Segmenting mechanically heterogeneous domains via unsupervised learning

Q Nguyen, E Lejeune - Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 2024 - Springer
From biological organs to soft robotics, highly deformable materials are essential
components of natural and engineered systems. These highly deformable materials can …

Mapping the strain-stiffening behavior of the lung and lung cancer at microscale resolution using the crystal ribcage

R LeBourdais, GN Grifno, R Banerji… - Frontiers in Network …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Lung diseases such as cancer substantially alter the mechanical properties of the organ with
direct impact on the development, progression, diagnosis, and treatment response of …

Time-dependent changes in the stiffness of the neck extensor muscles with prolonged sitting and the effect of exercise

A Nitta, M Aoki, K Okino, M Yamane… - Journal of Back and …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Neck and shoulder exercises are recommended to improve Neck and Shoulder
Pain (NSP). However, it is unclear why exercises for the neck and shoulder improve NSP …

What exactly is a nuchal ligament and who exactly has one?

J Harris - Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology …, 2024 - journals.library.ualberta.ca
Nuchal ligaments are relatively well understood and have venerable histories of recognition
in extant euungulates, canids, elephants, and humans, but whether any anatomical …