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Spinal cord injury related paraplegia changes a person's life in a sudden way. The most important issue for physicians, therapists and caregivers is to manage the complications that arise, and help paraplegic subjects return to a productive integrated life within society. The book Topics in Paraplegia provides modern knowledge in this direction. Addressing hot topics related to paraplegia, ranging from surgical management to research therapies with mesenchymal stem cells, this book could be a valued reference for physiatrists, neurosurgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, neurologists and physical therapists. The book is organized into four sections. The first covers the epidemiology and psychological conditions associated with paraplegia, the second discusses surgical management and common rehabilitation interventions; the third medical complications and special musculoskeletal issues, while the last outlines current research in animals and humans.

Paraplegia. --- Leg --- Paralysis --- Diseases --- Therapy & therapeutics

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prosthetics --- orthotics --- rehabilitation --- amputation --- disability --- mobility assistive technology --- Prosthesis --- Orthopedic apparatus --- Orthopedic apparatus. --- Prosthesis. --- Prostheses --- Prosthetics --- Moulage in medicine --- Surgery, Plastic --- Artificial organs --- Biomedical materials --- Implants, Artificial --- Apparatus, Orthopedic --- Orthoses --- Orthotic devices --- Surgical instruments and apparatus --- Prosthesis & Artificial Organs --- Artificial Limbs. --- Orthotic Devices. --- Rehabilitation. --- Canada. --- Parapodium --- Orthosis --- Device, Orthotic --- Devices, Orthotic --- Orthose --- Orthotic Device --- Parapodiums --- Arm Prosthesis --- Arm, Artificial --- Artificial Arm --- Artificial Leg --- Extremities, Artificial --- Leg Prosthesis --- Leg, Artificial --- Limb Prosthesis --- Limbs, Artificial --- Arm Prostheses --- Arms, Artificial --- Artificial Arms --- Artificial Extremities --- Artificial Extremity --- Artificial Legs --- Artificial Limb --- Extremity, Artificial --- Leg Prostheses --- Legs, Artificial --- Limb Prostheses --- Limb, Artificial --- Prostheses, Arm --- Prostheses, Leg --- Prostheses, Limb --- Prosthesis, Arm --- Prosthesis, Leg --- Prosthesis, Limb --- Habilitation --- Disease --- Disabled Persons --- Recovery of Function --- Return to Work --- Sports for Persons with Disabilities --- rehabilitation

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limb deformity --- bone gaps --- post tumour --- post tumour reconstruction --- limb anomalies --- Ilizarov method --- Bone Lengthening. --- Extremities --- Limb Deformities, Congenital --- surgery. --- Lengthening, Bone --- Leg Length Inequality --- Tissue Expansion --- ilizarov method

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Wind turbines are one of the most promising renewable energy technologies, and this motivates fertile research activity about developments in power optimization. This topic covers a wide range of aspects, from the research on aerodynamics and control design to the industrial applications about on-site wind turbine performance control and monitoring. This Special Issue collects seven research papers about several innovative aspects of the multi-faceted topic of wind turbine power optimization technology. The seven research papers deal respectively with the aerodynamic optimization of wind turbine blades through Gurney flaps; optimization of blade design for large offshore wind turbines; control design optimization of large wind turbines through the analysis of the competing objectives of energy yield maximization and fatigue loads minimization; design optimization of a tension leg platform for floating wind turbines; innovative methods for the assessment of wind turbine optimization technologies operating on site; optimization of multiple wake interactions modeling through the introduction of a mixing coefficient in the energy balance method; and optimization of the dynamic stall control of vertical-axis wind turbines through plasma actuators. This Special Issue presents remarkable research activities in the timely subject of wind turbine power optimization technology, covering various aspects. The collection is believed to be beneficial to readers and contribute to the wind power industry.

ANN --- DBD plasma actuation --- aerodynamics --- vertical-axis wind turbine --- PSO algorithm --- variable-speed wind turbine --- wind turbine --- wind energy --- analytical model --- wind farm efficiency --- omega arithmetic method --- wake interaction model --- tower fatigue --- floating offshore wind turbine --- dynamic stall --- nonlinear economic-model predictive control --- hydrodynamic motion response --- active flow control --- control and optimization --- wind farm --- blade optimization --- tension leg platform --- structures --- flow control --- Gurney flap --- time-domain coupled model --- drive-shaft torsion --- mixing coefficient --- modified Morison equation --- wind turbines --- FAST --- turbulence intensity

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The comparison between methods, evaluation of portal hypertension and many other questions are still open issues in liver elastography. New elastographic applications are under evaluation and close to being used in clinical practice. Strain imaging has been incorporated into many disciplines and EFSUMB guidelines are under preparation. More research is necessary for improved evidence for clinical applications in daily practice. The Special Issue published papers on recent advances in development and application of Ultrasound Elastography.

ultrasonography --- elastography --- anti-HBV therapy --- pediatric --- WFUMB --- measurement variability --- tendon stiffness --- pancreas --- patellar positions --- point of care ultrasound --- time of day --- chronic hepatitis B --- quantification --- chronic hepatitis C --- EFSUMB --- stiffness --- liver cirrhosis --- liver fibrosis --- computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) --- guideline --- liver stiffness --- Achilles tendon --- bending energy --- ultrasound elastography --- acoustic radiation force impulse --- tendinopathy --- texture analysis --- power spectrum --- magnetic resonance imaging --- strain ratio --- thyroid cancer --- prior activity --- direct acting antivirals --- strain quantification --- patellar tendon --- shear wave elastography (SWE) --- cine-tagging --- cirrhosis --- health care --- shear wave elastography --- Crohn’s disease --- contrast enhanced ultrasound --- HCV core antigen --- shear modulus --- therapy --- ultrasound --- supersonic shear imaging --- carcinoma --- quantitative --- leg dominance --- viral hepatitis C --- strain elastography --- endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)