Archive for November, 2009
November 29th, 2009
Kinematic analysis for determination of bioequivalence of a modified Hybrid III test dummy and a wheelchair user
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Kinematic analysis for determination of bioequivalence of a modified Hybrid III test dummy and a wheelchair user
We investigated whether a modified 50th-percentile Hybrid III test dummy (HTD) (First Technology Safety Systems, Plymouth, MI) would have motion similar to a medicare power wheelchairs test pilot (TP) with T8 paraplegia. Test cases were seated in a Quickie P100 electrically powered wheelchair (Sunrise Medical, Inc., Phoenix, AZ) driven at three speeds (0.8, 1.4, and 2.0 m/s). Three braking conditions-joystick release, joystick full reverse, and emergency power-off-were used to stop the power wheelchairs . The subsequent upper-body motion was recorded for the creation of kinematic exposure profiles of the wheelchair riders. The maximum concentration (Cmax) and area under the trunk angular displacement, velocity, and acceleration curves (AUC0-Cmax) were calculated. Assessments of average, individual, and population bioequivalence were conducted after data were subjected to natural logarithmic transforms. Only the Cmax of the trunk angular acceleration of the HTD and TP was average bioequivalent (0.82-1.04). Both Cmax and AUC0-Cmax measures for all kinematic exposures between the TP and HTD were individual and population bioequivalent (95% upper-confidence bound < 0, linearized bioequivalence criteria). This indicates that the HTD is a suitable surrogate for a wheelchair user in low-speed, low-impact wheelchair studies.
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November 29th, 2009
Powerful pathogen killer - mms miracle mineral supplement
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Powerful pathogen killer - mms miracle mineral supplement
If this powerful compound created by jim humblecannot find any pathogens it falls apart, shedding its extra electrons, quickly and actually still benefits you. Studies have stated it combines with another chemical to form another chemical that helps your immune system. This chemical is called hypochlorus acid which helps our immune system do its job.
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November 27th, 2009
Make a Case For a Promotion in a Promotion Cover Letter
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Make a Case For a Promotion in a Promotion Cover Letter
Are you ready to move up in the company you work for? Then a great tool might be a promotion cover letter. Approach your supervisor or boss with a focused and clear letter written in a friendly manner, that outlines in detail why you’d be the ideal candidate for a promotion. For example, suppose you’re a sales rep and there is an opening in the company for a sales manager. With your experience and expertise you could easily step into this position. Make a case for that move in a well-written promotion cover letter which you can present to your superior. All promotion cover letters should focus more on what you can do for the company than what it can do for you.
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November 26th, 2009
Application Process
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Application Process
If you know you probably will not qualify for the building business credit, do not apply for a card.
Standard Application Process
Most people apply for a building business credit card through solicitations in magazines or sign-up booths at public events, without realizing that they can apply for a credit card at their own bank. Not only do banks have relatively reasonable fees and interest rates, their customers already have a track record and business relationship established.
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November 23rd, 2009
Suggestion of one-hand type power-assisted wheelchair and driving control for persons with hemiplegia.
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Suggestion of one-hand type power-assisted wheelchair and driving control for persons with hemiplegia.
Elderly people and handicap scooters, power wheelchairs disabled people use the wheelchair as a transportation device. However, the manual wheelchair has a large physical burden in order to use own power, and the activity on the outdoors is difficult. Moreover, the electric wheelchair causes the fall of muscular power by operation with joy stick. We suggest the one-hand type power-assisted wheelchair for persons with hemiplegia. This paper describes the driving control of straight and revolution by one-hand. The simulation was performed about straight and revolution. The result showed the validity of driving control
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November 20th, 2009
Write a Cover Letter That Will Get the Job Done!
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Write a Cover Letter That Will Get the Job Done!
You can write a write a cover letter that will set you apart from other job seekers. Do it today. There are plenty of samples to choose from on the Internet. Whether you want a job as a bus driver, a secretary, a cocktail waitress or a retail store manager, there is a way for you to know that how to write cover letter that will lead you to the position you want. Think about what potential employers are looking fortalented, focused, trained individuals who are ready to fill openings right now. If you write cover letters that show them what you can offer that they need, you will increase your chances of landing an interview. Learn how to create one and then go for it.
