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Author: Taylor, Audrey K., Author: Perez, Diane S., Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Pilapil, Brandy K., Author: Engelhard, Mark H., Author: Gates, Byron D., Author: Rider, David A.
Date created: 2017-09-27
Author: Zhang, Cheng, Author: Zhou, James H.-W., Author: Sameoto, Dan, Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Li, Yasong, Author: Ng, Him Wai, Author: Menon, Carlo, Author: Gates, Byron D.
Date created: 2012-08-10
The full text of this paper will be available in Mar 2022 due to the embargo policies of Journal of Hazardous Materials. Contact summit@sfu.ca to enquire if the full text of the accepted manuscript can be made available to you.
Author: Belhaj Abdallah, Bouchra, Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Andreu, Irene, Author: Gates, Byron D., Author: El Mokni, Ridha, Author: Rubino, Stefano, Author: Landoulsi, Ahmed, Author: Chatti, Abdelwaheb
Date created: 2019-11-08
Stroke is one of the leading causes of permanent disability in adults. The literature suggests that rehabilitation is key to early motor recovery. However, conventional therapy is labor and cost intensive. Robotic and functional electrical stimulation (FES) devices can provide a high dose of repetitions and as such may provide an alternative, or an adjunct, to conventional rehabilitation therapy. Brain-computer interfaces (BCI) could augment neuroplasticity by introducing mental training. However, mental training alone is not enough; but combining mental with physical training could boost outcomes. In the current case study, a portable rehabilitative platform and goal-oriented supporting training protocols were introduced and tested with a chronic stroke participant. A novel training method was introduced with the proposed rehabilitative platform. A 37-year old individual with chronic stroke participated in 6-weeks of training (18 sessions in total, 3 sessions a week, and 1 h per session). In this case study, we show that an individual with chronic stroke can tolerate a 6-week training bout with our system and protocol. The participant was actively engaged throughout the training. Changes in the Wolf Motor Function Test (WMFT) suggest that the training positively affected arm motor function (12% improvement in WMFT score).
Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Elnady, Ahmed M., Author: Randhawa, Bubblepreet K., Author: Boyd, Lara A., Author: Menon, Carlo
Date created: 2018-04-03
Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Park, Hyeong-Ho, Author: Choi, Yong-June, Author: Park, Hyung-Ho , Author: Hill, Ross
Date created: 2011
The full text of this paper will be available in July, 2021 due to the embargo policies of Advanced Optical Materials for works funded by Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC). Contact summit@sfu.ca to enquire if the full text of the accepted manuscript can be made available to you.
Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Ali, Rana Faryad , Author: Boyer, John‐Christopher , Author: Branda, Neil R., Author: Gates, Byron D.
Date created: 2020-07-26
Electroencephalography (EEG) has recently been considered for use in rehabilitation of people with motor deficits. EEG data from the motor imagery of different body movements have been used, for instance, as an EEG-based control method to send commands to rehabilitation devices that assist people to perform a variety of different motor tasks. However, it is both time and effort consuming to go through data collection and model training for every rehabilitation task. In this paper, we investigate the possibility of using an EEG model from one type of motor imagery (e.g.: elbow extension and flexion) to classify EEG from other types of motor imagery activities (e.g.: open a drawer). In order to study the problem, we focused on the elbow joint. Specifically, nine kinesthetic motor imagery tasks involving the elbow were investigated in twelve healthy individuals who participated in the study. While results reported that models from goal-oriented motor imagery tasks had higher accuracy than models from the simple joint tasks in intra-task testing (e.g., model from elbow extension and flexion task was tested on EEG data collected from elbow extension and flexion task), models from simple joint tasks had higher accuracies than the others in inter-task testing (e.g., model from elbow extension and flexion task tested on EEG data collected from drawer opening task). Simple single joint motor imagery tasks could, therefore, be considered for training models to potentially reduce the number of repetitive data acquisitions and model training in rehabilitation applications.
Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Yong, Xinyi, Author: Menon, Carlo
Date created: 2017-11-29
Author: Paul, Michael T.Y., Author: Yee, Brenden B., Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Alford, Eiji H., Author: Pilapil, Brandy K., Author: Gates, Byron D.
Date created: 2019-01-01
PANELISTS•Professor Craig Forcese (University of Ottawa, Law)•Professor Margot Young (UBC, Law)•Ms. Micheal Vonn (BCCLA)•Professor Max Cameron (Director, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions, UBC) •Mr. Zool Suleman (Immigration Lawyer)
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Forcese, Craig, Author: Young, Margot, Author: Vonn, Micheal, Author: Cameron, Max, Author: Suleman, Zool
Date created: 2015-03-24
A discussion about the Controlled Drugs and Substance Act, constitutional law, and the Canadian judicial system. An expert panel lead off the discussion with a range of ideas and information on this subject. The audience heard a discussion of the role the Canadian Constitution plays regarding the law-making powers of Canadian governments, the role the judiciary plays in interpreting laws and reviewing laws for constitutionality, and how some DTES community members think the Constitution ought to be interpreted in relation to current federal drug law.Panelists•The Honourable Robert J. Bauman, Chief Justice of British Columbia•Amanda Boggan, Downtown Eastside Neighbourhood Council•Professor Margot Young, Allard School of Law, UBC
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Bauman, Robert J., Author: Boggon, Amanda, Author: Young, Margot
Date created: 2015-09-30
Video recording talk and panel discussion of The Human Right to Housing and the Vancouver Situation.
Author: Kothari, Miloon, Author: Young, Margot, Author: Swanson, Jean, Author: Hern, Matt, Author: Seigl, sχ?emt?na:t, St’agid Jaad, Audrey, Author: Johal, Am
Date created: 2017-06-05
Panelists:Mary Clare Zak, Managing Director, Social Policy & Project Division, City of VancouverMatt Hern, instructor in SFU Urban Studies and author of Common Ground in a Liquid City: Essays in Defense of an Urban Future, Co-founder/Director of 2+10 IndustriesPaul Taylor, Executive Director of Gordon Neighborhood House in the West End, and formerly Executive Director of the DTES Neighborhood HouseViveca Ellis, Single Mothers AllianceMargot Young, law professor at UBC Bill Beauregarde, Community Coordinator, Aboriginal Front Door Society Moderated by Charlie Smith, editor of the Georgia Straight.
Author: SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement, Author: Zak, Mary Clare, Author: Hern, Matt, Author: Taylor, Paul, Author: Ellis, Viveca, Author: Young, Margot, Author: Beauregarde, Bill
Date created: 2015-11-02
Fulltext of the document is not available until March 2025 due to the journal embargo policies of the American Chemical Society. If you need fulltext access please email summit@sfu.ca.
Author: Rea, Alex, Author: Zhang, Xin, Author: Mobrhan-Shafiee, Nazanin, Author: Wang, Michael C.P., Author: Proulx, Howard, Author: Gates, Byron
Date created: 2024-03-26