Acceleration forces in pilots

Objective: Ongoing studies are focused on adapting transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adolescent humans. Most protocols in adolescent humans to date have delivered daily 10 Hz prefrontal stimulation with mixed results. Novel TMS dosing strategies such as accelerated TMS have recently been considered. There are knowledge gaps related to the potential clinical and pragmatic advantages of accelerated TMS. This pilot study compared the behavioral effects of a standard daily and accelerated low-intensity TMS (LI-TMS) protocol in an adolescent murine model of depression...

Data-driven approaches are commonly used to model and render haptic textures for rigid stylus-based interaction. Current state-of-the-art data-driven methodologies synthesize acceleration signals through the interpolation of samples with different input parameters based on neural networks or parametric spectral estimation methods. In this paper, we see the potential of emerging deep learning methods in this area. To this end, we designed a complete end-to-end data-driven framework to synthesize acceleration profiles based on the proposed deep spatio-temporal network...

BACKGROUND: Aerobatic pilots must withstand high and sudden acceleration forces (Gz ) up to 10 Gz . The physiological consequences of such a succession of high and abrupt positive and negative Gz on the human body over time remain mostly unknown. This case report emphasizes changes in physiological factors such as cerebral oxygenation and heart rate dynamics collected in real aerobatic flights. CASE REPORT: A 37-yr-old man, experienced in aerobatic flying, voluntarily took part in this study. During two flight runs (1520 min), the pilot performed aerobatic maneuvers with multiple high (10 Gz ) positive and negative accelerations...

Certain physical and physiological changes occur in the atmospheric levels where flight and space activities take place. Air pressure decreases with increasing altitude and the partial pres¬sure of O2 decreases in parallel with the atmospheric pressure drop and creates hypoxia in the flight crew and in the passen¬gers. In case of acute hypobaric hypoxia, blood is redistributed to the brain and the heart, whereas blood supply to internal organs, such as kidney and skin is reduced. Peripheral cyanosis can be observed on the fingertips and the lips during hypoxia-induced blood redistribution...

BACKGROUND: Complications that occur in laparoscopic surgery are often associated with the initial entry into the peritoneal cavity. The literature reported incidences of Veress needle (VN) injuries of e.g. 0.31% and 0.23%. In a 2010 national survey of laparoscopic entry techniques in the Canadian General Surgical practice, 57.3% of respondents had either experienced or witnessed a serious laparoscopic entry complication like bowel perforation and vascular injury. As those complications are potentially life threatening and should be avoided at all costs, improving safety of this initial action is paramount...

The purpose of this study was to compare model estimates of linear sprint mechanical characteristics using timing gates with and without time correction. High-level female soccer players ( n = 116) were evaluated on a 35-m linear sprint with splits at 5, 10, 20, 30, and 35 m. A mono-exponential function was used to model sprint mechanical metrics in three ways: without a time correction, with a fixed (+0.3 s) time correction, and with an estimated time correction. Separate repeated-measures ANOVAs compared the sprint parameter estimates between models and also the residuals between models...

Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) allows for the determination of atomic structures and concentrations of different chemicals in a biochemical sample of interest. MRS is used in vivo clinically to aid in the diagnosis of several pathologies that affect metabolic pathways in the body. Typically, this experiment produces a one dimensional (1D) 1 H spectrum containing several peaks that are well associated with biochemicals, or metabolites. However, since many of these peaks overlap, distinguishing chemicals with similar atomic structures becomes much more challenging...

BACKGROUND: Despite the proliferation of digital interventions such as Electronic Immunization Registries (EIR), currently, there is little evidence regarding the use of EIR data to improve immunization outcomes in resource-constrained settings. To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ensuring healthy lives and well-being for all ages, particularly for newborns and children under the age of 5 (goal 3b), it is essential to generate and use quality data for evidence-based decision making to overcome barriers inherent in immunization systems...

BACKGROUND: Ischemic hypoxia induced by suprathreshold G-force loading can adversely affect vision, cognition, and lead to loss of consciousness (LOC). The purpose of this study was to determine whether reductions in cerebral oxygenation, caused by subthreshold G-forces (up to 4 Gz and of limited durations that do not lead to LOC), would affect visual perception and working memory performance. METHODS: Sixteen subjects performed visual perception and working memory tasks both before and during Gz exposures (1, 2...

Cognitive impairment is a significant risk factor for hazardous driving among older drivers with Alzheimer's dementia, but little is known about how the driving behavior of mildly symptomatic compares with those in the preclinical, asymptomatic phase of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This study utilized two in-car technologies to characterize driving behavior in symptomatic and preclinical AD. The goals of this pilot study were to (1) describe unsafe driving behaviors in individuals with symptomatic early AD using G-force triggered video capture and (2) compare the driving habits of these symptomatic AD drivers to two groups of cognitively normal drivers, those with and those without evidence of cerebral amyloidosis (CN/A+ and CN/A-) using a global positioning system (GPS) datalogger...

