aims: complication of diabetes mellitus (dm) is the most important impediment resulted from uncontrolled blood sugar. the patients should be educated on controlling their blood sugar and promoting their preventive behaviors, in order to reduce complications. the aim of the present study is to determine the effects of the basnef model-based educational programs on blood sugar control (diabetes t...

Climbing stairs is an incidental physical activity that people can incorporate within daily life. Observational studies have shown that posters at the point of choice between stairs and escalators can increase stair use. As the greatest public health benefits can be gained from encouraging the least active to exercise more, stair and escalator users were interviewed to assess whether poster pro...

Citation: Li J, Shen Z, Li C, Kou Y, Wang Y, Tu B, Zhang S and Li X (2018) Stair-Step Pattern of Soil Bacterial Diversity Mainly Driven by pH and Vegetation Types Along the Elevational Gradients of Gongga Mountain, China. Front. Microbiol. 9:569. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00569 Stair-Step Pattern of Soil Bacterial Diversity Mainly Driven by pH and Vegetation Types Along the Elevational Gradients ...

BACKGROUND Transtibial amputees encounter stairs and steps during their daily activities. The excessive pressure between residual limb/socket may reduce the walking capability of transtibial prosthetic users during ascent and descent on stairs. The purposes of the research were to evaluate the interface pressure between Dermo (shuttle lock) and Seal-In X5 (prosthetic valve) interface systems du...

The purpose of this study is Comparing Effect of a Period of Stair Exercise on Physical and Mental Fitness Factors of Active and Inactive Women. In this way 15 active women with average (age of 32.12+-6.74, height of 162.07+8.67 and weigh of 61.21+-5.34) and 15 inactive women with average (age of 33.62+-6.93, height of 161.25+-7.15 and weight of 64.32+-6.86) participated voluntarily. The testes...

BACKGROUND Previous Stroke Therapy Academic Industry Roundtable (STAIR) meetings focused on preclinical evidence of drug efficacy and enhancing acute stroke trial design and performance. A fourth (STAIR-IV) was held to discuss relevant issues related to acute stroke drug development and regulatory approval. SUMMARY OF REVIEW The STAIR-IV meeting had 3 main focus areas. The first topic was nov...

Stair gait is a useful activity for the assessment of knee function. The aim of this study was to determine whether knee joint kinematics and moments are affected by the choice of stair gait cycle (SGC) and the step used to measure ground reaction forces (GRFs). This was investigated through motion analysis of ten non-pathological subjects as they ascended and descended a four-step staircase. T...

INTRODUCTION K4b2 (COSMED Srl Italy) is a portable device that is considered valid and reliable for measuring oxygen uptake (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) under laboratory conditions. OBJECTIVES Evaluate the test-retest reliability of K4b2 during walking, stair climbing and descending stairs under free living conditions. METHODS Twelve participants completed two self-selected co...

Temporal Activation of Core Muscles and Vasti in Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis during Stair-Stepping: A Case-Control Study

Gait measurement is of interest for both orthopedists and biomechanical engineers. It is useful for analysis of gait disorders and in design of orthotic and prosthetic devices. In recent years portable sensors have been studied as a complement to vision based (Morris & Paradiso, 2002). They have been used to measure both the kinematics of gait such as accelerations and angles as well as kinetic...