... distributions of two important gait variables [minimum toe clearance (MTC) and foot velocity at MTC (VelMTC)] and locomotor control strategies are altered during walking on sloped surfaces, and 2) ... locomotion, analysis into slope walking is one way to understand adaptive gait control mechanism and to further explore the causes of trips and falls In this research, we hypothesize that walking on ... slopes Conclusion: The young displayed a strong positive correlation between MTC median changes and IQR (interquartile range) changes due to walking on both slopes; however, such correlation was
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20
... (patient-controlled, PC) One subsub-ject could not complete the 0.72 m/s and 0.89 m/s speeds for all conditions Subjects were not blinded to experimental conditions and given time to re-acclimate ... differences in the timing of assistance between the therapist-control-led and patient-controltherapist-control-led conditions, we calculated the onset of the control signal and the onset of orthoses ... without-orthoses condition and 55 ms longer than the passive-orthoses condition The total, stance phase and swing phase average gait cycle durations were not signifi-cantly different between conditions (p
Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20
Foot behavior during walking based on foot kinetics and kinematics
... between normal walking and each less stable walking condition 99 Table 6.2: Comparison of typical values between normal walking and each less stable walking condition for arch angle and push off ... feature for four walking conditions (+,extension;-contraction) (Standard deviations are not shown to improve clarity) 99 Figure 6.7: Averaged push off feature for four walking conditions 101 Figure ... distribution during walking On the other hand, the kinematic gait analysis could include dorsi-flexion/plantar-flexion, inversion/eversion, and abduction/adduction movements of fore-foot, mid-foot and
Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:07
foot kinematics in walking on a level surface and on stairs in patients with hallux rigidus before and after cheilectomy
... group (Contr.) and the patients (Pat.) before (preop.) and after (postop.) theoperation for all gait conditions (level, up and down stairs)* Hallux dorsi-/ plantarflexion Ankle motion (conventional) ... unilaterally and in one additional case bilaterally Medical history and present conditions regarding pain, activity level, and footwear were obtained using interviews and the American Orthopaedic Foot and ... processing, we only included one foot of the one patient who was operated on both feet and only one foot of each control participant (randomly chosen) Intersegment and joint angles were calculated
Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2022, 10:40
Effect of Coagulant on Phosphorus Uptake and Release in EBPR Process
... correspondence to Iori Mishima, Water Environment Group, Water and Geo-Environment Effect of Coagulant on Phosphorus Uptake and Release in EBPR Process Iori MISHIMA*, Jun NAKAJIMA** *Water Environment ... cease of coagulant addition (Mishima and Nakajima, 2003c) On the other hand, the relationship between CFe and vrel, Cmax is shown in Fig 9 and a clear tendency of vrel and Cmax against CFe was ... Mishima I and Nakajima J (2003a) Phosphorus removal mechanism by iron addition to activated sludge process, Proceedings of IWA-Asia Pacific Regional Conference, 3Q2B18 Mishima I and Nakajima
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 10:15
Effect of unsaturated fatty acid esters of biodiesel fuels on combustion, performance and emission characteristics of a DI diesel engine
... lead to a longer premixed burning phase and an increase in the production of NOX [15] The advance in injection timming was further investigated and concluded that a carbon –carbon double bond introduces ... duration decreases with increase in percentage of unsaturation (and hence with density, and iodine value) The percentage contribution of premixed and diffusion combustion in total combustion duration ... combustion duration for different biodiesel fuels are listed in Table 8 Table 8 Percentage contribution of premixed and diffusion combustion in total combustion duration % Contribution Biodiesel
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 15:28
Changes of temperature data for energy studies over time and their impact on energy consumption and CO2 emissions. The case of Athens and Thessaloniki – Greece
... Thessaloniki, an observation confirming this conclusion, since Athens is located southern and evidently the temperatures observed are higher This conclusion is further confirmed by the comparison ... temperature Average temperature is a prime climate indicator and the basis for calculations of heating and cooling energy demand [1] or for estimating bin data and heating and cooling degree-days at any ... NERGY AND E NVIRONMENTVolume 4, Issue 1, 2013 pp.59-72 Journal homepage: www.IJEE.IEEFoundation.org Changes of temperature data for energy studies over time and their impact on energy consumption
Ngày tải lên: 05/09/2013, 16:10
A study on group discussion and its impacts on speaking ability of the non major students at the post elementary level in military science academy
