608 research outputs found
Longitudinal Postoperative Joint Kinematics of Tibial Plateau Fracture Patients
No full textSession: Sunday, August 04 2019: Morning 2 (1030-1130) - Knee Surgery/ArthroplastyKieran J. Bennett, Stuart Millar, Francois Fraysse, John Arnold, L. Bogdan Solomon, Saulo Martelli, Dominic Thewli
Mary\u27s Knowledge of Her Son\u27s Divinity at the Annunciation: The Papal Tradition
No full textAbout the author: Rev. Dominic Unger, O.F.M. Cap., has written widely on Marian scholarship and various scriptural questions
The urgency of doing: evaluating the validity of an implementation and sustainability measure for school-wide prevention programs
No full textSchool-based prevention and promotion interventions (SBPPI) teach students how to recognize and manage emotions, solve problems effectively, establish positive relationships with others, and develop prosocial attitudes. When implemented effectively, SBPPI have been shown to improve desirable outcomes (e.g., commitment to community, standardized achievement test scores, and attendance) and to reduce undesirable outcomes (e.g., suspensions, drug and alcohol use, and aggressive and violent behavior). Unfortunately, our understanding of how to effectively implement and sustain SBPPI outside of well-controlled conditions is lacking. In order to help build a science of implementation and sustainability, this thesis presents a conceptual framework and a measurement tool for effective SBPPI implementation. The framework differentiates among various phases of implementation, ecological levels surrounding implementation in schools, and factors in the system of implementation that facilitate fidelity and sustainability. This framework is measured by the “Schools Implementing Towards Sustainability” (SITS) scale, which is designed to be “user-friendly” in field settings by being viable and scalable. Analyses from a diverse sample of 157 schools implementing Social-Emotional Character Development (SECD), a type of SBPPI, reveal that the SITS has good reliability, good concurrent and construct validity, and promising predictive validity. The findings of the SITS may help advance both the science of school-based interventions and the science of implementation and dissemination as a whole by demonstrating how to bridge the science/“real world” gap.M.S.Includes bibliographical referencesby Dominic C. Mocer
EMG-informed neuromusculoskeletal models accurately predict knee loading measured using instrumented implants
No full textObjective: Using a musculoskeletal modelling framework, we aimed to (1) estimate knee joint loading using static optimization (SO); (2) explore different calibration functions in electromyogram (EMG)-informed models used in estimating knee load; and (3) determine, when using an EMG-informed stochastic method, if the measured joint loadings are solutions to the muscle redundancy problem when investigating only the uncertainty in muscle forces. Methods: Musculoskeletal models for three individuals with instrumented knee replacements were generated. Muscle forces were calculated using SO, EMG-informed, and EMGinformed stochastic methods. Measured knee joint loads from the prostheses were compared to the SO and EMGinformed solutions. Root mean square error (RMSE) in joint load estimation was calculated, and the muscle force ranges were compared. Results: The RMSE ranged between 192-674 N, 152-487 N, and 7-108 N for the SO, the calibrated EMG-informed solution, and the best fit stochastic result, respectively. The stochastic method produced solution spaces encompassing the measured joint loading up to 98% of stance. Conclusion: Uncertainty in muscle forces can account for total knee loading and it is recommended that, where possible, EMG measurements should be included to estimate knee joint loading. Significance: This work shows that the inclusion of EMG-informed modelling allows for better estimation of knee joint loading when compared to SO.Kieran J. Bennett, Claudio Pizzolato, Saulo Martelli, Jasvir S. Bahl, Arjun Sivakumar, Gerald J. Atkins, Lucian Bogdan Solomon, and Dominic Thewli
Gendering the Diaspora: Zimbabwean Migrants in Britain
No full textThis article analyses the performative and lived realities of the Zimbabwean diaspora in Britain. The author explores the way in which both public and private spaces of the diaspora are important arenas in the construction and reconstruction of gendered identities. It is based on multisited ethnography, comprising 33 in-depth interviews and participant observation in four research sites, and draws upon concepts of diaspora and transnationalism as theoretical and analytical frameworks. The findings suggest that the challenges to patriarchal traditions in the hostland in terms of women's primary migrant status and financial autonomy, the different labour market experiences of men and women, and egalitarian laws have caused tensions and conflict within diaspora households. The article examines how men use religious and social spaces, which provide for the affirmation of more traditional roles and relations, as a form of public resistance to changes happening within the domestic sphere
Cosmology and Politics in Plato's Later Works
No full textCosmology and Politics in Plato's Later Works Author: Dominic J. O'Meara (Université de Fribourg, Switzerland) - 2017 Knowledge of the structure of the cosmos, Plato suggests, is important in organizing a human community which aims at happiness. This book investigates this theme in Plato's later works, the Timaeus, Statesman, and Laws. Dominic J. O'Meara proposes fresh readings of these texts, starting from the religious festivals and technical and artistic skills in the context of which Plat..
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