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Showing 1 to 20 of 134 for “"Footwear"”.
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Applications of expressive footwear
The design of Expressive Footwear centered on creating as dense a sensing module as possible. Originally, the motivation came from creating a dance performance in which the dancer is participating directly in the creation of music in the dance performance. In order to accomplish this, a wide …
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Biomechanics Of Slips In Alternative Footwear
… with three commonly used alternative casual footwear [thong style flip-flops (ff), crocs with clogs (cc) and slip resistant low-top shoe (lt)]. The study will follow a within-subjects repeated measures design with each participant exposed to all three footwear using a counter balanced design. …
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Prototyping of Injection EVA Foam Footwear Midsoles
… research and development (R&D) process for new footwear, prototypes of various components are made for functional testing and analysis. Nike makes prototypes at its World Headquarters Product Creation Center (PCC) and also outsources to suppliers at several development centers across Asia (ADC). …
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Enhancing Thermal Efficiency Assessment in High-Altitude Footwear
L'abstract è presente nell'allegato / the abstract is in the attachment
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The Influence of Casual Footwear on Human Balance
… living (ADLs). However, recent types of casual footwear may be putting the body’s postural control system at a functional disadvantage, predisposing wearers to the risk of a fall. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects three forms of casual footwear (thong style flip-flops (FF), …
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Impacts on Balance When Walking in Occupational Footwear
… all falls have been attributed to inappropriate footwear (Menant et al. 2008) Previous studies have shown decrements in balance as a result of different footwear (Menant et al. 2008) and after an increased workload over a specific period of time (Yaggie & McGregor, 2002; Gribble & Hertel, 2004). …
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The Influence of Occupational Footwear on Slip Responses
… most often occur due to slips and unsuitable footwear. While industry standardized occupational footwear (OF) is required for the safety of occupational activities, little is known about how OF influences how individuals respond to an unexpected slip. Therefore, the purpose of this study was …
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Leveraging downstream data in the footwear/apparel industry
… being leveraged by manufacturers in the footwear and apparel industry to increase on-shelf availability. However, certain apparel and consumer products companies have developed best-in-class methods for collecting and utilizing data to enhance supply chain visibility and to drive …
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Mechanized Inventory Control for a Rubber Footwear Manufacturing Concern
Thesis (M.B.A.)--Boston University
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Unobtrusive integration of magnetic generator systems into common footwear
A power generating system was designed to passively harness some of the kinetic energy available during walking. The system included a rotary arm extending down from the sole, which ultimately drove a pair of small electrical generators through a stepped-up gearbox. A one-way clutch mechanism was …
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An evaluation of enhancement techniques for footwear impressions made on fabric
… and surface) in the preparation of test footwear impressions. The use of chemical enhancement techniques on porous substrates, such as fabrics, poses several challenges predominantly due to the occurrence of background staining and diffusion as well as visualisation difficulties. This is …
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Kinematic and Kinetic Analyses of E-TPU Material in Bowling Footwear
… was asked to bowl five balls in each type of footwear, so a total of 15 bowls were collected for each participant. A total of 180 trials were collected in this study. Force plate data were recorded at 1000 Hz with Vicon Nexus software to evaluate the amount of shock and force absorption. Ariel …
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Nigerian Entrepreneurship: A Study of Indigenous Businessmen in the Footwear Industry
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-09T19:32:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 6801814.pdf: 13649816 bytes, checksum: cfe97dcaba354bf318e6d143fdcf7a5b (MD5) Previous issue date: 1967
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Practical example of base source optimization : footwear profiling at Nike, Inc.
The long term sourcing for footwear development, or "profiling," at Nike, Inc. has grown with the company and become significantly complex. It is no longer possible for a single person, no matter the level of experience, to optimize the company's profiling plan without computational assistance. …
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Gait Coordination: Controlling Footwear and Lower Limb Dimensions in Clinical Gait Study
… the relation between gait coordination and footwear and lower limb dimensions. The studies in this dissertation are united by two motivations: 1) improve the rigor of clinical gait study that estimates gait coordination of patients, and 2) bridge the knowledge gap between evolutionary …
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Enhanced Digital Capability through the use of Simulation in Footwear Product Creation
… in product performance and robustness of design. Footwear product creation has historically been a blend of art and science, with design teams relying on 2D sketches sent to factory partners to create physical samples of shoes with the desired aesthetics. These samples were then tested …
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Within-Day Reliability of Submaximal Running Economy Testing: Implications for Advanced Footwear Testing
… of endurance performance. Alterations in footwear have shown to significantly impact RE. Quantifying reliability of within-day RE measures may determine differences that could be expected when testing footwear. PURPOSE: Assess within-day reliability of RE testing on a calibrated metabolic …
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The influence of footwear and surfaces on performance and injury potential in running
The focus of this project was to detect differences in running gait (at a fixed speed) induced by differences in shoes and surfaces. A review of the literature indicated that improvements in the measurement and analysis techniques were necessary to yield results accurate and reliable enough to. …
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