Trade unions in industrialised market economies are almost everywhere under pressure.
Years of high unemployment and low business profitability have weakened their bargaining …

Results of the pathfinder TEKT conference indicated that" in the context of ongoing change
and renewal within the Canadian health care system... a call for the strategic use of modern …

The foreclosure crisis that began in 2007 has forced state and local governments to develop
a first response capacity to meet a national crisis. States seeking to control foreclosures …

Methods Most of the observations reported in this paper have been concemed with acceleration
rather than displace-ment. The measurement of acceleration is advantageous for three …

Visual sensations aroused by physical stimuli other than light are called phosphenes, and
their production by the application of electric currents to the eye has long been known. …

This book reviews current understanding of normal muscle tone and how it differs in spastic,
thixotropic and hypotonic patients. The book contains practical advice on measuring the …

The influence of the joint angle on stretch reflex excitability of the soleus muscle at the ankle
has been studied in 22 children aged 3.9 to 13.6 years and 9 adults aged 19 to 70 years. …

(1) Clonus has been elicited by using a printed motor in nine patients with sustained ankle
clonus. (2) When a dorsiflexing biasing force was applied to the foot the amplitude, but not the …

The electromyographic (EMG) responses to tendon taps at the ankle and ensuing muscular
twitch forces and temporal parameters were studied at varying angles across the joint range …

METHODS. A conventional circuit was employed to deliver condenser discharges at a rate
of 20 to 30 per minute. Switching was accomplished by an automatic cam operated contact …