... from the others could lay in the specific meaning ofthe items in the context of SCI and in the specific experiences ofthe affected persons While the other items may be related to the experienced ... items ofthe SWLS andthe WHOQoL-5, three items ofthe LISAT-9 and four items ofthe PWI Non-uniform DIF was found only in the item “Leisure situation” ofthe LISAT-9 (data not shown) Forthe SWLS ... Africa, andthe United States the English versions ofthe instruments were used Forthe SWLS andthe WHOQOL also the Portuguese (Brazil) andthe Hebrew (Israel) versions exist However, forthe LISAT...
... the necessity of normalization Distribution ofthe -log() and log(J) The upper panels of Figure show the -log() during the movement forthe participants with a SIAS score of 2, 3, andandthe ... hand and then lifts the hand to the mouth When the hand reaches the mouth, the affected-side shoulder is abducted to 90 degrees Then, the hand is returned to the knee The test is performed three ... separated the 15 s data into two 7.5 s components and computed the MedianLC for each component for each participant We then computed the ICC ofthe MedianLC between the first half and second half of the...
... positioned between the 11th and 12th thoracic vertebra Radiology Before surgery, plain radiograph was performed to know the size of spinal canal According to the radiograph, the size of bone fragment ... muscles from their attachments on the lateral aspect of spinous processes, lamina, articular facet and pedicle Rongeur or pneumatic bur was used to enter the spinal canal and make the window of 7×3 ... apan) and subdermal ‘ Platinum needle electrodes' (E2, Grass, U.S.A.) were applied on the two channels The channel was located on the subdermal region between the 5th and 6th lumbar vertebra and the...
... patients of thirteen arm-hand-training systems A short description is given for each of these systems The number of clinical trials will be mentioned for each system, as well as the kind of trial and ... tor of current robotic systems to allow for task-oriented training Different robotic systems train different body areas, with different kind of exercises and feedback Therefore, the concept of ... perform a mirror movement ofthe movement defined by the intact arm The forearm can be positioned in a large range of positions and has therefore the possibility to let the patient exercise in...
... parts using the following: Gschwind & Tonkin [2] forthe forearm, Zancolli et al [15] forthe hand and wrist, and House et al [3] for thumb deformities Muscle tone was assessed using the Modified ... description of upper limb deformity and hand function in the present population For practical evaluation of hand function in cerebral palsy patients, the authors recommend the use ofthe Melbourne ... Assessment ofthe Unilateral Upper Limb Function (MAULF) andthe Functional Hand Grip Test (FHGT) for reasons previously discussed Further studies using MAULF and FHGT for evaluating patients before and...
... anastomosed to the abductor branch of ILN and r.C4 was anastomosed to the nerve ofthe sternothyroid muscle The nerve ofthe sternothyroid muscle issues from the descending branch ofthe hypoglossal ... Nevertheless, the pressure that the abdominal wall and content exerts on the diaphragm during inspiration has an impact on the thoracic mechanics and therefore on the pressure generated by the ... which constitute the right PN were sectioned in the neck The r.C4 was anastomosed to the abductor branch ofthe ILN and r.C5 (r.C5 – r.C6 anastomosis) was anastomosed to the nerve ofthe sternothyroid...
... participants forthe pilot study, and supervised the therapy I deeply thank them for their collaboration on this project andfor their many useful comments, their warm welcome in Vancouver, and their ... and out of target force window forthe finger force [unitless] number of crossing in and out of target force window forthe thumb force [unitless] number of failed trials [unitless] number of links ... presents the design and development of three robotic devices for stroke rehabilitation, the Delta Workstation, the HandCARE, andthe Haptic Knob The constraints forthe mechanical design, the investigated...
... immunohistochemistry (data not shown) As the activity difference was small, the difference in intensity ofthe bands forthe protein andthe mRNA were faint Effects of inhibitors of cGCS and GR on primary cultured ... order of band intensities matched the levels of enzymatic activity A Northern blot analysis of total RNAs extracted from the same tissues showed some inconsistent results between the protein andthe ... Levels of GR in male reproductive systemofthe adult rat To identify the cells responsible for GSSG reduction, an attempt was made to determine the localization of GR in the male reproductive system...
... Walrasians’ formulations ofthe problem, both the Marshallian andthe Walrasian skeins share the problem ofthe social reconciliation ofthe diverse demands of rational individuals and focus on the competitive ... reconciling the diverse demands ofthe rational and autonomous individuals (and, in some cases, they don’t even abandon the theorem ofthe invisible hand) Moreover, they criticize the Arrow-Debreu ... the neoclassical tradition: even though they criticize the A-D model and its particular rendition ofthe theorem of invisible hand, they neither criticize nor eventually abandon the project of...
