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  2. Ratchet (device) - Wikipedia

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    A ratchet (occasionally spelled rachet) is a mechanical device that allows continuous linear or rotary motion in only one direction while preventing motion in the opposite direction. Ratchets are widely used in machinery and tools. The word ratchet is also used informally to refer to a ratcheting socket wrench.

  3. Pawl - Wikipedia

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    A pawl is used in an anchor windlass to prevent a free-spooling chain by grabbing and snubbing an individual link. Similar mechanisms include a Devil's claw, or a claw and dog. Ratchet A pawl is used in combination with a ratchet gear in socket wrenches, bicycle freehubs, winches, ratchet reels for diving, fishing, and many other applications ...

  4. Resource room - Wikipedia

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    Other research has indicated that students show growth in visuo-motor perception, arithmetic, spelling and overall self-perception through time in the resource room classroom. [7] At least one study has suggested students with learning disabilities in resource rooms have higher expectations regarding their academic success when they are in the ...

  5. Adapted physical education - Wikipedia

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    Adapted physical education is the art and science of developing, implementing, and monitoring a carefully designed physical education. Instructional program for a learner with a disability, based on a comprehensive assessment, to give the learner the skills necessary for a lifetime of rich leisure, recreation, and sport experiences to enhance physical fitness and wellness.

  6. Mainstreaming (education) - Wikipedia

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    Higher academic achievement: Mainstreaming has shown to be more academically effective than exclusion practices. [9] For instance, the National Center for Learning Disabilities found that the graduation rate for students with learning disabilities was 70.8% for the 2013-2014 year, [10] although this report does not differentiate between students enrolled in mainstreaming, inclusive, or ...

  7. Inclusion (education) - Wikipedia

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    Inclusion has different historical roots/background which may be integration of students with severe disabilities in the US (who may previously been excluded from schools or even lived in institutions) [7] [8] [9] or an inclusion model from Canada and the US (e.g., Syracuse University, New York) which is very popular with inclusion teachers who believe in participatory learning, cooperative ...

  8. Ratchet (instrument) - Wikipedia

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    A ratchet or rattle, more specifically, cog rattle [1] is a musical instrument of the percussion family and a warning/signaling device. It operates on the principle of the ratchet device , using a gearwheel and a stiff board mounted on a handle, which rotates freely.

  9. Handcuffs - Wikipedia

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    releasing the pawl with a shim; opening the handcuffs with a duplicate key, often hidden on the body of the performer before the performance. Old handcuffs. The above methods are often used in escapology. As most people's hands are larger than their wrists, the first method was much easier before the invention of modern ratchet cuffs, which can ...