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Showing 1 to 20 of 95 for “"stairs"”.
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Urban stairs
… This thesis focuses three main attributes of stairs; First, the verticality of stairs connects two levels creating a sequence of experiences from the lower level to the higher level. Second, inhabitability of stairs implies that stairs can be used not only for circulation purpose but also …
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Design of a spring-integrated crutch for ascending stairs
… Further, underarm crutches make climbing stairs difficult and unsafe. One may climb stairs with forearm crutches, which do not impede elbow movement, but doing so is fatiguing and requires upper body strength. In 2011, MIT Media Lab researcher Madalyn Berns demonstrated that incorporating …
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High life below stairs: Servants and masters in eighteenth century fiction
… two symbolically opposed realms, above and below stairs, that order the domestic space of many eighteenth-century fictional houses. Because servants may confuse the normal vertical distance between high and low characters, they have the potential to relativize the emotional, social, and linguistic …
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The effects of using a lateral wedge insole on knee loading during ascending and descending stairs
… Subjects performed five trials ofstep-over-step stairs ascent and descent. Three conditions were investigated: (1) Barefoot(2) Standard shoe (3) Standard shoe with a lateral wedge insole. Kinematic and kineticdata were collected for the lower extremity using a motion capture system (QTM ) andtwo …
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Overcoming the Penrose Stairs of history: the legislated treatment of the 'designated groups' within a hierarchy of discrimination approach
A Penrose Staircase- an impossible object always ending ascending yet constantly descending and ending as an illusion. This is Employment Equity legislation in South Africa with its purported aim of redressing the disadvantages of its designated groups. It is legislation that aims to promote equal …
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The kinematic effects of three quarter and full length foot orthoses on anterior knee pain sufferers when walking and descending stairs
Background: Patellofemoral pain is a common disorder whose aetiology is complex often being described as multifactorial, increased load of the patellofemoral joint is often attributed to foot function. Foot orthoses are commonly prescribed for this condition; however the mechanisms by which they …
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The Eye of the Stair
… with the design of nine different autonomous stairs, and nine stairs as buildings. Stairs are one of the most basic and complex elements of architecture. Stairs interconnect to all aspects of a building. Through ascension and descension our existence is modified. The 'eye of the stair' looks …
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Design of a stair-climbing hand truck
… to negotiate a street curb or a short flight of stairs. The objective of this thesis was to design and test a consumer-grade hand truck capable of climbing stairs. Several designs were conceived that would allow a non-industrial hand truck to travel over stairs, curbs, or uneven terrain while …
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Object Detection and Recognition for Visually Impaired People
… different approaches to detect indoor signage, stairs and pedestrians. In the first chapter we introduce some related work in this field. In the second chapter, we introduced a new method to detect the indoor signage to help blind people find their destination in unfamiliar environments. Our …
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A Villa in Virginia
… the public and private parts of a house, using stairs, walls and dropped ceilings to separate different spaces. The use of stairs to separate space creates rooms of different volumes. A further investigation of the transition between outdoors and indoors lead to the study of form through …
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Family Album
… the Minnesota State Fair, owls, winter, summer, stairs, lumber, and the rock and roll life.
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UNtheater
… of fascinations. I began with an obsession with stairs: exploring different types, the symbology associated with them, and why I was so adamant about making every fire stair beautiful. This led me to a program and a site - a theater on the corner of Swann St. and 14th St. in northwest Washington …
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Design of platform lift for MIT's Skywalker Gamma Project
… of the design requires the patients to use stairs to mount and dismount the system. Given the gait impairment of the patients using the system it is evident that an alternative must be provided for the stairs in order to make the Skywalker accessible to severe stroke patients. The following …
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a house on Tee street
… spaces which can be reached through overlapping stairs leading to the different levels of the house.
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The impact of workplace physical activity interventions on university employees health, wellbeing and behaviour change
… setting • Getting university employees on the stairs: The impact of points of decision prompts • Promoting PA amongst employees through the 10,000 steps team-based competition Findings concluded that there is potential for physical activity, sedentary behaviour, health, and wellbeing …
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Design and manufacturing proposal for a stair-climbing wheelchair without an external power source
… The only other option for the disabled to ascend stairs is to purchase a high-tech battery-operated wheelchair with elaborate sensors and gyroscopes, which can cost around $25,000. As a result, there is a high demand for a cheap and efficient way to climb stairs with a practical wheelchair. With …
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Discovering the Plan
… floors, ceilings and walls. Windows, doors, and stairs were discovered rather than added. The plan of the building was found rather than predetermined.
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Design of a spherical vehicle with flywheel momentum storage for high torque capabilities
… capabilities for ascending steep inclines and stairs. A fully functional prototype is built and testing is ongoing to verify its capabilities.
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