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Fiscal Year 2015 Walmart and Walmart Foundation Giving Report [PDF]

, 2015
Walmart and the Walmart Foundation have released the Fiscal Year 2015 (FY2015) Giving Report highlighting the company and the Foundation's strategic giving programs.

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A Proof‐of‐Concept Assessment of a Novel Wearable Eyelid Muscle Device: A Pre‐Clinical Animal Cadaver Study for Eyelid Closure Restoration

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This article introduces a soft wearable eyelid sling device incorporating a hydraulic soft artificial muscle (SAM) for achieving complete closure of an eyelid. The SAM is driven by a cam mechanism that provides a displacement profile closely matched with those of a healthy eyelid.
Patrick Pruscino, Phuoc Thien Phan, James Davies, Bibhu Sharma, Tianruo Guo, Chi Cong Nguyen, Nigel H. Lovell, Thanh Nho Do   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

State of the World's Volunteerism Report: Universal Values for Global Well-being [PDF]

, 2011
The focus of this report is on the universal values that motivate people the world over to volunteer for the common good and on the impact of volunteer action on societies and individuals.
Benjamin J. Lough, Cornelia Giesing, David Horton Smith, Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Jacob Mwathi Mati, María José León, Robert Leigh, Sabine Strassburg   +7 more
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Unilateral Ankle‐Foot Exoneuromusculoskeleton with Balance‐Sensing Feedback for Self‐Help Telerehabilitation after Stroke

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This study introduces a hybrid robot that integrates mechanical assistance by musculoskeletons (i.e., soft pneumatic muscle with rigid exoskeletal extensions), neuromuscular electrical stimulation, and vibrotactile feedback in a lightweight wearable mechatronic complex applicable to the paretic ankle–foot poststroke for gait restoration. The system can
Fuqiang Ye, Wei Rong, Waiming Li, Kwok‐Ting Wong, Man‐Kit Pang, Hon‐Wah Wai, Lilly Li, Zicong Hong, Song Guo, Zong‐Hao Ma, Yongping Zheng, Ming Zhang, Nicholas Chow, Jianing Zhang, Xiaoling Hu, Fei Chen, Waisang Poon   +16 more
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Motivation and Practical Guidance of Volunteerism in The Royal Cremation Ceremony of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX

Journal of International Buddhist Studies, 2018
Title of the research article is “Motivation and Practical Guidance of Volunteerism in The Royal Cremation Ceremony of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Rama IX”.
Thannapaporn Hongthong, Sumeth Boonmaya, Phramaha Adidej Sativaro, Phramaha Boonsook Suddhiyano, Napaphat Ngambussabongsophin Ngambussabongsophin   +4 more
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Unleashing Youth Potential: Understanding and Growing Youth Participation in Philanthropy and Volunteerism [PDF]

, 2004
This paper attempts to situate youth in philanthropy in the context of the organizational culture and practices of Canadian community foundations.
Barbara Oates
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Degradable Magnetic Composites from Recycled NdFeB Magnets for Soft Actuation and Sensing

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work presents a degradable soft magnetic composite made from recycled NdFeB particles embedded in a gelatin‐based organogel. The material is processed into magnetic sensors and soft robotic components, which can later be dissolved in a green solvent to recover NdFeB magnetic particles.
Muhammad Bilal Khan, Lin Guo, Kilian Schäfer, Eduardo Sergio Oliveros‐Mata, Xiaotao Wang, Florian Hofmann, Matthias Lutzi, Mark Suppelt, Proloy Taran Das, Jan Schmidtpeter, Imants Dirba, Stephan Rinderknecht, Mario Kupnik, Denys Makarov, Oliver Gutfleisch   +14 more
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Social capital and social media: the effects of Facebook use on social capital and perceived community involvement [PDF]

, 2016
The purpose of this paper is to look at the effect of social media use on social capital. This paper attempts to establish a dichotomy between 'real' and 'perceived' social capital and the effect of social media use on both.
Schlachte, Christian
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Auditory–Tactile Congruence for Synthesis of Adaptive Pain Expressions in RoboPatients

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
In this work, we explore auditory–tactile congruence for synthesizing adaptive vocal pain expressions in robopatients. Using a robopatient platform that integrates vocal pain sounds with palpation forces, we conducted 7680 trials across 20 participants.
Saitarun Nadipineni, Chapa Sirithunge, Yue Xie, Fumiya Iida, Thilina Dulantha Lalitharatne   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Non-profit Sector in Kenya: What We Know and What We Don't Know [PDF]

, 2007
The primary aim of this publication is to set the stage for deepening our knowledge of the non-profit sector in Kenya.
Karuti Kanyinga, Winnie Mitullah
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