• The new wave of amputee veterans demanded better prosthetic options, and in 1946, the federal government began providing funds for research and development in prosthetics. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1950, the American Orthotics and Prosthetics Association was formed, which brought a new emphasis on the education and certification of clinical practitioners. (wikipedia.org)
  • The effect of amputation on the afterlife of amputee led to the development of most primitive prosthetics, that were made to camouflage the visible deformities rather than to restore function, to the present sophisticated ones that are functionally compatible with one's own limbs [3]. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • In the 1980s, an independence movement grew quickly, leading to Georgia's secession from the Soviet Union in April 1991. (explained.today)
  • The famous Jaipur Foot will soon help many Pakistani amputees lead a normal life. (medindia.net)
  • Man's determination to do better has transformed the function of lower limb prosthesis from restoring daily life activities to tremendous performance of athletic amputees in competitive sports close to their non-disabled counterparts. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • As a result of his injuries and being confined to a wheelchair for the rest of his life as a partial amputee, Dolores and Johnny decided to relocate to the hills of Arkansas where they thought they would be able to afford living on a military pension with their four children. (dolorescannon.com)
  • When Alain is not writing, he can be found at 'the School of Life', a book store and workshop dedicated to a new vision of education, which aims to expand on his mantra that our purpose can be found in seeking answers to intellectual questions. (atlanticspeakerbureau.com)
  • He clearly wants to classify all sexual desires outside the norm of middle-class WASP America as a disorder. (crossdreamers.com)
  • In the last decade, the craving amongst amputees for participation in sports culminated in development of stronger, lighter weight prosthesis that made lower limb amputees to accomplish high physical demands and to return near to their premorbid functional level. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • Juxta-articular giant cell tumors of the lower end radius are common and present a special problem of reconstruction after tumor excision. (jbstjournal.com)
  • Always seek the advice of a qualified physician for medical diagnosis and treatment. (medindia.net)
  • [3] In medical diagnosis, pain is regarded as a symptom of an underlying condition. (everipedia.org)
  • In the 1980s, he made national headlines when, as the director of Casa Oscar Romero, a shelter in San Benito, Texas that offered refuge to Central Americans fleeing U.S.-backed wars and death squads, he was charged twice with, and the second time convicted of, "landing, transporting, and conspiracy" for driving Salvadoran migrants to the bus station. (deceleration.news)
  • The unusual chill is likely to continue until mid May,'' the state weather agency said, adding, ''Rain and accompanying wind made people feel much colder. (sott.net)
  • For example, if the strength attribute Larger clocks can ensure a more stable performance in certain games that present problems even on a real PSP, but it requires One of them should be the location in memory that stores your number of lives and enabling the cheat in its default state will result in that memory location being overwritten by the cheat value continuously and voila infinite lives. (oceanessay.com)
  • The ultimate desire of amputees to partake in high activity sports led to the development of sports specific prosthesis with greater functional advantage over nonspecific ones. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • But the amputees tend to develop several skin and musculoskeletal complications ascribed to socket prosthesis which can be overcome by osseointegrated implants at the expense of high incidence of superficial infections about the stoma. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • Ms Louise Ānaru-Tangira was Principal of Flaxmere College from 2010 to 2019, leading the school from a point of low student achievement and attendance to reach high achievement rates that were recognised with the Supreme Award at the 2018 Prime Minister's Education Excellence Awards. (dpmc.govt.nz)
  • Chaos and violence continue, Memorial Day leads an outlet to hop a high horse (a high horse that maybe needs to be shot), Bradley Manning is back in the news, protests take place in Baghdad, the canonization of Ali al-Lami continues, and more. (blogspot.com)
  • We don't yet know the final outcome of the emergence of cyborgs, whether humans will become robotlike clones with downloadable brains or will multi-cellular organisms all but disappear and Earth's atmosphere choke with soot and insectoid flying machines or will things continue pretty much as they always have except more normal. (mistersquid.com)
  • The cyborg, for all its reality in our present era, is a creature of fantasy, desire, hope, and horror and how we come to understand cyborg ontology ramifies through every conceivable form of being we (can) know. (mistersquid.com)
