A STATISTICAL STUDY REGARDING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART OF ACTIVE MOTION-ORIENTED ASSISTIVE DEVICES

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (03) ◽  
pp. 1450047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel F. Pina ◽  
António A. Fernandes ◽  
Renato M. Natal Jorge ◽  
Joaquim Gabriel Mendes
Keyword(s):  
United States Of America ◽  
Statistical Study ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The United States ◽  
Rehabilitation Robot ◽  
Relevant Article ◽  
Active Motion ◽  
Scientific Databases ◽  
Strength Enhancement ◽  
Machine Interface

Active orthoses and powered exoskeletons, among other denominations, are devices made to attach to one or several human limbs in order to assist their movement through means of electronically controlled actuators and/or mechanical brakes. The technology developed for these devices can be used in many situations, such as rehabilitation, industrial and general strength enhancement purposes. In order to create a comprehensive state-of-the-art work, several online scientific databases were used to gather articles related to this subject, using the terms "Exoskeleton", "Orthosis", "Orthesis" and "Rehabilitation Robot". This survey resulted in the retrieval of 169 articles. Afterward, a custom database was created to contain, organize and cross the information gathered from each relevant article. This work presents statistical results regarding research development localization, actuation technologies and the man-machine interface. Out of the 123 identified projects/prototypes, 89 are primarily dedicated to rehabilitation activities and 14 refer to strength enhancement. From 2005 onwards, the results show that the DC Motor is the most used, being present in 56% of all the projects and in 47% of mobile devices with weight constraints. The electromyographic sensor is the most used sensor type. By grouping all sensors into physical variable classes, the force-related sensors show a higher number of occurrences. Regarding the localization of the research and development over these devices, the United States of America is the country with the largest dedication, followed by Japan.

What is mental health consultation?

1999 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 28-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer J. Luntz
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The United States ◽  
The State ◽  
Mental Health Consultation ◽  
Consultation Process ◽  
Health Consultation ◽  
The Third

This paper provides an overview of the state of the art in consultation at the close of the third decade of its existence as a major form of delivering mental health services in the United States of America, and its somewhat later introduction in Victoria, Australia. Gallessich’s framework for consultation (1983, 1985), amongst others, is compared with the Victorian model. Issues raised include the need for consultants to understand the boundaries of consultation, its limitations, the state of its knowledge base and the uniquely Victorian contribution of a framework of several levels which enables an integration of the knowledge borrowed from a range of sources to assist in the improvement of its practice. A later paper to be published in ‘Children Australia’ looks at the steps in the consultation process.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Prevention and Management : Overview

2020 ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
P. Srilatha Reddy
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The United States ◽  
Infected Person ◽  
Wuhan City ◽  
Disease Symptoms ◽  
Current State ◽  
Precautionary Measures ◽  
Affected Country

COVID-19 was originated from Wuhan city of Hubei Province in China in December 2019. Since then it has spread to more than 216 countries and territories. It is a contagious respiratory and vascular disease due to the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) a specific type of coronavirus. The patients show common symptoms like cough, sore throat, fever, breathing problems, and loss of smell and taste. The disease due to SARS-CoV-2 was named COVID-19. COVID-19 mainly spreads through the air when people are near each other, primarily via small droplets or aerosols, as an infected person breathe, coughs, sneezes and speaks. About 46.8 million people have been infected with more than 1.2 million deaths globally. The United States of America is the most affected country with the highest patients of about 9.47million. In spite of immense efforts, there is no treatment of this disease. However, prevention and management are the best options. This article describes SARS-CoV-2, disease, symptoms, transmission, diagnosis, prevention and management. It is immediately advised and requested that all humankind should follow the precautionary measures and managements to stop Coronavirus spread otherwise the condition may be worsen. In particular, we focus on proper prevention and management is essential to combat this disease and there is a vital prerequisite to educate our novel generation for science and technology to fight against the COVID-19, this overview represents a picture of the current state of the art. It may be useful to create awareness among the community to prevent and manage COVID-19.

Thinking About Scots Law

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Rodger
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
British Empire ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Case Law ◽  
The United States ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University

This article is the revised text of the first W A Wilson Memorial Lecture, given in the Playfair Library, Old College, in the University of Edinburgh, on 17 May 1995. It considers various visions of Scots law as a whole, arguing that it is now a system based as much upon case law and precedent as upon principle, and that its departure from the Civilian tradition in the nineteenth century was part of a general European trend. An additional factor shaping the attitudes of Scots lawyers from the later nineteenth century on was a tendency to see themselves as part of a larger Englishspeaking family of lawyers within the British Empire and the United States of America.

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