...INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS PUBLISHING Bioinsp. Biomim. 1 (2006) P1–P12 BIOINSPIRATION & BIOMIMETICS doi:10.1088/1748-3182/1/1/P01 PERSPECTIVE Biomimetics—using nature to inspire human innovation Yoseph Bar-Cohen Jet Propulsion Lab, California Institute of Technology, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109-8099, USA E-mail: yosi@jpl.nasa.gov Received 7 November 2005 Accepted for publication 7 March 2006 Published 27 April 2006 Online at stacks.iop.org/BB/1/P1 Abstract Evolution has resolved many of nature’s challenges leading to lasting solutions. Nature has always inspired human achievements and has led to effective materials, structures, tools, mechanisms, processes, algorithms, methods, systems, and many other benefits (Bar-Cohen Y (ed) 2005 Biomimetics—Biologically Inspired Technologies (Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press) pp 1–552). This field, which is known as biomimetics, offers enormous potential for inspiring new capabilities for exciting future technologies. There are numerous examples of biomimetic successes that involve making simple copies, such as the use of fins for swimming. Others examples involved greater mimicking complexity including the mastery of flying that became possible only after the principles of aerodynamics were better understood. Some commercial implementations of biomimetics, including robotic toys and movie subjects, are increasingly appearing and behaving like living creatures. More substantial benefits of biomimetics include the development of prosthetics...
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... What do I already know about technology in the health care? I know that technology is one of the fastest growing and leading within the health care industry. There have been several innovate ways that we were able to discover different methods to prevent diseases as well as ways to cure individuals. Technology has come so far since the early times and we now have types of x-ray machines, EKG readings, heart monitors, imaging of the body, blood pressure machines and so many other new advances in technology. We can know determine the oxygen concentration in blood, study the brain waves, understand the breathing rates and for the most part determine what makes each individual tick. Technology can now image parts of the body showing different signs and symptoms that can help doctor’s diagnosis early stages of diseases in patients. Remarkable technology has truly come along way. Even today scientists and doctors are still working together to help each other understand how we can be for more advanced in understanding the complexity of the human body. I am fascinated on how technology has improved over the course of years. In the mid 90’s the outbreak of HIV was very serious and many physicians where not even for sure if we would be able to find a vaccine that would help aid in slowing down the progression of the disease in and individual. Since then there have been several breakthrough medicine helping those with the disease. One study shows that a pregnant mother to be was infected...
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...Anthropometrics and Space Suit Customization 3D Body Scanning Applications in Space Suit Sizing Xiaomin Bao 11068748 Word Count: 1098 MSc International Fashion Marketing 2012/2013 Fashion Technology Contents 1. Introduction ...........................................................................................................2 2. Sizing and Fit ........................................................................................................3 2.1. Background ........................................................................................................3 2.2. Sizing System Analysis ......................................................................................4 3. 3D Scanning System ............................................................................................6 3.1. Shadow Scanning Systems ...............................................................................6 3.2. White Light Scanning Systems ..........................................................................7 3.3. Laser Scanning Systems ...................................................................................8 3.4. Past and New Systems ......................................................................................9 3.5. Selection and Application .................................................................................10 4. Future Development ....................
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...Restorative Care Training for the Certified Nursing Assistant Trainer Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Making the Most of the Training Making the Most of the Lesson Plans Making the Most of the Activities Trainer Preparation Welcome Module Activity T1 Welcome to the training Activity T2 Common Rules to Follow Activity T3 Successful Completion Activity T4 You will learn Trainer Preparation Module one Module one Trainer Preparation Module two Module two Trainer Preparation Module three Module three Trainer Preparation Module four Module four Appendix A Feeding Assistance Appendix B Fall Prevention Page T3 Page T3 Page T3 Page T4 Page T5 Page T7 Page T7 Page T8 Page T8 Page 7a Page 8 Page 27a Page 28 Page 35a Page 37 Page 104a Page 105 Page 114 Page 123 T2 Restorative Care; Training for the Certified Nursing Assistant Introduction Welcome to the program Restorative Care. This is the trainer manual used by trainers to teach nurse assistants and home health aides about caring for the person with Restorative issues. This manual accompanies the student manual, Restorative Care. This training is activity based. Participants are encouraged to share in the training process, to talk about relevant experiences if they choose and to ask questions. Making the Most of the Training Program Use this training manual as a guide for training individually or in groups. If you train on an individual basis it will be more effective to brainstorm with them than to use the...