  • This, however, proved to be a blessing in disguise as it prompted Dolores and Johnny to write their own set of rules, develop their own technique without oversight from an established medical body and meant that they were not limited or confined in their approach in any way. (dolorescannon.com)
  • On the top of that, limb amputation brings about great anxiety and depression amongst the amputees and they are considered as a separate group of individuals that need special care and facilities [5]. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • By 1980s, Nicaragua Assistance, a group formed in San Antonio by doctors and medical students to raise awareness of the struggle in Nicaragua between the Sandinistas and the Somoza regime, changed its name to Latin American Assistance to reflect the armed conflicts which by then had enveloped Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. (deceleration.news)
  • I spent a week in December among amputees at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, in Washington, D.C., and was struck by how easily they could tell the stories of the horrible things that had happened to them. (metafilter.com)
  • Flaxmere College has continued to perform well since she left to become Principal of Kaitaia College in 2020. (dpmc.govt.nz)
  • and because they continue to cause death and injury for decades after being sown. (unu.edu)
  • There was no New Age movement yet, Metaphysics was still decades away and there were simply no books, instructions to guide or resources she could use for a case like this. (dolorescannon.com)
  • As Afghanistan continues to spew out refugees, and Cambodia continues to be bogged down by economic destruction and weapons proliferation, the problem of intra-state war, and its spill-over effects has become part and parcel of security studies the world over. (columbia.edu)
  • Predominantly working class teams found it difficult to play to their full potential because in many cases their time to play and to train was limited by the need to earn a wage. (wikipedia.org)
  • Founded in the mid-1980s, the Society for Disability Studies seeks through research, artistic production, teaching and activism to augment the understanding of disability in all cultures and historical periods, to promote greater awareness of the experiences of disabled people, and to advocate for social change. (blogspot.com)
  • The debate continues as to the cause of the more than 1,000 year-long cold interval known as the Younger Dryas. (sott.net)
  • Also, predictions from a previous year may unfold at the present time. (patriciamclaine.com)
  • We studied 5 consecutive cases of GCT involving the distal radius operated by en-bloc resection of tumor followed by reconstruction with ipsilateral non-vascularized fibular graft with a minimum 1 year follow-up. (jbstjournal.com)
  • Here rugby was largely a working class game, whilst the south eastern clubs were largely middle class. (wikipedia.org)
  • His works powerfully portrayed the lives and struggles of the urban middle class. (pdfkul.com)
  • The amputees in general have poor physical health because of the two, surgical procedure itself and the medical condition for which it was performed [4]. (juniperpublishers.com)
  • There are all kinds of special needs that a dog might have, from a minor medical condition to a missing leg to a complex behavioral issue. (petguide.com)
  • Most of these recent efforts concentrate on a pull-back, embargo of weapons in a war-torn society or projects to reduce intense gun proliferation which threatens the continued survival of the state. (columbia.edu)
  • It is no secret that that is some indicator of the concerns that exist in many corners of the House about the state of our Armed Forces at present, about the challenges with which we are facing them and about the issues the Government and we in these Houses need to address. (parliament.uk)
  • It also brought home the lesson that Asia had already learnt that civil war had the most unpleasant spill-over effects in terms of refugees, gun- running and allied activity. (columbia.edu)
  • Other organisations like the Organisation for Cooperation and Security in Europe (OSCE) are also involved in conflict-prevention measures that deal directly with proliferation issues, while the Organisation of African States is similarly engaged in reducing the extremely damaging effects on societies awash with weapons from former or continuing conflict areas. (columbia.edu)
  • If injured, they had to pay their own medical bills and possibly take time off work, which for a man earning a weekly wage could easily lead to financial hardship. (wikipedia.org)
  • Payment for broken time was a proposal put forward by Yorkshire clubs that would allow players to receive up to six shillings (30p) (equivalent to £35 in present-day terms) [4] when they missed work because of match commitments. (wikipedia.org)
  • Israel Solidarity Day is an incredible celebration-and American Jews must continue to support Israel! (oychicago.com)
  • The phone continues to work within 6 hours of operation, and the handwritten pen adds color when assembled and adds a user device. (cinemawatches.com)
  • For example, just $18 supports the Israeli PJ Library early education literacy program by providing Hebrew-language children's books to Israeli preschoolers in JUF's Partnership Together region of Kiryat Gat-Lachish-Shafir. (oychicago.com)
  • At present, this power is not important for hundreds of power breaks. (careerwatches.com)