There is a growing body of evidence to strongly support the use of labile surfaces in training and rehabilitating the neuro-musculo-skeletal system1. Most of this evidence supports the notion that labile surface exercises stimulate the activation of muscular contraction strategies originating from segmental and multi-segmental spinal reflexes and reactions. Local stabilization muscles primarily...

We propose to control intonation in unit selection speech synthesis with a mixed CART-HMM intonation model. The Finite State Machine (FSM) formulation is suited to incorporate the intonation model in the unit selection framework because it allows for combination of models with different unit types and handling competing intonative variants. Subjective experiments have been carried out to compar...

In human motion studies, inverse dynamics analysis is the standard technique used to gain insight into the net summation of all muscle activity at each joint. In the inverse dynamics method, the joint forces and joint moments of force are calculated from a prescribed movement. Since the segmental movements, in contrast to the internal forces, can be measured, this method is commonly applied for...

OBJECTIVES (1) To determine the prevalence of cervical zygapophyseal joint pain in a specialist clinical setting; (2) to review the number of diagnostic blocks needed to identify the segmental level of the symptomatic joints; and (3) to determine the distribution of segmental levels of cervical zygapophyseal joint pain in a clinical setting. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective audit of patients ...

Unicystic ameloblastoma is a slow-growing tumor originating from the odontogenic epithelium that can be localized within lining of cyst. It commonly affects younger individuals and frequently found in posterior mandible. The classification this based on histopathological characteristics, distinguishing between luminal, intraluminal, mural proliferation epithelium. Treatment options vary dependi...

The structure of the lining cells at the surface of the synovial membrane facing the joint cavity has been studied by electron microscopy. The long cytoplasmic processes of these cells appear to be oriented toward the surface of the membrane, where they overlap and intertwine. The matrix of the lining cells contains dense material but no fibers with the periodicity of collagen. The lining cells...

The utilization of the lining type in pressure tunnels is highly dependent on the geological and hydraulic conditions. There are two types of lining, namely concrete and steel lining but steel lining is one of the most expensive arrangements. To decrease the length of steel lining in these tunnels, the concrete lining, which prevents water seepage from the surrounding rock mass, is the appropri...

Shield docking technology is widely used in underwater shield tunnels. As the not perfect, instability of tunnel face and stress relaxation segment lining caused by dismantling need to be solved. Using a cross-sea project, reinforcement with steel channel process studied. The longitudinal effect after thrust unloading analyzed, theoretical solution circumferential joint opening, or without rein...

A 10-year-old, neutered male Labrador retriever presented with progressive left hind lameness. Ultrasonography revealed large, subcutaneous, ovoid cysts around the stifle joint. Radiographic and computed tomographic images revealed periosteal reaction of the distal femur. Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging showed a large cyst that was hypointense in T1-weighted images, hyperintense in T2-weighted ...

The healthy synovial lining layer consists of a single cell layer that regulates the transport between the joint cavity and the surrounding tissue. It has been suggested that abnormalities such as somatic mutations in the p53 tumor-suppressor gene contribute to synovial hyperplasia and invasion in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, expression of epithelial markers on healthy and diseased...