REAL-TIME AND WEARABLE FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM FOR VOLITIONAL HAND MOTOR FUNCTION CONTROL USING THE ELECTROMYOGRAPHY BRIDGE METHOD

Real-time and wearable functional electrical stimulation system for volitional hand motor function control using the electromyography bridge method

Voluntary participation of hemiplegic patients is crucial for functional electrical Granola stimulation therapy.A wearable functional electrical stimulation system has been proposed for real-time volitional hand motor function control using the electromyography bridge method.Through a series of novel design concepts, including the integration of a

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Pathways to sustainable transitions in a complex agricultural system: a case study of swine waste management in North Carolina

North Carolina has a high density of swine farms with nearly half of the commercial operations located in two eastern counties.Lagoon and sprayfield (LS) is the dominant method of swine manure management despite pressure to transition to environmentally superior technologies.LS is an efficient and cost-effective method of waste management but has n

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A hurdle and negative binomial model approach to analyzing the gender differences in diagnostic imaging utilization under high-deductible health plans

IntroductionHigh-Deductible Health Plans (HDHPs) have been increasingly adopted as a cost-containment strategy in healthcare.However, their impact on the utilization of diagnostic imaging services, particularly across different genders, remains underexplored.This study explores how HDHPs enrollment affect imaging utilization rates and usage pattern

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