4-Chloro­benzoic acid–quinoline (1/1)

In the title compound, C7H5ClO2·C9H7N, the 4-chloro­benzoic acid mol­ecule is almost planar, with a dihedral angle of 2.9 (14)° between the carb­oxy group and the benzene ring. In the crystal, the two components are connected by an O—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the hydrogen-bonded unit, the dihedral angle between the quinoline ring system and the benzene ring of the benzoic acid is 44.75 (4)°. The two components are further linked by inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a layer parallel to the ab plane

Automated Evaluation of Coordinated Movement of Fingers Using Home Rehabilitation Device

Home rehabilitation is much in need in ageing societies. Especially, for hemiplegia patients who have paralysis at fingers, it is known that long continuous rehabilitation is effective for recovery. To automate home rehabilitation without the help of a medical specialist, it is desirable not only to provide a rehabilitation procedure but also to give the condition of the paralysis of the patient. In our previous studies, we proposed a robotic device to foster separative voluntary finger lift movement. The device mounts pressure sensors at each finger to monitor the degree of unwanted finger movements. However, it is not clear which is an effective way to measure the condition of paralysis by these finger pressure time series data. In this paper, we propose a new measurement method that is based on the “coordinated movement” of fingers. A patient is asked to perform 4 tasks: pinch2 (pinch movement by index finger and thumb), pinch3 (pinch movement by index, middle and thumb), grasp2 (grasp movement by the ring and little finger), and grasp3 (grasp movement by the middle, ring, and little finger). All pressure time series of finger movements are quantified their dissimilarities with data of standard healthy subjects. We found that the grasp3 has the largest correspondence relation with the degree of paralysis

Evaluation of Forearm Musclar Function of Hemiplegic Patients Using Displacement MMG

To realise an automated self-rehabilitation at home, it is necessary to provide proper feedback on the status of the recovery of the patient. In a simple finger rehabilitation, a fingertip force monitor is used to detect undesired and paralyzed movement, which is used to determine the degree of recovery. In contrast to the fingertip force, the balance of flexion and extension of finger muscles is another essential feature of the paralysis. However, simultaneous monitoring of flexor and extensor is impossible by using a single fingertip pressure sensor. Usually, EMG is used to monitor individual muscular activity. However, inexperienced home user will not be able to deal with electrodes properly. In this paper, we propose a device to monitor flexion and extension by a unit which is easy to handle. Also, we propose a method to derive a degree of recovery using the signals collected from this device. The results by data collected from healthy and stroke patients show the potential effectiveness of our method

岐路に立つ「メトロセクシャル」 : 現在の日本の男性の化粧表現に見られる問題点と解決案

Men\u27s Beauty Culture in Japan has more and more popular for these 10years. The genre and the concept "Metrosexual" came in Japan from Western World last year, which has get many sympathy among men and which has become one of the strongest goal of men\u27s smart self -expression in Japan. Will "Metrosexual" release men from the fixed idea of manliness or drive in the competition of appearance, which is goodlooking for goodlooking\u27s sake? For it should not become the latter case, I propose now to men "Slow Beauty" the same as to women. In beauty culture we have the time, when we can face to ourselves. It is precious time in our everyday life. But in the fact beauty culture make us to compare our real body and facial state with the standardized beauty value, which exists out of ourselves. We must look over ourselves in beauty culture, find out what we should be, and express it by our face and body. To do so is necessary for us to live to be ourselves. Without variety of values in our society we cannot realize "Slow Beauty"

スロービューティー宣言 : 次世代の美的価値を求める試論

In last two papers we tried to clarify the fact that health and beauty are inseparable, and that this fact is the result of the modernization and the westernization at the Meiji Restoration, which had brought us not only the modern western way of thinking but also the modern principle of social structure and also new moral and new beauty value. In this paper we try to think the issue concretely and radically, which way we should choice about the beauty value in the next stage, recommending to find the way to solve the problems about the beauty of our body. We introduce the alternative value standard, which called "The Slow Beauty". We declare in this paper "The Slow Beauty"