introduction: brain injury is an important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and so far, there has been no absolute treatment for the damaged brain tissue. using human stem cells with self-assembling scaffolds can be a promising method for treatment of traumatic brain injury. materials and methods: human meningioma stem cells were isolated, cultured and then expanded into in vitro cond...

1 Metrica Corporation 1012 Hercules, Houston TX 77058 U.S.A. 2 Rehabilitation Engineering Program Depts. of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Biomedical Engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 U.S.A. 3 Amerigon Corporation 5462 Irwindale Avenue, Irwindale, CA 91706 U.S.A. 4 PhaseMedix Consulting 24380 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 114 Farmington Hills, MI 48336 U.S.A. 5 Depart...

background: dairy farming work involves frequent use of poor postures. these postures may increase the risk of developing musculoskeletal disorders among dairy workers. objective: to assess postural load during performance of various tasks related to dairy farming. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted on a dairy farm in iran. in order to assess postural load, tasks related to dairy...

background: musculoskeletal disorders (msds) are among important health problems in working population. because of performing difficult physical activities, hand-woven shoe-sole makers are at risk of developing various types of msds. objective: to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms in different body areas of hand-woven shoe-sole makers, assess workers′ postures and workstation...

David J. Reinkensmeyer, PhD; Leonard E. Kahn, BS; Michele Averbuch, PT; Alicia McKenna-Cole, PT; Brian D. Schmit, PhD ; W. Zev Rymer, MD, PhD Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Center for Biomedical Engineering, University of California at Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697; Sensory Motor Performance Program, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabi...

1 Electrical Engineering Department, University of Montenegro, 81000 Podgorica, Montenegro 2Bloorview Research Institute, Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4G 1R8 3 Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3G9 4Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 2A2 5Department of...