Muscle and joint actions both affect the performance of a discus-athlete. Various types of joint actions and muscular actions can take place once when the movement is executed by the athlete. As an example‚ a discus-thrower usually activates the horizontal abduction and the horizontal adduction during the preparation or execution phases of his/her throw. The ground contact of the discus-thrower is very important as it keeps the thrower’s center of gravity station within his/her strongest point of
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A joint venture is a contractual agreement joining together two or more parties for the purpose of executing a particular business undertaking (InvestorWords‚ 2008). Some of the most significant benefits gained from joint venturing include‚ a reduced risk of both companies resulting from capital and resource sharing‚ the opportunity to increase sales‚ and enhance technological capabilities through research and development underwritten by one party (INC‚ 2009). Joint ventures also provide a mode
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------------------------------------------------- Topic: Joint-Venture – China – Wall Panelling Once a foreign investor is put into the mix‚ a wealth of legal‚ administrative or operational violations that a solely-owned Chinese firm may have been able to survive with‚ will most likely not be tolerated by the local authorities (Devonshire-Ellise & Hoffman‚ 2010; Norris‚ 2011). Therefore an array of legal and contractual issues may arise for which a foreign party should be prepared. Some of
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3-18-15 Kuramoto-cho‚ Tokushima 770-8504‚ Japan; and 2Department of Functional Anatomy‚ ACTA‚ Amsterdam‚ The Netherlands; *corresponding author‚ etanaka@ dent.tokushima-u.ac.jp J Dent Res 87(11):989-991‚ 2008 Biomechanics of the Temporomandibular Joint INTRODUCTION his article is in honor of the late professor Theo van Eijden‚ who passed away on February 28‚ 2007. During his career as chairman of the Department of Functional Anatomy at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam‚ he was very
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The literature to be reviewed is specifically that of joint attention intervention. The literature includes three quantitative research studies of joint attention with participants with autism diagnoses under 64 months of age and two analyses of various variables surrounding joint attention development of theories and interventions. This review of literature is to establish a framework and methodology for research related to joint attention and language outcomes; it is to better understand
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of scholarly articles available online in order to investigate the effects of different kinds of chronic joint pain‚ their causes and different methods of treatment with varying levels of effectiveness and acceptance by the medical community. Chronic joint pain is primarily caused by arthritis‚ the common name for over 200 diseases and conditions that cause swelling and inflammation of joints and surrounding tissues. The most common forms of arthritis‚ and the three that will be discussed in this
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Bone & Joint Health Increasing Strength and Flexibility Millions of people currently suffer aches and pains throughout their bodies‚ specifically associated with bones and joints. Often‚ consumers feel it is just a simple outcome of aging – but many are now turning to natural ingredients and nutraceuticals to help reduce symptoms and allow for better management of bone and tissue health in hopes of strengthening these areas for the future. The human body is a complicated assembly of bones‚ muscles
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\subsection{Background} The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is essential to numerous key human functions‚ in particular‚ expression of emotion‚ chewing‚ swallowing and speech. Generally considered a load bearing joint‚ the TMJ is prone to a range of disorders due to structural and/or positional abnormalities \cite{Tanaka2008}. Research conducted in the 1980s showed that 16\% to 59\% of those tested‚ suffered symptoms and 33\% to 86\% showed clinical signs \cite{Carl}. The most common joint pathology for the TMJ is osteoarthritis
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procedures. It is important that all information releases are coordinated utilizing the Joint Information System (JIS) to ensure information consistency (PIO guide‚ 2007). The JIS provides the means to organize‚ integrate‚ and coordinate information and make sure it is accurate‚ timely‚ and consistent‚ then information can be released externally. The JIS provides the mechanism for processing information‚ and the Joint Information Center (JIC) is a physical location where the JIS is utilized. Ideally
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Cross-halving joint Olly Starling Collect 2 pieces of wood‚ soft would be the best‚ both of equal sizes. Divide each piece of wood into 3 accurate segments using an accurate ruler‚ use a pencil to draw the face side and face edge. Next use a tri-square to mark the half way mark on the side edge of both pieces of the soft wood. Use a Stanley knife to make a deep cut on the two pencil marks on the face sides of the two pieces of wood making sure to use a ruler to guide the knife - we do this
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