bion™ implants for therapeutic and functional electrical stimulation

... electrode implantation in the functional electrical stimulation experiments The control animals for functional electrical stimulation received electrode without electrical current Morphometric/ ... shown) FGF-2 in the facial nucleus after functional electrical stimulation of the levator labii superioris muscle A seven days -functional electrical stimulation promoted increases of FGF-2 immunoreactivity ... or solvent injection (A, B) and functional electrical stimulation (C, D) Measurements were performed in the facial nuclei bilaterally in the corticosterone experiment and ipsilaterally to the levator...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 10:20

... Hz) bands for Subject 2, μ, b and lowg (30-50 Hz) bands for Subject 3, μ and b bands for Subject 4, and μ, b and low-g (30-50 Hz) bands for Subject The offline performance was evaluated by performing ... time, and subsequently translating them into commands for a limb prosthesis To date, this concept has been successfully applied to the control of robotic arms [15] and functional electrical stimulation ... and the subjects’ electrical stimulation tolerance, and were therefore chosen empirically for each subject while ensuring that ~15°-20° of foot dorsifiexion was achieved The subjectspecific stimulation...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... to restore limb functions like standing, walking and grasping Fig 1.6 gives an overview of a FES system for hand and arm functions Fig 1.6 FES system for hand and arm functions [8] A typical FES ... tissues and the FES circuitry They are the pathways for electrical signals to be transferred to the nerves/muscles for stimulation and also for action potentials to be picked up by circuits for neural ... measured force (normalized to a maximum force of 11.8N) versus stimulation amplitude Stimulation pulsewidth is fixed at 30us Fig 1.13 Stimulation induced force versus stimulus current amplitude Stimulation...

Ngày tải lên: 15/09/2015, 22:43

... °C for E190A and 70 °C for E199A and E204A Decreased light scattering after maximum precipitation had been reached resulted from the precipitate sinking to the bottom of the cuvette and therefore ... C-terminal extension remains unstructured and solvent exposed, and therefore able to perform its solubilizing role in the sHsp and in the complexes formed with target proteins during chaperone ... conditions, a property that has also been observed recently for wildtype and mutant forms of aB-crystallin [60,61] The E190A and E204A mutants performed poorly compared with the wild-type protein in...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 04:20

... responsible for the conception of the research and Han, Huang, Liang, Ho and Wang are responsible for the execution and for data collection; Chang is responsible for initial drafting and revisions ... USA) were added hour after stimulation and incubated for hours Cells were then stained with Abs against CD4 and CD8 and fixed, permeabilized with Cytofix/Cytoperm solution and stained with Ab against ... GM-CSF and 25 ng/ml IL-4 (eBiosource International, Inc Camarillo, CA, USA) For the generation of day DC, the adherent cells were cultured with GM-CSF and IL-4 for 24 h and incubated for another...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 22:20

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... degradation and toxic to neurons Neurological symptoms in AD and prion disease are directly related to loss of neurons and synaptic connections Oligomeric and fibrillar Ab can be directly neurotoxic and ... promote formation of neurofibrillary tangles [7] Both fibrillar Ab and PrPSc are capable of forming amyloid deposits The presence of amyloid deposits is necessary for making the diagnosis CONFORMATIONAL ... several metals The aim of most therapeutic interventions for these conformational disorders is to reduce the amount of the substrate (sAb, PrPC) and ⁄ or its availability for this structural alteration;...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 10:20

... parent monomer Monomers A (green) and B (yellow) form dimer 1, while monomers C (red) and D (blue) form dimer L5 ⁄ 7, the loop between b-strands and which contains b-strand 6; N term, amino terminus ... to form tetramers, the next level of structure Modeling indicates that tetramer formation depends upon contact of b-strand 10 from the C-terminal extensions of monomers A and D with b-strands and ... bovine a-crystallin to substrate ratio for protection against dithiothreitol induced denaturation ranges from : for insulin and a-lactalbumin, : for BSA and 10 : for ovotransferrin, with the ratio...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 12:20

... sedatives and analgesics specifically for a diagnostic and/ or a therapeutic procedure require specific credentials for this practice It is the intent of Sedation and Analgesia for Diagnostic and Therapeutic ... Guidelines for Adult Sedation and Analgesia 53 Randolph Steadman and Steve Yun Procedure and Site-Specific Considerations for Pediatric Sedation 77 Shobha Malviya Adult Sedation by Site and ... a series of questions regarding safety and effectiveness The administration of sedation and analgesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures has therefore evolved into a unique discipline that...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 15:20

... and functional BMP ⁄ activin pathway in lophotrochozoans, for which a singular and promiscuous type II receptor would be the shared interface for both BMP and activin ligands Results Type I and ... cloning and functional study of the central part of the BMP pathway (the Cg-BMPR1 type I receptor and Cg-TGFbsfR2 type II receptor) This shows probably the most ancestral and unusual functional ... bold and underlined, and the cysteine knot is boxed The second extracellular domain (C2) also contained 10 cysteines and these are also shown in bold and the cysteine knot is boxed The C1 and...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 21:20

