The objective of this research was to design and develope a Pick and Position system to displace spherical-shaped fruits, with minimum damage to flesh, from one specific place to another. A mechanical gripper (end-effector) suitable for grasping spherical-shaped fruits with 5-9 cm in diameter was designed and developed. The primary goal of the gripper design was to take and release the fruit wi...

Background and Objective: Excitatory transmission through glutamate receptors is critical for cognition such as learning and anxiety. In the present study, the involvement of dorsal hippocampal muscarinic cholinergic receptor on anxiety-like behavior induced by inhibition of NMDA receptors was investigated. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, 105 adult male rats weighing 200–250 ...

The objective of this research was to design and develope a Pick and Position system to displace spherical-shaped fruits, with minimum damage to flesh, from one specific place to another. A mechanical gripper (end-effector) suitable for grasping spherical-shaped fruits with 5-9 cm in diameter was designed and developed. The primary goal of the gripper design was to take and release the fruit wi...

Background: There is considerable professional debate over which technique is the best for lifting. The aim of this study is to compare three static lifting styles, the stoop, semi-squat and arm lift, using maximum isometric voluntary contraction (MIVC) as one indicator for recommending a lifting style. Methods: Thirty healthy women (mean age: 22.37 years) participated in this quasi-experiment...

Introduction: Long-term exposure to hand-arm vibration causes musculoskeletal disorders mainly in hand and shoulder. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sport and using anti-vibration gloves on the grip strength of workers exposed to the hand-arm vibration. Material and Methods: In this descriptive-interventionist study, 41workers working in one of the Isfahan metal indust...

A Rare Anatomical Innervation of the Musculocutaneous Nerve M.M. Taghavi MSc , M. Shariati Kohbanani MSc , S.M. Seyedmirzaee MD Received: 24/09/06 Sent for Revision: 20/02/07 Received Revised Manuscript: 07/04/07 Accepted: 27/05/07 Background and Objectives: Anatomically the musculocutaneous nerve (C5,6 ) is a branch of lateral cord of the brachial plexus and its motor nerve fibers innervates t...