Technical note–tilting stubbies

Technical note--tilting stubbies.

Bilateral amputees who are fitted with standard full length prostheses find it difficult to walk fast or climb up and down stairs. Usually stubbies, or short prostheses with non-articulated rocker bottoms, are also provided, especially for geriatric amputees. An interchangeable system has been evolved which enables the same prosthesis to be used either as a full length prosthesis or as a stubby...

A Technical Explanation of Technical Explanation

This essay is meant for a reader who has attained a firm grasp of Bayes' Theorem. An introduction to Bayes' Theorem may be found in An Intuitive Explanation of Bayesian Reasoning (Yudkowsky 2003). You should easily recognize, and intuitively understand,

Technical Note

Real-time PCR analysis is a sensitive template DNA quantitation strategy that has recently gained considerable attention in the forensic community. However, the utility of real-time PCR methods extends beyond quantitation and allows for simultaneous evaluation of template DNA extraction quality. This study presents a computational method that allows analysts to identify problematic samples with...

Technical Reviews

Reviews of software work products were introduced by Fagan in the 1970s. A review can be applied to any kind of software work product. A Fagan-type inspection is carried out in a meeting of four or ve people who use checklists to help them locate problems in the product under review. Lately the e ectiveness of both inspection meetings and checklists has been questioned. We examine Fagan-type in...

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