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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of different foot positioning on bilateral erector spinae (ES) and gluteus maximaus (GM) activation during sit-to-stand in stroke patients using surface electromyography(EMG). Fifteen randomly selected stroke patients participated and were required to perform sit-to-stand (STS) with three different strategies as follows: 1) symmetric foot position,...
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of treadmill training (TT) with functional electrical stimulation (FES) applied on the gluteus médius (GM) and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles on gait and balance performance in individuals with hemiparetic stroke. Thirty-six participants who had chronic hemiparetic stroke, were recruited in this study, and were randomly distributed into three...
The management of used products attracts an increasing attention, which brings out the concept of Reverse Logistics. Reverse logistics is the reverse flow of surplus material back to the firm for reuse, repair, remanufacturing, recycling, and disposal of used products. In this research, we use the Artificial Bee Colony (ABC) algorithm to solve the location and allocation problems of collection centers...
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a disorder of movement and posture in children caused by non-progressive insult of the immature brain. The characteristic features are weakness, spasticity, muscle contractures, and poor motor coordination. The gait patterns of children with CP are slow, uncoordinated, and unstable. Our hypothesis is that these impaired children will benefit from robot enhanced walkers to improve...
Accurate clinical assessment of a patient's condition is paramount to providing the type and intensity of therapy for patients. Currently, typical objective assessments require therapists to subjectively grade various tasks patients have to do. Also, the administration of these assessments are onerous and error prone. In our approach we embed sensors into objects used in the assessments. By using...
In the U.S., commercial and residential buildings and their occupants consume more than 40% of total energy and are responsible for 45% of total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Therefore, saving energy and costs, improving energy efficiency and reducing GHG emissions are key initiatives in many cities and municipalities and for building owners and operators. To reduce energy consumption in buildings,...
The effect of pure tin deposition method on the propensity to form tin whiskers was studied over the course of one year. Deposition methods employed include matte and bright electroplating, electroless plating, sputtering, and evaporation (crucible resistive and electron beam). Films produced under high vacuum, via electron beam evaporation or DC sputtering, were found to whisker immediately, while...
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