Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Primary Causes of Disability Among Canadian Seniors: An Analysis of the 1986 and 1991 Health and Activity Limitation Surveys [PDF]
An aging Canadian population highlights the need to examine the prevalence and causes of disabilities in seniors in order to be able to meet their health care needs. This report represents a step in that direction by examining disabilities among Canadian
Joan Lindsay +2 more
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Dynamic Organizations: Achieving Marketplace and Organizational Agility with People [PDF]
, 2003 Driven by dynamic competitive conditions, an increasing number of firms are experimenting with new, and what they hope will be, more dynamic organizational forms.
Dyer, Lee, Shafer, Richard A
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FiN‐Kiri: Fabric‐Based Inflatable Kirigami Actuator for Multimodal Soft Robots
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This study introduces a type of inflatable fabric‐based kirigami actuator capable of performing bending motion. The actuator is utilized as soft grippers, a crawling robot and a swimming robot. The crawling robot demonstrated extraordinary motion capabilities, such as moving forward, turning and navigating a narrow tunnel.
Yang Yu +12 more
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Organizational Agility within the Context of Environmental Challenges: Assessing the Mediating Effect of Sustainable Prices Procurement [PDF]
SocioEconomic ChallengesDue to environmental degradation, the growing concern of green project performance has become the new marketable demand in the field of project management.
Nitasha Aaman +3 more
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Leanness and agility as means for improving supply chains. A case study on Egypt [PDF]
, 2011 Supply chain management has received greater attention from the academics and the practitioners, however the literature review lacks a comprehensive view for supply chain management practices and how its members should act to contribute to its overall ...
El-Tawy, Nesrine, Gallear, D
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Do Barrier Test Results Predict Survival in Specialist Police Tactical Selection Courses? [PDF]
, 2019 Entry to specialist police tactical teams is governed by performance on a physically intense and psychologically demanding selection course. The aim of this study was to determine the attributes associated with completion of a specialist police selection
Canetti, Elisa +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study introduces a novel metamaterial absorber integrating water as a lossy medium with patterned indium tin oxide (ITO) films to achieve simultaneous optical transparency and ultra‐wideband electromagnetic absorption over 0.52‐40 GHz. It effectively overcomes the limitations of conventional opaque and bulky shielding materials, offering a ...
Xiaojun Huang +5 more
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Avoiding Stffness: Perspectives of agile technology diffusion [PDF]
, 2015 The increased pervasiveness of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) within the Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector, not only introduces unparalleled opportunities for enhancing the performance of design/engineering ...
Ezcan, Volkan +3 more
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.Inspired by nature's competitive maneuvers, this study introduces a combustion‐driven soft actuator that powers a multi‐modal “Jump‐and‐Fly Catbot” (JFC). With millisecond response, high‐force output (over 70 times its weight) and precise control (error within 5%), the robot can jump, fly, hover, and escape from challenging environments, achieving ...
Hongkuan Ma +4 more
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Introduction: Human Resource Management Innovation and Practice in a Digital Age
Administrative SciencesThe Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) and Fifth Industrial Revolution (5IR) are transforming work, workplaces, skills, and careers globally (Kolade & Owoseni, 2022) [...]
Alan Nankervis +2 more
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