Steady Steps Research Articles

The Long and Winding Road: On-Demand DNA Synthesis in High Demand

The Long and Winding Road: On-Demand DNA Synthesis in High Demand

Incorporation and Marginalization at the Level of Characters in a Book Dove Collar

Tawq Al-Hamamah is a book that written by Ibn Hazm on love and for love. It is a literary book that combines poetry and prose, And it contain stories. He often cites a story appropriate to the topic of the door and begins with the word )khabar(, to tell us a story that he lived through himself or transmitted from trustworthy people, and in which he is one of the most responsive to the feelings of others. How did Ibn Hazm choose his characters, and does the cultural heritage have a role in that? How does a person fall in love? Do we fall into it, or do we walk to it with steady steps? What does this have to do with customs and traditions?

Upflow Anaerobic Floating Filter (UAFF) Improved the Performance of the Anaerobic Treatment of Brackish Aquaculture Waste

Highlights Fish hatchery RAS thickened wastewater was successfully treated by anaerobic digestion. Traditional complete mix digester (CSTR) configuration was compared to the UAFF, an upflow anaerobic floating filter. UAFF start-up resulted faster and more productive than in conventional reactors (188 compared to 100 NmL CH4/g VS). At steady conditions, yields of 190.5 and 180.9 NmL CH4/g VS were recorded, for UAFF and CSTR respectively. Abstract. Thickened wastewater from a fish hatchery recirculating water system (RAS) was successfully treated by anaerobic digestion, showing a high methane potential in brackish and marine conditions. To optimize the process and establish operational criteria for a full-scale transfer, pilot-scale tests were carried out in a BioReactor Simulator System (BRS, Bioprocesscontrol, Sweden). The BRS consists of 6 reactors with a volume of 1.8 L each: 3 reactors operated in conventional configuration (CSTR, continuous stirred tank reactor), while the other 3 were modified with an up-flow fixed bed layout, with floating plastic filling elements (UAFF, upflow anaerobic floating filter). The objective of the present paper was the comparison of the performance of the UAFF and the CSTR anaerobic systems both in the initial colonization batch process, and in the following continuous process. The batch test was performed in 72 days by treating aquaculture sludge inoculated with brackish digestate, for the CSTRs, and with the biofilm of the plastic media for the UAFFs. The following continuous loading phase was characterized by start-up and steady steps. The tests were performed in mesophilic conditions. The start-up in the UAFF reactors resulted significantly faster and more productive than in conventional reactors, with specific yields reaching 187.9 NmL CH4/g VS compared to 100.0 NmL CH4/g VS. During the following steady phase, with the retention time of 20 days, the specific yields increased in all digesters but the differences between the 2 types of reactors were not significant, even if favorable for the UAFF (190.5 and 180.9 NmL CH4/g VS, respectively for UAFF and CSTR). Keywords: Anaerobic digestion, Anaerobic filter, Aquaculture, Biogas, Biomethane, Brackish and marine wastewater, Fish farm effluents.

Eğitim Yöneticilerinin Eğitim Kurumlarındaki Özgün Önderlik Süreçlerinin İncelenmesi

In this study, it is aimed to examine the unique leadership processes of educational administrators working in educational institutions for the personnel in their institutions. The constant change of educational methods and techniques, educational processes, teaching programs also necessitates constant change in the concept of educational management, which is being reshaped within the framework of an authentic understanding of leadership. Today, the implementation of a student-centered educational program in educational planning directly affects the unique leadership processes of people who are educational administrators. This influencing factor generally brings with it the receipt of positive feedback in the original leadership processes of educational administrators, depending on the current situation and shaping of their internal motivational sources. This is a positive development in the process of implementing educational management. Original lead training managers who have adopted the stance resides in the understanding of educational management, continuous improvement hedeflenild as slow but steady steps forward were taken in achieving full participation and understanding of a concept that has been followed by the model of inclusive education practices in the integrity of the success of training management is inevitable. Key Words: Education Manager, Educational Institution, Original Leadership

