A plastic ankle foot orthosis (AFO) was developed, referred to as functional ankle foot orthosis Type 2 (FAFO (II)), which can deal with genu recurvatum and the severe spastic foot in walking. Clinical trials were successful for all varus and drop feet, and for most cases of genu recurvatum. Electromyogram studies showed that the FAFO (II) reduced the spasticity of gastrocnemius and hamstring m...

In the framework of the German Atmospheric Research Program AFO-2000 a system of consistent coupled numerical models has been developed. The purpose of the model system is to serve as a tool for the execution of European urban air quality regulations. A consortium with the acronym VALIUM was formed, which consisted of German research institutes, environmental consultancies and an environmental ...

PURPOSE To perform a literature review evaluating the quality of current research on the influence of ankle-foot orthoses (AFOs) on gait in children with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS A qualitative systematic review of intervention studies including the following words/phrases in the title/abstract: children with CP, AFO, gait and inferential statistical analysis, and outcomes related to gait....

This study explored the associations between the perpetration of partner violence and two types of face orientation-protective and acquisitive-in Chinese societies. Data from a convenience sample of 3,388 university students from Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Beijing were analyzed. The participants completed the Protective and Acquisitive Face Orientation (PAFO) Scale Short Form and the Revised Conf...

Automatic modulation recognition is a necessary part of cooperative and noncooperative communication systems plays an important role in military civilian fields. Although the constellation diagram (CD) essential feature for different digital modulations, it hard to be extracted under complex environment. Frequency offset, especially nonlinear frequency offset vital problem environment, which gr...

Amaç: Serebral palsili (SP) çocuklarda ortez kullanımı hakkında bilgi edinmek ve kullanımının motor fonksiyon düzeyleriyle ilişkisini değerlendirmekti.
 Gereç Yöntem: Çalışmaya 2-18 yaş arası 86 SP’li çocuk dahil edildi. Çocukların spastisiteleri Modifiye Asworth Skalası (MAS) ile fonksiyonel seviyeleri Kaba Motor Fonksiyon Sınıflama Sistemi (KMFSS) değerlendirildi. Sosyo-demografik özelli...

Most species of Ceratocystis sensu stricto are virulent pathogens of a wide variety of plants including forest and fruit trees, sweet potato, pineapple and sugar cane. Confusion exists regarding the taxonomy of the species in this genus. The aim of this study was to develop a rapid and reliable PCR-based RFLP identification method and to consider phylogenetic relationships among the betterknown...

Abstract With increasing life expectancy, the risk of diseases central nervous system, such as cancer, strokes, etc., also increases. Strokes often result in injury to sciatic nerve, which is responsible for controlling calf muscles (plantar and dorsal flexors). A so-called ankle joint orthosis (AFO) helps support pathological gait avoid foot drop during gait. Passive orthoses are particular im...

We present a control method for a simple limit-cycle bipedal walker that uses adaptive frequency oscillators (AFO’s) to generate stable gaits. Existence of stable limit cycles is demonstrated with an inverted-pendulum model. This model predicts a proportional relationship between hip torque amplitude and stride frequency. The closed-loop walking control incorporates adaptive Fourier analysis to...