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Journal articles on the topic "Hand function measures"
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Stadt, Lotte A., Feline P. B. Kroon, and Margreet Kloppenburg. "Measures of Hand Function." Arthritis Care & Research 72, S10 (2020): 321–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.24352.
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SYNNOTT, K., H. MULLETT, H. FAULL, and E. P. KELLY. "Outcome Measures Following Metacarpophalangeal Joint Replacement." Journal of Hand Surgery 25, no. 6 (2000): 601–3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1054/jhsb.2000.0402.
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We used the Jebsen–Taylor hand function assessment system to prospectively study the effect of metacarpophalangeal joint replacement on overall hand function in 29 hands. In addition pain relief, subjective improvement in hand function, appearance and overall patient satisfaction were assessed. There was modest improvement in the number of Jebsen–Taylor tasks performed (1.8 to 3.1), and pain relief was good or excellent in 18 of 24 patients. Eleven patients felt their hand function had improved by more than 50%, and the majority of patients (22 of 24) were very satisfied with the procedure. This study demonstrates that despite limited improvements in objective outcome measures, this procedure is reliable in producing a very high rate of patient satisfaction.
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Artilheiro, Mariana C., Cristina dos Santos Cardoso de Sá, Francis M. Fávero, et al. "Hand Function in Muscular Dystrophies." Perceptual and Motor Skills 124, no. 2 (2017): 441–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0031512516688834.
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The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between Performance of Upper Limb (PUL) and Jebsen–Taylor Test (JTT) to assess and monitor upper limb function progression in patients with muscular dystrophy. Thirty patients diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy Type 1, and fascioscapulohumeral dystrophy were submitted to the shoulder, elbow, and wrist domains of PUL, and to JTT subtests. Spearman tests investigated the relationships between PUL and JTT total scores and domains. Correlations were classified as strong ( r ≥ 0.70), moderate (0.40 ≤ r < 0.70), or weak ( r ≤ 0.40). There were strong correlations between the PUL and JTT total scores ( r = −0.706). Although JTT measures time and PUL provides kinesiologic scores, these measures were related. Therefore, muscle synergies, which control the compensatory movements and motor functions involving mainly shoulder, elbow, wrist, and finger movements, are related to timed performance in patients with muscular dystrophies.
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Kus, S., C. Dereskewitz, M. Coenen, A. Rauch, and K. D. Rudolf. "International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health: development of an assessment set to evaluate functioning based on the Brief ICF Core Set for Hand Conditions – ICF HandA." Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) 42, no. 7 (2017): 731–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753193417706248.
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Timely identification of patients’ problems after disorder or injury of the hand requires a thorough functional assessment. However, the variety of outcome measures available makes it difficult to choose the appropriate instrument. The brief International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (Brief ICF Core Set for Hand Conditions) provides a standard for what aspects need to be measured in hand injuries and disorders without specifying how to make the assessment. We developed the ICF-based Assessment Hand (ICF HandA), an assessment set for functioning based on the Brief ICF Core Set for Hand Conditions. First, we performed a literature review and an expert survey to pool outcome measures appropriate to assess functioning in clinical practice. At an interdisciplinary consensus conference experts decided on the outcome measures to be included in the ICF HandA. The ICF HandA provides a consensus on outcome measures and instruments to systematically assess function in patients with hand injuries and disorders.
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Poole, Janet L. "Measures of hand function: Arthritis Hand Function Test (AHFT), Australian Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand Index (AUSCAN), Cochin Hand Function Scale, Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA), Grip Ability Test (GAT), Jebsen Hand Function Test (JHFT)." Arthritis Care & Research 63, S11 (2011): S189—S199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/acr.20631.
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Lin, Szu-Yen, Jui-Kun Chang, Po-Chih Chen, and Hui-Fen Mao. "Hand function measures for burn patients: A literature review." Burns 39, no. 1 (2013): 16–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2012.08.020.
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Mistry, Subham, Taimul Ali, Mohammed Qasheesh, et al. "Assessment of hand function in women with lymphadenopathy after radical mastectomy." PeerJ 9 (April 13, 2021): e11252. http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11252.
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Background Breast cancer related upper limb lymphedema (BCRL) is a common complication in post-mastectomy patients. It is known to cause upper limb disability, which subsequently may affect the grip strength and hand function. There is little evidence on the objective assessment of functional activities particularly hand function in women with BCRL. Therefore, this study objectively assesses the handgrip strength and hand functions in women with BCRL. Method A cross-sectional study design was conducted on a sample of women with (n = 31) and without (n = 31) BCRL. The Handgrip strength and hand functions were measured using a dynamometer and Jebsen-Taylor hand function test, respectively. Results The results showed a significantly reduced handgrip strength in women with BCRL as compared to age-matched healthy adult women for both right and left hands (p < 0.05). Similarly, hand functions were significantly impaired in women with BCRL as compared to healthy adult women (p < 0.05). Reduction in handgrip strength and hand function in women with BCRL were clinically meaningful as indicated by moderate to large effect sizes (Cohen’s d = 0.61 to 0.99 and 0.54 to 3.02, respectively) in all outcomes except power handgrip strength in left hand (Cohen’s d = 0.38). Conclusion The results of this study indicate a significant reduction of hand grip strength and hand function in women with BCRL. Our findings suggest that objective measures of grip strength and function be included in the assessment of women with BCRL to better guide clinical decision making and patient care, which may include management of impairment associated with hand strength and function. Future studies that evaluate hand grip strength and function in a larger sample which includes a more diverse age group of women with BCRL are warranted to confirm the current findings.
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Wijk, Ulrika, Anders Björkman, Ingela K. Carlsson, et al. "A bionic hand versus a replanted hand." Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications 7 (January 18, 2024): jrmcc24854. http://dx.doi.org/10.2340/jrmcc.v7.24854.
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Objective: Evaluation of the hand function affected when replacing a malfunctioning hand by a bionic hand. Design: Case report. Subjects: One individual that wished for a better quality of life after unsatisfying hand function following a replantation. Methods: A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of body functions as well as activity performance and participation before and after a planned amputation and prosthetic fitting is presented. Results: Improvements were seen in the patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) that were used regarding activity (Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand [DASH] and Canadian Occupational Performance Measure [COPM]), pain (Neuropathic Pain Symptom Inventory [NPSI], Brief Pain Inventory [BPI], Visual Analogue Scale [VAS]), cold intolerance (CISS) and health related quality of life (SF-36), as well as in the standardised grip function test, Southampton Hand Assessment Procedure (SHAP). No referred sensations were seen but the discriminative touch on the forearm was improved. In the qualitative interview, a relief of pain, a lack of cold intolerance, improved appearance, better grip function and overall emotional wellbeing were expressed. Conclusions: The planned amputation and subsequent fitting and usage of a hand prosthesis were satisfying for the individual with positive effects on activity and participation. Clinical relevance: When the hand function after a hand replantation does not reach satisfactory levels, a planned amputation and a prosthetic hand can be the right solution.
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Cook, Rachel Logue, Anna Schwartz, Courtney Vanderlaan, and Susan Brown. "IMPROVING HAND FUNCTION AMONG OLDER ADULTS THROUGH AN INTERGENERATIONAL SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAM." Innovation in Aging 7, Supplement_1 (2023): 863. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igad104.2779.
