How focal adhesions (FAs) convert retrograde filamentous actin (F-actin) flow into traction stress on the extracellular matrix to drive cell migration is unknown. Using combined traction force and fluorescent speckle microscopy, we observed a robust biphasic relationship between F-actin speed and traction force. F-actin speed is inversely related to traction stress near the cell edge where FAs ...

Hideki Miyazaki Tatsuyuki Yamamoto Hitoshi Kobayashi Atsushi Yokoyama OVERVIEW: Hitachi researches and develops control technologies and systems for electric vehicle motors that provide better energy effi ciency and safety. This has included using an EV test vehicle to demonstrate the use of the electric motor in traction control and antilock braking, utilizing the rapid changes in torque made ...

OBJECTIVE To enable early prediction of strong traction force vacuum extraction. DESIGN Observational cohort. SETTING Karolinska University Hospital delivery ward, tertiary unit. POPULATION AND SAMPLE SIZE Term mid and low metal cup vacuum extraction deliveries June 2012-February 2015, n = 277. METHODS Traction forces during vacuum extraction were collected prospectively using an intell...

Traction-related problems are poorly described in the existing literature. The purpose of this prospective study was to describe traction-related problems and how patients perceive these problems. The study was a descriptive cohort study and data were collected from questionnaires and patient files. The questionnaire included questions on patients' perceptions of traction-related problems in th...

The objective of this study was to measure intradiscal pressure (IDP) changes in the lower cervical spine during a manual cervical distraction (MCD) procedure. Incisions were made anteriorly, and pressure transducers were inserted into each nucleus at lower cervical discs. Four skilled doctors of chiropractic (DCs) performed MCD procedure on nine specimens in prone position with contacts at C5 ...

BACKGROUND Preoperative skin traction is applied for many patients with hip fracture. However, the efficacy of this modality in pain relief is controversial. OBJECTIVES The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of skin traction on pain in patients with intertrochanteric fractures. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 40 patients contributed in this randomized clinical trial. Pa...

Traction forces produced by moving fibroblasts have been observed as distortions in flexible substrata including wrinkling of thin, silicone rubber films. Traction forces generated by fibroblast lamellae were thought to represent the forces required to move the cell forwards. However, traction forces could not be detected with faster moving cell types such as leukocytes and growth cones (Harris...