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“Poland represented existential experiences of resistance, political experiences and intellectual impact”. Marek Zybura in conversation with Wolfgang Templin, the author of the German biography of Józef Piłsudski
No full textWolfgang Templin (born in 1948) was active in the democratic resistance in the former GDR. He co‑founded the party Bündnis 90 in reunified Germany and was writer and author of history books. In the conversation with Marek Zybura (born in 1957) —the Chair of History of Literature and Culture of Germany in the Willy Brandt Centre of German and European Studies at the University of Wroclaw—Templin discusses the origins of his Piłsudski biography (2022), which is being published in the Polish translation by Bellona in Warsaw
'Choicest Varieties of Celery' illustration
No full text"Choicest Varieties of Celery" is the headline next to a drawing of Kalamazoo celery, a new variety promoted on p. 11 of the trade catalog "Beautiful Flowers from the Calla Greenhouses, Calla, Ohio" (1899). The illustration shows a bunch of celery with the letters of the name "Kalamazoo" arranged in a vertical column. The catalog was published by Lewis Templin and Sons Seed Company (Calla, Ohio), which was among the largest mail-order seed houses in the United States during the mid- to late 1800s. Pennsylvania native Lewis Templin moved to Ohio in 1822 and started his nursery in 1845 in Canfield. In 1866 Templin and four sons built a greenhouse at Loveland Station (later renamed "Calla"). The business had a well-deserved reputation for quality products and for generating its financial success solely from small, individual orders. Templin's son Mark produced the firm's catalogs, including "Beautiful Flowers from the Calla Greenhouses." An estimated 300,000 catalogs were distributed annually. A fire destroyed the company's entire spring crop in January 1892, but afterwards the firm rebuilt on an even larger scale. Lewis Templin died in 1899. His sons continued operating the business until 1907, when increased competition and rising costs caused it to fail
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The influence of load carriage and foot stiffness on knee joint loading and metabolic cost during amputee walking
No full textIndividuals experience sudden load changes during activities of daily living. This added weight places an increased demand on the muscles providing body support, forward propulsion and balance control. For non-amputees, the mechanical output from the ankle muscles are seamlessly modulated to meet the altered demands of load carriage. However, for individuals with a lower-limb amputation, the stiffness properties of standard-of-care prosthetic feet are constant and do not change with varying load conditions. Thus, lower limb amputees often develop gait asymmetries to compensate for the loss of ankle muscles, which may be exacerbated by load carriage. These asymmetries may increase the risk for developing overuse injuries and osteoarthritis in the intact knee as well as elevate the metabolic cost of walking relative to non-amputees. Unfortunately, it is not well understood how prosthetic foot stiffness and load carriage technique influences joint loading asymmetries during amputee gait. The purpose of this study was to use a forward dynamics simulation framework to assess the influence of load carriage technique and prosthetic foot stiffness on knee joint loading and metabolic cost during amputee gait. Forward dynamics simulations were generated to track experimental amputee walking data for each loading condition (unloaded, with a backpack, and with a frontpack) and prosthetic foot condition (four commercially available elastic energy storage and return (ESAR) feet). The results of these simulations showed that amputees rely on their intact limb as a compensatory strategy to meet the increased demands of carrying a load. Carrying the load in a backpack was found to reduce metabolic cost but increase intact knee joint loading. When varying prosthetic foot stiffness, there was no consistent effect on metabolic cost or knee joint loading in any of the three loading conditions. Future work should focus on designing prosthetic components that help reduce the joint loading asymmetry and elevated metabolic cost during load carriage for lower limb amputees. In addition, the tradeoff between metabolic cost and joint loading should be considered when determining the appropriate load carriage technique.Mechanical Engineerin
Imperialism and the Rise of China
No full textMaster Thesis Proposal Institute of Political Studies Faculty of Social Sciences Charles University in Prague Date: May 26th, 2017 Author: Kristin Templin Supervisor: Michael Romancov E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Phone:+420 604 691 652 Phone: Specialisation: GPS Defense Planned: Notes: The proposal should be 3-5 pages long and sent to martinriegl(et)email.cz. Proposed Topic: Registered in SIS:NO Date of registration: Object: Imperialism, geopolitics, World Order Title: Imperialism and the Rise of China Problem: Is the rise of China comparable to the UK or US imperialistic rise? Can we learn anything from their strategy to determine China's future behaviour? Research Questions: What does the behaviour of the British and American empires tell us about the future behaviour of China? Is China's involvement in the international community comparable to the role of previous empires? Goal: To compare and evaluate the foreign policy and involvement of China in the international community to the actions and behaviour of the British and American empires from approximately 1860 - 1965 to determine whether or not this can give insight into China's future international activity. Interest of Problem China's opening and growth in the second half of the 20th century caused a shift in the..
