The major technical challenge is to design the individual weight measuring point without using load cell or pressure sensor, since it will increase cost of the equipment. So our system incorporates low cost optical based weight measurement. In addition to this, we measure the severity of loss of sensation in the foot by introducing Vibro-tactile threshold sensation technique. By using this tech...

BACKGROUND Airway management out of the operating room in many major institutions is often performed by teams, requiring airway providers to carry their own materials at all times. The bag containing airway equipment must be light enough to be carried easily, while containing sufficient equipment to manage airways in various settings. Additionally, transport of the bag throughout the hospital r...

background: in pediatric resuscitation, it is necessary to distinguish the weight in order to provide proper doses of drugs, equipment selection, and ventilator settings, therefore, access to a simple, unbiased, and accurate formula can decrease mistakes. the aim of this study is to determine the percentage of error (pe) of different weight estimation methods toward actual weight in children  a...

A new crane design, labeled ”SpiderCrane”, is proposed to handle fast load displacements. Its main particularity is the absence of heavy mobile components. The system beeing underactuated, its control is challenging. Hence, as a step towards easier and more efficient control, this paper proposes a dynamic model and investigates the two control-relevant properties of flatness and observability. ...

two steps synthetic method for the preparation of a novel emulsion stabilizer called poly(ricineoleic acid-b-ethyleneglycol-b-ricineoleic acid) with average mass molecular weight of 7000 daltons is investigated. in the first step, oligoricineoleic acid with average mass molecular weight of 1800 daltons is synthesized (yield 70%). in the second step, the desired copolymer is  synthesized from th...

Decision-making behavior is often characterized by substantial variability, but its source remains unclear. We developed a visual accumulation of evidence task designed to quantify sources of noise and to be performed during voluntary head restraint, enabling cellular resolution imaging in future studies. Rats accumulated discrete numbers of flashes presented to the left and right visual hemifi...