If a system uses assertions of the general form x causes y , (e.g. MYCIN rules) then loop situations in which X, causes X2, X2 causes X3, . . . . , X, causes X,, are, intuitively, best avoided. If an assertion has an attached confidence weight, as in x (0.8)-causes y , then one can choose to say that the confidence in a chain of such assertions is as strong as the weakest link in the chain. If ...

We demonstrate a real-time interactive system illuminating your shadows cast on the floor. A user occluding the projector light may create undesirable shadow in front-projector-based systems. We overcome and turn this problem to our advantage with an elaborately designed optics including multi-projection techniques. The systems will make you experience an exciting space of interaction performin...

The objective of the study was to determine whether insoles with a low Shore A value (15 degrees) as prescribed for patients with a diabetic neuropathy have a negative effect on posture stability because these insoles may reduce somatosensory input under the feet. It was conducted in the Center for Rehabilitation, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Neth...

OBJECTIVE Determine if a change in internal knee abduction angular impulse (KAAI) is related to pain reduction for runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP) by comparing lateral and medial wedge insole interventions, and increased KAAI and decreased KAAI groups. DESIGN Randomized controlled clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov ID# NCT01332110). SETTING Biomechanics laboratory and community. PA...

This work presents a soft, flexible, and low-cost capacitive pressure-sensitive insole developed using resource-efficient single-step 3D printing method. Developed elastomeric materials, the soft robust sensory can bend twist in extreme angles. The is designed to have four sensing zones capture pressure information from entire contact area. sensors tested under different condition of applied sh...

This letter presents an ultrathin textured polycrystalline oxide (polyoxide) ( ~100 A) prepared by thermal oxidation of thin polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon) film on n+ polysilicon. The presented textured polyoxide exhibits a much higher electron injection efficiency, a much smaller electron trapping rate, and a much larger charge to breakdown than the normal polyoxide. The value of Qhd of...

INTRODUCTION Capsular contracture formation is a common complication following breast augmentation surgery. Breast implant shells have either a smooth or a textured surface. Smooth surfaces demonstrate a higher incidence of contracture formation. The 3-dimensional surface of textured implants is thought to disrupt contractile forces and reduce capsular contracture rates. AIM To investigate th...

Capsular contracture is a common complication after breast augmentation surgery. This study pathologically evaluated the soft-tissue response to surface modifications in both smooth and textured tissue expander prostheses. METHODS Smooth tissue expanders and textured tissue expanders in 5 cases each were used for breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Histological samples were harvested from...

As with many other aspects of the foot, the rheumatoid foot, historically, has been treated symptomatically. If there is a painful tenosynovitis, synovectomy; a painful joint not responding to drug treatment, fusion; bony prominences (including metatarsal heads), excision; if the structure collapses, a valgus 'insole'; and if all else fails, bespoke footwear and discharge. But is this good enou...