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The development and utilization of marine blue energy has become the focus of current research. A drawstring triboelectric nanogenerator with modular electrodes (DS-TENG) is proposed to harvest wave energy. Motion displacement and water wave adaptability are improved by using the drawstring structure in the DS-TENG. Furthermore, the modular electrode design is applied to improve the durability and replaceability of the generation units. The rationality of the structure is verified by theoretical analysis, and performance experiments on the fundamental output, displacement and frequency, durability and application are carried out. The DS-TENG can achieve output performance of 98.03 nC, 3.63 µA, 238.50 V and 923.92 µW at 150 mm and 1.0 Hz. In addition, the performance drops by 6.11% after 110,000 cycles for DS-TENG durability. This paper will provide reference for the design of TENG that adapts to a wide range of wave heights.

The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technologies are bringing drastic changes to society and industry in these recent years. The impressive progress in facilitating smart manufacturing in this era of Industry 4.0 has made our lives much more convenient than ever before. Despite the greater reliability and stability of the robotic system, there are several challenges to overcome such as the restrictions of scenes, obstacles, and hardware specifications. Since a high precision positioning algorithm is of paramount importance in devising a mobile robot, the research in developing simultaneous localization and mapping has been garnered immerse attention especially from domains of the computer vision and autonomous robots. In this paper, a novel method is presented to significantly enhance the positioning precision of indoor unmanned guided vehicles. The approach involves several steps, including setting up hardware configurations and collecting relevant data by installing necessary devices and system packages within the robot operating system (ROS). Trilateration is employed to determine the relative position of the mobile robot using distance measurements. Coordinate transformation is then conducted to convert the collected input data of relative distances and orientations. Trajectory paths are obtained, and occupancy maps are constructed to estimate the resulting trajectory and generate a 2D grid map. Indoor localization and mapping are achieved using three drawstring displacement sensors along with orientation information from an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU). The proposed method is extensively evaluated through experimentation on predefined navigation paths, and its performance is compared to state-of-the-art methods such as RealSense T265, Hector SLAM, and wheel odometry. The results show that the proposed method exhibits compelling performance in both mean error and occupancy map construction. Ultimately, the findings reported herein offer interesting insights and shed light on an alternative solution in introducing a robust positioning system.

A wide prevalence of socio-religious and cultural practices in the Asian subcontinent often leads to multitude of skin diseases which may be missed by the dermatologists because of a lack of awareness. 'Henna' use causes IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions and contact dermatitis. 'Kumkum' application can result in pigmented contact dermatitis and lichen planus pigmentosus. Sticker 'bindis' and 'alta' induce contact leukoderma. Irritant and allergic contact dermatitis occurs after playing with 'Holi' colors. Threading and drawstring dermatitis lead to koebnerization of pre-existing dermatoses, infections and even squamous cell carcinoma of skin. Mild irritant reactions and contact sensitization occur secondary to balm and hair oil use. 'Mudichood' represents the comedogenic effect of hair oils combined with occlusion and humidity. Aromatherapy oils can cause contact dermatitis and photosensitive reactions. Heavy metal and steroid toxicity along with severe cutaneous adverse effects like erythroderma can occur as a consequent to the use of alternative medicines. Squamous cell carcinoma due to chronic heat exposure from the heating device \"kangri\" is seen in Kashmiris. Prayer nodules in Muslims and traction alopecia in Sikhs illustrate how religious practices can negatively affect the skin. With increasing globalization and migration, the practice of indigenous customs and traditions is no longer limited to regional territories, making it imperative for the dermatologists to be acquainted with the cutaneous side effects they can cause.

Neurotrophic keratitis, a degenerative corneal disease caused by trigeminal nerve impairment, has many etiologies and remains very difficult to treat. Case report of a 23-year-old male with a right corneal ulcer that failed to improve despite broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Prior diagnosis of disseminated lymphangiomatosis with a lesion in the right petrous apex effacing Meckel's (trigeminal) cave in conjunction with a history of nonhealing corneal abrasions suggested a neurotrophic etiology. Drawstring temporary tarsorrhaphy, in addition to antibiotics and autologous serum, lead to successful clearing of the infection and resolution of the corneal ulcer. Visual acuity improved from light perception (LP) at the peak of infection to 20/40 six weeks after treatment. To our knowledge, we report the first case of neurotrophic keratitis in a patient with disseminated lymphangiomatosis that caused a mass effect in Meckel's (trigeminal) cave leading to compression of the trigeminal nerve. The antibiotic-resistant corneal ulcer was successfully treated with drawstring tarsorrhaphy, confirming the utility of this therapeutic measure in treating neurotrophic keratitis.

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