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Krishna Kodur and Maria Kyrarini
Intelligent multi-purpose robotic assistants have the potential to assist nurses with a variety of non-critical tasks, such as object fetching, disinfecting areas, or supporting patient care. This paper focuses on enabling a multi-purpose robot to guide ...
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Letizia Castelli, Chiara Iacovelli, Siria Ciccone, Valerio Geracitano, Claudia Loreti, Augusto Fusco, Lorenzo Biscotti, Luca Padua and Silvia Giovannini
Osteoarthritis is a common chronic condition in the elderly population and, with falls, represents a major public health problem. Patients with hip or knee osteoarthritis often have poor balance, which is considered an important risk factor for falls. In...
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Ting-Chun Huang, Hsing-Po Huang, Kuan-Wen Wu, Jwo-Luen Pao, Cheng-Kuang Chen, Ting-Ming Wang and Tung-Wu Lu
Lumbar spondylosis (LS) is a common degenerative spine disease that often leads to impaired motor control, sensory changes, and imbalance. The current study aimed to compare the dynamic balance control between patients with LS and healthy controls in ter...
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Pengfei Sun, Haining Lu, Jianmin Yang, Liwen Deng, Mingyue Liu and Shuang Li
The seafloor soil is characterized by high water content, strong compressibility, and low shear strength. Deep-sea mining vehicles (DSMV) are prone to sinking when walking on the surface of the soil, which will cause significant reduction in traction per...
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Paolo Caravaggi, Alessandro Zomparelli, Giulia Rogati, Massimiliano Baleani, Roberta Fognani, Franco Cevolini, Cristina Fanciullo, Arianna Cinquepalmi, Giada Lullini, Lisa Berti and Alberto Leardini
Ankle foot orthoses (AFOs) are medical devices prescribed to support the foot and ankle of drop-foot patients. Passive-dynamic AFOs (PD-AFOs) are an effective solution for less severe cases. While off-the-shelf PD-AFOs are rather inexpensive, they provid...
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