[Purpose] Clinicians have reported the effects of various instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) in patients. The purpose this study was to investigated Graston technique and general exercise on pain range motion (ROM) patients with CLBP. [Subjects Methods] 30 CLBP participated (Graston technique: 15;15). Before after 4-week intervention program, assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). Lumbar ROM measured smartphone. main interaction were analyzed by two-way repeated ANOVA....

This paper proposes a robust exemplar-based image inpainting algorithm using region segmentation. Exemplar-based methods iteratively search the source and fill missing or damaged region, i.e., target with most similar patch in region. The proposed method uses segmentation map to improve performance of inpainting, which is used utilize spatial information With map, automatically selects parameter values priority function, adaptively determines size, reduces Experimental results number test...

Abdominal strengthening exercises are important for stroke patients; however, there is a lack of research on therapeutic increasing abdominal muscle activity in patients.We investigated the effects non-paretic arm using tubing band patients.In total, 18 hemiplegic subjects (13 males, 5 females) were recruited. All performed involving three different shoulder movements (extension, flexion, and horizontal abduction) an elastic band. Surface electromyography (EMG) signals recorded from rectus...

Abstract Most antibiotic-resistance genes (ARGs) evolved in environmental microbes long before humanity’s antibiotic breakthrough, and widespread use expedited the dissemination of ARGs among clinical pathogens. While widely discussed, investigation ARG distributions lacks scalability taxonomic information necessary for a comprehensive analysis. Here, we present global distribution all five classes β-lactamases environments. We generated β-lactamase taxonomy-environment map by identifying...

[Purpose] This study aims to identify the immediate effects of taping therapy on knee pain and depression among patients with degenerative arthritis. [Subjects Methods] In total, 32 arthritis were randomly assigned one two groups: experimental group that underwent control regular treatment (16 per group). group, therapeutic tape was wrapped all around joint. Pain measured using visual analogue scale (VAS) Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), respectively. [Results] The intra-group comparison...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect gastrocnemius stretching combined with talocrural joint mobilization on weight-bearing ankle dorsiflexion passive range motion. [Subjects] Eleven male subjects bilateral limited motion knee extended participated in study. [Methods] All received while performing stretching. Ankle measured using an inclinometer under conditions before and immediately after intervention. A paired t-test used analyze difference between pre-...

Previously developed colonoscopes have difficulties on performing diagnosis procedure since it can be performed by experienced endoscopists only to control the device efficiently. Therefore, in this paper, we presented a robotic colonoscope applying rotating elastic caterpillars, enabling self-locomotion colon The locomotion performance of robot is obtained adopting three-caterpillar-driving system and also center well. Comparing with conventional stiff cable, composed thin-flexible electric...

[Purpose] We investigated the effects of changing resistance direction using an elastic tubing band on abdominal muscle activities during isometric upper limb exercises in a seated position. [Subjects] Twenty able-bodied volunteers (10 males, 10 females) were recruited for study. [Methods] All subjects performed with involving three different shoulder movements (extension, flexion, and horizontal abduction). Surface electromyography (EMG) signals recorded from rectus abdominis (RA), external...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects aquatic and ground exercises on postural control in normal young adults. [Subjects] Thirty adult subjects participated study, 10 adults were assigned each exercise group, i.e., group (n=10). performed using rhythmic initiation technique 2 different environments, land water. Outcomes measured when under following 4 conditions: (1) with eyes kept open, (2) closed, (3) open simultaneous galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS), (4)...