MARKERLESS MOTION CAPTURE AND OPTIMAL CONTROL TO INFORM PITCHING MECHANICS AND REDUCE INJURY RISK
No full textThe objective of this study is to demonstrate the utility of predictive musculoskeletal simulations in baseball pitching. An optimal control analysis was developed that aimed to minimize injury risk while maintaining pitching performance. The optimization converged on a solution that reduced peak shoulder internal rotation by 27.1% while maintaining peak hand velocity within 1.7%. The optimized simulation suggested that 1) a lower arm slot 2) greater knee extension in the stride leg would lead to reduced injury risk without degrading performance. This study\u27s findings demonstrate the potential of biomechanical analyses in enhancing performance and reducing injury risks in baseball pitchers
The Influence of Load Carriage on Knee Joint Loading and Metabolic Cost on Walking with Lower-Limb Amputation: A Preliminary Modeling Study
No full textIdentifying special operative trainees at-risk for musculoskeletal injury using full body kinematics
No full textIntroduction: Non-combat musculoskeletal injuries (MSKIs) during military training significantly impede the US military’s functionality, with an annual cost exceeding $3.7 billion. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a markerless motion capture system and full-body biomechanical movement pattern assessments to predict MSKI risk among military trainees.Methods: A total of 156 male United States Air Force (USAF) airmen were screened using a validated markerless biomechanics system. Trainees performed multiple functional movements, and the resultant data underwent Principal Component Analysis and Uniform Manifold And Projection to reduce the dimensionality of the time-dependent data. Two approaches, semi-supervised and supervised, were then used to identify at-risk trainees.Results: The semi-supervised analysis highlighted two major clusters with trainees in the high-risk cluster having a nearly five times greater risk of MSKI compared to those in the low-risk cluster. In the supervised approach, an AUC of 0.74 was produced when predicting MSKI in a leave-one-out analysis.Discussion: The application of markerless motion capture systems to measure an individual’s kinematic profile shows potential in identifying MSKI risk. This approach offers a novel way to proactively address one of the largest non-combat burdens on the US military. Further refinement and wider-scale implementation of these techniques could bring about substantial reductions in MSKI occurrence and the associated economic costs
Community-based postural control assessment in autistic individuals indicates a similar but delayed trajectory compared to neurotypical individuals
No full textAutistic individuals exhibit significant sensorimotor differences. Postural stability and control are foundational motor skills for successfully performing many activities of daily living. In neurotypical development, postural stability and control develop throughout childhood and adolescence. In autistic development, previous studies have focused primarily on individual age groups (e.g., childhood, adolescence, adulthood) or only controlled for age using age-matching. Here, we examined the age trajectories of postural stability and control in autism from childhood through adolescents using standardized clinical assessments. In study 1, we tested the postural stability of autistic (n = 27) and neurotypical (n = 41) children, adolescents, and young adults aged 7–20 years during quiet standing on a force plate in three visual conditions: eyes open (EO), eyes closed (EC), and eyes open with the head in a translucent dome (Dome). Postural sway variability decreased as age increased for both groups, but autistic participants showed greater variability than neurotypical participants across age. In study 2, we tested autistic (n = 21) and neurotypical (n = 32) children and adolescents aged 7–16 years during a dynamic postural control task with nine targets. Postural control efficiency increased as age increased for both groups, but autistic participants were less efficient compared to neurotypical participants across age. Together, these results indicate that autistic individuals have a similar age trajectory for postural stability and control compared to neurotypical individuals, but have lower postural stability and control overall.Lay SummaryAutistic and neurotypical children and adolescents performed a balance test and a body control test. Autistic participants had less stable balance than neurotypical participants. Autistic and neurotypical participants had less stable balance with their eyes closed and when wearing a dome on their head. Neurotypical participants had better body control than autistic participants. Autistic and neurotypical children had less stable balance and body control than adolescents.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/176082/1/aur2889_am.pdfhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/176082/2/aur2889.pd
Pride and a Paycheck, Vol. 15, No. 4
No full textVol. 15, No. 4 issue of Pride and a Paycheck. This issue contains the articles "The Mason" by Stella Chang and "Some Words of Wisdom From a Sister" by Ellen Voie, a poem by Jane Templin titled "Thirty-Seven Years," and a haiku by Joanna Perry-Kujula titled "Sow What?".
Pride and a Paycheck is a free publication for tradeswomen and women who are thinking about entering blue collar trades. Started by Madeline Mixer in 1999, Pride and a Paycheck was initially funded through the San Francisco Foundation from funds created to support tradeswomen projects. Pride and a Paycheck includes photographs, stories, and poetry by tradeswomen themselves as well as tips from advocates who have been working to recruit women into careers. Pride and a Paycheck is edited by Sue Doro, retired Machinist, and author of “Blue Collar Goodbyes” , “Sugar String”, "Heart Home and Hard Hats", "Of Birds and Factories", and other books
