SOPHIA: Soft Orthotic Physiotherapy Hand Interactive Aid

SOPHIA: Soft Orthotic Physiotherapy Hand Interactive Aid

1 Robotics Lab, School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 2 Stokes Research Group, School of Engineering, Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, 3 Graduate Program in Neuroengineering, Edmond and Lily Safra International Institute of Neuroscience, Santos Dumont Institute, Mac...

Primary Tuberculosis of Hand Soft Tissue

The musculoskeletal extrapulmonary tuberculosis is uncommon, the upper extremity tuberculosis is not common and the mycobacterial involvement of skin of hands and synovial sheath of tendons is rare. This prospective observational study was undertaken between August  2014 and December 2015 in a tertiary referral hospital. Patients attending with suspected primary tuberculosis of soft tissue...

Planning prosthetic and orthotic programmes to aid developing countries.

At present there is a profusion of agencies and governments which send missions of prosthetics and orthotics experts into developing countries. Included are the U N , the World Rehabil i tat ion Fund , the Wor ld Heal th Organization, the Social and Rehabili tat ion Service of H E W , Public Hea l th Service, certain religious organ­ izations, H O P E ship, and perhaps others. These agencies se...

Sophia Antipolis

Aid and the Soft Budget Constraint*

This paper applies the theory of the soft budget constraint to explain some stylized facts regarding the outcomes and practice of international aid, including ineffectiveness, white elephants, and volatility. The soft budget constraint can also make aid counterproductive. Nonetheless, actual aid institutions may be constrained optimal responses to soft budgets and commonly suggested reforms suc...