Main outcome measures Variables that were measured in this study were as follows: 1) Inclination of STJ AoR in the sagittal plane measured by radiographic images (Median MDXP-40 Inc, Korea) of the foot in the sagittal plane. In order to collect radiological images of the foot, subjects stood with a tandem position and the STJ was placed in neutral position. Sagittal plane inclination of the STJ...

Background This study aimed to describe the epidemiologic characteristics of

In the paper, we generalize a two-action (yes-no) model of influence to a framework in which every player has a continuum of actions and he has to choose one of them. We assume the set of actions to be an interval. Each player has an inclination to choose one of the actions. Due to influence among players, the final decision of a player, i.e., his choice of one action, may be different from his...

Tripping over obstacles has been reported as one of the most frequent causes of falls in the elderly. Maintenance of the body's balance and precise swing foot control is essential for successful obstacle-crossing. The aim of this study was thus to investigate the height and age effects on the center of mass (COM) and center of pressure (COP) inclination angles and angular velocities during obst...

BACKGROUND One of the reasons women with macromastia chose to undergo a breast reduction is to relieve their complaints of back, neck, and shoulder pain. We hypothesized that changes in posture after surgery may be the reason for the pain relief and that patient posture may correlate with symptomatic macromastia and may serve as an objective measure for complaints. The purpose of our study was ...

In the paper, a yes-no model of influence is generalized to a multi-choice framework. We introduce and study weighted influence indices of a coalition on a player in a social network, where players have an ordered set of possible actions. Each player has an inclination to choose one of the actions. Due to influence of a coalition of other players, a final decision of the player may be different...