MPN-RRT*: A New Method in 3D Urban Path Planning for UAV Integrating Deep Learning and Sampling Optimization by Yue Zheng, Ang Li, Zihan Chen, Yapeng Wang, Xu Yang, Sio-Kei Im

“…The increasing deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in complex urban environments necessitates efficient and reliable path planning algorithms. While traditional sampling-based methods such as Rapidly exploring Random Tree Star (RRT*) are widely adopted, their computational inefficiency and suboptimal path quality in intricate 3D spaces remain significant challenges. …”
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The Implementation of Mamdani Fuzzy Logic Control on a Hexapod Robot as a Guide for Visually Impaired People by Mohamad Agung Prawira Negara, Fikri Mulyadi, Ali Rizal Chaidir, Khairul Anam

“…One such innovation is employing robots as guides for the blind. Numerous studies have delved into utilizing robots as guides for visually impaired individuals. …”
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Vision-Guided Fuzzy Adaptive Impedance-Based Control for Polishing Robots Under Time-Varying Stiffness by Qinsheng Li, Xiaozhen Lian

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Robotic Rigor: Validity of the Kinarm End-Point Robot Visually Guided Reaching Test in Multiple Sclerosis by Nick W. Bray, PhD, Syed Z. Raza, MSc, Joselyn Romero Avila, BME(c), Caitlin J Newell, BSc, BA, Michelle Ploughman, PhD

“…Robotic outcomes included an overall task score, as well as 2 movement planning (ie, reaction time and initial direction angle) and 2 movement correction (ie, movement time and path length ratio) spatiotemporal values. We identified participants reporting “some” versus “no” hand problems via the Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale-29. …”
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In the New Multimedia Era, “Post-90s” Counselors Do a Good Job of Adaptive Education Path Research for “Post-00s” Freshmen by Ting Wang

“…This paper introduces the research status of ant colony algorithm and the existing path planning algorithms and space planning methods. …”
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Cascading fault path prediction of large-scale wind power grid-connected system based on bi-level multi-objective decision by WU Yuhang, LIU Xiangyu, WANG Tao, GU Xueping

“…The results show that the prediction method based on bi-level multi-objective decision can predict two types of cascading fault paths with high probability of occurrence and serious fault consequences at the same time, which is helpful to guide the prevention and control of cascading faults in large-scale wind power grid-connected systems.…”
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Using Concept Mapping to Identify Community Partners’ and Researchers’ Perceptions of Social Justice: A Path Toward Eliminating Chronic Disease Disparities by Eric K. Soule, Dina M. Jones, Nakita Lovelady, Luke Thomas, Ruofei Du, Theresa E. Prewitt, Elizabeth Taylor, Sydney Baker, Mignonne C. Guy, Carol E. Cornell, Pebbles Fagan

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Escrevendo e cartografando a cidade do Recife na passagem para o século XX by Raimundo Pereira Alencar Arrais

“…He upholds a truthful connection between narrative and urban cartography, chooses determined paths and guides the foreign visitor through the city’s streets. …”
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Model to Simulate Brain Biopsies Using a Navigated Robotic Guiding System and a Bone Cutting Laser by Tu Ha Thanh, Luder Yann, Röthlisberger Michel, Schicker Martina, Morawska Marta, Cordier Dominik

“…This includes a biopsy needle attachment for the robot, which will be used to simulate brain biopsies using CARLO© (Cold Ablation Robot-guided Laser Osteotome) with its Er:YAG laser and navigated robotic guiding system. …”
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Application of an improved ant colony algorithm based on unevenly distributed pheromone and multi-objective optimization in path planning for unmanned surface vehicles by Guobing XIE, Wei HE, Wangwen HU, Yixin Su, Binghua SHI

“…Based on the orientation information of the initial path and the endpoint, the ACO algorithm is guided to unevenly distribute the initial pheromone, resulting in higher pheromone concentration of the initial path and endpoint while decreasing the pheromone concentration of other grids in mapping according to the initial path-endpoint distance. …”
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A Macro-Control and Micro-Autonomy Pathfinding Strategy for Multi-Automated Guided Vehicles in Complex Manufacturing Scenarios by Jiahui Le, Lili He, Junhong Zheng

