A method incorporating the optically induced electrorotation (OER) and alternating current electroosmotic (ACEO) effects, for the formation and motion control of microparticle chains, is numerically and experimentally demonstrated. In this method, both the rotating electric field and ACEO fluid roll are generated around the border between light and dark area of the fluidic chamber in an optoele...

Analysis of the vehicle occupant posture is a key problem in designing “smart airbag” systems. Vision based technology could enable the use of precise information about the occupant’s size, position, and posture in making airbag deployment decisions. In this paper, we present our experiments in estimation of the body posture of a sitting person using a motion capture system that performs analys...

This paper presents a novel design of a robotic multi-person posture recognition system. The proposed system consists of a human posture detection module, a wireless sensor network and a multi-person activity monitoring software running on a mobile robot. The human posture detection is based on a triaxial accelerometer and the developed posture recognition algorithms. Further, the posture detec...

Background: The supine head-down tilt position is routinely used in intensive care when inserting a central venous catheter to increase the lumen of the jugular or subclavian vein and to prevent air embolism during this procedure or to correct severe hypotension. The head-down tilt position is credited to the German surgeon Friedrich Trendelenburg (1844–1924), and is consequently named after hi...

In this paper, we propose a method of statistically analyzing overall shape of the trunk and classifying those of Japanese women into smaller number of classes. The main problem in this research is that the number of the coordinates of the control points in the shape data is more than 1,000 so that the principal component analysis or other many statistically analyzing methods are inapplicable t...

HYPOTHESIS We hypothesized that the prevalence of rotator cuff tears would be higher among individuals with poor posture, regardless of the presence of symptoms. METHODS The study initially comprised 525 residents of a mountain village who participated in an annual health check. Participants completed a background questionnaire, and physical examinations were performed to evaluate shoulder fu...

Difficulties in sustaining posture can present with features associated with hyperactive behaviour listed in DSM-5 and ICD-10 classifications for ADHD. Information from a system measuring motor activity during a neurocognitive test (QbTest), occupational therapist reports and Conners rating scales are compared between cases with and without posture problems. Weakness in sustaining posture resul...

introduction: shin splint is one of the common injuries in most athletes. although the relationship between abnormal foot posture and shin splint has been reported previously but, the relation between foot posture and shin splint has not been well documented. the aim of this study was to explore the relationship between foot postures in basketball players and the history of shin splint. materia...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a devised posture management program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis. METHODS A quasi-experimental study was conducted. It involved a nonequivalent comparison group design with pretest and posttest. Forty-four female adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis participated; da...