The brain's extracellular matrix (ECM) is a dynamic protein-based scaffold within which neural networks can form, self-maintain, and re-model. When the brain incurs injuries, microscopic tissue tears and active ECM re-modelling give way to abnormal brain structure and function including the presence of ectopic cells. Post-mortem and neuroimaging data suggest that the brains of jet pilots and astronauts, who are exposed to rotational forces, accelerations, and microgravity, display brain anomalies which could be indicative of a mechanodisruptive pathology...

As a corollary of the rapid advances in computing, <i>ab initio</i> simulation is playing an increasingly important role in modeling materials at the atomic scale. Two strategies are possible, <i>ab initio</i> Monte Carlo (AIMC) and molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulation. The former benefits from exact sampling from the correct thermodynamic distribution, while the latter is typically more efficient with its collective all-atom coordinate updates. Here, using a relatively simple test model comprised of Helium and Argon, we show that AIMC can be brought up to, and even above, the performance levels of AIMD via a hybrid nested sampling / machine learning (ML) strategy...

The purpose of this study was to try oblique lateral interbody fusion (OLIF) using percutaneous pedicle screws (PPS) with mobility. Twelve patients who underwent single-level OLIF were observed for at least one year. These included 6 patients with conventional PPS (rigid group), and 6 with movable PPS (semi-rigid group). Mobile PPS used cosmicMIA, which is a load sharing system. The anterior and posterior disc height, screw loosening and bone healing period, and implant failure were evaluated at final observation by CT...

Nowadays, in modern elite sport, the identification of the best training strategies which are useful in obtaining improvements during competitions requires an accurate measure of the physiologic and biomechanical parameters that affect performance. The goal of this pilot study was to investigate the capabilities of the e-Kayak system, a multichannel digital acquisition system specifically tailored for flatwater sprint kayaking application. e-Kayak allows the synchronous measure of all the parameters involved in kayak propulsion, both dynamic (including forces acting on the paddle and footrest) and kinematic (including stroke frequency, displacement, velocity, acceleration, roll, yaw, and pitch of the boat)...

Heterogeneous photocatalysis (HPC) has been widely investigated in recent decades for the removal of a number of contaminants from aqueous matrices, but its application in real wastewater treatment at full scale is still scarce. Indeed, process and technological limitations have made HPC uncompetitive with respect to consolidated processes/technologies so far. In this manuscript, these issues are critically discussed and reviewed with the aim of providing the reader with a realistic picture of the prospective application of HPC in wastewater treatment...

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of photobiomodulation therapies on root resorption compared with the placebo group. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty patients who were admitted to the Gaziantep University Faculty of Dentistry Orthodontics Department for treatment, with an indication of upper right first premolar tooth extraction were included. Before the individuals' orthodontic treatment, 0.022 slot MBT brackets and tubes were placed on the maxillary first premolar and molar...

Prior studies have shown that HIV patients develop permanent pulmonary dysfunction following an episode of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, the mechanism causing pulmonary dysfunction remains an enigma. HIV patients experience chronic inflammation. We hypothesized that CAP exacerbates inflammation in HIV patients resulting in an accelerated decline in lung function. A prospective cohort pilot study enrolled HIV patients hospitalized in Medellin, Colombia, with a diagnosis of CAP. Sixteen patients were eligible for the study; they were split into 2 groups: HIV and HIV+CAP...

BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of cervical muscle activity in different head postures when using helmet-mounted display in one fighter vs. two aircraft air combat within visual range (WVR). METHODS: Cervical EMG was measured with eight F/A-18 pilots using the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System (JHMCS) during air combat maneuvering. In-flight Gz acceleration and continuous head position were recorded. EMG activity is divided and presented in a matrix with three-class rotation and five-class flexion-extension postures...

Versteegh, TH, Dickey, JP, Emery, CA, Fischer, LK, MacDermid, JC, and Walton, DM. Evaluating the effects of a novel neuromuscular neck training device on multiplanar static and dynamic neck strength: A pilot study. J Strength Cond Res 34(3): 708-716, 2020-The neck serves an important function in damping the transference of acceleration forces between the head and the trunk, such as that occurring during contact sports or motor vehicle collisions. An inability to adequately dissipate forces has been proposed as a potential mechanism for clinical conditions such as whiplash or concussion, but current approaches to neck training may not be targeting the correct mechanisms...

STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional, retrospective, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging study, performed during cadets' selection procedures of the Italian Air Force Academy. OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of spinal MR imaging findings in asymptomatic young adults (18-22 yrs) candidate to Air Force Flight. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Spinal MR imaging findings are frequently detected in asymptomatic subjects. Literature prevalence data come from studies that analyze different patient populations, in a wide age range and in different spinal tracts...