Precast prestreesed concrete braces are a new method for seismic strength of Concrete Structures which has the following benefits: a) no wet concrete work in construction site b) No bolt or anchorage to the existing frame c) easy to apply d) short construction period e) low construction cost, to evaluate seismic performance of strengthened structure a model consist of existing frame and concret...

Our reliance on cyber–physical systems (CPSs) is increasingly widespread, but scalable methods for the analysis of such systems remain a significant challenge. Runtime verification of CPSs provides a reasonable middle ground between formal verification and simulation approaches, but it comes with its own challenges. A runtime verification system must run directly on the deployed application. In...

BACKGROUND Spinal classification systems for scoliosis which were developed to correlate with surgical treatment historically have been used in brace treatment as well. Previously, there had not been a scoliosis classification system developed specifically to correlate with brace design and treatment. The purpose of this study is to show the intra- and inter- observer reliability of a new scoli...

BACKGROUND As a result of scientific and medical professionals gaining interest in Stress and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQL), the aim of our research is, thus, to validate into Spanish the German questionnaire Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQ) (mit Korsett), for adolescents wearing braces. METHODS The methodology used adheres to literature on trans-cultural adaptation by doing...

The biomechanical effectiveness of a valgus-inducing knee brace was investigated for 16 patients with knee osteoarthritis (mean +/- standard deviation age 56 +/- 10 yr, height 172 +/- 9 cm, mass 83 +/- 7 kg, body mass index 27.6 +/- 4.5 kg/m(2)). At the time of investigation, all subjects had been wearing the brace for at least 4 weeks. In addition to conducting standard gait analysis, we calcu...

Background The Maastricht brace (M-brace) was developed to improve compliance and associated efficacy of brace treatment in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Initial pressure measurements in the M-brace revealed a higher corrective pressure as compared to the Boston brace, and a better patient reported quality of life, as measured with the SRS 22 and Brace questionnaire. We present the fir...

This proposal presents an approach to explanation that incorporates the paradigms of belief revision and abduction. We present an algorithm that combines these techniques and a system called Brace that is a preliminary implementation of this algorithm. We show the applicability of the Brace approach to a wide range of domains including scienti c discovery, device diagnosis and plan recognition....

This proposal presents an approach to explanation that incorporates the paradigms of belief revision and abduction. We present an algorithm that combines these techniques and a system called Brace that is a preliminary implementation of this algorithm. We show the applicability of the Brace approach to a wide range of domains including scienti c discovery, device diagnosis and plan recognition....

Materials and methods 39 patients with AIS who did received a conservative treatment method included in the study allocated into three groups. 35 of our patients were female and 4 were male. 4 patients with 20°≥ Cobb angle enrolled into first group (exercise group). 24 patients did not want to receive an exercise programme so they included in 2. group (brace group). All of the patients worn CAD...