Background: Lumbar motion analysis is used as a clinical method in the diagnosis and treatment of low back pain (LBP). So far, no studies have shown if manipulating the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) will change spinal kinematics.Objective: The main objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of SIJ manipulation on the lumbar kinematics in subjects with innominate rotation and to compare l...

The nuclear quadrupole resonance of 14N was observed in KoPt(SCN)6 and K2Hg(SCN)4 at various temperatures. Both compounds yield large asymmetry parameters indicating the existence of asymmetric ^-electron distribution about a CN bond axis. The ionic character of metal-ligand bonds in the platinum and mercury complexes is estimated to be 28% and 58 %, respectively. The temperature dependence of ...

We report on aspects of an observational study to probe the mass assembly of large galaxy disks. In this contribution we focus on a new survey of integral-field Hα velocity-maps of nearby, face on disks. Preliminary results yield disk asymmetry amplitudes consistent with estimates based on the scatter in the local Tully-Fisher relation. We also show how the high quality of integral-field echell...

Transport of molecules across membrane channels is investigated theoretically using exactly solvable discrete stochastic site-binding models. It is shown that the interaction potential between molecules and the channel has a strong effect on translocation dynamics. The presence of attractive binding sites in the pore accelerates the particle current for small concentrations outside the membrane...

We discuss the friction and motion of a model of a dimer with asymmetric interactions with a substrate potential. Starting from the consideration that a rigid dimer with spacing equal to half of the period of the potential has exactly zero static friction like the infinite incommensurate Frenkel Kontorova model, we show how stick-slip behaviour and friction arise as a function of asymmetry. We ...

A simple formulation is presented for the analysis of nuclear quadrupole spectra in biaxial liquid crystals based on orientational order parameters. The analysis contains no tilt angle or other model-dependent parameters not directly measured in NMR experiments. The observability and effect of various order parameters on the asymmetry of the electric field gradient q is discussed. It is shown t...

LLE Review, Volume 78 93 Measurements of the charged-particle products of the fusion reactions from an imploding inertial fusion capsule can provide a direct means of characterizing key aspects of the implosion dynamics. Parameters such as the fusion yield, fuel ion temperature, capsule convergence, fuel and shell areal densities, and implosion asymmetry can be inferred by these measurements an...