Co-adaptation interfaces, developed through user-machine collaboration, have the capacity to transform surface electromyography (sEMG) into control signals, thereby enabling external devices to facilitate or augment the sensory-motor capabilities of individuals with physical disabilities.However, the efficacy and reliability of myoelectric interfac
The successful innovations of the affordable care act of 2010
Abstract The purpose of this article is to describe the innovative strategies that were used to develop the first National health insurance program in the United States.The first innovative provisions was the development a fund to expand health coverage under the State Medicaid programs to expand coverage through most Medicaid State Health Plans.Th
Ionic Liquids as Additives of Coffee Bean Oil in Steel-Steel Contacts
Environmental awareness and ever-growing restrictive regulations over contamination have increased the need for more environmentally-friendly lubricants.Due to their superior biodegradability and lower toxicity, vegetable oils are a good alternative to replace currently-used mineral oils.However, vegetable oils show low oxidation and thermal stabil
Single-Port Access Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via Axillary Approach for the Benign Thyroid Tumor: New Aspects from Vietnam
Hoang-Hiep Phan,1 Thai-Hoang Nguyen,1,2 Hoang-Long Vo,3 Ngoc-Thanh Le,2,4 Ngoc-Luong Tran1 1High-Tech Medical Treatment, National Hospital of Endocrinology, Hanoi, Vietnam; 2School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam; 3Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam; 4C
Expression profiling of blood samples from an SU5416 Phase III metastatic colorectal cancer clinical trial: a novel strategy for biomarker identification
Abstract Background Microarray-based gene expression profiling is a powerful approach for the identification of molecular biomarkers of disease, particularly in human cancers.Utility of this approach to measure responses to therapy is less well established, in part due to challenges in obtaining serial biopsies.Identification of suitable surrogate