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Abstract Adequate hand function is essential for performing daily activities such as eating and dressing, but declines with age. Homebound older adults in particular are at greater risk for losing hand function necessary to remain independent. However, hand function in this population remains largely understudied. The purpose of this study is to determine whether Hands and Health at Home, an intergenerational upper limb-based intervention, improves hand function among homebound Meals on Wheels (MOW) clients. In this program, pre-health college students are trained to deliver a variety of hand strength, dexterity, and sensory exercises to a MOW client twice a week for 8 weeks. In addition, clients are instructed to complete exercises twice a week on their own. Measures of strength, dexterity, and sensation, as well as self-reported hand function are measured before and after the intervention. Preliminary results indicate MOW clients improved their grip strength an average of 42% in the dominant hand and 26% in the nondominant. Approximately 50% of clients improved dexterity (measured via the Purdue Pegboard) in their nondominant hand, and over 65% self-reported increased upper limb mobility. All clients and students valued this hands-on experience with several requesting continued involvement in the program. Results from Hands and Health at Home suggest this intergenerational approach to delivering hand therapy is an effective and mutually beneficial way to serve the needs of homebound older adults in the community and promote student interest in aging careers.
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Diksha, Joshi., Chetana A.Kunde Dr., and S. Ganvir.(PhD) Dr.Suvarna. "CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF VARIOUS HAND FUNCTION TOOLS CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY." VIMS Journal of Physical Therapy 1, no. 2 (2019): 72–78. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3753693.
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Background: Need for the study is to facilitate the selection and use of assessment tools in daily clinical practice and en-courage the development of new and improved outcome instruments for the UE in children with CP that may further be useful in treatment purpose. Methodology: Articles on hand assessment measures in children with cerebral palsy were selected from an online electronic database. All the articles were reviewed and compared the basis of their reliability, time required, characteristics of the measure. Results: , SHUEE and Melbourne hand assessment scale has greater relia-bility and appropriate characteristics of measures compared to other scales. But these measures are time consuming and costly. Conclusion: - QUEST, SHUEE and Melbourne hand assessment scale proved to be better reliability and appropri-ate characteristics of measures compared to other scales.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Hand function measures"
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Escorpizo, Reuben S. "Biomechanical measures as a function of cycle time in an occupational hand transfer task /." 2005.
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Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Kinesiology and Health Science.<br>Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-88). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&res%5Fdat=xri:pqdiss &rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR11782
Books on the topic "Hand function measures"
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Korolev, Vitaliy, Dmitriy Berdnikov, Aleksandr Geller, et al. Antimonopoly and tariff regulation in the system of state control of the Russian Federation. INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1862723.
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The textbook extensively covers the most pressing issues of antimonopoly and tariff regulation.
 The basics of antimonopoly and tariff regulation are outlined, the main activities of the Federal Antimonopoly Service as a state regulator, its functions, powers and responsibilities in the implementation of state antimonopoly control and tariff policy, as well as issues of sectoral tariff regulation and control over economic concentration are considered.
 Separate chapters are devoted to: types of unfair advertising and measures of responsibility for its placement; control of procurement activities. Various approaches to assessing the prospects for the development of corporations in a competitive environment are presented, for example, PPP, which, on the one hand, acts as a development tool, and on the other — as an object of antimonopoly regulation. The essence of the antimonopoly compliance method, which is used to prevent regulatory risks, is disclosed.
 Meets the requirements of the federal state educational standards of higher education of the latest generation.
 For students studying in the areas of training "Management" and "Jurisprudence" (bachelor's and master's levels), studying issues of competition, antimonopoly control and tariff policy from the point of view of management in these areas.
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Mee, Sarah, and Zoe Clift. Hand Therapy. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198757689.003.0002.
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Rehabilitation is a multidisciplinary, patient-centred, evidence-based process to promote healing, restore function, and promote independence. The physical and psychological and social consequences of the hand condition or injury have to be considered. Mobilization can be active or passive, supplemented by accessory movements and proprioceptive rehabilitation. Splinting may be static, serial static, static progressive, dynamic. Many materials are available. Oedema may be acute or chronic; it is treated with elevation, active movement, retrograde massage, compression, kinesiotaping, cold therapy, and contrast bathing. Scars may be mature or immature; keloid or hypertrophic. Management is generally empiric: massage, silicone, pressure therapy, steroid injections, and surgery all have roles. Hypersensitivity (allodynia, causalgia, dysaesthesia, hyperpathia, etc.) is treated with desensitization, graded textures, percussion, and mirror visual feedback. Stiffness is managed especially by prevention; movement, splinting, and surgery have a role. Pain is treated with medication, oedema control, acupuncture, TENS, education, psychological measures. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome has sensory, vasomotor, sudomotor, and trophic elements. Treatment includes medication, hand therapy, and occasionally surgery.
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Rothwell, John C. TMS measures and voluntary motor function. Edited by Charles M. Epstein, Eric M. Wassermann, and Ulf Ziemann. Oxford University Press, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198568926.013.0015.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used to probe the excitability of central nervous system pathways before, during, and after a movement. In addition, it can be used to interfere with movement and give information about the role of different cortical areas in different aspects of a task. This article reviews the work that has been carried out using TMS measures to probe the excitability of central circuits before and after different types of contraction in healthy subjects. In some cases the results confirm previous work on animals, which means that the same measures can be used to investigate the pathophysiology in human neurological disease. However, many results reveal new information that had not previously been described in experiments on animals. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that TMS measures can be used to describe in humans what has already been described in animals; they can become drivers of new concepts as well.
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Pate, Royal, Vishal Kumar, Hansraj Kumar, and Dr Vikash Kumar Chaudhri. HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY-1. SAAR Publications, 2025. https://doi.org/10.21276/saar/978-81-983224-4-9.
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This Human Anatomy and Physiology Lab Manual is an essential tool for students studying the structure and function of the human body through hands-on, experiential learning. It complements theoretical knowledge gained from textbooks by allowing students to apply concepts in a laboratory setting, reinforcing their understanding of human anatomy and physiology. The core of the lab manual is a series of exercises or activities that are designed to correlate with specific body systems. These exercises usually include: Microscopic Analysis: Students often use microscopes to examine histological slides (slices of tissue) to observe the cellular structure of various organs, tissues, and body systems. For example, examining muscle tissue, nerve cells, or blood vessels at the microscopic level. Physiological Experiments: This might involve hands-on activities that demonstrate how the human body works. For example, experiments to measure pulse rate, blood pressure, or lung volume, or to observe how changes in environmental conditions (like temperature) affect bodily functions. Clinical Applications- This lab manual include clinical case studies or examples that demonstrate how the lab concepts are applicable to medical practice. For example, students might study how a condition like heart disease can alter the normal structure and function of the cardiovascular system. This connects the lab exercises to real-world health issues, helping students see the relevance of their studies.
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Rafferty, Gerrard, and John Moxham. Assessment of Peripheral and Respiratory Muscle Strength in ICU. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199653461.003.0047.
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Skeletal muscle weakness affecting the respiratory and peripheral muscles is common in critically ill patients and can lead to difficulties in weaning, prolonged ICU admission, and significant morbidity in survivors. A number of techniques can be used to assess muscle strength. In the peripheral muscles, volitional techniques employing scoring systems or portable hand dynamometers are relatively simple and quick to use, requiring little or no specialist equipment. Such techniques can, however, only be applied to conscious and cooperative patients, preventing assessment of muscle weakness in many ICU patients. The volitional requirement also limits the ability to distinguish poor motivation and impaired cognition from true loss of muscle function. Non-volitional techniques involving motor nerve stimulation provide measures of muscle force production in non-cooperative patients but require specialist equipment. Normative data for comparative purposes are limited. Also, it is not clear which peripheral muscle best reflects generalized muscle weakness. Measurements of maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures are widely used to assess respiratory muscle strength in ICU patients and are applicable to patients who can make some respiratory effort. As with all tests requiring patient cooperation, reliability is limited. Phrenic nerve stimulation allows direct, non-volitional assessment of diaphragm and phrenic nerve function, and normative values for comparative purposes are available. Magnetic phrenic nerve stimulation is well tolerated, can be performed in the presence of vascular catheters, and is used to document respiratory muscle weakness and track progression in critically ill patients.
