TransferofLearning
Transferoflearningisthestudyofthedependencyofhumanconduct,learning,orperformanceon priorexperience.ThenotionwasoriginallyintroducedastransferofpracticebyEdwardThorndike andRobertSWoodworthTheyexploredhowindividualswouldtransferlearninginonecontextto anothercontextthatsharedsimilarcharacteristics–ormoreformallyhow"improvementinone mentalfunction"couldinfluenceanotherrelatedone.Theirtheoryimpliedthattransferoflearning dependsontheproportiontowhichthelearningtaskandthetransfertaskaresimilar,orwhere "identicalelementsareconcernedintheinfluencingandinfluencedfunction",nowknownas identicalelementtheoryTransferresearchhassinceattractedmuchshowmorecontent negativetransfer
Startingbylookingattheeffectsideoftransfer–intermsofthecommonperformancecriteria, speedandaccuracy–transfertheoriesdistinguishbetweentwobroadclassesthatunderlieallother classifications:negativeandpositivetransfer.Negativetransferreferstotheimpairmentofcurrent learningandperformanceduetotheapplicationofnon–adaptiveorinappropriateinformationor behavior.Therefore,negativetransferisatypeofinterferenceeffectofpriorexperiencecausinga slow–downinlearning,completionorsolvingofanewtaskwhencomparedtotheperformanceofa hypotheticalcontrolgroupwithnorespectivepriorexperience.Positivetransfer,incontrast, emphasizesthebeneficialeffectsofpriorexperienceoncurrentthinkingandaction.Itisimportant tounderstandthatthepositiveandnegativeeffectsoftransferarenotmutuallyexclusive,and thereforereal–lifetransfereffectsareprobablymostlyamixtureofboth.Positivetransfer:transfer oflearningortrainingissaidtobepositivewhenthelearningortrainingcarriedoutinonesituation proveshelpfultolearninginanothersituation.Examplesofsuchtransferare:
theknowledgeandskillsrelatedtoschoolmathematicshelpinthelearningofstatistical computation;
theknowledgeandskillsacquiredintermsofadditionandsubtractioninmathematicsinschoolmay helpachildintheacquisitionofknowledgeand
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MyInterestInTransferringToCornellUniversity
AlthoughInolongerhaveaninterestinmajoringinanacademicscience,Istillhaveaninterestin attainingasignificantandthorougheducationinthesciencessuchasbiologyandphysics.Cornell allowsmetodojustthat,andthatiswhatthebasisofhighereducationis.Collegeisaplacewhere youattaintheskillsnecessarytoenterintoacareerfiledwhileexpandinguponyourcurrentinterest whiledevelopingnewonesTransferringtoCornellUniversityallowsmetheopportunitytobecome asuccessfulstudentinanintellectualenvironment.Theprogramsofferedbythisuniversity allowmetofulfilmycareer,socialandextracurricularorientedinterest.
