OBJECTIVES To contrast the static balance in patients presenting diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) with and without polyneuropathy (DPN); and to correlate the rates from the scale Diabetic Neuropathy Examination (DNE) with the mean ratio of the center of pressure (CoP). SUBJECTS AND METHODS Twenty patients, aged between 40 and 54, presenting DM2 and classified, according to DNE scale, in groups ...

The study presents an algorithm to compute the heat transfer coefficient for thermal cable rating when modelling the non-isothermal earth surface with the additional wall method. The position of the fictitious images is computed analytically by recognising that the complex geometrical arrangement can be converted into a much simpler one using the Fourier transform. This allows for the estimatio...

This study investigates the thermal insulation and moisture management of three types mountaneering boots simulated hiking activities under controlled environmental conditions with two elite athletes. Temperature humidity were determined six wireless probes placed on most exposed parts foot (hallux, middle toe, little dorsum, ankle sole). Thermal images taken to record each sample. Methodologic...

Active thermal control for power modules can potentially extend the lifetime of the converter. This paper investigates the trade-off between the lifetime extension or de-rating and its cost due to the efficiency reduction. A short review on the existing approaches using control to reduce thermal stress of power modules is presented. Based on a given junction temperature profile, a method to eva...

The capacity to recover from intense training, competition and matches is considered an important determinant in soccer performance. At present, there is no consensus on the effect of post-training recovery interventions on subsequent training session. The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of active (12 min submaximal running and 8 min of static stretching) and passive recove...

few, if any, studies have investigated the effect of professional experience as a rater variable and type of assessment as a task variable on raters’ criteria in the assessment of speech acts. this study aimed to explore the impact of nonnative teachers’ professional experience on the use of criteria in monologic and dialogic assessment of 12 role-plays of 3 apology speech acts. to this end, 60...