A cross-sectional study of adolescent growth was undertaken among the Brahmin girls residing in rural and urban areas of Sagar districts, Madhya Pradesh to evaluate the urban-rural differences. Six anthropometric measurements, such as weight, stature, sitting height, head circumference, upper arm circumference and chest girth are taken into consideration. Though the urban girls show consistentl...

A novel method is described for robot gestures and utterances during a dialogue based on the listener’s understanding and interest, which are recognized from back-channels and head gestures. “Back-channels” are defined as sounds like ‘uhhuh’ uttered by a listener during a dialogue, and “head gestures” are defined as nod and tilt motions of the listener’s head. The back-channels are recognized u...

In this paper, head baffle and head shadow effects were measured at a front-oriented and at a back-oriented microphone in a hearing aid casing when worn by human subjects and when placed on a dummy head. Some differences in head baffle and head shadow effects were observed for the front-and back-oriented microphones in that greater head baffle effects were observed at the front microphone than ...

CONTEXT Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are frequently prescribed to pregnant women, but knowledge about their unintended effects on child health is scarce. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of maternal SSRI use during pregnancy on fetal growth and birth outcomes. DESIGN The study was embedded in the Generation R Study, a prospective population-based study from fetal life onw...

Background: Forward head posture (FHP) is a condition marked by the anterior placement of head, often leading to musculoskeletal issues. Proprioception training, which improves body awareness and movement, has been proposed as potential intervention for FHP. Methods: A detailed search was conducted using databases such PubMed, Google Scholar, Sci-Hub, focusing on studies published since 2013. T...

This paper presents a real-time vision based algorithm for 5 degrees-offreedom pose estimation and set-point control for a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV). The camera is mounted on-board a quadrotor helicopter. Camera pose estimation is based on the appearance of two concentric circles which are used as landmark. We show that that by using a calibrated camera, conic sections, and the assumption that...

This paper describes the methodology that we used to design and implement balancing and walking gaits for TAO-PIE-PIE, a small 30cm tall humanoid robot. TAO-PIE-PIE is a fully autonomous robot with all power, sensing, and processing done on-board. It is also a minimalistic design with only six degrees of freedom. Nevertheless, its performance is comparable to that of other more complex designs....

This study tested the hypotheses that all major joints along the longitudinal axis of the body are equally active during quiet standing and that their motions are coordinated to stabilize the spatial positions of the center of mass (CM) and head. Analyses of the effect of joint configuration variance on the stability of the CM and head positions were performed using the uncontrolled manifold (U...