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TheUniversityOfSanFranciscoEssay
ComingfromaconservativetowninSouthernCalifornia,IwasdrawntothecityofSanFrancisco duetoitsdiversityofcultures.Mygoalistobealawyer,andtoachievethat,Ibelieveitiscritical forlawyerstoacquireknowledgefromvariousperspectivesasameansofbecomingawell–rounded,activecitizeninsociety.TheUniversityofSanFranciscobecamemydreamschoolearly oninhighschoolNotonlydidthecityhaveeverythingIwaslookingfor,buttheschoolitselfhas socialjusticeembeddedinitscurriculum,whichsealedthedeal.MyfirstyearatUSF,Ifound myselffocusedmainlyonaccustomingtomynewenvironmentandthecollegecoursework.Soas classregistrationcamecloserlastspring,Imadefindingaclassorclubthatfocusesonsocialjustice averyimportantmatter.IdidresearchonvariousopportunitiesUSFhadtoofferandultimately, focusedonthelivinglearningcommunities.Ithoughttheideaoflivingwithclassmateswas fascinating;youhavetheabilitytomakeacommunityoutsidetheclassroomwithpeoplewhoshare similarvalues.Erasmus,expandingitsteachingofsocialjusticetotheCambodiansociety,wasthe nicheIhadbeensearchingforsinceIreceivedmycollegeacceptanceletterAclassonanabstract topicsuchassocialjusticeisveryintriguing.Ibelievethatsocialjusticeshouldbediscussedmore, andinaclassroomenvironment,youarenotjustgiventheopportunitytodiscussdifferent perspectivesregarding
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Ioriginallystartedmyeducationatasmallhighschoolwithatoxiclearningenvironment.Ifooled aroundtoomuchandwastoosociallyinvolved,becauseofthis,mygradessufferedandIwasn't goinganywhere.IngradetenIappliedtotransferschools,andwhengrade11camearoundIwasin anewenvironment.IfullyrecognizethatthiswastheBESTdecisionIhaveevermade(shortof applyingtoUBC!)Mynewteachersandfacultynotonlygavemeacleanslate,buttheysupported meinallofmyendeavors,andtheyneverseemedtowaiverintherecertaintythatIwouldsucceed. BecauseoftheirencouragementIgainedconfidenceinmyself.Whenitwastimeformetoenter gradetwelve,IthoughtaboutmycareerpathandresolvedthatIwantedtobecomeadoctorIknew thatifIappliedmyselftothefullest,Iwouldgetthere.Thankstothesupportoftheentirefaculty,I wasinstilledshowmorecontent
Atthisnewschool,NOBODYspoketome,andIfeltisolated.Beingaconfidentperson,aswellas asocialbutterfly,Itriedtoinsertmyselfintomultiplegroupsofpeople,andIwascontinually shutdown;nobodywouldhavemeThisrealizationwasgenuinelyshocking,Imean,Ithoughtthere wouldbeatleast1person!Nottobeboastful,butIwasrelativelypopularatmyoldschool,soIhad thoughtI'dbeaccepted.Thisendedupbeinghumblingandforthebest,inlackofasocialaspectI resolvedtofocusmoreonmystudies,andstartingintogradetwelve,IrealizedthatIcando whateverIsetmymindto(withinrealisticboundaries).Thispathrequiredgoingbackandredoing threeyearsofcourseworkattheuniversitylevel,becauseIhadtakeneverythingatthecollegelevel Althoughthispathmayseemdauntingand/ortroublesometomany,ithasneverappearedthatway tome,becauseIliketolearn,andthiswastheonlytunnelthathaduniversityattheendof
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CatoriaZanders
September5,2015
EnvironmentalScience
Describe4waysinwhichheatenergycanbetransferredwithexamples.(Chapter3).Heatenergy (orjustheat)isaformofenergywhichtransfersamongparticlesinasubstance(orsystem)by meansofkineticenergyofthoseparticles.Heatenergycanbetransferredbyfourdifferentmethods suchasconduction,radiation,convection,andlatentheattransfer.Inconduction,theheatspreads throughasubstancewhenfasteratomsandmoleculescollidewithneighboringsloweronesandit transferssomeoftheirkineticenergytothem.Agreatexampleofconductioniswhenyoucanwarm yourbackmuscleswithaheatingpadRadiationistheprocesswhereheatemanatesfromanobject that
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FourCommunicationModelsTheinformationflowprocessalsoknownastheinformationtransfer modelreferstotheinformationtransmittedfromonepersontoanother(Eisenberg,GoodallJr.& Trethewey,2014)Thisagreatwaytocommunicatebecausemanagerscanclearlygiveordersto workers.Aftertheindividualhasreceivethemessageheorshewilldecodethemessage.Inoccasion distractionssuchasnoisecanmakethereceiverfindadifferentmeaningtothemessagethanwhat wasoriginallyintendedbythesenderOncethemessagehasbeenreceived,andthedecodedthe receivercanstartdoingwhatthesenderhastoldthemtodo.However,ifdistractionswerepresent duringthedecodingofthemessage,thereceiverwillnotdowhatthesenderexpectshimtodo.
