Getting in and out of some models is a test of flexibility.
Each of the ten specimens was tested for flexibility of the intact spine, after stabilization with a pair of the either rectangular (Corin) or cylindrical (BAK) cages and after additional posterior stabilisation with a pair of translaminar facet screws, as described by Montesano and Magerl et al [ 5].
Children can be strikingly inflexible when assessed using traditional tests of cognitive flexibility, but this does not come as a surprise considering the many cognitive processes involved in the mental flexibility, and the various developmental trajectories of such abilities.
However, the results using other tests of cognitive flexibility have not been as consistent.
Deficits in the DEV-PSY group were particularly marked for tests of mental flexibility and verbal learning and memory (z-score < −1.0).
With respect to CNS function, CHT heterozygous animals demonstrate reduced performance on tasks that require sustained attention in the presence of distraction and in tests of behavioral flexibility as well as diminished dopamine elevations following cocaine or nicotine challenge, whereas CHT overexpressing mice exhibit anxiety/depression behaviors.
It was Labour that brought in the work capability assessment that tests for flexibility as an indicator of whether you're fit for work or not – even if, like Kaliya Franklin at the Broken of Britain you suffer from Ehlers-Danlos, which essentially means you are double-jointed.
This chapter focuses on all the input necessary to create a good physical design that will stand the test of time in terms of flexibility, availability, and performance.
The stresses appeared in routine testing of wing flexibility.
This is also a test of cognitive flexibility.
Assessment of language impairment, activity, and participation was split into three pre-therapy and two post-therapy assessment baselines (see Figure 1) and consisted of a battery of tests and interviews and a test of cognitive flexibility (see Table 1).