... INDIVIDUAL PRESENTATIONS 38 5.3 QUESTIONNAIRE RESULTS 40 CHAPTER SIX: DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION 43 6.1 DISCUSSION 43 6.1.1 Research question 1 43 6.1.2 Research question 2 44 6 2 CONCLUSION 45 References ... 7TABLE OF CONTENTS Declaration ….i Abstracts ……… ii Acknowledgements iii List of tables iv Abbreviations and conventions ……… v CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE 1 1.2 ... information and theiropinions on academic group discussion and its effects on the learning process The resultscollected from audio-record, questionnaire and the field notes will be analyzed andinterpreted
Ngày tải lên: 07/09/2013, 13:02
FOCUS ON - phrasal verbs and should and ought to
... down and raise a family step on step on & steps on stepping on stepped on stepped on 1 step on p.v When you step on something, you place your foot on it If the carpenter steps on a ... taxi driver to step on it Step on it! We have to be at work in ten minutes. take out on take out on & takes out on taking out on took out on taken out on 1 take out on p.v When you take ... picked on picked on 1 pick on p.v When you pick on people, you continually tease and criticize them Susie, you shouldn't pick on your little brother The teacher never criticizes anyone else
Ngày tải lên: 01/11/2013, 12:20
Tài liệu Tips on Applying for and Passing the PMP or CAPM Exam pptx
... Minimum 4,500 hours PM experience • Minimum 36 months PM experience within the prior 72 months • Minimum 35 contact hours of PM instruction Vicki Wrona, Global Knowledge Instructor, PMP Tips on ... resources - Implement approved actions and workarounds • Monitoring and Controlling - Measure project performance - Verify and manage changes - Monitor status of risks - Ensure deliverables conform ... the one true statement Wordy Questions – Some questions will take valuable test time to read and interpret, or may include extra-neous information to take up time and throw you off track Sometimes
Ngày tải lên: 10/12/2013, 14:15
A RESEARCH ON ENGLISH INVERSION AND DIFFICULTIES ENCOUNTERED BY ENGLISH MAJORS OF HAI PHONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY
... inversion 2.1 Inversion in question 2.1.1 Inversion in Yes – No questions 2.1.2 Inversion in wh – questions 2.1.3 Inversion in alternative questions 2.2 Inversion in command with question tags ... Chapter I In conclusion, I have examined all the basic notions of inversion In many authors’ notion, inversion is a special phenomenon It aims is to express fronting element and its structure ... question: The questioner expects the answer yes or no, ie agreement or rejection on the information conveyed Alternative – question: The questioner expects one of two or more alternative mentioned
Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:48
A study on english idioms and proverbs relating to fruits
... Presupposition (-PRES) 23 2.2.3 Suggestion + Reason (S+r) 24 2.2.4 Alternative Suggestion (AS) 25 3 The similarities and differences in rejecting invitation in English and Vietnamese 25 3.1 Similarities ... Brown and Levison (1989) refusal is one of Face – threatening acts (FTAs) “Face” means the public self – image of a person It refers to that emotional and social sense of self that everyone has and ... relevant publications - Consulting with the supervisor - Conducting survey questionnaires and interviewing 5 Comments on the survey questionnaire Because of restricted geographic position so the survey
Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:51
Tài liệu Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture - Phần 2 doc
... bacteria and require a strict sterilization of all glassware, culture media and vessels to avoid contamination The latter makes it impractical for commercial operations · Batch, Continuous, and Semi-Continuous ... exponential phase During the second phase, the cell density increases as a function of time t according to a logarithmic function: Ct = C0.emt Trang 11with Ct and C0 being the cell concentrations ... (right). A common source of contamination is the condensation in the airlines which harbor ciliates For this reason, airlines should be kept dry and both the air and the carbon dioxide should be filtered
Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15
Tài liệu Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture - Phần 6 docx
... frequent and even automated food distributions of an optimal live food This appeared to be beneficial for fish and shrimp larvae as food retention times in the larviculture tanks can be reduced and ... studied these problems and soon Trang 6confirmed variations in nutritional value when using different geographical sources of Artemia for fish and shrimp species The situation became more critical ... they are enriched by the same person or by various persons (Table 4.3.4.) For example, there was no reduction in variability when only one person handled the standard enrichment procedure instead
Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15
Tài liệu Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture - Phần 7 pptx
