A variety of methods to process plantar pressure distribution data are available. The aim of this study was to compare alternative methods to compute a pressure map from collected data. Correlation coefficients between the pressure maps were used to ascertain whether the pressure maps contain the same information. The interface pressure data of twenty subjects was collected for the data analysi...

Despite advances in treatments for cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, poorly controlled blood pressure (BP) continues to be a significant public health problem in the United States. Medication nonadherence is a pervasive problem contributing to inadequate BP control. The patient–provider relationship offers an ideal opportunity to address patient nonadherence because providers’ ...

INTRODUCTION Athletes with a cavus foot structure have a higher rate of injury compared to athletes with other foot types (Cowan et al., 1993; Burns et al., 2005b). This increased risk of injury is thought to be associated with the elevated plantar pressure seen in people with a cavus foot (Burns et al., 2005a; Sneyers et al, 1995). Athletes with a cavus foot type are routinely recommended ‘neu...

The geological complexities of contractional orogenic belts have been studied for two centuries, yet our understanding of them is still rapidly changing. Most mountain belts form at or near the active edges of continents and/or fringing island arcs. Virtually all result from consumption of lithospheric plates, involving the underflow of oceanic crust, and the consequent transport and descent of...

Some theoretical and experimental aspects related to the conceptual analyses concerning the direct correspondence identification between the shape, area and orientation of plantar pressure and obtaining adequate corrective insoles by rapid prototyping are presented in this paper. In the first part of the paper there is the theoretical-correlative concept, which is the fundament of correspondenc...

The purpose of the present study was to examine subendocardial flow and function during graded coronary pressure reduction to determine the effect of tachycardia on the lower autoregulatory pressure limit (critical coronary pressure) in unanesthetized dogs. During atrial pacing at a rate of 200 beats/min, subendocardial flow measured by radioactive microspheres averaged 1.55±0.34 ml/min/g and r...

In this paper, application of energy-based excess pore pressure generation model proposed by Park et al. (2008) to develop an improved model for the analysis of liquefaction potential and to predict excess pore pressure (EPP) is examined through experimental and analytical investigations. For more realistic description of the dynamic responses of saturated sand undrained dynamic triaxial tests ...

* Corresponding author. ** This work has been sponsored by the Norwegian Space Centre and the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management Abstract – Various change analyses based on remote sensing data have been made in different parts of Norway. The objective is to develop robust methods for detecting long term changes in vegetation cover based on monitoring intervals from three to five years....

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The Aging phenomenon entails increased costs to health care systems worldwide. Prevention and self-management of age-related conditions receive high priority in public health research. Multidimensionality of impairments should be considered when designing interventions targeting the older population. Detection of slow or fast changes in daily functioning can enable interventions that counteract...