AIM Ankle-foot orthoses are the standard of care for foot drop in cerebral palsy (CP), but may overly constrain ankle movement and limit function in those with mild CP. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) may be a less restrictive and more effective alternative, but has rarely been used in CP. The primary objective of this study was to conduct the first trial in CP examining the acceptabili...

Sequel to spinal cord injury (SCI), functional impairment is sustained and the SCI individuals are often confined to wheelchair usage. Current trends of walking rehabilitation adopted is functional electrical stimulation (FES) assisted gait with partial body weight support. However, lack of lower limb proprioception, inability to control complex joint trajectory, rapid energy consumption, unsta...

The restoration of arm-free standing in individuals with paraplegia can be facilitated via functional electrical stimulation (FES). In developing adequate control strategies for FES systems, it remains challenging to test the performance of a particular control scheme on human subjects. In this study, we propose a testing platform for developing effective control strategies for a closed-loop FE...

The completely sequenced genome of the cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC 6803 contains several open reading frames, of which the deduced amino acid sequences show similarities to proteins known to be involved in FeS cluster synthesis of nitrogenase (Nif proteins) and other FeS proteins (Isc proteins). In this article, the results of our studies on these proteins are summarized and discussed with...

We have proposed a new concept of 3D architecture using four-terminal electrical switches (FES), which can replace CMOS logic without self-organized bottom-up process. Ultra high speed FES can be realized by nanoscale electrical mechanical system based on carbon nanotube. Nonvolatile FES can also be realized by modifying twoterminal nonvolatile memory devices, such as solid electrolyte memory u...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether short-term propulsion of a functional electrical stimulation-assisted leg-cycling wheelchair (FES-LW) in patients with stroke can reduce spasticity of the affected leg and whether FES has additional effects on reducing spasticity. DESIGN Within-subject comparison. SUBJECTS A total of 17 patients after stroke were recruited from the university hospital. METHO...

Improving the FES-assisted indoor rowing exercise (FES-rowing) performance enables the spinal cord injury (SCI) people to perform hybrid FES-exercise in a higher level of intensity. High level of exercise volume and intensity can play a big role in prevention of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and obesity which is a significant threat to the health of people with chronic SCI. FES-rowing...

Introduction. Adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) often have difficulty participating in exercise at intensities necessary to improve cardiovascular fitness. Functional electrical stimulation- (FES-) assisted cycling is proposed as a form of exercise for adolescents with CP. The aims of this paper were to adapt methods and assess the feasibility of applying FES cycling technology in adolescent...

Upper limb rehabilitation strategies for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) have evolved greatly over the last few decades. Amongst these strategies, functional electrical stimulation (FES) approaches have been widely recognized as the most promising. To date, 2 FES-based approaches for improving upper limb function in individuals with SCI have emerged. One approach proposes the use of F...

Batch experiments were performed to assess (i) the influence of pH, solution amendments, and mineral aging on the rates and products of trichloroethylene (TCE) transformation by iron sulfide (FeS) and (ii) the influence of pretreatment of iron metal with NaHS on TCE transformation rates. The relative rates of FeS-mediated transformation of TCE to different products were quantified by branching ...