... culture conditions * ionic composition of the culture media Trang 6* tank and aeration design SALINITY AND IONIC COMPOSITION OF THE CULTURE MEDIA Although Artemia in its natural environment is only ... algal concentration in the culture tank should be determined several times a day and the retention time adjusted so as to maintain levels well above the estimated minimal uptake concentration If ... you have no data on ingestion rate or optimal feed levels, you can try out different algal concentrations and estimate feeding level by microscopical observation Well-fed animals Trang 14have
Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15
Tài liệu Manual on the Production and Use of Live Food for Aquaculture - Phần 8 pptx
... production abandoned during the rainy season, when evaporation ponds are often turned into fish/shrimp ponds Trang 6Although salt production in these salt streets is based on the same chemical and ... biomass and/or cysts 4.5.1.2 Permanent solar salt operations Mechanized operations consisting of several interconnected evaporation ponds and crystallizers In these salt operations, ponds can ... water, is concentrated in one pond All other ponds are re-filled with sea water, which once again is evaporated and concentrated in a second pond This process is repeated until a series of ponds is
Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 00:15
Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense
... OPEN DATABASE CONNECTIVITY (ODBC) (CONTINUED) ODBC defines Standardized representation of data types A library of ODBC functions Standard methods of connecting to and logging on to a DBMS 24 ... DOES THE WEB APPLICATION REQUIRE AUTHENTICATION OF THE USER? Many Web applications require another server authenticate users Examine how information is passed between the two servers Encrypted channels Verify that logon and password information is stored on secure places Authentication servers introduce a second target 44 37 34 APPLICATION VULNERABILITIES COUNTERMEASURES (CONTINUED) Top10 Web application vulnerabilities (continued) Remote administration flaws Attacker can gain access to the Web server through the remote administration interface Web and application server misconfiguration Any Web server software out of the box is usually vulnerable to attack Default accounts and passwords Overly informative error messages 32 ... APACHE WEB SERVER Tomcat Apache is another Web Server program Tomcat Apache hosts anywhere from 50% to 60% of all Web sites Advantages Works on just about any *NIX and Windows platform It is free Requires Java 2 Standard Runtime Environment (J2SE, version 5.0) 15 ON WHAT PLATFORM WAS THE WEB APPLICATION DEVELOPED? Several different platforms and technologies can be used to develop Web applications Attacks differ depending on the platform and technology used to develop the application Footprinting is used to find out as much information as possible about a target system The more you know about a system the easier it is to gather information about its vulnerabilities 45 ...
Ngày tải lên: 17/09/2012, 10:44
Cambridge.University.Press.The.Works.of.Archimedes.Volume.1.The.Two.Books.On.the.Sphere.and.the.Cylinder.Translation.and.Commentary.May.2004.pdf
... proposition. Archimedes does not set a series of definitions and postulates, but simply makes observations on his linguistic habits and assumptions. general comments Definitions 1–4 Following Archimedes, ... interlude). CONTENTS Acknowledgments page ix Introduction 1 1 Goal of the translation 1 2 Preliminary notes: conventions 5 3 Preliminary notes: Archimedes’ works 10 Translation and Commentary 29 On the ... have some roots in an Archimedean original. These four are: Construction of the Regular Heptagon On Tangent Circles On Lemmas On Assumptions preliminary notes: archimedes’ works 11 engineering...
Ngày tải lên: 21/09/2012, 11:00
Development of indicators on consumer satisfaction and Pilot survey
... for the European Commission Directorate General on Health and Consumer Protection Development of indicators on consumer satisfaction and Pilot survey Contract n° B5-1000/03/000382 ... methodology and the underlying model for the construction of consumer satisfaction indicators. In section 2.2 we introduce and define a number of terms and concepts. This is important in ... the consumer satisfaction, based on its antece- dents. The assumed antecedents for consumer satisfaction in the provisional model are the market and personal factors, expectations, quality, image...
Ngày tải lên: 23/10/2012, 11:54
Báo cáo y học: "Impact of the Kenya post-election crisis on clinic attendance and medication adherence for HIV-infected children in western Kenya"
... publication. PB contributed to the conception and design of the study, revised the manu- script critically, and gave final approval for publication. SEW contributed to the conception and design ... perspective of families and children. In-depth exploration of the longer-term psychological and social impact of the election conflict on individual children is still needed and is ongoing within the ... pro- vide an important addition to understanding how HIV care systems and humanitarian aid organizations can meet the needs of HIV-infected children in future crises. Conclusion In conclusion, this...
Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:31