Autonomous vehicles are anticipated to play an important role on future mobility offering encouraging solutions to today’s transport problems. However, concerns of the public, which can affect the AVs’ uptake, are yet to be addressed. This study presents relevant findings of an online survey in eight European countries. First, 1639 responses were c...
Balance is an essential prerequisite for the normal physical development of a child. It consists of the ability to maintain the body’s centre of mass over its base of support, which is enabled by automatic postural adjustments, and maintain posture and stability in various conditions and activities. The present study aimed to determine the measurem...
Published in Frontiers in Psychiatry
Background: Quality of Life (QoL) assessment in people with severe mental health problems may benefit from improved personalization and accessibility. Therefore, an innovative, digital, visual, and personalized QoL assessment app for people with severe mental health problems was recently developed: the QoL-ME. The aim of this study was to evaluate ...
Test devetih zatičev je eno najpogosteje uporabljenih merilnih orodij za oceno spretnosti roke, tudi pri pacientih z multiplo sklerozo in po možganski kapi, vendar pa se postopki izvedbe testa in načini poročanja izidov razlikujejo. Namen pregleda literature je bil povzeti merske lastnosti testa devetih zatičev pri teh dveh populacijah pacientov te...
L-test je modifikacija časovno merjenega testa vstani in pojdi. Namenjen je oceni premičnosti, če je izveden s hitro hojo, oceni tudi dinamično ravnotežje. Dolžina poti je 20 metrov, vključuje dve spremembi položajev telesa in štiri spremembe smeri. Namen pregleda literature je bil povzeti merske lastnosti L-testa. Metode: Pregled literature je pot...
Published in International journal of paediatric dentistry
Oral diseases can have a negative impact on both children and their families. The Family Impact Scale (FIS) is a commonly used measure to evaluate the parent/caregiver's perception of the impact of children's oral health on the family. A short-form version (the FIS-8) has been developed and translated into Arabic. To evaluate the validity and relia...
Published in Physiotherapy theory and practice
Objectives: Determine reliability and minimal detectible difference of two modified two-point discrimination (TPD) testing methods and explore reliability of newer tactile acuity test, two-point estimation (TPE) method.Design: Non-experimental observational reliability study.Setting: Community.Participants: Thirty-five (female = 25) healthy individ...
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
To assess the feasibility, acceptability, and psychometric properties of the self-report version of the interRAI Check-Up (CUSR). Cross-sectional study of participant ratings of item content and difficulty completing the CUSR. Participants were also randomly assigned to complete the assessment by themselves or with help from a lay interviewer. A to...
Published in Physiotherapy theory and practice
Background: The L test is a modified version of the Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), with a walking path that is L-shaped. The L test is a more comprehensive test since it includes a longer walking path than TUG and turning in both directions.Objective: This study aimed to examine the reliability and validity of the L test, and the minimal detectable ch...
Published in Ergonomics
The fashion industry cannot use 3 D Body Scanning to create custom garment patterns because its measurements fail to meet ISO 20685:2010's tolerances. To advance 3 D Body Scanning's precision, we present Gryphon: an algorithm that removes the two most extreme measurements from five body scans; removing potentially erroneous data. We assess Gryphon'...
