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Robot Trains Robot: Automatic Real-World Policy Adaptation and Learning for Humanoids Open

Kaizhe Hu, Haochen Shi, Yao He, Weizhuo Wang, Chang Liu , et al. · 2025

Simulation-based reinforcement learning (RL) has significantly advanced humanoid locomotion tasks, yet direct real-world RL from scratch or adapting from pretrained policies remains rare, limiting the full potential of humanoid robots. Rea…

Integrative analysis of cholesterol homeostasis reveals prognostic subtypes and immune features in clear cell renal cell carcinoma Open

Jian Zhu, Minghao Deng, Weizhuo Wang, A. Peng, Anli Zhu , et al. · 2025

Cholesterol homeostasis signature serves as a potential biomarker for prognosis, immune microenvironment status, and clinicopathological characteristics in ccRCC. Genes related to cholesterol homeostasis, such as SREBF2, may offer new ther…

Integrating data-driven reduced order models with Kriging for efficient sensor placement and full-field prediction Open

Weizhuo Wang · 2025

ToddlerBot: Open-Source ML-Compatible Humanoid Platform for Loco-Manipulation Open

Haochen Shi, Weizhuo Wang, Shuran Song, C. Karen Liu · 2025

Learning-based robotics research driven by data demands a new approach to robot hardware design-one that serves as both a platform for policy execution and a tool for embodied data collection to train policies. We introduce ToddlerBot, a l…

Evidence from multi-omics data integration: ATN1 as a prognostic biomarker and therapeutic target in clear cell renal cell carcinoma Open

Kang Chen, Lingtao Kong, Weizhuo Wang, Wei Yang · 2024

EgoNav: Egocentric Scene-aware Human Trajectory Prediction Open

Weizhuo Wang, Chang Liu, Monroe Kennedy · 2024

Wearable collaborative robots stand to assist human wearers who need fall prevention assistance or wear exoskeletons. Such a robot needs to be able to constantly adapt to the surrounding scene based on egocentric vision, and predict the eg…

DexCap: Scalable and Portable Mocap Data Collection System for Dexterous Manipulation Open

Chen Wang, Haochen Shi, Weizhuo Wang, Ruohan Zhang, Li Fei-Fei , et al. · 2024

Imitation learning from human hand motion data presents a promising avenue for imbuing robots with human-like dexterity in real-world manipulation tasks. Despite this potential, substantial challenges persist, particularly with the portabi…

MRI Brain Tumour Segmentation Using Multiscale Attention U-Net Open

Bonian Chen, Tao He, Weizhuo Wang, Yutong Han, Jianxin Zhang , et al. · 2024

Focusing on the problems of failing to make full use of spatial context information and limited local receptive field when U-Net is utilized to solve MRI brain tumour segmentation, a novel 3D multi-scale attention U-Net method, i.e. MAU-Ne…

Efficient Modal Identification and Optimal Sensor Placement via Dynamic DIC Measurement and Feature-Based Data Compression Open

Weizhuo Wang · 2023

Full-field non-contact vibration measurements provide a rich dataset for analysing structural dynamics. However, implementing the identification algorithm directly using high-spatial resolution data can be computationally expensive in moda…

Damage Identification of Wind Turbine Blades - A Brief Review Open

Amna Algolfat, Weizhuo Wang, Alhussein Albarbar · 2023

The increasing size of these blades of wind turbines emphasises the need for reliable monitoring and maintenance. This brief review explores the detection and analysis of damage in wind turbine blades. The study highlights various techniqu…

A novel signature constructed by differential genes of muscle-invasive and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer for the prediction of prognosis in bladder cancer Open

Weizhuo Wang, Xi Zhang, Silin Jiang, Peng Xu, Kang Chen , et al. · 2023

Background Bladder cancer (BCa) is a malignant tumor that usually forms cancer cells in the inner lining of the bladder. Hundreds of thousands of people worldwide have BCa diagnosed each year. The purpose of this study was to construct a p…

Identification of G protein-coupled receptor gene and immune infiltration analysis to construct a prognostic model for renal clear cell carcinoma patients Open

Weizhuo Wang, Xi Zhang, Fei Wang, Zheng Tang, Kaiyu Lu , et al. · 2023

Background The most common type of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is clear cell carcinoma. Existing studies have shown that G protein-coupled receptor (GPR)-related genes play an important role in the occurrence and development of renal clear …

Effect of twist on indentation resistance Open

Olly Duncan, M. Chester, Weizhuo Wang, Andrew Alderson, Tom Allen · 2023

With mechanical metamaterials that display force-torque coupling receiving recent attention, we tested the effect of twist on indentation resistance. We hypothesised that the force required to indent a twisting lattice to a set depth would…

The Sensitivity of 5MW Wind Turbine Blade Sections to the Existence of Damage Open

Amna Algolfat, Weizhuo Wang, Alhussein Albarbar · 2023

Due to the large size of offshore wind turbine blades (OWTBs) and the corrosive nature of salt water, OWTs need to be safer and more reliable that their onshore counterparts. To ensure blade reliability, an accurate and computationally eff…

Repeatability of a bending stiffness test for snowboarding wrist protectors Open

Gemma Leslie, Keith Winwood, Weizhuo Wang, Nick Hamilton, Tom Allen · 2023

Snowboarding wrist protectors are typically designed to limit impact forces and prevent wrist hyperextension. The standard for snowboarding wrist protectors (ISO 20320:2020) includes a test for measuring their bending stiffness, when fitte…

Effect of limb surrogate surface compliance on the impact response of wrist protectors Open

Gemma Leslie, Keith Winwood, Weizhuo Wang, Nick Hamilton, Tom Allen · 2023

Objectives \nTo investigate the effect on the impact response of wrist protectors by incorporating a soft tissue simulant on to a wrist surrogate made of stiff material. The effect of protector strapping condition was also investigated. \n…

