European journal of pain (London, England)
Dec 20, 2017
BACKGROUND: Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) is a validated measure of the function of endogenous pain inhibitory pathways. Placebo effects reflect top-down inhibitory modulation of pain. CPM and placebo effects are both influenced by expectations, ...
This paper describes an approach to terrain identification based on pressure images generated through direct surface contact using a robot skin constructed around a high-resolution pressure sensing array. Terrain signatures for classification are for...
We describe a novel device and method for real-time measurement of lingual-palatal pressure and automatic identification of the oral transfer phase of deglutition. Clinical measurement of the oral transport phase of swallowing is a complicated proces...
Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
Sep 27, 2014
PURPOSE: Studies on the influence of CO₂ pneumoperitoneum on the abdominal cavity during robotic procedures are lacking. This is the first study to evaluate surgical field modifications related to CO₂ pressure, during laparoscopic and robotic surgery...
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
May 1, 2025
The sweep frequency impedance (SFI) meter is an apparatus that delivers a frequency-sweeping sound into the ear canal and evaluates dynamic characteristics of the middle ear based on changes in sound pressure in the ear canal. We have renewed the SFI...
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Mar 1, 2025
Vocal intensity is quantified by sound pressure level (SPL). The SPL can be measured by either using a sound level meter or by comparing the energy of the recorded speech signal with the energy of the recorded calibration tone of a known SPL. Neither...
The widespread use of polymer solutions in the chemical industry poses a significant challenge in determining optimal dissolution conditions. Traditionally, researchers have relied on experimental methods to estimate the processing parameters needed ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Exoskeletons have been developed and widely used for medical, industrial, military applications. Since the exoskeletons are designed to provide the users with torques needed for the specific applications, it is important for the torques generated by ...
Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference
Jul 1, 2024
Pressure recordings of footsteps during walking can offer a convenient biometric recognition method for applications in security, forensic analysis, and health monitoring. However, footsteps can exhibit high variability due to a complex interplay of ...
Biological agents have bodies that are composed mostly of soft tissue. Researchers have resorted to soft bodies to investigate Artificial Life (ALife)-related questions; similarly, a new era of soft-bodied robots has just begun. Nevertheless, because...