Strategiccontrolisamethodusedbythemanagerstoinfluenceandshapetheenvironment (Eisenberg,GoodallJr.&Trethewey,2014).Inthisprocessdeliveringaclearunderstandingofthe messageisnotthemaingoalInstead,thisapproachseekstofindthecorrectmethodtotransmit multiplegoalsduringthesameconversation.Forinstance,inameetingthemanagersgoalistobe understood,motivateimprovement,andtopreserveapositiveworkingcondition.Thisapproach helpsmanagersandsupervisorsplanhowtoexpresswhattheyintenttosayandalsoto communicatewithmultiplepeopleatonce.Eventhough,thatthisapproachmaynotprovideaclear understandingofthemessageithelpsmanagersand
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StudentTransferCollegeEssay
hemotivebehindstudenttransferistocontinuetopursuetheirgoalsinhighereducation.This populationofstudentsmoreoftenthannoneattendmultipleinstitutions,withsomemovingone direction,suchastransferringfromatwo–yeartoafour–yearinstitution,andothersmoving betweeninstitutionsofthesametype:twoyeartotwoyearorfouryeartoafouryear.Theacademic andsocialmotivationsunderlyingtransferstudentexperienceshavebeenarticulatedinavarietyof studies.A2005U.S.DepartmentofEducationstudyreportedthattwo–to–fourtransferstudents tookabout5.4yearsonaveragetoearnabachelor'sdegree,four–to–fourtransferstookanaverage of51years,whilestudentswhodidnottransfertookanaverageof44yearstofinish(Enzi, Boehner,&...showmorecontent...
Formanystudentswhoareundecidedinamajororhavefinancialconstraints,communitycollege seemstobetheperfectopportunitytoexploredifferentmajorsatamuchlowercostthanafour–year university.However,transferstudentsfaceuniquechallengesthathavemajorimplicationswiththeir academicandsocialintegrationtoinstitutionsTherefore,itisimportantforcommunitycollege professionalsanduniversityprofessionalsunderstandthekeyrolestheyplayintheprocess.Sothey canimplementstrategiestoalleviatethechallenges,forexample,facultyfrombothinstitutionscan beginbyholdingmeetingstodiscusscurriculum.Additionally,ensuringthatcommunitycolleges areuptodatewiththemostaccurateandrelevantinformationaboutunittransferstoavoidany misleadinginformationthatcanresultinprolongingthestudent'sgraduationItisalsovitalfor facultyatfour–yearinstitutionstocreateafasterprocessforcommunitycollegeunitstobecome evaluatedtoeasetheanxietyof
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Beingatransferstudent,IwanttocontributemorethanjustacademicstrengthatBaylor;Idesireto shareauniquejourneyfilledwithstrugglesandfailuresasateenager.Inthebeginningofmy collegecareer,Istruggledwithalotofaspectsofmylifefrompersonalissuestofamilyillnesses Consequently,allofthosefactorstookatollonmyacademicabilitiesandbytheageof18,Ihad failedtwosemestersatmycommunitycollege.Ifeltlikeafailuretowardsmyfamily,butmore importantly,myselfFrommyperspectivenow,IknowthatthemistakesIhavemadehaveput worthypeoplewithinmypath.Forexample,IwasputonAcademicProbationbyanacademic counselor,littledidIknowthatMrs.Thompsonwouldbecomeoneofthe
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Iamatransferstudent,forthepastyearsIquestionedmyselfdidIreallyknewwhatIwantorwhere Iwanttobe?Igotconfusedmostthetime,IthoughtthatIhadtomakesomechange.SoIdecided tocometoUIC,averybigcampusandculturaldiversity.Startinganewsemesteratnew environmentsisachallengeforme,becauseIhaveneverstudiedatsuchbiguniversity.Thefirst thingbotheringmeishalfofmyclassesarecontainingaboutahundredstudentsIhavenottaken suchbigclassbefore,soitmakemealittlebitnervous.Justwatchtheprofessorteachingandthen leave,thismakesmefeellessconnectedwithmyprofessorandclassmates.Theotherthingisthe campusistoobig,especiallyforoutnewcomingstudentsI
