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  2. Toenailing - Wikipedia

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    Toenailing or skew-nailing is a viable, structurally sound method [1] of the driving of a nail at a roughly 30° [2] angle to fasten two pieces of wood together, typically with their grains perpendicular. The term comes colloquially from fastening wood at the bottom, or toe, of the board.

  3. Lighting for the elderly - Wikipedia

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    Lighting systems can help seniors maintain balance and stability. [25] Furthermore, sleep deprivation can contribute to decreased postural control. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Nightlights that accent horizontal and vertical spaces, such as soft lighting above a doorway or at the foot of a bed, can reduce the risk of falls without disturbing sleep.

  4. Gerontechnology - Wikipedia

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    Active Protective is a personal airbag that inflates to stop someone breaking their hip. And Vynca records a person’s dying wishes, so families aren’t unsure when the time comes. The company Honor, which connects seniors, caregivers and their families, recently raised $20 million, the biggest funding in the emerging category so far.

  5. Nail clubbing - Wikipedia

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    Nail clubbing, also known as digital clubbing or clubbing, is a deformity of the finger or toe nails associated with a number of diseases, anomalies and defects, some congenital, mostly of the heart and lungs.

  6. Soil nailing - Wikipedia

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    Soil nailing evolved from the New Austrian tunnelling method, which is a system for underground excavations in rock.This method consists of passive steel reinforcement in the rock followed by the application of reinforced shotcrete.

  7. Nail (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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    A nail is a protective plate characteristically found at the tip of the digits (fingers and toes) of all primates, corresponding to the claws in other tetrapod animals. . Fingernails and toenails are made of a tough rigid protein called alpha-keratin, a polymer also found in the claws, hooves, and horns of ver

  8. List of video games notable for negative reception - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. Video games Platforms Arcade video game Console game Game console Home console Handheld console Electronic game Audio game Electronic handheld Online game Browser game Social-network game Mobile game PC game Linux Mac Virtual reality game Genres Action Shooter Action-adventure Adventure ...

  9. Toe walking - Wikipedia

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    Studies have been performed to determine the source of the association between toe walking and cerebral palsy. One study suggests that the toe walking—sometimes called an equinus gait—associated with cerebral palsy presents with an abnormally short medial and lateral gastrocnemius and soleus—the primary muscles involved in plantarflexion.