Plasma flow velocity fluctuations have been directly measured in the high temperature magnetically confined plasma in the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST) Reversed-Field Pinch (RFP) [R. N. Dexter et al., Fusion Tech. 19, 131 (1991)]. These measurements show that the flow velocity fluctuations are correlated with magnetic field fluctuations such that the electromotive force v ̃ H B ̃ approximately ba...

Shoulder pain and injury are highly prevalent among manual wheelchair users with spinal cord injury (SCI) [18]. The consequences of upper extremity (UE) pain are significant because manual wheelchair users rely on their arms for mobility and independence. Specific biomechanical parameters of wheelchair propulsion such as cadence, magnitude of force, and pattern of the hand during the no propuls...

Force generated by smooth muscle cells is believed to result from the interaction of actin and myosin filaments and is regulated through phosphorylation of the myosin regulatory light chain (LC(20)). The role of other cytoskeleton filaments, such as microtubules and intermediate filaments, in determining the mechanical output of smooth muscle is unclear. In cultured fibroblasts, microtubule dis...

This paper describes the use of a neonatal sphygmomanometer cuff as a simple, inexpensive pinch meter. Normal values for key pinch, pulp pinch and side pinch in the dominant hand of healthy Nepali people are provided. The pinch meter was also used to test pinch strength in hands affected by leprosy and normal hands. Some patients with leprosy who have no objective weakness on voluntary muscle t...

In this paper, we explore the self-pinched transport of heavy ions in an inertial confinement fusion reactor chamber environment. The bulk of this work is carried out using a hybrid particle-in-cell code. The initial results show that a neutral flibe pressure of roughly 5–50 mtorr is sufficient to produce a net current capable of confining the ions at small radius (<5 mm). The source and sensit...