Robotic devices can provide physical assistance to people who have suffered neurological impairments such as stroke. Neurological disorders related this condition induce abnormal gait patterns, which impede the independence execute different Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). From fundamental role ankle in walking, Powered Ankle-Foot Orthoses (PAFOs) been developed enhance users’ and hence thei...

AVL List GmbH in Graz, Austria (www.avl.com) is the world’s largest privately owned and independent company for the development of powertrain engineering with internal combustion engines as well as instrumentation and test systems. It was founded in 1948 and it has a staff of 2400 employees in many countries in the world. The activities of AVL comprise the three divisions ‘Powertrain Engineerin...

The University of Idaho has been developing gasoline direct injection two-stroke engine technology for use in snowmobile applications as part of the Clean Snowmobile Challenge organized by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Applying GDI to a twostroke engine significantly reduces emissions of unburned hydrocarbons and improves fuel economy by reducing or eliminating the short circuiting of fu...

The G protein regulatory (GPR) motif is a approximately 20-residue conserved domain that acts as a guanine dissociation inhibitor (GDI) for G(i/o)(alpha) subunits. Here, we describe the isolation of peptides derived from a GPR consensus sequence using mRNA display selection libraries. Biotinylated G(i)(alpha)(1), modified at either the N or C terminus, serves as a high-affinity binding target f...

This paper presents a work in process about Goal Driven Interaction (GDI), a style of interaction intended for inexperienced, infrequent and occasional users, whose main priorities are to use a system and achieve their goals without cost in terms of time or effort. GDI basic philosophy is to guide the user about the "what" to do and the "how" to do it in each moment of the interaction process, ...