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Measuring the effectiveness of user interventions in improving the seated posture of computer users [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Extended periods of time sitting in front of a computer give rise to risks of developing musculoskeletal disorders. In the workplace, computer use contributes considerably to employee injury and results in significant costs to the employer in terms of ...
Duffy, Paul, Smeaton, Alan F.
core   +1 more source

Hand Pronation–Supination Movement as a Proxy for Remotely Monitoring Gait and Posture Stability in Parkinson’s Disease

open access: yesSensors, 2022
The Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) is a subjective Parkinson’s Disease (PD) physician scoring/monitoring system. To date, there is no single upper limb wearable/non-contact system that can be used objectively to assess all UPDRS-III ...
Yusuf Ozgur Cakmak   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Synergy-based Hand Pose Sensing: Reconstruction Enhancement [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Low-cost sensing gloves for reconstruction posture provide measurements which are limited under several regards. They are generated through an imperfectly known model, are subject to noise, and may be less than the number of Degrees of Freedom (DoFs) of ...
Bianchi, Matteo   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Instrumental or Physical-Exercise Rehabilitation of Balance Improves Both Balance and Gait in Parkinson’s Disease

open access: yesNeural Plasticity, 2018
We hypothesised that rehabilitation specifically addressing balance in Parkinson’s disease patients might improve not only balance but locomotion as well.
Marica Giardini   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wearable Sensor for Assessing Gait and Postural Alterations in Patients with Diabetes: A Scoping Review

open access: yesMedicina, 2021
Background and Objectives: Diabetes mellitus is considered a serious public health problem due to its high prevalence and related complications, including gait and posture impairments due to neuropathy and vascular alterations and the subsequent ...
Lorenzo Brognara   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using a smartphone app in the measurement of posture-related pupil center shift on centration during corneal refractive surgery

open access: yesFrontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2023
Purpose: Pupil center is an important anchor point in corneal refractive surgery, which may affect by body position. This study investigated the feasibility of using a smartphone application in measurement of posture-related pupil center shifts.Methods ...
Wenbo Cheng, Li Li, Gang Luo, Yan Wang
doaj   +1 more source

A Pinned Polymer Model of Posture Control

open access: yes, 1995
A phenomenological model of human posture control is posited. The dynamics are modelled as an elastically pinned polymer under the influence of noise. The model accurately reproduces the two-point correlation functions of experimental posture data and ...
A. Bers   +19 more
core   +3 more sources

Impact of Somatosensory Input Deficiency on Subjective Visual Vertical Perception in Children With Reading Disorders

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurology, 2019
Purpose: Preliminary evidence indicated that children with a reading disorder (RD) may have deviance in their ability to perform high demanding cognitive tasks, such as reading, depending on somatosensory inputs.
Nathalie Goulème   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do you see what I see? Co-actor posture modulates visual processing in joint tasks [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Interacting with other people is a ubiquitous part of daily life. A complex set of processes enable our successful interactions with others. The present research was conducted to investigate how the processing of visual stimuli may be affected by the ...
Constable, Merryn   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Personalized Selumetinib Dosing in Pediatric Neurofibromatosis Type 1: Insights From a Pilot Therapeutic Drug Monitoring Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To evaluate selumetinib exposure using therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in pediatric patients with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) and plexiform neurofibromas (PN), assess interpatient pharmacokinetic variability, and explore the relationship between drug exposure, clinical response, and adverse effects.
Janka Kovács   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

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