Academic writing is not just about presenting a set of ideas, but through the act of writing, the authors position themselves as individuals having particular identities which mostly reflect the dominant sociocultural values and practices of the discourse communities in which they are living and performing. The present study, using a mixed method approach, attempted to explore the evidences of ...

Positioning service is one of Wireless Sensor Networks’ (WSNs) fundamental services. The accurate position of the sensor nodes plays a vital role in many applications of WSNs. In this paper, a 3D positioning algorithm is being proposed, using mobile anchor node to assist sensor nodes in order to estimate their positions in a 3D geospatial environment. However, mobile anchor node’s 3D path optim...

Introduction Several recently developed non-contrast-enhanced (NCE) vascular imaging methods [1–5] use motion-sensitised preparation modules to suppress signal from flowing blood, due to intra-voxel velocity dispersion. Angiograms and/or venograms are generated by subtraction of brightand dark-blood images, obtained without and with flow suppression respectively. Initial work in the lower extre...

Head motion is a significant contribution to the degradation of image quality of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) studies. Images fromdifferent studies must also be realigned digitally to be correlated when the subject position has changed. These constraints could be eliminated if the subject's head position could be monitored accurately. We have developed a video camera-based surveillance sy...

This paper discusses the role of knee positioning and range-of- motion on the closed-stance forehand tennis swing. The analyses of tennis swing mechanics were performed using a computer model comprised of a full-body model of a human and an inertial model of a racket. The model was driven by subject forehand swings (16 female college-level subjects) recorded with a high-speed digital motion ana...

In total hip arthroplasty, the shape of the contra-lateral femur frequently serves as a template for preoperative planning. Previous research on contra-lateral femoral symmetry has been based on conventional hip geometric measurements (which reduce shape to a series of linear measurements) and did not take the effect of subject positioning on radiographic femur shape into account. The aim of th...

Mounting base oscillation poses a significant challenge to the control of these mechanical systems called oscillatory manipulators (OBMs). The positioning accuracy system is severely affected by oscillations. Many strategies have been investigated, but most them require measurement or prediction This paper focuses on unique type OBMs—the vehicle-mounted manipulator that operates completely with...