PersonalNarrative:IAmATransferStudent
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TechnologyTransferEssay
Technologytransfercouldbesocomplicatedattimestoexploreduetoallthetasksrequiretobe abletogiveafullanalysisofwhatisinvolveandtheprocessthatonehastogothrough.Although manypeoplehavetriedtracingthesourceofprecisetechnologyandhowitaffectedtheoriginating cultureandtheroleithasonhistory.However,therearesomecommonfundamentalsthatcouldbe helpfulinanalyzingalltheactivitiesthatareinvolvedSomeofthecluethathasbeenofhelpsofar identifyingtechnologytransferiswhatisbeingtransferred,wheretechnologyistransferredfrom, thosereceivingtransferred,andlastlyhowthetechnologyisdeliveredtothereceiver.Tobetter understandhowtechnologytransferworkinshowmorecontent
Anotherformofformalchanneloftechnologytransferisturnkeyplant.Inthistypeoftechnology transfer,thedonorbasicallytakestheresponsibilityproductionintheirforeignsubsidiarybyusing severaltechnicalknowledgesandskillstransferredfromthedonor.Furthermore,licensingisanother formformalchanneloftechnologytransfer.Itisoneoftheinevitablewhentransferringtechnology fromonecountrytotheotherStillanotherareaofformaltechnologytransferisentrepreneurial sciencethatemploystheagreementsallovertheworldinwhichknowledgeistransferredinto intellectualproperty.Nevertheless,exportationofmanufacturedgoodsisalsoanotherformal channeloftransferringtechnologyfromonecountrytotheothersuchascars,electronicsetc. Anotherformoftransferoftechnologyisinformalchannel.Informalchanneloftechnologytransfer isusuallyNoncommercialAvenueItinvolvesgovernmentagreementamongthecountriesthatare involvesintechnologytransfers.Therearealsoscientificandtechnicalpublicationsthatwillalsobe carriedout.Furthermore,seminars,conferences,andtradesshownarealsoneededforinformal channeloftechnologytransferOnethingweshouldnotignoreinthischapteristherateinwhich manyrecipientcountriesareadaptingtothenewtechnology.Forexample, ...Getmorecontent...
Chapter1.HeatTransfer
1.1Interoduction
Energycannotbecreatedandcannotbedestroy,itisauniversaltruth.Energywhichmayfindout invariousforms.forexamplekineticenergy,potentialenergy,thermalenergyetc.sothatheatisthe formofthermalenergyAccordingtohumanvariouspurposessameenergycanusesinvarious places.Inthiscasethetransferofenergyisveryimportant.Therearevariousmethodsbywhichwe cantransformenergyfromoneformtoanother.Butitdepandsonthemodesofheattransfer.There arethreetypesormodesontheheattransfersuchas
1.2Typesormodesofheattransfer
1.2.1Conduction
Itisbasicallyamicroscopiclevelphenomenon.Inthisprocess,highlyenergeticparticlesofits substancetransfertheirenergytotheirlessenergeticneighbour.Conductionshowninfig.1.1
T1:Hottemperature(k)
T2:Coldtempreture(k)
Q:Theheatflowbyconductioninthex–direction(W)A:Theareathroughwhichtheheatflows, normaltothex–direction(M)dT/dx:Thisistemperaturegradientinthex–direction(K/m)
ThesetermsarerelatedbyFourier'sLaw,amodelproposedasearlyas1822:
Q=–KAdT/dxorq=–dT/dx
AsignificantfeatureofthisequationisthenegativesignThisrecognisesthatthenaturaldirection fortheflowofheatisfromhightemperaturetolowtemperature,andhencedownthetemperature
AStudyOnHeatTransferEssay
Fig.1.1OneDimensionHeatConduction(snapshot)
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CommunityCollegeTransferProcessAnalysis
Describingtheprocesswherecredithoursearnedatacommunitycollegetransfersforacceptanceat upper–levelinstitutions,articulationensuresastudent'stimeandeffortcorrectlyawards.Bymeeting withtransfercounselors,prospectscanascertainexistingarticulationagreementsemployedat collegesanduniversitiesofinterestinadditiontootherrequirementsofconsequence.Nevertheless, thepitfallsoftransferringindividualcourseworkopposedtoentirecurriculaorspecificdegreescan evolveintoapainfulcautionarytale.Generallyspeaking,moststudentsbenefitbytransferringan associate'sdegreeratherthanindividualcoursesaffordingfarcloserscrutiny.Additionalor unexpectedcourserequirementsfollowingatransfer
