Factory owners have been doing such things for survival ever since Frederick W. Taylor invented time-and-motion studies more than a century ago.

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Adjoining rooms contain projects by the great Hollis Frampton including his motion studies inspired by Eadweard Muybridge, and his film "Gloria, " a portrait of Frampton's Irish grandmother.

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As most golfers probably don't want to wear a bulky corset, researchers said future studies should focus on developing garments that can manipulate the range of motion to suit individual lower-back conditions.

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Studies have suggested that ginger can also quell nausea caused by pregnancy, motion sickness, and anesthesia.

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He seems to have realized that this assertive stroke stabilized the figure, suggesting a downward pull, rather than defiance of gravity, since the feet in the other studies and the finished painting are neatly crossed at the ankles and pulled back to imply motion.

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