Effect of football boot upper padding on shooting accuracy and velocity performance by Katrine Okholm Kryger, Sean Mitchell, Diwei Zhou, Steph Forrester

“…Velocity was assessed through actual ball velocity, percentage of maximum velocity and perceived velocity. …”
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Player protocols for football boot testing by Katrine O. Kryger

“…The power boot protocols involved shooting assessment measuring ball velocity, offset from target, success and player perception of ball velocity and accuracy. …”
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Acquisition of structural loads applied to a backcountry ski boot for the validation of bench tests by Lorenzo Crosetta, Nicola Petrone, Leonardo Prenol, Daniel Colombo, Giuseppe Zullo, Martino Colonna

“…Frequently, failures observed in the laboratory setting do not necessarily manifest during on-field trials, and vice versa. This adds complexity to the prototypes assessment process, leading to an undetermined overdesign of the ski boots as a precautionary measure. …”
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An enquiry into industrial relations in the British boot and shoe industry by J.H. Warnock

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Data-driven shape optimisation of football boot outsoles by Jeong Lee

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Effect of boot shape on performance and perception of football movements by Marcus Dunn, Francesca d'Andrea, Ben Heller

“…Foot morphology comprises inter- and intra-individual variation; sex and ethnicity are key factors of this. …”
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The sociological context of trade union activity in the East Midland boot and shoe industry in the late Victorian era by R.L. Jones

“…The sociological context of trade union activity in the East Midland boot and shoe industry in the late Victorian era…”
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The sociological context of trade union activity in the East Midland boot and shoe industry in the late Victorian era by R.L. Jones

“…All organisations are faced with these problems, and the particular structures devised to meet them will vary with the type of organisation under consideration. …”
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The effect of football boot upper padding on dribbling and passing performance using a test–retest validated protocol by Katrine O. Kryger, Sean Mitchell, Diwei Zhou, Steph Forrester

“…The protocol was completed twice; the 0-mm padding results were used for test–retest validation, while the 0-mm versus 6-mm padding results were used to investigate the effect of padding. …”
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Enhancing mountaineering boots performance through 3D modelling and CFD simulation by Eleonora Bianca, Francesca Dotti, Antonio Buffo, Marco Vanni, Ada Ferri

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Can subjective comfort be used as a measure of plantar pressure in football boots? by Katrine Okholm Kryger, Vicky Jarratt, Sean Mitchell, Steph Forrester

“…Plantar pressure data were collected during four football-specific movements for each of three different football boots. The global and local peak pressures based on a nine-sectioned foot map were compared to subjective comfort measures recorded using a visual analogue scale for global discomfort and a discomfort foot map for local discomfort. …”
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‘Designed For Her’: translational traction of female specific soccer boots by Danyon Loud, Paul Grimshaw, Richard Kelso, William S. P. Robertson

“…This study hypothesizes that the traction generated by the Nike Luna will not be different to the Nike Tiempo and Nike Vapor.  …”
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Non-parametric shape optimization of a football boot bottom plate by Jeong Lee, Andy Harland, Jonathan Roberts

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An investigation into the commonality of the aptitudes of operators in the lasting and making departments of boot and shoe manufacture by A.J.B. Wentworth

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Do worn-in tactical boots affect lower extremity kinematics during running? by Tanner A. Thorsen, Paul T. Donahue, Scott G. Piland

“…Primary variables of interest include peak, heel strike and toe-off joint angles in the sagittal and frontal planes. …”
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A method of using computer simulation to assess the functional performance of football boots by Samuel Fraser

“…Boundary conditions associated with the foot during these movements provided a platform from which mechanical tests were used and developed to quantify boot function. Modelling techniques were developed and applied to the assembled FEA boot model, simulating the loading conditions to verify the validity when compared with experimental measurements. …”
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Physical performance and perception of foot discomfort during a soccer-specific match simulation. A comparison of football boots by Katrine Okholm Kryger, Kumbirai Mutamba, Sean Mitchell, Stuart Charles Miller, Steph Forrester

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Traction forces generated during studded boot‐surface interactions on third‐generation artificial turf: A novel mechanistic perspective by Steph Forrester, Paul Fleming

