... importantly, superiority of onetype of therapy over another could not be distinguished, and therefore that the specific choice of therapy was diffi-cult to justify over another type of treatment. This ... the benefit of varioustypes of physical therapies.Evolution of physical rehabilitationHistorically, the management of stroke survivors involvedbed-rest and convalescence, reminiscent ofthe ... of the 'magic' in the hands ofthe individual therapist mightbe the ability to engage the patient and direct appropriateattention to task.It is apparent then, that focused guided rehabilitationefforts,...
... scavenging and exhaust porthole openings in the borewall. The upward and downward motion ofthe piston simultaneously opens and closes these portholes. The air-fuel mixture then goes in or out of the combustion ... field. The function of acomponent determines thematerials to be used and their characteristics. Adialogue then takes place between the component designer andthe materials manufacturer. The designer, ... mixture of fuel and air fills the chamber.2. Compression stroke: at the end ofthe intake stroke, both inlet and exhaust valves are closed. The inertial action ofthe crankshaft in turnlifts the...
... solidification rate; the faster the rate, the smaller the size andthe finer the distribution. Figure 3.11 illustrates the solidification process from the melt phase.5 The atoms move randomly in the melt ... excess heat from the engine. There are two types.One is the open deck type (Fig. 2.41), andthe other the closed deck type(Figs 2.2, 2.27 and 2.40). The difference is in the shape ofthe coolantpassages ... between the piston andthe cylinder bore is too narrow, then the expanded piston willtouch the bore wall instantly. If the clearance is too wide, it will cause blow-by ofthe combustion gas when the...
... shape.PistonExpanderRingGap4.9 Expander installed at the back ofthe second ring of a two-strokeengine. Cross cut view at the second ring groove. The ring motion follows the uneven shape ofthe cylinder ... break the ring. A lack of lubrication also causes material failure. The surface roughness ofthe ring groove and degree of groove and side4.4 Piston rings for a two-stroke engine. The expander ... the outer surface of the stacked rings. The shaft revolves and moves up and down with the rings.During this motion, the rings are slightly inclined in the cylindrical whetstoneto generate the...
... at the solidification point. The solidification temperature of cast iron is proportional to the sum of the percentage of carbon and one-third ofthe percentage of silicon. This isknown as the ... around the cam and valve lifter. The PV value is a product ofthe pressure (P) and relative slip speed (V) at the running surface, evaluating the severity of lubrication and friction conditions. The ... higher the value, the more severe the working conditions.7. Withstand load Science and technology ofmaterials in automotive engines134Figure 6.4 summarizes the functions ofthe valve. The shape...
... turn ofthe coil spring vibratesup and down at high frequency, independently ofthe motion ofthe entirespring. It takes place when the natural frequency ofthe valve spring coincideswith the ... valve and valve spring due to theirinertial weights. To avoid this, the load ofthe valve spring should be set high. The load applied at the longest length is called the set load, andthe valvespring ... melting the materials. (a) The rotating rod (left) is slightly pressed to the stationary rod (right), sothat friction heat is generated at the rubbing plane. (b) The heatsoftens the materials. Then...
... clean. The policy rates each segmentaccording to the benefit of cleaning the segment and the cost of cleaning the segment and chooses the segments with the highest ratio of benefit to cost. The benefit ... shows the relative importance ofthe variouskinds of data written to disk, both in terms of how much of the live blocks they occupy on disk and in terms of howmuch ofthe data written to the ... sequen-tially, then writes 100 Mbytes randomly to the existing file, thenreads 100 Mbytes randomly from the file, and finally reads the filesequentially again. The bandwidth of each ofthe five phases...
... specialized audience.State -of -the- art researchers need this kind of detailed mathematics tounderstand the theoretical implications ofthe work. A basic premise of this book is that most practical ... with radio waves to probe the interior of the human body. Properly adjusting the strength and frequency ofthe fields cause the atomic nuclei in a localized region ofthe body to resonate between ... word in the incoming audio signal is isolated and then analyzed toidentify the type of excitation and resonate frequencies. These parameters arethen compared with previous examples of spoken...
... examine the validity ofthe measures devised to ascertain and quantify social anxiety,as this is most relevant to social phobia.Examination ofthe validity both ofthe construct andofthe methods assessing ... contempt and ridiculeinstead, further diminishing their rather uncertain standing within the group. Concerned both about losing and winning À thereby stoking the resentment of other competitors À they ... thisend, they make themselves agreeable, smiling and nodding with interest and approval with those they know. When not preoccupied with them-selves, they can be well attuned to the needs of others and...
... referral) maydepend on the nature ofthe condition, whether the refer-ral is for reasons of diagnosis and/ or treatment, the pref-erence ofthe provider, andthe relationship between the providers. ... composed of both chiropractic and medical professionals. The goals ofthe focus group wereto explore the attitudes and experiences of medical and chiropractic clinicians regarding their patients ... situation, that the point of referral maydepend on the familiarity or relationship between the providers, and that the nature ofthe referral (e.g., amount and type of information accompanying the referral)...
... Department of State. A few ofthe groups on the official list,however, are guerrilla organizations. These include the FARC, the LTTE, and the PKK. To be sure, the FARC, the LTTE, andthe PKK engage ... integrate the good and bad parts of the self, which are instead split into the “me” andthe “not me.” These Library of Congress – Federal Research Division The Sociology and Psychology of Terrorism37 The ... Zealots’justification for their killing of other Jews was that these killings demonstrated the consequences ofthe immorality of collaborating with the Roman invaders, and that the Romans could not protect their...
... criteria of good tests and theoretical ideas on test reliability and validity as well as achievement tests.Chapter 3- The study is the main part ofthe thesis showing the context ofthe study andthe ... interpretations to the ones intended. (Hughes, A. 1989: 38). In the case ofthe English section at the University of Technology, the teachers should do the trial tests first and then, mark and remark the ... validity. These conclusions are as follows: The test with chosen items is compatible with the aims ofthe courses andthe objectives ofthe syllabus andthe test specification. However, with the negative...