Input of sinusoidal excitation with specified frequency is an optimal way to capture the mechanism soil-tunnel interaction. Focusing on relationship between input motions and dynamic response a system, this study carried out series shaking table tests both free-field model soil–tunnel in background tunnel soft ground. To detect detailed deformation segmental linings, refined lining ring was dev...

Purpose There is mounting evidence that identification of spinal joint hypoand hypermobility along with correspondingly tailored manual therapy treatment approaches for these clinical subgroups can lead to more successful therapeutic outcomes. Subjects with spinal joint hypomobility had higher therapeutic success rates with spinal manipulation than subjects with spinal joint hypermobility (Frit...

Human gait is a spatiotemporally complex motion, where each segment and joint motion during gait is coupled across other joints. These spatiotemporal joint coupling patterns are closely associated with musculoskeletal injury mechanics, but previous tools used to examine human gait have mainly focused on univariate measures such as stride, step length, maximum range of motion, and the durations ...

Deficits in movement and bite force are common in patients following segmental resection of the mandible consequent to oral cancer or injury. We have previously developed a dynamic model to analyse the biomechanics of an ungrafted segmental jaw resection with unilateral muscle and joint loss and post-surgical scarring. Here, we describe an inverse-modelling algorithm for automatically predictin...

The synovium is a specialized tissue lining the synovial joints, bursae, and tendon sheaths of the body. It is affected by various localized or systemic disorders. Synovial diseases can be classified as inflammatory, infectious, degenerative, traumatic, hemorrhagic, and neoplastic. Damage in other intraarticular structures, particularly cartilages, generally occurs as a part of pathologic proce...

Primary synovial chondromatosis is an uncommon, benign entity involving the synovial lining of larger joints. In this metaplastic process, islands of chondrocytes are clustered throughout the synovium, forming nodules that jut into the joint cavity. Clinical manifestations include pain, swelling, and decreased range of motion of associated extremities. Synovial chondromatosis may be confused wi...

A 63-year-old non-smoker, without previous history of arthritis, developed inflammatory arthritis while being treated with pemetrexed/cisplatin combination for advanced lung cancer. Clinical features and serology fulfilled the 2010 ACR/EULAR criteria for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA is an autoimmune disease that primarily attacks joint tissues, causing inflammation of the join...

OBJECTIVE Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is characterized by hypertrophy of the synovial tissue, leukocyte infiltration, angiogenesis, and ultimately joint destruction. Mucins (MUCs) are a family of heavily glycosylated proteins that protect epithelial membranes and are used as ligands for cell adhesion. MUC gene expression has been found to be altered in many ...

Maneuvers performed with tractor-trailers vehicles (N-trailers) belong to the most demanding motion control tasks in the transportation practice. Very frequent maneuvers concern the lining-up process of a vehicle chain, usually as a preliminary stage which prepares the system to subsequent parking/docking maneuvers. The most common lining-up control approach results from utilization of the open...