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The Social Psychology Of Perception Experiments: Hills, Backpacks, Glucose, And The Problem Of Generalizability [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Experiments take place in a physical environment but also a social environment. Generalizability from experimental manipulations to more typical contexts may be limited by violations of ecological validity with respect to either the physical or the ...
Durgin, Frank H.   +4 more
core   +3 more sources

Intervention study for reducing schoolbag weights in two rural schools in Maharashtra

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine, 2018
Context: Heavy schoolbags are reported worldwide including India. The prescribed safe upper limit was 10% of student bodyweight. Aims: This intervention study explored (a) impact of awareness measures among stakeholders and (b) any systemic constraints ...
Shyam Vinayak Ashtekar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative Analysis of Multi-Platform, Multi-Resolution, Multi-Temporal LiDAR Data for Forest Inventory

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
LiDAR technology is rapidly evolving as various new systems emerge, providing unprecedented data to characterize forest vertical structure. Data from different LiDAR systems present distinct characteristics owing to a combined effect of sensor ...
Yi-Chun Lin   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Counterpoint: Distinguishing Between Perception And Judgment Of Spatial Layout [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Claims about alterations in perception based on manipulations of the energetics hypothesis (and other influences) are often framed as interesting specifically because they affect our perceptual experience.
Durgin, Frank H.
core   +3 more sources

The Effect of the Weight of a Backpack on Craniovertebral Angle and Neck Muscle Activities on Some University Students

open access: yesPhysical Therapy Korea, 2020
Background: A backpack is available equipment for moving some objects. Most studies have found that the appropriate weight limit of backpack for students is between 10% to 15% of their body weight (BW).
Cheon-jun Park, Duk-hyun An
doaj   +1 more source

Effects of Load Carriage on Postural Control and Spatiotemporal Gait Parameters during Level and Uphill Walking

open access: yesSensors, 2023
Load carriage and uphill walking are conditions that either individually or in combination can compromise postural control and gait eliciting several musculoskeletal low back and lower limb injuries.
Asimina Mexi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of change in cervical and shoulder posture due to carriage of different weight of backpack [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Present experimental research was planned to measure the percentage change in angle of cervical and shoulder posture of students due to carriage of different weights of backpack.
Malik, Manisha   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Introducing an Austrian backpack in Spain

open access: yesSERIEs, 2022
AbstractIn an overlapping generations economy with incomplete insurance markets, the introduction of an employment fund—akin to the one introduced in Austria in 2003, also known as ‘Austrian backpack’—can enhance production efficiency and social welfare.
João Brogueira de Sousa   +2 more
openaire   +9 more sources

The effects of different methods of load carrying on respiratory volumes

open access: yesمجله پژوهش در علوم توانبخشی, 2010
Introduction: There are extensive studies about the effects of backpack carrying on the posture and musculoskeletal system but there are a few studies about this effect on the lung function.
Soghra Jokar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Musculoskeletal Pain and Its Relation With Weight of Backpacks in School-Going Children in Eastern India

open access: yesFrontiers in Pain Research, 2021
Background: Recently, heavy school backpacks have become a significant concern among parents and health professionals, as well as the media, but evidence for the same is limited in the Indian context.Aim: To find the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain ...
Sindhu Sankaran   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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