This paper presents the results of a preliminary study with one cerebral palsy child using the ReHaptic Handle, a novel robotic device for the pediatric rehabilitation of upper limb function. The device has two degree...
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(纸本)9781424492695
This paper presents the results of a preliminary study with one cerebral palsy child using the ReHaptic Handle, a novel robotic device for the pediatric rehabilitation of upper limb function. The device has two degrees-of-freedom to train pinching, forearm supination/pronation and wrist flexion/extension movements. Interactive computer games have been implemented to increase subjects' participation and engagement, thus promoting motor recovery. Pinching, with the index finger and thumb, forearm supination/pronation as well as wrist flexion/extension were trained two or three times a week for 15 minutes each. An increase in forearm supination/pronation movement precision and smoothness was observed with the subject, as well as a reduction in the movement duration.
An estimated 7.9 million fracture injuries occur each year in the United States, of which a substantial fraction result in delayed or non-union. Current methods of monitoring fracture healing include taking x-rays and...
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(纸本)9781424492695
An estimated 7.9 million fracture injuries occur each year in the United States, of which a substantial fraction result in delayed or non-union. Current methods of monitoring fracture healing include taking x-rays and making clinical observations. However, x-ray confirmation of bone healing typically lags behind biologic healing, and physician assessment of healing is fraught with subjectivity. No standardized methods exist to assess the extent of healing that has taken place in a fracture. Without such knowledge, interventions to aid healing and prevent fracture non-union are often delayed, leading to increased morbidity and suffering to patients. We are developing an objective measurement tool that utilizes electrical impedance spectroscopy to distinguish between the various types of tissue present during the different stages of fracture healing. Preliminary measurements of cadaveric tissues reveal adequate spread in impedance measurements and differences in frequency response among different tissue types. Electrodes implanted in a simulated fracture created in an ex vivo cadaver model yield promising results for our system's ability to differentiate between the stages of fracture healing.
Active elastomeric liquid crystal particles with initial cylindrical shapes are obtained by means of soft lithography and polymerization in a strong magnetic field. Gold nanocrystals infiltrated into these particles m...
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We demonstrate a replica molded photonic crystal structure with embedded quantum dots in which electrohydrodynamic jet printing is used to control the position of the quantum dots within the device structure. This res...
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We demonstrate a replica molded photonic crystal structure with embedded quantum dots in which electrohydrodynamic jet printing is used to control the position of the quantum dots within the device structure. This results in significantly less waste of the quantum dot material and the targeted placement of the quantum dots minimizes any emission outside of the resonant enhancement field, enabling an 8X output enhancement and highly polarized emission from the photonic crystal structure.
Unlike non-invasive and minimally invasive continuous monitoring of glucose (CGM) devices, invasive devices require less rigorous calibration and exhibit smaller subject-to-subject variability. Biorasis, Inc. and the ...
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Here we demonstrate an experimental observation of GHz-scale spin dynamics resolved to sublattice octahedral (Oh) tetrahedral (Td) sites in a spinel ferrimagnet, in this case a Mn-ferrite thin film. X-ray absorption s...
Here we demonstrate an experimental observation of GHz-scale spin dynamics resolved to sublattice octahedral (Oh) tetrahedral (Td) sites in a spinel ferrimagnet, in this case a Mn-ferrite thin film. X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and x-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) are used, in combination with multiplet calculations, to uniquely identify the spectral signature from Mn2+ and Fe2+,3+ on Oh and Td lattice sites. With the sample under rf excitation, the spin alignment of the sublattices is tracked with time-resolved XMCD (TR-XMCD). The spin alignment of the sublattices is mostly antiferromagnetic. The phase difference between the Oh Fe2+ [Oh Fe3+] and Td Mn2+ sites is 181.2±3.8∘ [183.3∘±3.7∘] at 150 K and 186.6±2.2∘ [182.0∘±2.2∘] at 300 K. Such direct measurement of the dynamic coupling, exchange stiffness, and damping enabled by TR-XMCD across sublattices will be essential for optimizing the development of future-generation microwave devices.
Recent advances in mobile electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition based on dry electrodes have started moving Brain-computer Interface (BCI) applications from well-controlled laboratory settings to real-world environme...
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(纸本)9781424492695
Recent advances in mobile electroencephalogram (EEG) acquisition based on dry electrodes have started moving Brain-computer Interface (BCI) applications from well-controlled laboratory settings to real-world environments. However, the application mechanisms and high impedance of dry electrodes over the hair-covered areas remain challenging for everyday use of BCI. In addition, whole-scalp recordings are not always necessary or applicable due to various practical constrains. Therefore, alternative montages for EEG recordings to meet the everyday needs are in-demand. Inspired by our previous work on measuring non-hair-bearing steady state visual evoked potentials for BCI applications, this study explores the feasibility and efficacy of detecting cognitive lapses of participants based on EEG signals collected from the non-hair-bearing areas. Study results suggest that informative EEG features associated with lapses could be assessed from non-hair-bearing areas with comparable accuracy obtained from the whole-scalp EEG. The design principles, validation processes and promising findings reported in this study may enable and/or facilitate numerous BCI applications in real-world environments.
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