PINS techniques

A much larger experiment is conducted with the flat-plate test. Pin techniques are... 

Various means have been employed to measure shock and free surface velocities. We quote from Ref 7 The earliest work employed a pin technique. Pointed metal pins were spaced at graded distances from the free surface. When the surface was impelled forward by the impacting shock front, it made contact with each of the pins in turn. The pins were wired to separate pulseforming circuits, and the pulses produced on contact were displayed on a high-speed oscilloscope sweep. In this way the free surface velocity... 

Figure 1.7. Shock pressure, P, as function of the depth, D. of the specimen within the container. Calibration data have been determined for an iron flyer plate with 4 mm thickness, d, and various high explosives, using the pin technique [30].

Before any of the munitions are delivered to the facility, they will have been previously assessed by the portable isotopic neutron spectroscopy (PINS) technique, x-rayed where appropriate, and the results reviewed by the Munitions Assessment and Review Board (MARB) to properly identify the contents. Data indicating the presence or absence of explosive and fuze components and the type of chemicals will be provided to the PBNSF operator for each item. The munitions will arrive at the facility overpacked individually in airtight containers. The following briefly describes the typical process flow for the categories of RCWM to be processed. 

Kilfoyle RM (1965) Fractures of the medial condyle and epi-condyle of the elbow in children. Clin Orthop 41 43-47 Lee SS, Mahar AT, Miesen D, Newton PO (2002) Displaced pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures biomechanical analysis of percutaneous pinning techniques. J Pediatr Orthop 22 440-443... 

Inhibition and Progressive Inhibition of Neuromusculoskeletal Structures (PINS) Techniques... 

If the dysfunction, including the endpoint persists, the physician can choose to treat the dysfunction with another modality. PINS technique can be the sole approach to the somatic dysfunctions that were found or can be used in conjunction with any other modality of osteopathic manipulative treatment. Determining this is ... 

Dowling DJ, Progressive inhibition of neuromuscular structures (PINS) technique. I Am Osteopath Assoc 2000 100 285-286, 289-298. 

This chapter describes PINS techniques for treating somatic dysfunctions of the cervical region. The examples provided are not the only ones that are possible (Figures 31-1 and 31-2). They are fairly common. Occasionally, patterns in the cervical region may continue into or from adjacent regions. The patient is most commonly treated in the supine position but could be treated seated or prone. The physician should be positioned comfortably facing the region to be treated or at the head of the table. The principles and methods of PINS can be applied ... 

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