Chinese traditional motifs in contemporary European music

Nowadays, music demands constantly change respectively to listeners’ needs. Owing to this fact, old music genres fade into the background. However, traditional music leaves a mark largely imprinted in not only Chinese music, but also world music. Thus, it is important to investigate contribution of traditional Chinese music to the modern European music. Respondents from various Chinese music departments were surveyed to examine the contribution of traditional Chinese culture to various types of contemporary European music. A list of Chinese folk music identification factors was also compiled to better understand the perception of Chinese traditional motifs in contemporary European music. To study this problem, at the first stage of the study a large number of musical works from different European countries was analyzed (the music of such countries as Great Britain, Germany and France was analyzed within the framework of this work). The finding shows that common features of traditional Chinese motifs are domination of monophonic performance, enormous variation of percussion, "contemplative mood", pentatonic scale without semitones, and availability of stringed instruments. In addition, the second step of investigation shed light on the contribution of Chinese tradition music to music of different European countries. In the last stage, tracks in which respondents thought Chinese folk motifs existed were examined by means of a quantitative analysis of musical scores to identify common characteristics (rhythm, skips, and similar melodies). This analysis helped to better understand the main characteristics of Chinese folk music's contribution to contemporary European music. As the analysis showed, regardless of the country to which this or that track belongs, there are common characteristics - the singing of steady steps and the descending melody with a subsequent rise by one tone or semitone. According to the result, British modern music has more Chinese folk motifs (15 from 50 randomly chosen works), whereas German music contains only 9 from 50 works. At the same time, French music has only 1 out of 50 Chinese folk motifs. Also, all respondents were interviewed to determine common adjectives, which help to characterize Chinese folk music. The finding shows that the most popular adjectives are "mesmerizing", "intriguing", "intricate", "calm", "mysterious", "sublime" and "soothing". Obtained results contribute to the research of Chinese traditional music perception and its contribution to European contemporary music. Furthermore, the framework used in this research is new and can be applied in subsequent works in this area of research.

Semantic-Direct Visual Odometry

Traditional direct SLAM methods formulate the camera pose and map estimation as minimization of the photometric error, which is tackled by the Gauss-Newton algorithm or the Levenberg-Marquardt algorithm in the optimization. However, the convexity of the photometric error only holds in a small region due to the characteristics of the convexity for grayscale images. Thus, the system may be stuck in sub-optimal local minima when tracking points have large displacement. Unlike grayscale images, the semantic probabilities omit the details inside the semantic objects while mainly reforming on the boundary of semantic objects, which has better convexity for large displacement. In this letter, we propose a novel semantic-direct visual odometry (SDVO), exploiting the direct alignment of semantic probabilities. By constructing the joint error function based on grayscale images and semantic probabilities, the joint error function achieves better convexity contrary to the photometric error. Consequently, the proposed system moves towards optima with steady steps in the optimization iterations. Experimental results on the challenging real-world dataset demonstrate a significant improvement over the baseline by integrating the direct alignment of semantic probabilities.

Feasibility and Zoning of Establishing Solar Power Stations to Produce Sustainable Energy From the Environment in Northwestern Iran

Attention to climatic and environmental potentials for exploitation and meeting human needs has been considered for many years. But the optimal and correct use of this potential requires accurate knowledge and subsequent careful planning. Today, the use of climate and productive energy from the environment is more of a concern for researchers. This investigation aims to appraise the feasibility of establishing solar thermal power plants (solar panels) by examining eight climatic and atmospheric parameters in the environment based on fuzzy logic in northwestern Iran. In this study, the weather datum of 22 Urban Climate Synoptic stations were prepared to evaluate the climatic conditions for the feasibility of establishing a thermal solar power plant for sustainable development using fuzzy logic in the north-west of Iran for each synoptic station during a statistical period of 31 years (1990–2020). This research used eight climatic parameters: average max temperature, average temperature, average min relative moisture, mean relative moisture, total monthly precipitation, and a daily average of Sunny hours, altitude, and wind speed in this systemic model. MATLAB software was used to combine the input data from fuzzy logic and ANFIS Adaptive Neural Network. The climate zoning map for establishing a thermal solar power plant with the scores obtained for each of the parameters and finally the final map was drawn using the ArcGIS. The results show that the fuzzy logic method showed a great variety of options for the establishment of solar thermal power plants using climatic parameters. In total, after obtaining the final rating for each of the 22 stations, Bonab station, with a coefficient score of (0.544–0.589), and Miyaneh station with a score (0.543–0.577), located in East Azarbaijan Province, in the north-west of Iran are appropriate for the establishment of a solar power plant. The Northwest of Iran is suitable to meet the needs of various energies, including domestic electricity, due to the potential stemming from its favorable climatic conditions climate; therefore, it is necessary to take steady steps to develop this important industry. Also, the accuracy of MATLAB and ArcGIS software with a high level of 0.96% confidence in finding a suitable place for the establishment of solar power stations was confirmed. According to the final results obtained from the integration and fuzzification of 8 climatic parameters and zoning of suitable and unsuitable areas for prioritization, Ardabil station with a score of 0.345% in the priority of inconvenient location, and Bonab station with a score of 0.589% in the priority of where the best places were for the establishment of solar power stations. Considering the findings of the present study, the central region and distant locales in mountainous areas were suitable places for the establishment of solar panels. The valuable results of the present study can be given more attention by the sectors that use a lot of sustainable energy. The results of this research in the field of sustainable energy production from the environment are more in the spotlight.

