A method has been developed for growing Physarum polycephalum plasmodia that are 8 to 10 times larger than those obtained in the petri dish cultures used by Nygaard, Guttes, and Rusch. In the large-scale procedure, plasmodia were grown in metal trays on a membrane supported by filter paper on stainless-steel screen. Plasmodia were started from a ring of inoculum to allow inward and outward migr...

OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of prefabricated foot orthoses to rocker-sole footwear in reducing foot pain in people with first metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS Participants (n = 102) with first MTP joint OA were randomly allocated to receive individualized, prefabricated foot orthoses or rocker-sole footwear. The primary outcome measure was the pain subsc...

objectives: ankle foot orthoses (afos) are widely utilized to improve walking ability in hemiplegic patients. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of rocker bar ankle foot orthosis (rafo) on functional mobility in post-stroke hemiplegic patients. methods: fifteen hemiplegic patients (men and women) who were at least 6-months poststroke and able to walk without an assistive device for ...

The development of novel platforms for large scale production of human embryonic stem cells (hESC) derived cardiomyocytes (CM) becomes more crucial as the demand for CMs in preclinical trials, high throughput cardio toxicity assays and future regenerative therapeutics rises. To this end, we have designed a microcarrier (MC) suspension agitated platform that integrates pluripotent hESC expansion...

En la presente investigación se diseña y valida una geometría de suspensión tipo Rocker-Bogie basados en el análisis grados libertad para su futura implementación dentro del sector industria exploración espacial. Ello tiene como finalidad principal recolección, transporte basura desperdicios a sectores estratégicos las instalaciones, sorteando obstáculos diferente nivel, aunque también podría a...