KU ScholarWorks is the digital repository of the University of Kansas. It contains scholarly work created by KU faculty, staff and students, as well as material from the University Archives. KU ScholarWorks makes important research and historical items available to a wider audience and helps assure their long-term preservation.
On February 11, 2010 the KU Faculty Senate passed a revised Open Access policy granting the University permission to deposit a copy of their scholarly work in an open access repository-- KU ScholarWorks. For more about the policy, "how to" documents, Q&A, addenda and more, please visit Open Access @ KU.
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Training an Actor-Critic Reinforcement Learning Controller for Arm Movement Using Human-Generated Rewards
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2017-05-02)Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) employs neuroprostheses to apply electrical current to the nerves and muscles of individuals paralyzed by spinal cord injury (SCI) to restore voluntary movement. Neuroprosthesis ... -
Self-assembling antimicrobial peptides on nanotubular titanium surfaces coated with calcium phosphate for local therapy
(Elsevier, 2018-09-12)Bacterial infection is a serious medical problem leading to implant failure. The current antibiotic based therapies rise concerns due to bacterial resistance. The family of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) is one of the promising ... -
Striatal bases of temporal discounting in early adolescents
(Elsevier, 2020-05-11)Steeper rates of temporal discounting—the degree to which smaller-sooner (SS) rewards are preferred over larger-later (LL) ones—have been associated with impulsive and ill-advised behaviors in adolescence. Yet, the underlying ... -
Coordination of trunk and foot acceleration during gait is affected by walking velocity and fall history in elderly adults
(Elsevier, 2018-09-07)Background: Falling is a significant concern for many elderly adults but identifying individuals at risk of falling is difficult, and it is not clear how elderly adults adapt to challenging walking. Aims: The aim of ... -
A prospective study of alcohol use patterns and short-term weight change in college freshmen
(Wiley, 2019-03-19)Background: The transition to college is a developmentally sensitive time in which freshmen are at high-risk for engaging in heavy drinking and experiencing changes in weight and body composition. The study tested prospective ...
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