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Showing 1 to 20 of 3080 for “"Rehabilitation"”.
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Rehabilitation of obesity
This project investigates the many influences throughout the life span that interact to cause obesity. Heredity factors, overfeeding in infancy and childhood, repeated dieting, inactivity, lifestyle and psychosocial conditions all contribute to the incidence of obesity.
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Ascend Physical Rehabilitation
… physical therapy settings. It recognizes that rehabilitation is not solely a physical endeavor, but also a mental and emotional process requiring resilience, focus, and a supportive environment. The work explores how thoughtful design strategies such as apertures, daylighting, and courtyard …
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Quarry rehabilitation : the need to adopt a pre-planning approach towards rehabilitation
… have ceased. This study considers the role of rehabilitation in providing solutions for the disturbances caused by quarrying. The value of adopting a pre-planning approach towards rehabilitation is considered, and the components of a rehabilitation programme are identified. Using this …
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Wearable robotics for rehabilitation
… devices and as products or systems that aid in rehabilitation of disabled people. I will technically investigate the current state-of-art wearable robotic devices in relation to physical rehabilitation and use of robots as assistive technology. Assistive technology is defined as use of a device …
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Training in Vocational Rehabilitation
"Through interviews with vocational rehabilitation professionals responsible for training direct service personnel and a review of the relevant literature this study provides a summary of: (a) how these vocational rehabilitation professionals were trained; (b) what training these rehabilitation …
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Rehabilitation of Newton Corner
Thesis (M.C.P.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture, 1950.
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The McGuire Building rehabilitation
The topic of this thesis is the rehabilitation of the McGuire Building in the Market Area of Roanoke, Virginia. The McGuire Building was chosen for rehabilitation to serve as a catalyst to positively influence growth within the Market Area. Presently the Market Area of Roanoke is a small decaying …
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Vocal rehabilitation after total laryngectomy.
Vocal rehabilitation after total laryngectomy.
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The Rehabbing of Cardiac Rehabilitation
… the RN’s and patients to complete their daily rehabilitation exercises. This intervention is geared towards accelerating patient recovery and expediting discharge to decrease length of stay for this CV surgery population. The entire staff has been receptive to the improvement modifications …
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Self-efficacy and rehabilitation adherence
… injuries of the operative nature with extensive rehabilitation protocols are more prone to psychological ramifications related to their injury and rehabilitation. Literature has addressed some of the issues; however the role of self-efficacy on rehabilitation adherence has not directly been …
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Visual feedback in orthopaedic rehabilitation
… is some controversy regarding the nature of rehabilitation delivery following TKA surgery which could contribute to sub-optimal outcomes. Visual feedback has had a positive effect in other patient populations, such as stroke survivors, and therefore may also improve the efficacy of TKA …
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Criminologists' Opinions On Correctional Rehabilitation
<p>Over the last four decades, rehabilitation as a central goal of corrections has received much criticism. While opinion polls reveal the public is generally punitive, there is evidence that citizens also support the rehabilitation of offenders. It is less clear what contemporary criminologists …
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Motor imagery in neurological rehabilitation
Background Rehabilitation interventions have been shown to benefit individuals with neurological disorders. More intensive treatments, whilst being expensive on resources, have been observed to attain greater impact. Motor imagery is a promising intervention for use in rehabilitation as it can be …
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Design of gait rehabilitation system
… the conceptual design of an innovative robotic rehabilitation machine whose purpose is to help in the recovery of people with motor function disabilities. The machine is smaller, simpler and cheaper than current solutions on the market yet it delivers same functionality. The conceptual …
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Designing games for chidren's rehabilitation.
… Wii’s motion-control capabilities, for the rehabilitation of children within the age range of 8 – 16 with an acquired brain injury (ABI). The action research method was used to explore the design thinking underpinning the mechanics and interactions that bring about behavioural outcomes; …
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Rehabilitation Engineering in Parkinson's disease
Impairment of postural control is a common consequence of Parkinson's disease (PD) that becomes more and more critical with the progression of the disease, in spite of the available medications. Postural instability is one of the most disabling features of PD and induces difficulties with postural …
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