Anthropometry is critical for product and workplace design. Highly prevalent, office work associated with sedentarism physical discomfort due to prolonged sitting. Dynamic seating (alternating across sitting, perching, standing) has been suggested as an alternative overcome those problems. The current study tested a large sample of anthropometric data mismatch levels against national internatio...

OBJECTIVES To describe the trip characteristics of vehicle crashes involving children, and to examine the effect of situational factors on front row seating or inappropriate restraint for young children. METHODS A cross sectional study was conducted on children <16 years in crashes of insured vehicles in 15 US states, with data collected using insurance claims records and a telephone intervie...

BACKGROUND Innovative wheelchairs allow individuals to change position easily for comfort and social situations. While these wheelchairs are beneficial in multiple ways, the effects of position changes on blood pressure might exacerbate hypotension and cerebral hypoperfusion, particularly in those with spinal cord injury (SCI) who can have injury to autonomic nerves that regulate cardiovascular...

During the Imperial Roman period, thousands of theatres were built. The have three principal elements: scene building (actor position), orchestra and cavea (spectator seating). built without a roof, so they open-air spaces. abandoned afterward barbarian invasions, during Middle Ages, homes inside cavea. rediscovered Renaissance period. Today, ancient are center cultural events used for various ...