Objective: Psychophysical lift capacity tests are lifting tests in which the performance, expressed in Newtons, is divided by the perceived exertion, expressed on a Borg scale. The aim of this study was to analyse test-retest reliability of psychophysical lift capacity tests. Subjects: Patients with …

Description of a new hand/palm-held computerized 3D force measuring system. The system is built for interface (direct) measurement of 3D manual contact force with real-time data presentation. Static calibration was performed of the 3D force sensor with variable preloads to study their effect as well …

A great deal of research has been undertaken to identify the factors affecting the success, failure, performance and stability of international equity joint ventures (EJVs) (see, for example, Beamish and Killing, 1996 for a review). Most of these studies, however, are static in nature. Although some …