PURPOSE To examine the influence of two patellofemoral braces on pain response, patellar alignment, and patellofemoral joint contact area in persons with patellofemoral pain. METHODS Fifteen women between the ages of 18 and 45 yr with a diagnosis of patellofemoral pain participated. After the assessment of pain response using a visual analog scale, subjects underwent axial plane magnetic reso...

In this study, a hydraulic system generator power converter was modeled to verify the performance of hydraulic-based take-off (PTO) system. Moreover, characteristics and output PTO were analyzed with various load control algorithms applied for maximum control. The simulation verified through comparison actual sea test results. Unlike previous studies on input performance, electrical in study. b...

Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) was applied using a pulsed unipolar waveformto produce Al2O3−TiO2 composite coatings from sol solutions containing colloidal TiO2 nanoparticles. The were produced by dissolving 1, 3, and 5 g/L of potassium titanyl oxalate (PTO) in silicate solution. Scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectrometry, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy to characte...

The crystal structure of the title compound, α-PbTeO(3) (PTO), has been reported previously by Mariolacos [Anz. Oesterr. Akad. Wiss. Math. Naturwiss. Kl. (1969), 106, 128-130], refined on powder data. The current determination at room temperature from data obtained from single crystals grown by the Czochralski method shows a significant improvement in the precision of the geometric parameters w...

In this project, we are experimentally testing the importance of burdens of proof in determining the validity of a patent in litigation. The genesis of these experiments is the Supreme Court decision in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited P'ship, 131 S. Ct. 2238 (2011). In i4i, the Court rejected Microsoft's claim that a jury need only be persuaded by a preponderance of the evidence to find a patent...

The syntheses, calculated surface areas and N2 uptakes of two highly augmented {Cu}2 'paddlewheel'-based MOFs provide a direct comparison of tbo and pto framework polymorphs with identical composition.

Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 is a model pathogen for studying the molecular basis of plant immunity and disease susceptibility in tomato and Arabidopsis. DC3000 uses a type III secretion system to inject effector proteins into the plant cell. Type III effectors are thought to promote bacterial virulence by suppressing plant defenses and enhancing access to nutrients trapped in the pla...