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November 18th, 2009
Lines Of Credit
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Lines Of Credit
It is a much more important achievement to have a high business line of credit score as that affects everything from the amount of interest charged on their building business credit card and having the option to finance larger items to things as simple as being able to rent a car. This can impact many areas of your life.
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November 15th, 2009
Bioengineering and spinal cord injury: a perspective on the state of the science
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Bioengineering and spinal cord injury: a perspective on the state of the science
There is little doubt that as technologic advances become available in handicap scooters and medical scooters, people with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) are living healthier, more productive, and longer lives. Federally and privately funded research, foreign competition, and globalization appear to be factors that will drive bioengineering advances within the assistive technology (AT) industry. The seeds of bioengineering research are likely to contribute to improvements in universal design and the mainstreaming of products. The aims of AT have changed tremendously in the past 50 years. Most of the federal agencies supporting assistive and rehabilitative technology research and development did not exist 50 years ago. Indeed, the leading AT companies all were established within the past 50 years. Bioengineering has the potential to be to the 21 st century what electronic engineering was to the 20th century. Advances in power electronics, telecommunications, controls, sensors, and instrumentation have really only just begun to be applied for devices to assist people with SCI. Advancing technology for people with SCI represents a significant career and business opportunity for engineers who want to serve the public good in a meaningful and tangible way.
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November 14th, 2009
Move Into Management With a Management Cover Letter
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Move Into Management With a Management Cover Letter
If you’re ready to move up and move on, consider writing a management cover letter to showcase your talent, your expertise, your training and your readiness to assume the job. What can you bring to the company to help it grow and expand? How will your skills and management style fit the organization’s mission? Include these and other details in your management cover letters. If you need an example to follow, find cover letter examples on the Internet and then go from there. Decide today to reach for the next run on the management ladder.
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November 12th, 2009
Appreciate Your Money: Shop Around For the Best Credit Card Rate
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Appreciate Your Money: Shop Around For the Best Credit Card Rate
You work hard for your money and shouldn’t have to see it thrown down the toilet. So when you are looking to building business credit with a credit card, take the time to really shop around for the best credit card rate. It really helps you in the long run.
Here is why and how you need to find the best card rate and not fall for every building business credit card offer you receive in the mail:
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November 8th, 2009
Community use of a pushrim activated power-assisted wheelchair by an individual with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
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Community use of a pushrim activated power-assisted wheelchair by an individual with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.
The purpose of this case study was to report data from a clinical evaluation of an individual with fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHMD) while using a manual medicare power wheelchairs versus the same wheelchair fitted with pushrim activated power-assisted wheelchair hubs (PAPAW). An individual with FSHMD was tested for change in heart rate (HR), rate of perceived exertion (RPE), propulsion speed (PS), time to completion (TC), and qualitative observation in a community-based environment. A modified Physiological Cost Index (mPCI) was calculated post hoc. Results indicate HR and mPCI for the PAPAW trials were lower; RPE was “Hard” for manual wheelchair propulsion and “Fairly or Very Light” for the PAPAW trials; PS was twice as fast in both conditions using the PAPAW; and TC was 53% faster with PAPAW than in the manual wheelchair. Qualitatively, the manual propulsion conditions had exaggerated trunk and hip flexion with simultaneous scapula elevation and upward rotation to initiate downward force on the hand rim more so than the PAPAW conditions. The data suggest that propulsion of a power wheelchairs enhanced by PAPAW is more energy efficient, biomechanically advantageous, and more timesaving than a manual wheelchair for the tested individual with FSHMD in his environment.
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November 4th, 2009
Some things to know
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Some things to know
Here are some things that are important to know when applying for credit.
Keep in mind that filling out several applications for building business credit may itself look suspicious, and many companies will deny a business line of credit line when they find that several applications have been processed or reviewed in the recent past.