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Per posterius: Peirce, Hume, miracles and the boundaries of the scientific game [PDF]
Argument, 2014 This article provides a response to David Hume’s argument against the plausibility of miracles as found in Section 10 of his An enquiry concerning human understanding by means of Charles Sanders Peirce’s method of retroduction, hypothetic inference, and ...
Tyler Tritten
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International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2022 Introduction: The Axillary Arch Muscle (AAM), is a rare anomalous finding in the axilla also known as langer’s muscle. In the literature, it is explained as a narrow muscular slip that extends from the latissimus dorsi to the pectoralis major. Variations
Prashant Mohan Moolya +2 more
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The influence of frontal alignment in the advanced reciprocating gait orthosis on energy cost and crutch force requirements during paraplegic gait [PDF]
, 1997 Reduction of energy cost and upper body load during paraplegic walking is considered to be an important criterion in future developments of walking systems.
Baardman, Gert +7 more
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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier +12 more
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On the Complexity of Finding Second-Best Abductive Explanations [PDF]
, 2014 While looking for abductive explanations of a given set of manifestations, an ordering between possible solutions is often assumed. The complexity of finding/verifying optimal solutions is already known.
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Fabric‐Based Wearable Robotic Exoskeleton Gloves: Advancements and Challenges
Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.This review highlights interdisciplinary technological advances in fabric‐based robotic gloves, focusing on progress in design, fabrication, actuation, sensing, control, and power and energy requirements. It also addresses performance testing and validation, including biomechanical, strength, functional, user experience, and durability assessments, to ...
Ayse Feyza Yilmaz +2 more
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Real-time simulation of three-dimensional shoulder girdle and arm dynamics [PDF]
, 2014 Electrical stimulation is a promising technology for the restoration of arm function in paralyzed individuals. Control of the paralyzed arm under electrical stimulation, however, is a challenging problem that requires advanced controllers and command ...
Blana, D +3 more
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Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye +16 more
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Concurrent Convention and Non-Convention Cases: Child Abduction in England and Wales
Laws, 2023 The courts of England and Wales permit applicants in 1980 Hague Convention child abduction proceedings also to bring concurrent applications for the return of the child to their state of habitual residence based on a summary welfare assessment, which can
Rob George, James Netto
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Theory formation by abduction : initial results of a case study based on the chemical revolution [PDF]
, 1989 Abduction is the process of constructing explanations. This chapter suggests that automated abduction is a key to advancing beyond the "routine theory revision" methods developed in early AI research towards automated reasoning systems capable of "world ...
Morris, Steven +2 more
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