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Showing 1 to 20 of 463 for “"chair"”.
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The French Chair
… which revolves around the importance of a French Chair (Louis Xiii) in the life of a family. A young newlywed woman discovers that her husband has a "secret" half sister born out of wedlock. Her mother-in-law has had an affair with a French man, but her husband always believed she had been abused. …
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Man In the Chair
<p>Man in the Chair is the culmination of months of writing, rehearsing, experimenting, and finally performing. It is a testimony to the creative process that includes: developing an artistic piece from start to finish; learning to follow imaginative impulses that will lead words into physical …
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The Position of a Chair
A chair was made of northern white ash wood. Steamed laminates make up each leg, and the spans are solid wood. A bent seat perches on this frame. Drawings, words, and photographs expose the chair in this book. A full exposition of the work can be found in the Art and Architecture Library at the …
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Material Exploration of a Chair
A chair was designed and built through exploration of material and form. Cardboard was chosen as the main material to create the chair. Initially it was paired with concrete and a first study was developed. Cardboard and concrete as materials were too different and did not support each other. …
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Design of a voice coil actuated office chair
… robotic technology with a common office chair. The requirements of such a chair are discussed, as well as the resulting design decisions. The advantages and drawbacks of the Voice Coil Actuators used in the design are also discussed. A prototype control system, enabling ergonomically …
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Design of a CNC routed sheet good chair
A chair of acceptable comfort, requiring minimum material and labor, was made by developing a system of parts and joinery, cut from sheet stock, using only one tool-a 3-axis computer numerically controlled router. Comfort is achieved through ergonomic shaping of the chair components to embrace the …
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Reliability evaluation of the BIFMA Chair Measurement Device
… workers spend much of their time sitting in chairs. And recently, as many office workers complain of back pains, the importance of proper sitting and of chair designs that provide comfortable and suitable sitting posture has become recognized widely. One organization involved in the design of …
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Communication and Leadership: Faculty Perceptions of the Department Chair
With department chairs providing a critical link between faculty and administration, their leadership impacts universities on a broad level. However, chairs often report dissatisfaction with the position and experience rapid turnover. In an effort to help understand the role that communication …
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ADAPTING THE OFFICE WORK CHAIR TO ACCOMMODATE PRODUCTIVE NAPPING
… of office furniture design - an office work chair that accommodates the human need for taking short naps. The purpose is to search for opportunities to increase productivity among white-collar workers. The process of design development has been developed based on a human-centered approach, …
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Illinois Public Community College Department Chair Roles and Role Conflict
… to determine community college department chair roles and to determine whether role conflict exists for the status of Illinois public community college department chair. The research was divided into two phases. In Phase I, community college department chair role factors were determined. …
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A human analog for benchmarking vestibular tests in a roto-tilt chair
… the HIVeS unit was mounted on a roto-tilt chair and stimulated with various maneuvers. The SIVOR software simultaneously predicted the corresponding eye movements that were then compared to results from human subject testing. It was found during testing that the SIVOR was able to reproduce …
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The political life of a chair: the Chaise Sandows in interwar France
“The Political Life of a Chair: The Chaise Sandows in Interwar France” investigates the history of a chair made of steel and rubber to reveal a nuanced relationship between the steel industry and the decorative arts in interwar France. The Chaise Sandows, designed in 1929 by the French decorator …
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Runners, Biters, and Chair Throwers: Discourses of Order and Medicalization in Inclusion
<p>Inclusive leaders find that one of their greatest challenges is helping their schools to work with students regarded as acting disorderly, or having emotional or behavioral disorders. In this study, superintendents, special education directors, and principals in five districts in the Northeast …
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Exploring the Relationship Between Adventist Hospital Board Chair Leadership Behaviors and Effectiveness
… predict an effective community hospital board chair. Researchers indicate that an effective organization normally has a well-led board. However, the chair role has been largely neglected in the research of board functions and operations. With many hospitals facing reorganization or closing, it …
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Design of a rugged wheel for application in the Leveraged Freedom Chair
… the front wheel of the Leveraged Freedom Chair (LFC) an all-terrain, off-road wheelchair with two distinct models: one for the developing world and one specifically for American riders. The functional requirements of performance and price, were designated by the start-up company Global …
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Design and control of reconfigurable bed/chair system with body pressuring sensing
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, 1997.
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Physiological effects of a low intensity chair-based exercise program for the elderly
… to determine the effects of a low intensity, chair-based exercise program on selected physiological parameters. Exercise sessions were held 3 alternate days per week, 45 minutes per session, for 8 weeks. Subjects were exercise tested before and after training using a modification of the Smith …
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Comparison of user metabolic efficiency between traditional and spring assisted leveraged freedom chair models
… storage mechanism on the Leveraged Freedom Chair would affect the rider's metabolic efficiency. For this test, elastic bands were attached to the levers, and the rider's heart rate was recorded as he rode multiple lengths of a field in a timed trial, in both the spring assisted LFC and the …
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