Constructive optimization of a wheelchair for sport activities

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Luminita Vlaicu ◽  
Roxana Tincea ◽  
Veronica Mindrescu ◽  
Angela Repanovici ◽  
Diana Cotoros
Keyword(s):  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Central Axis ◽  
Standard Type ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Sports Club ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Sport Activities ◽  
Postural Support ◽  
Transylvania University

BACKGROUND: The wheelchair is a medical device that provides mobility and postural support, for those who have walking difficulties. At present, there are many types of wheelchairs, which aim to improve the quality of life for people who have lost some motor functions. Each model is designed according to the severity of the trauma and the mobility available to the patient; in other words, in addition to standard type seats, each model is customized according to user needs and the environment to be used in. OBJECTIVE: This article aims at making an important contribution in the development of assistive equipment wheelchair type for disabled people, with the achievement of an adaptable central axis, enabling the change of angle between the wheels and the ground. By help of this change, people who need such devices can use a single seat for both everyday activities and sports activities. The most important problem in the production of medical devices (prostheses, orthotics, assistive equipment), is the need to personalize these devices depending on the exact dimensions of the human subject requiring assistance. METHODS: The qualitative research regarding the opinion of disabled persons took place at the Sports Club VeraFlor Brasov, over a period of 8 months, and at the gym room of Transylvania University, the subjects of the research being athletes in wheelchairs, from the department of handball. RESULTS: The players of the ACSH VeraFlor club participated in the European wheelchair championship in wheelchair in November 2019, where they got sixth place. Based on the results of the questionnaire made at the beginning of the research we found that most wheelchair users who wish to participate in various sports have to purchase several types of such equipment. CONCLUSIONS: Therefore, this paper aims to eliminate the economic barrier, making it possible to use a wheelchair in certain environments - both the everyday and sports facilities. In doing so we have adjusted the central axis, to make it easy to handle even by the user.

scholarly journals Implementing 5S in a Hungarian Company

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 161-173
Author(s):  
Andrea Matkó ◽  
S. Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Private Business ◽  
Lean Thinking ◽  
Office Environment ◽  
Smooth Flow ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Narrow Space

The methods and tools used by Lean management can be used for any activity that is specifically introduced to the company. On this basis, the objective of this paper is the implementation of a Lean office with a 5S system transformation into the traditional office environment of a private business. During the workflow, it is also planned to create new habits in this narrow space that will incorporate the organizational culture into the everyday life of the business making the administration more effective. The 5S concept is new and helps the company to operation on a larger scale with fewer inputs than before. Figures are made for better understanding and a Red Tag is created which is the first step of the process. Red Tag tells the employees about the history and the process which will be needed on it. The basic of lean thinking is the contunious improvement in the quality of the product while minimaxing the wastes created during the process. The Next Broker Consultancy Ltd adopted this new way of management and made sure that all the necessary measurement are taken to insure smooth flow of the process.

scholarly journals AUTOMATED INTELLIGENT RELAY COUPLED DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM USING ANDROID MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

2015 ◽  
pp. 192-195
Author(s):  
A.RAJESH KUMAR ◽  
C. DINESH ◽  
R. ARAVIND ◽  
SRIKRISHNA. C ◽  
PL. NAGARTHINAM
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Door Lock ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency

The purpose of this project is to increase the knowledge of technology and services of smart homes for disabled people. There is a clear need for such new knowledge since the number of disabled people is significant. Indeed, new technologies and services of smart homes have the potential to increase effectiveness and efficiency of caring disabled. With right solutions there is a great potential to increase disabled persons' quality of life. The need for the development of such technologies and services increases due to the disabled individuals' desire to remain independent in their own homes, the increasing costs of health care, and the aging of the population. This article discusses the concept of secured door lock/unlock system for the differently able. The juxtaposition of safety vs. privacy can be alleviated with this technology. Moreover, as there is need to assist disabled to protect them from various forms of abuse, and prevent immoderation of pleasure giving activities.

scholarly journals The Promise and the Hope of Gene Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleni Papanikolaou ◽  
Andreas Bosio
Keyword(s):  
Gene Therapy ◽  
Hemopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
Cell Therapies ◽  
Gene Therapies ◽  
Monogenic Diseases ◽  
Car T ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Cell Gene ◽  
Stem Cell Gene Therapy

It has been over 30 years since visionary scientists came up with the term “Gene Therapy,” suggesting that for certain indications, mostly monogenic diseases, substitution of the missing or mutated gene with the normal allele via gene addition could provide long-lasting therapeutic effect to the affected patients and consequently improve their quality of life. This notion has recently become a reality for certain diseases such as hemoglobinopathies and immunodeficiencies and other monogenic diseases. However, the therapeutic wave of gene therapies was not only applied in this context but was more broadly employed to treat cancer with the advent of CAR-T cell therapies. This review will summarize the gradual advent of gene therapies from bench to bedside with a main focus on hemopoietic stem cell gene therapy and genome editing and will provide some useful insights into the future of genetic therapies and their gradual integration in the everyday clinical practice.

