The current study used video clips of bowing actions depicted by three-dimensional computer graphics. The bend angle (15 degrees and 45 degrees) and duration of the bent posture (0-4.5 seconds) were varied. In the first experiment, the participants rated their subjective impressions of the bowing actions. The bowing actions that were made at a 45 degrees angle and held for more than 1 second we...

BACKGROUND Mechanical alignment guides are designed to compensate for variations in the valgus alignment angle; however, these guides may not be adequate when a patient has coronal alignment with marked bowing deformity. Previous study demonstrates better radiographic results, but the clinical benefits are a matter of speculation. The aim of this study was to investigate whether radiographic be...

We present theoretical and experimental results for the band gap of InxGa1−xN alloys, showing significantly larger bowing than has been commonly assumed. We highlight the importance of properly including strain in the experimental analysis. Using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Rutherford backscattering spectrometry the layers in our study were determined to be pseudomorphically strained. The In co...

We introduce the concept of wafer bowing to affect nanoimprinting. This approach allows a design that can fit the key imprinting mechanism into a compact module, which we have constructed and demonstrated with an overlay and resolution of <0.5 microm and <10 nm, respectively. In the short term, this wafer bowing approach makes nanoimprint lithography much more accessible to a broad range of res...

BACKGROUND In recent studies primary bowing tremor has been described; however, tremor frequency has never been quantitatively assessed. In addition to describing phenomenological aspects of tremor we thus aimed at assessing tremor frequency. Our hypothesis was that primary bowing tremor is similar to the phenomenological aspects and frequency of primary writing tremor. METHODS WE QUANTIFIED ...

The mechanics of music making is important both in preventing injuries and in guiding how music is performed and taught. Electromyography (EMG) measures muscle activity patterns and has been shown to be a useful resource in understanding the loads involved in instrumental playing; however, only a small number of projects have been undertaken, and little is understood on the muscle activity used...

We present a machine learning approach to modeling bowing control parameter contours in violin performance. Using accurate sensing techniques we obtain relevant timbre-related bowing control parameters such as bow transversal velocity, bow pressing force, and bow-bridge distance of each performed note. Each performed note is represented by a curve parameter vector and a number of note classes a...

PURPOSE Atypical femoral fractures (AFFs) occur in two distinct part, subtrochanter and diaphysis. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the lateral femoral bowing angle and the location of AFF. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included a total of 56 cases in 45 patients who underwent surgical treatment between January 2010 and December 2015. For the diaphyseal and...

An 8-year-old girl was referred to our department because of generalized bowing of long bones (radii, ulnae, and femora) and significant bilateral and symmetrical posteromedial bowing of the tibiae and fibulae. The femora were laterally bowed whereas the tibiae and fibulae showed posteromedial bowing between the middle and distal thirds of the tibia with posterior cortical thickening effectivel...

This paper presents the results of two recent pilot experiments conducted to investigate the performance of a realtime physical violin model using bowing parameters generated by a real player. In each of these two experiments, the calibrated bowing parameters of bow force, bow speed, and bow position (bow-bridge distance) are mapped to the calibrated inputs of the physical model in order to exa...