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The Effects of Barefoot and Shod Running on Limb and Joint Stiffness Characteristics in Recreational Runners. [PDF]

The authors aimed to determine the effects of barefoot (BF) and several commercially available barefoot-inspired (BFIS) footwear models on limb and joint stiffness characteristics compared with conventional footwear (CF).
Atkins, Stephen, Sinclair, Jonathan Kenneth, Taylor, Paul John   +2 more
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Recent Advances in Conductive Rubber Composites: Progress, Challenges, and Emerging Opportunities

Macromolecular Rapid Communications, EarlyView.
This study reviews the recent advances in conductive rubber composites, focusing on key aspects such as material selection, conductive mechanisms, interfacial engineering, processing methods, vulcanization strategies, and practical applications. It also discusses current challenges and highlights emerging directions that are shaping the development of ...
Lu Yin, Ali Vahidifar, Steven Yu, Boxin Zhao   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Clinical Outcome Assessments for Functional Performance in Spastic Paresis: Systematic Review, Critique, and Recommendations

Movement Disorders, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Spastic paresis, resulting from central nervous system lesions, significantly impairs functional performance. In the framework of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health, functional performance was defined as functioning at the activity level in relation to the impairment of body functions and ...
Martina Hoskovcova, Marjolaine Baude, Bo Biering‐Sørensen, Ota Gal, Mary P Galea, Jean‐Michel Gracies, Carmen Rodriguez‐Blazquez, Theodore Wein, Michelle Hyczy de Siqueira Tosin, Álvaro Sánchez‐Ferro, Tiago A Mestre, Matej Skorvanek, Robert Jech, The members of the MDS Clinical Outcome Assessments Scientific Evaluation Committee and MDS Spasticity Study Group   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploring the Tribological Properties of 3D Printed Polymer Composites: An Experimental Study

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Tribological pin‐on‐disc testing of FDM‐manufactured pins. Pins made from PLA, TPU, bronze‐filled PLA (BRO), and their combinations were tested against a SAE 1020 steel disc to evaluate friction, wear, and surface morphology. ABSTRACT In recent years, additive manufacturing, especially 3D printing, has been gaining more space in the production of parts
G. Lasch, G. G. Sostizzo, G. S. Gehlen, M. T. Birosz, M. Andó, R. H. S. Souza, A. A. Rodrigues, J. C. Poletto, L. Y. Barros, N. F. Ferreira, P. D. Neis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

"I could cry, the amount of shoes I can't get into": A qualitative exploration of the factors that influence retail footwear selection in women with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2011
Background Studies have reported that women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are not wearing NHS supplied therapeutic footwear; therefore it is likely they are wearing footwear sourced through retailers. Previous research gives limited information (largely
Naidoo Serena, Anderson Stephanie, Mills Joanna, Parsons Stephanie, Breeden Stephanie, Bevan Emma, Edwards Camilla, Otter Simon   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Functional Demand Satiation and Industrial Dynamcis - The Emergence of the Global Value Chain for the U.S. Footwear Industry [PDF]

Around 1940 Schumpeter draws on an analysis of the U.S. footwear industry as an exemplar case to formulate his famous hypothesis about the positive relation between market concentration and innovative activity.
Alexander Frenzel Baudisch
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From Theatre to Transformation: Learning, Action, and Diffusion for SDG2 in Cambodia

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The arts are envisioned as able to help address the longstanding ‘implementation gap’ between research and realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). For SDG2 (Zero Hunger), Forum Theatre offers a participatory alternative to top‐down interventions, yet its impacts have not been evaluated using rigorous, mixed‐methods that are ...
Brian R. Cook, Nicholas Harrigan, Van Touch, Kirt Hainzer, Angelo Imperiale, Tsend‐Ayush Ganbaatar, Bonny Coombe   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Hidden Costs of Coffee Production in the Eastern African Value Chains

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT There is increasing recognition that significant hidden costs associated with agrifood systems are not reflected in market prices. Coffee is among the three most traded agricultural commodities in the world and supports the livelihoods of more than 30 million smallholder households.
Annet Adong, Lukas Kornher, Bezawit Beyene Chichaibelu, Aslihan Arslan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Sustainability and Corporate Performance in the Global South: The Influence of the Environmental Pillar and Institutional Quality

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Corporate sustainability in the Global South unfolds under heterogeneous institutional conditions, where firms face simultaneous pressures from global ESG standards and local governance constraints. This study examines the relationship between ESG‐aligned environmental practices and corporate financial performance, considering the moderating ...
Paulo Sérgio Reinert, Tércio Pereira, Fernando Cesar Lenzi, Nicole Cristina Rodrigues   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Exploration of running in minimal and conventional footwear on tibial stress fracture probability in habitual and non-habitual minimal users

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity
This research sought to investigate the impact of minimal and conventional footwear on the likelihood of tibial stress fractures among individuals who habitually and do not habitually use minimal footwear. Ten males who habitually ran in minimal footwear
Jonathan K. SINCLAIR, Paul J. TAYLOR
doaj   +1 more source