Hearing protectors attenuate both the background noise and the useful sounds embedded in noise such as the sounds of speech and warning signals. An effective hearing protector is one that attenuates background noise while leaving sufficient energy of speech and warning signals to reach the ear of the worker. At present, however, there are no established criteria for assessing effective change i...

PURPOSE This study aimed to understand our shared conflicting response and discomfort to person-centred rehabilitation within the context of our physiotherapy rehabilitation culture by reflecting on our own experiences as research physiotherapists and clinicians. METHOD This study used autoethnographical methods to explore the personal and professional experiences of two physiotherapists in n...

Technology has changed trucks significantly over the years. As a result, consumer expectations, in terms of performance, have risen. In Western society, the comfort of products has developed into an important issue. Truck manufacturers recognize comfort as one of the major selling point, as it is thought to play an important role for buyers as well. In addition, employers are getting interested...

This paper describes the interesting features of the recursive descent parser generator Ell from the user’s point of view. Some of the interesting implementation aspects are discussed. The generated parsers are extremely fast and run at speed of 55,000 tokens per second or 900,000 lines per minute on a MC 68020 processor. The outstanding features of Ell are the L-attribution mechanism, its abil...