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companies also need to recognize prosthetic limbs
as a part of the body susceptible to personal injury,
not just as equipment, since they have haptic capabilities
(i.e., the sense of touch) and can feel distress.
This recognition would ensure better coverage and
support for those with prosthetic limbs.
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Carolena
Stephanie Larson is interested in
food and water security issues as well as geopolitical
and strategic factors in northeast and central Asia.
As someone with a physical disability herself, she
is also very interested in human augmentation
for military and civilian use. Larson has a master's
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