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Biomimetics (Basel)
December 2024
School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
Multirotor drones are widely used in fields such as environmental monitoring, agricultural inspection, and package delivery, but they still face numerous challenges in durability and aerial operation capabilities. To address these issues, this paper presents a biomimetic leg-claw mechanism (LCM) inspired by the biomechanics of birds. The claw of the LCM adopts a bistable gripper design that can rapidly close through external impact or actively close via the coordination of internal mechanisms.
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January 2025
Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Martin-Luther-Krankenhaus Berlin, Caspar-Theyss-Str. 27-33, 14193, Berlin, Deutschland.
Objective: Lengthening of the patellar tendon to normalize patellar height and improve knee flexion deficits.
Indications: Flexion deficits in combination with patella baja (Caton index < 0.6).
J Funct Morphol Kinesiol
January 2025
Institute of Human Movement Science, Sport and Health, University of Graz, 8010 Graz, Austria.
: Increasing exercise intensity and performance output with superimposed vibration gains interest, especially in high-performance training. However, the additional benefit of vibration in passive stretching exercises and its mechanisms remain unclarified. : Passive stretching with (ST+V) and without (ST) vibration (20 Hz) was performed in male Olympic youth skiing athletes ( = 8, age: 17.
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January 2025
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Toyo University, Kawagoe, Japan.
The purpose of this study was to clarify sex differences in the inhibition of sympathetic vasomotor outflow which is caused by the loading of cardiopulmonary baroreceptors. Ten young males and ten age-matched females participated. The participants underwent a passive leg raising (PLR) test wherein they were positioned supine (baseline, 0º), and their lower limbs were lifted passively at 10º, 20º, 30º, and 40º.
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December 2024
Faculty of Exercise Physiology, Department of Kinesiology and Sports Sciences, University of Miami, Coral Gables, United States.
Aim: The Nordic hamstring curl appears effective in reducing the incidence of injury in physically active young adults, likely through its capacity as an eccentric exercise to increase muscle stiffness. Although eccentric exercises have been shown to increase muscle stiffness, medium- and long-term Nordic hamstring curl training programs have not demonstrated an effect on muscle stiffness. This study examined the acute effects of a single session of Nordic hamstring curls on the stiffness of the biceps femoris, semitendinosus, and semimembranosus muscles using ultrasound shear wave elastography, an accepted method for measuring passive muscle stiffness.
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