Gait is a key function of human movement which plays an important role in motion analysis. Both in the clinical field and in rehabilitation, gait analysis is useful to evaluate the parameters that are modified followi...Gait is a key function of human movement which plays an important role in motion analysis. Both in the clinical field and in rehabilitation, gait analysis is useful to evaluate the parameters that are modified following the administration of a protocol of adapted physical activity (APA). Gait parameters could be measured using traditional rating scales, such as the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and technologies as a support to provide an assessment of gait quality. The aim of this study is to increase the objectivity of gait data obtained before and after a targeted APA program for a group of elderly people by integrating the traditional SPPB rating scale with the G Walk digital system. The former is an assessment tool to evaluate the functioning of lower extremity, in terms of chair stand, walk, and standing balance; whereas the latter can objectively evaluate the parameters of the gait. The sample was composed of I 1 adults aged between 67 and 94 years. The participants were chosen on the basis of a number of tests carried out to analyze their levels of autonomy, intellectual capacities and motor functioning. It has planned a six months APA protocol: before and after it, SPPB and G-Walk were administered. The results showed that space-time characteristics generally improve after APA intervention; therefore, the use of technology is a useful support for the evaluation scales.展开更多
Traditional biomechanical analyses of human movement are generally derived from linear mathematics.While these methods can be useful in many situations,they do not describe behaviors in human systems that are predomin...Traditional biomechanical analyses of human movement are generally derived from linear mathematics.While these methods can be useful in many situations,they do not describe behaviors in human systems that are predominately nonlinear.For this reason,nonlinear analysis methods based on a dynamical systems approach have become more prevalent in recent literature.These analysis techniques have provided new insights into how systems(1) maintain pattern stability,(2) transition into new states,and(3) are governed by short-and long-term(fractal) correlational processes at different spatio-temporal scales.These different aspects of system dynamics are typically investigated using concepts related to variability,stability,complexity,and adaptability.The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast these different concepts and demonstrate that,although related,these terms represent fundamentally different aspects of system dynamics.In particular,we argue that variability should not uniformly be equated with stability or complexity of movement.In addition,current dynamic stability measures based on nonlinear analysis methods(such as the finite maximal Lyapunov exponent) can reveal local instabilities in movement dynamics,but the degree to which these local instabilities relate to global postural and gait stability and the ability to resist external perturbations remains to be explored.Finally,systematic studies are needed to relate observed reductions in complexity with aging and disease to the adaptive capabilities of the movement system and how complexity changes as a function of different task constraints.展开更多
Energy is essential for every human activity for more comfortable life, but it also consumes more natural resources. Fossil fuel is the major energy source for energy consumption, and it also emits a lot of air pollut...Energy is essential for every human activity for more comfortable life, but it also consumes more natural resources. Fossil fuel is the major energy source for energy consumption, and it also emits a lot of air pollution during usage to atmosphere and not reproductively. Electrical energy is the secondary energy sources from fossil fuel which is used to operate air conditioning system. In order to control human comfort temperature, it is usually required when the temperature differences swing between indoor and outdoor temperatures. PCMs (phase change materials) are the high latent heat materials which can be used in building materials for energy conservation purpose. PCMs can store thermal energy and prevent heat to pass through temperature control areas. Paraffin has been used as PCMs which is absorbed into the pore of fly ash as paraffin/fly-ash composite and mixed into the buildings materials. Paraffin is an organic material with high melting point (-59 ~C) and nonflammable material, therefore, it can be used as the building materials for the function of PCMs for energy saving purposes. Composite PCMs can be prepared by vacuum impregnation process. Paraffin in liquid form will be impregnated into the pore of fly ash by vacuum capillary force to form paraffin/fly ash composite PCMs. Vacuum impregnation pressures, vacuum times, impregnation times of liquid paraffin in fly ash pores and temperatures for melting the solid paraffin into the liquid form are all affect on the thermal properties of paraffin/fly ash composite PCMs. Composite PCMs will be selected by the optimum thermal properties with optimum of the production conditions for replace the cement powder in the mortar plate compositions. Cement mortar plate with and without composite PCMs will be tested for the thermal insulation properties by comparison as the real day and night time for 8 h period from spot light turn on and off. Temperature detection on the surface and inside the model building under mortar plate with and without composite PCMs is detected every 1 min. Temperature differences between surface of mortar plate over the model building and inside temperature of model building under mortar plates increase with more composite PCMs contents in mortar plates. Thermal insulation efficiency in the building can be enhanced by the composite PCMs utilization as the composition of the building materials.展开更多
