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Showing 1 to 20 of 32 for “"Barefoot."”.
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Barefoot and Bindi-ed
<p>My thesis is my memoir, made of a compilation of essays that is arranged in chronological order, at least as it stands now. The essays themselves are different events from my life, from some of my earliest memories until high school. My thesis, at its core, is meant to shed light upon and …
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Towards an improved understanding of the biomechanical implications and risk of injury of barefoot running
Barefoot running is a subject of significant interest, both in scientific publications and in the lay media as a result of its alleged benefits for runners. These benefits include the potential to reduce injury risk, more economical running and broadly speaking, a better understanding of running …
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Barefoot Lifestyle: Investigating how natural yields derived from ecological systems can create resilience and community engagement
Barefoot Lifestyle (BL) is a practice-based project, with a holistic approach that is aiming to create, support and encourage regenerative ecosystems within the environment and the community for the purpose of building sustained holistic resilience. Through the use of action research the project …
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Comparison of Barefoot and Shod Rehabilitation Exercises For Increasing Balance and Intrinsic Foot Strength For Chronic Ankle Instability
… The purpose of this study was to observe whether barefoot training exercises would increase balance and intrinsic foot strength in chronic ankle instability as opposed to shod rehabilitation or no rehabilitation. 20 volunteers (height = 173.85 ± 10.75, weight = 80.16 ± 23.17, age = 21.05 ± 2.39) …
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From skills to work and aspirations: An examination of Barefoot College and Prime Minister’s Skill Development Programmes in India
… It does so by examining the case of Barefoot College (BFC), a renowned NGO that primarily trains women in the solar energy sector and Prime Minister’s Skill Development Programme (PMKVY), a flagship programme of GoI that aims to train youth across key industry sectors. The examination …
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The kinetics, kinematics and energy requirements of distance running: Implications for footwear design
… the kinetics and 3-D kinematics of running: barefoot, in conventional running shoes and in barefoot inspired footwear in order to determine the efficacy of barefoot running in comparison to shod and also the ability of barefoot inspired footwear to closely mimic the 3-D kinematics of barefoot …
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Comparison of Gait Characteristics of Horses and the Effect of Farriery and Shoes
… In some equine disciplines, shoes are removed (barefoot) or changed to a lighter shoe material (aluminum) during an equestrian event to achieve perceived advantages such as more aesthetic limb flight. Shoeing has an impact on performance and health of athletic horses. Thus, the impact of shoe …
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Gait Coordination: Controlling Footwear and Lower Limb Dimensions in Clinical Gait Study
… in this dissertation, “Walking Speed Alters Barefoot Gait Coordination and Variability,” addressed whether walking speed would interact with footwear to affect gait coordination. We examined the pattern and variability of gait coordination in barefoot and shod walking in 20 women at three …
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The effects of using a lateral wedge insole on knee loading during ascending and descending stairs
… descent. Three conditions were investigated: (1) Barefoot(2) Standard shoe (3) Standard shoe with a lateral wedge insole. Kinematic and kineticdata were collected for the lower extremity using a motion capture system (QTM ) andtwo force plates (AMTI force platform stairway). Repeated measures …
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Biomechanical Adaptations to an Implemented Ramp Angle in Recreational Alpine Skiers
… were observed with ski-booted tasks compared to barefoot conditions during squats and balance simulations. Squat tasks performed on skis resulted in more uncoordinated knee-ankle movement, however, this effect was reduced with the highest ramp angle. Further, increased hip driven movement …
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Comparative Study of Heel Movement and Foot Biomechanics in Aluminum Nail-On and Indirect Glue-On Fabric Cuff Shoes in Horses
… horses were evaluated under three conditions: barefoot, aluminum nail-on shoes, and indirect glue-on fabric cuff shoes. A displacement sensor was affixed to the heels of one forelimb to measure total heel displacement over 20 strides at both the walk and trot. Testing was conducted on both hard …
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NEW PERSPECTIVES ON POSTURAL CONTROL IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS
… during dynamic assessment participants walked barefoot, choosing their speed. The RA-2 included seventeen children who performed "voluntary" GI. This analysis is stopped at data processing, pending the normalization data to be provided by VU. For RA-3, the participant stood on the force plate …
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An investigation of the relationship between anterior knee pain and lower limb biomechanics.
… study explored the dynamics of walking barefoot, shod and with orthotic devices using the 3D Kinematic Motion Analysis System, Vicon 370. Sample sizes of 30 control subjects and 30 subjects with anterior knee pain were recruited. Kinematic gait parameters and temporal-spatial gait …
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Effect of 17β Estradiol & Foot Strike Patterns on Physiological & Biomechanical Changes in Runners
… to be able to run with minimal shoes that mimic barefoot running striking pattern. Habitual barefoot runners tend to FFS, compared to habitually shod populations who tend to RFS. Reduced collision forces generated with FFS patterns relative to RFS account for the reduced injuries.</p> <p>The …
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Can changing running shoes immediately reduce the risk of tibial stress fractures?
… for TSF. Five different running conditions (barefoot, minimalist, maximalist, neutral, and stability shoes) were analyzed in this study. The test protocol utilized 3D motion capture, force plates, and EMG. The findings of the current study suggest that strike pattern and foot alignment rather …
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The Effect of Butterfly Inspired Scales on Wing Tip Vortex Development
Scientists look to nature for bio-inspired aerodynamic efficiency solutions, focusing on insects such as the Monarch butterfly (Danaus Plexippus) since it performs the longest known butterfly flight migration. This experiment focuses on the scale patterning found on the wing tips, where scales are …
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Farm-level bureaucrats in action (and inaction) : the distribution of veterinary services in Laos and Cambodia
… types, including citizen vaccinators, barefoot entrepreneurs, special agents, warrior vaccinators, and dormant providers. In Cambodia, I analyze how exchange relationships between government technicians and farmers, and among government officials of different administrative levels, were …
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