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...Macroeconomics of Healthcare Richmond A. Ruelos California College Of San Diego Healthcare Economics And Policy HCA432 April 16, 2013 Helen Yoder Abstract In a conceptual analogy of the healthcare economy and of our body system, in order for a human body to function, from the smallest cell down to the largest system of our body, regardless of their size and shape, they must work in perfect harmony, without flaws or any type of interruptions. If problems occur, for example simple wounds, we do our best to fix it, using treatment method as simple as a band-aid, to prevent further infection. Likewise, if that problem does not conform to simple care, we even go as far as utilizing large monetary means to cure the problem. On the same way, but on a larger scale, healthcare composes of different types of functions; it starts from hospitals, outpatient centers, Veterans Affairs (VA), and other clinics, down to ancillary services [ (Johnson, 2009) ]. All of these branches have to function, according to its design, in order to attain the right balance of healthcare. If it requires patching up holes that causes the problem, it must be completed efficiently, to prevent further problem to us, or to the economy. Known for consuming most of its gross domestic product (GDP), the United States (US) healthcare system, while its cost continuous to rise, follows with the negative impact to doctors and patients, it continuously...
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... Introduction Every woman, whether she chooses to acknowledge it or not, has an innate desire to be desired. Even the staunchest of feminists want to be accepted by other feminists. It goes without saying that we people as human beings, don’t enjoy being disliked and people go to any measure to make ourselves more readily acceptable to others. For everyone, one of the easiest ways to improve confidence and self-image is the use of cosmetics. Cosmetics are products you apply to the body to clean it, make it more attractive, or change the way it looks. A powder, lotion, lipstick, rouge, or other preparation of beautifying the face, skin, hair, nails, and other parts of the body. Cosmetics products are today part of our regular culture and fashion, but that was not always the case. The first human made cosmetics appeared in early modern civilizations some six thousand years ago as the way to enhance the appearance and odor of the human body. In the ancient Egyptian time they use to create the world’s first cosmetics to the scientifically advanced products of today that can do everything from hide pores, smooth complexions, and turn pale green of your eyes a vivid shade of emerald. Make up has been an integral part of human kind for thousands of years. Over the centuries, women used burnt matches to darken their eyes, berries to stain their lips and young boy’s urine to fade their freckles. They even swallowed ox blood in some misguided attempt to improve...
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...extend life. They will soon be able to replace worn out body parts or replace age damaged cells. I see two examples of rhetoric in these paragraphs, euphemism and dysphemism. Another paragraph talks of how any huge gain in the life expectancy could have negative consequences. It gives examples that could hurt the world population like an overabundance of an older population, the strain it could have on the health care systems, the fight for everyday earth resources like water, and the social impact that it could produce. This paragraph had a lot of downplaying rhetoric in it. Euphemism rhetoric seemed to be the main theme of this article. To me there was more examples of the positive things that could be had if science continues to find ways to manipulate the human body and find ways to life a longer life. The last paragraph had the most rhetoric with dysphemism and downplaying. It gave examples of some of the possible negative effects on the world if humans do in fact start to live longer. I believe this article has enough rhetoric to sway the reader one way or the other depending on how that person feels about the subject. This article talks of how drug abuse among juveniles is a terrible public health problem that leads them on a path of destruction. The article gives examples of statistics from the FBI on the arrest rates of youths along with examples of the effects of drug abuse on the juvenile body. It explains how the juvenile brain is not fully developed...
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...| |*Subject(s) |Life Size body outlines | |Topic or Unit of Study |Health | |*Grade/Level |1st Grade | |*Summary |The child will lay down on a piece of butcher paper and the teacher will trace an outline of their body with a marker. After the outline| | |is done the children will use crayons or markers to color their outfits onto their body outline. They should draw the clothes and colors| | |they are wearing. The children will name body parts such as legs, arms, mouth, nose, eyes and stomach. They will then label the parts | | |on their outline. | |STANDARDS AND DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: | |*Standards |Concept 1, strand 5: Structure and logic ...
