Arm support systems provide support throughout daily tasks, training or in an industrial environment. During the last decades a large diversity of actuated arm support systems have been developed. To analyze the actuation principles in these systems,...
Passive arm support exoskeletons (ASEs) have attracted interest with the prospect of reducing shoulder musculoskeletal injuries. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of passive ASEs on electrical activation of shoulder and torso muscl...
Neuromuscular disorders cause progressive muscular weakness, which limits upper extremity mobility and performance during activities of daily life. Dynamic arm supports can improve mobility and quality of life. However, their use is often discontinue...
Anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) model based on artificial neural network (ANN) and optimized design variables were modeled. The input parameters of the anode-supported SOFC model developed in this study are as follows: current density,...
This study assessed the effects of passive arm-support exoskeletons (ASEs) on postural stability during repetitive arm-reaching tasks. In a 3 × 3 × 2 within-subject design, twenty-four healthy right-handed men completed left-, front-, and...
This paper proposed a concept prototype of the arm-claw-type manipulator with a general purpose support vessel for the rapid salvage of deep submergence vehicles, aircraft, satellites, etc. The key functions were realized, including object clamping,...
Traditional end-effector robots for arm rehabilitation are usually attached at the hand, primarily focusing on coordinated multi-joint training. Therapy at an individual joint level of the arm for severely impaired stroke survivors is not always poss...
Background: This article addresses the civil-military cooperation in response to the COVID-19 crisis. In early 2021, the number of daily infections and the growing number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Portugal were dramatic, reaching the highest ra...
This paper proposes a nonlinear intelligent control of a two link robot arm by considering human voluntary components. In general, human arm viscoelastic properties are regulated in different manners according to various task requirements. The viscoe...
29 June 2020
The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of a suite of implementation strategies of varying intensities on centre-based childcare service implementation of nutrition guideline recommendations at 12-month follow-up. A six-month three-arm parallel...
This paper aims to assess the nonlinear vibration of a radial gate induced by flood discharge; the measured acceleration response data of a spillway radial gate are analyzed using the chaos theory. The results show that the vibration responses of the...
15 December 2025
On 7 October 2023, Israel experienced a large-scale attack, initiating the Iron Swords War (also known internationally as the 2023 Israel–Hamas War). This protracted armed conflict profoundly disrupted social and economic life in Israel and the...
Aiming at the engineering problems of composite roll, pitch, and yaw pose errors of the roadheader body induced by floor undulation and geological variation, as well as insufficient anchoring accuracy caused by the incapability of traditional 1&ndash...
The transition to first-time motherhood may be especially challenging during armed conflict and prolonged partner absence. This study explored first-time mothers’ experiences of mother–infant bonding and their perceived capacity to remain...
This study investigates the biomechanical impact of a passive Arm-Support Exoskeleton (ASE) on workers in wool textile processing. Eight workers, equipped with surface electrodes for electromyography (EMG) recording, performed three industrial tasks,...
Table ASSIST-EW is a lightweight, portable, and ergonomic exoskeletal device that is designed to support upper limb rehabilitation and to facilitate regular exercise in elderly users. Targeting the elbow and wrist joints, the device delivers smooth c...
Background: This study examines the psychosocial factors influencing resilience in Colombian victims of armed conflict, highlighting the role of personal, family, and community resources in mitigating trauma. Resilience is a dynamic process that enab...
A proxy war between a coalition of countries, BLUE, and a country, RED, is considered. RED wants to increase the size of the RED territory. BLUE wants to involve more regions in trade and other types of cooperation. GREEN is a small and independent n...
Across the world, war and armed conflict continue to disrupt lives and have a profound impact on individuals. This is particularly evident in Arab countries, many of which have experienced repeated conflicts in recent decades. In these contexts, resi...
The current nondestructive testing methods such as ultrasonic, magnetic, or eddy current signals, and even the existing image processing methods, present certain challenges and show a lack of flexibility in building an effective and real-time quality...
Industrial wool textile production exposes workers mainly to the biomechanical loading of the shoulder joint. In this work context, which is characterized by poor machine ergonomics, exposure to biomechanical risk factors, and variable work organizat...
The Joint Clinical Assessment (JCA) evaluates the relative effectiveness (RE) of interventions over comparators. While randomised control trials (RCTs) are considered the gold standard, single-arm trials (SATs) require an external control for accurat...
23 March 2022
Background: Peer support workers (PSW) and text messaging services (TxM) are supportive health services that are frequently examined in the field of mental health. Both interventions have positive outcomes, with TxM demonstrating clinical and economi...
This work investigated material extrusion additive manufacturing (MatEx AM) of specialized fluoroelastomer (FKM) compounds for applications in rubber seals and gaskets. The influence of a commercially available perfluoropolyether (PFPE) plasticizer o...
Upper-limb exoskeletons for industrial applications can enhance the comfort and productivity of workers by reducing muscle activity and intra-articular forces during overhead work. Current devices typically employ a spring-based mechanism to balance...