Twelve-step Approach for Academic Development Planning in Academic Surgery: Climbing the Academic Uphill With Strong and Steady Steps.

Surgical trainees and young academic surgeons should understand the specifics of the career they are pursing, and surgeon mentors should enhance their leadership roles and support the recruitment and retainment of academic surgeons through effective academic career support and strategic planning. Utilizing academic development planning can serve as an essential tool as both mentors & mentees navigate different career choices towards achieving a successful and sustainable academic career advancement.

A Safe Mobilisation Program to Improve Functional Mobility and Reduce Fall Risks in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults with Higher Level Gait Disorders: A Pilot Study

Background: The association between gait and cognition, and their combined impact on postural stability may underlie the increased fall risk in older adults with dementia. However, there are few interventions to improve functional mobility and reduce fall risks in people with cognitive impairment. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a Safe Mobilisation Program for cognitively impaired older adults with higher level gait disorders. It also explores the potential effectiveness of the program on mobility and fall risks. Methods: Fifteen community-dwelling older adults participated in a 3-week pre-post intervention study. They were trained to take steady steps in transfers and mobilization using errorless learning and spaced retrieval teaching techniques. Results: The intervention program was feasible, all the participants completed the program and were able to mobilize safely. The program was acceptable and participants reported an increase in safety awareness, improvement in confidence while transferring and mobilising, and better quality of life. There was a trend of improvement in Falls Efficacy Scale-international (FES-I), 360° turn and Tinetti Performance Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA), which may indicate improvement in balance and mobility. Conclusion: The Safe Mobilisation Program was feasible and acceptable in older adults with cognitive impairment and gait disorders and warrants further evaluation.

Hypoglycemic effect of insulin-loaded hydrogel-nanogel composite on streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

At present, how to increase insulin rapidly, availably and stably is still a conundrum in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. In vitro studies have shown that insulin can be released from hydrogel-nanogel composite according to the changes of glucose level. This study aimed to observe the glucose-lowering effects and evaluate the safety of the insulin-loaded hydrogel-nanogel composite in diabetic rats. We found that significant glycemic regulation could be observed up to 30 hours after subcutaneous injection, and the fasting blood glucose was reduced effectively. The result of an oral glucose tolerance test showed that the level of insulin expressed a stable increase from 0.5 hours to 3.5 hours, which led to a reduction of glucose with steady steps. Also, compared with Ins group, the Gel+Ins group showed slighter skin and pancreas damage, while the oxidative stress and inflammation response were similar to the normal control group. In conclusion, these results demonstrated that the glucose-lowering action of the insulin-loaded hydrogel-nanogel composite was superior to that of the regular insulin, and might thus become an insulin carrier in the future.

Steady steps versus sudden shifts: Cooperation in (a)symmetric linear and step-level social dilemmas

AbstractAre groups of people better able to minimize a collective loss if there is a collective target that must be reached or if every small contribution helps? In this paper we investigate whether cooperation in social dilemmas can be increased by structuring the problem as a step-level social dilemma rather than a linear social dilemma and whether cooperation can be increased by manipulating endowment asymmetry between individuals. In two laboratory experiments using ‘Public Bad’ games, we found that that individuals defect less and are better able to minimize collective and personal costs in a step-level social dilemma than in a linear social dilemma. We found that the level of cooperation is not affected by an ambiguous threshold: even when participants cannot be sure about the optimal cooperation level, cooperation remains high in the step-level social dilemmas. We find mixed results for the effect of asymmetry on cooperation. These results imply that presenting social dilemmas as step-level games and reducing asymmetry can help solve environmental dilemmas in the long term.

