Abstract: An electronic transaction system for facilitating electronic transactions between merchants and buyers includes a shopping cart module configured to provide a merchant portal for merchants to display details of goods for sale and to provide a buyer portal for buyers to select and purchase the goods. A shipping module is configured to provide buyers automatically with details of a shipping service of at least one shipper for shipping the goods selected for purchase by the buyer, and to communicate shipping orders automatically to the at least one shipper following checkout of goods for purchase by the buyer. A banking module is configured for providing a payment gateway for facilitating distribution anti transfer of funds amongst merchants, shippers, and a system provider. An administration module is configured for executing a merchant registration process for enabling a merchant to register with the system provider.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for assessing function of the cranio-cervical muscles. The method includes assessment of torque produced during flexion/extension, axial rotation, lateral rotation or combination thereof. The apparatus (110) has a lever arm (130) mounted to a support frame (120), wherein the length of the arm and its angle of extension may be varied. Torque is assessed at an anatomical axis of rotation in a subject. The apparatus axis of rotation may be adjustable. A preferred embodiment has a pivoted support frame for positioning over a subject's head, wherein the support frame (120) may form a lever arm for rotation. The apparatus may be removably mountable to an upright such as a door jamb.