technical evaluation of the armin robot system

... differ from the others could lay in the specific meaning of the items in the context of SCI and in the specific experiences of the affected persons While the other items may be related to the experienced ... WHOQoL-5, three items of the LISAT-9 and four items of the PWI Non-uniform DIF was found only in the item “Leisure situation” of the LISAT-9 (data not shown) For the SWLS and the LISAT-9 the data from ... value of 0.78 The results of the DIF analyses to examine the crosscultural validity of the instruments are displayed in Table Uniform DIF across countries was found in two items of the SWLS and the...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 01:21

... the necessity of normalization Distribution of the -log() and log(J) The upper panels of Figure show the -log() during the movement for the participants with a SIAS score of 2, 3, and and the ... represent the spasticity at elbow joint We then compared the MedianLC with the log of the MSJ ratio The Spearman ranked correlation coefficient between the MedianLC and the log of the MSJ ratio ... using the jerk metric if the movement speed is different The magenta triangle plots the MedianLC and the log of the MSJ ratio of movement when the healthy participants from the rehabilitation profession...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... reported [15, 16, 20] but there are few reports on the effects of the combination of medications and electroacupuncture The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of electroacupuncture, ... regeneration of destroyed axons in the spinal cord The faster this regrowth took place, the more axons might gain access to their original distal axonal sheathes because there was less scar tissue at the ... Local points on the governing vessel meridian in these segments were also used The logic of using local points was that they might have segmental effects at the site of lesion The segmental effects...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 17:22

... 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 ... For information about the quality aspects of the RCTs that are mentioned, the authors refer to a systematic review by Kwakkel et al [124] Robotic training systems Therapeutic robotics development ... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... and hand function in the present population For practical evaluation of hand function in cerebral palsy patients, the authors recommend the use of the Melbourne Assessment of the Unilateral Upper ... mind though that the components of the MAULF could not be analyzed individually, hence it would reflect the patient's level of dysfunction but not the etiology of dysfunction Review of current literature ... They eventually withdrew their consent on followup, stating that the evaluation process would take too much time away from the patient's schooling and other daily activities The development of...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... branch of ILN and r.C4 was anastomosed to the nerve of the sternothyroid muscle The nerve of the sternothyroid muscle issues from the descending branch of the hypoglossal nerve, innervates the sternothyroid ... used: 1- the inferior laryngeal nerve, 2- the abductor branch of the inferior laryngeal nerve, 3- the sterno thyroid branch of the hypoglossal nerve coupled with the abductor branch of the inferior ... anastomosed to the abductor branch of the ILN and r.C5 (r.C5 – r.C6 anastomosis) was anastomosed to the nerve of the sternothyroid (STn) (branch of the hypoglossal nerve) muscle In this study, the five...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... corresponding to the radial aperture of the Haptic Knob [cm] radial aperture of the thumb parallelogram of the Haptic Knob [cm] radius of the pulley fixed on the shaft of motor M1 [cm] score of the opening/closing ... activity The use of strong flexors, such as the biceps, results in uncontrolled flexion of the wrist and closing of the hand In the case of the fingers it severely decreases the range of motion ... observed at the level of the wrist joint of chronic stroke patients (Hammond et al., 1988) One of the hypotheses to explain the excessive contraction of specific muscles is a change in the level of excitability...

Ngày tải lên: 14/09/2015, 14:04

... Levels of GR in male reproductive system of the 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 ... during their migration through the epididymis, the oxidation of sulfhydryls is related to the acquisition of motility [4,5] During epididymial migration, sulfhydryls in the nucleus and the tail of ... protein and the mRNA for GR (Fig 1C), which appears to be due to different turnover rates of the protein in these tissues Immunohistochemical localization of GR in male reproductive system of the adult...

