BACKGROUND Despite the morphological alterations of the deep fascia subjected to leg lengthening have been investigated in cellular and extracellular aspects, the impact of leg lengthening on viscoelastic properties of the deep fascia remains largely unknown. This study aimed to address the changes of viscoelastic properties of the deep fascia during leg lengthening using uniaxial tensile test....

In this study, we examined intertester reliability of dynamic and static balance using the Chattecx Dynamic Balance System. Ten female and two male subjects were randomly assigned to two testers and completed ten, 10-second preprogrammed double- and single-leg test conditions. Balance was measured as postural sway in centimeters by the Chattecx Dynamic Balance System. Static balance consisted o...

The toroidal field coil system of the FIRE tokamak utilizes LN2 cooled, copper alloy Bitter plate type magnets. The baseline configuration is wedged; C17510 high strength, high conductivity beryllium copper alloy conductor developed for BPX is proposed for the conductor. These design choices were made after considering a number of alternative structural concepts and a variety of conductor mater...

Mobile manipulators are extensively used in various applications. Most of the mobile built on a wheeled platform. A platform performs well flat terrains but is not suitable for navigation rough terrains. The legged robots commonly terrain However, speed lesser than robots. This paper focuses development hybrid wheellegged to overcome above difficulties. proposed model quadruped with five degree...

The present study aimed to investigate the effects of low-load resistance training with vascular occlusion on the specific tension and tendon properties by comparing with those of high-load training. Nine participants completed 12 weeks (3 days/week) of a unilateral isotonic training program on knee extensors. One leg was trained using low load (20% of 1 RM) with vascular occlusion (LLO) and ot...

Methods Standing balance was tested with CQ-STAB force platform: sway pathway (mm), area (mm) of the centre of pressure (COP) were measured within the left and the right leg. Dynamic balance with two-leg standing on equilibrium board was studied with DELOS Postural System: platform frontal sway from the horizontal axis (°) and trunk frontal and sagittal sway from the vertical axis (°). Both sta...

For a mechanism at a near-singular configuration, a small applied force-torque in certain specific directions, can give rise to large forces in the links of the mechanism. This concept is used to design a near-singular flexure jointed Stewart Platform based force torque sensor sensitive to forces and moments in certain desired directions. Detailed parametric studies and computer simulation of t...

The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of different rest intervals (RI) between sets on number of repetitions, sustainability of repetitions, and total volume during a leg press exercise. Seventeen resistance-trained older women (68.0 ± 5.9 years, 71. 2 ± 11.7 kg, 1.58 ± 0.07 m) participated in the study. All participants performed three sets to voluntary exhaustion, with loads that...

In tension systems, the main concern is to decouple the tension and velocity in spite of radius variations and other perturbations. To solve this control problem and design the optimal controller, this paper develops a mixed-sensitivity robust H∞ control based on self-optimizing algorithm. First, the modeling of the tension system is presented with relative theorems. Second, a mixed-sensitivity...

The shugoshin/Mei-S332 family are proteins that associate with the chromosomal region surrounding the centromere (the pericentromere) and that play multiple and distinct roles in ensuring the accuracy of chromosome segregation during both mitosis and meiosis. The underlying role of shugoshins appears to be to serve as pericentromeric adaptor proteins that recruit several different effectors to ...