Nowdays, the backpack is designed multipurpose to carry all human needs. However, excessive load on could lead postural problem that disturbs activities. People various loads of in different positions every day and it tends significant changes physical performances such as walking speed cadence . Carrying backpacks can cause undesired posture which turns muscle fatigue, back pain, spinal deform...

Background Carrying heavy backpacks by school students at growth age can cause irreversible physical harms. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between backpack weight and the incidence of lordosis, kyphosis, scoliosis, and dropped shoulders in elementary school students. Materials and Methods This descriptive-analytical study was conducted in 2015 in Abadan, Iran, and 383 elementa...

Safety and robustness will become critical issues when humanoid robots start sharing human environments in the future. In physically interactive human environments, a catastrophic fall is the main threat to safety and smooth operation of humanoid robots, and thus it is critical to explore how to manage an unavoidable fall of humanoids. This paper deals with the problem of reducing the impact da...

Abstract
 
 Background: Using a backpack with load that weighs ≥ 10% of body weight can cause Low Back Pain (LBP) complaint. This study aims to determine the relationship between and low back pain complaints among students State JHS 1 Talun, Cirebon Regency. Method: was descriptive quantitative cross sectional design. The data were collected using several methods. Backpack measured sc...

introduction: the carry of heavy backpacks by school children may be associated with several potential health consequences. the aim of this study was to determine the percentage of body weight represented by school backpacks and other related factors. materials and methods: the cross-sectional study has been done in eight primary schools in yazd city in which a total of 783 students’ boys (217 ...

We describe here our design and implementation of a cyborg insect, called CameraRoach, with onboard camera feedback that can be navigated via remote control providing first-person view. The pack is mounted on the Madagascar hissing cockroach, which small enough to fit into crevices but also carry printed circuit boards power, communication, sensor components (visual camera). For navigating we i...