Ngày tải lên: 17/03/2014, 17:20

... theory should be discarded The fact that the concept of utility is an unobservable have led Samuelson to try to discard the introspective portions of the theory of choice through the theory of ... to the model of perfect competition as their ultimate point of reference: In the case of the laissez faire camp, the model of perfect competition (whether it is enframed in the Walrasian or the ... equate the Walrasian program with neoclassical economics as such and began to represent the loss of the disciplinary hegemony of the former as the “death” of the latter Without doubt, the loss of the...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 02:05

... chair with the ankle strapped to the footrest and the thigh and trunk strapped to the chair The seat and footrest were adjusted to align the ankle axis of rotation with the axis of the force sensor ... Many of these studies, have investigated the effects of tizanidine on spasticity using the Ashworth scale and the pendulum test [17,24] Others have used EMG responses to evaluate the effects of the ... to the actions of the drug, and not to time or history dependent changes in reflex response Discussion The focus of this study was to quantify the effects of single dose of tizanidine on the...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... cycle was the onset of displacement of the marker on the head of the third metacarpal and the end of the cycle was the return of the marker to the starting point after completing the drinking task ... In the arm, the origin of the reference system was at the center of the glenohumeral joint, cm below the acromion Also, the Y-axis corresponded to the line that joined the midpoint between the ... sequence of ZXY rotations of the trunk, arm and hand, and ZYX rotations of the forearm In each recording, a complete cycle of the drinking task was identified The beginning of the cycle was the onset...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... physical labor because the device provides the mechanical assistance These large, stationary devices make the job of the therapist easier but they may encourage passivity by the patient during locomotor ... provide ~70% of the joint work during walking, far more than the muscles crossing the hip or knee [22,23] The muscles acting at the ankle joint act to support the body, propel the center of mass forward ... the magnitude and repeatability of the control signal generated by the user (therapist/patient) we calculated the maximum control signal achieved over the stride cycle To quantify the level of...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... sylvatica) are the main species [30] Since the plantation work of the Austrian administration at the end of the 18th century, it is now composed of 74% beech (Fagus sylvatica) with only a few other woody ... shaft The diameter of the rotor reaches 60 cm A total of 19 strips within the four experimental areas were treated with the rotary plough when the soil was relatively dry (avoiding therefore the ... by the Department of Agricultural engineering of the Agronomical Research Centre of Gembloux (Belgium) on the basis of models developed by the National Forest Office (ONF) in France Finally, the...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 16:20

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 17:22

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Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... concerning the ethical use of animals were followed during the course of this research This investigation was performed in accordance with the guidelines of the “Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory ... embolectomy catheter (Sorin Biomedica, Italy) was inserted into the hole at L4 A balloon was advanced, under fluoroscopic guidance, until the tip of the catheter reach the cranial margin of the L1 vertebral ... voluntary urination was established The general condition of the dogs and their neurological status was monitored twice daily during the time of the study and there were no complications except...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 23:22

... than the controls but the number of years of education was slightly higher in the control group The mean duration of illness was 11.3 ± 5.8 years, ranging from to 20 years A total of 24% of the ... function [15] The findings of the present study show that cognitive deficits are persistent even during periods of remission, suggesting the 'trait' nature of the deficits The similarity of cognitive ... than 75% of patients remained employed at the end of 20 years The reasons postulated for this difference in outcome being the possibility of a biological difference, or the presence of sociocultural...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 23:20

... and those with the AATT genotype the highest odds of hand osteophytes as compared with the AAtt genotype The direction of these associations contrast the findings in the studies of osteophytes ... included coffee consumption (the number of cups), milk/sour milk consumption (the number of cups, one cup = dl), yogurt consumption (the number of deciliters), and cheese consumption (the number of ... although the TaqI polymorphism is located in the coding sequence (exon 9) of the VDR gene, it has no effect to the encoded protein sequence [13] Nevertheless, supporting the modifying role of the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 07:20

... together with the presence of the significant interaction between BD activity and corticosteroid treatment, the results obtained in the cross-sectional part of the study suggest that in the presence ... events in BD requires further investigation On the other hand, the results of the case-control cross-sectional study imply that the chronic use of corticosteroids may impair endothelial function in ... presence of higher levels of systemic inflammation endothelial dysfunction may be prevented by corticosteroid treatment Moreover, the results of the prospective interventional study showed that the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21