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Bioengineering, 2021 Hand prostheses partially restore hand appearance and functionalities. In particular, 3D printers have provided great opportunities by simplifying the manufacturing process and reducing costs. The “Federica” hand is 3D-printed and equipped with a single servomotor, which synergically actuates its five fingers by inextensible tendons; no springs are ...
Esposito D. +5 more
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Journal of General Internal Medicine, 2002 Examination of the hands has the potential to transform the encounter between physician and patient. Taking the hands conveys a sense of warmth and connectedness and is a means to communicate the physician's mindfulness. The hands can focus the examination on the individual patient as a complete human being, and not merely a disease or a collection of ...
Thomas B. Graboys, Susanna E. Bedell
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G protein‐coupled receptors: walking hand‐in‐hand, talking hand‐in‐hand? [PDF]
British Journal of Pharmacology, 2011 Most cells express a panel of different G protein‐coupled receptors (GPCRs) allowing them to respond to at least a corresponding variety of extracellular ligands. In order to come to an integrative well‐balanced functional response these ligand–receptor pairs can often cross‐regulate each other.
Rob Leurs +3 more
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The Invisible Hand and the Grabbing Hand [PDF]
, 1996 Evidence from a survey of 105 shop-owners in Moscow and Warsaw shows that the reliance on private protection, as well as the burden of regulation and corruption, are much greater in Moscow. The evidence suggests that the `invisible hand' model of government better fits the Warsaw local government, and the`grabbing hand' model is more appropriate for ...
Frye, Timothy, Shleifer, Andrei
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On the distinctive educational value of philosophy
Journal of Philosophy in Schools, 2018 Should philosophy be a compulsory subject in schools? I take it as read that philosophy has general educational value: like other academic disciplines, it cultivates a range of intellectual virtues in those who study it. But that may not be a good enough
Michael Hand
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The effect of the COVID-19 lockdown on hand trauma surgery utilization
Bone & Joint Open, 2020 Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the need for hand trauma services during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, specifically related to surgical requirements.
Fady Atia +5 more
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Hand Hygiene and Hand Sanitizers [PDF]
EDIS, 2019 Hand hygiene is one of the primary methods used to reduce the fecal-oral transmission of infectious agents. However, conflicting hand hygiene recommendations for different settings are causing confusion among the general public as to what is the best practice to follow or what products should be used for daily handwashing and hand hygiene.
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2023 Summary:. Silicone implant arthroplasty is an alternative surgical intervention for painful and deformed osteoarthritis of the distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints.
Satoshi Usami, MD +4 more
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Eye–hand coordination: Eye to hand or hand to eye? [PDF]
Current Biology, 2000 Single-unit recording has revealed both hand and eye movement-related activity in the parietal cortex of the macaque monkey. These experiments, as well as neuropsychological studies, are unravelling the complex nature of how the eye and the hand work together in the control of visually guided movements.
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