Analysis of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Beam Profile Sensitivity for Neuromodulation of the Human Brain Jerel K. Mueller, Wynn Legon, and William J. Tyler* 1 School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 2 Dept. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 3 School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, Arizona State...

background and objectives: painting workshops are part of the woodwork (carpentry) industry in which despite advances in technology, the work force fulfills most of the roles in the production process. since such manual activities are often performed with awkward postures due to lack of workers’ awareness and inappropriate design of tools and working conditions, ergonomic assessment of work env...

introduction: ergonomics is the science of improvement of the work environment, job and equipment and adapting them to the human capabilities and limitations. observing ergonomic principles of computer application is essential for the computer users. lack of attention to these principles would decrease efficiency and cause irreparable somatic complications. the present study assesses the knowle...

background: most dentists complain of musculoskeletal disorders which can be caused by prolonged static posture, lack of suitable rest and other physical and psychological problems. objective: we evaluated a chair with a new ergonomic design which incorporated forward leaning chest and arm supports. methods: the chair was evaluated in the laboratory during task simulation and emg analysis on 12...

Guilherme M Cesar1*, Thad W Buster1 and Judith M Burnfield1 1Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, Lincoln, NE, USA *Corresponding author: Guilherme M Cesar, Assistant Research Director of the Movement and Neurosciences Center at the Institute for Rehabilitation Science and Engineering, Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals, USA, Tel: 14024134503; E-...

AliReza Taheri1, Mohammad Taghi Karimi2 Lecturer, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, Iran. Assistant professor, Department of Orthotics and Prosthetics, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre, School of Rehabilitation, Isfahan University of Medical sciences, Isfahan, ...