“…To effectively plan the travel paths of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) in complex manufacturing scenarios and avoid dynamic obstacles, this paper proposes a pathfinding strategy that integrates macro-control and micro-autonomy. …”
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DRKG: Faithful and Interpretable Multi-Hop Knowledge Graph Question Answering via LLM-Guided Reasoning Plans by Yan Chen, Shuai Sun, Xiaochun Hu

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Kinematic Analysis of 3-PRPPS Spatial Parallel Manipulator with Circularly Guided Base for Singularity-Free Robotic Motions by Himam Saheb Shaik

“…In the form of the end effector traces, no singularities in the mechanism were observed. The path of the robot manipulator was observed in all the possible positions and orientations. …”
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A Picture Guide to Cancer Progression and Evolutionary Accumulation Models: Systematic Critique, Plausible Interpretations, and Alternative Uses by Ramon Diaz-Uriarte, Iain G. Johnston

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Remote Sensing Image Compression via Wavelet-Guided Local Structure Decoupling and Channel–Spatial State Modeling by Jiahui Liu, Lili Zhang, Xianjun Wang

“…The Channel–Global Information Modeling (CGIM) module enhances conventional VSS by introducing a dual-path attention strategy that reweights spatial and channel information, improving the modeling of long-range dependencies and edge structures. …”
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Simultaneous dual-target magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound treatment for patients with tremor-dominant Parkinson’s disease by Rezida M. Galimova, Sergey N. Illarioshkin, Gulnara N. Akhmadeeva, Dinara I. Nabiullina, Felix F. Kashapov, Shamil M. Safin, Igor V. Buzaev, Dinara R. Teregulova, Yulia A. Sidorova, Olga V. Kachemaeva

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The use of three-dimensional-printed guides, static navigation, and bioactive materials to treat bilateral and double dens invaginatus by Parth Patel, Nidhi Bharti, Ankit Arora, C. Nimisha Shah

“…Optimizing the boon that our technology has developed into, one such field is the guided endodontics technique which simplifies and navigates our paths through such complex cases. …”
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Copper silicate nanoneedle arrays on reduced graphene oxide like “shelter forest” guiding Zn gradient deposition by Na Gao, Yang Wang, Zhanming Gao, Tianming Lv, Mengyu Rong, Xueying Dong, Dongzhi Chen, Changgong Meng, Yifu Zhang

“…This is due to the abundant pores between the nano-needle array structures on the surface of the electrode, which provide high electron and ion transport paths, and are conducive to achieving uniform Zn deposition, like the principle of wind-sand stabilization by protective forest. …”
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LUMOS - Low and Intermediate Grade Glioma Umbrella Study of Molecular Guided TherapieS at relapse: Protocol for a pilot study by Zarnie Lwin, Eng-Siew Koh, Mustafa Khasraw, Elizabeth H Barnes, Hui K Gan, Anna K Nowak, Cleo Robinson, Benhur Amanuel, Michael E Buckland, Sonia Yip, Benjamin Y Kong, Hao-Wen Sim, Bryan W Day, Roel Verhaak, Terrance Johns, Marc A Thomas, Tindaro Giardina, Andrew M Scott, Jonathon Parkinson, Rosalind Jeffree, Richard de Abreu Lourenco, Elizabeth J Hovey, Lawrence M Cher, Ganessan Kichendasse, Merryn Hall, Emily Tu

“…Molecular screening will be performed by targeted next-generation sequencing at the reference laboratory (PathWest, Perth, Australia). RNA and DNA will be extracted from representative formalin-fixed paraffin embedded tissue scrolls or microdissected from sections on glass slides tissue sections following a review of the histology by pathologists. …”
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Risk Factors for Pleural Reaction in CT-Guided Percutaneous Lung Nodule Localization: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Zhou N, Feng N, Jiao Z, Shi X, Wang T, Zhao G

“…Age, intrapulmonary needle path adjustment, inadequate anesthesia, and a history of diabetes were identified as independent risk factors for PR. …”
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