BACKGROUND There is controversy as to whether conservative management that includes wearing a brace and exercises is effective in stabilising idiopathic scoliosis curves. A brace only prevents progression of the curve and has been shown to have favourable outcomes when patients are compliant. So the aim of this study was to: determine the effect of compliance to the Rigo System Cheneau (RSC) br...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Saudi Arabia has one of the highest prevalence of diabetes. This study was conducted with the following objectives: (1) To study the socio-demographic profile of diabetic patients in Abha. (2) To find the socio-demographic determinants of compliance among diabetic patients in Abha. MATERIAL AND METHODS A self administered questionnaire which had detailed the socio-de...

Compliant flooring aims to prevent fall-related injuries among high-risk older adults in long-term care, but uptake of compliant flooring in this setting is limited. We hosted a one-day stakeholder symposium to identify advantages and disadvantages of implementing compliant flooring in long-term care and the most pressing directions for future research from the perspective of key stakeholders. ...

In this paper, we describe a study on compliant-parallel (C-P) mechanism with high precision and wide range of working area using bio-inspired compliant joints. C-P mechanism is a parallel mechanism in which all of joints are composed by wide deformable compliant joints. In the integration of the compliant joint and the parallel mechanism, a deformation of the compliant joint can be guided by m...

Compliance provides a new methodology in constructing software architectures, which accommodate, and are therefore compliant to, particular application needs. The fundamental concept behind compliance is that by enabling higher layers in the software architecture to make policy decisions, the application support system is able to evolve with application needs. It has been conjectured that the b...

The consideration of compliant mechanisms as Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) is the focus of this research endeavor. MEMS are micron to millimeter devices that combine electrical, mechanical, and information processing capabilities on the same device. These MEMS need some mechanical motion or parts that move relative to each other. This relative motion, using multiple parts, is not desire...

polyarteritis nodosa is a multisystem necrotizing vasculitis of small and medium size muscular arteries in which involvement of the renal and viserat arteries is characteristic. the etiology is unknown but hepatitis b antigenemia is found in 30% of patients. drug exposures and hypersensitivity reactions are other possible causes. excellent therapeutic results have been reported in classic polya...