... Isabell Mazon, the Canny Gang", and all my 30+ o cemates and labmates for all the intellectual conversations and casual chatting Thanks for the 333 Cory Hall and Robotics Lab memories, as well ... where pi and qj are vertices of A and B respectively The variables are p, v, i 's and j 's There are n + n +6 constraints: n and n linear constraints from solving i's and j 's and linear ... PB j then PA and PB are a pair of closest points between objects A and B For each pair of features fA and fB  from objects A and B, rst we nd the pair of nearest points say PA and PB  between...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 14:20

... Embryos Act and the Prohibition of Human Cloning Act in order to assess the existing regulatory framework in light of scientific progress and changes in community understanding and standards since ... permitted, allowing for an assessment of the moral, legal, social and scientific implications of these research procedures for human dignity The law will remain in force until March 1st 2009 and any person ... consideration in the creation of such cloned embryonic forms for therapeutic research is that they not result from sperm and intact ova, and are not meant to be used in any process of complete...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 16:20

... Competency and Functional Framework for IT Security Workforce Development Section IT Security Roles, Competencies, and Functional Perspectives policies and procedures, and serving as a resource for ... of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, the Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS) role-based training standards, and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards, ... procedures for performing incident handling and reporting Create incident response exercises and penetration testing activities Develop specific processes for collecting and protecting forensic...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above kV and up to and including 52 kV IEC 60298 201 AC insulation-enclosed switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages above kV and up to and including ... Dimensional standardization of terminals IEC 60518 302 Guide for short-circuit and switching test procedures for metal-enclosed and dead tank circuit-breakers IEC 61633 303 Use and handling of sulphur ... Guide for asymmetrical short-circuit breaking test duty T100a New 309 TRV parameters for high-voltage switchgear and controlgear for rated voltages and above kV and less than 100 kV New 310 Electrical...

Ngày tải lên: 04/04/2014, 12:38

... of AC Electrical Motors and Variable Speed Drives for Instrumentation and Control Systems 12 Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas 13 Electrical Applications to Oil and Gas Platforms and Sites ... documentation, standards and specifications DRAWING TYPES and STANDARDS [14.1.2] • Standards organizations (ISA, IEC, ISO) • Understanding diagram layouts and formats • Cross references • ISO 9002 and document ... Instrumentation and Emergency Shutdown Systems for Oil and Gas (IEC 61511 and IEC 61508) 22 Wellhead and Flowline Control 23 Oil and Gas Specific Applications for Floating Production, Storage and Offloading...

Ngày tải lên: 28/05/2014, 14:19

... preparation and to evaluate its reactions to dCMS The force of muscle contraction and cortically-elicited spinal responses were evaluated before and after the application of dCMS in Pre-test and Post-test ... the body and vice versa Muscles were attached to force displacement transducers (FT10, Grass Technologies, RI, and USA.) and the muscle length was adjusted to obtain the strongest twitch force (optimal ... type of stimulation and location of the stimulation and recording electrodes was the same in these two phases During dCMS phase the preparation was stimulated by application of the positive and negative...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... a PWB and a NWB task under the following four conditions: no electrical stimulation/ no sleeve (NE/NS), no electrical stimulation/ sleeve (NE/S), electrical stimulation/ no sleeve (E/NS), electrical ... authors thank James B Niemi and Susan E D'Andrea of Afferent Corporation (Providence, RI) for providing the electrical stimulation equipment used in the study and for their technical advice with ... difference) No Electrical Stimulation/ No Sleeve (NE/NS) 3.35† (1.63) N/A 0.48 (-0.31 to 1.27) No Electrical Stimulation/ Sleeve (NE/S) 2.87 (1.41) -0.48 (-1.27 to 0.31) N/A Electrical Stimulation/ Sleeve...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... loading and mode of failure were found to be similar In both studies and for static and cyclic loading the specimens were only loaded in the vertical direction They did not accounted for the ... single and Figure gle (DHS) and varus (Endovis) lag dynamic loading Progression of doublecollapse underscrew constructs for sinProgression of varus collapse under dynamic loading for single (DHS) and ... leaving space in the distal third of the femoral head and neck for the distal screw The tip-to-apex distance was 20 mm for the proximal and 23 mm for the distal screw This relatively eccentric placement...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 01:20

... Audel ™ Electrical Course for Apprentices and Journeymen All New Fourth Edition Paul Rosenberg Audel ™ Electrical Course for Apprentices and Journeymen All New Fourth Edition Audel ™ Electrical ... Windings and Voltages Formulas Questions 277 277 279 280 281 284 284 Chapter 26 Transformer Facts Transformer Impedance Transformers in Parallel Transformer Insulation Types of Transformers Effects ... Instrument Transformers Potential Transformers Current Transformers 307 307 307 308 309 Ratings Opening the Secondary Circuit Chapter 29 Autotransformers Autotransformers and Conventional Transformers...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 16:07

... Shoot morphology and root morphology and topology For the morphological characterisation of shoots and roots and the topological characterisation of roots, 22 seedlings were taken randomly per type ... (MT) and 43 (LT) mm This yielded volumes of 700 cm3 (ST, MT) and 500 cm3 (LT) respectively The substrate employed was a mixture of sand and silt (2:1 v/v) to facilitate root extraction and cleaning ... Tables II and III (n = 22) AR and VR were about 38% and 88% higher, respectively, in LT than in ST, whereas DR was about 50% higher in ST than in LT and DRW was about 50% higher in LT and ST than...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 00:22