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for stretching in general, but depending on which muscle group is being stretched, some techniques may be ineffective or detrimental, even to the point...

constituents: high-strength steel, pre-stretched to allow its full strength to be easily realised; and modern concrete, pre-compressed to minimise cracking...

be used. Many films have about 500% stretch at break but are only stretched to about 100–300% in use. Once stretched, the elastic recovery is used to keep...

use canvas that are pre-stretched on a solid frame or panel (so-called stretchers usually made of stretcher bars). These stretched canvas became popular...

technology to bond very thin silicon ribbons to a pre-stretched PDMS membrane. Upon relaxation of the per-stretch, the compressive mechanical stress in the silicon...

In the history of the Americas, the pre-Columbian era, also known as the pre-contact era , or as the pre-Cabraline era specifically in Brazil, spans from...

his own pigments, working on canvas he had stretched or is stretched by assistants rather than on pre-stretched canvas, and working from live models, often...

Pre-Socratic philosophy, also known as Early Greek Philosophy, is ancient Greek philosophy before Socrates. Pre-Socratic philosophers were mostly interested...

shape memory polymers is a toy called Shrinky Dinks that is made of pre-stretched polystyrene (PS) sheet which can be used to cut out shapes that will...

being stretched to accommodate up to 10 passengers. Volkswagen Beetle limousine Lada limousine in Cuba Trabant limousine Lincoln Navigator stretch limousine...

Guaynia was the territory that stretched along the southern coast of Puerto Rico in the pre-Columbian era. The Taino cacique (tribal chief) Agüeybaná ruled...

The pre-Indo-European languages are any of several ancient languages, not necessarily related to one another, that existed in Prehistoric Europe, Asia...

high-performance physical properties, that has been factory expanded or pre-stretched, and assembled onto a supporting removable plastic core. Cold shrink...

The Pre-Pyrenees are the foothills of the Pyrenees. As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain...

Pre-Islamic Arabia (Arabic: شبه الجزيرة العربية قبل الإسلام, romanized: shibh al-jazirat al-'arabiyat qabl al-islām), referring to the Arabian Peninsula...

micro-fractures in gold to enhance stretchability, is inducing wave-like buckles by placing the gold films on pre-stretched elastomeric substrates. Once these...

steam, heat guns and torches to help apply film to complex surfaces. Pre-stretch and pre-form of films are also used for complex wraps and curves. There are...

elastic recoil by pre-stretching involved fascial tissues); The Ninja principle (focus on effortless movement quality); Dynamic stretching (alternation of...

art market for so many years. Although artists use blank canvases and pre-stretched canvases in the art business, many photographers use stretcher bars...

bell can be a hard-wearing synthetic rope with little stretch, or which has been pre-stretched, to reduce spring. Rope splicing plays an important role...