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Tourneau, Thierry Le, Luis Caballero, and Tsai Wei-Chuan. Right atrium. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198726012.003.0024.
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The right atrium (RA) is located on the upper right-hand side of the heart and has relatively thin walls. From an anatomical point of view, the RA comprises three basic parts, the appendage, the vestibule of the tricuspid valve, and the venous component (superior and inferior vena cava, and the coronary sinus) receiving the deoxygenated blood. The RA is a dynamic structure dedicated to receive blood and to assist right ventricular (RV) filling. The three components of atrial function are the reservoir function during ventricular systole, the conduit function which consists in passive blood transfer from veins to the RV in diastole, and the booster pump function in relation to atrial contraction in late diastole to complete ventricular filling. Right atrial function depends on cardiac rhythm (sinus or atrial fibrillation), pericardial integrity, RV load and function, and tricuspid function. Right atrial dimension assessment is limited in two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography. Right atrial planimetry in the apical four-chamber view is commonly used with an upper normal value of 18-20 cm2. Minor and major diameters can also be measured. Three-dimensional (3D) echocardiography could overcome the limitation of conventional echocardiography in assessing RA size. Right atrial function has been poorly explored by echocardiography both in physiological and pathological contexts. Although tricuspid inflow and tissue Doppler imaging of tricuspid annulus can be used in the exploration of RA function, 2D speckle tracking and 3D echocardiography appear promising tools to dissect RA function and to overcome the limitations of standard echocardiography.
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Robinson, Matthew Ryan, and Evan F. Kuehn, eds. Theology Compromised. The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, 2019. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781978720121.
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Theological work, whatever else it may be, is always a reflection on social transformations. Not only pastors but also theologians work with the sources of the Christian traditions in one hand and a newspaper in the other. But how are we to understand the relationship between social transformations and the continuously “compromised” development of Christian ideals, as these are measured by doctrinal formulations? And how might a more deeply sociological perspective on this relationship inform theological work? Matthew Ryan Robinson and Evan F. Kuehn approach this question, not by reconstructing a history of ideas, but rather by telling a story about the development of churches and theological institutions. They take the turbulent and dynamic ecclesiological situation of nineteenth-century Germany as a representative case, focusing on the sociological methodological orientation of Friedrich Schleiermacher and Ernst Troeltsch in the context of the rise of theological liberalism, the history of religions, and the German churches’ confrontation with social and political challenges. Robinson and Kuehn then connect this orientation with the sociology of religion of Hans Joas and Niklas Luhmann, arguing for a functional focus in theological research on what doctrines do rather than what the reality behind or in any particular doctrine is.
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Stole, Inger L. The Consumer Movement’s Return. University of Illinois Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.5406/illinois/9780252037122.003.0005.
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This chapter focuses on the concerns of Consumers Union (CU) about the mutually beneficial relationship between advertisers and Washington, including CU cofounder Colston Warne’s attempts to gain publicity and public traction for his crusade. It also examines the renewed interest in grading and standardization of consumer goods due to war conditions, and how the measure was as welcomed in activist circles as it was opposed in the advertising community. The core idea for the standardization of consumer goods had been rekindled as part of the government’s TNEC investigation and continued to linger as an issue throughout the war. Likewise, the changed economic situation brought on by the war again called the economic function of advertising into question and gave its critics new credence.
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Scheipers, Sibylle. From Small Wars to On War. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198799047.003.0005.
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Chapter 5 traces the lines from Clausewitz’s early intellectual engagement with small war to his magnum opus, On War. It shows how Clausewitz’s lifelong concern with the integration of reason and emotions/passion runs like a red thread through to his mature theory of war. In contrast to this continuity regarding the integration of reason and emotions/passion, Clausewitz’s thought on the role of people’s war evolved while he was writing On War. Whereas, in the reform years, people’s war had constituted an exceptional measure as a response to the exceptional situation of Napoleonic imperialism, in On War, people’s war became firmly integrated into Clausewitz’s theory of major war as the option of last resort to stave off conquest. As such, people’s war could even function as the custodian of the European balance of power. In this respect, Clausewitz proved to be an earlier (implicit) theorist of deterrence.
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Hatfield, Catherine, and Tom Dening. Severe and enduring mental illness. Oxford University Press, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780199644957.003.0048.
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Severe and enduring mental illness refers mainly to the long term experience of schizophrenia and psychosis but also to other chronic functional disorders. The prevalence of psychoses in older people is hard to measure but estimates are around 0.5% of the population. Historically many people with long term illness resided in psychiatric hospitals but now most are in the community, receiving variable amounts of support from mental health, primary care, and social services. The physical health of this population is often poor and they receive less treatment and support than other older people with comparable physical health needs. Problems with psychiatric comorbidity (e.g. depression and substance misuse), cognitive impairment and social exclusion are also common. Treatment includes the judicious use of medication, non pharmacological approaches, and social support – especially appropriate accommodation. Positive outcomes can be achieved by a recovery approach that attends to all aspects of the person’s health.
Book chapters on the topic "Hand function measures"
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Brenner, Peter, and Ghazi M. Rayan. "Additional measures to improve hand function." In Dupuytren’s Disease. Springer Vienna, 2003. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6061-9_21.
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Pengal, Polona, Alessandro Pagano, Guillaume Piton, et al. "Glinščica for All: Exploring the Potential of NBS in Slovenia: Barriers and Opportunities." In Water Security in a New World. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25308-9_15.
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AbstractBased on the highest pre-identified risk of flooding in the Glinščica catchment, our case study focused on identifying the benefits and opportunities of ecosystem services emerging from fully functioning ecosystems working as a natural assurance system arising from Nature-based solutions (NBS) through the implementation of a participatory approach. Together with our stakeholders we first, developed an NBS strategy for the Glinščica catchment and compared it to the business as usual, second, evaluated the ecosystem services provided by the simulated implementation of restoration and management measures selected and third, developed economic and financial instruments in the form of natural assurance schemes based on effective business models in the field of ecosystem services, green infrastructure and river restoration. This highlighted the importance of understanding the value of ecosystems in the long term. The participatory process was basically an iterative process in which expert studies formed the basis for stakeholder engagement on the one hand and the stakeholders’ perceptions and knowledge were shaping and directing the solutions on the other hand. Stakeholders eventually agreed that the developed strategy for water risk mitigation using NBSs in the Glinščica catchment is a viable alternative to existing grey infrastructure plans. However, the participatory process revealed several barriers to mainstreaming NBS and implementing an adaptive management approach in Slovenia, mostly in the governing and institutional systems. Through the participatory planning process, we built capacity and changed the perceptions of participating stakeholders regarding NBSs and their efficiency in providing multiple co-benefits in addition to the flood protection, which is usually the only function and benefit of grey measures.
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Pokorny, Colleen, Bethany Juhnke, and Linsey Griffin. "A Visible Functional Grasp to Measure the Complete Hand." In Advances in Industrial Design. Springer International Publishing, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-51194-4_77.
