A Practical Guide to Electrical Therapy

1997 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 272-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
William R. Holcomb
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Injuries ◽  
Therapeutic Modality ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Injury Management ◽  
Electrical Therapy ◽  
Invaluable Tool ◽  
Control Pain ◽  
And Control ◽  
Tremendous Challenge

Electrical therapy is a popular therapeutic modality for the management and rehabilitation of athletic injuries. Electrical stimulation is commonly used to elicit muscle contraction, reduce edema, and control pain. However, electrical therapy can also be a tremendous challenge for clinicians. The purpose of this paper is to present current and accurate information that will serve as a guide In the use of electrical therapy for the effective management of athletic injuries. With an understanding of the basic current types provided by various electrical stimulators and the modifications of the currents that are available, electrical therapy becomes an invaluable tool for injury management and rehabilitation.

Pediatric neurotrauma in Kathmandu, Nepal: implications for injury management and control

2005 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 352-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Mukhida ◽  
Mohan R. Sharma ◽  
Sushil K. Shilpakar
Keyword(s):  
Injury Management ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals ACTIVITIES OF REGIONAL AUDIT COMMISSIONS IN THE SYSTEM OF STATE AUDIT OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1(82)) ◽  
pp. 65-68
Author(s):  
M. Tuzubekova ◽  
E. Parzu
Keyword(s):  
Control Measures ◽  
Financial Control ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
State Control ◽  
Rational Use ◽  
Audit Commission ◽  
State Audit ◽  
Parallel Control ◽  
The Republic ◽  
And Control

In this article, the authors analyzed the work of state bodies for audit and financial control, for the correct and rational use of budgetary funds, as well as the activities of the audit commission in the system of state audit in the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan in modern conditions. Issues of effective management of budgetary funds and strengthening of financial and executive discipline, as well as the importance and necessity of conducting joint or parallel control measures by external state control bodies have been investigated. The author studied the issues of the effectiveness of the use of budgetary funds and control measures

A New Method for Sensor Degradation Detection, Isolation and Compensation in Linear Systems

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Jiang ◽  
Dragan Djurdjanovic ◽  
Jun Ni
Keyword(s):  
Degradation Process ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Electronic Throttle ◽  
Performance Diagnosis ◽  
Automotive Electronic ◽  
Engineering Designs ◽  
State Space System ◽  
Measurement Devices ◽  
Sensor Degradation ◽  
And Control

The performance of machines and equipment degrades as a result of aging and wear. This decreases performance reliability and increases the potential for faults and failures. To ensure proper functionality of complex systems, advanced technologies for performance diagnosis and control are being incorporated into engineering designs, which requires an ever-increasing number of sensors and measurement devices. Nevertheless, a sensor, just as any other dynamic system, degrades and fails. A faulty sensor may cause process performance degradation, process shut down, or even a fatal accident because it is no longer able to deliver accurate information about the monitored system. Therefore, it is essential to assess sensor performance to ensure system reliability. In this paper, a method is proposed to detect, isolate, and compensate sensor degradation. The numerical algorithm for subspace state space system identification is used to track the changes of the time constants and gains of the sensor and the monitored system. Without imposing requirements for redundant sensors and measurement devices, this method utilizes the fact that sensor readings depict dynamic characteristics of the sensors as well as those of the monitored system. The newly proposed method is verified in angular sensor degradation detection using high-fidelity simulations of an automotive electronic throttle system.

Internal Control Frameworks and Its Relation with Governance and Risk Management: An Analytical Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (11) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahammed Adil Mohammed ◽  
Thamer Kadhim Al-Abedi ◽  
Hakeem Hammood Flayyih ◽  
Hussein Ali Mohaisen
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Internal Control ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
Management Framework ◽  
Risk Management Framework ◽  
Control Framework ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Control ◽  
Governance Risk

This study aims at searching in different editions of internal control frameworks and its relation with governance and risk management by dividing the study into three themes. The first one includes studying each framework in terms of the concept of internal control, elements and goals and what makes it different form the latter. The second concerns the relation of internal control with governance and the importance of what it provides to economic unity. The third one and the last regards the relation of internal control to risk management framework and what economic unity will achieve if it managed its risks properly through presenting a number of academic studies that dealt with the subject of the study. The design of this paper depends on reviewing literature during the period (2012-2019) and analyzing results concluded by these literatures concerning the study of internal control framework and its relation with governance and risk management. The study concluded that economic unity cannot achieve its goals and maintain success without an effective management of risks, control and governance. Board of directors and administration both need each other to apply governance, risk management and control effectively.

Decision Support Systems in Indian Organized Retail Sector

2010 ◽  
pp. 1043-1055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankush Sharma ◽  
Preeta Vyas
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Decision Support Systems ◽  
Support Systems ◽  
Regulatory Environment ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Retail Sector ◽  
Technological Developments ◽  
And Control

Retailing is in a rapid state of change due to speedy technological developments, changing competitive positions, varying consumer behaviour as well as their expectations and liberalized regulatory environment. In such a scenario, information is crucial to plan and control profitable retail businesses and it can be an important source of competitive advantage so long as it is affordable and readily available. DSS (Decision Support Systems) which provide timely and accurate information can be viewed as an integrated entity providing management with the tools and information to assist their decision making.

