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Cushion

In the context of project financing, the extra amount of net cash flow remaining after expected debt service.

Cushion

1. Period of time during which a bond cannot be called. Interest payments are guaranteed during the cushion, but not after, as the bond may be prematurely redeemed at any point after the call date.

2. A reserve account, or the function a reserve account serves, usually to pay off bad debt.

3. An advantageous debt-to-equity ratio, usually less than 40%.

cushion

See call protection.

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Pressure magnitude is managed by the selection of wheelchair cushions, other support surfaces, and body posture as one rests upon these supporting surfaces.

Everyday sitting behavior of full-time wheelchair users

* The capacity of the wheelchair cushion to reduce loading conditions that may increase the risk for developing deep tissue injury.

Applying ISO 16840-2 standard to differentiate impact force dissipation characteristics of selection of commercial wheelchair cushions

If standard wheelchair cushions are deemed inadequate, individuals with SCI may require custom seating.

Pilot study of a strap-based custom wheelchair seating system in persons with spinal cord injury

Comparison of three wheelchair cushions for effectiveness of pressure relief.

Effects of conventional and alternating cushion weight-shifting in persons with spinal cord injury

Biomedical Systems has added the Air Flow[R] Wheelchair Cushion to its line of pressure sore prevention products.

Wheelchair Cushion. (Product Spotlight)

No method currently exists for measuring internal tissue deformations noninvasively; so wheelchair cushion design and selection are based mostly on measuring sitting pressures.

Use of weight-bearing MRI for evaluating wheelchair cushions based on internal soft-tissue deformations under ischial tuberosities

The mapping tool is a pad that is placed on the wheelchair cushion between the buttocks and cushion.

Skin integrity

BG Industries has introduced its new AccuMax[TM] Quantum[TM] Convertible Wheelchair Cushion. This state-of-the-art seating cushion is a fully functional therapeutic device whether powered by its optional portable battery pack or used in its nonpowered mode.

Wheelchair seat cushion. (Wound Care)

Pending these future studies, weight-bearing MRI could systematically support wheelchair cushion design and selection.

Use of weight-bearing MRI for evaluating wheelchair cushions based on internal soft-tissue deformations under ischial tuberosities

Biomedical Systems has added the Air Flow Wheelchair Cushion to its line of pressure sore prevention products.

Wheelchair Cushion. (Pressure Relief)

As the wheelchair cushion industry matures, the focus on prevention of decubitus formation shifts from tissue loading to the contributing factors in sore formation.

Thermodynamic rigid cushion loading indenter: A buttock-shaped temperature and humidity measurement system for cushioning surfaces under anatomical compression conditions

Biomedical Systems has introduced a patented wheelchair cushion designed to prevent, relieve and speed the healing of coccyx pressure sores by elevating the tailbone, reducing pressure and providing comfortable seating.