position, and the odds of a spindle located at 30° < θ ≤ 60°, at 60° < θ ≤ 90°, or at 90° < θ ≤ 180° were increased relative to θ = 0° in older women (odds ratio; 1.020, 1.030, and 1.060, respectively; p < 0.05).ConclusionMeiotic spindle positioning in the oocyte does not affect normal fertilization, blastulation, pregnancy, live birth/ongoing pregnancy, and miscarriage after ICSI, independent of the COS protocol used.
A New Model‐Free Adaptive Integral Sliding Mode Control for Interconnected Power Systems Load Frequency Control
Authors: Mustafa Ghazally , Wang Haoping , Masum M. D. 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTThe paper proposes a novel model‐free adaptive robust controller for load frequency control in multi‐area interconnected power systems. The controller combines model‐free control based on a nonlinear disturbance observer (NDOB) and adaptive integral sliding mode control. The main aim of the controller is to maintain the power system frequency close to the nominal value and achieve a balanced power exchange between tie‐lines, considering the system's nonlinearities and disturbances. The proposed controller comprises four components. First, model‐free intelligent PID control is implemented to overcome the complexity of the current controller, introduce the required dynamics, and reduce higher‐order output derivatives. Second, a nonlinear disturbance observer is utilized to estimate the system dynamics considering uncertainties and load fluctuations. Third, fast convergence is achieved by employing an integral sliding surface. Finally, an adaptation gain dynamic is used to achieve high accuracy. The advantage of the proposed model‐free adaptive robust controller lies in its simple structure and ease of regulation. The closed‐loop system's stability and finite‐time convergence are examined using Lyapunov stability theory. A comparison with recently published papers is conducted to validate the proposed controller's effectiveness. Additionally, robustness testing of the proposed method is performed in different scenarios.
Dynamic Event‐Triggered Output Feedback Control for a Class of Uncertain Nonlinear Systems
Authors: Liu Zifan , Xing Lantao , Zhang Chenghui 
Published: December 2024

ABSTRACTIn this article, the dynamic event‐triggered output feedback control problem for a class of uncertain nonlinear systems is studied. Since system states are not available for controller design, a state observer is designed to estimate them. On the basis of the estimated states, a dynamic event‐triggered control scheme is proposed. Compared with existing event‐triggered schemes, a dynamic auxiliary variable is added in the event conditions. By properly designing the dynamics of the auxiliary variable, it is proved that the tracking/stabilization error is able to converge to zero without the presence of Zeno behavior. The effectiveness of the control scheme is verified by simulation results.
Novel slow‐release fertilizer promotes nitrogen circularity while increasing soil organic carbon
Authors: Coyle Katherine , Adjei Jedidian , Abbasi Ehsan , Vargas Princess , Slaughter Lindsey , Alvarez‐Pugliese Christian E. , Botte Gerardine G. , Siebecker Matthew G. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractIn the coming decades, humanity will be faced with the challenge of feeding 10 billion people and managing large quantities of solid waste. These issues can be mitigated through the development of sustainable fertilizers derived from electrochemically treated waste activated sludge (EWAS) while promoting a nitrogen circular economy. This study investigates the chemistry of novel fertilizers to determine their soil chemistry dynamics. Untreated waste activated sludge (WAS) and EWAS were applied to agricultural soil and potting mix, and the resulting aqueous samples were analyzed to determine nitrogen, phosphorous, and carbon adsorption and release behaviors. Commercial inorganic and natural fertilizers were utilized for comparison. X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy was performed to characterize phosphorus speciation in the solid phases of the novel fertilizers. Results indicated that EWAS and WAS samples released less total nitrogen into solution than other treatments due to organoclay complexation of biomolecules and differences in the solubility of the nitrogen species. Samples containing EWAS released a higher percentage of organic and total carbon into solution due to the deformation of the structure of the organic matter by the alkaline electrolysis process. The solubility of nitrogen and carbon in the sludge was increased by the electrochemical process. Solid‐phase phosphorus in EWAS and WAS was characterized by XANES analysis as struvite, which is a novel finding with important implications for P management from waste‐based fertilizers. These experimental findings suggest that fertilizing with EWAS could result in reduced runoff and improved soil health while facilitating domestic fertilizer production.
Hybridsysteme aus gekantetem Stahlblech und zementfreiem Beton
Authors: Thalmann Jay Renée , Yavaribajestani Yasaman , Stocker Christian , Vigneri Valentino , Taras Andreas , Fischli‐Boson Patric 
Published: December 2024

