Quantification of mechanical behavior of rat tail under compression.

Backgorund: The development of vibration-induced finger disorders is likely associated with combined static and dynamic responses of the fingers to vibration exposure. To study the mechanism of the disorders, a new rat-tail model has been established to mimic the finger vibration and pressure exposures. However, the mechanical behavior of the tail during compression needs to be better understood to improve the model and its applications.

AGREEMENT OF HIP KINEMATICS BETWEEN TWO TRACKING MARKER CONFIGURATIONS USED WITH THE CODA PELVIS DURING ERGONOMIC ROOFING TASKS.

The anterior and posterior iliac spine markers frequently used to define the pelvis, are commonly occluded during three-dimensional (3D) motion capture. The occlusion of these markers leads to the use of various tracking marker configurations on the pelvis, which affect kinematic results. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the agreement of CODA pelvis kinematic results when two different tracking marker configurations were used during roofing tasks.

Changes in Youth Baseball Pitching Biomechanics: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study.

Background: Pitching biomechanics are associated with performance and risk of injury in baseball. Previous studies have identified biomechanical differences between youth and adult pitchers but have not investigated changes within individual young pitchers as they mature.

Hypothesis: Pitching kinematics and kinetics will change significantly during a youth pitcher's career.

'With a bit of tweaking…we could be great'. An exploratory study of the perceptions of students on working with older people in a preregistration BSc (Hons) Nursing course.

Background: With ageing demographics, it is important that nurse education curriculum can prepare students to work with older people.

Aims And Objectives: To explore students' perceptions of working with older people and the extent to which their preregistration curriculum is preparing them for this role.

Design: A qualitative research design, incorporating focus groups in data collection.

The Canadian National Retirement Risk Index: employing statistics Canada's LifePaths to measure the financial security of future Canadian seniors.

This article measures a Canadian National Retirement Risk Index (NRRI). Originally developed by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the NRRI is a forward-looking measure that evaluates the proportion of working-aged individuals who are at risk of not maintaining their standard of living in retirement. The Canadian retirement income system has been very effective in reducing elderly poverty, but our results suggest that it has been much less successful in maintaining the living standards of Canadians after retirement.