Background/Objectives: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) involves insulin resistance, altered iron homeostasis, and oxidative stress. We explored changes in hepatic steatosis and cardiometabolic parameters following tar...
This study evaluates the R3THA™ assessment protocol (R3THA-AP™), a technology-supported testing module for personalized rehabilitation in children with cerebral palsy (CP). It focuses on the reliability and validity of the R3THA-AP in ass...
Background/Objectives: Non-ablative vaginal Erbium-doped Yttrium Aluminium Garnet (Er:YAG) laser therapy has been proposed as a minimally invasive option for pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), yet objective anatomical data using standardized measures re...
Currently, 7.6% of the U.S. young adults aged 18–24 years old use e-cigarettes. This study piloted three methods of Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) cessation by measuring cessation rates, motivational techniques that contributed to...
Repetitive overhead work with a heavy load increases the risk for work-related shoulder disorders. Occupational exoskeletons supporting arm elevation are potential solutions to reduce that risk by lowering the physical strains on the shoulder. Many s...
Motorised arm supports for individuals with severe arm muscle weakness require precise compensation for arm weight and elevated passive joint impedance (e.g., joint stiffness as a result of muscle atrophy and fibrosis). Estimating these parameters in...
Background: The diagnosis of active neoplastic disease was traditionally judged an absolute contraindication for extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) because of the fear of tumor cells being scattered or seeded. The aim of this study is to compa...
The defense and peace literature have focused mainly on the military-growth nexus, with little attention paid to the environmental sustainability agenda, which is impacted by increased global arms transfers. The supply of lead-containing ammunition g...
Unlike the conventional robotic arm where the joints are coupled to each other, this paper proposes a position and posture decoupling method to mechanically correct the end position of the robotic arm in real time through dual-motion transmission, wh...
To decrease track derailment of tracked fire trucks in forested areas, a fish-bellied swing arm torsion bar suspension system is proposed in this research. Derived from a tracked forest fire engine, this study converts the shaft tube swing arm of the...
This paper addresses the unclear bearing force of an RV reducer shaft by establishing a transmission model and analyzing the force situation of each component. Three force models for the crank support bearing, swivel arm bearing, and main bearing are...
In this paper, a customizable wearable 3D-printed bionic arm is designed, fabricated, and optimized for a right arm amputee. An experimental test has been conducted for the user, where control of the artificial bionic hand is accomplished successfull...
Ensuring the appropriateness of prescriptions of oral antithrombotics (ATs, including antiplatelet and anticoagulant agents) is a crucial safety issue, particularly for patients with multiple chronic conditions. Our main objective was to assess the i...
Objective: To assess the effects of a two-week course of intensive impairment-oriented arm rehabilitation for chronic stroke survivors on motor function. Methods: An observational cohort study that enrolled chronic stroke survivors (≥6 months afte...
Spiral arms are a common feature of local galaxies, but the exact form of the distribution of mass and light in them is not well known. In this work, we aim to measure this distribution as accurately as possible, focusing on individual spiral arms an...
The anchoring effect of drill-anchor equipment directly determines the support quality of roadways. Currently, hydraulic drill-anchor robots suffer from insufficient positioning control precision during operation, and drilling position deviations ind...
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether the use of e-cigarettes to aid in quitting contributed to the increase in the pulmonary health of chronic smokers. The efficacy of e-cigarettes to support a successful smoking cessation attemp...
To address the asymmetric arm-current loading in the receiving-end modular multilevel converter (MMC) under unidirectional power transmission, this paper proposes a high-symmetry operation control algorithm for bridge-arm-current redistribution and c...
The Great Salt Lake is a highly saline terminal lake with considerable fluctuations in water surface elevation and salinity. The lake is divided into two arms by a railroad causeway. River inflows enter the larger south arm, while the north arm only...
We developed a wearable sensor algorithm to determine the number of arm movement bouts an infant produces across a full day in the natural environment. Full-day infant arm movement was recorded from 33 infants (22 infants with typical development and...
Permanent highway support in deep coal mines now depends on the anchor drilling robot’s drill arm. The drilling arm’s trajectory planning using the conventional RRT (rapid-expanding random tree) algorithm is inefficient and has crooked, r...
Force myography (FMG) signals can read volumetric changes of muscle movements, while a human participant interacts with the environment. For collaborative activities, FMG signals could potentially provide a viable solution to controlling manipulators...
Aiming at the robotic pruning of tomatoes in greenhouses, a new PRRPR configuration robotic arm consisting of two prismatic (P) joints and three revolute (R) joints was designed to locate the end effector to handle randomly growing branches with an a...
This study investigated how stroke’s hemispheric localization affects motor performance, spinal maps and muscle synergies while performing planar reaching with and without assistive or resistive forces. A lesion of the right hemisphere affected perfo...
During walking, the human lower limbs primarily support the body and drive forward motion, while the arms exhibit greater variability and flexibility without bearing such loads. In gait-based target recognition, collecting exhaustive arm-motion data...
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