AbstractUm die Nachhaltigkeitsprobleme im Bausektor anzugehen, müssen emissionsärmere, langlebige und für die zirkuläre Wiederverwendung und Rezyklierung geeignete Bauweisen verwendet werden. Dies kann durch systemoffene, adaptive Bauweisen erreicht werden, die auf die Weiternutzung sowie auf ein Design for Disassembly abzielen, um spätere Anpassungen und eine Wiederverwendung zu ermöglichen. In der Schweiz, wo ein Großteil der Wohngebäude aus Beton und Mauerwerk besteht, werden viele Gebäude aufgrund mangelnder Kompatibilität mit den aktuellen Anforderungen abgerissen. Dieser Aufsatz stellt ein neuartiges Stahl‐Hybrid‐Bausystem für den Einsatz in Wohngebäuden vor, welches Anpassungsfähigkeit und zirkuläres Design mit Leistungsfähigkeit im Kalt‐ und Brandbemessungsfall kombiniert. Das Bausystem verwendet kaltgeformte, offene Stahl‐Kantprofile in Kombination mit einem zementfreien Beton (Cleancrete), welcher Kantprofile füllt und diese gegen Querschnittsverformungen aussteift sowie zum Brandschutz beiträgt. Obwohl der Cleancrete nur minimalen Einfluss auf den Tragwiderstand im Kaltfall hat, schlagen sich die Verwendung eines Materials mit geringeren CO2‐Emissionen und die Reduzierung des gesamten Stahlverbrauchs positiv im ökobilanziellen Vergleich nieder. Anhand eines Brandversuchs sowie mithilfe numerischer Simulationen für den Brandfall konnte zudem belegt werden, dass das System auch für den Brandfall mit bis zu fünf Stockwerken eingesetzt werden kann.
Using Memes to Facilitate TESOL Student Teachers' Reflections on Identity
Authors: Lewis Kristina B. 
Published: December 2024

AbstractWhile reflection on one's own developing language teacher identity is a valuable experience for TESOL student teachers, written reflections and concerns about evaluation make it challenging to engage in authentic reflection. This paper reports on a novel method—meme creation and collaborative analysis via a descriptive review process—to facilitate TESOL student teacher reflection on their identity development and practicum experiences. Creating and collaboratively analyzing memes created opportunities for the student teachers in this study to identify and begin to examine assumptions about what it means to be TESOL student teachers and do English language teaching. Suggestions are offered for using the meme creation and analysis process as both a research method and a pedagogical tool to support (student) teachers' identity reflections.
Living Cultures in the Anthropocene: Taking Stock of Intangible Cultural Heritage Initiatives across the World
Authors: Wulf Christoph 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe following article is an introduction to the handbook “Intangible Cultural Practices as Global Strategies for the Future”. 20 years after the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage. The book takes stock. It is divided into five sections dealing with the following topics: (1) Living heritage as an initiator of change; (2) Colonialism, minorities, inequalities and the struggle for human rights; (3) Identity formation, participation and conflicts; (4) Living culture in aesthetic encounters; (5) Challenging issues, future developments and new fields of research. With the help of numerous interdisciplinary and international contributions, the following are examined: (1) intangible and tangible heritage; (2) the selection of practices of intangible cultural heritage; (3) the body and performativity; (4) the mimetic production of intangible cultural practices; (4) community and participation; (5) sustainable development; (6) education for sustainable development, global citizenship and peace; (7) digitalization. The aim of these analyses is to take stock and work out which developments are desirable and possible in the future in order to live as non-violently and sustainably as possible.
An Examination of the Developmental Process and Characteristics of the Korean Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection System
Authors: Hahm Hanhee , Kim Yong Goo 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe article discusses the evolution of Korea’s cultural heritage protection policies, with a particular focus on intangible cultural heritage, spanning from the inception of the Cultural Property Protection Act in 1962 to the recent enactment of the Framework Act on National Heritage in 2023. The shift towards a more comprehensive legal framework aims to align Korea’s standards with international norms, particularly those set forth by UNESCO’s cultural heritage safeguarding policies. The article highlights the challenges stemming from conflicts between domestic laws and UNESCO conventions, as well as the subsequent revisions undertaken by the Cultural Heritage Administration to address these issues. The article underscores the challenges associated with safeguarding community-based intangible cultural heritage. It proposes assigning a central role to expert committees in safeguarding intangible heritage and advocates for reducing direct government intervention in favour of exploring novel avenues for indirect support.
Cultural Heritage Practices and Identity: Global, Regional, National and Local Perspectives. Colombia as a Case Study
Authors: Polo-Flórez Viviana 
Published: December 2024

