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Maryam Rezai Rad¹, Sadra Mohaghegh², Farnaz Kouhestani³, Saeed Reza Motamedian^4,*
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 51-67, 2021, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2021.015136 - 09 April 2021
Abstract This article is a scoping review of the studies that assessed the effect of mechanical forces on the behavior of dental stem cells (DSCs). PubMed and Scopus searches were done for in-vitro studies evaluating the effect of tension, hydrostatic pressure (i.e., the pressure applied through an incompressible fluid), compression, simulated microgravity, and vibration on DSCs. The following factors were analyzed: osteogenic/odontogenic differentiation, proliferation, adhesion and migration. Articles were reviewed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews extension for scoping reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guideline. Included studies were evaluated based on the modified Consolidated Standards of Reporting… More >

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R. Praveena^*, T. R. GaneshBabu
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 69-86, 2021, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2021.014622 - 09 April 2021
Abstract The cup nerve head, optic cup, optic disc ratio and neural rim configuration are observed as important for detecting glaucoma at an early stage in clinical practice. The main clinical indicator of glaucoma optic cup to disc ratio is currently determined manually by limiting the mass screening was potential. This paper proposes the following methods for an automatic cup to disc ratio determination. In the first part of the work, fundus image of the optic disc region is considered. Clustering means K is used automatically to extract the optic disc whereas K-value is automatically selected… More >

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Zilin Li, Junjiang Wang, Yan Yang^*
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 87-97, 2021, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2021.014731 - 09 April 2021
Abstract Blocking technology is one of the most important means to obtain score in volleyball, which has a great influence on the victory of the game. In this study, the vertical jump was analyzed to understand the movement characteristics of legs during training time. The kinematics and dynamics data of the legs of 10 volleyball players after training for 0 h, 0.5 h, 1 h and 2 h were studied by using an infrared light point motion capture system and force measuring platform. The results showed that the joint angles of the players who had 1… More >

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Boqing Li, Xiaolong Bai, Yongli Zhu^*
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 99-105, 2021, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2021.014748 - 09 April 2021
Abstract In the process of swimming, the shoulder joint will be damaged when the arm is stroking. To reduce the injury of shoulder joints and improve the speed of stroke, it is necessary to train the flexibility of shoulder joints. This paper briefly introduced the concept of shoulder joint and flexibility and then explained the traditional stretching training method and proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) stretching method. Then, taking 20 college team swimmers of Yunnan University as the subjects, the comparative experiment of the traditional and PNF stretching methods was carried out. The results showed that the More >

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Datao Xu¹, Zhenghui Lu¹, Siqin Shen², Gusztáv Fekete², Ukadike C. Ugbolue³, Yaodong Gu^1,*
Molecular & Cellular Biomechanics, Vol.18, No.2, pp. 107-118, 2021, DOI:10.32604/mcb.2021.015453 - 09 April 2021
Abstract Patellar tendinopathy is a clinical symptom of patellar tendons characterized by local pain in the front of the knee joint. It is common among basketball and volleyball players. Patients with patellar tendinopathy may exhibit different landing strategies during landing compared to healthy individuals. The purpose of this study was to compare the differences in lower limb joint energy dissipation (eccentric work) values for the symptomatic patellar tendinopathy (PT) athletes and no patellar tendinopathy (UPT) athletes during single-leg landing. A total of 26 (PT: 13, UPT:13) semi-professional male basketball and volleyball player’s kinetic data were collected… More >

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