Outward Bound in colleges have far-reaching value and significance. Outward Bound activities in favor of school to further implement the national education policy, to promote the implementation of the Sunshine Sports ...Outward Bound in colleges have far-reaching value and significance. Outward Bound activities in favor of school to further implement the national education policy, to promote the implementation of the Sunshine Sports to promote campus spiritual civilization, to broaden the space of Physical Education; same time it is also beneficial to develop students 'interest in sport, develop students' teamwork, to promote the physical and mental health of students, improve students' social adaptability. To expand the training to maximize the function of colleges and universities, but also in the education sector especially sports workers continue to work hard, make a greater contribution to the development of universities and students.展开更多
Lightweight ubiquitous computing security architecture was presented. Lots of our recent researches have been integrated in this architecture. And the main current researches in the related area have also been absorbe...Lightweight ubiquitous computing security architecture was presented. Lots of our recent researches have been integrated in this architecture. And the main current researches in the related area have also been absorbed. The main attention of this paper was providing a compact and realizable method to apply ubiquitous computing into our daily lives under sufficient secure guarantee. At last,the personal intelligent assistant system was presented to show that this architecture was a suitable and realizable security mechanism in solving the ubiquitous computing problems.展开更多
Here we report a dual-functionalized electrochemical substrate to trigger cancer cells release based on the supramolecular interaction between β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and Fc on clinical trial II aptamer AS1411 funct...Here we report a dual-functionalized electrochemical substrate to trigger cancer cells release based on the supramolecular interaction between β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and Fc on clinical trial II aptamer AS1411 functionalized graphene platform. On one hand, the host-guest interaction can be reversible electrochemically controlled to realize cancer cells capture/release, and 1-adamantylamine binding can further amplify this surface change by competing interaction with β-CD. On the other hand, the AS1411 aptamer and its complementary DNA (cDNA) also can be used as a switchable anchor for cell adhesion. Our work gives an example for label-free, multi-functionalized triggered cell release based on aptamer and β-CD/graphene-modified surface and this multi-ways for cell catch-and-release on graphene modified surface also provides their potential biomedical application.展开更多
In open normative multi-agent communities,an agent is not usually and explicitly given the norms of the host agents.Thus,when it is not able to adapt the communities's norms,it is totally deprived of accessing res...In open normative multi-agent communities,an agent is not usually and explicitly given the norms of the host agents.Thus,when it is not able to adapt the communities's norms,it is totally deprived of accessing resources and services from the host.Such circumstance severely affects its performance resulting in failure to achieve its goal.Consequently,this study attempts to overcome this deficiency by proposing a technique that enables an agent to detect the host's potential norms via self-enforcement and update its norms even in the absence of sanctions from a third-party.The authors called this technique as the potential norms detection technique(PNDT).The PNDT consists of five components: Agent's belief base; observation process; potential norms mining algorithm(PNMA);verification process; and updating process.The authors demonstrate the operation of the PNMA algorithm by testing it on a typical scenario and analyzing the results on several perspectives.The tests' results show that the PNDT performs satisfactorily albeit the success rate depends on the environment variables settings.展开更多
Multi-agent systems(MASs) are ubiquitous in natural and artificial systems. This paper aims to establish the finite-time adaptive consensus criterion for a class of MASs with nonlinear dynamics. Traditionally, the fin...Multi-agent systems(MASs) are ubiquitous in natural and artificial systems. This paper aims to establish the finite-time adaptive consensus criterion for a class of MASs with nonlinear dynamics. Traditionally, the finite-time consensus criterion is often established based on the prior information on Lipschitz constants and the eigenvalues of Laplacian matrix. However, it is difficult to acquire the above prior information for most real-world engineering systems. To overcome the above difficulty, this paper develops the finite-time consensus criteria for a class of MASs with nonlinear dynamics via adaptive technique. In detail, we design the finite-time distributed node-based and edge-based adaptive consensus protocols for a class of MASs with fixed and switching topologies. Numerical simulations are also given to validate the proposed finite-time adaptive consensus criterion.展开更多