AbstractDoes heritage create identity, or is it identity that shapes cultural practices and therefore heritage? This is the question that has inspired the following approach, which looks back at the past and presents a view from the South. We see that it is the concrete historical and cultural conditions that determine the formation of a subject. This takes place in mimetic actions that play an important role in the construction of identity (Wulf C. The formation of the subject in the Anthropocene. Sustainability, Mimesis, Ritual, and Gesture. SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com, 2020, July 21).
Against All Odds: Keeping Intangible Cultural Heritage in the Arab World Vibrant
Authors: Hayajneh Hani 
Published: December 2024

AbstractArab countries comprise communities and groups that are socially and linguistically diverse and different in size and prevalence. They have lived with rich manifestations of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) that have interacted through history and continue to interact with the political, social, economic, and environmental surroundings. Multiple languages and dialects are also spread among these communities, representing a vehicle through which ICH is transmitted. This contribution briefly presents and evaluates the concept of ICH, and how it began to come to the attention of legislative, academic and institutional circles in the Arab countries, and summarizes the most important achievement related to the implementation of the 2003 UNESCO Convention for safeguarding ICH. Some recommendations that are expected to contribute to safeguarding ICH in a sustainable context for the benefit of communities and their social and economic well-being are proposed.
From Communities of Belief to Artists in Performance: ‘Clear Enigma’ of Odin Teatret and the Pulluvas of Kerala, or Three Movements of Community Heritage
Authors: Saha Sharmistha 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThis paper looks at the transformative nature of intangible cultural heritage and its co-relation to the evolution of a community. In order to do so the paper looks at the caste labour of *Naga Kalam Pulluvan Pattu* which is a form of *Kalamezhuth Pattu* where *Kala* means art or picture and *mezuth* is the act of making, and *pattu* is to sing i.e. it is *the song of making art*. It is performed primarily by the Pulluva caste community. Although different regions of Kerala, where this ritual art practice is found often sees other caste groups associated to this practice. Naga Kalam Pulluvan Pattu is a negotiation with snakes of the region where it is mediated through the Pulluvas—at least that is the belief—that the snakes would not destroy crops or bite small children and this ritual will bring prosperity. In 2014, I first saw a performance of Nagakalam Pattu as part of a narrative called *Clear Enigma*directed by Eugenio Barba. Clear Enigma was to have only one performance to celebrate the 50 years anniversary of Odin Teatret at a small village in Denmark called Holstebro where the theatre is located. From what is known, the village of Holstebro is not infested by snakes! Although both ritual and theatre have often been seen as embodied and transformative, this paper looks at what happens to caste labour that is entrenched in belief and a community’s social being, when there is a transference of it as theatre.
Cultural Economies of Intangible Cultural Heritage as Modalities of Care: The Wealth of Networks, Community-Based Value Chains and Commoning
Authors: Koch Gertraud , Rausch Julia , Stoffregen Anna 
Published: December 2024

AbstractBroadening the focus on cultural economies of ICH to include ways of caring for the future emphasises the uniqueness of living traditions and their limitations in becoming marketable assets. It highlights the reconsideration of valorisation as a means of care that facilitates the vibrancy and resilience of ICH through the interplay of its cultural, social and economic dimensions. From a broader perspective, the paper specifically addresses the non-monetary forms of resourcing for ICH of six UNESCO-listed cultural expressions, Blaudruck, Swabian-Alemannic Carnival, Poetry Slam, Batana Eco Museum, Fado Music and Falconry, which are hard to measure. Each is practised in a publicly visible, vibrant way and enjoys broad participation by diverse people. The resourcing of ICH through sharing and caring in networks, community-based resourcing and commoning, demonstrates the crucial role of cultural economies as modalities of care in maintaining the robustness and vibrancy of ICH.
Intangible Heritage as a Factor of Cultural Resilience in Rural Areas of Germany
Authors: Trummer Manuel , Uhlig Mirko 
Published: December 2024