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LessonsLearnedAsATransferStudentEssay
LessonsLearned
Asatransferstudent,IonlyhadtotakethreecorecoursestofinishmyBachelordegreein Informationtechnologybecausemyothercoursesfrommypreviousschoolsupplementedtheother corecourses.ButIdidlearnalotfromthethreecorecoursesthatdidItakeatCampbellUniversity were(ITS–345)DatabaseManagement,(ITS–410)SystemAnalysisDesign&Dev,and(ITS–410) Networking&Telecommunication.Intakingthesecourses,Ifeltthesecoursestaughtmerelevant conceptsandexamplesthatIusedandappliedinmyproject.Thesecoursesalsohelpedmelearn aboutconceptssuchastimemanagementinprojectandhowmanagementisanimportantaspectin anyprojectdevelopment.Thesecourseswerealsohelpfulinthattheconceptsprovidedgreat insightsinpossibleobstaclesthatanindividualmaydealwithinaworkingenvironmentsuchas security,networkcommunication,andframeworkandbusinessinfrastructures. Inthecourse(ITS–345)DatabaseManagement,Ifeltthiscoursetobegreatrefreshercoursethat helpedmerefreshmyideasandconceptsregardingdatabasedesignandmanagementIthelped understandpreviousconceptsthatIunderstoodandalsohelpprovidedmewithdetailed understandingofconceptsthatIneededmoreinsightonsuchasrelationalmodels,SQL,entity relationshipmodeling,anddatabasedesign.Inthiscourseitallowedtomeunderstandhowthese conceptsareallconnectedandhowbusinessesusedatabaseina
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PersonalStatement:WhyTransferEssay
AsImentionedinmyWhyTransferessay,Idecidedtomajorinartformyundergraduatestudy;the contrastbetweenthelifeinNashvilleandNewYorkandtheexperienceofmyinternshipsgaveme thecouragetofinallymakethisdetermination.Duringmyfreshmenyear,thesatisfactionartwork broughtmethefountainofmyhappiness.Istillcouldrecallthosedreamlikeexperience:Holiday WindowsduringChristmas,theNewYorkFashionWeek,theworksintonsofgalleriesand museums,etc.Whenfacingthoseoilpaintingartworks,Icouldn'tstopimaginghowprintersmade thosebrushstrokes.Thejustrightthickpigmentallowedmetocommunicatewiththemacrossthe timelimitRegardlesshowmanyacademicassignmentsandexamsIfacedorhow
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Despitethatthetransferandnon–traditionalstudentsaren'ttraditionalstudents,theyareinfactnew andmightnotknoweverybuilding.Itwouldbemyjobtohelpthemgetsituated.Iwilltreatthem likeanyotherfreshmanstudentandprovidemyfullattentiontotheirneeds.Atransferstudentmay havetransferredfromanotherschoolinthecountryandbeingthereforthemwillmakethetransition willbeeasierTheyaredifferentfromtraditionalfreshmaneveniftheyarefirstyearstudents,they might'veknowtheiroldcampusperfectlywell,butitwouldbemyresponsibilitytomakesurethey canrememberourcampusaswell.Allcampusaren'tthesame,soIwouldpersonalshowthe transferstudentaroundandmakesuretheyknowwhen
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TransferStudentsVs.Non-TraditionalStudents
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Iprovidefinancialsupporttobothmymotherandmysister.MuchoftheincomethatIreceivegoes directlytomymothertohelppayforbills,buyfood,providegasmoney,oranythingelsewith whichIcanhelpMymotherhasafull–timejob;however,shedoesn'treceivesufficientincometo takecareofallourfinancialobligationseachmonth.Mysisterisenrolledfull–timeatTexasState TechnicalCollegewithananticipatedgraduationdateofMay2017andisnotcurrentlyemployed.
