purpose : to investigate the correlation between corneal biomechanical properties and tomographic parameters of pentacam methods : corneal biomechanical properties and tomographic results of 36 normal subjects were measured by ocular response analyzer (ora) and pentacam and the correlation between these two measurements were analyzed with pearson correlation test with spss version16. results : ...

This paper describes parts of the results of a Nolan Norton Institute research project “Strategic Sourcing and Partnerships” executed with 20 international companies. We applied scenario planning to arrive at a number of plausible future scenarios for ICT sourcing and partnerships for the year 2003 / 2005.The scenarios elaborate on issues such as: (1) What are the key environmental and business...

BACKGROUND Symptomatic extensor tendon irritation is a frequent complication in volar plate osteosynthesis of distal radius fractures. It is typically caused by dorsal screw protrusion and overdrilling of the dorsal cortex. The use of self-drilling locking screws (SDLS) could overcome both causes. The practical applicability of SDLS depends on two prerequisites: (1) the feasibility of preoperat...

encouraging an active lifestyle is an essential part of successful rehabilitation programs, and the link between physical activity and quality of life (qol) is well established among patients with mobility disorders. biomechanical aspects of wheelchair design play an important role in physical activity and social participation of disabled individuals. this review focuses on key biomechanical fe...

: investigating the mechanical behaviour of a healthy human ankle shows that it can be simulated by a mechanism composed of simple elements such as spring, and actuator. hence, appropriate design of this mechanism can be resulted to an artificial ankle that can help amputees properly. researches show that whatever the biomechanical behaviour of artificial ankle is similar to that of natural ank...

BACKGROUND Short-distance falls, such as from a bed, are often falsely reported scenarios in child abuse. In attempting to differentiate between abusive and nonabusive injury, knowledge of factors that affect injury risk in falls could prove useful. OBJECTIVES To assess the biomechanics associated with simulated short-distance falls in children (one fall scenario, without attempting to maximi...