A Review of Root Barrier Research

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to examine the transformations of prosthetic practices in China, as well as the daily experiences and dilemmas arising from the everchanging practices since 1949. On the basis of materials, this paper explores an everyday perspective to review the history of technology.Design/methodology/approachEthnography was collected with the application of participant observations, informal interviews and in-depth interviews during a 13-months study at a rehabilitation center in Chengdu, China. The literature on prosthetic manufacturing was also reviewed for this paper.FindingsChina's prosthetic technology seems to evolve from traditional to modern. However, this progressive narrative – innovation-based timeline (Edgerton, 2006, xi) – has been challenged by daily practices. Due to institutional pressures, prosthetists are in a dilemma of selectively using their knowledge to create one kind of device for all prosthesis users with a certain kind of disability, thereby regulating the physical and social experiences of prosthesis users. Besides, prosthesis users are accustomed to prostheses made with old techniques, and must correct themselves from old experiences to the daily practices recognized by the selected techniques.Originality/valueThis paper provides a cross-cultural case to reexamine Edgerton's criticism of the progressive and orderly innovation-centric technological narrative. More importantly, it reviews the history and practices of China's prosthetics from daily experiences rather than Edgerton's concentration on technology; therefore, it provides an everyday perspective for future research on technological transformations.

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E-Commerce Standards

Electronic Commerce ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-943-4.ch169 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 2200-2224

Author(s):

Stephen Hawk ◽

Weijun Zheng

Keyword(s):

Future Research ◽

The Past ◽

The Future ◽

History Of ◽

Potential Impact

This chapter introduces XML-based e-commerce standards that have emerged within the past decade. The chapter describes the history of e-commerce standards, and then presents representative horizontal and vertical e-commerce standards by detailing their functionality, and how their development has been shaped by various stakeholders. The chapter also describes the potential for these standards to transform B2B practice by providing three industry examples. The chapter finishes by suggesting directions for future research by describing factors that could influence the future of these standards. Due to the central role these standards are likely to play in future e-commerce activity, most firms will at some point need to become aware of their capabilities, their application, and potential impact. This chapter is intended to provide an overview of the situation as it is understood today, and presents likely scenarios for how these standards may progress.

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Beyond the Big Five: Extinctions as Experiments in the History of Life

The Paleontological Society Papers ◽

10.1017/s1089332600001716 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

pp. 249-270 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rowan Lockwood

Keyword(s):

Mass Extinction ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Future Research ◽

Past Century ◽

Natural Experiments ◽

Evolutionary Patterns ◽

The Past ◽

Research Areas ◽

History Of ◽

Extinction Events

The past century has witnessed a number of significant breakthroughs in the study of extinction in the fossil record, from the discovery of a bolide impact as the probable cause of the end-Cretaceous (K/T) mass extinction to the designation of the “Big 5” mass extinction events. Here, I summarize the major themes that have emerged from the past thirty years of extinction research and highlight a number of promising directions for future research. These directions explore a central theme—the evolutionary consequences of extinction— and focus on three broad research areas: the effects of selectivity, the importance of recovery intervals, and the influence of spatial patterns. Examples of topics explored include the role that trait variation plays in survivorship, the comparative effects of extinctions of varying magnitudes on evolutionary patterns, the re-establishment of macroevolutionary patterns in the aftermath of extinction, and the extent to which spatial autocorrelation affects extinction patterns. These topics can be approached by viewing extinctions as repeated natural experiments in the history of life and developing hypotheses to explicitly test across multiple events. Exploring the effects of extinction also requires an interdisciplinary approach, applying evolutionary, ecological, geochronological, geochemical, tectonic, and paleoclimatic tools to both extinction and recovery intervals.

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WEB PLOT DIGITIZER SOFTWARE: CAN IT BE USED TO MEASURE NECK POSTURE IN CLINICAL PRACTICE?

Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Clinical Research ◽

10.22159/ajpcr.2018.v11s2.28589 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (14) ◽

pp. 86 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Suresh Mani ◽

Shobha Sharma ◽

Devinder Kaur Ajit Singh

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Neck Pain ◽

Head Tilt ◽

Future Research ◽

Clinical Settings ◽

Digital Photogrammetry ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

The Past ◽

History Of ◽

Larger Sample

Objective : The aim of this study was to examine the use of WPD software to evaluate FHP using digital photogrammetry method.Method: A total of 15 adults with no history of neck pain for the past 6 months were recruited for the study. Using digital photogrammetry and sagittal head tilt, craniocervical and shoulder angles (SAs) were measured using a WPD, which is an open resource of web or Windows-based software.Result: Fifteen participants aged 17–40 years (mean 24.7±6.3 years) were examined. Sagittal head tilt and craniocervical angles were 16.35°±8.33° and 47.43°±7.97°, respectively. SA was 52.28°±12.46°.Conclusion: WPD may be used to evaluate FHP in the clinical settings. However, future research is required to determine the validity and reliability of WPD among patients with neck-related musculoskeletal disorders with a larger sample.

