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The open-source software and hardware are scalable, tracking 1 to 14 body segments, with one sensor per segment. HDAC inhibitor A musculoskeletal model and inverse kinematics solver estimate Kinematics in real-time. The computation frequency depends on the number of tracked segments, but is sufficient for real-time measurement for many tasks of interest; for example, the system can track 7 segments at 30 Hz in real-time. The system uses off-the-shelf parts costing approximately 100 USD plus 20 for each tracked segment.
The OpenSenseRT system is validated against optical motion capture, low-cost, and simple to replicate, enabling movement analysis in clinics, homes, and free-living settings.
The OpenSenseRT system is validated against optical motion capture, low-cost, and simple to replicate, enabling movement analysis in clinics, homes, and free-living settings.Humphrey Bogart's mother (Fig. 1)1 undoubtedly had a strange sense of humor. How else can one explain Maud Humphrey's bizarre image, on a stock trade card, of a lovely little lass dressed up in her Sunday best lighting the flame under a chafing dish containing two adorable kittens (Figs. 2-5)? Were kitten fondue or kitty feline stew, dishes du jour in Victorian times? Pictured here are three Victorian trade cards, related to dentistry, featuring Maud Humphrey's adorable little kitten chef. Dr. Eli H. Neiman of York, Pennsylvania, and Dr. Charles S. Decker of Binghamton, New York, chose this stock image to advertise their respective dental practices (Figs. 3 & 4), Ramon's Relief pain medication, including toothache relief, and RAMON'S LIVER PILLS AND TONIC PELLETS were available from W.E. JUDAY in West Manchester, Ohio (Figure 4). Note on the reverse of the Dr. Decker card, that for 50 cents "Vitalized Air for Painless Extracting" was offered. "Vitalized Air" was nitrous oxide altered with small amounts of chloroform and alcohol.2-4 Could it be that Maud had sniffed a bit of Vitalized Air before rendering her shocking kitty-cooking image?Very few "Dentist AND Cupper" trade cards are known and this is the only illustrated one known to the authors. "Mr. Glissan, Dentist and Cupper, 147 Blackfriars Road, (London), Teeth extracted for the Poor Gratuitously." Above the text and in the center is a eight-sided brass boxed scarificator. Developed in the 18th century as a more humane and efficient instrument for bloodletting than lancets or fleams, scarificators had multiple blades that shot out with the press of a spring-loaded lever creating an instantaneous series of parallel cuts in the skin of the patient. After the cuts were made a warm glass cup (to create a vacuum) was applied to drain blood. Two of these cups are pictured on each side of the scarificator. A mandible to the left and a maxilla to the right are also pictured. An explanation of the ancient procedure of cupping can be accessed at https//www.webmd.com/balance/guide/cupping-therapy#1 (accessed 30 October 2020). Mr. Glessan's offer of free extractions for the poor is not unknown but seldom found on early dentist's trade cards.In the late 1800s, subsequent to the identification of the role of oral bacteria in the demise of the dental pulp by Willoughby D. Miller, the dentist was faced with the major challenge of removing gangrenous pulp tissue from the small root canal spaces in the tooth. Under these clinical circumstances, investigators viewed the root canal contents as a test tube filled with gelatinous, decaying matter along with being overwhelmed by a wide range of bacterial species. One of the first attempts to eradicate the root canal contents was achieved through the use of kalium (potassium) and natrium (sodium) in their metallic state and with that approach the sparks did fly.Guy's Hospital and its dental school have an illustrious history. It is the hospital where the first known UK lecture on dentistry was delivered to students in 1799. This paper examines its history and involvement with general and specialist children's dentistry, for which many dental staff helped to raise clinical standards. Interestingly, a number of leading graduates went to the USA for postgraduate study, more than from any other UK school. Many were financed by a travelling bursary endowed by the founding Dean, Frederick Newland-Pedley and have returned to be major players on the British scene, some in children's dentistry.By its very nature this research cannot claim to be exhaustive. Hopefully other researchers will add further information.Quackery in medicine is as old as medicine itself. In times of crisis, desperate patients often believe extraordinary claims. In the annals of pain-killer quack medicine, elixirs, nostrums and liniments hold a prominent position. NYU College of Dentistry (NYUCD) has a collection of 234 bottles of such medicines dating from the mid-1800s through 1940. This paper is the second in a series of articles featuring "Elixirs of the Past" in which we bring to light five more samples containing opium Dr. B.J. Kendall's Instant Relief for Pain, Dr. Munn's Elixir of Opium, Dill's Balm of Life, Foley's Pain Relief, and Brown's Instant Relief for Pain. These are just five examples out of countless syrups, nostrums, balm or liniments that contained narcotics and were linked to overdose, addiction and sometimes death. In 1906, Congress enacted The Pure Food and Drug Act to stop unsubstantiated medicinal claims and control the use of addictive substances. The modern-day use of internet advertisements to make unsupported claims is in some ways even more brazen than the advertisements from a century ago. Indeed, the recent widespread use of prescription painkillers, along with the resulting epidemic in opiate addiction that has caused upwards of 50,000 deaths is a case in point.Musée de la Cour d'Or, Metz, France, possesses a female skull bearing a gold wire dental appliance claimed in a 1934 Dental Cosmos article on the history of dental prosthetics to