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Surface electromyography of facilitated versus free arm activation after stroke
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The aim of this study is to determine if the amount of volitional muscle activation in a stroke affected arm is altered by facilitation. An experiment was designed in which surface EMG was recorded from the biceps brachii ...
Quantification of blood Gd-DTPA levels : implications on dosing dGEMRIC
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Delayed gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of cartilage (dGEMRIC) is a novel technique that allows early diagnosis of osteoarthritis (OA). Under the current protocol, subjects are injected 0.2mmol of an MRI ...
Formatting and searching a massive, multi-parameter clinical information database
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Formatting data and executing time-oriented queries on a massive, multi-parameter clinical information database poses significant computational challenges. The challenges encountered in converting high-resolution waveform ...
The application of the value-added activity model for the Mark-6 LE integration project
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Powerful information and workflow management tools can minimize risks and maximize productivity for a project. However, a conventional task-based project management approach does not provide the kind of details necessary ...
Computational and experimental studies of collagen and related diseases
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Collagen is the most abundant proteins in mammals, and collagen degradation is a process that may be associated with many diseases. In this research we use collagen-like peptides that model both cleavage and noncleavage ...
Experiments in expression recognition
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Despite the significant effort devoted to methods for expression recognition, suitable training and test databases designed explicitly for expression research have been largely neglected. Additionally, possible techniques ...
SIP : a smart digital image processing library
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The Smart Image Processing (SIP) library was developed to provide automated real-time digital image processing functions on camera phones with integer microprocessors. Many of the functions are not available on commercial ...
Examining pervasive technology practices in schools : a mental models approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
Studies of computers and education have failed to account for the relevance and importance of tacit assumptions and unquestioned expectations that underlie educational technology practices. A major premise of this dissertation ...
Micro-mechanical logic for field produceable gate arrays
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
A paradigm of micro-mechanical gates for field produceable logic is explored. A desktop manufacturing system is sought after which is capable of printing functional logic devices in the field. A logic scheme which induces ...
Sensitive skins and somatic processing for affective and sociable robots based upon a somatic alphabet approach
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005)
The sense of touch is one of the most important senses of the human body. This thesis describes the biologically inspired design of "sensitive skins" for two different robotic platforms: Leonardo, a high degree-of-freedom, ...