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Wensheng Chen, Yinxi Niu, Zhenhua Gan, Baoping Xiong and Shan Huang
Enhancing information representation in electromyography (EMG) signals is pivotal for interpreting human movement intentions. Traditional methods often concentrate on specific aspects of EMG signals, such as the time or frequency domains, while overlooki...
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Denisa Piele, Eva Ilie, Ligia Rusu and Mihnea Ion Marin
Background: According to statistics, worldwide, the number of young persons diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis has tripled in the last 10 years. This tendency seems to be related to the development of technological devices that induce vicious postures. ...
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Jacqueline D. Bailey and Karen L. Blackmore
Despite the variety of applications that use avatars (virtual humans), how end-users perceive avatars are not fully understood, and accurately measuring these perceptions remains a challenge. To measure end-user responses more accurately to avatars, this...
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Osama Dorgham, Ibrahim Al-Mherat, Jawdat Al-Shaer, Sulieman Bani-Ahmad and Stephen Laycock
Bioelectric signals are used to measure electrical potential, but there are different types of signals. The electromyography (EMG) is a type of bioelectric signal used to monitor and recode the electrical activity of the muscles. The current work aims to...
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Linda Valdmanová,Hana Cechová
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Ana Colim, Débora Pereira, Pedro Lima, André Cardoso, Rui Almeida, Duarte Fernandes, Sacha Mould and Pedro Arezes
The main contribution of the current study is to provide a user-centered design of a handle for a novel inspection device with ergonomic requirements obtained from a thorough scientific study.
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Rytis Maskeliunas, Robertas Dama?evicius, Vidas Raudonis, Au?ra Adomaviciene, Juozas Raistenskis and Julius Gri?kevicius
One of the most difficult components of stroke therapy is regaining hand mobility. This research describes a preliminary approach to robot-assisted hand motion therapy. Our objectives were twofold: First, we used machine learning approaches to determine ...
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Ji-Yong Jung and Jung-Ja Kim
A rollator, one of the most widely used among walking assistance devices, can assist the elderly with stable walking in their daily lives. In this study, we investigated how the structural characteristics of two types of rollators affect the upper and lo...
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Nelson Cárdenas-Bolaño, Aura Polo and Carlos Robles-Algarín
This paper presents the implementation of an intelligent real-time single-channel electromyography (EMG) signal classifier based on open-source hardware. The article shows the experimental design, analysis, and implementation of a solution to identify fo...
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Andrea Biscarini, Cristina V. Dieni, Raffaele Losavio, Roberto Panichi and Samuele Contemori
(1) Background: The static body-weight wall-squat (SBWS) exercise is often included in the early rehabilitation stages of the lower limb. To establish its effectiveness and optimise its application, it is important to precisely quantify the muscle contri...
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Weronika Joanna Piatkowska, Fabiola Spolaor, Marco Romanato, Roberta Polli, Alessandra Huang, Alessandra Murgia and Zimi Sawacha
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by pathologic expansions of the CGG repeat polymorphic region of the FMR1 gene. There are two main categories of FMR1 mutations, ?premutation? and ?full mutation?, that are associated with different clinical phenotypes,...
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Amir Tjolleng, Jaesik Yang and Kihyo Jung
The accelerator pedal in a vehicle can be pressed by either of two (natural and rotated) foot postures, according to driver preference. Since the rotated foot posture requires only foot motion to switch between the brake and accelerator pedals, most driv...
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Kenji Kato, Keita Aimoto, Koki Kawamura, Tatsuya Yoshimi, Naoki Itoh and Izumi Kondo
Reducing Physical Burden for Caregivers by Use of a Bathing Assist Device.
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So-Yeon Baek and Jong-Ho Nam
Welding, a key technology in the shipbuilding industry, is mostly performed by hand, owing to the complex structure and shape of production blocks. This manual welding requires a variety of working postures, which have become an important determinant of ...
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Heather A. Feldner, Christina Papazian, Keshia M. Peters, Claire J. Creutzfeldt and Katherine M. Steele
Arm recovery varies greatly among stroke survivors. Wearable surface electromyography (sEMG) sensors have been used to track recovery in research; however, sEMG is rarely used within acute and subacute clinical settings. The purpose of this case study wa...
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Chang-ok Cho, Jin-Hyoung Jeong, Yun-jeong Kim, Jee Hun Jang, Sang-Sik Lee and Ki-young Lee
At relatively low effort level tasks, surface electromyogram (sEMG) spectral parameters have demonstrated an inconsistent ability to monitor localized muscle fatigue and predict endurance capacity. The main purpose of this study was to assess the potenti...
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Bong-Jun Choi, Ju-Hwan Kim, Woo-Jin Yang, Dong-Jun Han, Jaewon Park and Dong-Wook Park
Miniaturized flexible microelectrode arrays are desirable for small-area surface electromyography (sEMG) to detect the electrical activity generated by muscles in a specific area of the body. Here, we present a flexible 8-channel microelectrode array wit...
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Hanbing Wei, Yanhong Wu, Xing Chen and Jin Xu
For investigating driver characteristic as well as control authority allocation during the process of human?vehicle shared control (HVSC) for an autonomous vehicle (AV), a HVSC dynamic mode with a driver?s neuromuscular (NMS) state parameters was propose...
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Marco E. Benalcázar, Ángel Leonardo Valdivieso Caraguay and Lorena Isabel Barona López
Hand gesture recognition systems have several applications including medicine and engineering. A gesture recognition system should identify the class, time, and duration of a gesture executed by a user. Gesture recognition systems based on electromyograp...
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Rebecca Alonzo, Crosby Teo, Jing Wen Pan, Phillis Soek Po Teng, Thorsten Sterzing and Pui Wah Kong
This study investigated how midsole hardness of basketball footwear affects lower extremity biomechanics and impacts perception in drop vertical jumps. Eighteen male basketball players performed drop vertical jumps from three heights (31 cm, 46 cm, 61 cm...
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