Stiffness

cerebral palsy. A session typically consists of a massage therapist kneading out the pain in the child’s joints and limbs. This is beneficial because certain patients’ muscles can start curling up due to cerebral palsy, thus causing severe pain and stiffness. Alongside chiropractic intervention,…

of standing such as soldiers and athletes. It can occur in single foot or both feet. Most people with plantar fasciitis have pain when they take first steps after they get up from bed or after sitting for long time. Patient may have less pain and stiffness after they take a few steps but the foot…

The Hōryū-ji Temple remain located in Nara prefecture Japan, is the oldest existing timber structure; dated from 607 AD. The temple’s construction is held up by structural elements called the Dougong, which are placed on top of large, firm and stable vertical pillars, to support the weight of upper stories, roofs and eaves. The Dougong is composed of overlapping wooden brackets; the ‘Dou’: a block placed on a column, creating space for multiple bow-shaped arms; ‘gong’, to be interlocked, which…

to mount to the Mitutoyo Micro CMM. The repeatability of the UMAP 103 is σ= less than 0.1µm and has a measuring speed of less than 100µm/sec. The measuring range of the UMAP 103 is 245 x 200 x 200 mm, with a contact force of 0.15 µN to 10 µN and stiffness of 21kN/m. The UMAP 103 stylus system can also be removed, installed, and replacing the stylus easily by the…

insufficient (Hoppeler and Weibel 2000). Stored energy in muscles can then be utilized for both aerobic and anaerobic exercise. Moreover, Albracht and Arampatzis (2013) reported that resistance training paired with endurance training increased tendon stiffness as well as improved running economy. Running economy is the amount of energy required to travel a certain distance. Conversely, Mann et al. (2014) discovered that sprinting on the treadmill resulted in high post-exercise oxygen uptake and…

properties of the tissues. This change results in increase in stiffness or elastic modulus of the tissue. Hence this phenomenon is the basis of Elastography imaging which depends on the mechanical properties of the tissue [1, 2]. There are three types of elastic modulus namely 1. Young’s Modulus denoted by E - It is the tendency of the object to deform along the axis when the opposing forces are applying along that axis. It characterises the stiffness of the tissue. 2. The shear Modulus denoted…

and prolonged hospitalization. Case report: A 10-year-old boy previously healthy was referred from a local hospital for suspected bacterial meningitis. He had a two-day history of neck stiffness, fever, drowsiness, vomiting and neck stiffness. His Glasgow Coma Scale score was 13/15, (E4V4M5), with neck stiffness, drowsiness and disorientation. There were no skin rash or respiratory symptoms. A brain CT-scan was normal. Attempt to perform a lumbar puncture failed and cefotaxime was started after…

This lab module covers the subjects of optical spectroscopy of gas discharges and bond stiffness of materials. Optical spectroscopy can be observed using different types of equipment, such as, a spectrometer, a light collecting fiber, and tubes of certain types of gas (He, H2O, H2 and O2). The data collected displays the peak wavelengths for each of the gases, which can be used to determine the energy released when the electrons change energy levels. Overall, it was interesting to see how…

5.2 Discussion 5.2.1 Comparison of the results from AFM and optical tweezers experiments 5.2.1.1 Different unfolding behaviors in AFM and optical tweezers experiments In chapter 3, we have studied AFV3-109 using single-molecule AFM. The results from optical tweezers are contradictory to the results from AFM. First, the unfolding force obtained by optical tweezers is much smaller than the force obtained by AFM. More importantly, in our previous study using AFM, the unfolding of AFV3-109 occurs in…

">" "c" _"r" " and " "F" _"r" ">0" @" 0 ;" "e" _"r" "≤" "c" _"r" " and " "F" _"r" "≤0 " )┤ (15) where "K" is the contact stiffness between the rotor and inner race, and "α" is a contact parameter that for steel ranges between 0.08 and 0.2 [22]. Numerical values for the stiffness and damping of the contact between the rotor and inner race are given in Table 1. In Equation (15), "δ" is the penetration of the rotor in the inner race and can be…