BACKGROUND Inefficient central processing and integration of visual, vestibular, and somatosensory information may contribute to poor balance and diminished postural control in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). OBJECTIVES This pilot study examined sensorimotor performance and the sensory control of balance using a battery of clinical tests in combination with an experimen...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and acceleration of postural sway in the Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction and Balance (CTSIB) by using a triaxial accelerometer for quantitative assessment. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-seven stroke patients participated in this study. Balance ability was evaluated with the BBS, and po...

Quantitative classification from the Slope Mass Rating (SMR) has introduced an empirical assessment for rock slope stability rating. This enables us to foreseethe magnitude and susceptibility of mass failure towards adjacent infrastructure human life. In this study, quarry was classified using SMR system kinematic analysis before being correlatedwith geohazard vulnerability assessment. Geologic...

‘I’/& paper proposes technique for automaticall~ identifying and modeling the kinematic wwtminta of manipulated objects. The existence of wn.druints is established by examination of the forces and torques normal and tangential to the object’s motion. Constraints are modeled as joints tuith wnfigumtion and history dependent forca. To illustmte these concepts, seveml experimental examples are pre...

NW-tending faults in Central Iran are expected to represent dominant dextral components due to their orientation with respect to the northward motion of the Arabian Plate with respect to Eurasia. However, previously published works, as well as the focal mechanism solution of the area's earthquakes, indicate evidence of sinistral kinematic along the major faults in Central Iran. Here we present ...

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Physical activity, including running, is important to general health by way of prevention of chronic illnesses and their precursors. To keep runners healthy, it is paramount that one has sound knowledge of the biomechanics of running and assessment of running gait. More so, improving performance in competitive runners is based in sound training and rehabilitation practices that are rooted firml...