[Purpose] The aim of this study was to compare toe grip strength and muscle activity during toe grip strength exertion according to the presence/absence of an ankle immobilization belt and to examine the relationship between the differences in muscle activity and toe grip strength. [Subjects] The Subjects were 13 healthy young women. [Methods] We measured toe grip strength and muscle activity d...

The ability of manipulating exible objects, such as rubber belts and paper sheets, is important in automated manufacturing systems. This paper describes a novel approach to assembly of exible objects. The operation dealt with in this paper is to assemble a rubber belt with xed pulleys. By analyzing possible states of the belt based on the empirical knowledge of the belt, we can derive a method ...

In the present study, the 3-dimensional artistic relief designs on the leather belt used to create CNC tool path and the parameters were investigated in the production of hot pressing molds. The 3-dimensional relief patterns obtained with the help of belt pressure molds consist of marks pressed along the belt with the hot press. These intricate patterns create the varieties in the world of wear...

This study examines the factors associated with seat belt use for drivers and passengers in Ontario. Using the 1990 Ontario Health Survey, a population-based survey of non-institutionalized Ontario residents, factors associated with seat belt use among drivers and passengers were identified and are reported as unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios (OR; 95% CI). Seat belt non-use in Ontario driver...

We explore the brightness distribution of the largest and brightest (m(R)<22) Kuiper belt objects (KBOs). We construct a luminosity function of the dynamically excited or hot Kuiper belt (orbits with inclinations > 5) from the very brightest to m(R)=23. We find for m(R). 23, a single slope appears to describe the luminosity function. We estimate ∼12 KBOs brighter than m(R)∼19.5 are present in t...

We discuss the structure of the Kuiper belt as it can be inferred from the first decade of observations. In particular, we focus on its most intriguing properties — the mass deficit, the inclination distribution, and the apparent existence of an outer edge and a correlation among inclinations, colors, and sizes — which clearly show that the belt has lost the pristine structure of a dynamically ...

Our current knowledge of the dynamical structure of the Kuiper Belt is reviewed here. Numerical results on long term orbital evolution and dynamical mechanisms underlying the transport of objects out of the Kuiper Belt are discussed. Scenarios about the origin of the highly non-uniform orbital distribution of Kuiper Belt objects are described, as well as the constraints these provide on the for...

[Purpose] This study investigated the effects of a pelvic belt on the electromyography (EMG) activity of the abdominal muscles during a single-leg hold in the hook-lying position on a round foam roll. [Subjects] Seventeen healthy female volunteers were recruited for this study. [Methods] The participants performed single-leg-hold exercises on a round foam roll with and without a pelvic belt. Su...

One of the more puzzling aspects of the Kuiper Belt is the high orbital inclinations exhibited by Kuiper Belt Objects (KBOs). This swarm of distant comets have apparent inclinations of ∼ 15◦ that to date have defied all simple explanations. Several distinct models have been offered as explanations for the Kuiper Belt’s dynamical excitation: gravitational stirring by protoplanets that may have o...

This study examined the psychosocial and behavioral correlates of seat-belt use among 1,728 10th-graders in four Northern California high schools. Parent and friend seat-belt use patterns were most highly correlated with student seat-belt use (r = 0.66 and r = 0.61, respectively) and together accounted for 46% of the variation in use. These relationships held across differences in sex, ethnicit...