Feasibility of an Intelligent Algorithm Based on an Assist-as-Needed Controller for a Robot-Aided Gait Trainer (Lokomat) in Neurological Disorders: A Longitudinal Pilot Study by Caroline Laszlo, Daniele Munari, Serena Maggioni, Deborah Knechtle, Peter Wolf, Dino De Bon

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An Adaptive and Hybrid End-Point/Joint Impedance Controller for Lower Limb Exoskeletons by Serena Maggioni, Serena Maggioni, Nils Reinert, Lars Lünenburger, Alejandro Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro Melendez-Calderon, Alejandro Melendez-Calderon

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Editorial: Assessing Bipedal Locomotion: Towards Replicable Benchmarks for Robotic and Robot-Assisted Locomotion by Diego Torricelli, Jan Veneman, Jose Gonzalez-Vargas, Katja Mombaur, C. David Remy

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Editorial: Interfacing Humans and Machines for Rehabilitation and Assistive Devices by Carlos A. Cifuentes, Jan F. Veneman, Eduardo Rocon, Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero

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Novel High-Speed Turbo Compressor With Integrated Inverter for Fuel Cell Air Supply by Michael Antivachis, Flurin Dietz, Christof Zwyssig, Dominik Bortis, Johann W. Kolar

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Usability of a visual feedback system to assess and improve movement disorders related to neck pain: Perceptions of physical therapists and patients by I. Nast, M. Scheermesser, M.J. Ernst, B. Sommer, P. Schmid, M. Weisenhorn, Bärtschi E, D. Gomez, P. Iten, A. von Wartburg, W.O. Frey, L. Lünenburger, C.M. Bauer

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Voluntary sport programs for individuals with mental health disorders: The trainer’s and participant’s view by Florence Epiney, Carina Baumberger, Carole Pauli, Daniela Loosli, Hansjörg Znoj, Birgit Kleim, Frank Wieber, Nikolai Kiselev

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Crust treatments to reduce bread staling by Yi Chen, Theodoros Gavaliatsis, Simon Kuster, Christian Städeli, Peter Fischer, Erich J. Windhab

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A Two Joint Neck Model to Identify Malposition of the Head Relative to the Thorax by Philipp M. Schmid, Christoph M. Bauer, Markus J. Ernst, Bettina Sommer, Lars Lünenburger, Martin Weisenhorn

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Benchmarking Wearable Robots: Challenges and Recommendations From Functional, User Experience, and Methodological Perspectives by Diego Torricelli, Carlos Rodriguez-Guerrero, Jan F. Veneman, Simona Crea, Simona Crea, Kristin Briem, Bigna Lenggenhager, Philipp Beckerle, Philipp Beckerle

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Challenges and solutions for application and wider adoption of wearable robots by Jan Babič, Matteo Laffranchi, Federico Tessari, Tom Verstraten, Domen Novak, Nejc Šarabon, Barkan Ugurlu, Luka Peternel, Diego Torricelli, Jan F. Veneman

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Improving Upper Extremity Bradykinesia in Parkinson’s Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial on the Use of Gravity-Supporting Exoskeletons by Loredana Raciti, Loris Pignolo, Valentina Perini, Massimo Pullia, Bruno Porcari, Desiree Latella, Marco Isgrò, Antonino Naro, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Patients were 1:1 randomized into either the experimental group (ERT), receiving 45 min training daily, 6 days weekly, for 8 weeks with Armeo^®Spring (Volketswil, Switzerland) (a gravity-supporting device), or the control group (CPT), which was subjected to the same amount of conventional physical therapy. …”
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Neurophysiological and Clinical Effects of Upper Limb Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation on Motor Recovery in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial St... by Sanaz Pournajaf, Giovanni Morone, Sofia Straudi, Michela Goffredo, Maria Rosaria Leo, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò, Giorgio Felzani, Stefano Paolucci, Serena Filoni, Andrea Santamato, Marco Franceschini, the Italian PowerUPS-REHAB Study Group

“…The patients will be randomly allocated to either CT (control group, CG) or CT plus UL-RT through an Armeo^®Power (Hocoma AG, CH, Volketswil, Switzerland) exoskeleton (experimental group, EG). …”
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Haptic Error Modulation Outperforms Visual Error Amplification When Learning a Modified Gait Pattern by Laura Marchal-Crespo, Laura Marchal-Crespo, Panagiotis Tsangaridis, David Obwegeser, Serena Maggioni, Serena Maggioni, Serena Maggioni, Robert Riener, Robert Riener

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Problems faced by Syrian refugees and asylum seekers in Switzerland by Nikolai Kiselev, Monique Pfaltz, Matthis Schick, Martha Bird, Pernille Hansen, Marit Sijbrandij, Anne M. de Graaff, Ulrich Schnyder, Naser Morina

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The effect of a low-level psychological intervention (PM+) on post-migration living difficulties – Results from two studies in Switzerland and in the Netherlands by Julia Spaaij, Anne M. de Graaff, Aemal Akhtar, Nikolai Kiselev, David McDaid, Hanspeter Moergeli, Monique C. Pfaltz, Matthis Schick, Ulrich Schnyder, Richard A. Bryant, Pim Cuijpers, Marit Sijbrandij, Naser Morina

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