Selecting Aviators

Laparoscopic inguinal hernioplasty in aviators.

Repair of inguinal hernias may be performed using either open surgery or laparoscopic techniques. Following surgery, a 6-wk waiting period is generally recommended before a pilot returns to active duty, including flight in high-performance aircraft. A shorter waiting period would be operationally useful and may be possible following either a trans-abdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) laparoscopic tec...

Nsam - 939 Airsickness in Student Aviators

Spinal disabilities in military and civil aviators.

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze the nature and cause of spinal disabilities among military and civil aircrew in India. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Studies suggest that military aircrew may be more prone than nonaviators to develop spinal disabilities. An in-depth analysis of such disabilities can enable policy makers to develop data-driven preventive health programs. Extensi...

Safety Locus of Control and Accident Involvement Among Army Aviators

Selecting Libraries, Selecting Documents, Selecting Data

We use “selecting” as a general term for selection processes, including filtering, retrieval, routing, and searching. The search for recorded knowledge in a digital library environment is examined in terms of selection at three levels: 1. Selecting which library (repository) to look in; 2. Selecting which document(s) within a library to look at; and 3. Selecting fragments of data (text, numeric...