It is well established that a proprioceptive organ in the walking legs of decapod Crustacea is able to influence not only the muscle of the joint where it is situated but also most of the other muscles of the same leg. Resistance reflexes elicited by several chordotonal organs have been described (Bush, 1962, 1965), and it has been demonstrated that one of them (the CB chordotonal organ) evokes...

BACKGROUND Clinical and laboratory methods have been developed to assess the different dimensions of postural control with the aim to increase the clinical relevance of decisions about balance deficit. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to correlate the force platform measurements with two functional tests used to evaluate balance in elderly. METHODS A total of 124 physically independ...

Background: Clinical and laboratory methods have been developed to assess the different dimensions of postural control with the aim to increase the clinical relevance of decisions about balance deficit. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to correlate the force platform measurements with two functional tests used to evaluate balance in elderly. Methods: A total of 124 physically independe...

Abstract Purpose The assessment of the economic feasibility floating offshore wind farms (FOWFs) plays an important role in future possible spreading this challenging technology power industry. use specific analyses is fundamental to point out potential FOWFs and sustain their technical value. Within topic, implementation FOWF life cycle cost model producibility analysis a geographic informatio...

This paper reports our work on developing a surface tension actuated micro-robotic platform supported by three bubbles (liquid environment) or droplets (gaseous environment). The actuation principle relies on the force developed by surface tension below a millimeter, which benefits from scaling laws, and is used to actuate this new type of compliant robot. By separately controlling the pressure...

Track and field events place different demands on athletes and may have an effect on balance. This study investigated the effects of event specialty, gender, and leg dominance on balance among adolescent track and field athletes. Forty healthy adolescent track and field athletes (male = 23, female = 17) categorised into three different groups (sprinter = 20, distance runners = 13, throwers = 7)...

Purpose: The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of dominant lower limb on the correlation between some of the dynamic variables of ankle joint and center of mass during quiet standing balance control. Methods: Twelve healthy females with no known neurological or musculoskeletal disorders, with the mean age of 26±3.5 years, participated in this study. Motion analysis system, force ...