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Drawing Direction Effect on a Task’s Performance Characteristics among People with Essential Tremor

Sensors, 2021
Essential tremor (ET) is a common movement disorder affecting the performance of various daily tasks, including drawing. While spiral-drawing task characteristics have been described among patients with ET, research about the significance of the drawing ...
Navit Roth, Orit Braun-Benyamin, Sara Rosenblum   +2 more
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Relationships of occupational and non-occupational physical activity to abdominal obesity [PDF]

International Journal of Obesity, 2011
Physically active occupations may protect against the risk of abdominal obesity.This study assessed the interaction between non-occupational physical activity (NOA) (leisure-time, transport and domestic activity) and occupational activity (OA) in relation to abdominal obesity.A total of 3539 adults over the age of 20, with no work limitations, employed
J A, Steeves, D R, Bassett, D L, Thompson, E C, Fitzhugh   +3 more
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Professional activity of people with epilepsy

Medycyna Pracy, 2015
Background: The aim of the study was to determine the occupational activity of epileptic patients. Particular attention was paid to employment of people with epilepsy, the way the workplace is informed about the disease, impact of education on employment
Anna Staniszewska, Marcin Sobiecki, Aneta Duda-Zalewska, Urszula Religioni, Grzegorz Juszczyk, Tomasz Tatara, Robert Słoniewski   +6 more
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Hypertension and hyperglycemia and the combination thereof enhances the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in middle-aged and older males

Clinical and Experimental Hypertension, 2017
Aim: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be an etiologic cause of aging, hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), and metabolic syndrome. However, the influence of these cardiovascular risk factors and their combination on the development of CKD remains ...
Ryoma Michishita, Takuro Matsuda, Shotaro Kawakami, Satoshi Tanaka, Akira Kiyonaga, Hiroaki Tanaka, Natsumi Morito, Yasuki Higaki   +7 more
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Rehabilitation and Return-to-Work of Patients Acquiring COVID-19 in the Workplace: A Study Protocol for an Observational Cohort Study

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
BackgroundIn 2020, the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) developed into a worldwide pandemic. The course of COVID-19 is diverse, non-specific, and variable: Affected persons suffer from physical, cognitive, and psychological acute and long-term ...
Katrin Müller, Katharina Zwingmann, Tina Auerswald, Ivo Berger, Andreas Thomas, Anna-Lena Schultz, Eva Wilhelm, Rainer-Christian Weber, Franziska Kolb, Alois Wastlhuber, Sylvia Meder, Michael Stegbauer   +11 more
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The physical activity paradox: six reasons why occupational physical activity (OPA) does not confer the cardiovascular health benefits that leisure time physical activity does

British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2017
Physical activity (PA) is well documented to improve health. However, this documentation is restricted to leisure time physical activity (LTPA; eg, sports, recreation and transportation). Increasing evidence shows that occupational physical activity (OPA)
A. Holtermann, N. Krause, A. J. van der Beek, L. Straker   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Risk of cancer and longest‐held occupations in Japanese workers: A multicenter hospital‐based case‐control study

Cancer Medicine, 2019
Objectives Little is known about the risk of developing various cancers according to occupation and occupational physical activity. Methods Using nationwide clinical inpatient data (1984‐2017) in Japan, we undertook a multicentered, matched case‐control ...
Rena Kaneko, Masayoshi Zaitsu, Yuzuru Sato, Yasuki Kobayashi   +3 more
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Autonomous Ride-Sharing Services in the United States: A Scoping Review of Policies, Implementation, Performance and Market Penetration

Future Transportation
Autonomous ride-sharing services (ARSS) offer promise in enhancing transportation, improving access for underserved populations, and addressing road safety by mitigating human error.
Isabelle Wandenkolk, Sherrilene Classen, Audrey Williams   +2 more
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Department of Veterans Affairs’ Transportation System: Stakeholder Perspectives on the Current and Future System, Including Electric Autonomous Ride-Sharing Services

World Electric Vehicle Journal
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA’s) transportation system plays an important role in ensuring access to transportation services for veterans, particularly those in rural or underserved areas. However, concerns remain regarding the effectiveness of
Isabelle Wandenkolk, Sandra Winter, Nichole Stetten, Sherrilene Classen   +3 more
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Basic Activity of Daily Living Evaluation of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Do-Eat Washy Adaption Preliminary Psychometric Characteristics

Children, 2023
This preliminary study aims to demonstrate the reliability and validity of the adapted Do-Eat Basic activities of daily living (BADL) assessment for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Participants were 53 children ages 6–10 years: 17 diagnosed
Hana Levy-Dayan, Naomi Josman, Sara Rosenblum   +2 more
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