The role of physiotherapy in the respiratory management of children with neuromuscular diseases: A South African perspective by Anri Human, Lieselotte Corten, Brenda M. Morrow

“…For acute and chronic management, most participants recommended nebulisation and 24-h postural management for general respiratory care. Percussions, vibrations, positioning, adapted postural drainage, breathing exercises and manually assisted cough were favoured as airway clearance techniques. …”
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Study of Frictional Effects of Granite Subjected to Quasi-Static Contact Loading by Hossein Shariati, Mahdi Saadati, Kenneth Weddfelt, Per-Lennart Larsson, Francois Hild

“…The rock fragmentation response to drilling, in particular percussive drilling, is important in order to improve the efficiency of such an operation. …”
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A comparison of dynamic warm-up and "warm-up" using self-massage tools on subsequent sit-and-reach displacement. by Michele Aquino, Frederick DiMenna, John Petrizzo, George Yusuff, Robert M Otto, John Wygand

“…This study's purpose was to compare the acute effect of leg cycling DWU on sit-and-reach score to the effect of a preparatory regimen of foam rolling (FR) or percussive massage (PM).<h4>Design</h4>Single-blind, randomized, repeated-measures crossover study.…”
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Postoperative Outcomes Following Preoperative Respiratory Muscle Exercises in Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery: A Narrative Review by Prakashkumar Jayantibhai Patel, VP Hathila

“…Chest physical therapy is widely recommended to prevent and treat PPCs, using a wide variety of techniques and devices, including incentive spirometry, continuous positive airway pressure, positive expiratory pressure, intrapulmonary percussive ventilation and Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) using a pressure threshold device that targets the muscles of inspiration. …”
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Laboratory investigation of the cyclic loading behaviour of intact and de-structured chalk by Liu Tingfa, Ahmadi-Naghadeh Reza, Vinck Ken, Jardine Richard J., Kontoe Stavroula, Buckley Roisin M., Byrne Byron W., McAdam Ross A.

“…This paper reports high-resolution undrained cyclic triaxial experiments on low- to medium-density intact chalk and chalk de-structured by dynamic compaction to model the effects of percussive pile driving. The intact chalk manifested stable and nearly linear visco-elastic response under a wide range of the one-way, stress-controlled cyclic loading conditions imposed. …”
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Investigation of the Mechanical Behaviour of Lingulid Sandstone Emphasising the Influence from Pre-Existing Structural Defects, Part 1: Model Identification Based on Static Experim... by Pascal Forquin, Mahdi Saadati, Dominique Saletti, Bratislav Lukic, Frederico Schiaffini, Kenneth Weddfelt, Per-Lennart Larsson

“…A constitutive model able to describe both tensile damage and plastic deformation under confinement is a prerequisite to numerically simulate the behaviour of sandstone rock under an impact loading induced in a percussive drilling process. Therefore, model identification under both tensile and high confinement states is needed. …”
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Is it safe to dance flamenco during pregnancy? Biomechanical considerations by Wanda Forczek-Karkosz

“…Flamenco has become nowadays a very popular dance style over the world. The percussive footwork and vibration patterns created during dancing imposes high demands on the musculoskeletal system and the forces transmitted from the foot in a proximal direction could contribute to the stress urinary incontinence. …”
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Rhythmic Variations of Kereshmeh in Pishdaramad’s of Darvish-Khan by Mohammadreza zeinali, hootan sharafbayani

“…Recognizing and using the mentioned methods that show some of the ways of composition in Iranian classical music can be a tool for making today's advances; also, the study of how to use other rhythmic cycle such as Masnavi in other genres of percussive pieces such as reng will complement this research.…”
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Bentuk dan Elemen Musik Akustik dalam Piano Kover Lagu ‘DNA’ karya BangtanSonyeondan (BTS) by Lita Ma

“…Electronic music and popular music combined resulted in a new genre of music, namely Electronic Dance Music (EDM). EDM is a percussive electronic music genre using high-tech equipment. …”
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Development of a multichannel hand-adaptive tactile stimulation device for somatotopic map of human hand in somatosensory cortex with fMRI by Yutong Wang, Di Luo, Lihua Ma, Luyao Wang, Jinglong Wu, Jian Zhang, Tianyi Yan

“…The activation patterns, relative volumes, and activation center locations on S1 were assessed in somatotopic mapping experiments involving traveling wave stimulus paradigms with three stimulus orders (forward, backward, and random) in two dimensions (between-digit and within-digit). The percussive stimulation provided by the tactile stimulation device exhibited a stable displacement (2.58 mm) and a minimal output delay (4.45 milliseconds) across a wide range of vibration frequencies (0–30 Hz). …”
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Sound-source recognition : a theory and computational model by Martin, Keith Dana

