OBJECTIVES To determine the distribution of injuries in the eventing discipline of equestrian sports and the effectiveness of the protective equipment worn. METHODS Data on all injuries sustained in the cross country phase over fixed obstacles were collected from 54 days of competition from 1992 to 1997. This involved 16,940 rides. RESULTS Data on a total of 193 injuries were collected, whi...

A great deal of attention has been paid to social public sports facility construction in China. Studies being conducted on China’s social public sports facility utilization status have important significance in promotion of national sports investment. In this paper, China’s social public sports facility utilization status is analyzed by literature searching method and data statistical analysis ...

A new ambulance is helping deliver emergency medical care in a manner that is intended to improve safety for patients as well as providers, increase efficiency during patient care, decrease supply costs and provide better communication with hospital staff. The ambulance is a working proof of concept using a beta version of Ferno’s new modular iN∫Traxx component set. The ambulance was built for ...

An important aspect of mission planning for NASA’s operation of the International Space Station is the allocation and management of space for supplies and equipment. The Stowage, Configuration Analysis, and Operations Planning teams collaborate to perform the bulk of that planning. A peer-to-peer automated planning architecture is proposed to support the three teams in a way that maps naturally...

OBJECTIVE To assess the availability, utilization and functional capacity of the public health delivery system in terms of human resources, equipment, supplies and health provider knowledge regarding management of obstetric complications. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in March 2003 for Multan's public health delivery system. A complete inventory of equipment, supplies, drugs, ...

background trauma is an inescapable part of sports competitions. it occurs more frequently in contact sports such as wrestling. objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the frequency of injury in greco-roman style wrestling competitions at national level. patients and methods this descriptive epidemiological research included 50 greco-roman style wrestlers who participated in natio...

Use of protective equipment is an important sports injury prevention strategy, yet use of protective equipment by high school athletes has seldom been studied. The authors analyzed data from a 3-year (1996-1999), stratified, two-stage cluster sample of athletes from 12 organized sports in 100 North Carolina high schools (n = 19,728 athlete-seasons). Information on each athlete's use of protecti...

We present the conditions in which a toroidal type, line frequency, power transformer can yield reduced stray magnetic field, reduced weight and size, and improved efficiency over an E-I laminate transformer in single phase linear power supplies. These benefits must be considered in relation to the disadvantages of slightly higher cost and greater inrush current. WHY CHOOSE A LINEAR POWER SUPPL...

Abbreviations: (AACE)American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, (ADA) American Diabetes Association, (AMA) American Medical Association, (CGM) continuous glucose monitoring, (CMS) Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, (CPT) current procedural terminology, (DMEPOS) durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies, (E/M) evaluation and management, (HCPCS) Healthcare C...

A control system for Hall B at the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility is being developed within the framework of the Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS). The Hall B equipment currently under EPICS control includes numerous beam line devices, high voltage power supplies, detector gas systems, and safety systems. The status of the control system is described.