In this study, we present a knee exoskeleton that assists weight acceptance in walking, sit-to-stand and stair ascending. Working principle of the device is inspired from bio-mechanical data natural human gait, sit to stance ascent motions. First, analyze gait identify behavior joint. Then build model for stand motion with an elastic element. After that, analyzed similar manner. Then, define ap...

We have developed algorithms and procedures for calculating daily sea ice thickness (SIT) and open water–sea ice (OWSI) charts, based on the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), ice surface temperature (IST) (night-time only), and reflectance (R) swath data, respectively. The resolution of the SIT chart is 1 km and that of the OWSI chart is 250 m. The charts are targeted to be...

SAANIJOKI, T., L. NUMMENMAA, M. KOIVUMÄKI, E. LÖYTTYNIEMI, K. K. KALLIOKOSKI, and J. C. HANNUKAINEN. Affective Adaptation to Repeated Sprint Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training Protocols in Insulin-Resistant Subjects. Med. Sci. Sports Exerc., Vol. 50, No. 1, pp. 00–00, 2018. Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate affective responses to repeated sessions ...

A new platelet-specific alloantigen, termed Sit(a), was identified in a severe case of neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia. The Sit(a) alloantigen is of low frequency (1/400) in the German population. Immunochemical studies demonstrated that the Sit(a) epitopes reside on platelet glycoprotein (GP) Ia. Nucleotide sequence analysis of GPIa cDNA derived from Sit(a)-positive platelets showed C(253...

BACKGROUND 3-year subcutaneous specific immunotherapy (SIT) in children with seasonal allergic rhinoconjunctivitis reduced the risk of developing asthma during treatment and 2 years after discontinuation of SIT (5-year follow-up) indicating long-term preventive effect of SIT. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the long-term clinical effect and the preventive effect of developing asthma 7-years after term...

Excessive sedentary behavior has been associated with many negative health outcomes. While an understudied health topic, there is evidence that university students are excessively sedentary. Sit-stand desks have been shown to reduce sedentary time among pre-university students (ages 5-18 years) and sedentary workers but have not been tested in university classrooms. This study tested the effect...

PURPOSE In extrinsic atopic dermatitis (AD), house dust mites (HDM) play a role in eliciting or aggravating allergic lesions. The nature of skin inflammation in AD has raised a growing interest in allergen-specific immunotherapy (SIT). Thus, we assessed clinical improvement and laboratory parameters for evaluation of the benefit of long-term SIT. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 217 AD patien...

BACKGROUND Treatment of allergic disease can be done by pharmacological intervention by allergen avoidance--in the following called standard care (SC), or by specific treatment with allergy vaccination; Specific Immunotherapy (SIT). The aim of this study were to evaluate the effects of subcutaneously administrated SIT compared to SC by objective (clinical/medical records) and subjective paramet...