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...its portrayer. In examining the sculptures of David created by Donatello, Michelangelo, and Bernini I can see that art is not only influenced by an artist’s surroundings, but because of popular styles of the era. Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s David are similar in many ways. Both sculptures being from the Renaissance, they share some characteristics in form. Each artist positioned the body of David in the contrapposto position. Their bodies are curved, relaxed and shown in the nude. This reflects the popular style of sculpture of the culture and relates the ideas about the human form. Donatello’s David is different from Michelangelo’s most in the physical attributes of the body. Michelangelo’s David has more of the sculpted bodies of the Greek gods. The sculpture is muscular, mature and his physical beauty is not to be overlooked at. Donatello’s David has the body of a young man still developing into his body. Instead of appearing strong and confident, David appears to have a young boy facing a task much harder and larger than him. Bernini’s David has the shape of a human body in motion. He is strong like Michelangelo’s David and appears to be ready for action like Donatello’s. Rather than being posed before the battle, this David is already in action. This sculpture represents more than just David, it represents his actions because of the pose this sculpture seems to tell David’s story. Looking at the figure I can see that David is preparing to hurl a stone, his step...
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...food is to nourish the body. There are a lot of factors to consider when making our food choices. The three most important factors are: * How the food is grown * Where the food is grown * Income The way food is grown influences how we make our food choices. Advertisement is commonly used to inform customers of how food is grown (NCBI 199) Advertising agents spend billions of dollars on advertising and packaging in order to capture the interest of the consumer. They use the power of persuasion to make whatever it is they are advertising very appealing, even if it means lying to customers. The advertising agents may advertise that the food had no preservatives or chemicals but in fact they do. As customers we believe what is said in the media and on the packaging because we expect the truth to be told. Some foods may be labelled locally grown, yet in actual fact the food has been imported from overseas or a different state. It’s important to consider how food is grown when making food choices. Most food nowadays is filled with a variety of chemicals to make the particular food grow at a rapid rate. An example would be chicken. Chickens are pumped with growth hormones for rapid growth so that the amount of chickens produced can meet the demands of consumers. However the media persists that the rapid growth of chicken is normal and that no hormones are used in the breeding of chicken (Phillips 2011). These hormones can have negative effects on humans on the long run. The...
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...NAME: JUWEIRIYA SENGA COURSE: PRE AND PRIMARY TEACHER TRAINING DIPLOMA COURSE WITH SPECIALIZATION IN TEACHING ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT: THIRD PHASE: SEVEN AND EIGHT Assignment 1. Plan an activity in project form with specific instructions using appropriate material(s). 2. The Project should specify: A) The materials used B) The utility of the materials used (i.e. why such materials are being used) C) The project in detail ( i) the level the project is suitable for. (ii) The length of time required for the project. (iii) The subject(s) being taught through that project. A VOLCANO PROJECT- (SCIENCE PROJECT) The topic area is rich enough to support projects at all grade levels, but this experiment is listed as a 3rd grade science project since I believe it is the first age group that can perform the steps needed with very little supervision. Under the right circumstances, it could also be used as a 4th grade science project, or possibly even as late as 5th grade. OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT This project is designed to help young students learn more about earth science by looking specifically at volcanoes. We'll also learn how common household items can be used to build useful models, with an element of creativity required to make the model realistic. Hopefully we'll discover a few new science terms along the way as well. The experiment is done in two steps. First, we figure out how to make a volcano, and then we look at fun ways to make it erupt. LENGTH OF TIME REQUIRED ...
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...What was the Greek conception of the ideal human body? It was living art to the Greeks, and that overweight people were a hindrance to society. Obesity was seen as glutinous and a nuisance. They aimed to look godlike and took care of their bodies. How important was it to have such a body? It was important to be fit to help benefit the village in case of war, and for physical labor. It was also thought that one’s body reflects their intellect. What practical effect, if any, are jokes at the expense of those who don’t have perfect bodies trying to achieve? If you were a nuisance, people would laugh at you. Most people did not like to be laughed at and moderated their behaviour to avoid it. So the Obese unjust individuals would try to become less of a nuisance and work harder. Did the greeks feel any sense of guilt about mocking the disabled? Do we? And finally, if there is a difference between their attitude and ours, what accounts for it? The Greeks believed in honor while society has changed moral standards by making people feel shame. They held the needs of society over the needs of the individual and emphasized the obligations of citizens over their rights. They found the disabled a nuisance to society and they were unjust because of their lack of contribution. Normally, misshapen babies would be killed to prevent being a burden to society. The backbone to society is its customs and traditions. Ancient Greece culture was focused on justice; while modern culture focuses...