Pleasedescribeanyspecialcircumstancesoradditionalfactorsthataffectyouroryourfamily's abilitytofundyourcollegeshowmorecontent
Iwasawedbytheservicesandmanyopportunitiesavailabletostudents,suchasthechancetostudy abroadortodoaninternship.Theoptionofdeclaringapre–occupationaltherapymajorthrough TexasWoman'sUniversitywasanextremelyattractivequalityformeThisoptionwouldallowme totaketheprerequisitesforanoccupationaltherapydegreewhilesimultaneouslyearningmy bachelor'sdegree,cuttingdownontheexpensesandtimeitwouldtaketocompletetheseclasses separately.However,mychoicetotransferherewassolidifiedafterIattendedaTransfer ConnectionatTexasWoman'sUniversity.LearningmoreaboutTexasWoman'sUniversityand experiencingthecultureofcareandthoughtfulnessbyeveryoneImetletmeknowthatTexas Woman'sUniversitywasrightforme.ItwasattheTransferConnectionthatIlearnedmoreabout myfuturemajor,thehonorsprogramthatisoffered,andthedifferentclubsandorganizations aroundcampusIwassurroundedbypeoplethatwantedtohelpmesucceedandseemeeventually becomeaTexasWoman'sUniversityPioneer.IwalkedawayfromtheTransferConnectionwitha bagfullofinformationandmydecisionofwhereIwouldtransferto
StatementOfPurpose:TexasWoman'sUniversity
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AsatransferstudentatTexasA&M,Idemonstratewhatdeterminationandhardworkstandsfor throughstayingself–motivatedtoattendmydreamschool.Priortothestartofmyeducation,my familyandImovedtothiscountryinhopesofescapingcrimeandviolence,seekingopportunities andfreedom.Iwasabletoundertakemyownopportunitiesandenrolledatacommunitycollege whilealsoworkingafulltimejobinanefforttopursuemydreamofattendingMaysBusiness School.Everyyear,thousandsofstudentsapplytoMays;however,TexasA&Monlyaccepts100 candidatestoattendtheirbusinessschool.Becauseofthistransferprocess,Ihavebecomea motivated,persistentanddynamicindividualwhostrivesforsuccessGrowingupin
A&MTransferProcess
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Duringmysenioryearin2012,Idecidedtoappliedtouniversitieshowever;myparentswerenot abletohelpmeoutfinancially.SincetheDreamActwasnotavailableuntilJanuary2013,Idecided toattendacommunitycollegeIdecidedtoenrollatSantaMonicaCollegeandthentransfertoa universityasaPhysicalAnthropologymajor.Itookenoughclassestobeafulltimestudentandstill beabletohelpmyparentsaroundthehouse.MyplanwastostayatSantaMonicaCollegefor3 yearsandthenapplyfortransfer;however,twoofmymostdearandclosestfamilymembers becameill.Myuncle,whohasalwaysbelievedthatIcouldachievegreatthingsinlife,whogives thebestadvisesintheworld,andwhotaughtmehowtoplaytheclarinet
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TwoPersonDependentTransfer
Standardproceduresfortransfersarefrequentlymodifiedtoallowthepatienttosafelymovefrom onesurfaceorpositiontoanother,especiallyinanassistedlivingfacility.Oneresident,hadrecently undergonearighttotalhipreplacement,andwasstillunderstandardhipprecautions.Additionally, shehadahistoryofrepeatedfracturestoherrightwrist,whichlimitedheroverallrangeand strengthinthatextremityWhenassessingherlimitations,wedecidedadependenttransferwould havetobemodifiedtoatwo–persondependenttransfer,allowingustoadheretopresenthip precautions,aswellastocompensatingforthedecreasedstrengthinherrightupperextremity.Prior toinitiatingthetransferfromwheelchairtomat,the
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