After a long time as a junior partner in robotics, walking has seen an explosion in interest and achievements in the last 15 years as computational power unimaginable until recently has been brought to bear on its problems. At the same time we have seen advances in other related fields: non-linear dynamics has helped us understand and model the robotic systems that we are studying; zoology has ...

INTRODUCTION The NCI developed the print-based educational brochure, Facing Forward, to fill a gap in helping cancer patients meet the challenges of transitioning from active treatment to survivorship; however, little research has been conducted on its efficacy. PURPOSE The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of Facing Forward in promoting the uptake of recommended behaviors (e.g...

The Na(+)/K(+)-pump maintains the physiological K(+) and Na(+) electrochemical gradients across the cell membrane. It operates via an 'alternating-access' mechanism, making iterative transitions between inward-facing (E1) and outward-facing (E2) conformations. Although the general features of the transport cycle are known, the detailed physicochemical factors governing the binding site selectiv...

Online localization and mapping in unknown environment is essential for Micro Aerial Vehicles (MAVs). Both accuracy and robustness are required in the realtime applications. In this paper, we present a dual camera system to estimate the pose of an MAV and generate an obstacle map for navigation. The recently released light-weight Intel Realsense depth cameras are utilized to build the system, o...

Fling-step and forward directivity are two important characteristics of near-field earthquakes. Forward directivity occurs when the rupture propagates toward the site and arises in fault‐normal direction for strike‐slip faults. Fling-step is the consequence of permanent ground displacement imposed by near-field earthquakes and arises in strike-slip faults in the strike parallel direction. Fling...