Able-bodied segment moment of inertia (MOI) can be determined from anthropometric tables and different models. These methods cannot be used for special populations such as obese subjects, elderly individuals, etc. The objectives of this study are to estimate the personalized in vivo moment of inertia of the whole body using three-dimensional (3-D) inverse dynamic and angular momentum approaches...

In this paper wave transformation in a submerged sloped breakwater and its hydraulic performance was simulated by developing a numerical model in Fortran. The code was established by combining porous flow and a two-phase model using VOF method. Modified Navier-Stokes and k-ε equations implemented to the model to simulate the flow in porous media. Cut cell method was modified to simulate...

The simple model involving a moving rigid particle, separated from a compliant wall by a thin film of viscous fluid, has previously been applied successfully to a number of important problems. For example, transport of blood cells, particle clearance in the lungs and the late stages of particle sedimentation. Considerable fluid forces are generated in the film, causing the compliant surface to ...

Thermal remote sensing of soil moisture in vineyards is a challenge. The grass-covered soil, in addition to a standing grape canopy, create complex patterns of heating and cooling and increase the surface temperature variability between vine rows. In this study, we evaluate the strength of relationships between soil moisture, mechanical resistance and thermal inertia calculated from the drop of...

We present a model of brand-switching in which a consumer's impression of each brand is based on her memory of past consumption of this brand, and is stochastically updated whenever the brand is consumed. In the ordinal version of the model, consumer's memory is an ordering of the available brands. The top brand is chosen and consumed, and may therefore move to a different ranking. In the cardi...

Traditionally, routines have been perceived as a primary source of inertia, which slows down organizational change and hinders organizational adaptation. Advancing prior research on routine dynamics, this study examines how inertia in routines influences the process of organizational adaptation, both in the absence and presence of endogenous change of routines. Contrary to conventional wisdom, ...

AIM Dentistry has been slow to adopt innovations in dental practice even when they are recommended by national organizations and supported by evidence-based guidelines. The objective of this review is to describe clinical inertia, a concept described frequently in the medical literature, and to use findings from tobacco cessation and dental sealant studies as evidence of its existence. METHOD...

the constitutive relationships of the rubber materials that act as the main spring of a hydraulic engine mount are nonlinear. in addition to material induced nonlinearity, further nonlinearities may be introduced by mount geometry, turbulent fluid behavior, temperature, boundary conditions, decoupler action, and hysteretic behavior. in this research all influence the behavior of the system only...

Wind turbines can have inertia characteristics similar to synchronous generators through virtual control, which helps provide the support for system. However, there is problem of how coordinate allocation among wind turbines. In response this problem, paper first analyzes capabilities and puts forward an evaluation index that quantifies capability The a farm evaluated at entire system level. Ba...

With the aim of estimating infiltration properties of surface irrigation and further saving water efficiently, a zero-inertia model was adopted for simulating the surface flow of border irrigation. The parameters identification of the model has been derived from hybrid volume balance model coupling artificial neural networks and numerical inversion approaches including differential evolution. W...