There has recently been a significant increase in the number of publications on and applications of bioelectric signals for diagnostic purposes. While the use of ECG (electrocardiography) is not surprising, the use of...
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There has recently been a significant increase in the number of publications on and applications of bioelectric signals for diagnostic purposes. While the use of ECG (electrocardiography) is not surprising, the use of signals from registration of brain activity (EEG) and muscles activity (EMG) still finds new applications in various fields. The authors focus on the use of EMG signals for estimating hand grip force. Currently, EMG signals are broadly used in limb rehabilitation after severe injuries, surgeries, long immobilizations. Such parameters as maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) used for that purpose do not enable comparison of the forces generated by the muscles, for example, of two different people. It is connected, inter alia, with individual features of the studied person, as well as with a significant scatter of the measured EMG values for the same muscle, e.g. on different days of EMG measurements. The paper presents results of preliminary research whose final effect is to develop a procedure allowing force estimation in force units and estimation of the accuracy of the results. A series of tests was performed on two people. The tests showed the most important elements influencing disturbance of homogeneity of the obtained measurements with the same stimulation of the muscle. The authors focus only on determining hand grip force.
This article explores the influence of the concentrated carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) gas on the different Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulations used for Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) links. In this work, the OWC consi...
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This article explores the influence of the concentrated carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) gas on the different Phase Shift Keying (PSK) modulations used for Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) links. In this work, the OWC consisted of a laser diode, a photodetector, and a transmission medium. The Universal Software Radio Peripheral (USRP) unit created and evaluated the PSK modulations. This unit modulated the laser diode on the transmitter side and demodulated the data which were received by the photodetector on the receiver side. The CO 2 gas was emitted as a consequence of sublimation of the solid carbon dioxide in hot water. The measurements were done in a closed box in laboratory. The CO 2 gas is a one element of smog which pollutes cities now and then. Our experimental results with CO 2 gas could help to choose a suitable modulation scheme for OWC which are installed in cities with smog-polluted atmospheric conditions.
The paper investigates the problem of improving driveability of alpine skis. That properties depend largely on the vibration behavior of a ski under different snow conditions. There is a broad range of methods to deal...
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The paper investigates the problem of improving driveability of alpine skis. That properties depend largely on the vibration behavior of a ski under different snow conditions. There is a broad range of methods to deal with vibration damping, both active and passive, that have been described in the literature. In this paper the passive approaches were taken into consideration. It is due to the specific nature of the sport where use of external sources of energy may be impractical. Passive shunt damping system has been designed for a commercially available model of an alpine ski. The performance of the designed system has been evaluated on a numerical model of the ski. Piezoelectric patches have been included in the model by means of a generalized impedance that complies both the mechanical properties and shunted circuit electrical properties. The fraction of strain energy stored in a piezoelectric element at particular vibration modes were used to evaluate the maximum damping coefficient for first three resonant modes that have the largest influence on the ski properties. The damping system is based on piezoelectric patches that can be easily embedded in the laminated structure of a ski.
Neurofeedback(NF)training is an operant conditioning procedure which regulates brain activity for human cognition,peak performance and health *** paper briefly introduces the new progress in neurofeedback research in ...
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Neurofeedback(NF)training is an operant conditioning procedure which regulates brain activity for human cognition,peak performance and health *** paper briefly introduces the new progress in neurofeedback research in optimizing cognition and behavior performance including memory,peripheral vision,physical balance and brain computer interface(BCI)in our research group.
Research objective: Regulation of brain activity by neurofeedback(NF)training has been widely applied in treatment of human psychological disorders,improvement of human cognitive performance and recently enhancement o...
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Research objective: Regulation of brain activity by neurofeedback(NF)training has been widely applied in treatment of human psychological disorders,improvement of human cognitive performance and recently enhancement of brain-computer interfaces(BCIs)***,no study has investigated whether training the same EEG feature but with different training direction has the reverse effects on some *** alpha neurofeedback,it has been demonstrated that alpha up-regulation NF has positive effects on short term memory enhancement while alpha down-regulation NF could improve steady state visual evoked potential BCI ***,it is unknown whether alpha down-regulation NF has side effects on short term ***,this study aimed to investigate: 1)whether multi-session NF training can decrease alpha activity and 2)whether this NF training has side effects in cognitive test of short term ***: A total of 19 participants performed 10 sessions of individualized alpha down-regulation neurofeedback training with 5 sessions per *** session had three 1-min trials with an interval of 5 s between two consecutive *** and after the 5 sessions of NF training in each day,three 30-s eyes open and three 30-s eyes closed resting baselines were recorded.9 in 19 participants performed forward and backward digit span as short term memory assessment before and after all training *** were trained to decrease their amplitude in individual alpha band(IAB)which is defined as band ranges from peak alpha frequency(PAF)-4 Hz to PAF+2 ***: 14 out of total 19 subjects could decrease the training parameter,their IAB amplitude,over training *** terms of the cognitive performance,neither forward nor backward digit span performance had significant change between before and after the alpha down-regulation neurofeedback training,indicating that this type of training has no side effects in short term ***
This paper presents the method of wireless passive temperature measurement by using the battery-free sensing platform based on RFID technology. Described platform serves as an interface between any sensor and standard...
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Robotic odor source localization is a promising tool with numerous applications in safety, search and rescue, and environmental science. In this paper, we present an algorithm for odor source localization using multip...
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The paper investigates the influence of excitation frequency on the effectiveness of vibrothermographic testing. Vibrothermography is a nondestructive testing method that monitors heat produced by damage under vibrati...
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The paper investigates the influence of excitation frequency on the effectiveness of vibrothermographic testing. Vibrothermography is a nondestructive testing method that monitors heat produced by damage under vibrational excitation in order to evaluate the structural health. Layered carbon fiber reinforced polymer plate with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) insert, simulating delamination, was analyzed for a range of excitation frequencies. It was found that some of the frequencies generate much higher thermal response from the simulated delamination and should be therefore preferable for vibrothermographic testing. The paper contains the description of the experimental procedure together with presentation and discussion of the results.
Transfusion auxiliary device by patient manual control dressing is proposed. It is realized by one-way rotation ratchet mechanism, which is consistent of slider-crank mechanism and double pawl ratchet mechanism. Dress...
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This study presents the survival microinjection into Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) with in vivo observation based on micromanipulation. The microinjections were achieved with micro-gel beads which are enable to ...
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