Background: Studies on how the shoe insole hardness regulate joint stiffness and transfer energy in the lower extremity during jump landing are scarce. The current study aimed to determine the effectiveness of shoe insole changes in joint power and stiffness during landing from jumps. Methods: Fifteen healthy male athletes volunteered to perform jump-landing in various shoe insole conditions. ...

Models will play a central role in the representation, storage, manipulation, and communication of knowledge in systems biology. Models capable of fulfilling such a role will likely differ from the familiar styles deployed with great success in the physical sciences. Molecular systems at the basis of cellular decision processes are concurrent and combinatorial. Their behavior is as much constra...

The influence of stress on the phase change behaviour of Ge2Sb2Te5 encapsulated by ZnSSiO2 and TiN is investigated using temperature dependent Extended X-ray Asbsorption Fines Structure and Ellipsometry to determine the crystallisation temperature. The encapsulation material surrounding the Ge2Sb2Te5 has an increasingly dominant effect on the material’s ability to change phase and can cause a p...

Several experiences in international environmental cooperation and assistance are examined to understand how communication across differing traditions, legal systems, cultures, history, and language has impacted joint efforts to develop stronger environmental regimes. The article concludes that efforts to build more effective environmental protection regimes in support of both domestic and inte...

osteochondritis dissecans (ocd) is a common joint disorder in knee, ankle and elbow, however it can be rarely found in glenohumeral joint. in this study, we report an asymptomatic case of humeral head ocd, which was detected incidentally following a trauma. x-rays showed an area of lucency around an oval bony fragment measuring about 1 cm on the superior aspect of the humeral head. however, the...