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To unveil the efficacy of Shaolin internal qigong exercise in treating capsulitis of the shoulder (CS) and explore objective outcome measures by observing the changes in the surface electromyography (sEMG) signals of shoulder muscle groups after regular practice of Shaolin internal qigong exercise in CS patients. Sixty CS patients were randomized into two groups by the random number table method, with 30 cases in each group. Patients in the qigong group practiced Shaolin internal qigong exercise on a regular basis, while patients in the electroacupuncture (EA) group received EA treatment. Before and after treatment, the sEMG signals of six muscles, i.e. biceps brachii, triceps brachii, deltoid, pectoralis major, latissimus dorsi and trapezius muscles, of the affected side were recorded at 45° abduction of the shoulder, 60° forward flexion and 90° internal rotation with the elbow flexed during maximal isometric contraction, and the integrated electromyography (iEMG) of each muscle was calculated. The total effective rate was 93.3% in the qigong group, higher than 83.3% in the EA group (P 0.05). After intervention, there were significant differences in the iEMG of most of muscles between the two groups (all P 0.05). Shaolin internal qigong exercise can effectively increase the motion intensity of the biceps brachii, triceps brachii, pectoralis major and deltoid muscles and reduce the compensation of the latissimus dorsi and trapezius muscles in CS patients; compared with EA, it produces a better result in improving the coordination and stability in shoulder joint movements.

Objective: To compare and evaluate the clinical effects on patients with poststroke insomnia of various acupuncture and acupuncture-related therapies. Methods: In order to analyze the direct and indirect evidence from related studies, we used network meta-analysis (NMA). In order to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of acupuncture and related therapies in the treatment of poststroke insomnia, 3 English and 4 Chinese databases were searched. After 2 researchers independently screened the literature, extracted the information, and assessed the probability of bias in the included studies, the data was analyzed using Stata15.0 and WinBUGS1.4.3 software. Results: Based on the existing data, the pros and cons of different acupuncture-related therapies are compared extensively, the effectiveness of different acupuncture-related therapies is ranked compared to drugs with hypnotic effect in poststroke insomnia care, and the best methods or combinations of acupuncture intervention are summarized. Conclusion: This study will provide new evidence for the safety and effectiveness of acupuncture-related therapies in the treatment of poststroke insomnia, and may be helpful for clinicians, poststroke insomnia patients, and clinical guideline makers to choose the optimal combination of acupuncture for the treatment of poststroke insomnia. Registration Number: INPLASY202120028.

Application of coil diameter calculation is very important in the industrial field. The demanding for the precision of control is increasingly strict. There are three methods to achieve a higher precision. They are the Count-method, Linear /Angular Velocity and Distance Calculation respectively. In the process of coiling and uncoiling, advantages and disadvantages are existed. There are different requests for realization of the functions as well. In the Siemens PLC S7-300 control system, these three methods can be used to achieve a higher precision of coil diameter calculation and control. Different improvements and adjustments, according to methods, are given in the process of the test. Some algorithm has been optimized. Finally, by using the three algorithms, the dynamic change of roll diameter can be calculated and meet the need in the course of steel strip.

In this paper, a nondestructive testing method for tiny defects in precision welding tubes based on micro-focus CT device is presented, and slice images are obtained. Edge detection and morphology operations were adopted to remove air-ring artifacts in slice images. The removal methods are as follows. First, the canny orthogonal gradient operator was used to obtain the integrated edge of the welded tube. Second, the adaptive morphology method was used to fill the inner area of the welded tube, and mask images were obtained. Finally, the mask images were multiplied with the origin images, and slice images, from which air-ring artifacts were removed, could be obtained. The presented method was feasible. This method is expected to provide a better basis for the segmentation and 3D reconfiguration of tiny defects in slice images of a precision welding tube.

In order to study the segmentation and quantitative problem of small defects in precision weldments with complex structure, an automated image processing system was setup based on the Visual Basic 6.0 development environment. The weld zones were extracted by adopting the method of twice automatic threshold, and the small defects were segmented successfully by using sharpen, smoothing processing and background subtraction in the extracted weld zones. To determine the spatial distribution features of small defects, calculation formula of defects depth and deviation were deduced individually, and the projection distance of small defects can be extracted automatically also. The image processing system can achieve the goal of small defects segmentation and automatic extraction of projection distance. The depth and deviation of small defects can be obtained through the above deduced formula, and the longitudinal distribution of small defects can be obtained from the detection image, then the spatial distribution features of small defects can be determined.

We propose a new measurement called geographic community, which provides a bridge between spatial proximity and the social nature of individuals in mobile social network. A novel approach for detecting these geographic communities has been proposed. Through developing a spatial proximity matrix, an improved symmetric nonnegative matrix factorization method (SNMF) is used for detecting these geographic communities. Based on several experimental results, the advantages of this proposed measurement have been presented. Finally, several future directions extending from this new measurement have been discussed.

The efficient cooperative countermeasure against a large-scale attack is very crucial for current networks. This paper proposed an approach of cooperation based on Neighbor Distance (ND) for enhancing the performance of the distributed Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). In the model, message types transmitted between cooperation nodes are defined, and a message-based cooperation method is adopted and enhances the flexibility for system deployment. In order to reduce the redundant message, the distance between nodes is calculated and the communication region is optimized in the model, and the message distribution strategy is showed. The experimental result shows that the model decreases the IPS network load evidently.

Security has become a primary concern for providing communication in mobile ad hoc networks(MANET). Compared with a fixed network, a MANET is more vulnerable to attacks such as passive eavesdropping, data tampering and so on, so it is necessary to encrypt transmitted data to ensure its confidentiality. However, in a resource-constrained MANET, the mobile devices have limited capabilities in computation, storage and power, a single source node can not afford the whole encryption task. In this paper, we propose a relay encryption scheme based on threshold secret sharing algorithm, to enhance the data confidentiality, reliability and integrality in MANET. The basic idea is to distribute the whole encryption task to all nodes along the route, every node completes part of the encryption task instead of the single source node encrypting the whole data. In the relay encryption scheme, we divide the whole data into N shares by (T,N) threshold secret sharing algorithm. On the routing path, every node chooses several unencrypted shares and encrypts them separately. With the appropriate value of (T,N) and allocation principle for the number of shares encrypted on each node along the route, the relay encryption scheme can effectively alleviate the burden of the source node and reduce the transmission delay, meanwhile it provides a high level of security, and also improves the reliability of MANET.