INTRODUCTION The mechanical properties of hamstring muscles are usually inferred from global passive torque/angle relationships, in combination with adjoining tissues crossing the joint investigated. Shear modulus measurement provides an estimate of changes in muscle-tendon stiffness and passive tension. This study aimed to assess the passive individual behavior of each hamstring muscle in diff...

Golfers with disability are limited in the execution of the full golf swing, but their performance in putting may be comparable because this stroke does not demand significant strength, balance and range of motion. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare putting performance, kinetic and kinematic consistency between golfers with different disabilities and healthy athletes. The participa...

The application of brassinolide (BL) to the lamina joint region of rice (Oryza sativa L., cv. Nipponbare) seedlings caused marked bending of laminae, and BL influenced rice root growth under intact conditions. A remarkable increase in lamina inclination at BL 1 microM and an evident increase in root elongation at BL 0.01 microM were observed compared with the control. A total of 786 and 508 pro...

We developed a new climate-sensitive vegetation state-and-transition simulation model (CV-STSM) to simulate future vegetation at a fine spatial grain commensurate with the scales of human land-use decisions, and under the joint influences of changing climate, site productivity, and disturbance. CV-STSM integrates outputs from four different modeling systems. Successional changes in tree species...

Currently: Associate Professor at Chalmers/GU (substitute, until 2007-06-01). 050110-060110: Substitute in mathematics at Sigrid Rudebecks gymnasium (an independent school in Gbg). 020901-050110: Teaching students at Chalmers/GU (Guest teacher, i.e. not a permanent appointment) in different courses in mathematics. 990701-020901: PhD-student at Växjö University (VXU). 95-990701: Under graduate a...

This report describes a system in which a population of agents develops a set of syllables for imitating each other. Initially, the agents do not have a repertoire of sounds. However, they are able to produce a range of human like syllables that consist of an onset (consonant) and a nucleus (vowel). Through a pressure to imitate each other successfully and a pressure to increase the number of s...

Title : Emgu CV Essentials download Description : This book provides a practical guide to Emgu CV libraries, with sample code and examples used throughout to explain the concepts clearly. Each chapter deals with a different aspect of the Computer Vision field and the implementation of that topic in Emgu CV.If you are a C# programmer working on computer vision projects, this book is for you. You...

Judges, referees, and other arbitrators are tasked with making objective decisions based on narrow criteria, but they may also care about the consequences of their rulings for others and themselves. Do the consequences of arbitration distort the decisions of arbitrators? We examine over onemillion decisionsmade by umpires inMajor League Baseball, which directs and incentivizes umpires to make b...

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