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The Accessible Toilet Design Resource [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This Accessible Toilet Design Resource has been produced from new primary research carried out within VivaCity 2020, a large university-based research consortium that is developing tools and resources to support the design of socially inclusive cities ...
Bichard, Jo-Anne   +2 more
core  

The Diagnosis That Arrived Decades Late: Living Without and Then With Myhre Syndrome

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Myhre syndrome (MIM #139210) is a rare multisystem disorder first described in 1981, characterized by short stature, neurodevelopmental delay, joint contractures, and cardiopulmonary complications. Its molecular basis, recurrent pathogenic variants in SMAD4, was not discovered until 2011. This narrative is based on a review of medical records,
Abdallah F. Elias
wiley   +1 more source

Automatic Detection and Classification of Unsafe Events During Power Wheelchair Use

open access: yesIEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine, 2014
Using a powered wheelchair (PW) is a complex task requiring advanced perceptual and motor control skills. Unfortunately, PW incidents and accidents are not uncommon and their consequences can be serious.
Joelle Pineau   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hierarchical Path Search with Partial Materialization of Costs for a Smart Wheelchair [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
In this paper, the off-line path planner module of a smart wheelchair aided navigation system is described. Environmental information is structured into a hierarchical graph (H-graph) and used either by the user interface or the path planner module ...
Abascal, Julio, Cagigas Muñiz, Daniel
core   +1 more source

Infantile‐Onset Ascending Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia due to a Homozygous ALS2 Exons 24–25 Deletion: Expanding the Genotypic Spectrum

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We describe a novel homozygous intragenic deletion in the ALS2 gene in an 8‐year‐old boy with Infantile‐onset Ascending Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (IAHSP) and oculomotor apraxia, thereby contributing to the expanding genetic landscape of ALS2‐related disorders.
Vito Luigi Colona   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Postural Monitoring in Wheelchair Users Through Context Classification

open access: yesIEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering
Globally, the number of wheelchair users is steadily increasing. These people often adopt sitting patterns that reflect their functional status. Monitoring the user’s postural status can help users and healthcare professionals to treat them ...
Nerea Perez   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of Driving Performance of Two Types of Competitive Wheelchairs for Badminton Made of Two Different Metallic Materials

open access: yesProceedings, 2020
Currently, various types of wheelchairs for badminton have been developed for weight saving and functional improvement. The purpose of this study was to evaluate each performance of two types of competitive wheelchairs for badminton made of two different
Masaki Nonaka   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A short curriculum of the robotics and technology of computer lab [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Our research Lab is directed by Prof. Anton Civit. It is an interdisciplinary group of 23 researchers that carry out their teaching and researching labor at the Escuela Politécnica Superior (Higher Polytechnic School) and the Escuela de Ingeniería ...
Civit Balcells, Antón
core  

Deep Detection of People and their Mobility Aids for a Hospital Robot

open access: yes, 2017
Robots operating in populated environments encounter many different types of people, some of whom might have an advanced need for cautious interaction, because of physical impairments or their advanced age.
Burgard, Wolfram   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Review of real brain-controlled wheelchairs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
This paper presents a review of the state of the art regarding wheelchairs driven by a brain-computer interface (BCI). Using a brain-controlled wheelchair (BCW), disabled users could handle a wheelchair through their brain activity, granting autonomy to ...
Fernández-Rodríguez, Álvaro   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

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