June 5, 2014. A vehicle's brake booster uses an engine's vacuum to strengthen the force of a shopper's foot application to the car's master cylinder, and it significantly reduces the effort needed to stop the car. The device is important for buyers who drive vehicles that feature power brakes.
Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale. The UPDRS scale refers to Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale, and it is a rating tool used to gauge the course of Parkinson's disease in patients. The UPDRS scale has been modified over the years by several medical organizations, and continues to be one of the bases of treatment and research in PD clinics.
A01: Describe how daily hassles and uplifts are used as a measure of stress (6 marks) 1  The Daily Hassles and Uplifts Scale was devised by Lazarus et al (1981). 2  It is a Questionnaire that contains 117 items. 3  Each item is a daily event.  Participants are asked to complete the questionnaire individually at the end of their day. The items are rated as an uplift and a daily hassle on a scale of 0-3 (0= not applicable, 1= Somewhat, 2= Quite a bit, 3 = a great deal). The total daily hassles score and uplifts score are used as an indicator of stress.