文摘Gait is a key function of human movement which plays an important role in motion analysis. Both in the clinical field and in rehabilitation, gait analysis is useful to evaluate the parameters that are modified following the administration of a protocol of adapted physical activity (APA). Gait parameters could be measured using traditional rating scales, such as the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) and technologies as a support to provide an assessment of gait quality. The aim of this study is to increase the objectivity of gait data obtained before and after a targeted APA program for a group of elderly people by integrating the traditional SPPB rating scale with the G Walk digital system. The former is an assessment tool to evaluate the functioning of lower extremity, in terms of chair stand, walk, and standing balance; whereas the latter can objectively evaluate the parameters of the gait. The sample was composed of I 1 adults aged between 67 and 94 years. The participants were chosen on the basis of a number of tests carried out to analyze their levels of autonomy, intellectual capacities and motor functioning. It has planned a six months APA protocol: before and after it, SPPB and G-Walk were administered. The results showed that space-time characteristics generally improve after APA intervention; therefore, the use of technology is a useful support for the evaluation scales.
文摘Traditional biomechanical analyses of human movement are generally derived from linear mathematics.While these methods can be useful in many situations,they do not describe behaviors in human systems that are predominately nonlinear.For this reason,nonlinear analysis methods based on a dynamical systems approach have become more prevalent in recent literature.These analysis techniques have provided new insights into how systems(1) maintain pattern stability,(2) transition into new states,and(3) are governed by short-and long-term(fractal) correlational processes at different spatio-temporal scales.These different aspects of system dynamics are typically investigated using concepts related to variability,stability,complexity,and adaptability.The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast these different concepts and demonstrate that,although related,these terms represent fundamentally different aspects of system dynamics.In particular,we argue that variability should not uniformly be equated with stability or complexity of movement.In addition,current dynamic stability measures based on nonlinear analysis methods(such as the finite maximal Lyapunov exponent) can reveal local instabilities in movement dynamics,but the degree to which these local instabilities relate to global postural and gait stability and the ability to resist external perturbations remains to be explored.Finally,systematic studies are needed to relate observed reductions in complexity with aging and disease to the adaptive capabilities of the movement system and how complexity changes as a function of different task constraints.
文摘Energy is essential for every human activity for more comfortable life, but it also consumes more natural resources. Fossil fuel is the major energy source for energy consumption, and it also emits a lot of air pollution during usage to atmosphere and not reproductively. Electrical energy is the secondary energy sources from fossil fuel which is used to operate air conditioning system. In order to control human comfort temperature, it is usually required when the temperature differences swing between indoor and outdoor temperatures. PCMs (phase change materials) are the high latent heat materials which can be used in building materials for energy conservation purpose. PCMs can store thermal energy and prevent heat to pass through temperature control areas. Paraffin has been used as PCMs which is absorbed into the pore of fly ash as paraffin/fly-ash composite and mixed into the buildings materials. Paraffin is an organic material with high melting point (-59 ~C) and nonflammable material, therefore, it can be used as the building materials for the function of PCMs for energy saving purposes. Composite PCMs can be prepared by vacuum impregnation process. Paraffin in liquid form will be impregnated into the pore of fly ash by vacuum capillary force to form paraffin/fly ash composite PCMs. Vacuum impregnation pressures, vacuum times, impregnation times of liquid paraffin in fly ash pores and temperatures for melting the solid paraffin into the liquid form are all affect on the thermal properties of paraffin/fly ash composite PCMs. Composite PCMs will be selected by the optimum thermal properties with optimum of the production conditions for replace the cement powder in the mortar plate compositions. Cement mortar plate with and without composite PCMs will be tested for the thermal insulation properties by comparison as the real day and night time for 8 h period from spot light turn on and off. Temperature detection on the surface and inside the model building under mortar plate with and without composite PCMs is detected every 1 min. Temperature differences between surface of mortar plate over the model building and inside temperature of model building under mortar plates increase with more composite PCMs contents in mortar plates. Thermal insulation efficiency in the building can be enhanced by the composite PCMs utilization as the composition of the building materials.
