Objective: Vascular aging and osteosarcopenic obesity (OSO) refers to age-related endothelial cells and body composition disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of 12 weeks resistance training with elastic bands on vascular aging-related serum miR-146 expression level and atherosclerosis risk factors in elderly women with OSO. Materials and Methods: In the present si...

[Purpose] This study developed methods of shoulder supporting banding and shoulder pulling banding using elastic bands for scapular dyskinesis patients with shoulder depression and scapular downward rotation and investigated the effect on shoulder pain and scapular position. [Subject] The subject was a scapular dyskinesis patient with shoulder depression and scapular downward rotation and shoul...

The phase variation of the σ → ππ amplitude is accurately determined as a function of mass from BES II data for J/Ψ → ωπ + π −. The determination arises from interference with the strong b 1 (1235)π amplitude. The observed phase variation agrees within errors with that in ππ elastic scattering. The σ pole appears as a conspicuous π + π − peak in BES II data for J/Ψ → ωπ + π − [1]. This peak is ...

We present a study of the maximum stress supported by elastics bands of nitrile as a function of the natural length and the load time. The maximum tension of rupture and the corresponding variation in length were found by measuring the elongation of an elastic band when a mass is suspended from its free end until it reaches the breaking point. The work done by non-conservative forces was calcul...

We study theoretically the propagation of elastic waves in two-dimensional composite media composed of a square array of hollow steel cylinders embedded in water using the finite-difference time-domain method. These composite media constitute a class of acoustic band gap materials with narrow pass bands in their transmission stop bands. The frequency at which the pass band occurs is tunable by ...

The goal of the research described in this paper is to build robotic systems that can execute motion tasks in real time. We present two ideas towards this goal: a real-time path planner for static three-dimensional con guration spaces and a new framework for the integration of planning and control. The planner is based on a new class of cells, slippery cells, incorporated in an approximate cell...

The effects of nanosecond laser peening on Zr41Ti14Cu12.5Ni10Be22.5 metallic glass were investigated in this study. The peening treatment produced an extra-deep shock-affected zone compared to crystal metal. As opposed to the conventional shear bands, numerous arc shear bands appeared and aggregated in the vertical direction of the laser beam, forming basic units for accommodating plastic defor...