Understanding the User Perception Gap: Older Adults and Sit-to-Stand Assistance by Stansfield, Stephan, Schelhaas, Booker, Hogan, Neville, Yang, Maria

“…We investigated user needs surrounding the act of standing up from a seated position and older users’ attitudes toward assistive device prototypes.…”
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Reduced battery usage in a hybrid battery and photovoltaic stand-alone DC microgrid with flexible power point tracking by Hein, Wai Yan, Narang, Aditi, Tafti, Hossein Dehghani, Farivar, Glen G., Pou, Josep

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An introduction to phase ordering in scalar active matter by Meissner, L, Yeomans, JM

“…These notes provide an introduction to phase ordering in dry, scalar active matter. We first briefly review Model A and Model B, the long-standing continuum descriptions of ordering in systems with a non-conserved and conserved scalar order parameter. …”

The gravity of the status quo: the response of research governance to system-level shocks by Derrick, GE, Robson, J, Oancea, A, Xu, X, Stan, M-R

Redevelopment of the continuous passive motion machine for stroke and elderly patient by Tai, Kai Jie

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Does testing order affect performance and outcome during physical fitness tests? by Low, Seow Ting

“…In Singapore, students must complete a bi-annual National Physical Fitness Award Scheme (NAPFA) test, consisting of 6 health-related components of fitness in which 5 are often completed back-to-back on the same day. However, since its existence in 1980s, there is no recommended order of testing for NAPFA and only a few studies have examined the testing order in fitness tests. …”
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Ultrahigh plateau-capacity sodium storage by plugging open pores by Peng, Jiao, Wang, Huanwen, Shi, Xiaojun, Fan, Hong Jin

“…Hard carbon (HC) stands out as the most promising anode material for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs), and a precise adjustment of the pore structure is the key to achieving high plateau-capacity. …”
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Opening Up the Distinguisher: A Hardness to Randomness Approach for BPL=L That Uses Properties of BPL by Doron, Dean, Pyne, Edward, Tell, Roei

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Skeleton tracking with kinect sensors by Nguyen, Viet Dung

“…In order to reduce the risk of falling accident, many researches have been carried out to monitor the daily activities of older people and warn about falling threats. …”
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A 12-week Taijiquan practice improves balance control and functional fitness in fall-prone postmenopausal women by Bai, Xiaorong, Xiao, Wensheng, Soh, Kim Geok, Zhang, Yang

“…Purpose: Falls are the leading cause of accidental death among older persons, with postmenopausal women facing a greater hazard of falling due to osteoporosis. …”
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Introducing Philosophy Through Pop Culture : From Socrates to Star Wars and Beyond / by Irwin, William, 1970-, editor 654991, Johnson, David Kyle, editor 654992, John Wiley & Sons (Online service) 647106

“…A closer examination, however, reveals that South Park is very much within the Platonic tradition, as Kyle and Stan engage in questioning and dialogue in order to "learn something today." …”
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The black swan of American Presidency : comparing Obama and Trump's foreign policies on Southeast Asia by Desker, Reesa Corrie

“…Within the span of a decade, America has elected two successive presidents whose personalities and visions stand far apart on the leadership and political spectrum. …”
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Movement detection by brainwave : local processing by Zheng, Yi Cheng

“…The specific movement for this project is selected to be the sit-to-stand transition, as research in 2012 shows that inappropriate sit-to-stand transfers have been found related to 41% of all falls in the vulnerable elderly population [29]. …”
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Attachment to God and death anxiety in later life : does race matter? by Jung, Jong Hyun

“…Moreover, religion provides greater psychological benefits for older Blacks than older Whites, reinforcing a long-standing claim that religion is particularly valuable for individuals from marginalized backgrounds.…”
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Social bonding among children in joint physically active play by Jefferies, M

“…<p>Children’s free play is often characterised by moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), touch, joint action, and enjoyment. …”

The musician chair by Yin, Jiayi

“…Be it a solo guitar performance, a Chinese Orchestra concert or School Bands playing for competitions, items such as the music stand, the foot rest and the chair are often necessities. …”
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Meaning and speech acts by Rumfitt, I

“…This chapter draws on recent work on the speech act of telling in order to refute Strawson’s argument in favour of the first party. …”

The Shape of Kubler: George A. Kubler in Peru, 1948-49 by Schweig, Johann

“…Yale art history professor George Kubler’s seminal 1962 publication The Shape of Time is, according to his own words, representative of a “crossroads between the history and anthropology of art.” This work does not stand alone, but is rather part of a larger corpus of study through which Kubler recurred to disciplines, methods and tools outside of what is traditionally considered art historical—including anthropology, architectural representation, and biology—in order to generate new readings and understandings of the history of South and Central American art. …”
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Fluids and Electrolytes under Confinement in Single-Digit Nanopores

“…Confined fluids and electrolyte solutions in nanopores exhibit rich and surprising physics and chemistry that impact the mass transport and energy efficiency in many important natural systems and industrial applications. Existing theories often fail to predict the exotic effects observed in the narrowest of such pores, called single-digit nanopores (SDNs), which have diameters or conduit widths of less than 10 nm, and have only recently become accessible for experimental measurements. …”
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Furniture form innovation and human–machine comfort evaluation model based on genetic algorithm by Yifan, Bai, Kamarudin, Khairul Manami, Alli, Hassan

“…The user’s needs for domestic product ergonomics inform the established order of a standards layer, which is then weighted to get its corresponding cost. …”
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