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Past performance and future perspectives of burnout research

SA Journal of Industrial Psychology ◽

10.4102/sajip.v29i4.127 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

Cited By ~ 59

Author(s):

W. B. Schaufeli

Keyword(s):

Human Services ◽

Cross Cultural ◽

Future Research ◽

Future Perspectives ◽

Past Performance ◽

Cultural Perspectives ◽

The Past ◽

Future Research Agenda ◽

History Of ◽

Key Questions

After a brief introduction on the history of burnout, this article reviews the past performance of burnout research by answering ten key-questions: (1) How can burnout be assessed?; (2) Is burnout limited to the human services?; (3) Is burnout a mental disorder; (4) What is the prevalence of burnout?; (5) Is burnout a global phenomenon?; (6) Is burnout relevant for organisations; (7) What are the causes of burnout?; (8) What are the consequences of burnout?; (9) How can burnout be explained?; (10) Are burnout interventions effective? In the concluding section a future research agenda is drafted on the bases of the answers given to the previous questions. This agenda includes such issues as the measurement and conceptualisation of burnout, mild and severe forms of burnout, epidemiological and cross-cultural perspectives, organisational outcomes, longitudinal investigations, theoretical explanations, and interventions. Opsomming Na ’n kort inleiding oor die geskiedenis van uitbranding gee hierdie artikel ’n oorsig van vorige prestasie van navorsing ten opsigte van uitbranding deur tien sleutelvrae te beantwoord: (1) Hoe kan uitbranding bepaal word?; (2) Is uitbranding beperk tot die mens-dienste?; (3) Is uitbranding ’n geestesafwyking?; (4) Wat is die voorkoms van uitbranding?; (5) Is uitbranding ’n wêreldwye verskynsel?; (6) Is uitbranding relevant vir organisasies?; (7) Wat is die oorsake van uitbranding?; (8) Wat is die gevolge van uitbranding?; (9) Hoe kan uitbranding verklaar word?; (10) Is uitbrandingsingrepe effektief? In die gevolgtrekking word ’n toekomstige navorsingsagenda op grond van die antwoorde op die voorafgaande vrae opgestel. Hierdie agenda sluit aangeleenthede soos die meting en konseptualisering van uitbranding, matige en ernstige vorme van uitbranding, epidemiologiese en kruiskulturele perspektiewe, organisasie- uitkomste, longitudinale ondersoeke, teoretiese verklarings en intervensies in.

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REVISITING KARL BARTH'S EXEGESIS OF 1 KINGS 13

Biblical Interpretation ◽

10.1163/15685150260340743 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 360-383

Author(s):

David Bosworth

Keyword(s):

Present Article ◽

Biblical Studies ◽

Future Research ◽

Historical Criticism ◽

The Past ◽

Biblical Scholarship ◽

History Of ◽

Additional Support ◽

1 Kings ◽

The Relationship

AbstractThe present article seeks to re-present Karl Barth's exegesis of 1 Kings 13 with additional support that Barth neglected to include. Changes in biblical scholarship over the past few decades have resulted in an environment in which Barth's interpretation may not be as readily rejected as it was in the past. Barth's exegesis of 1 Kings 13 was not accepted among biblical scholars for several reasons. He was thought to be an enemy of historical criticism whose exegetical work was not a serious contribution to biblical studies. Furthermore, he interpreted the chapter holistically at a time when scholars were preoccupied with analytical questions concerning sources and composition. Barth related the chapter to the whole history of the divided kingdom by suggesting that the man of God and the old prophet represent the kingdoms from which they come and that the relationship between the two prophetic figures mirrors the relationship between Israel and Judah as told in Kings. This analogy seemed unlikely to scholars convinced of the fragmentary nature of Kings. The present article begins with an overview of Barth's relationship to modern biblical scholarship followed by a summary presentation of his exegesis of 1 Kings 13. Next, the major objections to Barth's interpretation are critically assessed, and recent research on the chapter is evaluated. Finally, the analogy indicated by Barth is elaborated, so that his interpretation may seem more plausible and future research may benefit from his insights.

