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Showing 1 to 20 of 661 for “"discomfort"”.
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Personal control of discomfort glare
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Personal control of discomfort glare
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Patient Perception of Intensive Care Unit Discomfort
<p><strong>Background: </strong>Discomfort has a significant effect on patient health and well-being; however, the symptoms are often difficult to address in ICU. Most patients in ICU are unable to communicate, making it difficult for physicians and nurses to distinguish between pain and …
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Discomfort glare, light scatter, and scene structure
… disability glare, a light scatter effect, from discomfort glare which was glare that could not be attributed to light scatter. The distinction made by Stiles resulted in the separate development of discomfort and disability glare models. Very few, if any, studies since Stiles have re-evaluated …
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Effect of vibration exposure duration on discomfort
… and direction of excitation on the Subjective Discomfort Time-Dependency (SDTD) during vibration so as to improve understanding of the mechanisms involved (e.g. the biodynamic responses of the body and muscle activity) and elaborate a model predicting how discomfort evolves with exposure …
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A study of mechanisms for discomfort glare
… a dark background, can generate a form of discomfort, which is often described as ‘discomfort glare’. The mechanisms for discomfort glare remain poorly understood, even after 50 years of multidisciplinary research in this field. The aim of this investigation was to investigate a number of …
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Southern Discomfort: Performing Femininity In The Deep South
… conform. The mixed-media installation, Southern Discomfort: Performing Femininity in the Deep South, examines this process and its impact on young girls. The young, blonde, female figure who appears multiple times in my installation reveal girls in these gender-norm “policing” encounters. All of …
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The Effect of Written Sigmoidoscopy Information on Discomfort
… before the sigmoidoscopic exam reports the same discomfort as the patient who has not had this information. The purpose of the study was to compare the discomfort experienced by patients who received specific information about this examination with the discomfort; of patients who had not had this …
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Visual Discomfort and Visual Function: Colour and Contrast
In six studies, vision and visual discomfort were investigated in individuals who experienced migraine or reading difficulty. Contrast discrimination thresholds were measured at two pedestal contrasts (10% and 50%) in volunteers with migraine with aura (MA), without aura (MO) and controls (C).There …
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The eyelid and its role in contact lens discomfort
… (MBE) on eyelid characteristics in contact lens discomfort were investigated. Upper lid-wiper epitheliopathy, lid parallel conjunctival folds, secretions quality, expressibility, foam at orifices and acini secretion reflectivity of meibomian glands, tear lipid layer thickness and tear evaporation …
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Predicting the vibration discomfort of standing passengers in transport
It has previously been assumed that the vibration discomfort of standing people can be<br/>estimated using the same procedures developed from for seated people. In this thesis, the<br/>discomfort of standing people exposed to vibration was investigated to improve understanding<br/>of the mechanisms …
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Effects of onsite stretching exercise on employee musculoskeletal discomfort and wellbeing
… fight high incidence of musculoskeletal pain and discomfort complaints among the maintenance workers in a large transportation company, this pilot intervention study of an on-site stretch and flex exercise program was implemented. The participants (n=62) were maintenance workers; whose age ranged …
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The Effects of Walking before Colonoscopy on Colon Cleansing and Discomfort
… before colonoscopy on colon cleansing and discomfort. A total of 133 patients who scheduled for colonoscopy to be performed at Ajou university hospital in Suwon, South Korea were randomly allocated to an experimental group (n=65) and a control group (n=67). Before undergoing colonoscopy, an …
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Plain and polaroid sunglasses and visual performance, disability glare, and discomfort glare
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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Plain and polaroid sunglasses and visual performance, disability glare, and discomfort glare
Digitized by Kansas Correctional Industries
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Development of a model to predict discomfort in a vehicle due to vibration
… vibration can cause sensations (e.g. physical discomfort or annoyance), health issues and safety problems. In industry, several measurement methods have been proposed to improve ride quality and increase the drivers’ or passengers’ expectations in terms of comfort. The measurement and …
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Evaluation of Discomfort Glare and Pavement Marking Material Visibility for Eleven Headlamp Configurations
… eleven specified) that minimized the amount of discomfort glare and maximized the visibility of three types of pavement marking materials used in the study. Two baseline conditions, halogen low beam (HLB) and high-intensity discharge (HID) were measured both individually and in combination with …
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Reliability and Validity of the Thematic Apperception Test Scored by the Discomfort-Relief Quotient
… was to investigate scorer reliability of the Discomfort-Relief Quotient (DRQ) method of scoring applied to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT). A second aim was to investigate some of the interrelationships between Tension, as measured by DRQ, and (1) Grade Point Averages, (2) Number of …
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