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Functional connectivity changes and their relationship with clinical disability and white matter integrity in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis [PDF]

, 2015
Background and objective: To define the pathological substrate underlying disability in multiple sclerosis by evaluating the relationship of resting-state functional connectivity with microstructural brain damage, as assessed by diffusion tensor maging ...
Filippini, N, Pantano, Patrizia, Petsas, Nikolaos, Piattella, MARIA CRISTINA, Pozzilli, Carlo, Prosperini, Luca, Sbardella, Emilia, Tona, Francesca, Upadhyay, Neeraj   +8 more
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Vacuum–Laser Fabrication of Programmable Soft Actuators

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A rapid and accessible fabrication strategy for inflatable soft actuators is presented, combining vacuum sealing with laser cutting of low‐cost thermoplastic pouches. The method enables precise sealing, fast fabrication, and programmable multi‐cell geometries.
Ashkan Rezanejad, Mostafa Mousa, Yuxuan Wang, Michael Adlerstein, Junke Yao, Antonio E. Forte   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Tablet App Based Dexterity Training in Multiple Sclerosis (TAD-MS): Research Protocol of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Frontiers in Neurology, 2019
Introduction: Patients with Multiple Sclerosis exhibit disturbed dexterity, leading to difficulties in fine motor skills such as buttoning a T-shirt or hand-writing. Consequently, activities of daily living and quality of life are affected.
Judith J. W. van Beek, Judith J. W. van Beek, Erwin E. H. van Wegen, Cleo D. Bol, Marc B. Rietberg, Christian P. Kamm, Christian P. Kamm, Tim Vanbellingen, Tim Vanbellingen   +8 more
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The laboratory telerobotic manipulator program [PDF]

New opportunities for the application of telerobotic systems to enhance human intelligence and dexterity in the hazardous environment of space are presented by the NASA Space Station Program.
Babcock, S. M., Butler, P. L., Costello, H. M., Glassell, R. L., Herndon, J. N., Kress, R. L., Kuban, D. P., Rowe, J. C., Williams, D. M.   +8 more
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New Tasks in Old Jobs: Drivers of Change and Implications for Job Quality [PDF]

, 2018
This overview report summarises the findings of 20 case studies looking at recent changes in the task content of five manufacturing occupations (car assemblers, meat processing workers, hand-packers, chemical products plant and machine operators and ...
Bisello, Martina, Eggert Hansen, Martin, Fernández-Macías, Enrique   +2 more
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Reinnervation of Muscle Targets Enhances the Separability of Motor Unit Signals Following Peripheral Nerve Transfers

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Injured or cut peripheral nerves can be surgically rerouted to reinnervate new muscle targets. This study demonstrates reinnervated muscles exhibit enhanced separability between individual motor unit signals, which can simplify signal recording and decomposition. These findings highlight the potential of reinnervated muscle to serve as a key biological
Kiara N Quinn, Siyu Wang, Lang Qin, Alessandro Ascani Orsini, Kenzi Griffith, Rachana Suresh, Fausto Kang, Pierce L Perkins, Neha Joshi, Alexis L Lowe, Sami Tuffaha, Nitish V Thakor   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Motor skills in children with primary headache: A pilot case-control study [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Headache is the most common painful manifestation in the developmental age, often accompanied by severe disability such as scholastic absenteeism, low quality of academic performance and compromised emotional functioning. The aim of the study
Cerroni F., Chisari M. G., D'Oro L., Di Folco A., Gallai B., Geraci D., Lavano F., Lavano S. M., Magliulo R. M., Marotta R., Marsala G., Murabito P., Parisi L., Picciocchi E., Polito A. N., Romano P., Russo D., Salerno M., Salerno M., Sorrentino M., Testa D., Tripi G.   +21 more
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Miniaturized 3D Magnetic Force Sensor via Laser‐Assisted Folding and Magnetization for Enhanced Robotic Dexterity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
To achieve 3D force sensing in confined spaces such as fingertips, we developed a laser‐assisted folding and magnetization method to fabricate miniature films with precise centripetal magnetization. The resulting compact sensor delivers high force resolution, rapid response, and long‐term stability, significantly enhancing the manipulation capabilities
Yujie Huang, Huangzhe Dai, Chengqian Zhang, Daofan Tang, Xinxin Zhang, Haonan Sun, Annan Ding, Xuebin Ni, Yizhi Zhang, Chengfeng Pan, Peng Zhao   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hand Grip Strength, Dexterity and Hand function and its Relationship with Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Functional Decline in a Selected Geriatric Population

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2020
Background/Objectives: Age associated skeletal muscle changes may impact on cardiorespiratory function. The study is aimed at investigating hand grip strength, dexterity and hand function and its relationship with selected cardiorespiratory fitness ...
Chigozie I Uchenwoke, Ebere P Odoh, Ijeoma J. Ilo, Adaora J Okemuo, Chidiebele P Ojukwu, Sylvester C Chukwu   +5 more
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Monitoring a Realistic Virtual Hand using a Passive Haptic Device to Interact with Virtual Worlds [PDF]

, 2012
We present a prototype of a hands-on immersive peripheral device for controlling a virtual hand with high dexterity. This prototype is as easy as a mouse to use and allows the control of a high number of degrees of freedom (dofs) with tactile feedback.
CHARDONNET, Jean-Rémy, LEON, Jean-Claude   +1 more
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