Title of Document: MULTI-DIGIT MANIPULATION OF A CIRCULAR OBJECT Junfeng Huang, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012 Directed By: Associate Professor, Jae Kun Shim Department of Kinesiology Multi-digit prehension tasks are commonly encountered in our daily activities. Previous studies investigated behavioral characteristics and neuromuscular mechanisms during manipulation actions. The purpose of this dis...

Yi Zhang,1,2 Zhen Guan,1,2 Brenda Reader,3,7 Todd Shawler,4 Shweta Mandrekar-Colucci,1,2 Kun Huang,5 Zachary Weil,2 Anna Bratasz,6 Jonathan Wells,3,7 Nicole D. Powell,3,7 John F. Sheridan,3,7 Caroline C. Whitacre,4,7 Alexander G. Rabchevsky,8 Mark S. Nash,9,10 and Phillip G. Popovich1,2,7 1Center for Brain and Spinal Cord Repair, 2Department of Neuroscience, 3Division of Oral Biology, College o...

Primary features of the flavivirus Kunjin (KUN) subgenomic replicons include continuous noncytopathic replication in host cell cytoplasm and the ability to be encapsidated into secreted virus-like particles (VLPs). Previously we reported preparation of RNA-based KUN replicon vectors and expression of heterologous genes (HG) in cell culture after RNA transfection or after infection with recombin...

Statistics on the machinery performance are essential for farm managers to make better decisions. In this paper, the performance of all machineries in five sequential operations, namely bed forming, stone separation, planting, spraying and harvesting in the potato production system, were investigated during one growing season. In order to analyse and decompose the recorded GPS data into various...

In the physical processes of reclamation and urban renewal in Singapore, ground can be seen as a geomorphic entity that is endlessly shaped in accordance to a nationalistic vision. However, when the Chinese burial grounds in Singapore are repossessed for new usage, a contestation ensues between the contradicting values of land as a national resource and the landscape as a cultural entity. This ...

The human hand is an excellent example of an effector capable of producing a wide range of forces for everyday manipulation tasks such as pressing, grasping and rotating objects. Both maximal and sub-maximal forces are essential for dexterous manipulation, and sensory feedback plays a critical role in successful completion of such tasks. While the role of sensory feedback in conducting sub-maxi...

Flavivirus nonstructural (NS) proteins are involved in RNA replication and modulation of the host antiviral response; however, evidence is mounting that some NS proteins also have essential roles in virus assembly. Kunjin virus (KUN) NS2A is a small, hydrophobic, transmembrane protein that is part of the replication complex and inhibits interferon induction. Previously, we have shown that an is...

Title of dissertation: STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS WITH CUMULATIVE PROSPECT THEORY Kun Lin, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013 Dissertation directed by: Professor Steven I. Marcus Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Stochastic control problems arise in many fields. Traditionally, the most widely used class of performance criteria in stochastic control problems is riskneutral. More recent attempts at...

Jae-Seung Yun, Seung-Hyun Ko, Ji-Hoon Kim, Kun-Woong Moon, Yong-Moon Park, Ki-Dong Yoo, Yu-Bae Ahn Divisions of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Preventive Medicine, St. Vincent’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Suwon, Korea Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, Univer...