CYCLING AND WALKING TO WORK IN NEW ZEALAND, 1991-2006: REGIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, AND POINTERS TO EFFECTIVE INTERVENTIONS

Cycling and walking to work in New Zealand, 1991-2006: regional and individual differences, and pointers to effective interventions

Abstract Background Active commuting increases levels of Patio Cover physical activity and is more likely to be adopted and sustained than exercise programmes.Despite the potential health, environmental, social and economic benefits, cycling and walking are increasingly marginal modes of transport in many countries.This paper investigated regional

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Contribution of the Science, the Technology and the Innovation of the Universidad de Oriente to the Local Economic Revitalizing

The main objective of the research is to design a methodology to evaluate the contribution of the science, the technology and the innovation of universities to the local economic revitalizing.The scientific novelty resides in a sequence of procedures, based on administration, statistical and mathematical modeling methods that constitutes a tool for

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Implementation of triggered kilovoltage imaging for stereotactic radiotherapy of the spine for patients with spinal fixation hardware

Background and purpose: Mitigation of intrafraction motion (IM) is valuable in stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) radiotherapy where submillimeter accuracy is desired.The purpose of this study was to investigate the application of triggered kilovoltage (kV) imaging for spine SRT patients with hardware by correlating kV imaging with patient motion and

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