Biomechanics Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Biomechanics, including details on mechanics of living organisms, movement, locomotion, prosthetic limbs.

Volume 2 (2006), Issue 2 (February)

1. Tuning fork (128 Hz) versus neurothesiometer: a comparison of methods of assessing vibration sensation in patients with diabetes mellitus.
   Int J Clin Pract, 60(2): 174-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Compliance of the L5-S1 spinal unit: a comparative study between an unconstrained and a partially constrained system.
   Eur Spine J, 15(1): 74-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Biomechanical in vitro comparison of different mono- and bisegmental anterior procedures with regard to the strategy for fracture stabilisation using minimally invasive techniques.
   Eur Spine J, 15(1): 82-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. Evaluation of the effectiveness of portable ceiling lifts in a new long-term care facility.
   Appl Ergon, 37(3): 377-85. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Aging alters the reduction of pro-apoptotic signaling in response to loading-induced hypertrophy.
   Exp Gerontol, 41(2): 175-88. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Handle displacement and operator responses to pneumatic nutrunner torque buildup.
   Appl Ergon, 37(3): 367-76. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Association of acute-phase reactants with arterial stiffness in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
   Clin Chim Acta, 365(1): 230-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Effects of loading on spinal shrinkage in males of different age groups.
   Appl Ergon, 37(3): 305-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Comparison of isotropic and orthotropic material property assignments on femoral finite element models under two loading conditions.
   Med Eng Phys, 28(3): 227-33. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Shear does not necessarily inhibit bone healing.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 307-14. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Vibration analysis of the human radius of elderly men.
    Clin Orthop Relat Res, 443: 94-100. [Abstract] [Full-text]
12. Chronic effects of mechanical force on airways.
    Annu Rev Physiol, 68: 563-83. [Abstract] [Full-text]
13. Regulation of normal and cystic fibrosis airway surface liquid volume by phasic shear stress.
    Annu Rev Physiol, 68: 543-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
14. Stress transmission in the lung: pathways from organ to molecule.
    Annu Rev Physiol, 68: 507-41. [Abstract] [Full-text]
15. Cyclodextrin retinylidene: a biomimetic kinetic trap model for rhodopsin.
    Bioorg Med Chem Lett, 16(6): 1523-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
16. Technical note: out-of-plane angular correction based on a trigonometric function for use in two-dimensional kinematic studies.
    Am J Phys Anthropol, 129(3): 399-402. [Abstract] [Full-text]
17. Acute changes in muscle activation and leg extension performance after different running exercises in elite long distance runners.
    Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(3): 282-91. [Abstract] [Full-text]
18. Relationship between the increase of effectiveness indexes and the increase of muscular efficiency with cycling power.
    Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(3): 274-81. [Abstract] [Full-text]
19. Influence of cyclic mechanical strain and heat of human tendon fibroblasts on HSP-72.
    Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(3): 249-56. [Abstract] [Full-text]
20. Effect of crosslinking on the elasticity of polyelectrolyte multilayer films measured by colloidal probe AFM.
    Microsc Res Tech, 69(2): 84-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
21. Physical stresses at the air-wall interface of the human nasal cavity during breathing.
    J Appl Physiol, 100(3): 1003-10. [Abstract] [Full-text]
22. Reconstruction of the interosseous ligament unloads metallic radial head arthroplasty and the distal ulna in cadavers.
    J Hand Surg [Am], 31(2): 269-78. [Abstract] [Full-text]
23. Role of Cbfa1/Runx2 in the fluid shear stress induction of COX-2 in osteoblasts.
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun, 341(4): 1225-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
24. Continuous dynamic spinal motion analysis.
    Spine, 31(4): 414-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
25. Effects of tensioning the lumbar fasciae on segmental stiffness during flexion and extension: Young Investigator Award winner.
    Spine, 31(4): 397-405. [Abstract] [Full-text]
26. The feasibility of Whole Body Vibration in institutionalised elderly persons and its influence on muscle performance, balance and mobility: a randomised controlled trial [ISRCTN62535013].
    BMC Geriatr, 5: 17. [Abstract] [Full-text]
27. Trunk muscle activity in different modes of carrying schoolbags.
    Ergonomics, 49(2): 127-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
28. An introductory review of cell mechanobiology.
    Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(1): 1-16. [Abstract] [Full-text]
29. Effects of damage in the articular surface on the cartilage response to injurious compression in vitro.
    J Biomech, 39(5): 924-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]
30. Tibio-femoral joint contact forces in sheep.
    J Biomech, 39(5): 791-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
31. Microdamage propagation in trabecular bone due to changes in loading mode.
    J Biomech, 39(5): 781-90. [Abstract] [Full-text]
32. Multiscale analysis of the coupled effects governing the movement of interstitial fluid in cortical bone.
    Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(1): 39-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
33. A polyconvex anisotropic strain-energy function for soft collagenous tissues.
    Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(1): 17-26. [Abstract] [Full-text]
34. Modeling initial strain distribution in soft tissues with application to arteries.
    Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(1): 27-38. [Abstract] [Full-text]
35. Anisotropic constitutive equations and experimental tensile behavior of brain tissue.
    Biomech Model Mechanobiol, 5(1): 53-61. [Abstract] [Full-text]
36. Ossicular differentiation of airborne and seismic stimuli in the Cape golden mole (Chrysochloris asiatica).
    J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol, 192(3): 267-77. [Abstract] [Full-text]
37. Effects of allometric scaling and isokinetic testing methods on the relationship between countermovement jump and quadriceps torque and power.
    J Sports Sci, 24(4): 423-32. [Abstract] [Full-text]
38. Mice lacking thrombospondin 2 show an atypical pattern of endocortical and periosteal bone formation in response to mechanical loading.
    Bone, 38(3): 310-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
39. Force-plate based computation of ankle and hip strategies from double-inverted pendulum model.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 21(4): 427-34. [Abstract] [Full-text]
40. Biomechanical evaluation of a dynamic pedicle screw fixation device.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 21(4): 330-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
41. Clinical and goniometric evaluation of patients with spasmodic torticollis.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 21(4): 323-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
42. Spine loading as a function of lift frequency, exposure duration, and work experience.
    Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon), 21(4): 345-52. [Abstract] [Full-text]
43. Thresholds for the perception of hand-transmitted vibration: dependence on contact area and contact location.
    Somatosens Mot Res, 22(4): 281-97. [Abstract] [Full-text]
44. Spatial summation in the tactile sensory system: probability summation and neural integration.
    Somatosens Mot Res, 22(4): 255-68. [Abstract] [Full-text]
45. Population-response model for vibrotactile spatial summation.
    Somatosens Mot Res, 22(4): 239-53. [Abstract] [Full-text]
46. Economy and efficiency of swimming at the surface with fins of different size and stiffness.
    Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(4): 459-70. [Abstract] [Full-text]
47. Natural breath control during lifting tasks: effect of load.
    Eur J Appl Physiol, 96(4): 453-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
48. Real-time haptic-teleoperated robotic system for motor control analysis.
    J Neurosci Methods, 151(2): 194-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
49. Chaos in voice, from modeling to measurement.
    J Voice, 20(1): 2-17. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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