STABILITY IN SKIPPING GAITS

Stability in skipping gaits

As an alternative to walking and running, humans are able to skip.However, adult humans avoid it.This fact seems to be related to the higher energetic costs associated with skipping.Still, children, some birds, lemurs and lizards use skipping gaits during daily locomotion.We combined experimental data on humans with numerical simulations to test wh

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Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool into Japanese: A Preliminary Report

Background: There is a need for tools in primary care to support clinicians to identify patients with unmet palliative care needs.The Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT) is concise and covers most conditions in primary care settings.However, the SPICT was not available in Japanese.Methods: The translation and cultural adaptation

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Antenatally detected multiple mediastinal enterogenous cysts in a newborn presenting with severe cardio-respiratory compromise and early life-saving management

Posterior Headwear mediastinal enterogenous cyst is a rare entity in neonate.The neonate can present with severe cardio-respiratory compromise in the form of respiratory distress, shock, cardiac failure or arrhythmia soon after birth which may require immediate surgical intervention.Antenatal screening can demonstrate the cystic mass in fetus early

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