Dynamic Responses Analysis of A 5MW NREL Wind Turbine Blade under Flap-Wise and Edge-Wise Vibrations Open

Amna Algolfat, Weizhuo Wang, Alhussein Albarbar · 2022

A wind turbine is subjected to a regime of varying loads. For example, each rotor revolution causes a complete gravity stress reversal in the low-speed shaft, and there are varying stresses from the out-of-plane loading cycle due to fluctu…

Study of Centrifugal Stiffening on the Free Vibrations and Dynamic Response of Offshore Wind Turbine Blades Open

Amna Algolfat, Weizhuo Wang, Alhussein Albarbar · 2022

Due to their large and increasing size and the corrosive nature of salt water and high wind speeds, offshore wind turbines are required to be more robust, more rugged and more reliable than their onshore counterparts. The dynamic character…

Enhanced Electrokinetic Remediation of Copper-Contaminated Soil by Combining Steel Slag and a Permeable Reactive Barrier Open

Rong Chen, Lu Zhou, Weizhuo Wang, Denghui Cui, Dongxue Hao , et al. · 2022

Electrokinetic (EK) remediation methods can remove heavy metals from the soil, but the removal efficiency is generally low. In this paper, indoor remediation experiments of simulated copper-contaminated clay under four different types of e…

Comparison of beam theories for characterisation of a NREL wind turbine blade flap-wise vibration Open

Amna Algolfat, Weizhuo Wang, Alhussein Albarbar · 2022

The harsh weather conditions offshore wind turbine blades are working under have necessitated the need for a more effective approach for detecting their failures. Dynamic characteristics e.g., vibration, carry useful information related to…

Applications of Sponge Iron and Effects of Organic Carbon Source on Sulfate-Reducing Ammonium Oxidation Process Open

Yanjun Zhu, Shidong Yang, Weizhuo Wang, Lingwei Meng, Jingbo Guo · 2022

The typical characteristics of wastewater produced from seafood, chemical, textile, and paper industries are that it contains ammonia, sulfate, and a certain amount of chemical oxygen demand (COD). The sulfate-reducing ammonium oxidation p…

Effect of Surrogate Surface Compliance on the Measured Stiffness of Snowboarding Wrist Protectors Open

Gemma Leslie, Weizhuo Wang, Keith Winwood, Christopher M. Liauw, Nick Hamilton , et al. · 2020

Wrist injuries have been reported to account for 35%−45% of snowboarding injuries. Snowboarding wrist protectors are designed to limit impact forces and prevent wrist hyperextension. The absence of a standard for snowboarding wrist protect…

Prosumers Matching and Least-Cost Energy Path Optimisation for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading Open

Olamide Jogunola, Weizhuo Wang, Bamidele Adebisi · 2020

Potential benefits of peer-to-peer energy trading and sharing (P2P-ETS) include the opportunity for prosumers to exchange flexible energy for additional income, whilst reducing the carbon footprint. Establishing an optimal energy routing p…

Prognostic Significance Of Platelet-To-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR) And Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) During Etoposide-Based First-Line Treatment In Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients Open

Yan Wang, Shan BJ, Lin Li, Hao Long, Liu Y , et al. · 2019

Xia-Bo Shen,1,2,* Yong Wang,2,* Ben-Jie Shan,2 Lin Lin,2 Li Hao,2 Yu Liu,1,2 Wei Wang,2 Yue-Yin Pan1,2 1Department of Medical Oncology, Anhui Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230001, People’s Repu…

Credit Constraints on Farm Household Welfare in Rural China: Evidence from Fujian Province Open

Liqiong Lin, Weizhuo Wang, Christopher Gan, Quang Thi Thieu Nguyen · 2019

This study investigates the effect of demographic factors on formal and informal borrowing households in rural Fujian Province. The study tests whether credit constraint affects rural farmers’ welfare in the studied region, using a probit …

Rural Credit Constraint and Informal Rural Credit Accessibility in China Open

Liqiong Lin, Weizhuo Wang, Christopher Gan, David A. Cohen, Quang Thi Thieu Nguyen · 2019

This paper investigates the effects of rural households’ demographic characteristics on formal credit constraint, and explores the relationship between informal and formal lending in rural China. Using 2013 China’s Household Finance survey…

Concomitant dose escalation with image–guided Tomotherapy in locally advanced mid–low rectal cancer: a single-center study Open

Jing Zhao, Yang Liu, Weizhuo Wang, HU Keao, Fan Zhang , et al. · 2019

Jing Zhao,1,* Xiaoliang Liu,2,* Weiping Wang,2 Ke Hu,2 Fuquan Zhang,2 Xiaorong Hou,2 Qingyu Meng2 1Department of Oncology, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiation…

Output-only full-field modal testing Open

Yen-Hao Chang, Weizhuo Wang, Eann A. Patterson, Jen-Yuan Chang, John E. Mottershead · 2017

Operational modal analysis has become the focus of much research attention in the last two decades. Instead of an artificial force, the ambient excitation is considered as white-noise input to the structure and modal properties are calcula…

House price bubble in urban China: evidence from eight Chinese cities Open

Weizhuo Wang · 2015

China’s property prices started to pick up in 2001, where the nationwide property price index for residential building exhibited an increase of 23 percent from 2000 to 2004 (Peng et al., 2008). Cities such as Beijing and Shanghai have expe…

Accessibility of Homeownership in Urban China: An Empirical Study of Borrower Characteristics and the Housing Provident Fund Open

Weizhuo Wang, Christopher Gan, Zhaohua Li, David A. Cohen, Minh Chua Tran · 2015

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