Background Foot problems are highly prevalent in older people, and prefabricated (‘off-the-shelf’) foot orthoses are frequently prescribed in this age-group. However, such devices are susceptible to material compression and deformation, which may reduce their effectiveness over time. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the difference in plantar pressures between prefabricated or...

INTRODUCTION Construction Hazards Prevention through Design (CHPtD) is a process in which engineers and architects explicitly consider the safety of construction workers during the design process. Although articles on CHPtD have appeared in top construction journals, the literature has not addressed technical principles underlying CHPtD to help designers better perform CHPtD, to facilitate the ...

With growing concern about environmental pollution and occupational safety in construction industry globally, prefabricated building has become a popular model sustainable society. In China, management specifications of buildings are far from mature, accidents occur frequently construction. order to comprehensively analyze risks hoisting buildings, this study, view characteristics process corre...