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The Effect of Variation of Aluminum Thickness Series 7075 in Heat Treatment Solution on Tensile Strength and Microstructure [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
This research was conducted to examine the comparison of tensile strength and microstructure between two different aluminum heat treatments. This study aims to compare the microstructure and tensile strength of aluminum 7075 specimens after undergoing ...
Aisyah, Iis Siti   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Reliability of the Bulb Dynamometer for Assessing Grip Strength

open access: yesOpen Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018
Background: Hand function is an overall indicator of health and is often measured using grip strength. Handheld dynamometry is the most common method of measuring grip strength.
Colleen Maher   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Comparison of Children’s Fitness in the Northwest and Southwest of England [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The data from this paper was gathered from a larger cross-sectional study examining children’s physical activity participation in the Northwest and the Southwest of England. The purpose of this study was to carry out a battery of health and fitness tests
Boyle, Spencer
core   +1 more source

Effects of a 10-week strength training programme on hand function of patients with hand osteoarthritis

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2018
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a 10-week strength training (ST) programme on hand function of patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA).
Adebisi I. Hammed, Akindele O. Mukadas
doaj   +1 more source

Get a Grip: Variation in Human Hand Grip Strength and Implications for Human Evolution

open access: yesSymmetry, 2021
Although hand grip strength is critical to the daily lives of humans and our arboreal great ape relatives, the human hand has changed in form and function throughout our evolution due to terrestrial bipedalism, tool use, and directional asymmetry (DA ...
Ameline Bardo   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Using hand grip strength to detect slow walking speed in older adults: the Yilan study

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2021
Background Walking speed is an important health indicator in older adults, although its measurement can be challenging because of the functional decline due to aging and limited environment. The aim of this study was to examine whether hand grip strength
Yen-Huai Lin   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Perceived Usability of Tablet Crushers: Comparison of Devices by People with and without Limited Hand Functions

open access: yesPharmaceutics, 2023
Tablet crushing is a common practice used by patients and their carers, mainly to facilitate swallowing. Various tablet-crushing devices with different designs are currently available on the market.
Su Vin Lee   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low muscle strength and increased arterial stiffness go hand in hand

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2021
Low handgrip strength and increased arterial stiffness are both associated with poor health outcomes, but evidence on the relationship between handgrip strength and arterial stiffness is limited.
Maximilian König   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Telehealth Skills, Training, and Implementation Project: An evaluation protocol [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
External stabilization is reported to improve reliability of hand held dynamometry, yet this has not been tested in burns. We aimed to assess the reliability of dynamometry using an external system of stabilization in people with moderate burn injury and
Barnett, Stephen   +14 more
core   +4 more sources

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