Alberta Health Services / Calgary Laboratory Services / University of Calgary 2 articles published in JoVE Behavior A Vibrotactile Feedback Device for Seated Balance Assessment and Training Andrew D. Williams1, Albert H. Vette1,2,3 1Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alberta, 2Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Alberta, 3Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, Alberta Health Services A sitting platform has been developed and assembled that passively destabilizes sitting posture in humans. During the user's stabilizing task, an inertial measurement unit records the device's motion, and vibrating elements deliver performance-based feedback to the seat. The portable, versatile device may be used in rehabilitation, assessment, and training paradigms. Immunology and Infection Multiplex PCR Assay for Typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome Mec Types I to V in Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Jo-Ann McClure-Warnier1, John M. Conly1,2,3,4,5, Kunyan Zhang1,2,3,4,5 1Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance, Alberta Health Services / Calgary Laboratory Services / University of Calgary, 2Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, 3Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, 4Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, 5The Calvin, Phoebe and Joan Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary We demonstrate a simple multiplex PCR assay for quick-screening and typing of Staphylococcal Cassette Chromosome mec (SCCmec) types I-V for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and provide some of the vital steps and procedural nuances that make it successful for adapting this assay to individual laboratories.
