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Fall 2020
Surgical simulation is now an essential component of surgical education and is now accepted as a valid tool for improving the skills of surgeons. Ultimately, this result in better outcome and patient safety. To maximize the benefit of practicing in a surgical simulation environment, objective...
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Fall 2019
Introduction: State-of-the-art upper limb prosthetic devices are complex, with multi-articulating hands that can open and close on user command. These so-called myoelectric prostheses harness the signals of a user’s residual muscles to trigger a desired function, such as grasping an object....
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Spring 2019
Effective teamwork is critical to the success of surgery. In the operating room (OR), a surgical team is generally composed of surgeons, nurses and an anesthesiologist. Of all the factors that might affect patient safety and the success of the surgery, collaboration among team members is...
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2012
Fahimi, Farbod, Dawson, Michael R., Carey, Jason P.
The objective of above-elbow myoelectric prostheses is to reestablish the functionality of missing limbs and increase the quality of life of amputees. By using electromyography (EMG) electrodes attached to the surface of the skin, amputees are able to control motors in myoelectric prostheses by...
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Spring 2011
Above-elbow myoprostheses aim to restore the functionality of amputated limbs and improve the quality of life of amputees. By using electromyography electrodes attached to the surface of the skin, amputees are able to control motors in myoprostheses by voluntarily contracting the muscles of their...
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2016-10-14
SSHRC Awarded IG 2017: In everyday conversation, we need to rapidly find referents for pronouns when we process language. This process is guided by what is said, but also by where and how it is said. How do children learn to understand pronouns in real time conversation? This project will...