BACKGROUND Researchers found that children with a competent level of motor skill performance are more likely to be physically active. This study examined how well K-1 students demonstrated motor skill competency in relation to Physical Education Content Standard 1. METHODS Participants were K-1 grade students (N = 1,223-1,588; boys = 568-857; girls = 526-695; Mean age = 5.5 yrs old) who were ...

The purpose of the study is to investigate the age group of children aged 9 years old who have experienced delays in gross motor development. Instrument used in this study is TGMD (test gross motor development)-2, Ulrich, which was adopted at the international level. Gross motor development data were obtained by video recording (Sony DRC-SR42 with a 40× optical zoom capability, and software Ult...

Taking computer technology away from the desktop and into a more physical, manipulative space, is known that provide many benefits and is generally considered to result in a system that is easier to learn and more natural to use. This paper describes a design solution that allows kindergarten children to take the benefits of the new pedagogical possibilities that tangible interaction and tablet...

In recent years, many multi-finger robotic hands have been designed and developed in order to emulate a human hand. The human hand has many sophisticated a lot of complicated dexterous skills that human themselves sometimes did not notice, for example an ability to grasp and manipulate tiny objects, a capability to regrasp an object without releasing and so on. To mimic or imitate these kind of...

In order to identify the conditions that favored the flourishing of primate tool use into hominid technology, we examine inter- and intraspecific variation in manufacture and use of tools in extant nonhuman primates, and develop a model to account for their distribution. We focus on tools used in acquiring food, usually by extraction. Any model for the evolution of the use of feeding tools must...

CONTEXT A 2001 survey of 19 colleges of osteopathic medicine (COMs) revealed that standardized patient programs (SPPs) are increasingly used in osteopathic medical education. However, no new data have been published since. OBJECTIVES To evaluate current SPP and mechanical simulator use at COMs compared with previous survey results. METHODS In 2005, an electronic survey regarding the use of ...

Premature newborns and infants are usually required to successfully transition from gavage to nipple feeding using breast or bottle before discharge from the hospital. This transition is frequently the last discharge skill attained. Delayed acquisition of this skill may substantially prolong hospital length of stay. The authors describe a case of hospitalized premature twins who had considerabl...