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Maritime archaeological study on bronze gongs and ornaments from Tanjung Simpang Mengayau wreck salvage (2003) : Metal composition analysis by Masyella Masbaka

“…The analysis on recent gongs is dealing with its tune as percussive musical instruments. To the bronze ornaments, they are severely damaged due to the reaction of bronze metals to the sea-water in such a long period and being the only type of bronze found in the wreck site along with gongs. …”
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Welfare Risks of Repeated Application of On-Farm Killing Methods for Poultry by Jessica E. Martin, Dale A. Sandercock, Victoria Sandilands, Julian Sparrey, Laurence Baker, Nick H. C. Sparks, Dorothy E. F. McKeegan

“…We compared the efficacy and welfare impact of repeated application of cervical dislocation and a percussive killer (Cash Poultry Killer, CPK), using 12 male stockworkers on three farms (one farm per bird type). …”
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Effects of pile-driving on harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) at the first offshore wind farm in Germany by Michael Dähne, Anita Gilles, Klaus Lucke, Verena Peschko, Sven Adler, Kathrin Krügel, Janne Sundermeyer, Ursula Siebert

“…The first offshore wind farm ‘alpha ventus’ in the German North Sea was constructed north east of Borkum Reef Ground approximately 45 km north off the German coast in 2008 and 2009 using percussive piling for the foundations of 12 wind turbines. …”
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There is more than one way to crack an oyster : identifying variation in Burmese long-tailed macaque (Macaca fascicularis aurea) stone-tool use by Tan, Amanda, Tan, Say Hoon, Vyas, Dhaval, Malaivijitnond, Suchinda, Gumert, Michael David

“…We explored variation in patterns of percussive stone-tool use on coastal foods by Burmese long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis aurea) from two islands in Laem Son National Park, Ranong, Thailand. …”
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Spectral Features Analysis for Print Quality Prediction in Additive Manufacturing: An Acoustics-Based Approach by Michael Olowe, Michael Ogunsanya, Brian Best, Yousef Hanif, Saurabh Bajaj, Varalakshmi Vakkalagadda, Olukayode Fatoki, Salil Desai

“…The audio samples were preprocessed using the Harmonic–Percussive Source Separation (HPSS) method, and the analysis of time and frequency features was performed using the Librosa module. …”
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Changes in blood parameters and electroencephalogram of cattle as affected by different stunning and slaughter methods in cattle by Idrus, Zulkifli, Goh, Yong Meng, Bahyuddin, Norbaiyah, Sazili, Awis Qurni, Lotfi, M., Soleimani, Abdoreza Farjam, Small, Alison Holdhus

“…Ten animals were assigned to each of the following four treatment groups: (1) animals were subjected to conventional halal slaughter (a clean incision through the structures on the ventral neck at the approximate level of vertebrae C2–C3 – the trachea, oesophagus, carotid arteries and jugular veins) and post-cut penetrating mechanical stun within 10–20 s of the halal cut (U); (2) high-power non-penetrating mechanical stunning using a mushroom-headed humane killer, followed by conventional halal slaughter (HPNP); (3) low-power non-penetrating mechanical percussive stunning using a mushroom-headed humane killer, followed by conventional halal slaughter (LPNP); and (4) penetrative stunning using a captive-bolt pistol humane killer, followed by conventional halal slaughter (P). …”
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Insights into glacial processes from micromorphology of silt-sized sediment by A. P. Lepp, L. E. Miller, J. B. Anderson, M. O'Regan, M. C. M. Winsborrow, J. A. Smith, C.-D. Hillenbrand, J. S. Wellner, L. O. Prothro, E. A. Podolskiy

“…Although silt grains from MPDs exhibit edge rounding more often than silt grains from tills, grain surface textures indicative of fluvial transport (e.g., v-shaped percussions) occur in only a modest number of grains. …”
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Probe Drilling Based Prediction Of Rock Mass Strength, Natm-4, Pahang-Selangor Raw Water Transfer Tunnel, Hulu Langat, Selangor, Malaysia by Hassan, Nurfarhana

“…Usually, the tunnel jumbo with percussive drill is used for a probe drilling campaign. …”
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Spatial distribution, territoriality and sound production by tropical cryptic butterflies (Hamadryas, Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): implications for the "industrial melanism" debate by Julián Monge-Nájera, Francisco Hernández, María Isabel González, Javier Soley, José Araya, Stefano Zolla

“…Both sexes emit sound and the sound apparatus, located in the forewing, is percussive, not stridulatory. At the end of the upward wingstroke, the wings are clapped and modified r-m1-2 veins meet at a speed of approximately 1420 mm/s, producing the characteristic clicks. …”
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