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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"Mobility Devices"”.
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Powered Mobility Devices in a Nordic Context: Service Delivery, Effectiveness and Methodological Development
… and the service delivery process when powered mobility devices are provided to adult first time users in a Nordic context. Some of the results have been used to investigate the relationship between the three key elements of Donabedian’s conceptual model when scooters are provided to users from …
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The impact of inadequate provision of mobility devices on the lives of physically disabled children in Tembalethu special school in the township of Gugulethu, Cape Town
… and describe the perceptions of children with mobility impairments in Tembalethu Special School related to the effects of inadequate provision of assistive devices on their lives.
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Powered mobility device use: participation and accessibility
This thesis elucidates the use of powered mobility devices in a Swedish context. The overall aim was to increase and deepen the knowledge on powered mobility device use in relation to participation and accessibility in different environments and among different user groups, with a specific focus on …
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Age-Inclusive Design Framework for On-Demand, Shared Autonomous Vehicles
… groups, such as older adults and people using mobility devices. This future, however, is far from guaranteed; rather, it must be paved by a number of stakeholders, including at minimum, first those who have been traditionally underserved, as well as designers, AV makers and operators, policy …
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Manual versus power wheelchair propulsion: Quality of life and self-perception
… study was to examine the effects of wheeled mobility devices on self-reported measures of community participation, quality of life and self-perception on the campus of the University of Illinois Champaign Urbana. The Craig Handicap Assessment Reporting Technique (CHART) and Rosenberg’s …
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Housing Accessibility Methodology Targeting Older Poeple - Reliable Assessments and Valid Standards
… of the population that is more dependent on mobility devices than other age groups. Since they spend most of their time at home, their dwelling is an important environmental arena for performing everyday activities. Barriers in the environment can limit or hinder activity performance. …
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Hole mobility in strained Ge/relaxed SiGe with a High-k/metal gate stack
… to the unstable native oxides. The hole mobility of strained-Ge ring-FETs with and without Si cap and with A12 0 3/WN gate stack is investigated. The dependence of the mobility on the strained-Ge layer thickness and the silicon cap thickness is explored. Decrease of 13 % in the hole …
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Fire modelling of passenger trains
… of emerging hazards such as lithium-ion battery devices carried by passengers. With the introduction of the new X’Trapolis Mega fleet, it is essential to evaluate fire safety performance when exposed to both conventional and emerging hazards to ensure sufficient time is available for safe …
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Mobility design and control of personal mobility aids for the elderly
… to higher level of care using assistive robotic devices could have great social and economic significance. The transition, necessitated by the degradation of physical and cognitive capability of the elderly, results in drastic increase of cost and rapid decrease of quality of life. A Personal Aid …
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The Development and Initial Validity / Reliability Testing of the Glamorgan Paediatric Pressure Ulcer Risk Assessment Scale
… associated with pressure ulcers were mobility, devices in contact with the skin, anaemia, pyrexia, peripheral perfusion, inadequate nutrition, hypoalbuminaemia, low weight and inappropriate incontinence. These factors were used to develop a pressure ulcer risk assessment (the Glamorgan …
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User-centered design and development of a parking system for a novel mobility device
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms
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Walking in old age: A year-round perspective on accessibility in the outdoor environment and effects of measures taken
… as pedestrians in terms of usability, mobility, and perceived safety, as well as municipal employees’ views, contribute to the findings presented. A mixed-method approach is applied involving qualitative (interviews, focus group interviews, and participant observations) and quantitative …
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Design and development of advanced load sensors for the International Space Station
… Using four instrumented crew restraining and mobility devices, a handhold, two foot loops, and a touchpad, 133 hours of data was recorded during nominal crew activities and scientific experiments. The thesis gives a historical overview of the research that has been conducted to quantify the …