Proximal compression or neuropathy of the median nerve is rare compared with carpal tunnel syndrome but recognition and management of these conditions is important. Pronator syndrome refers to compression of the median nerve around the elbow, which may present with pain in the forearm and paraesthesia in the hand. Anterior interosseous syndrome (palsy) can result from mechanical compression or ...

This work analyses shear moduli of conventional and auxetic open-cell polymer foams. Shear are i) measured directly ii) calculated by applying elasticity theory for isotropic solid materials, using Young's Poisson's ratios from compression tests. Zero negative ratio foams fabricated a thermo-mechanical process. Fabricated tested in three orthogonal directions, up to densification at ~60% compre...

Two compression algorithms for the image sequences generated by pulsed-transient thermography for non-destructive testing were developed. The first algorithm allows to balance the quality of the original measurement data reproduction against the compression ratio. This algorithm comprises a dedicated space/time mapping (STM) method and an image compression algorithm (JPEG2000). The second algor...

We examine the use of exponential-Golomb codes and subexponential codes can be used for the compression of scan test data in core-based system-on-a-chip (SOC) designs. These codes are well-known in the data compression domain but their application to SOC testing has not been explored before. We show that these codes often provide slighly higher compression than alternative methods that have bee...

This study examined relative influences of predominant collagen fiber orientation (CFO), mineralization (% ash), and other microstructural characteristics on the mechanical properties of equine cortical bone. Using strain-mode-specific (S-M-S) testing (compression testing of bone habitually loaded in compression; tension testing of bone habitually loaded in tension), the relative mechanical imp...