The concept of substantial equivalence, introduced for the risk assessment of genetically modified (GM) food, is a reducing concept because it ignores the context in which these products have been produced and brought to the consumer at the end of the food chain. Food quality cannot be restricted to mere substance and food acts on human beings not only at the level of nutrition but also through...

A. 510(k) Number: k093974 B. Purpose for Submission: New Device C. Measurand: Factor II (FII) (Prothrombin) Factor V (FV) Leiden 5, 10 methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) D. Type of Test: Qualitative genotyping test for single nucleotide polymorphism detection E. Applicant: Osmetech Molecular Diagnostics F. Proprietary and Established Names: eSensor® Thrombophilia Risk Test eSensor® FII...

The objective of this study was to analyse cervical range of motion, assessed over time by means of a digital inclinometer (EDI-320) and a three-dimensional electromagnetic tracking device (Flock of Birds). The maximum active cervical range of motion was assessed with two measurement devices in three sessions over time, with 6-week intervals. In total, 26 women and 24 men (mean age: 44.4, SD: 9...

Unnecessary bureaucracy and targets are distracting from patient care should be suspended until the pandemic recovery is completed, doctors have said. At BMA’s annual representative meeting, voted in favour of a motion which called for honesty with public over what will look like. They also backed substantial additional financial investment NHS to increase support necessary workforce, equipmen...

Chiropractic techniques provide additional diagnostic and therapeutic approaches that may help equine practitioners to identify and treat select musculoskeletal disorders. Direct measures of chiropractic techniques in horses demonstrate substantial induced vertebral motion, usually beyond the normal range of segmental motion that occurs during locomotion. Future studies need to evaluate the lon...

In this paper we propose Variable Stiffness actuation [1] as a viable mechanical/control co–design approach for guaranteeing control performance for robot arms that are inherently safe to humans in their environment. A new actuator under development in our Lab is then proposed, which incorporate the possibility to vary transmission stiffness during motion execution, thus allowing substantial mo...

This paper describes the design and construction of a wearable active vision platform which is able to achieve substantial decoupling of the camera motion from the wearer’s motion. Design issues in sensor placement, robot kinematics and their relation to wearability are discussed and the prototype platform’s performance is evaluated in a number of important visual tasks. The paper also discusse...

Most of existing techniques to estimate camera motion is based on analysis of the optical flow. However, such methods can be inaccurate and/or inefficiently when applied in video sequences which have a large amount of motion or a large number of scene changes. In this paper, we present an approach to estimate camera motion based on analysis of local invariant features. Such features are robust ...