Collinear facilitation is an enhancement in the visibility of a target by laterally placed iso-oriented flankers in a collinear (COL) configuration. Iso-oriented flankers placed in a non-collinear configuration (side-by-side, SBS) produce less facilitation. Surprisingly, presentation of both configurations simultaneously (ISO-CROSS) abolishes the facilitation rather than increases it - a phenom...

3D bone reconstructions from biplanar radiographs showed an increasing interest in the last decade. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction process of the femur as proposed by recent works (Chaibi et al., CMBBE, 2011) relies on the identification by an operator of a few landmarks on the radiographs to initiate the procedure. Among others landmarks, the operator needs to identify the medial and la...

Respiratory changes resulting from stepwise intrathoracic injections of 4 ml of either room air or warm (37 degrees C) Haemaccel, simulating pneumothorax and pleural effusion, respectively, were evaluated in anaesthetized, paralysed, and mechanically-ventilated rats. Respiratory system, lung, and chest wall resistances and elastances (static and dynamic) were determined in 14 animals. For this ...

Despite the great development in manufacture of helical pile and their use, especially transmission towers wind turbines, there is little research on lateral behavior. In this laboratory study investigate behavior screw piles group (2×1) (1×2) with spacing to diameter helix ratio (S/Dh =1.5, 3, 4.5) having a (10 mm) embedded length (L/D = 40) by using single double soft clay extend stiff under ...

OBJECTIVES Footwear-generated biomechanical manipulations (e.g., wedge insoles) have been shown to reduce the magnitude of adduction moment about the knee. The theory behind wedged insoles is that a more laterally shifted location of the center of pressure reduces the distance between the ground reaction force and the center of the knee joint, thereby reducing adduction moment during gait. Howe...

Recent investigations into biological locomotion have resulted in the development of reduced order templates that emphasize the role of lateral dynamics in achieving rapid and robust fore-aft movement, such as the Full-Goldman model for dynamic climbing and the Lateral Leg Spring model for horizontal plane running. The observation of individual animals demonstrating locomotion via both of these...

The race towards new heights and architecture has not been without challenges. Tall structures have continued to climb higher and higher facing strange loading effects and very high loading values due to dominating lateral loads. The design criteria for tall buildings are strength, serviceability, stability and human comfort. But the factors govern the design of tall and slender buildings all t...

This research focuses on the injury potential of children seated in forward-facing child safety seats during side impact crashes in a near-side seated position. Side impact dynamic sled tests were conducted by NHTSA at Transportation Research Center Inc. (TRC) using a Hybrid III 3-year-old child dummy seated in a convertible forward/rearward child safety seat. The seat was equipped with a LATCH...