Thesis (M. Ed.)--Kutztown State College, 1974. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2747. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaf [106]).

Introduction: A common disorder arising most frequently after a left hemisphere stroke is limb apraxia. Limb apraxia is a deficit of skilled movement, such as performance of activities of daily living (ADLs), that is not a result of primary motor or sensory impairments, or deficits in motivation, memory, or comprehension (De Renzi, 1990). Currently, clinical neuropsychological assessment of apraxia relies largely on qualitative analyses of gross movements during the performance of activities of daily living in two task conditions (pantomime and tool). Further, apraxic patients often perform ADLs with their non-dominant limb to avoid often-present right-hand hemiparesis, but the assessment does not adequately account for this. Thus, it is unclear whether movement deficits are due to non-dominant limb use or limb apraxia. Moreover, it is not known how different task conditions and aging influence the performance of ADLs in healthy populations, as well as manual asymmetries. Purpose: The purpose of this thesis was to: 1. determine if age affects the magnitude of manual asymmetry in the performance of two ADLs (drinking water from a cup and slicing a loaf of bread with a knife); 2. determine if different task demands (pantomime and tool condition) affect magnitude of manual asymmetries during the performance of ADLs; and 3. determine if aging affects how task demands are expressed during the performance of ADLs. Methods: Fifty healthy right-hand dominant (as determined via Waterloo Handedness Questionnaire) younger and older adults participated in this study. A grooved pegboard task was completed by all participants prior to performance of the two ADLs using motion tracking. Upper limb movements (dominant and non-dominant limb) were captured at 60 Hz via a motion capture system (Vicon, Oxford, UK). Participants performed two task conditions: 1) pantomime (pretending to perform an ADL without holding the tool); and 2) tool (pretending to perform an ADL while holding the tool) in two ADLs: drinking water from a cup and slicing a loaf of bread with a knife. Each ADL was performed six times by both limbs. ADLs and limbs were randomized, while task conditions were blocked randomized between participants. Results: Overall, this study found that aging slows down motor performance on the Grooved Pegboard task, as well as the performance of both ADLs. Manual asymmetries were task dependent. The cup and knife ADL were both characterized by larger manual asymmetries in older adults relative to the younger adult group, particularly in terms of angular movement. Further, it was found that task demands were expressed differently in older adults relative to younger adults, with the tool condition yielding performance improvements in both groups. Conclusions: Despite the previous research, which has shown that manual asymmetries are reduced in older adults during the performance of motor tasks, this investigation points to the opposite during the performance of activities of daily living. Aging appears to increase the degree to which manual asymmetries are expressed. Further, aging also appears to play a role in the change in temporal and angular aspects of movement during the performance of ADLs in different task conditions. The degree to which task demands as reflected in the two task conditions improve or impair performance in healthy populations should be taken into consideration when evaluating ADL performance in patients with limb apraxia. In accordance with the previous research on aging, this study has shown that upper limb movements become slower as individuals age. Kinematic relationships presented in this study provide researchers and clinicians with an insight into how manual asymmetries, aging and different task demands come into play during the performance of one cyclical and non-cyclical task.

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Automated testing is superior to manual testing because it is both faster to execute and achieves greater test coverage. Typical test generators are implemented in a programming language of the tester’s choice. Because most programming languages have complex syntax and semantics, the test generators are often difficult to develop and maintain. Context-free grammars are much simpler: they can describe complex test inputs in just a few lines of code. Therefore, Grammar-Based Test Generation (GBTG) has received considerable attention over the years. However, questions about certain aspects of GBTG still remain, preventing its wider application. This thesis addresses these questions using YouGen NG, an experimental framework that incorporates some of the most useful extra-grammatical features found in the GBTG literature. In particular, the thesis describes the mechanisms for (1) eliminating the combinations of less importance generated by a grammar, (2) creating a grammar that generates combinations of correct and error values, (3) generating GUI playback scripts through GBTG, (4) visualizing the language generation process in a complex grammar, and (5) applying GBTG to testing an Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feed parser and a web application called Code Activator (CA). / Graduate

In recent years, a prolific amount of books and articles on Paul have sought to bring Paul's life and theology into new light. This dissertation is an investigation into an aspect of Paul's life and thought which has remained little discussed in secondary literature, even when as of late, the social world of Paul has been in more focus — that of Paul's portrayal of manual work, and Ins use of the imagery of the workplace (ideas of toil, labour, weakness, slavery, economics, and so on). The thesis contributes to our understanding of what may have affected the portrayal of work in Paul's thought by surveying all the available evidence, and secondly, it concludes by way of providing a balance to the studies of Hock and others, that Paul's portrayal of work was derived from his Jewish heritage as well as his Graeco-Roman context. The first chapter introduces the subject, surveys previous research to demonstrate the need for the present study, and sets out the broader context of the literature to be examined. Chapter two considers the Jewish evidence. Two ways of looking at work are identified. Firstly, the portrayal of God as worker is examined and secondly, the portrayal of human work is discussed. These themes shape chapter three which discusses the Graeco-Roman evidence, and Chapter four which examines the non-Pauline Christian material. Chapter five considers the portrayal of work in the Pauline letters, cross-referencing with the previous chapters where relevant. The final chapter summarises the conclusions that are drawn from the evidence and outlines their implications for current scholarship in Paul.

The following report is conducted in collaboration with the University of Halmstad. As the development of today's vehicles demands environmentalregulations require reduced emissions of CO2, performance, economy and safety, Lighter and efficient vehicles in transmission, this intensive development coupledwith re-optimization of the conflicting demands driveability, durability,efficiency and noise comfort. During the past 10 year the design margins hasbeen reduced. This means that the former research experience must be renewedfor development continues. As a part of the research conducted at HalmstadUniversity is an interest in being able to prepare these surfaces in different ways,in a lab environment. In this thesis, two processes in question, manganesephosphate and coating treatment. The purpose of this project is to construct a mini lab which will achieve theprocess of the surface treatment of machine element components in a laboratoryenvironment. The purpose of this project is to design and control the process which willconfigure all the details and specification required to achieve stagesof phosphate process as well the properties of every details in the chain ofimmersion and safety environment during the process stages, the task alsoincluding Risk analysis. The method that used was the same that was used by us during earlier courses inconstruction method written by Fredy Olsson, method principle /primary andmanufacturing. The development of the design has been done using brainstorming. The basic idea is a common idea where this since developed into aprototype.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-116). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ed. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-116). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago. / "Reprinted from the Journal of political economy, vol. XIX, no. 1." Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago. / "Reprinted from the Journal of political economy, vol. XIX, no. 1." Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.