Mediating and Moderating Factors Affecting Readiness to IoT Applications: The Banking Sector Context

Although IOT seems to be the upcoming trend, it is still in its infancy; especially in the banking industry. There is a clear gap in literature, as only few studies identify factors affecting readiness to IOT applications in banks in general, and almost negligible investigations on mediating and moderating factors. Accordingly, this research aims to investigate the main factors that affect employees’ readiness to IOT applications, while highlighting the mediating and moderating factors in the Egyptian banking sector. The importance of Egypt stems from its high population and steady steps taken towards technology adoption. 479 valid questionnaires were distributed over HR employees in banks. Data collected was statistically analysed using Regression and SEM. Results showed a significant impact of ‘Security’, ‘Networking’, ‘Software Development’ and ‘Regulations’ on ‘readiness to IOT applications. Thus, the readiness acceptance level is high‘Security’ and ‘User Intention’ were proven to mediate the relationship between research variables and readiness to IOT applications, and only a partial moderation role was proven for ‘Efficiency’. The study contributes to increasing literature on IOT applications in general, and fills a gap on the Egyptian banking context in particular. Finally, it provides decision makers at banks with useful guidelines on how to optimally promote IOT applications among employees.

Does market-based electricity price affect China's energy efficiency?

Abstract China is in a critical period of market-oriented reform and energy transition. As a crucial means to regulate supply and demand under the market-oriented mechanism, the electricity price can promote the development of energy efficiency by optimizing resource allocation. With the gradual increase in electricity consumption, the influence of its price on energy consumption is also gradually enhanced. Therefore, this paper evaluated the process of electricity price marketization and conducted a spatial-temporal comparative analysis of the effect of electricity price on energy efficiency by controlling economic, policy, and other price factors. The results show that: (1) the marketization degree of China's electricity price has improved with steady steps; (2) market-oriented electricity price has a stable positive correlation with energy efficiency in both the short and long term; (3) marketization improves the promotion effect of electricity price on energy efficiency, and the influence of electricity price is more significant in the eastern region with a high degree of marketization and the subsequent stage; (4) the impact of market-oriented electricity price on energy efficiency is asymmetric. The impulse response under positive and negative shock is opposite, and under the positive shock, the response time is longer, and the degree is greater.

The Socio-Cultural Attractions Between Turkish Pluralism Society and Algerian Pluralism Society ''Manuel Castell's Approach of Network Society''

Turkey goes to deepen it's existence by computations and steady steps in North Africa, especially towards Algeria, that it represents a strategic depth in the continent of Africa, in addition, there are a cultural reference and the Ottoman heritage in Algeria. Which led to deepen the intensity of contacts and interactions between community actors because of attractions rectifiers between the Turkish and Algerian society, such as cultural, religious and civilizational. Therefore, the study will work to drop the approach of Emmanuel Castel's of Network Society on the Algerian pluralism society and the Turkish pluralism society

Application of carbon dots in dye‐sensitized solar cells: A review

ABSTRACTCarbon dots (CDs) are a kind of zero‐dimensional carbon‐based nanoparticles with superb light‐trapping ability, high optical absorption ability, and superior intrinsic catalytic activity. Due to these advantageous properties, they have received enthusiastic attention from researchers in the field of optical devices. The application of carbon dots in dye‐sensitized solar cells has increased with steady steps recently, especially as a substitute for precious Ru‐sensitizers and Pt counter electrodes. In this review, we classified the application of carbon dots in dye‐sensitized solar cells in recent years and explained the mechanisms of improving the performance of carbon dots. The significant impact of surface functionalization of CDs on the performance of dye‐sensitized solar cells was discussed. Lastly, some challenges and application prospects of carbon dots in the dye‐sensitized solar cell were proposed, which is meaningful for the further exploration and application of carbon dots as a new energy material. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2020, 137, 48443.