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Samans, Richard. "Introductory Overview: Institutionalizing Inclusion, Sustainability and Resilience in Market Economies." In Human-Centred Economics. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37435-7_1.
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AbstractThis chapter argues that the root of the increasingly serious crisis facing capitalism and liberalism more generally can be located in a fundamental distortion in the way its canon of economic principles and tools have evolved since the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, and especially in the way they have been applied over the past several decades. In effect, generations of economists and policymakers have been trained to behave as if Adam Smith's “invisible hand” of market-based resource allocation can be relied upon to optimize not only the wealth of nations (its core function as stated by Smith) but also the well-being of their populations at large. A rising tide of GDP, as it were, ultimately lifts all boats. But Smith and other important pioneers of the field assumed no such thing. They believed that market-oriented measures to increase the production and wealth of nations were a necessary but by no means sufficient condition for raising the broad standard of living of their people. A range of institutions—legal and other norms, policy incentives and administrative capacities mainly but not only in the public sector—were required to ensure appropriate levels of social inclusion, environmental sustainability and human and systemic resilience. Modern economics’ policy immobility and political tin ear in the face of these challenges is rooted in a certain indoctrinated incomprehension. Its implicit assumption that GDP growth eventually diffuses or “trickles down” into broad socioeconomic progress and security has never been properly recognized and interrogated. The essential principle the book posits is that the broad living standards of nations—the main facets of the median household’s material well-being—deserve as much direct policy attention and institutional cultivation by economists and policymakers as the wealth of nations, that is to say, national income or GDP.
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Szeliga, Danuta, Natalia Jażdżewska, Jakub Foryś, et al. "Sensitivity Analysis and Formulation of the Inverse Problem in the Stochastic Approach to Modelling of Phase Transformations in Steels." In Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer International Publishing, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-58006-2_13.
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AbstractThe need for a reliable prediction of the distribution of microstructural parameters in metallic materials after processing was the motivation for this work. The model describing phase transformations, which considers the stochastic character of the nucleation of the new phase, was formulated. Numerical tests of the model, including sensitivity analysis, were performed and the optimal parameters such as time step, kind of the random numbers generator (RNG) and the number of the Monte Carlo points were determined. The validation of the model requires an application of proper coefficients corresponding to the considered materials. These coefficients have to be identified through the inverse analysis, which, on the other hand, uses optimization methods and requires the formulation of the appropriate objective function. Since the model involves stochastic parameters, it is a crucial task. Therefore, in the second part of the paper, a specific form of the objective function for the inverse analysis was developed. In the first approach, an objective function based on measurements of the average parameters was used and primary optimization was performed. Various optimization methods were tested. In the second approach, the hybrid objective function, which combined measured average transformation temperatures with a measure based on histograms, was used. Since, at this stage, we do not have measurements of the distribution of microstructural features, the basic histograms were generated by the model with the coefficients obtained in the first step of the optimization. The capability of finding the optimal solution for different starting points was evaluated and various approaches were compared. The elaborated original stochastic approach to modelling the phase transformations occurring during cooling after hot forming was validated on selected carbon steel.
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De Cock, Barbara, and Jan Albert van Laar. "Chapter 3. Self-reference as an argumentative tool." In Self- and Other-Reference in Social Contexts. John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/pbns.342.03dec.
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In this chapter, we analyse how politicians and experts from Belgium, the Netherlands and Spain involved in the Covid-19 crisis construct self-reference on Twitter (currently X), combining linguistic approaches to person reference and argumentation theory. On the one hand, we show that uses are fairly similar across the three countries, in spite of the considerable differences as to government measures concerning the pandemic. On the other hand, differences can be found between the different professional categories. Whereas politicians mainly use self-reference to build their ethos, the experts rather support the ethos of others. In showing how these uses contribute to building or employing ethos, we also demonstrate that these uses can ultimately be understood as having argumentative functions on Twitter.
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Dimitriadi, Angeliki. "The Greek Asylum Regime: From Latecomer on Reception to Inspirational Model on Asylum Procedures." In IMISCOE Research Series. Springer International Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26002-5_16.
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AbstractFrom asylum processing to reception, Greece since 2015 has undergone a gradual transformation that re-enforces its role as the external border of the European Union. The European refugee “crisis” of 2015, the closure of the Western Balkan route and particularly the EU-Turkey Statement of 2016, triggered a series of emergency measures that resulted in a new asylum regime. On the one hand, the “crisis” resulted in a newly formed reception system, with non-state actors taking an unprecedented role in offering reception services. Here, Greece maintains the role of the “student”, seeking to offer similar reception as most of its European partners. On the other hand, a differentiated asylum system emerged between land and sea borders, making Greece the only country with two parallel asylum processes. The chapter explores the different elements of the asylum regime in the country in the period 2015–2019, and argues that some of the practices on the maritime border, from the hotspots to the fast track border procedure, have found their way to the New Pact on Migration and Asylum of 2020, suggesting that in this case Greece functions as an inspirational model for Europe.
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"Cochin Hand Function Scale." In Handbook of Disease Burdens and Quality of Life Measures. Springer New York, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78665-0_5328.
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Phong, D. H., and Jacob Sturm. "On the Singularities of the Pluricomplex Green’s Function." In Advances in Analysis, edited by Charles Fefferman, Alexandru D. Ionescu, D. H. Phong, and Stephen Wainger. Princeton University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.23943/princeton/9780691159416.003.0016.
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This chapter seeks to establish the existence of pluricomplex Green's functions with singularities at certain multi poles, given by arbitrary local analytic functions. The Green's function plays a central role in the study of functions of one complex variable or of two real variables. This chapter also attempts to develop a geometric/analytic approach to Monge-Ampère equations with measures on the right-hand side, where the singularities of the solution arise from blow-up constructions. Since blow-ups typically lead to degenerate Kähler forms, an essential tool in this chapter's approach is the recent existence theorems for the Dirichlet problem for complex Monge-Ampère equations with degenerate background form.
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Spivey, Michael, Daniel Richardson, and Rick Dale. "The Movement of Eye and Hand as a Window Into Language and Cognition." In Oxford Handbook of Human Action. Oxford University PressNew York, NY, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780195309980.003.0012.
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Abstract This chapter reviews different studies on the influence of a person’s own movements (and potential movements) in perceptual and cognitive performance. It then focuses on eye movements and reaching movements as particularly informative measures of real-time processing. Not only do eye and hand movements function as convenient indicators of continuous cognitive processes (for the experimenter), but they can also function as manipulators of those very same cognitive processes (for the subject). That is, where you look and what you touch can influence how you think. The chapter concludes with a discussion of studies that examine the cognitive processes of two people engaged in coordinated actions.
Conference papers on the topic "Hand function measures"
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Buchheit, R. G., L. M. Maestas, and T. E. Hinkebein. "Effects of Cement Chemistry, Admixtures, and Inhibitors on Corrosion Protection of Steel Pipelines by Interal Concrete Liners." In CORROSION 1998. NACE International, 1998. https://doi.org/10.5006/c1998-98694.