AbstractUsing the example of Germany, this chapter examines how and to which extent the inclusion of regional cultural forms on one of the lists of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) can contribute to the sustainable development and vitalisation of peripheral rural areas. Against this backdrop it discusses the potential of a joint approach between rural development policy and ICH. Following Marlen Meissner, we understand ICH as a cultural policy instrument and incorporated cultural capital in the sense of Bourdieu, but expand this perspective to include a theoretical framework that takes a closer look at the current requirements of rural development policy. As a heuristic for documenting the impact of an ICH application process for a rural region, the text draws on the concept of “cultural resilience”. This brings aspects of resourcefulness, rootedness, and resistance to the fore. In this context, the application process itself, as the empirical examples show, is of great importance.
Light quark loops in $$ {K}^{\pm}\to {\pi}^{\pm}\nu \overline{\nu} $$ from vector meson dominance and update on the Kaon Unitarity Triangle
Authors: Lunghi Enrico , Soni Amarjit 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
We use vector meson dominance to calculate non-perturbative contributions to the branching ratio of the rare decay $$ {K}^{\pm}\to {\pi}^{\pm}\nu \overline{\nu} $$

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stemming from matrix elements involving up-quark loops. The importance of this observable as well as of K0 → π0l+l− and of the direct CP violation parameter $$ {\epsilon}_K^{\prime } $$

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is then discussed in the context of a Unitarity Triangle sqtudy based on Kaon sector observables only.
Effective field theory analysis of rare |∆c| = |∆u| = 1 charm decays
Authors: Gisbert Hector , Hiller Gudrun , Suelmann Dominik 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
We perform a global analysis of |∆c| = |∆u| = 1 transitions using recent data on D0 → μ+μ−, D+ → π+μ+μ−, Λc → p μ+μ−, and D0 → π+π−μ+μ− decays, and work out constraints on new physics Wilson coefficients $$ {C}_{7,9,10}^{\left(\prime \right)} $$

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. While results are consistent with the standard model, we find sizeable room for new physics that can be cleanly signaled with null test observables, not probed with searches in other sectors such as kaon and b-decays. The decay D0 → π+π−μ+μ− requires better understanding of hadronic contributions to be competitive in the current fit. Progress can be achieved by precision study of the double differential decay rate in the dipion and dimuon masses, together with improved theory modelling and D → ππ transition form factors. On the other hand, the 4-body decay is an important contributor to the future global analysis due to its angular distributions that probe complementary combinations of Wilson coefficients, and as a QCD laboratory. The decay Λc → pℓ+ℓ− is the rising star due to the simplicity of a 3-body decay with available form factors from lattice QCD, sensitivity to both 4-fermion and electromagnetic dipole couplings and its null test forward-backward asymmetry.
Mixed gauge-global symmetries, elliptic modes, and black hole thermodynamics in Hořava-Lifshitz gravity
Authors: Martin L. , Mattingly D. 
Published: December 2024

Abstract
In Hořava-Lifshitz gravity, a putative consistent theory of quantum gravity for which there is evidence for both black hole thermodynamics and a holographic construction, spacetime is endowed with a preferred dynamical spacelike foliation. The theory has a leaf reparameterization symmetry that is neither global nor local gauge, hyperbolic and elliptic equations of motion, a lack of splittability, and universal horizon black hole solutions. The reparameterization symmetry is “mixed”: it is a local symmetry in one coordinate yet global on each leaf. More broadly it is an example of both unfree and projectable gauge symmetries. The mixed symmetry and associated charge has not yet been accounted for in calculations of universal horizon thermodynamics in Hořava-Lifshitz gravity. This has led to problems, in particular the failure of the first law in a class of asymptotically AdS solutions where the normal to the leaves of the foliation is not aligned with the time translation Killing vector at infinity. We show how the dynamics of the charge corresponding to this symmetry coupled with the other features above resolves this issue. We then briefly comment how this mixed symmetry, the corresponding charge, and the elliptic equations of motion also conspire to evade recent holographic arguments for only local gauge fields in consistent theories of quantum gravity due to the lack of splittability of the elliptic equation and associated mode.
Toward an empathy-based trust in human-otheroid relations
Authors: Safdari Abootaleb 
Published: December 2024

AbstractThe primary aim of this paper is twofold: firstly, to argue that we can enter into relation of trust with robots and AI systems (automata); and secondly, to provide a comprehensive description of the underlying mechanisms responsible for this relation of trust. To achieve these objectives, the paper first undertakes a critical examination of the main arguments opposing the concept of a trust-based relation with automata. Showing that these arguments face significant challenges that render them untenable, it thereby prepares the ground for the subsequent positive analysis, proposing a framework in which these challenges can be addressed . According to this framework trust does not originate from mere reliability, but rather from an empathic relation with automata. This initial empathic relation elevates the automata to the status of what I will term "Otheroids." The paper then explores how this human-Otheroid relationship inherently possesses the seeds for the development of trust. Finally, it examines how these seeds can grow into a basic form of trust with Otheroids through the establishment of a rich history of interaction.