Small but Steady Steps in Stroke Medicine in Japan

December 14, 1702, was an unforgettable day for many Japanese, when 47 samurais from Ako Domain launched a raid on their foe's residence in the snowy night of Edo (the former name of Tokyo) and avenged their deceased master, who was illogically forced to commit suicide by self‐disembowelment on a sword, after waiting and planning for a year and a half persevering through all sorts of hardships. They have been repeatedly praised by Bunraku (puppet play) and Kabuki plays, novels, and movies. On the same day 316 years later (December 14, 2018), a Stroke and Cardiovascular Disease Control Act was proclaimed by the Japanese government to vanquish these national maladies.1 Eight basic policies on stroke and cardiovascular diseases are listed in the new law: (1) promotion of education to the general population and prevention by national and local governments; (2) development of a system for transportation using an ambulance and others and acceptance of emergent patients; (3) development of medical institutes where specialized medical care for stroke and cardiovascular diseases can be offered; (4) maintenance and improvement of participation in social activities and other quality of life for patients with subsequent complications; (5) development of a system for collaboration among agencies involved in health, medical care, and welfare, such as hospital ambulance services, social welfare services, and others; (6) human resource development for health, medical support, and welfare; (7) development of a system for collection and provision of information; and (8) promotion of research. The Japan Stroke Association, a stroke support organization, and other organizations prepared the draft for the basic law on stroke in 2009 and appealed to the government for its enactment but without success. The bill was then expanded to include cardiovascular disease in general and was then finally approved. The Japan Stroke Society, an academic organization, has joined with the Japanese Circulation Society for the 5‐year strategy for stroke and cardiovascular diseases (Stop CVD Project) since 2016 in anticipation of the basic law. Although stroke has long been called the Japanese national disease, the government was relatively slow to act to take measures for stroke care compared with cancer care. The new Act is a steady step forward for tomorrow's stroke medicine in Japan.

Mike by Andrew Norriss

Reviewed by: Mike by Andrew Norriss Elizabeth Bush Norriss, Andrew Mike. Fickling/Scholastic, 2019 [240p] Trade ed. ISBN 978-1-338-28536-9 $17.99 E-book ed. ISBN 978-1-338-28538-3 $10.99 Reviewed from galleys R Gr. 6-10 More of a distraction than a threat, Mike shows up from time to time at rising young tennis star Floyd Beresford’s practices and games, and when Floyd asks him to leave, Mike does—at least until the day he walks right beside the umpire’s chair during a match and Floyd asks that the game be stopped and the intruder removed. Only then does Floyd realize he’s the only one who can see Mike. A psychiatrist helps Floyd get to the bottom of why this projection is suddenly shutting down his game: Floyd really doesn’t want tennis to become his life. To placate his baffled parents, Floyd secures Mike’s agreement that he’ll play one last match, in which he [End Page 215] pretty much destroys his arrogant competitor. He then sets himself a new life course, a long-sublimated interest in marine biology, and then takes the slow but steady steps toward adulthood and a rewarding career. There are no bad guys here—no overwrought parents or quack shrinks, and even the vanquished tennis foe turns out to be okay—and Norriss treats the Mike phenomenon not as a pathology but as a very sane response to self-imposed pressure, a voice to be trusted. There’s a refreshing lack of angst here, yet Floyd’s got a grippingly rocky path ahead, filled with low-wage part-time work, academic struggle, swallowed pride, and continual concern over whether he has, or ever will, see the last of Mike. Nicely balanced between psychological dramedy and feel-good wish fulfillment, this British import is a congenial teen quick pick. Copyright © 2019 The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

Potentiometric mapping for wind turbine power plant installation Guilan Province in Iran

The use of renewable energy in different parts of the world is increasing in recent years, therefore, understanding the way and how to use these energies is very important. Today, the use of climate and productive energies has attracted more researchers. The purpose of this research is to determine the potential of the wind turbine power plant and mapping in guilan province based on fuzzy logic and AHP. In this research, wind direction and speed data of 4 synoptic stations of guilan province were provided to assess the potential, mapping and determine the establishment of a wind turbine plant in guilan province for sustainable development using fuzzy logic in a statistical period for each synoptic station since its establishment until 2014. In this systemic model, the monthly and seasonal wind speed were scored using the fuzzy method and WindRose Plot and SabaWind software were used to determine the wind direction. Wind speed mapping map was drawn to establish a wind turbine plant with scores obtained for each of the stations using the GIS. The findings of the research show that fuzzy logic method showed a large variation to establish wind turbine power plants using wind speed and wind direction. In total, the Manjil station with the highest windy with the score of 29.29 were ranked first in the construction of wind turbines after obtaining the final rating each of the 4 stations in guilan province to build a high-confidence wind power plant and other stations are the next priorities in the province of Gilan for the establishment of the turbine plant with the scores (Bandar Anzali: 22.79, Astara: 20.37 and Rasht: 17.91). guilan province is suitable for establishing a turbine plant, because of the potential and windy favorable conditions to use it to meet the needs of various energies, including the electricity of the area. Therefore, it is necessary to take steady steps in order to develop this important industry.Keywords: Wind direction and Speed, Potentiometric, Fuzzy logic, Wind power plant, Statistical analysis

