INTRODUCTION TO ERGONOMICS As in all sciences‚ the study of ergonomics is believed to have started with human evolution itself. It has been a quest to find a natural fit between humans and their tools. Just like prehistoric men developed tools to fit their needs‚ for hunting‚ eating‚ sitting and sleeping. With time tools were engineered with an understanding of how we us them and to make them better. As time has passed by engineers have developed tools that fit the humans need‚ in return they
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14 – 15. Jones‚ R. (2006); The sports coach as an educator: re-conceptualising sports coaching; Routledge; Oxon Kleinert‚ J.‚ Ohlert‚ J.‚ Carron‚ B.‚ Eys‚ M.‚ Feltz‚ D.‚ Harwood‚ C Knudson‚ D. (2011). Authorship and sampling practice in selected biomechanics and sports science journals. Perceptual and Motor Skills‚ 112‚ 838-844. Korner‚ M Leary‚ M. R. (1994). Self presentation processes in exercise and sport. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 14‚ 339 – 351. Mickan‚ S. & Rodger‚ S. (2000).
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(2005). Fibrotic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) with and without blue-dyed foods Logemann‚ J. A.‚ Pauloski‚ B. R.‚ Colangelo‚ L. (1998). Light digital occlusion of the tracheostomy tube: A pilot study of effects on aspiration and biomechanics of the swallow Manison‚ N. (2003). To dye or not to dye: Putting the blue dye test under the microscope. Asia Pacific Journal of Speech‚ Language and Hearing‚ 8(2)‚ 73-80. Murray‚ K.‚ & Brzozowski‚ L. A. (1998). Swallowing in patients with
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ANTONIO‚ PAUL ERIC G. 03 JUNE 2012 BUSINESS POLICY Case Study Analysis: Nike‚ Inc. Executive Summary Nike‚ Inc. has had three years of shifts of revenue and profit increases. During the case years studied (1999-2001)‚ the net income in 2001 for Nike‚ Inc. (589.7M) increased by only 1.8% over 2000. Increases from 1999-2000 were much more significant 28.3% (579.1M). For the year 2001‚ revenues at Nike increased by 5.5% over 2000 to 9.489B. Since 1997‚ the company’s success include
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Name: ID: Homework 4 Solutions First Midterm Exam:20/2/15 1. [§8-13] In Example D of Section 8.4‚ the pdf of the population distribution is 1 + αx −1 ≤ x ≤ 1 2 f (x|α) = ‚ −1 ≤ α ≤ 1‚ 0 otherwise and the method of moments estimate was found to be α ˆ = 3X (where X is the sample mean of the random sample X1 ‚ . . . ‚ Xn ). In this problem‚ you will consider the sampling distribution of α ˆ. (a) Show that the estimate α ˆ is unbiased. (b) Find Var[ˆ α]. [Hint: What is Var[X]?] (b) Use the central
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The Aerodynamics of Hummingbird Flight Douglas R. Warrick* and Bret W. Tobalske.† Oregon State University‚ Corvallis Oregon 97331 and University of Portland‚ Portland OR 97203 Donald R. Powers‡ George Fox University‚ Newburg‚ OR 97132 and Michael H. Dickinson§ California Institute of Technology‚ Pasadena‚ CA 91125 [Abstract] Hummingbirds fly with their wings almost fully extended during their entire wingbeat. This pattern‚ associated with having proportionally short humeral bones‚ long distal
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Bershadsky‚ “The functional outcomes of total knee arthroplasty‚” J. Bone Joint Surg. Am.‚ vol. 87‚ no. 8‚ pp. 1719–1724‚ Aug. 2005. [10] R. P. Csintalan‚ M. M. Schulz‚ J. Woo‚ P. J. McMahon‚ and T. Q. Lee‚ “Gender differences in patellofemoral joint biomechanics‚” Clin. Orthop. Relat. Res.‚ no. 402‚ pp. 260–269‚ Sep. 2002. [11] K. Manal‚ I. McClay‚ J. Richards‚ B. Galinat‚ and S. Stanhope‚ “Knee moment profiles during walking: Errors due to soft tissue movement of the shank and the influence of the reference
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References: Skinner‚ Harry B. (2006). Current diagnosis & treatment in orthopedics. Stamford‚ Conn: Lange Medical Books/McGraw Hill. p. 346. ISBN 0-07-143833-5. Fung‚ Y.-C. (1993). Biomechanics: Mechanical Properties of Living Tissues. New York: Springer-Verlag. p. 568. ISBN 0-387-97947-6. State of New South Wales through the Department of Education and Communities‚ 1999 – 2011‚ Sports Injury Chapter 16. [Online] Available:http://www
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3D Animations The Future of Animation Analyn Mena Fundamentals of Media Communication Instructor Gwen Puza March 24‚ 2011 Mena 1 Once upon a time‚ animation was painstakingly hand-drawn in multiple stages by sweatshop teams of artists who made no pretensions to realism. The late Walt Disney preferred to generally portray speaking animals and magical figures for the necessity of building sets‚ costuming actors‚ and obeying the laws of physics. In those days‚ work on a major production
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Kendall Benton 312 E. Center Street Blanchester‚ Ohio 45107 Abstract Scoliosis has many different causes and effects‚ many of which cannot be explained or treated. Many lead to and are caused from related disorders that are discussed in the review. Treatment of the different types of curves are difficult. Operating on the spine is a strenuous process in areas that are hard to reach‚ which leads to many problems is damage occurs. Scoliosis in children is particularly difficult because the child
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