We have studied the independent and combined effects of 30 minutes' exposure to hypoxia and an increase in stimulation frequency from 0.5 Hz to 3.0 Hz on internal longitudinal resistance (ri) and conduction in guinea pig papillary muscles through the use of the voltage ratio method with air as the external insulator. Increasing stimulation frequency from 0.5 to 3.0 Hz in the presence of O2 caus...

Die corner filling is very important in tube hydroforming process. Definition of the internal pressure path is a key factor in improving the corner filling.  However, the factors that cause improvement of corner filling are still unclear. In this paper, effect of bilinear pressure path on corner filling in hydroforming of tube in box-shape die is studied using both finite element simulation and...

We have used the wavelet transform to evaluate the time-frequency content of laser-Doppler flowmetry (LDF) signals measured simultaneously on the surfaces of free microvascular flaps deprived of sympathetic nerve activity (SNA), and on adjacent intact skin, in humans. It was thereby possible to determine the frequency interval within which SNA manifests itself in peripheral blood flow oscillati...

We analyzed mechanical properties of kitten papillary muscles both at rest and in Bi + contractore by the frequency response method. Hie mosde length was perturbed sinusoidal)}, with an amplitude less than 0.3% of Lou, over a frequency range from 0.1 to 60 Hz to determine the dynamic stiffness, F(a>)/L(a>), in which F(a>) = amplitude of the force response wave, L(to) = amplitude of sinusoidal l...

CONTEXT Electrically induced muscle cramps (EIMC) do not last long enough to study many cramp treatments. Increasing stimulation frequency lengthens cramp duration; it is unknown which frequency elicits the longest EIMC. OBJECTIVE To determine which stimulation frequency elicits the longest EIMC and whether cramp duration and stimulation frequency are correlated. DESIGN Randomized, crossove...

PURPOSE To evaluate the technical performance of the RT3 triaxial accelerometer. METHODS Twenty-three RT3 accelerometers were subjected to a specific vibration along each sensitive axis in isolation, using a motorized vibration table that produced frequencies of 2.1, 5.1, and 10.2 Hz, respectively. Data were analyzed for frequency and axis effects and inter- and intra-instrument variability. ...

the ac electrical behaviour of nano porous silicon (psi) with tio2 thin films was examined over the range of frequency 102 to 105 hz. porous silicon (psi) layers were obtained by electrochemical etching in hf solution and tio2 thin films were deposited on psi substrates by using electron beam evaporation technique at room temperature. the porosity of psi layer was found by using the gravimetric...

The three-dimensional (3-D) properties of the translational vestibulo-ocular reflexes (translational VORs) during lateral and fore-aft oscillations in complete darkness were studied in rhesus monkeys at frequencies between 0.16 and 25 Hz. In addition, constant velocity off-vertical axis rotations extended the frequency range to 0.02 Hz. During lateral motion, horizontal responses were in phase ...

BACKGROUND High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) improves motor functions in those with Parkinson disease but may worsen frontal functions such as verbal fluency (VF). In contrast, low-frequency DBS leads to deterioration of motor functions. It is not known whether low-frequency STN DBS also has an effect on frontal functions. OBJECTIVE To examine whethe...