PURPOSE The release of drug from a polymeric matrix is complicated. It often involves drug diffusion, interface movement and various interactions. It also shows a dependence on the length of polymer rod. With Lc as the 'critical length', three different phases can be distinguished from the kinetic process. Prior to reaching Lc, the interface movement plays a key role on determining the release....

Activities of the elbow flexors and extensors during the movement of the elbow flexion and extension were analyzed in six normal human volunteers by electromyography (EMG). In the flexors, the majority of the muscles showed EMG activities during both the flexion and extension phases, although patterns and amplitudes of EMG activities varied from individual to individual. The biceps brachii alwa...

This paper describes the motivation behind the adoption of a musification approach to the auditory display of flagella movement (specifically, malaria in the form of P. berghei) as shown in high resolution 3D holography. The criteria applied to the data mapping process in order to achieve this musification are also described, with an approach to spatialization in order to represent three dimens...

Sensorimotor learning refers to improvements that occur through practice in the performance of sensory-guided motor behaviors. Leveraging novel technical capabilities of an immersive virtual environment, we probed the component kinematic processes that mediate sensorimotor learning. Twenty naïve subjects performed a simulated marksmanship task modeled after Olympic Trap Shooting standards. We m...

The purpose of this study was to identify changes in equilibrium and movement control strategies in patients with arthritis of the knee. These strategies were expected to be different from those of healthy subjects because of the impairments caused by knee arthritis. The different phases of a side step were studied in patients with severe knee arthritis using a movement analysis system and forc...

Nowadays, mobile communications face new challenges in its evolution: The convergence of wireless cellular networking and TCP/IP architecture. In addition, Internet protocols do not support mobility, so different mechanisms to offer seamless mobility have been proposed. The fourth generation (4G) IP-based wireless networks have lead IP level the ideal candidate where mobility should be implemen...

Oriented immobilization of sensing molecules on solid phases is an important issue in biosensing. In case of immunosensors, it is essential to scrutinize not only the direction and shape of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in solution but also the real-time movement of IgGs, which cannot be achieved by conventional techniques. Recently, we developed bio-nanocapsules (BNCs) displaying a tandem form of the...

Estimating the elbow angle using shoulder data is very important and valuable in Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) systems which can be useful in assisting C5/C6 SCI patients. Much research has been conducted based on the elbow-shoulder synergies.The aim of this study was the online estimation of elbow flexion/extension angle from the upper arm acceleration signals during ADLs. For this, ...

PURPOSE The adaptive strategies adopted by individuals with infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS) during reading are not clearly understood. Eye movement recordings were used to identify ocular motor strategies used by patients with INS during reading. METHODS Eye movements were recorded at 500 Hz in 25 volunteers with INS and 7 controls when reading paragraphs of text centered at horizontal gaz...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of game-based virtual reality movement therapy plus mental practice on upper extremity function in chronic stroke patients with hemiparesis. [Subjects] The subjects were chronic stroke patients with hemiparesis. [Methods] Thirty subjects were randomly assigned to either the control group or experimental group. All subjects recei...