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...BLU BONNET HAIR 100% RAW VIRGIN HUMAN HAIR (UNPROCESSED, NO TANGLE, SOFT AND NO SMELL ITEM DESCRIPTION MATERIAL: 100% VIRGIN HAIR WITHOUT CHEMCIALS TEXTURE: SOFT AND ALL NATURAL COLOR: BLACK OR BROWN OR JET BLACK LENGTH: IF HAIR IS CURLY THEN YOU MUST STRETCH THE HAIR TO GET THE FULL LENGTH HAIR CARE 1. WASH AND CONDITION LIKE IT IS YOUR OWN HAIR 2. CONDITION HAIR AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK FOR MOISTURE REPLENISHMENT (VIRGIN HAIR DOES NOT RECEIVE THE REGULAR NUTRIENT NEEDED FROM THE HUMAN BODY 3. COMB YOUR STARTING FROM END UP TO THE ROOT 4. DO NOT TWIST HAIR OUT OF NATURAL FORM 5. USE TOWEL TO BLOT OUT WATER AND LET HAIR DRY NATURALLY. DO NOT LEAVE HAIR OUT IN THE SUN TO DRY. 6. HAIR CAN BE COMB GENTLY WITH YOUR FINGERS 7. TAKE CARE OF THIS HAIR LIKE IT IS YOUR OWN!!! THIS HAIR IS MADE TO LAST UP TO A YEAR WITH THE PROPER CARE. F.A.Q. HOW LONG DOES THIS HAIR LAST? UP TO ONE YEAR WITH THE PROPER HAIRCARE QUALITY OF THE HAIR: 5A AND 6A HOW THICK ARE THE BUNDLES OF HAIR? 100 GRAMS HOW TO COMB THE HAIR? FROM THE ENDS TO THE ROOT DO I COMB THE HAIR ON A REGULAR BASES? COMB HAIR AS NEEDED CAN I COLOR THE HAIR: YES BECAUSE THIS HAIR IS UNPROCESSED AND DOES NOT HAIR ANY CHEMICAL HOW MUCH HAIR DO I NEED? 3 BUNDLES GIVES YOU MORE OF AN FULL EFFECT 3 BUNDLES WITH A CLOSURE GIVES A NATURAL FULL EFFECT WITH MORE COVERAGE 4 BUNDLES GIVE A COMPLETE FULL LOOK AND PROTECTS YOUR NATURAL HAIR WITH FULL COVERAGE PREVENT DRYNESS OF THE HAIR ALWAYS CONDITION...
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...understanding and long life gave birth to yoga, a mental and physical exercise which has ever since spread to many parts of the world. What Yoga is The word ‘yoga’ essentially means to yoke or join together’ and thus the exercise is meant to harmonize the functions of the mind and body and result to an individual’s general well being and wellness (Monro, 1997, 215-21). The yoga system is built and supported by meditation, simple postural exercises, relaxation and breathing practices. Yoga exercises are designed and developed to appropriately put pressure or strain on the body’s glandular systems consequently increasing their efficiency and an individual’s total health. The body on the other hand is perceived as the primary instrument that allows people to evolve and work and therefore the yoga student is required to treat it with immense respect and care. The breathing techniques are supported by the assertion that breath is unarguably the source and basis of life for the human body. Therefore breathing practices and control is imperative to improve and enhance the mind and body functioning. Generally breathing and exercises that are inbuilt in yoga are meant to prepare the mind and body for meditation. As a result the student learns how to attain ‘a quiet mind, inner peace and silence’ which paves way for healing and recovery from the consequences of every day life stresses (Monro, 1997,...
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...“she’s just a toy”, or “she’s so pretty who cares if she doesn’t look real.” But to me it does matter. If Barbie were real she’d tower a near 7 foot. She’d have a bra size of 39 FF, her tiny legs and feet couldn’t even support her top half so she’d be forced to crawl. You may laugh but, can you imagine walking, no wait, having to crawl through the mall getting stared at by every human there? It doesn’t sound to fun. Her arms are so tiny that she wouldn’t have room for the bones essential for her arms to work. Her neck would be twice the size of the average woman’s and would only have room for the trachea or esophagus so she’d have to choose between eating or breathing! There are 248 organs in the human body but Barbie would only have room for one and a half in her flat stomach. This encourages eating disorders that can lead to death! Doesn’t sound too fun does it? In my mind, a perfect girl is more realistic. She'd be a nice 5 foot 5 inches and have a bra size of 34C. Contrary to Barbie, she'd have normal sized feet and legs that didn't appear sickly thin. All her organs would fit inside her body and she could have whatever hair color she wanted. Most importantly, she'd eat whenever and whatever she wanted, as long as it was beneficial to her health. In this modern world sometimes the media can be a confusing and intimidating thing for young people. Icons such as Barbie are way to “perfect” to be such a well known role model for so many young girls. And as hard as it...
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