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Abstract Results are reported from a study focusing on the performance of concrete materials for internal pipeline protection against the erosive and corrosive effects of flowing brine. Seventeen different liner formulations were examined in this study. Corrosion rates were measured by linear polarization on samples exposed in a test manifold to flowing brine. Samples were also exposed to static site-generated brine as a function of time. These samples were returned to the laboratory for visual analysis of damage, examination of brine penetration through the concrete by electron probe microchemical analysis, and for measurement of changes in the concrete-liner interfacial shear strength. The study focused on the performance of two liners applied by centrifugal casting: an oil field-standard calcium silicate-based concrete, and a high sulfate resistance-calcium aluminate cement. The study also focused on a calcium-silicate concrete liner applied by hand. Results showed that standard calcium silicate concrete (API RP10E) and a rotary calcium aluminate concrete provided excellent protection. Pipewall corrosion rates were reduced from 10 to 15 mils per year to 1 mil per year or less. The hand-applied liners also reduced the pipewall corrosion rate, but not to the same degree as the cast liners. Further the risk of spalling of the hand-applied liner was judged to be greater than that of the cast liners, due to a lower measured pipewall-liner interfacial strength.
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Schwentenwein, Sandra, Gregor Mori, and Herbert Zitter. "Stress Corrosion Cracking of Semi-hard DHP-Copper Tubes in Potassium Nitrite Solution." In CORROSION 2002. NACE International, 2002. https://doi.org/10.5006/c2002-02432.
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Abstract Stress corrosion susceptibility SCC of semi-hard DHP-copper tubes (deoxygenated high residual phosphorus content) in potassium nitrite solution has been investigated. Tubes with different levels of internal stresses emanating from the production process (henceforth in this paper termed “eigenstresses”) were industrially produced. After measurement of stress levels samples were tested in a laboratory heating circuit. Potentiostatic tests in aerated solution were done at a anodic potential of 100 mVSCE after measuring free corrosion potential for 1 h and by variation of temperature between 45 and 75 °C, tangential eigenstresses from 5 to 50 MPa and concentration of potassium nitrite between 0.1 and 1 mol/l. Breakthrough time has been measured as a function of eigenstress level, nitrite concentration of solution and temperature. Maximum duration of an experiment was 1 month. Stress corrosion cracking occurred only at high stress levels above 20 MPa and at temperatures above 50 °C. Cracking was always intergranular mainly in longitudinal direction. At the outer surface of the tubes a black layer of Cu2O was formed, which is necessary for SCC initiation. The mechanism of SCC formation is described.
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Leitkam, Sam, and Tamara Reid Bush. "Modeling Finger Capabilities for Use in Assessment and Monitoring of Hand Rehabilitation." In ASME 2013 Summer Bioengineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/sbc2013-14045.
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Rehabilitation of the hand is often necessary for individuals to regain function following events such as a stroke, injury, or surgery [1]. To understand whether function is being restored with rehabilitation, measures of function must be quantified and presented in a manner that shows the current level of progress in comparison with the initial and potential abilities. The model presented in this research represents a unique way to view and interpret functional abilities and limitations of the hand prior to, during, and after rehabilitation.
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Oh, Jinseok, Arash Mahnan, Jiapeng Xu, Jessica Holst-Wolf, Hannah Block, and Jürgen Konczak. "A System for the Objective Assessment of Hand Proprioceptive Function in Pediatric and Adult Populations." In 2020 Design of Medical Devices Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/dmd2020-9088.
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Abstract Proprioceptive signals from mechanoreceptors embedded in ligaments, tendons, and muscles are essential for the control of muscle tone and voluntary movement. Numerous neurological and orthopedic disorders are associated with proprioceptive dysfunction that impairs the control of balance and/or fine motor function. However, obtaining objective measures of proprioceptive function is difficult in most clinical settings, because available assessment methods rely on specialized equipment, expertise, or are too time-consuming. This paper presents a new tablet-based system that objectively measures finger position sense by implementing a psychophysical threshold search method. We here provide initial data that demonstrate the ease-of-use and efficacy of the system.
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Varga, Edit, Imre Horva´th, Zolta´n Rusa´k, and Jouke Verlinden. "On the Framework of Information Processing in a Hand Motion Based Shape Conceptualization System." In ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. ASMEDC, 2005. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2005-84929.
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In the computer support of conceptual design hand motions can be effectively used to express shapes and shape related operations. The development of these systems are challenging because of the special characteristics of conceptual design, such under-determinism, need of fast feedback and support of collaboration. This paper proposes a framework for information processing in a system, where a collaborating team of designers use hand motions to conceptualize shapes of various products. We separated the functions of the system into four groups: (1) data acquisition, where the hand motions are tracked as motion trajectories of dedicated joints of the hands and arms, (2) information completion, where the motion trajectories are processed and additional information is generated with the help of an upper limb model, (3) information conversion, where the motion trajectories are converted to surface information or shape manipulation operation and (4) visualization, where the generated surface is presented to the user. The modules of the system and the information flows were defined. A feasibility study was completed to qualify the alternative solutions for operational criteria. Measures were defined to describe the criteria and indices were created to enable a comparison. We concluded that (1) the criteria of each function should be fulfilled with regards to the final goal and (2) when multiple criteria are defined for each function, they may have an effect on each other, which has to be considered when selecting an optimal solution. Future research will focus on the software implementation of the proposed framework.
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Braun, Barbu cristian. "ASSISTED EVALUATION OF THE VISUAL FUNCTION EVOLUTION DEGREE IN SERIOUS GAMES TRAINING FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PRESCHOOL CHILDREN." In eLSE 2018. ADL Romania, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-18-034.
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The paper presents a research for developing of an attractive and efficient method for screening activities concerning visual function rehabilitation, including the hand – eye coordination, for preschool children. It focuses on a software interface developing aimed to help the examiner: quantifying rapid and proper to what extent each evaluated child is falling or not in one of the disabilities situations and quantify the handicap rehabilitation degree, due to some specific training activities (correction of amblyopia, squint, myopia, dyschromatopsia, coordination hand – eye etc.). Another aspect refers to the evaluation and stimulation and training of the concentration of attention. All of these actually can be accomplished due to specific tests, via a previously created device. The main role of the software is to provide in a very short time all necessary information for making a decision concerning the measures to be taken. The application allows data saving into EXCEL files, with the possibility to compare it subsequently. In this way it will be possible to evaluate in time the tests results, so that the visual function, the memory the hand – eye coordination evolution. Proof of this is that in the autumn of 2017, many school and preschool children have consistently shown their interest in such tests on the existing device. This is due to the fact that such of activities are considered by children as a game which stimulates them in personality development, in self-affirmation. In the present the evaluation and rehabilitation method proposed in the research is in testing stage.
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Stanić, Nikola, Miljan Gomilanović, Saša Stepanović, Ivan Jelić, Daniel Kržanović, and Dejan Bugarin. "Construction of the Cehotina river bypass and relief in the western and southwestern parts of the Potrlica open pit with the function of landslide rehabilitation and creation safe coal exploitation conditions in 2024." In Proceedings - 55th International October Conference on Mining and Metallurgy, Kladovo, 15-17 October 2024. Mining and Metallurgy Institute, Bor, 2024. https://doi.org/10.5937/ioc24167s.
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Coal exploitation at the Potrlica open pit of the Pljevlja Coal Mine takes place in complex structural, geotechnical, and hydrogeological conditions. They are the cause of numerous restrictions regarding the mining works, the width of the excavation front, the speed of working front progress, the speed of deepening the mine and other aspects of exploitation on the one hand, and the deterioration of the safety of the work performance on the other hand. In order to continue the safe and reliable exploitation of this surface mine, it is planned to build a bypass of the river Ćehotina in the western and southwestern part of the open pit and to form stable slopes by additional excavation of masses in the zone of occurrence of engineering-geological processes that indicate possible instability of the masses. The implementation of the mentioned measures is planned in accordance with the results of the planned geodetic and hydrogeological monitoring.
