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Slower arm movements linked to greater fall risk for older adults
When a person starts to lose their balance on a slippery surface, the natural reaction is to raise the arms to restore ...
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Adaptive Neural Fuzzy Inference System Disturbance Observer-Based Control for Reaching Movement of Musculoskeletal Arm Model - IEEE Xplore
Traditional disturbance observer techniques have limitations for multi-input multi-output-coupled systems, time-varying systems with large parameters, and complex systems which are difficult to obtain ...
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Swimming just might be the best exercise out there. Here’s why.
Experts detail the benefits of swimming, from strengthening your muscles to reducing inflammation and boosting your mental health—and how to get started. Swimming offers a low-impact exercise ...
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Iterative Learning Scheme for a Redundant Musculoskeletal Arm: Task Space Learning with Joint and Muscle Redundancies - IEEE Xplore
This paper proposes an iterative learning control scheme in a task space for a musculoskeletal redundant planar arm model to accomplish a desired time dependent trajectory tracking task. In our ...
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Increased supraspinatus tendon thickness following fatigue loading in rotator cuff tendinopathy: potential implications for exercise therapy - BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine
Background/aim Exercise imparts a load on tendon tissue that leads to changes in tendon properties. Studies suggest that loading immediately reduces tendon thickness, with a loss of this response in ...
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Near-Model Amphiphilic Polymer Conetworks Based on Four-Arm Stars of Poly(vinylidene fluoride) and Poly(ethylene glycol): Synthesis and Characterization - ACS Publications
Amphiphilic polymer conetworks (APCN) were prepared in N, N -dimethylformamide (DMF) by the interconnection of four-arm star poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF, Mn = 8800 Da) end-functionalized with ...