Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the effects of different backpack loads on the walking gait kinematics and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) in Brazilian scholars.
Bruna Felix Apoloni +2 more
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Effect of Trekking Shoes Midsole Hardness on Walking According to Backpack Wear [PDF]
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of midsole hardness on gait mechanisms by wearing a backpack. Methods Ten healthy adult males(age:23.20±1.33yrs, heights: 1.72±0.03cm, weights: 67.60±5.95kg) participated in this study ...
Seung-hyun Cho +3 more
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A Study of Skin-Close Heat and Moisture with Different Types of Backpacks in Cycling
The aim of this project was to evaluate effects of backpacks with different design intended for use during cycling on skin-close temperature and relative humidity, oxygen uptake, heart rate and aerodynamic drag.
Mats Ainegren +7 more
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Effect of Carrying Two Types of Packs in Two Heights of Placement (Lumbar and Thoracic) on some Kinematics Variables of Primary Schoolboys [PDF]
Introduction: The present study is conducted with the aim to investigating the effect of carrying backpacks and modified packs (with three bags that distribute the load equally in front and back of trunk) in two heights of placement including lumbar and ...
Ali Akbar Jadidian +2 more
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Adolescent Back Pain and Associated Backpack Loading, Locker Use, and Online Textbook Alternatives [PDF]
Background: The incidence of childhood back pain is well established. The purpose of this study was to explore relationships between adolescent back pain and characteristics of load carrying, and behaviors such as locker and online textbook use.
Angela MacCabe +2 more
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Behavioural and physiological responses of laying hens to automated monitoring equipment [PDF]
Automated monitoring of behaviour can offer a wealth of information in circumstances where observing behaviour is difficult or time consuming. However, this often requires attaching monitoring devices to the animal which can alter behaviour, potentially ...
Booth, F +6 more
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Bodily state plays a critical role in our perception. In the present study, we asked the question whether and how bodily experience of weights influences time perception.
Lina eJia, Zhuanghua eShi, Wenfeng eFeng
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Awareness of Parents about Characteristics of a Healthy School Backpack [PDF]
Background: The issue of knowledge on school backpacks among parents has received little attention. The objectives of this study were to assess school backpack carriage and its consistency with parents’ knowledge about children friendly school backpacks ...
Zeinab Javadivala +3 more
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Effects of a postural education program on backpack use habits in schoolchildren: The PEPE Study.
One of the concerns of educational and health authorities, parents, and professionals from different sectors is the incorrect use of the school backpack and its repercussions on the musculoskeletal system, especially on the back.
Josep Vidal-Conti +4 more
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The effect of military load carriage on ground reaction forces [PDF]
Load carriage is an inevitable part of military life both during training and operations. Loads carried are frequently as high as 60% bodyweight, and this increases injury risk. In the military, load is carried in a backpack (also referred to as a Bergen)
Birrell, Stewart A. +2 more
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