Children's fitness testing: A feasibility study

The Functional Fitness MOT Test Battery for Older Adults: Protocol for a Mixed-Method Feasibility Study

BACKGROUND Increasing physical activity (PA) brings many health benefits, but engaging people in higher levels of PA after their 60s is not straightforward. The Functional Fitness MOT (FFMOT) is a new approach which aims to raise awareness about the importance of components of fitness (strength, balance, flexibility), highlight benefits of PA, engages older people in health behavior change disc...

Optical fiber feasibility study in Accelerated Pavement Testing facility

The presented research has been carried out within the European project Intelligent Roads (INTRO). The major objective followed was to assess the potential of optical fiber for pavement monitoring in comparison with classical strain gauges. Thus, both measurement devices have been tested under the same conditions in a full scale Accelerated Pavement Testing (APT) at LAVOC. This facility allows ...

Feasibility study for genetic testing and SNP analysis in infants

Purpose: Determine whether parents would consent to genotyping for temperament characteristics for their infants; establish that quality DNA is obtained from infants using a cheek swab. Design and Methods: Seventeen mother-father dyads and infants, 11 to 35 weeks of age, who had participated in a GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) massage study participated in this feasibility study. Result...

Prostate Testing for Cancer and Treatment (ProtecT) feasibility study.

Feasibility Study for the Establishment of Telemedicine: A Review Study and a Suggestion for Iran

Introduction: Telemedicine is considered as an integral part of the management of health care services and health information systems. This study aimed to review the studies on the goals and applications of telemedicine in different countries and to present a suggestion for the health system of Iran. Method: In this systemic study using keywords of tele-medicine, electronic health، tele health,...