If it makes sense to prevent people f rom drowning, why don’t we prevent other things that harm people? Why not go upstream and prevent that harried mother f rom becoming so f rustrated with her child that she hits her? Why not prevent kids in middle school f rom teasing the girl who is “dif f erent,” and thereby prevent her f rom committing suicide? Why not help pregnant women quit smoking so ...

In this paper, we focus on the mathematical foundations of reduced order model (ROM) closures. First, extend verifiability concept from large eddy simulation to ROM setting. Specifically, call a closure verifiable if small error (i.e., difference between true and modeled closure) implies error. Second, prove that data-driven studied here variational multiscale ROM) is verifiable. Finally, inves...

Due to the complexity of information surrounding BRCA1/2 counseling and testing and its time consuming nature, efforts to facilitate the genetic counseling and education process are needed. Using a 2 x 2 factorial design, two strategies were examined: a CD-ROM program for patients and a feedback checklist to the genetic counselor on patients' prior misconceptions. A total of 197 women attending...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE This study investigated the relationship between balance measures and ankle range of motion (ROM) in community-dwelling elderly women with no health problems. Identification of modifiable factors associated with balance may enable clinicians to design treatments to help reduce the risk of falls in elderly people. SUBJECTS The sample consisted of 34 women between the age...

BACKGROUND The application of new techniques and materials in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) continue to be a primary focus in orthopedic surgery. The primary aim of the present study is to evaluate post TKA total range of motion (ROM) among a group of patients who received a gender specific high-flexion design modification implant compared to a control group of patients who received non-gender ...

This paper presents the development of a reduced-order model (ROM) for dynamics of fluidized beds, based on the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method. Several implementations of this ROM were developed for a two-dimensional bubbling fluidized bed using numerical results from a full computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulation of the bed. The solutions of the ROM were used to investigate...

BACKGROUND The throwing motion results in unilateral increases in dominant arm external rotation (ER) range of motion (ROM). Trunk forward tilt at ball release is related to ball velocity. The relationship between lower quarter flexibility and dominant arm ROM is not known. HYPOTHESIS There is a relationship between lower extremity flexibility and dominant arm ER ROM and total rotation ROM. ...

OBJECTIVE To quantify modification of functional capacity in a three year period in a group of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) using HAQ and EPM-ROM inventories. METHODS Forty patients with RA on methotrexate (MTX) as disease-modifying anti rheumatic drug (DMARD) were followed for up to three years. The functional status was assessed at the beginning and end of the period by HAQ and E...

Side-to-side discrepancy in range of motion (ROM) during upper limb neurodynamic testing is used in part to identify abnormal peripheral nerve mechanosensitivity and is one of three factors to consider in determining a positive test. Large side-to-side variability is reported for some variants of the upper limb neurodynamic test sequences, however discrepancies for other test variants are unkno...