... Page of tion of each trial, the torque and EMG signals were examined for non-stationarities or co-activation of other muscles If there was evidenceof either, the data were discarded andthe trial ... align the ankle axis of rotation with the axis ofthe force sensor andthe motor shaft An oscilloscope mounted in front ofthe subject displayed a target signal and provided visual feedback of low-pass ... Many of these studies, have investigated the effects of tizanidine on spasticity using the Ashworth scale andthe pendulum test [17,24] Others have used EMG responses to evaluate the effects of the...
... sequence of ZXY rotations ofthe trunk, arm and hand, and ZYX rotations ofthe forearm In each recording, a complete cycle ofthe drinking task was identified The beginning ofthe cycle was the onset ... cycle was the onset of displacement ofthe marker on the head ofthe third metacarpal andthe end ofthe cycle was the return ofthe marker to the starting point after completing the drinking task ... In the arm, the origin ofthe reference system was at the center ofthe glenohumeral joint, cm below the acromion Also, the Y-axis corresponded to the line that joined the midpoint between the...
... depending on the trial speed, trial condition and fidelity ofthe data We calculated the average standard deviation over the stride cycle (reported in Figures and 5) for each average profile andfor each ... match the length ofthe cycle of interest and a single average value was computed for each interval Average RMS EMG values were normalized to the maximum value ofthe average RMS EMG value forthe ... the magnitude and repeatability ofthe control signal generated by the user (therapist/patient) we calculated the maximum control signal achieved over the stride cycle To quantify the level of...
... for plant emergence, plant development, and unimpeded root growth Therefore, quantifying the effects of tillage systems on soil moisture, temperature, and compaction can help explain some ofthe ... deciduous forest in which oaks (Quercus robur and Quercus petraea) and beech (Fagus sylvatica) are the main species [30] Since the plantation work ofthe Austrian administration at the end ofthe 18th ... machine used forthe majority of soil tillage operations carried out in the past in the Sonian Forest, and a disc plough, a machine of which the use is Soil mechanical treatments in a beech forest...
... neurological status for which there is no pelvic limb movement and with deep pain sensation The Olby score forthe ASC group increased in the weeks after injury and was 4.6 at the end ofthe study, with ... identified in any ofthe dogs at weeks (Figs and 7) There were generalized infiltrations of fibrous tissues and adhesions in the dura mater Most dogs had mild vacuolar formations Cavitation ofthe gray ... these in the other two groups at and weeks after spinal cord injury (*p < 0.05) Behavioral outcomes Olby scores for all groups were points post-SCI, at the start of treatment The scores for the...
... analysis and interpretation of results PBM was involved in reviewofthe manuscript including extensive revision of interpretation and discussion ofthe results AN and RRP reviewed the methodology, ... to earn for a living and hence the high employment rate Employment might offer the patient a form of practical social and functional rehabilitation The possibility of finding a job in the unorganized ... visuo-constructional ability and visual memory The accuracy ofthe immediate andthe 30 recall versions were assessed using the standardized scoring system Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) The frontal assessment...
... participated in the design ofthe study, performed the statistical analysis, and drafted the manuscript AH and PS carried out the genotyping analysis TV carried out the evaluation of hand radiographs ... 0.0001 forthe comparison between hand OA status groups (Student's t test) = 0.01 forthe comparison between the persons with and without overall OA, andforthe comparison between persons with and ... frequencies of 28.4%, 21.0%, 18.6%, 16.6%, and 11.8%, whereas the frequency forthe AATT genotype was only 3.7% The frequencies ofthe VDR aT, At and AT haplotypes were 43%, 34%, and 32%, respectively The...
... together with the presence ofthe significant interaction between BD activity and corticosteroid treatment, the results obtained in the cross-sectional part ofthe study suggest that in the presence ... events in BD requires further investigation On the other hand, the results ofthe case-control cross-sectional study imply that the chronic use of corticosteroids may impair endothelial function in ... stability ofthe nitric oxide synthase, increased oxidative stress, or increased endothelin-1 production [12,19,20] The presence ofandthe role played by endothelial dysfunction in the atherosclerotic...
... image on either side ofthe blue line Therefore, in the actogram-style plots ofthe same data, the dark sections (indicating higher temperature) should also be symmetrical on either side ofthe blue ... restricted feeding restores the rhythms of expression ofthe clock protein, Period2, in the oval nucleus ofthe bed nucleus ofthe stria terminalis and central nucleus ofthe amygdala in adrenalectomized ... rats and mice eat for an hour or so and then take a post-prandial pause before eating again Errors of these types are not mutually exclusive (e.g., some waveforms appear misaligned, and others...