Validation of the Italian Version of the Haemophilia Activities List

2016 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
pp. 152-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Balestri ◽  
Jorge Hugo Villafañe ◽  
Lucia Bertozzi ◽  
Stefano Berlini ◽  
Angiola Rocino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Functional Tests ◽  
Impact Measurement ◽  
Measurement Scales ◽  
Italian Version ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Internal Coherence

Background: The aim of this study was to provide an Italian version of the Haemophilia Activities List (HAL) and check its reliability in Italian medical centers. Methods: The Italian version of this assessment was administered to 80 patients (aged 18-65 years) affected by haemophilia A and B (moderate or severe). The validation was accomplished by comparing it to the revised and expanded Arthritis Impact Measurement Scales (AIMS2). Results: The internal consistency of the Italian version of the HAL had statistically high results: Cronbach's α 0.957-0.579. The highest internal consistency was measured in the domains ‘leg functionality' and in the overall points of the HAL questionnaire. The correlation between the AIMS2, which has been translated into Italian, and the version of the HAL questionnaire that we proposed, yielded good results for the following correlations: AIMS2 all and HAL overall (r = 0.64), AIMS2 physical function and HAL overall (r = 0.66), AIMS2 pain and HAL overall (r = 0.66). Conclusion: The Italian version of the HAL questionnaire presents both internal coherence and convergent validity. It can be used in addition to other functional tests to measure outcomes in moderate and severe haemophiliac diseases or to determine the quality of life as observed in the everyday life of patients.

Accuracy of central axis dose calculations for photon external radiotherapy beams in Finland: The quality of local beam data and the use of averaged data

2008 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 264-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mika Kapanen ◽  
Petri Sipilä ◽  
Ritva Bly ◽  
Hannu Järvinen ◽  
Mikko Tenhunen
Keyword(s):  
Central Axis ◽  
Dose Calculations ◽  
External Radiotherapy

New perspectives for physiotherapy education concerning assistive technology solutions as valid options to enhance functioning and quality of life

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A C Martins ◽  
P Francisco
Keyword(s):  
Psychosocial Impact ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Wheelchair Users ◽  
Service Characteristics ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Basic Level ◽  
And Training

Abstract Introduction Recognizing that AT service characteristics, including knowledge and reasoning of providers, play a potential role in the appropriated selection and training, with impact on the psychosocial domains of QoL. In Portugal, AT services are detected to be ineffective concerning evaluation, recommendation, advocacy, training and outcome measuring, what could be a reason for these findings. Objectives To investigate the relationship between AT services characteristics and psychosocial impact of the wheelchairs on users QoL to get insights to new approach models in physiotherapy. Methodology Procedures included answering to self-administered questionnaires at their own. The dependent variable was the psychosocial impact of assistive devices (PIADS) and the independent variables were satisfaction with AT (QUEST) and AT service characteristics. Results Participants were 184 wheelchair users for more than one year with diverse diagnosis; age M = 37.3 years, recruited at physiotherapy/rehabilitation settings in Portugal. Wheelchair users are more satisfied with devices than with AT services. Correlations between psychosocial impact of wheelchair are moderate regarding the satisfaction of device dimension, measured by QUEST. No corrections were found to satisfaction with service dimension Manual wheelchair users scored lower psychosocial impact than motorized wheelchair users and that difference was statistically significant. Conclusion PT should be aware of the newest high technology devices introduced on the market, payment sources and state AT programs as well as destigmatize dependence associated to AT. We got significant insights to AT field and to the development of PT curriculum; PT students need more than the basic level of knowledge and training they achieved at school to feel prepared to provide AT services. After graduation, PTs need continuing education on AT. Strategies are discussed on this report.

scholarly journals Turbulent Simulation of the Flow around Different Positions of Mussel Shocks

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (11) ◽  
pp. 574
Author(s):  
George Pechlivanidis ◽  
Evangelos Keramaris ◽  
Yiannis Savvidis
Keyword(s):  
Significant Role ◽  
Laboratory Experiments ◽  
Central Axis ◽  
Velocity Measurements ◽  
Mussel Farming ◽  
Natural Scale

This study presents the results of laboratory experiments that were performed to simulate the positions of mussel shocks which were selected aiming at the optimization of the quality of mussels’ production in mussel farming areas. The mussel shocks were studied in natural scale. Velocity measurements were taken upstream of two successive mussel shocks and for different positions in relation to the central axis of the channel and different distances between the shocks for three different mean velocities. Based on the results of several numbers of experiments, the main conclusion of this study was that the position and the distance between the mussel shocks play a significant role to the quality of mussels’ production in mussel farming areas. This is due to the fact that the different distances between the mussel shocks influence the velocities and the eddies around them.

scholarly journals More than a Game: Racecraft and the Adaptation of “Race” in Live Action Role Play

Humanities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Samantha Eddy
Keyword(s):  
Role Play ◽  
Social Process ◽  
Double Standard ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Role Players ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Live Action

Live action role players make the imaginative worlds of tabletop games manifest through collaborative storytelling and embodied play. Escaping the everyday, these communities could radically reimagine culture and challenge oppressive ideologies. Instead, they are deeply invested in essentializing “race”. I conducted a three-year ethnographic study alongside 20 semi-structured interviews to explore racecraft in live action role play. Supporting the groundbreaking work of Karen and Barbara Fields, I find that racecraft is a social process—continually negotiated and maintained through intimate interactions and community exchanges. Through this process, the definition of “race” is continually adapted while belief in this category remains entrenched. When participants confront racist stereotypes, practitioners coerce marginalized members into a false exchange. These members are encouraged to share experiences detailing the damage of problematic representations. Practitioners then reduce these experiences to monolithic understandings of “race”. In this insidious manner, anti-racist confrontations become fodder for racecraft. Complicating this further, patterned racism is characterized as an inborn quality of whiteness, minimizing practitioners’ accountability. Responsibility is then shifted onto marginalized participants and their willingness to engage in “racial” education. This trap is ingrained in the double standard of racism, adapting “race” such that whiteness is unrestricted by the monolithic definitions applied to those outside this category.

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