xEMU Lower Torso Assembly (LTA) Brief Fleet Sizing Study. K Davis, R Rhodes, KH Kim, E Benson, Y Hernandez, L Vu, S Rajulu.

The Exploration Extravehicular Mobility Unit (xEMU) project is tasked with building a spacesuit for the lunar 2024 missions. These missions will require a mobile Lower Torso Assembly (LTA) to fit the required range of astronauts’ anthropometry with optimal mobility.

Three-dimensional measurement and analysis of nasolabial soft tissue changes following maxillary anterior movement by Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy. XU Yu-ting*, JZ YINGWANG, SZ WANG, B LI, XD WANG.

Date: August 2020. Source: Journal of Shanghai Jiaotong University (Medical Science), 40(06): 835-840. Objective: To evaluate nasolabial soft tissue changes of Chinese patients with malocclusion after maxillary anterior movement by Le Fort Ⅰ osteotomy with three-dimensional measurement. Materials and Methods: From Jan. to Dec. 2017, 37 patients with skeletal Class Ⅲ malocclusion from Department of…

A preliminary investigation of the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure on facial morphology in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. DW Tan, YZ Foo, J Downs, A Finlay-Jones, H Leonard, M Licari, N Mullan, M Symons, KJ Varcin, AJO Whitehouse, GA Alvares.

Date: August 2020. Source:  Alcohol. Volume 86, Pages 75-80. Abstract: Alcohol exposure during pregnancy has been associated with altered brain development and facial dysmorphology. While autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is not specifically related to distinct facial phenotypes, recent studies have suggested certain facial characteristics—increased facial masculinity and asymmetry—may be associated with ASD and its clinical…

Three-dimensional motion analysis – an exploratory study. Part 1: Assessment of facial movement. H Popat, S Richmond, R Playle, D Marshall, PL Rosin, D Cosker.

Date: November 2008. Source: Orthodontic Craniofacial Research;11(4):216-223. doi:10.1111/j.1601-343.2008.00433.x. Objective: To objectively quantify facial movement in response to facial expression and spoken word. Design: Experimental study. Setting – Department of Dental Health and Biological Sciences, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff, UK. Experimental variable: Facial movement was assessed in response to a standardized smile expression and the utterance…