Despite your device's resistance qualities, you should avoid exposing it to environments with excessive dust or moisture.

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In the study, Dr Lomax used an inspiratory muscle training device which works in a similar way to other resistance training devices to build muscle strength.

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We could bend the lid a good five degrees before we encountered resistance -- and we only stopped there for fear of breaking the device.

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In the inhibit mode, the robotic device would be used as an in-space exercise machine to supply resistance against leg movement.

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Damage to your device, (even if through ordinary use) can limit or lessen resistance to dust or moisture.

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But Microsoft has barely moved the needle in the tablet space, where Apple still rules the roost, and only a simpler and less expensive device like Amazon's Kindle Fire has been able to put up much resistance.

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So even when their eyes are closed they can get a sense of whether an artificial arm is extended, or if there is resistance to a grasping motion, making the limb feel less detached and unnatural than an EMG device.

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