background although osteoporosis is a disease of adulthood, it can start from childhood and adolescence. lifestyle, especially physical activity, mobility, and proper nutrition during adolescence are among the important osteoporosis preventive factors. therefore, this study aimed to determine related factors of physical activity preventive behavior of osteoporosis based on the health belief mod...

conclusions given the importance of physical activity, and given that most women are at the pre-contemplation stage of the trans theoretical model, it seems necessary to devise educational interventional plans for the promotion of physical activities among women referred to health centers. patients and methods this was a cross-sectional study with 310 randomly selected females referred to healt...

Abstract Background and purpose: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) are a group of painful disorders of muscles, tendons, and nerves. Carpal tunnel syndrome, tendonitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, and tension neck syndrome are examples. Almost all work requires the use of the arms and hands, therefore, most WMSD affect the hands, wrists, elbows, neck, and shoulders. The aim of the cu...

This contribution presents a remote laboratory project with a new business model that aims at bringing physical experimentation back into the learning arena, where remotely operable laboratory experiments used in advanced education and training schemes are made available to a global market. This is done via the Internet using a set of e-commerce and advanced information and communication techno...

Digital Clay is a term that signifies a computercontrolled physical surface, capable of taking any of a wide variety of possible shapes in response to changes in a digital 3D model or changes in the pressure exerted upon it by bare hands. The physical properties of such a device impose design and user-interface constraints not encountered in traditional, tracker-based software for the manipulat...

To determine the risk factors of the subjective symptoms experienced by chain saw workers, we surveyed 206 forestry workers using this device in their work. The strength of the relationship between their symptoms and such potential risk factors as occupational, behavioral, and physical factors was evaluated by a multiple logistic regression model. It was found that many years of chain saw opera...

STUDY DESIGN Retrospective Cohort INTRODUCTION Important outcomes of polliciation to treat thumb hypoplasia/aplasia include strength, function, dexterity, and quality of life. PURPOSE OF THE STUDY To evaluate outcomes and examine predictors of outcome after early childhood pollicization. METHODS 8 children (10 hands) were evaluated 3-15 years after surgery. Physical examination, questionn...

background: albinos in africa are at constant risk of developing skin cancer due to the damage caused by ultra-violet exposure. this study identifies the common skin conditions among albinos in kenya as a country located along the equator.    methods: in this descriptive study on albino patients who were admitted to mbagathi district hospital in nairobi, kenya the census method was used for sam...

This paper introduces MiRo the world’s first commercial biomimetic robot and describes how its vocal system was designed using a real-time parametric general-purpose mammalian vocal synthesiser tailored to the specific physical characteristics of the robot. MiRo’s capabilities will be demonstrated live during the hands-on interactive ‘Show & Tell’ session at INTERSPEECH-2017.