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As water restrictions tighten in Southern California in anticipation of summer, the Southwestern United States is seeing growing evidence of climate change and drought for millions of western resident...
The increasingly cross-disciplinary worldwide activity in materials research manifests itself every year in the MRS Fall Meetings. Featuring over 50 symposia and attended by as many as 6,000 researche...
Satellite based remote sensing technique as a tool for real time monitoring of leaf retention in natural rubber plantations affected by abnormal leaf fall disease
Abnormal Leaf Fall Leaf Area Index MODIS Natural Rubber Refoliation Remote Sensing Rubber yield
2014/12/15
Most parts of the traditional natural rubber growing regions of India, extending from Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu in the South to Kasaragod district of Kerala in the North received excess and p...
A cat always lands on its feet. At least, that’s how the adage goes. Karen Liu hopes that in the future, this will be true of robots as well.
To understand the way feline or human behavior during fal...
Materials that are firmly bonded together with epoxy and other tough adhesives are ubiquitous in modern life — from crowns on teeth to modern composites used in construction. Yet it has proved remarka...
Validating an evidence-based, self-rated fall risk questionnaire (FRQ) for older adults
Falls Fall prevention Geriatrics Risk assessment
2012/3/22
Background: Falls are a common, serious, and often unrecognized problem facing older adults. The objective of this study was to provide an initial clinical and statistical validation for a public heal...
Projections of hospitalised fall-related injury in NSW, Australia: Impacts on the hospital and aged care sectors
Falls Injury Older persons Projections Cost of injury
2012/3/22
Projections of the number, rate and cost of fall-related hospitalised injuries for individuals aged 65 years and older in New South Wales (NSW), Australia were estimated to 2051 for two scenarios: (1)...
Reducing fall risk by improving balance control: Development, evaluation and knowledge-translation of new approaches
Balance training Falls prevention Footwear Handrails Mobility aids
2012/3/22
Problem: Falling is a leading cause of serious injury, loss of independence, and nursing-home admission in older adults. Impaired balance control is a major contributing factor. Methods: Results from ...
Falls and fall prevention programmes in developing countries: Environmental scan for the adaptation of the Canadian Falls prevention curriculum for developing countries
Falls fall prevention health promotion developing countries older persons
2012/3/22
Problem: Falls in older persons in developing countries are poorly understood, and falls prevention and health promotion programmes for this population are largely lacking. Methods: A systematic revie...
Closing the Gap: A Research Agenda to Accelerate the Adoption and Effective Use of Proven Older Adult Fall Prevention Strategies
fall prevention dissemination adoption implementation capacity building
2012/3/22
Introduction: To make an impact on the public's health, evidence-based interventions must be disseminated broadly, supported by training and technical assistance, adopted widely, and implemented as de...
When evidence is not enough: The challenge of implementing fall prevention strategies
Public health policy Fall prevention Implementation Practitioner competency Organization change
2012/3/22
Problem: As the evidence-based movement has advanced in public health, changes in public health practices have lagged far behind creating a science to service gap. For example, science has produced ef...
Improvement of Water Entry Performance of a Free-fall Lifeboat
Water Entry Performance Free-fall Lifeboat situations
2009/4/30
In past studies, water entry performance has mainly been examined in terms of the launching conditions of free-fall lifeboats; the effect of hull shape has not generally been investigated. In this stu...
Physical Characterizations of Sands and Their Influence in Fall Velocity
Keywords Settling velocity Cancun sands sediment physical properties
2008/12/26
A simple video-based system has been developed for depth estimation based on wave propagation characteristics. A numerical simulation of a long-crested monochromatic wave propagating over a beach with...