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CBB Member Richard Hughson, Kinesiology

CIARS Lab of CBB Member Safieddin Safavi-Naeini, Electrical and Computer Engineering

CBB Member Safieddin Safavi-Naeini, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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"Developed in Waterloo, now orbiting in space," Waterloo News, Safieddin Safavi-Naeini, June 22, 2016
"Waterloo science aboard the International Space Station," Waterloo Stories, Richard Hughson, April 19, 2016
"Space flight speeds aging effect on astronauts' arteries," CBC, Richard Hughson, December 4, 2015
"Helping Canadians to age better with health data from space," CIHR, Richard Hughson, November 23, 2015
"Astronauts take Waterloo research into orbit," Kinesiology Research Stories, Richard Hughson, May 12, 2015
"Effects of spaceflight found to mirror the onset of Type 2 diabetes," The Globe and Mail, Richard Hughson, June 17, 2014
"Cardio research probes puzzle of fainting astronauts," Kinesiology Research Stories, Richard Hughson, October 18, 2012

Edher, H., & Salehian, A. (2018). On the improvement of the dynamic performance of dielectric elastomer actuators for active compression. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 29(5), 986-997.
Edher, H., Maupas, L., Nijjer, S., & Salehian, A. (2018). Utilizing tension reduction in a dielectric elastomer actuator to produce compression for physiological application. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 29(5), 998-1011.
Hughson, R. L., Helm, A., & Durante, M. (2018). Heart in space: effect of the extraterrestrial environment on the cardiovascular system. Nature Reviews Cardiology, 15(3), 167.
Klassen, S. A., De Abreu, S., Greaves, D. K., Kimmerly, D. S., Arbeille, P., Denise, P., Hughson, R. L., ... & Shoemaker, J. K. (2017). Long-duration bed rest modifies sympathetic neural recruitment strategies in males and females. Journal of Applied Physiology.
Hughson, R. L., Peterson, S. D., Yee, N. J., & Greaves, D. K. (2017). Cardiac output by pulse contour analysis does not match the increase measured by rebreathing during human spaceflight. Journal of Applied Physiology, 123(5), 1145-1149.