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Design and Characterization of a Novel Mechanical Surrogate Neck Model for Use in Head Impact Applications
DownloadFall 2020
Head and brain injuries are commonly caused by head impacts in sport and recreational activities. Despite attempts to decrease head impact injury risk through mandated helmet use, mild brain injuries are still prevalent. Brain injury research and helmet assessment methods use surrogate models to...
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Development of a Detailed Finite Element Model of the BIPED and Verification of Fidelity in Two Cases of Blunt Impact
DownloadFall 2023
Physical surrogates of the human head are commonly used to model cranial impacts and assess head injuries. The Brain Injury Protection Evaluation Device (BIPED mk2) is a head form that contains a brain simulant, fluid layer, connective membranes, a skull, and a skin layer and can measure...
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Preference for Autonomy in Consumer Decision Making: On the Antecedents and the Consequences of Consumers' Relinquishment of Decision Control to Surrogates
DownloadFall 2010
This dissertation investigates the psychological processes relevant to consumers’ relinquishment of decision control to surrogates (e.g., physician, financial advisor). While the first essay investigates the antecedents of relinquishing decision control to surrogates, the second essay focuses on...
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Fall 2023
Surrogate headforms are employed in injury biomechanics to reconstruct head impact scenarios and evaluate protective equipment. The development of human calvarium surrogates to mimic mechanical response at fracture would be an essential step forward in improving the biomechanical biofidelity of...