BACKGROUND The use of the mechanomyogram (MMG) which detects muscular vibrations generated by fused individual fiber twitches has been refined. The study addresses a comparison of the MMG and surface electromyogram (SEMG) in monitoring muscle fatigue. METHODS The SEMG and MMG were recorded simultaneously from the same territory of motor units in two muscles (Biceps, Brachioradialis) of the hu...

The quality of the image plays a vital role in image processing technique. It can be determined by the removal of the noisy pixels in the images. In this paper, we designed the hypergraph model for the representation of images. We use noise removal algorithm for digital images.This algorithm is based on the hypergraph model of images. This is used to detect the noisy pixels and thus can be remo...

Five concurrent eye activity measures were used to model fatigue-related changes in performance during a visual compensatory tracking task. Nine participants demonstrated considerable variations in performance level during two 53-min testing sessions in which continuous video-based eye activity measures were obtained. Using a trackball, participants were required to maneuver a target disk (dest...

The changes of higher-order aberrations (HOAs) after bilateral lateral rectus muscle recession were evaluated. Forty eyes of 20 children were enrolled and their wavefront information was assessed until postoperative 3 months. Even though the root mean square (RMS) of total aberration was not changed, the RMS of HOA was transiently increased at postoperative 1 week and returned to baseline level...

The sleep-onset period of 10 drug-free patients with narcolepsy-cataplexy and 10 normals matched for age and gender was investigated using the multiple sleep latency test to elicit episodes of intentional sleep onset. Spectral analyses were calculated for delta, theta, alpha, sigma, and beta frequencies using 5-second epochs beginning at lights-out and continuing until the first 2 minutes of st...

The relation between ventricular fibrillation threshold (VFT) and cardiac surface QRST area distributions was studied in eight pentobarbital-anesthetized dogs. Unipolar epicardial electrograms were recorded from 64 sites evenly distributed on the right and left ventricles. Localized areas of short repolarization properties were produced by directing five intensities of light onto the surface of...

Changes in electromyographic (EMG) parameters are used to evaluate timing, amplitude, and fatigue of muscle actions during movement. Little published data describe the reliability and precision of multiple EMG parameters, how these parameters compare to one another, and how these parameters vary between muscles. The purpose of this study was to determine the reliability and precision of four EM...

Objective:To assess standing balance in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with and without freezing of gait (FOG) during cognitive loading. Method:A balance assessment with cognitive loading, reading (RE) and counting backward (CB), was performed by the Nintendo Wii Fit in 60 PD patients (Hoehn and Yahr stages 1-3) at Thammasat University Hospital, Thailand. The participants were grouped into F...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the influence of velocity of shortening on the relationship between diaphragm activation and pressure generation in humans. This was achieved by relating the root mean square (RMS) of the diaphragm electromyogram to the transdiaphragmatic pressure (Pdi) generated during dynamic contractions at different inspiratory flow rates. Five healthy subjects insp...

PURPOSE To examine postural stability in glaucoma patients and subjects with no ocular disease. METHODS Twenty-four glaucoma (G) and 24 control (C) subjects participated (mean age [SD] G: 65.9 [5.5] years; C: 68.3 [5.2] years). Postural stability was measured using a force-balance platform under four conditions: eyes open/closed standing on a firm surface and eyes open/closed on a foam surfac...