OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationships between spinal mobility, pulmonary function, structural change of the spine, pain, fatigue, and quality of life (QOL) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). METHODS Thirty-six patients with AS were recruited. Their spinal mobility was examined through seven physical tests: modified Schober test, lateral bending, chest expansion, occiput to wal...

The magnitude of secondary relaxation and heat capacity of a variety of glasses decrease on physical ageing. The decrease suggests a collapse of localized high-volume, highentropy regions in its structure. Densification on ageing affects the kinetic, vibrational and electronic properties of a glass differently than does densification on compression. Tunneling centres responsible for the low-tem...

The effectiveness of low-intensity physical activity for improving functional ability and psychological well-being in chronically impaired older individuals was demonstrated in a pilot study. Participants who completed 6 weeks of structured low-intensity exercise (N = 77) improved in the time and number of steps required to walk a measured course, in self-assessments of mobility and flexibility...

The concept of connectivity in wireless networks is a well-established term referring to the ability of nodes to communicate with other nodes directly or through other nodes working as relays. In this paper, a different aspect of connectivity is presented named physical connectivity, which we defined as the ability of nodes to physically reach other nodes, not only through open spaces, but also...

We discuss an exponential law for the trajectories distribution in a urban road network, that has been found analyzing a large set of GPS data on private cars dynamics. This law appears to be common for very different cities, from the size of a town to that of a metropolis. We propose to explain this behavior as an effect of the activities sprawling in modern cities, associated with the existen...

The band structure (BS) of Si with arbitrary stress/strain conditions has been calculated using the empirical non-local pseudopotential method (EPM). It is shown that the change of the effective masses cannot be neglected for general stress conditions and how this effect together with the strain induced splitting of the conduction bands can be used to optimize electron mobility enhancement Δμn....

Amorphous systems have attracted considerable attention due to their favorable properties; however, their stability issues still pose a major challenge. The purpose of the present work was to investigate the role of molecular mobility and moisture in the physical stability of a selected pharmaceutical amorphous system. Irbesartan (IBS), a relatively stable glass, was chosen as the model drug, a...

LIME is a middleware supporting the development of applications that exhibit physical mobility of hosts, logical mobility of agents, or both. LIME adopts a coordination perspective inspired by work on the Linda model. The context for computation, represented in Linda by a globally accessible, persistent tuple space, is represented in LIME by transient sharing of the tuple spaces carried by each...

UNLABELLED The list of individualized needs of the wheelchair user as developed by the medical and personal profile assessment can be categorized under the general goals to be accomplished through the process of the wheelchair recommendation: MEDICAL PROFILE: MEDICAL HISTORY (1) Compensate for loss or absence of function. (2) Promote good health through prevention of problems. Physical Assess...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to assess the influence of a supervised programme of exercises on ankle joint mobility in patients with venous leg ulcerations. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was carried out between 2008 and 2009 at the Venous Ulcer Treatment Outpatient Clinic and Clinic of General and Vascular Surgery of the Dr Jan Biziel University Hospital no. 2 in Bydgoszcz. It was a...