be 'probably' Merovingian in origin. Inquiries in 2017 revealed current museum curators were unaware of this claim but were skeptical of such dating, suggesting scientific analysis might provide clarity. Carbon dating of a tooth from the skull was performed placing the artifact in the mid seventeenth-late eighteenth centuries, while Metz historical records reveal the find site was occupied by a convent of nuns for most of C14 dated period. Strontium isotopic analysis indicated that the woman was a local of the Metz region while fluorine analysis indicated exposure to fluoride early in life. Oral health status and the dentistry indicate the woman was of high social status.In 1563, the Italian anatomist Bartolomeo Eustachio published Libellus de Dentibus, the first book on dental anatomy. Subsequently, the surgeon Urbain Hemard authored Recherche de la Vraye Anathomie des Dents in 1582, the first book on dentistry in the French language. Hemard and Eustachio, two names integral in the biblio-historical development of dentistry, have been intertwined in a philological controversy ever since, with historians debating charges of plagiarism. Hemard's commentary on dental anatomy bears striking resemblance to Eustachio's, with the bulk of the text being an exact French translation. This essay will introduce a newly discovered copy of Eustachio's Libellus that bears the signature of Hemard, thus, reinforcing the plagiarism charges. However, the historiographical debate has been buttressed simply on the contents of the two books, with little attention paid to the socio-political influences that could have directed Hemard towards textual annexation. In sixteenth-century Europe, cultural animosity was percolating within political and social spheres, and seeping into the publishing industry. French translations of foreign texts were viewed as a defense against Italian cultural intrusion. This essay will argue that given the prestige of Italian anatomical knowledge, Hemard may have felt justified in annexing the work of his foreign contemporary as a defense of French national identity, and ultimately, since Eustachio was mired in obscurity in his time, he could have seized the opportunity to elevate his status as a great anatomist.Purpose The purpose of the research was to determine the changes in metabolic parameters, leptin, and irisin levels after aerobic and resistance training in type-2 diabetes obese men. Methods Forty-five participants in the age range of 17-25 years were randomized into three groups aerobic training (AT), resistance training (RT), and control (CO). All training sessions were fulfilled 4 days per week for two months. The aerobic training began with intensity of 65% of the maximum aerobic power and finished with 90%. The resistance program started with 50% of one-repetition maximum and reached 70% in the 8th week. Results Factorial analysis of variance and Bonferroni post-hoc test revealed significant decreases in leptin (p = .043), fasting blood sugar (FBS) (p = .023), insulin (p = .001), homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (p = .022) in AT compared with CO and insulin (p = .006) in AT compared with RT. The change of percent body fat (PBF) was positively correlated only with change of HOMA-IR in AT group (p = .032) at p less then .05. Conclusion The result suggests that, compared to resistance training, aerobic training can control metabolic situations such as insulin resistance through the leptin hormone function, and not irisin in type-2 diabetes obese men.
Given their immunocompromised status, uveitis patients should be particularly careful during the COVID-19 pandemic. Treatment compliance and adherence are among the most important patient-related determinants of treatment success.To assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the management of uveitis patients from their own perspective.
A questionnaire was performed on uveitis patients at Cairo University Hospital in the period between June and August 2020.
Overall, 150 responses were received. Almost 20% patients stopped their medications. A total of 61.7% patients reported no fears regarding getting infected with the novel coronavirus. In addition, 54% patients found medical services easily, 26% patients received them through telemedicine, and 34% patients reported worsening of their ocular condition.
COVID-19 has caused a decrease in uveitis patient compliance with follow-ups, leading to worsening of their ocular condition. Economic and psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic on any chronic patient should be addressed to prevent further deterioration as the pandemic continues.
COVID-19 has caused a decrease in uveitis patient compliance with follow-ups, leading to worsening of their ocular condition. Economic and psychological effects of COVID-19 pandemic on any chronic patient should be addressed to prevent further deterioration as the pandemic continues.
Chinese herbal formula JiaWeiSiNiSan (JWSNS) has been widely used to prevent stress-induced neuropsychiatric ailments in clinics and proven to have therapeutic anti-stress effects on rats. However, the mechanism remains unclear.
Based on the proteomics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), this study explores the possible mechanism and target proteins of JiaWeiSiNiSan raising stress resilience and preventing stress damage.
A 6-week Chronic Unpredictable Mild Stress (CUMS) model was applied on adult Wistar male rats to observe the effects of JWSNS on improving mental stress resilience. Tandem Mass Tag (TMT) proteomics and bioinformatics analysis were used to screen and analyze differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in CSF. Parallel Reaction Monitoring (PRM) was used to validate target DEPs.
Significantly decreased sucrose preference, locomotion activity level and accuracy of T-maze, as well as increased immobility time, were observed in CUMS rats compared to CON rats while JWSNS improved above depression-like behaviours.
