The objective of this study was to construct a three-dimensional finite element model of degenerative lumbar scoliosis (DLS) and validate its effectiveness, providing a reliable theoretical tool for ...

In percutaneous interventions, needles are used to reach target locations inside the body. However, when the needle is pushed through the tissue, forces arise at the needle tip and along the needle ...

The underactuated fingers used in numerous robotic systems are evaluated by grasping force, configuration space, actuation method, precision of operation, compactness and weight. In consideration of ...

In Frank Wedekind's controversial first play, first produced in 1906, rape, suicide and botched abortion are the direct results of the sexually oppressive society of late Nineteenth Century Germany.