Estimation of Friction and States for Robust Control of Position Servo

2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shailaja Kurode ◽  
Bhagyashri Tamhane
Keyword(s):  
Robust Control ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Accurate Information ◽  
Position Tracking ◽  
Performance Tracking ◽  
Friction Component ◽  
Accurate Position ◽  
System States ◽  
State Estimations ◽  
And Control

Abstract Friction is an inherent nonlinearity in electromechanical systems. It adversely affects the system performance. The key challenge is to get its accurate information as it is not measurable. This paper proposes a two-observer concept for friction and state estimation. Novelty of proposal includes finite time convergent estimations of the friction component and the system states. These estimations are used to design a robust control for accurate position tracking in servosystem. It is shown that accurate friction and state estimations are obtained, and control efforts are reduced while achieving precise performance. Tracking performance is improved using proposed control. The outcome of the proposed methodology is validated through computer simulations and experimentations.

A simple and novel helical drive in-pipe robot

Robotica ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 920-932 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yonghua Chen ◽  
Qingyou Liu ◽  
Tao Ren
Keyword(s):  
Force Measurement ◽  
Traction Force ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Helical Wheel ◽  
Tracking Force ◽  
Timing Belt ◽  
Inspection And Maintenance ◽  
Small Change ◽  
And Control ◽  
Tremendous Challenge

SUMMARYPipeline grids of various size and material are pervasive in today's modern society. The frequent inspection and maintenance of such pipeline grids have presented a tremendous challenge. It is advocated that only advanced robot design embedded with intelligent electronics and control algorithms could perform the job. Given the ever increasing demands for intelligent in-pipe robots, various in-pipe drive mechanisms have been reported. One of the simplest is helical wheel drives that have only one degree of freedom. All previously reported in-pipe helical drives are based on independent passive wheels that are tilted an angle. One of the major problems of current helical wheel drives is their unstable traction force. In this paper, instead of allowing the wheels to rotate independently, they are synchronized by adding a timing belt. This small change will result in significant improvement which will be highlighted in this paper. In the proposed driving method, tracking force is analyzed together with a comprehensive set of traction force measurement experiments. Both analysis and experiments have shown that the proposed mechanism has great potential for in-pipe robot drive design.

scholarly journals Ebola: A holistic approach is required to achieve effective management and control

2015 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
pp. 856-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Roca ◽  
Muhammed O. Afolabi ◽  
Yauba Saidu ◽  
Beate Kampmann
Keyword(s):  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Effective Management ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals Role of laboratory in detection, effective management and control of outbreaks of hospital associated infections

2015 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. S137
Author(s):  
Terrence R. Chinniah ◽  
Kavitha Prabu ◽  
Amalina Sidek ◽  
Rashidah Ahamed
Keyword(s):  
Effective Management ◽  
Hospital Associated Infections ◽  
And Control

scholarly journals NGF-mediated photoablation of nociceptors reduces pain behavior in mice

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Nocchi ◽  
C Portulano ◽  
F Franciosa ◽  
B Doleshall ◽  
M Panea ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Pain Behavior ◽  
Mechanical Stimuli ◽  
Invasive Approach ◽  
Nociceptive Neurons ◽  
Mechanical Hypersensitivity ◽  
Pain Behaviors ◽  
Control Pain ◽  
And Function ◽  
And Control

AbstractNerve growth factor (NGF) and its receptors TrkA and p75 play a key role in the development and function of peripheral nociceptive neurons. Here we describe novel technology to selectively photoablate TrkA positive nociceptors through delivery of a phototoxic agent coupled to an engineered NGF ligand and subsequent near infrared (NIR) illumination. We demonstrate that this approach allows for on demand and localized reversal of pain behaviors in mouse models of acute, inflammatory, neuropathic and joint pain. To target peripheral nociceptors we generated a SNAP-tagged NGF derivative, NGFR121Wthat binds to TrkA/p75 receptors but does not provoke signaling in TrkA positive cells or elicit pain behaviors in mice. NGFR121W-SNAPwas coupled to the photosensitizer IRDye®700DX phthalocyanine (IR700) and injected subcutaneously. Following NIR illumination of the injected area, behavioral responses to nociceptive mechanical and sustained thermal stimuli, but not innocuous stimuli, were substantially reduced. Similarly, in models of inflammatory, osteoarthritic and neuropathic pain, mechanical hypersensitivity was abolished for three weeks following a single treatment regime. We demonstrate that this loss of pain behavior coincides with the retraction of neurons from the skin which then re-innervate the epidermis after 3 weeks corresponding with the return of mechanical hypersensitivity. Thus NGFR121W-SNAP-mediated photoablation is a minimally invasive approach to reversibly silence nociceptor input from the periphery, and control pain and hypersensitivity to mechanical stimuli.

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