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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"Mobility Aids"”.
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Mobility design and control of personal mobility aids for the elderly
… decrease of quality of life. A Personal Aid for Mobility and Health Monitoring system (PAMM) has been developed at MIT Field and Space Robotics Laboratory for the elderly living independently or in senior assisted living facilities so as to delay their transition to nursing homes. This thesis …
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Vision based system for detecting and counting mobility aids in surveillance videos
… videos by automatically detecting and tracking mobility aids and pedestrians. The application demonstrates that the proposed ideas achieve the desired outcomes. There are extensive studies on pedestrian detection and gait analysis in the computer vision field, but limited work is carried out on …
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Mobility-Aid Smart Pants with Embedded Harness for Daily Use
Mobility aids help individuals that experience problems with moving around maintain autonomy, and can take many forms such as canes, crutches, walkers, among others. These devices are commonly used among the elderly, as decreased mobility is a natural effect of aging. In fact, mobility aids and …
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Examining the lived experiences of American cosplayers with disabilities: Apparel needs and motivations
… options, and considerations for mobility aids. Participants reported sensitivity to fabrics, textures, makeup, and hair, limiting material selection. Temperature sensitivity was prominent with a strong need for breathable fabrics and adaptive layering. Accessories such as helmets, …
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Barriers experienced by people with permanent locomotor disabilities: a case study in Lotus River
… caregivers by providing them with wheelchairs, mobility aids, assistive devices and concrete ramps and pathways; and propose a model Integrated Intervention Programme that could be used in similar disadvantaged communities throughout South Africa. Includes bibliographical references (pages …
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Design and prototyping of a retrofittable motorized module for hand powered tricycles for Developing countries
… distributed throughout Kenya. There are many mobility aids that are similar to the Kenyan handcycle, which can also adapt the module design. By using this innovative module, users will be able to increase their range of travel and access areas where human-powered transport is not sufficient. …
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Promoting Access To Inclusive Water, Sanitation, And Hygiene (Wash) Services For Students With Physical Disabilities In Ghana
… and unmaintained WASH facilities, and lack of mobility aids and support from peers. Common health implications that children revealed included dehydration resulting from low water intake, diarrhoea, vulnerability to abuse, and various forms of psychosocial stress. Results also revealed that the …
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Disability in the Middle Ramu, Madang Province, Papua New Guinea: perceptions, prevalence and the role of community based rehabilitation
… on disability prevention, the construction of mobility aids out of local resources, the provision of accurate information concerning disability, social support for caregivers, and income generation for families with a disabled individual.
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Evacuation Modelling of Mixed-Ability Populations in Fire Emergencies
… consideration of the effects of disabilities and mobility aids on evacuation times. The author shows how this concept relates three aspects of fire safety, namely, individual characteristics of disabled occupants, the amount of assistance they require, and building design and environmental …
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Wheelchair use in less resourced settings: a study on research quality, wheeled mobility in rural areas, and the user experience in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.
… are in need of wheelchairs compared to other mobility aids (e.g., prosthetics). Wheelchairs currently being manufactured in less resourced areas are rarely designed to withstand rural conditions with poor infrastructure, which leads to increased rates of product failure and/or abandonment. …
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Brain computer interface using detection of movement intention
… using signals recorded from the brain to control mobility aids or other forms of assistive technology. However, current BCI's are often slow and require extended user training. There is also a lack of multi-dimensional control and this places a limitation on the type of assistive technology that …
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Pengaruh harapan terhadap kualitas hidup yang diperantarai dukungan sosial pada penyandang cacat netra Unit Pelaksana Teknis Rehabilitasi Sosial Cacat Netra Malang
… be provided in various forms, such as creating mobility aids and spatial orientation, emotional support.
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Apatinių galūnių kaulų lūžius patyrusių pacientų slaugos poreikiai pooperaciniu laikotarpiu /
… (89,8%) and only 10,2% could move without any mobility aids. 13% of patients could not walk at the time of research. 32,4% of women and 15,74% of men had sleeping insufficiency after the surgery (less than 6h - 7h per day). One third of surveyed women (36,11%) and 21,29% of surveyed men have …
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Improving the short-term management of patients with dementia admitted to hospital.
… initiatives (e.g. colour schemes) and the use of mobility aids. The fourth theme was discharge planning. This theme for example, included making sure that appropriate funding arrangements had been discussed alongside the facilitation of preadmission visits to care homes by appropriate relatives. …