A Novel Method for In Vivo Evaluation of Finger Kinematics for Analysis of Activities of Daily Living

This thesis examines the development of a six degrees of freedom finger coordinate system that employs electromagnetic tracking to measure finger kinematics. Secondarily, this thesis validated the in vivo finger coordinate system, and is then used to examine range of motion in the fingers in patients with hand osteoarthritis. Lastly, this thesis examines the range of motion of individuals with and without hand arthritis during various activities of daily living, performed with and with joint protection program principles. This study presents a foundation for finger kinematic evaluation and describes a methodology that will be used for larger studies to be conducted to examine finger kinematics in various clinical and functional applications

Discovery of deeply bound #pi#"- states in the "2"0"8Pb(d,"3He) reaction

Narrow lines were observed around 133 MeV excitation energy in the "2"0"8Pb(d, "3He) reaction at T_d=300 MeV/u using the fragment separator system at GSI. They are assigned to the deeply bound #pi#"- x "2"0"7Pb states with configurations of (2p)_#pi#_"-(3p_1_/_2, 3p_3_/_2)_n"-"1. (orig.)Available from TIB Hannover: RO 801(96-32) / FIZ - Fachinformationszzentrum Karlsruhe / TIB - Technische InformationsbibliothekSIGLEDEGerman

A fragment separator at LBL for beta-NMR experiment

The Beam 44 fragment separator was built at the Bevalac of LBL for NMR studies of beta emitting nuclei. {sup 37}K, {sup 39}Ca, and {sup 43}Ti fragments originating from {sup 40}Ca and {sup 46}Ti primary beams were separated by the separator for NMR studies on these nuclei. Nuclear spin polarization was created in {sup 39}Ca and {sup 43}Ti using the tilted foil technique (TFT), and the magnetic moment of {sup 43}Ti was deduced. Fragment polarization was measured for {sup 37}K and {sup 39}Ca emitted to finite deflection angles. The Beam 44 fragment separator in combination with a proper polarization technique, such as TFT or fragment polarization, has been very effective for such NMR studies