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Nikolić, Đurica, and Aleksandar Čudan. "HUMAN RESOURCES OF CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA IN THE FUNCTION OF ECONOMIC SECURITY." In SECURITY HORIZONS. Faculty of Security- Skopje, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.20544/icp.2.5.21.p10.
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Together with the new tectonic geopolitical changes, the consequences of pandemic, the escalation of global economic crisis and the disturbances at the financial market, the economy of the Republic of Serbia at the beginning of a new millenium has entered a turbulent stage of development. The link between economics, economy and human resouces, on the one hand and national security on the other is complex and multiple. For a number of years the Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia has been developing both technically and technologically, introducing new and developing the existing information and telecommunication systems for information exchange not only within the Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia, but also with foreing customs services. It is necessary to undertake urgent measures which need to be fast and systematic in order for the customs service to employ young people, which would over time result in its successful and efficient functioning. The results of this research can be used to highlight the significance of economic security within the system of national security. The manner of research includes selection and application of scientific methods, the selection of data and the scope of research. The significance of the research lies in the fact that the role of human resources of the Customs Administration of the Republic of Serbia is in the function of economic security as an insufficiently researched subject and factor. Key words: human resources, Customs Administration, economic security, development
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Najima, Daoudi, and Ikram Lemsalmi. "ROLE OF MODEL OF EXCELLENCE TO IMPROVE D-LEARNING PROJECTS." In eLSE 2013. Carol I National Defence University Publishing House, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.12753/2066-026x-13-045.
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TThe learning area has undergone several changes following the technologies and web services that have emerged. Two conceptual axes have appeared, on the one hand, concepts referring to technologies, namely: e-learning, m-learning learning P-or u-learning. On the other hand, referring to Web services, including e-learning 1.0, e-learning 2.0, etc. Nowadays, d-learning has reached a mature level in terms of platforms, standards and pedagogical approaches integrated. Despite the diversity of platforms and their functions and the development of standards, the distance learning cannot reach a satisfaction level without pedagogical approaches which are, in fact, very important in any learning process. Prodigious developments in distance learning have encouraged many organizations to adopt these new environments as continuous training tools. Thus, several projects have emerged to explore these advances to create new learning opportunities for different categories unable to attend physically the courses. Despite a previous failure the d-learning projects can still succeed through appropriate measures to redress the situation. These measures cannot be the result of a simple cogitation process but rather via the implementation of a continuous improvement process in logic of total quality management. Deployment of a total quality approach is dependent on three essential elements, the appointment of a permanent team which will be leading and supervising the project, the choice of an appropriate tool which makes that kind of approach effective and efficient, and a benchmarking strategy which allows comparison between the ESI e-learning project and similar developed projects. Excellence Model: a new system for the d-learning project. The models of excellence have been developed on the basis of total quality management TQM; they may have a significant contribution to rehabilitate the d-Learning project of ESI. These models of excellence offer the advantage of having a double function: an assessment tool, and a system of orientation towards a total quality management approach, fully focused on the needs of the various stakeholders of the project.
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Dybe, Simeon, Tom Tanneberger, and Panagiotis Stathopoulos. "Second Law Analysis of an Energy Storage System Consisting of an Electrolysis Plant and the Graz Cycle With Internal H2/O2 Combustion." In ASME Turbo Expo 2019: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2019-91534.
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Abstract The expansion of renewable energy generation must go hand in hand with measures for reliable energy supply and energy storage. A combination of hydrogen and oxygen as storing media provided from electrolysis at high pressure and zero emission power plants is a very promising option. The Graz cycle is an oxy-fuel combined power cycle that can operate with internal H2/O2 combustion and steam as working fluid. It offers thermal efficiencies up to 68.5% (LHV). This work applies a second law analysis to the Graz cycle and determines its exergetic efficiency. Exergy destruction is broken down to the cycle’s components thus providing insights on the location and magnitude of the cycle’s inefficiencies. A sensitivity analysis identifies the cycle’s exergetic and energetic efficiency as a function of representative parameters, offering an approach for future improvements. The combination of the cycle with an electrolysis plant is subsequently analyzed as an electric energy storage system. The round trip efficiency of the storage and back conversion system is computed by taking into account the additional compression of the reactants. As part of this analysis, the effect of the electrolyzer’s operational pressure is studied by comparing several commercial electrolyzers.
Reports on the topic "Hand function measures"
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Grimley and Grant. PR-015-16601-R01 Variation in Orifice Plate Flow Performance as a Function of Geometric Plate Tolerances. Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0010877.
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Flow measurement tests were conducted with more than 25 API 14.3 compliant orifice plates that had been geometrically characterized. Possible sources for the variability in the flow measurement performance of these plates were investigated relative to the measured plate geometry elements.
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Horvit, Andrew, and Donald Molony. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mortality and Kidney Function in Uranium – Exposed Individuals. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.4.0122.
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Review question / Objective: 1) In humans, how does environmental and/or occupational exposure to uranium affect the risk of mortality due to primary kidney disease compared to unexposed individuals? (2) In humans, how does environmental and/or occupational exposure to uranium affect the risk of developing kidney failure compared to unexposed individuals? Eligibility criteria: We included cohort studies that evaluate the risk of CKD/ESKD due to uranium exposure. We also included cohort studies that evaluate standardized mortality due to all-cause mortality, kidney cancer, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease in humans with exposure to uranium. We also included cross sectional studies that evaluate renal function in humans exposed to uranium via biomarkers and hard clinical measures (such as creatinine clearance) compared to humans with low/no uranium exposure. In order to not include the same cohort multiple times in the statistical analyses, we selected studies that evaluated an outcome of interest for a given cohort for the longest follow-up period. When this was not possible (due to multiple studies using different combinations of cohorts with varying lengths of follow up), the study with the largest study population size was selected.
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Tabakovic, Momir, Stefan Savic, Andreas Türk, et al. Analysis of the Technological Innovation System for BIPV in Austria. Edited by Michiel Van Noord. International Energy Agency Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.69766/aocp4683.
