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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Functional task"”.
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Increasing Functional Task Performance in Adults with Low Vision
<p>This critically appraised topic explores the functional task performance of adults with low vision utilizing tactile vision substitution systems, specifically tongue display units (TDUs). TDUs are a novel assistive device that functions to provide artificial vision to those with low vision. TDUs …
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Evaluating the effect of spacesuit glove fit on functional task performance
… technical flight performance. This study adapted functional performance tasks from the literature and developed novel tasks to assess performance. Through these tasks, the hypothesis that static t (as derived from glove and human anthropometry dimensions) is related to performance in spacesuit …
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A functional task analysis and motion simulation for the development of a powered upper-limb orthosis
… maintaining the ability to perform specific tasks. This goal was realized in three stages of research. In the first stage, potential users were interviewed to determine their task priorities. In the second stage, the natural arm motions of able-bodied individuals performing the tasks …
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Influence of age and pathology on Achilles tendon properties under functional tasks
… of age and pa-thology on AT response under functional tasks remains limited. Therefore, the aim of the thesis was to investigate the influence of age and pathology on AT properties during a single-leg vertical jump. Healthy children, asymptomatic adults and patients with Achilles …
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Hand range of motion, strength, dexterity, and pain as predictors of hand functional performance
… (ROM), strength, dexterity, and pain in specific functional task performance in persons with diseased or injured hands using Nonlinear Causal Resource Analysis; (b) resources limiting performance; and (c) whether changes in resources would predict changes in performance. Twenty-one subjects were …
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Obstacle crossing behaviors in firefighters: effects of personal protective equipment and firefighter activity
… by each condition, firefighters completed a functional task course which included traversing a stationary obstacle both before and immediately after each protocol. In half of the trials, subjects carried a hose pack unilaterally. Obstacle contact errors and both horizontal and vertical …
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UNDERSTANDING THE FACTORS INFLUENCING FUNCTIONAL TASKS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY-RELATED BIOMECHANICS
… The evaluation of lower limb biomechanics during functional tasks is extremely common and relevant in the current sports and exercise medicine literature. The choice of which task to use, which variation to adopt and which metric to extract is dependent on the research question and on the …
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Use of an integrated multimodal communication treatment with individuals with severe traumatic brain injury
… of modalities produced in a modality probe task and three measures of communication breakdown resolution during a structured, functional task. The results of the study will lead to future research to improve communication treatment for people with TBI. After implementation of the multimodal …
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Modellfreie Analyse der hämodynamischen Antwort in funktionellen Magnetresonanztomographien (FMRI) des menschlichen Gehirns
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) data of the brain includes activated parenchyma voxels, corresponding to the paradigm performed, non-activated parenchyma voxels and background voxels. Statistical tests, e.g. using the general linear model approach of SPM or the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) …
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Simultaneous Multi-Joint Myoelectric Control of Transradial Prostheses
… in real-time during simulations of several tasks in a virtual reality environment. The motions of the “virtual prosthesis” are controlled by the user’s myoelectric signals, and the novel functional task simulator incorporates kinematic tracking of residual limb motions, dynamic simulations …
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A proposed cost-benefit analysis model for physical form analysis for a futuristic submarine decision support system
… function followed by form. A hybrid cognitive task analysis is used to determine function, and cost-benefit analysis is used to determine form. The hybrid cognitive task analysis is a method for determining functions of a futuristic system, and the proposed cost benefit model fills the gap for …
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Characterizing corticostriatal circuit function during performance of habitual action sequences
… during learned action sequences, I designed a task targeted at disambiguating movement-related responses from habit representations in striatum. In combination with this task, I employed electrophysiology and optogenetics techniques to characterize task-related neuronal activity in the …
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A divided-attention timed stepping accuracy task as a procedural learning intervention improves balance and functional performance in healthy older adults
… of falling, certain environments, such as a dual-task situation, require more resources than others to prevent a loss of balance. Stepping assessment tasks can be used to predict falls, and it has been suggested that impaired voluntary stepping may be a contributing factor to falls (Lord & …
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Gendered Processes in Self-Managing Teams: A Multiple Case Study
… teams include a gender division of team tasks that required women to perform clerical work even when teams were supposed to implement cross-functional task sharing. Gendered processes also took place through interaction and team metaphors of “family“ and “football team.“ I illustrate how …
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Predicting Task Functional Localizers Using Naturalistic fMRI
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data collected during naturalistic stimuli has shown promise for predicting individual traits, biomarkers of disease and functional brain localizations, potentially offering advantages over traditional resting-state approaches. This study investigated …
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Exercise-Induced Low Back Pain and Neuromuscular Control of the Spine - Experimentation and Simulation
… trunk, as well as impaired performance during functional tasks highly dependent upon trunk neuromuscular control. Comparing measurements between individuals with and without LBP does not distinguish whether the LBP individual exhibits altered neuromuscular control only while experiencing LBP …
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Coccydynia in Taiwanese women: biomechanical and physiological study
… but showed less thickness change during a functional task, indicating reduced ability to contract the muscle. Differences between patients and healthy groups from motion analysis and EMG studies were found and indicate that neuromuscular alterations occur in coccydynia. In six case studies, …
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Scientific Workflow Integration For Services Computing
… enable them composed to workflows, we propose a task template model which not only provides an appropriate abstraction of heterogeneous services and applications, but also encapsulates the composition and mapping of shims and functional task components within a task interface. Our proposed task …
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Occulomotor Function and Locomotion in Parkinson's Disease
… and persons with PD during an orientation switch task. The PD group delayed orientation switching that was attributable to bradykinesia, and there was a correlation in the amount of impairment across body parts. These results suggest that while individuals with PD may take longer to switch from …
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