Information and communication technologies in primary healthcare facilities in Egypt.

The health sector has always relied on technologies. According to World Health Organization, they form the backbone of the services to prevent, diagnose, and treat illness and disease. It is increasingly viewed as the most promising tool for improving the overall quality, safety and efficiency of the health delivery system. Aim of the study This was to assess the current situation of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in primary healthcare in the terms of describing and classifying the existing work, identify gaps and exploring the personal experiences and the challenges of ICTs application in the primary healthcare. Subjects and methods A mixed research method in the form of sequential explanatory design was applied. In the quantitative phase a cross-sectional study was conducted among 172 family physicians using a predesigned questionnaire. Followed by qualitative data collection among 35 participants through focused group discussions. Nearly half of the physicians have ICTs in their work and they were trained on it. None of them developed a community-based research using ICTs technology. Training on ICTs showed a statistically significant difference regarding the availability and the type of ICTs present in the workplace (P<0.05). Focused group discussion revealed that the majority of the participants believe that there is poor commitment of policymaker toward ICTs utilization in the primary care. Nearly 97% thinks that there is insufficient budget allocated for ICTs utilization in the workplace. Almost 88% of the participants demanded more incentives for ICTs users than non-user at the workplace. ICTs resources are underutilized by health information professionals. Lack of funds, risk of instability of the electric supply and lack of incentives for ICTs users were the most common barriers to ICTs implementation thus a steady steps toward budget allocation and continuous training is needed.

Short-term effectiveness of a community-implemented falls prevention referral service

Purpose: To evaluate the effectiveness of the 16-week evidence-based Steady Steps exercise referral scheme at improving physical function, balance confidence, and quality of life (QoL) of community-dwelling older adults at risk of falling.Method: A non-experimental, practice-based study involving a retrospective analysis of participant outcomes. Pre–post comparisons of three performance-based measures of gait and balance and of person-reported outcomes for balance confidence and QoL were performed. Effectiveness was evaluated in terms of statistically significant changes and relative to published fall-risk thresholds and minimal detectable changes (MDCs) or minimum clinically important differences.Results: One hundred and thirty-six participants completed the program over 19 months. Statistically significant differences were observed for all outcomes (p < 0.001), translating to an overall 42.6% reduction in falls-related risk. Approximately 63% of participants achieved an improvement ≥MDC in at least one of the performance-based tests. Greater than 55% achieved self-reported improvements in balance confidence ≥ MDC, while >40% reported clinically important improvements in QoL.Conclusions: While the non-experimental design precludes conclusive evidence of causation, the highly significant and clinically meaningful improvements observed in individuals who completed the evidence-based Steady Steps program support its translation of evidence into effective practice. Continued implementation and evaluation of such practices and their longer-term effects are warranted.Implications for RehabilitationFalls in older adults represent an escalating public health problem, and rehabilitation professionals are charged with developing and/or identifying feasible and effective evidence-based programs that target and reduce falls risk in this population.Our findings support Steady Steps as an effective third-sector referral rehabilitation service that successfully translates research evidence-based exercise interventions into effective practice, positively impacting physical function, balance confidence and quality of life (QoL) in community-dwelling older adults.Our study provides practice-based evidence of the effectiveness of exercise interventions that are progressively challenging, deliver a high dose of moderate to high intensity and target the main falls risk factors of muscle weakness and gait and balance impairment.In spite of their limitations, non-experimental, practice-based approaches provide rehabilitation professionals with feasible opportunities for evaluating existing services, such as Steady Steps, and contributing to the overall evidence-base for falls prevention and management.