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This report analyses the Technological Innovation System (TIS) of Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) in Austria. The study’s scope is consistent with the IEA PVPS Task 15 report [1].The analysis aims to facilitate and support the innovation, development, and implementation of industrial solutions of BIPV technologies. In Austria, the use of BIPV is still a niche application and covers under 2% of all implemented PV systems [1]. BIPV technology in Austria has historically developed with the support of different public financial incentives, national and European. The history of BIPV is somehow tightened to the history of PV. The first BIPV prototypes were developed by PV companies in the framework of national or European research activities, with the first development and innovation projects starting around 2003. In general, it should be mentioned that in the last years, PV and BIPV companies have increased specialization in the production of BIPV, especially colored and semitransparent PV modules. In this regard, a wide range of variants are offered (printing, coating, films). The colored components are mainly purchased from glass companies or polymer film producers. Another trend in Austria is the production of transparent glass/glass modules for integration in facades, skylights, winter gardens, or courtyard roofing. In 2020, the government of Austria presented a program called EAG (Erneuerabre Ausbau Gesetz) or Renewable Expansion Act [3.3.1 Hard institutions]containing certain working points to be implemented by 2024. Some of the measures are directly or indirectly relevant to the BIPV development and installation. Such as the PV encapsulation films using interference pigment technology from Lenzing Plastics. This TIS assessed the BIPV market through eight functional areas and provided the following results: ⁃ The analysis of knowledge development showed that it can be classified as moderate. On the one hand, there are not enough training and further education opportunities in the field of BIPV available, but on the other hand, the PV manufacturers and research institutions are driving forward the development of knowledge in the field of BIPV. ⁃ Knowledge dissemination is well advanced internationally within the research community but insufficient at the practical, national level, particularly between the PV industry and the construction sector. Architects are demanding more information from PV manufacturers and suppliers, who share their information only irregularly with the architectural community. Usually, architects obtain this information from PV technology platforms through workshops, brochures, and projects. However, architects have to engage with it more extensively. The goal is to make BIPV more appealing to architects. Thus, we have to summarize that knowledge dissemination is inadequate/weak. ⁃ Entrepreneurial willingness to experiment can be classified as moderate. Overall, it can be said that there are four players in the Austrian BIPV market and a substantial number of newcomers and small innovative players who could take the role of innovation drivers. However, there are too few opportunities for highly specialized small companies. ⁃ Resource mobilization is well positioned financially and in terms of network services. However, and this is essential if we want to expand the BIPV market strongly, there is a lack of skilled personnel (human resources) to carry out the expansion, which is why this function is rated to only be moderate. ⁃ The scoring of social capital is weak. The connection where there is a lack of communication is between the (BI)PV planner and the architects. In most projects, the (BI)PV planner is not involved in the early stages of the building design process. In addition, conventional PV planners have no experience or are hesitant of planning BIPV systems. ⁃ The legitimacy is moderate, but as the acceptance of PV improves from year to year, the chance of better acceptance of PV integrated into the building, i.e., BIPV, also increases. However, there are still reservations and resistance towards individual, specific BIPV projects. This resistance could be reduced by increasing knowledge about the multifunctional possibilities of BIPV at the decision-maker and customer stage as well as by showing best practice examples - Guidance of the search is moderate, as there are no specific political targets for BIPV, but there are for PV. However, the government and relevant authorities aim to implement clean energy development positively and apply applicable policies and regulations. There is an increased subsidy for innovative PV solutions [2] which also includes BIPV. ⁃ It can be stated that the market formation of BIPV in Austria still offers room for improvement. When it comes to governmental-driven incentives and support for the BIPVmarket development, the missing technical standards (e.g., fire safety regulations) and the absence of regulatory obligations on renewable energies in the local building codes are the biggest weaknesses. The structural and functional analysis is followed by a coupled structural-functional analysis. This assessment will help identify weaknesses and strengths and recommend strategies that will enable the growth of BIPV from a niche market to a major market segment. The aim is for photovoltaics (PV) on buildings to be primarily designed as Building Integrated Photovoltaics (BIPV) to reduce additional costs. This, combined with the avoided costs for other components of the building, should result in cost parity with Building-Applied Photovoltaics (BAPV). It is also crucial to encourage all manufacturers of building envelope components to ensure that their products offer the dual benefit of serving as building components while also generating electricity. By doing so, such products can become standard in the industry. The transition from BAPV to BIPV was already analyzed in a 2015 BIPV brochure [2] from the Austrian Photovoltaics Technology Platform (TPPV), which discussed the advantages of an integrated solution versus an attached solution and outlined the necessary steps to make BIPV the standard for building PV. The recommendations are summarized as follows: i) It is important to involve (BI)PV in the early stages of the building planning process. ii) successful implementation projects must be made public through various channels to increase knowledge about BIPV technology and its possibilities (e.g., lighthouse projects in public buildings). iii) PV standards and construction codes have to be harmonized. iv) The Austrian government should stipulate the use of PV in the obligatory building specifications. v) Another recommendation would be to enact a law requiring every sealed area to be checked for dual use with (BI)PV. One positive development worth mentioning is the Climate Fund's Lighthouse call, which focuses specifically on integrated PV and offers higher grants for BIPV than the Renewable Expansion Act] , demonstrating increased interest and commitment to this technology. In addition, the TPPV Innovation Awards, which were awarded for the first time specifically for building-integrated PV and now include other topics of PV integration outside of buildings, are a sign that the industry is broadening its perspective and recognizing the importance of BIPV beyond traditional applications. These developments could help to further promote the acceptance and deployment of BIPV and drive innovation in this area. Nevertheless, it is important to consider the significantly higher costs of BIPV products, as well as the greatly increased planning effort that arises when PV becomes an integral building product.
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Zheng. L51791 Environmental Low-pH SCC-Effects on Crack Propagation. Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0010172.
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This is the final report of a research project, PR-230-9413, funded by PRCl on the environmental effects on the propagation of transgranular stress corrosion cracks (TGSCC) of linepipe steels in soil environments of near-neutral pH. Supervision by the Ad Hoc Group on this project, chaired initially by Matt Cetiner of TransCanada PipeLines and then by Paul Wong of NOVA Gas Transmission Ltd., set the objectives and the scope of the work and was an integral component in the completion of this research. Three full-size ERW pipes, 508 mm (20 inches) diameter, hot-rolled Grade 359 (X-52), and a gravel-type soil were used. The pipe had been manufactured in the late 1950s and had been in service in a natural gas transmission pipeline for about 38 years. Crack growth was measured as a function of environmental variables and of loading severity, at the free corrosion potential (F. C. P.), at potentials anodic to F.C.P. and at cathodic potentials. At the free corrosion potential, the crack growth rate was found to be influenced by carbon dioxide. Growth rates of cracks with direct carbon dioxide admission tended to be higher than growth rates of other cracks.
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Corscadden, Louise, and Anjali Singh. Grip Strength Test In Rodents. ConductScience, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.55157/cs2023109.
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The grip strength test is one of the most commonly applied tests in animal laboratories to measure neuromuscular functions or disorders. It was first developed in the 1970s. Today a wide range of techniques are available to study muscle strength in rodents. These methods are categorized into two categories:[2] Invasive method: In situ and in vitro measurements of muscle force are invasive methods. Non-invasive method: This method only includes in vivo measurement tests to analyze muscle force such as treadmill tests, wire hang tests, swimming endurance, vertical pole test, and grip strength tests. The most convenient technique of all tests is the grip strength test. It’s most convenient and causes less stress to animals. The grip test has been widely used in order to investigate the phenotypes of transgenic mice with neuromuscular disease and evaluate potential compounds involved in the motor functioning of organisms. The tests have been serving the purpose for 30 years either alone or in combination with other tests.
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Wang, Zhen, Christina Y. Y. Chen, Jane W. Njeru, et al. Evidence Map on Home- and Community-Based Services and Person-Centered Care for Older Adults. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2024. https://doi.org/10.23970/ahrqepctb49.
