Gait variability is suggested to be a quantifiable measure to evaluate mobility impairments. However, it is unknown whether gait variability could be used as a marker of impaired walking performance post-stroke. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine whether gait variability measures could be used as walking performance measures post-stroke. Hemiparetic variability was compared t...

Gibbons are able to brachiate effectively through the forest canopy with a suspended swinging motion via contact with handholds. The swing phase is unlikely to be a cause of significant energy loss as pendulums are able to oscillate with only gradual mechanical energy dissipation. We consider the energetics associated with the transition of either a swing (during continuous-contact brachiation)...

Golf has the potential to keep people active well into their later years. Injuries to the target side knee have been reported in golfers, yet no mechanisms for these injuries have been proposed. The loads on the knee during the golf swing may be insufficient to cause acute injury, yet they may be a factor in the progression of overuse/degenerative conditions; therefore, research developing swin...

Título: Adaptación y validación de la versión española de la “Survey WorkHome Interaction – NijmeGen” (SWING) en países hispanohablantes. Resumen: El propósito de este estudio es adaptar y validar la “Survey Work-Home Interaction – NijmeGen” (SWING), desarrollada por Geurts y colaboradores, a países de habla hispana (SWING-SSC). Con el fin de analizar las propiedades psicométricas del cuestiona...

The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of the upper limb swing on human gait. Measurements were performed on 52 subjects by using the Elite system with two cameras and a Kistler force platform. The recording of trajectories of characteristic body points on the subjects and the measurement of ground reaction forces have been performed at normal walking and at walking with emphasi...

Electoral Goals and Center-State Transfers: A Theoretical Model and Empirical Evidence from India We construct a model of redistributive politics where the central government is opportunistic and uses its discretion to make transfers to state governments on the basis of political considerations. These considerations are the alignment between the incumbent parties at the central and state levels...

Persons with quadriceps muscle weakness are often prescribed a knee-ankle-foot orthosis that locks the knee in full extension during both stance and swing phases of gait. Locking the knee results in abnormal gait patterns characterized by hip hiking and leg circumduction during swing. The stance-control knee-ankle-foot orthosis (SCKAFO), a new type of orthosis, has emerged that permits free kne...

Generation of the electric power by permanently polarized (electret containing) capacitor is analyzed and investigated in the matter of energy harvesting from oscillations and rotation. Experimentally demonstrated the generation of short high-voltage (up to 1 MV) pulses or low voltage (few volts) alternating current that can be rectified and stored.

We analyze two-candidate elections in which some voters are uncertain about the realization of a state variable that affects the utility of all voters.. We demonstrate the existence of a swing voter's curse: less informed indifferent voters strictly prefer to abstain rather than vote for either candidate even when voting is costless. The swing voter's curse leads to the equilibrium result that ...

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