estimating the elbow angle using shoulder data is very important and valuable in functional electrical stimulation (fes) systems which can be useful in assisting c5/c6 sci patients. much research has been conducted based on the elbow-shoulder synergies. the aim of this study was the online estimation of elbow flexion/extension angle from the upper arm acceleration signals during adls. for this,...

research to have an impact for good. I have spent the last 20 years studying the hormonal regulation of root growth and development, identifying several of the key signals, genes and regulatory networks that control root length, angle and branching in the model plant Arabidopsis. I recently started BBSRC and ERC research fellowships to manipulate water and nutrient uptake efficiency in crops — ...

OBJECTIVE To quantitatively investigate the ultrasound biomicroscopic features of eyes with asymmetric narrowing of the iridocorneal angles. METHODS Asymmetric angles were defined as those differing by 2 or more Shaffer grades between the superior and inferior angles. We performed ultrasound biomicroscopy on 18 eyes in 18 patients. Measurements of the following were made: the angle recess are...

BACKGROUND The prevalence of impacted maxillary canine is reported to be between 1% and 3%. The lack of monitoring and the delay in the treatment of the impacted canine can cause different complications such as: displacement of adjacent teeth, loss of vitality of neighbouring teeth, shortening of the dental arch, follicular cysts, canine ankylosis, recurrent infections, recurrent pain, internal...

The aim of this case report was to present the treatment of a 14-year-old patient with anterior crossbite with idiopathic root resorption. A 14-year-old female patient referred to our clinic because of the presence of crossbite on the maxillary central incisor. The smile esthetics were compromised because of the crossbite of the maxillary right central incisor. Intraorally, the patient had an A...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to analyze reasons why open surgery was done after percutaneous vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty. MATERIAL AND METHODS Patients (587 vertebral bodies) treated with percutaneous vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty in the Xi'an Honghui Hospital of Shanxi Province from January 2008 to January 2012 were retrospectively analyzed and 13 patients were enrolled in the study...

The objective of this study was to develop a flexible and free image processing and analysis solution, based on the Public Domain ImageJ platform, for the segmentation and analysis of complex biological plant root systems in soil from x-ray tomography 3D images. Contrasting root architectures from wheat, barley and chickpea root systems were grown in soil and scanned using a high resolution mic...

Roots can be seen as natural soil reinforcement material. The prediction and quantitative evaluation of the shear strength root-permeated is focus vegetation slope protection, in which bonding effect root–soil interface key factor. Taking roots Chinese fir trees an example, resistance test direct with different root area ratios inclination angles were carried out. results indicated that could q...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to evaluate the thickness of buccal and palatal alveolar bone and buccal bony curvature below root apex in maxillary anterior teeth of Korean adults using Cone-beam CT images. MATERIALS AND METHODS The 3D image was reconstructed with dicom file obtained through CBCT from 20 - 39 year old Korean subjects (n = 20). The thickness of buccal and palatal plate, roo...