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Background. People who receive home- and community-based services (HCBS) have diverse and unique needs that can be met with these services aiming to support their independence. Purpose. To map the existing literature on HCBS in terms of interventions, populations, outcomes, person-centeredness, and relevant quality measures, and identify research gaps for older adults. Methods. A comprehensive literature search of multiple databases including Medline, Embase, and Scopus was conducted up to December 7, 2023, and complemented with grey literature search and feedback from Key Informants. Eligible studies evaluated HCBS interventions in adults aged 60 years or older with a functional limitation requiring assistance with activities of daily living. Findings. We identified 27 primary studies, 25 systematic reviews, and 29 quality measures. The most common types of interventions evaluated in HCBS studies involved optimization of person-centered planning, nonpharmacological approaches for dementia care, physical rehabilitation, collaborative care models, home-based palliative care programs, home healthcare via telehealth, self-directed home care, geriatric resources for practical support at home, interdisciplinary care coordination for high-risk conditions and delivery of specific services. Populations studied in HCBS studies included those with functional disability, cognitive impairment, high-risk or frail conditions, and people with specific conditions, most commonly Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or end-stage kidney disease. Person-centered planning and self-direction of HCBS services were not explicitly described in most of the primary studies, and very few of these studies focused on addressing health-related social needs, whereas the majority had primary outcomes that can be considered medical or clinical. Numerous quality measures exist for HCBS. Some of them are validated, address multiple person-centered domains, and can apply across various conditions and populations. Key challenges in the literature on HCBS include lack of randomized trials, inadequate descriptions of interventions to determine person-centeredness, and limited information on facilitators and barriers. Because of the variability in how person-centeredness is operationalized in HCBS interventions, Key Informants reinforced the need to evaluate person-centered outcomes as a quality indicator of HCBS interventions. Key Informants also highlighted workforce challenges in recruiting, retaining, and training personnel delivering HCBS. Conclusion. This evidence map summarizes the HCBS literature in terms of interventions, populations, outcomes, and relevant quality measures for older adults and older adults with disabilities.
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Puerta, Juan Manuel. Country Program Evaluation: Honduras (2007-2010). Inter-American Development Bank, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010498.
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This evaluation examines the IDB's Country Program with Honduras for the 2007-2010 period. This period was marked by a political crisis that halted operations with the country from June 2009 to March 2010. Honduras set out to achieve 120 development objectives in its work with the IDB during the period under evaluation. Despite its importance, in practice, these goals exceeded the country's delivery capacity as well as IDB's monitoring capacity. Although both Honduras and the IDB had identified 'reducing poverty and indigence' as the overarching development challenge, institutional shortcomings made it impossible to translate that shared objective into priorities and specific resource allocations. This was detrimental to the program's relevance. Efficiency was low as chronic shortcomings in management capacity translated into lengthy delivery times and high implementation costs. Limitations in the monitoring and evaluation system can be improved, since the effectiveness of the program could not be measured, as no causal relationship can be established between the country¿s progress and IDB's action. The recommendations aim at optimizing what is already a solid country-IDB relationship. To this end, the IDB should pursue opportunities to continue strengthening three key functions in its dealings with the country: (i) programming; (ii) execution; and (iii) monitoring and evaluation.
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Thomas, Meinzen, Diane M. Debinski, Laura A. Burkle, and Robert J. Ament. Identifying Patterns, Protecting Monarchs, and Informing Management. Idaho Transportation Department, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.15788/1691525473.
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Pollinating insects provide vital ecosystem services and are facing global declines and habitat loss . Roadsides are increasingly regarded as important potential areas for enhancing pollinator habitat. Understanding which roadsides best support pollinators — and why — is essential to helping locate and prioritize pollinator conservation efforts across roadside networks. To support this effort, we assessed butterfly, bee, and flowering plant species richness and abundance on a set of 63 stratified randomized roadside transects in State -managed rights -of -way in SE Idaho. Our research evaluated pollinator diversity as a function of highway class (interstate, U.S., and state highways), remotely sensed NDVI values (a measure of vegetation greenness), and floral resources. We found that smaller highways and lower (less green) maximum NDVI values were associated with significantly more bee species and total bees. Roadsides bordering sagebrush habitats typically had low NDVI values and higher bee and butterfly species richness, potentially contributing to this observed pattern. Butterfly richness increased in association with higher floral abundance in roadsides. Additionally, we identified and mapped 1,363 roadside patches of milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), larval host plant for the imperiled monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus), in a survey of over 900 miles of southern Idaho highways. Based on these results and a literature review, we recommend management strategies to promote the health of pollinator populations in Idaho’s rights-of-way and provide data to help ITD prioritize areas for pollinator -friendly management practices and habitat restoration within their highway system.
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Gutman, Éva. FDI screening regime of the European Union, is a way toward protectionism? ELTE Faculty of Law, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.58360/20240607-gutman.
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Foreign direct investment is undeniably one of the drivers of economic development, and as such, it has economic benefits, and functions as a catalysator for international trade and globalization. Even though its positive returns, might be reasons to be restricted, especially when the planned FDI transaction conflicts with the public order or security interest of a State. To 2017, several trading partners of the European Union already established FDI screening mechanisms or restrictive measures, what caused inequality toward the Union. Furthermore, more Member States had already introduced FDI screening rules, what caused regulatory discrepancies amongst the Member States. Therefore, although the European Union is still amongst the most open economies on earth, the creation of an FDI due diligence framework was necessary. In regard of three years after its fully applicability, the Regulation, and the operation of the FDI screening mechanisms of the Member States are worth to be reviewed. Moreover, the first FDIrelated case law is emerged, where different interpretation of conceptual definitions is visible, yet the judgement of ECJ follows the previous ones. As a conclusion, the FDI screening Regulation has accomplished its two-sided goal. Firstly, it is not an unprecedented protectionism, but rather a reactive step towards third countries and secondly, it harmonizes the FDI-framework with laying down minimum rules for Member States. In addition, it fits into the framework of other EU legal instruments, such as the European Merger Regulation or the Foreign Subsidies Regulation.
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David, Lior, Yaniv Palti, Moshe Kotler, Gideon Hulata, and Eric M. Hallerman. Genetic Basis of Cyprinid Herpes Virus-3 Resistance in Common Carp. United States Department of Agriculture, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2011.7592645.bard.
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The goal of this project was to provide scientific and technical basis for initiating the development of breeding protocols using marker assisted selection for viral disease resistance in common carp. The specific objectives were: 1) Establishing families and characterizing the phenotypic and genetic variation of viral resistance; 2) Measuring the dynamics of immune response and developing a method to measure the long term immune memory; 3) Developing markers and generating a new genetic linkage map, which will enable initial QTL mapping; and, 4) Identifying genetic linkage of markers and candidate genes (like MHC and TLRs) with resistance to CyHV-3. The common carp is an important farmed freshwater fish species in the world. Edible carp is second only to tilapia in Israeli aquaculture production and ornamental carp (koi) is an important product in both the US and Israel. Carp industries worldwide have recently suffered enormous economic damage due to a viral disease caused by Cyprinid herpes virus 3 (CyHV-3). Aside from preventative measures, a sustainable solution to this problem will be to establish a genetic improvement program of the resistance of fish to the pathogen. The aims of the project was to take the necessary first steps towards that. The differences in survival rates after infection with CyHV-3 virus among 20 families from six types of crosses between three carp lines (two commercial lines and one wild-type carp) revealed that the wild-type carp and its crosses had a much-improved survival over the crosses of the commercial lines themselves. These crosses set the starting point for breeding of commercial strains with improved resistance. Resistant fish had lower antibody titer against the virus suggesting that resistance might depend more on the innate immunity. A set of 500 microsateliite markers was developed and the markers are currently being used for generating a genetic linkage map for carp and for identifying disease resistance QTL. Fourteen candidate immune genes, some of which were duplicated, were cloned from the carp and SNP markers were identified in them. The expression of these genes varied between tissues and suggested functional divergence of some duplicated genes. Initial association between CyHV-3 resistance and one of the genes was found when SNP alleles in these genes were tested for their segregation between susceptible and resistant progeny. The results of this project have implications to the development of viral resistant commercial carp strains and effective immunization against this aggressive disease. The genetic and immunological knowledge accumulated in this project will not only promote carp and koi production but will also contribute to a broader understanding of fish immunogenetics.