PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To explore the application of the Nintendo Wii game console to motivate hospitalized adult patients with cancer to be physically active during treatment periods. DESIGN An exploratory study with a mixed-method approach, including descriptive statistics and Mayring's qualitative data evaluation method. SETTING The Department of Radiation Oncology at the University Hospital...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the learning curve and perioperative outcomes of robot-assisted laparoscopic procedure for cervical cancer. METHODS A series of 65 cases of robot-assisted laparoscopic radical hysterectomies with bilateral pelvic lymph node dissection for early stage cervical cancer were included. Demographic data and various perioperative parameters including d...

An intelligent human-machine interface (HMI) has been developed to enhance the safety and availability of a nuclear power plant (NPP) by improving operational reliability. The key elements of the proposed HMI are the large display panels that present synopsis of the plant status and the compact, digital workstations for monitoring, control, and protection functions. The workstation consists of ...

An indoor golf simulator is an augmented game simulator. Because an indoor golf simulator can be easily installed in indoor golf centers, fitness centers, offices, and residential houses, it has become one of the hottest products on the market, allowing golfers to enjoy their games indoors. However, the existing indoor golf simulators require that a player finish his game without a break. This ...

OBJECTIVE Robotic surgical systems offer better workplace in order to relieve surgeons from prolonged physical efforts and improve their surgical outcomes. However, robotic surgery could produce musculoskeletal disorders due to the prolonged sitting position of the operator, the fixed position of the console viewer and the movements of the limbs. Until today, no one study has been reported conc...