Essays on Cushioning

Introduction

Osteoarthritis of the knee also known as the degenerative arthritis is a major and growing problem for the elder population all over the globe. Approximately, 27 million individuals have been reported to suffer from osteoarthritis by the Arthritis Foundation in United States (US). Women have been more commonly reported to suffer from osteoarthritis as compared to men. The prevalence of developing arthritis has been found to increase after the age of 45 . Although, mostly elderly population are most affected yet there are few evidences of young people suffering from it. Osteoarthritis is also commonly defined as wear- and- tear ...

Artful scenario spinning is a form of convergent thinking about divergent futures

Steward Brand was in essence explaining the concept of scenario thinking from a broader perspective. Indeed, scenario planning passes out as a courageous look into the future. As Brand puts it, scenario thinking focuses on predicting the future outcomes of decision models. In this regard, scenario planning can be rightly perceived as a thought process of the divergent futures. However, the requirement to pool the thought processes together to come up with a comprehensive state of affairs brings out the convergence of thought. Brand later observes this as convergent thinking of the divergent futures. In addition, one would want to consider scenario planning ...

Physics of the Landing

Curiosity rover which is the size of a small car a one tone robot landed on mars safely and it was declared as one of the most difficult and daring attempted interplanetary missions costing one point six billion dollars. The rover which is six wheeled was lowered on three nylon tethers to the surface of the Martian. The tethers were suspended from a sky crane hovering air borne with retro rockets. This is one of the most advanced planetary activity currently carried out by the engineers of physics of landing and it has took the world by surprise since many people did ...