Approaches for the characterization of proteins/peptides in single cells formaldehyde-fixed (FF) tissues via mass spectrometry (MS) are still under development. The lack a general method selectively eliminating formaldehyde-induced crosslinking is major challenge. A workflow shown high-throughput peptide profiling isolated from FF tissues, here rodent pancreas, which possesses multiple hormones islets Langerhans. heat treatment enhanced by collagen-selective multistep thermal process...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to identify the effects pain scrambler therapy on and quality life degenerative gonarthritis patients. [Subject Methods] This is a single case study. Pain applied for 40 minutes per session once day 15 days 62-year-old female patient diagnosed with gonarthritis. measured using Visual Analogue Scale short form-36 item after therapy. [Results] Decrease in improved were evident [Conclusion] had potential decrease improve

[Purpose] This study compared the effects of three exercises performed in a prone position on selective activation lumbar erector spinae (LES) and multifidus (LM) muscles healthy males to investigate effective method for LM. [Subjects] Twenty-two were recruited. Surface EMG data collected from right LES LM during exercises: 1) trunk extension, 2) hip 3) arm lift. [Results] The ratio activity extension was higher than those [Conclusion] Hip may be males.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect neck flexion restriction on sternocleidomastoid (SCM), rectus abdominis (RA), and external oblique (EO) muscle activity during a traditional curl-up exercise with restriction.[Subjects] In total, 13 healthy male subjects volunteered for study.[Methods] All performed in which restricted by subject's hand.Surface electromyography (EMG) signals were recorded from SCM, RA, EO curl-up.[Results] There significantly lower EMG SCM compared...

동영상에서의 객체 추적은 보안, 색인 및 검색, 감시, 통신, 압축 등 다양한 분야에서 중요하다. 본 논문은 HEVC 비트스트림 상에서의 추적 방법을 제안한다. 복호화를 수행하지 않고, 상에 존재하는 움직임 벡터(MV : Motion Vector)와 부호화 크기 정보를 Spatio-Temporal Markov Random Fields (ST-MRF) 모델에 적용해 움직임의 공간적 시간적 특성을 반영한다. 변환계수를 특징점으로 활용하는 객체형태 조정 알고리즘을 ST-MRF 모델 기반 추적방법에서 나타나는 과분할에 의한 오차전파 문제를 해결한다. 제안하는 방법의 추적성능은 정확도 86.4%, 재현율 79.8%, F-measure 81.1%로 기존방법 대비 평균 F-measure는 약 0.2% 향상하지만 기존방법에서 과분할 오차전파가 두드러지는 영상에 대해서는 최대 9% 정도의 성능향상을 보인다. 전체 수행시간은 프레임 당 5.4ms이며 실시간 추적이 가능하다. Video...

Abstract Over the course of evolution, proteins families undergo sequence diversification via mutation accumulation, with extant homologs often sharing less than 25% identity. The resulting diversity presents a complex view sequence-structure-function relationships, as epistasis is prevalent, and deleterious mutations in one protein can be tolerated homologous sequences through networks intramolecular, compensatory interactions. Understanding these epistatic crucial for understanding...

In this paper, we propose an algorithm that automatically detects and removes moving logos in video.The proposed consists of logo detection, tracking extraction, removal.In the detection step, detect using saliency map scale invariant feature transform.In extraction improved mean shift method backward technique are used which only regions extracted by color information.Finally, removal detected region is filled with neighborhood exemplar-based inpainting can fill a large without...

BACKGROUND: The abdominal draw-in maneuver (ADIM) has been suggested to increase trunk stabilizing muscle activity; however, no study identified the effects of ADIM on muscles and movements during lifting lowering (L & L) tasks. OBJECTIVE: We examined ADI M transversus abdominis (TrA) thickness standing, activity TrA, internal oblique (IO) multifidus (MF), kinematics lumbo-pelvic-hip complex L METHODS: Fifteen male participants practiced expirations without with using ultrasound biofeedback....

Behçet's disease (BD) is a multi-systemic inflammatory of unknown origin that affects nearly all organs including the nervous system. Although neurological involvement less frequent than other major presentations, it important because can produce severe disabilities. Peripheral system manifestations are relatively rare in BD. few cases peripheral neuropathy or myopathy have been reported BD, they multiple neuropathies, sensorimotor neuropathy, autonomic dysfunction. Guillain-Barre syndrome...