文摘Outward Bound in colleges have far-reaching value and significance. Outward Bound activities in favor of school to further implement the national education policy, to promote the implementation of the Sunshine Sports to promote campus spiritual civilization, to broaden the space of Physical Education; same time it is also beneficial to develop students 'interest in sport, develop students' teamwork, to promote the physical and mental health of students, improve students' social adaptability. To expand the training to maximize the function of colleges and universities, but also in the education sector especially sports workers continue to work hard, make a greater contribution to the development of universities and students.
基金Key Project of Chinese Ministry of Education (No.104086)
文摘Lightweight ubiquitous computing security architecture was presented. Lots of our recent researches have been integrated in this architecture. And the main current researches in the related area have also been absorbed. The main attention of this paper was providing a compact and realizable method to apply ubiquitous computing into our daily lives under sufficient secure guarantee. At last,the personal intelligent assistant system was presented to show that this architecture was a suitable and realizable security mechanism in solving the ubiquitous computing problems.
文摘Here we report a dual-functionalized electrochemical substrate to trigger cancer cells release based on the supramolecular interaction between β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) and Fc on clinical trial II aptamer AS1411 functionalized graphene platform. On one hand, the host-guest interaction can be reversible electrochemically controlled to realize cancer cells capture/release, and 1-adamantylamine binding can further amplify this surface change by competing interaction with β-CD. On the other hand, the AS1411 aptamer and its complementary DNA (cDNA) also can be used as a switchable anchor for cell adhesion. Our work gives an example for label-free, multi-functionalized triggered cell release based on aptamer and β-CD/graphene-modified surface and this multi-ways for cell catch-and-release on graphene modified surface also provides their potential biomedical application.
文摘In open normative multi-agent communities,an agent is not usually and explicitly given the norms of the host agents.Thus,when it is not able to adapt the communities's norms,it is totally deprived of accessing resources and services from the host.Such circumstance severely affects its performance resulting in failure to achieve its goal.Consequently,this study attempts to overcome this deficiency by proposing a technique that enables an agent to detect the host's potential norms via self-enforcement and update its norms even in the absence of sanctions from a third-party.The authors called this technique as the potential norms detection technique(PNDT).The PNDT consists of five components: Agent's belief base; observation process; potential norms mining algorithm(PNMA);verification process; and updating process.The authors demonstrate the operation of the PNMA algorithm by testing it on a typical scenario and analyzing the results on several perspectives.The tests' results show that the PNDT performs satisfactorily albeit the success rate depends on the environment variables settings.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2014CB845302)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China(Grant No.2014ZX10004001-014)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11472290)
文摘Multi-agent systems(MASs) are ubiquitous in natural and artificial systems. This paper aims to establish the finite-time adaptive consensus criterion for a class of MASs with nonlinear dynamics. Traditionally, the finite-time consensus criterion is often established based on the prior information on Lipschitz constants and the eigenvalues of Laplacian matrix. However, it is difficult to acquire the above prior information for most real-world engineering systems. To overcome the above difficulty, this paper develops the finite-time consensus criteria for a class of MASs with nonlinear dynamics via adaptive technique. In detail, we design the finite-time distributed node-based and edge-based adaptive consensus protocols for a class of MASs with fixed and switching topologies. Numerical simulations are also given to validate the proposed finite-time adaptive consensus criterion.