Publications by authors named "Taylor Dickinson"
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- Sacral nerve stimulation (SNS) has been used for over 20 years to treat fecal incontinence and this review aims to evaluate its long-term effectiveness over a follow-up period of at least 36 months.
- A total of 36 studies involving 3770 participants were analyzed, though all studies showed a serious risk of bias, and success rates varied widely, indicating that while SNS typically improves symptoms and quality of life, definitions of success differ across studies.
- Despite significant improvements in symptoms and quality of life reported, the findings are limited due to inconsistent study designs and a lack of comparative trials, with a notable revision rate of 35.2% and explantation rate of 19.7%.
Background: Given emerging evidence of rapid non-genomic cytoprotective effects of triiodothyronine (T3), we evaluated the resuscitative efficacy of two nanoparticle formulations of T3 (T3np) designed to prolong cell membrane receptor-mediated signaling.
Methods: Swine (n = 40) were randomized to intravenous vehicle (empty np), EPI (0.015 mg/kg), T3np (0.
Most motion capture measurements suffer from soft-tissue artifacts (STA). Especially affected are rotations about the long axis of a limb segment, such as humeral internal-external rotation (HIER) and forearm pronation-supination (FPS). Unfortunately, most existing methods to compensate for STA were designed for optoelectronic motion capture systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElectromagnetic (EM) motion tracking systems are suitable for many research and clinical applications, including in vivo measurements of whole-arm movements. Unfortunately, the methodology for in vivo measurements of whole-arm movements using EM sensors is not well described in the literature, making it difficult to perform new measurements and all but impossible to make meaningful comparisons between studies. The recommendations of the International Society of Biomechanics (ISB) have provided a great service, but by necessity they do not provide clear guidance or standardization on all required steps.
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