Using 3D sensing and projecting technology to improve the mobility of Parkinson's disease patients See

Parkinson’s is a neurological condition in which parts of the brain responsible for movements becomes incapacitated over time due to the abnormal dopamine equilibrium. Freezing of Gait (FOG) is one of the main Parkinson’s Disease (PD) symptoms that affects patients not only physically&#...

ALM models based on second order stochastic dominance See

We propose asset and liability management (ALM) models in which the risk of underfunding is modelled based on the concept of stochastic dominance. Investment decisions are taken such that the distribution of the funding ratio, that is, the ratio of asset to liabilities, is non...

Physical activity levels in adults and older adults 3–4 years after pedometer-based walking interventions: Long-term follow-up of participants from two randomised controlled trials in UK primary care See

© 2018 Harris et al. Background: Physical inactivity is an important cause of noncommunicable diseases. Interventions can increase short-term physical activity (PA), but health benefits require maintenance. Few interventions have evaluated PA objectively beyond 12 months. We followed up two pedom...

Manipulation of host and parasite microbiotas: Survival strategies during chronic nematode infection See

Copyright © 2018 The Authors, some rights reserved. Intestinal dwelling parasites have evolved closely with the complex intestinal microbiota of their host, but the significance of the host microbiota for metazoan pathogens and the role of their own intestinal microbiota are still not&#...

Pro-consumer Price Ceilings under Uncertainty See

Segmentation and lesion detection in dermoscopic images See

Malignant melanoma is one of the most fatal forms of skin cancer. It has also become increasingly common, especially among white-skinned people exposed to the sun. Early detection of melanoma is essential to raise survival rates, since its detection at an early stage can be&#x...

Interpreting population reach of a large, successful physical activity trial delivered through primary care See

Background: Failure to include socio-economically deprived or ethnic minority groups in physical activity (PA) trials may limit representativeness and could lead to implementation of interventions that then increase health inequalities. Randomised intervention trials often have low recruitment rates...

Enhancing student learning journeys with semantically annotated content See

There is an increasing interest in developing existing Special Educational Needs (SEN) teaching methods due to recent concerns regarding the number of SEN pupils in schools. Communication is difficult for students when they have little or no clear speech. Consequently, a range of c...

Vortex shedding-induced noise reduction using (DBD) plasma actuator See

The Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) plasma actuators have received a significant attention of many researchers in the last few decades. The main focus of these studies has been on the flow control areas such as turbulent boundary layer separation and turbulent skin friction redu...