A blended user centred design study for wearable haptic gait rehabilitation following hemiparetic stroke

Restoring mobility and rehabilitation of gait are high priorities for post-stroke rehabilitation. Cueing using metronomic rhythmic sensory stimulation has been shown to improve gait, but most versions of this approach have used auditory and visual cues. In contrast, we developed a prototype wearable system for rhythmic cueing based on haptics, which was shown to be highly effective in an early pilot study. In this paper we describe a follow-up study with four stroke survivors to inform design, and to identify issues and requirements for such devices to be used in home-based or out-door settings. To this end, we present a blended user-centred design study of a wearable haptic gait rehabilitation system. This study draws on the combined views of physiotherapists, nurses, interaction designers and stroke survivors. Many of the findings were unanticipated, identifying issues outside the scope of initial designs, with important implications for future design and appropriate use

Résistance au puceron vert du pêcher, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Homoptera Aphididae) chez Prunus persica (L.) Batsch et d’autres espèces de Prunus

National audienceSources of resistance to the peach aphid Myzus persicae Sulzer were investigated in a Prunus collection by surveys of natural and artificial inoculation. The fondatrigeniae apterae are unable to settle on two Prunus persica varieties and one hybrid P. persica x P. davidiana curtails the development of their population. Other varieties of P. persica may also be resistant. The significance of the experimental results is discussed in the light of the artificial inoculation conditions under which they were obtained.Nous indiquons les résultats de la prospection conduite dans le genre Prunus afin de détecter des variétés résistantes à Myzus persicae Sulzer. Nos observations confirment la résistance de 2 variétés de P. persica et d’un hybride P. persica x P. davidiana. Plusieurs variétés rustiques de P. persica seraient également résistantes. La signification de ces résultats est discutée notamment en fonction des limites de méthodes de travail reposant essentiellement sur des techniques de contamination artificielle

Résistance au puceron vert du pêcher, Myzus persicae Sulzer (Homoptera Aphididae) chez Prunus persica (L.) Batsch et d’autres espèces de Prunus

Nous indiquons les résultats de la prospection conduite dans le genre Prunus afin de détecter des variétés résistantes à Myzus persicae Sulzer. Nos observations confirment la résistance de 2 variétés de P. persica et d’un hybride P. persica x P. davidiana. Plusieurs variétés rustiques de P. persica seraient également résistantes. La signification de ces résultats est discutée notamment en fonction des limites de méthodes de travail reposant essentiellement sur des techniques de contamination artificielle.Sources of resistance to the peach aphid Myzus persicae Sulzer were investigated in a Prunus collection by surveys of natural and artificial inoculation. The fondatrigeniae apterae are unable to settle on two Prunus persica varieties and one hybrid P. persica x P. davidiana curtails the development of their population. Other varieties of P. persica may also be resistant. The significance of the experimental results is discussed in the light of the artificial inoculation conditions under which they were obtained

Influence of organic versus conventional agricultural practice on the antioxidant microconstituent content of tomatoes and derived purees; consequences on antioxidant plasma status in humans

DOI: 10.1021/jf0346861International audienc