Abstract: Abstract. Heart failure is the leading cause of death in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), but the mechanisms underlying the associated dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) are not fully understood. To address this ...

Abstract: Simulations of soft tissues require accurate and robust constitutive models, whose form is derived from carefully designed experimental studies. For such investigations of membranes or thin specimens, planar biaxial systems ...

Abstract: During pregnancy and breastfeeding, women undergo hormonal fluctuations required for fetal development, parturition, and infant growth. These changes have secondary consequences on the maternal musculoskeletal system, ...