Ankle sprains are among the most common sport-related injuries and can lead to chronic ankle instability. Impaired sensorimotor function of the ankle musculature is often suggested as a cause. The current study sought to assess and compare the isokinetic performance and electromyographic patterns of evertor and invertor muscles in patients with chronic ankle instability and in a control group. ...

Mouse models of human cancers are important for understanding determinants of overt disease and for "preclinical" development of rational therapeutic strategies; for instance, based on macrodrugs. Chromosomal translocations underlie many human leukemias, sarcomas, and epithelial tumors. We have developed three technologies based on homologous recombination in mouse ES cells to mimic human chrom...

STUDY DESIGN Case control. OBJECTIVES To investigate differences in arch height, ankle muscle strength, and biomechanical factors in individuals with stage I posterior tibial tendon dysfunction (PTTD) in comparison to healthy individuals. BACKGROUND PTTD is a progressive condition, so early recognition and treatment are essential to help delay or reverse the progression. However, no previou...

This paper takes into account a hybrid power system consisting of solar and wind units. Both units are connected to the utility grid. The paper concentrates on the use of multijunction solar cell (MJSC) in order to increase the conversion efficiency. The DC output of solar photovoltaic (PV) system is raised by using boost convertor. MPPT technique is used to maximize the output of solar system....

Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy male volunteers participated in this study. One component of the test battery included five different functional ability tests, which included: single limb hopping course, onelegged and triple-legged hop for distance, and six-meter (6-m) and cross 6-m hop for time. Ankle joint position sense and one leg standing test were used for proprioceptive evaluation....