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF VALIDITY AND VALIDATION IN LANGUAGE TESTING

10.12783/dtssehs/ehla2021/35687 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

JIN CHEN ◽

YONG-QIANG ZENG ◽

WEI-LIE LU

Keyword(s):

Language Testing ◽

Future Research ◽

Unified Approach ◽

The Past ◽

History Of Research ◽

History Of ◽

Key Issues ◽

Validity Theory

Validity and validation have been key issues in language testing. During the past seven decades, researchers have aired different views on validity whose development, can be divided into four stages, namely, the stage of criterion-based approach, the stage of tripartite approach, the stage of unified approach and the stage of argument-based approach. In order to have an informed knowledge of validity theory, this article briefly traces the history of research on validity concepts and the corresponding frameworks of validation. By examining the development of validity and validation, some possible topics for future research are uncovered.

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Development and Application of MAGIC-f Gel in Cancer Research and Medical Imaging

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11177783 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (17) ◽

pp. 7783

Author(s):

Rabin Dhakal ◽

Mohammad Yosofvand ◽

Hanna Moussa

Keyword(s):

Medical Physics ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Future Research ◽

Gel Dosimetry ◽

Polymer Gel ◽

Dose Delivery ◽

The Past ◽

Good Spatial Resolution ◽

History Of ◽

Manufacturing Techniques

Much of the complex medical physics work requires radiation dose delivery, which requires dosimeters to accurately measure complex three-dimensional dose distribution with good spatial resolution. MAGIC-f polymer gel is one of the emerging new dosimeters widely used in medical physics research. The purpose of this study was to present an overview of polymer gel dosimetry, using MAGIC-f gel, including its composition, manufacture, imaging, calibration, and application to medical physics research. In this review, the history of polymer gel development is presented, along with the applications so far. Moreover, the most important experiments/applications of MAGIC-f polymer gel are discussed to illustrate the behavior of gel on different conditions of irradiation, imaging, and manufacturing techniques. Finally, various future works are suggested based on the past and present works on MAGIC-f gel and polymer gel in general, with the hope that these bits of knowledge can provide important clues for future research on MAGIC-f gel as a dosimeter.

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E-Commerce Standards

Selected Readings on Electronic Commerce Technologies ◽

10.4018/978-1-60566-096-7.ch001 ◽

2009 ◽

pp. 1-25

Author(s):

Stephen Hawk

Keyword(s):

Future Research ◽

The Past ◽

The Future ◽

History Of ◽

Potential Impact

This chapter introduces XML-based e-commerce standards that have emerged within the past decade. The chapter describes the history of e-commerce standards, and then presents representative horizontal and vertical e-commerce standards by detailing their functionality, and how their development has been shaped by various stakeholders. The chapter also describes the potential for these standards to transform B2B practice by providing three industry examples. The chapter finishes by suggesting directions for future research by describing factors that could influence the future of these standards. Due to the central role these standards are likely to play in future e-commerce activity, most firms will at some point need to become aware of their capabilities, their application, and potential impact. This chapter is intended to provide an overview of the situation as it is understood today, and presents likely scenarios for how these standards may progress.

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Phytochemical and Pharmacological Properties of Some Species of the Genus Galium L. Galium Verum and Mollugo

Serbian Journal of Experimental and Clinical Research ◽

10.1515/sjecr-2017-0057 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Jovana Bradic ◽

Anica Petkovic ◽

Marina Tomovic

Keyword(s):

Current Knowledge ◽

Chemical Constituents ◽

Iridoid Glycosides ◽

Future Research ◽

Pharmacological Properties ◽

Pharmacological Effects ◽

Potential Health ◽

The Past ◽

History Of ◽

History Of Use

Abstract Galium verum L. and Galium mollugo L. are perennial herbaceous plants, belonging to the Rubiaceae family. Several classes of bioactive compounds, such as iridoid glycosides, phenolic compounds, anthraquinones and triterpenes, as well as small amounts of tannins, saponins, essential oils have been isolated from Galium species so far. Plants belonging to this genus have a long history of use in a traditional medicine for the treatment of many diseases and conditions. Th e main application of G. verum is as diuretic, choleretic and as the treatment for gout and epilepsy. On the other hand, G. mollugo has been used to treat hysteria, epilepsy, as vulnerary. Over the past decades, numerous papers have been published referring to the chemical constituents presented in G. verum and G. mollugo extracts. Additionally, chemical composition and pharmacological effects of G. verum have been investigated, however data related to the effects of G. mollugo is limited. In this review, we summarized the current knowledge on the phytochemical and pharmacological properties of G. verum and G. mollugo. Finally, we proposed directions for future research in this field, which can improve our understanding of the potential health benefits of Galium species.

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