“…Secondly, a Concept Map is generated to visually represent the contribution of the thirtynine variables identified as directly affecting the traction response. …”
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Spatial measurements for artificial turf systems using hall effect sensors by David Cole, Paul Fleming, Steph Forrester, Kelly Morrison

“…A second study evaluated the horizontal spatial accuracy for sensors in a variable array with a controlled incremental step movement of the magnet on a precise engineering workshop table.…”
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The validation of a performance infill tracking system for artificial turf by Harry McGowan, Paul Fleming, David James, James Morris, Steph Forrester

“…The main issue when investigating traction mechanisms is the difficulty in directly observing the interaction between boot and surface. Particle tracking velocimetry (PTV) has used low-cost cameras such as GoPro’s to determine the trajectories and velocities of particles in geotechnical and fluid mechanics studies. …”
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Experimental data for the validation of numerical methods: SAE reference notchback model by Daniel Wood, Martin Passmore, Anna Perry

“…The use of simulation tools by vehicle manufacturers to design, optimize and validate their vehicles is essential if they are to respond to the demands of their customers, to meet legislative requirements and deliver new vehicles ever more quickly. …”
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Finite element and experimental modelling of structure-borne vehicle interior noise by Vasil B. Georgiev, R.L. Ranavaya, Victor V. Krylov

“…This implies that the proposed combined numerical and experimental approach to studying vehicle interior noise based on using reduced-scale structural models is simple and reliable, and it can be used successfully by noise and vibration engineers for prediction and mitigation of vehicle interior noise on a design stage.…”
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Vehicle ergonomics and older drivers by Sukru Karali

“…Areas covered included: musculoskeletal symptoms, the vehicle seat, driving performance and driving behaviour. …”
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Normative relationships of public–client participation versus asset delivery performance for Public Private Partnership+ infrastructure provision in Kuwait by Eisa Alsafran

“…The investigation into the provision of the PPP+ infrastructure encompassed various implementations of the integrated schemes, including PPP, BOT, BOOT, and DB. …”
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Driving a better driving experience: a questionnaire survey of older compared with younger drivers by Sukru Karali, Diane Gyi, Neil J. Mansfield

“…A questionnaire survey of drivers (n=903) was conducted covering musculoskeletal symptoms, the vehicle seat, access to specific vehicle features, ingress/egress, driving performance and driving behaviours. …”
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Investigation into the drivers and barriers affecting refillable packaging by Vicky Lofthouse, Tracy Bhamra

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Maturational timing, physical self-perceptions and physical activity in UK adolescent females: investigation of a mediated effects model by Sean P Cumming, Deirdre M Harrington, Melanie J Davis, Charlotte L Edwardson, Trish Gorely, Kamlesh Khunti, Alex V Rowlands, Thomas Yates, Lauren Sherar

“…Subjects and methods: Biological maturity (predicting age at peak height velocity (APHV)); self-perceptions of body attractiveness, physical self-worth, and minutes spent in MVPA were assessed in 1062 females aged 11–14 years. …”
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Investigating customer perceptions of refillable packaging and assessing business drivers and barriers to their use by Vicky Lofthouse, Tracy Bhamra, Rhoda Trimingham

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Reinventing refills: guidelines for design by Vicky Lofthouse, Rhoda Trimingham, Tracy Bhamra

“…It has been seen that to be successful refills must offer good quality; be very easy to use and appropriately delivered; be clearly communicated; be offered through a brand consumers like; and represent good value, whilst radically reducing the amount of packaging manufactured and distributed. …”
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Researching complex and multi-level workplace factors affecting disability and prolonged sickness absence by Vicki L. Kristman, William S. Shaw, Cecile R. Boot, George L. Delclos, Michael J. Sullivan, Mark G. Ehrhart, Fehmidah Munir

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Workplace outcomes in work-disability prevention research: a review with recommendations for future research by Amanda E. Young, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Cecile R.L. Boot, Chetwyn Chan, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Steven J. Linton, Hopkinton Conference Working Group on Workplace Disability Prevention, Fehmidah Munir

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Application of 3D stereophotogrammetry for characterising dynamic association football kick launch parameters and flight trajectories by Ieuan Phillips, James Morris, Andy Harland

“…Engineering of Sport 15 - Proceedings from the 15th International Conference on the Engineering of Sport (ISEA 2024) In association football, ball launch parameters when kicked (velocity and spin vectors and magnitudes), fundamentally influence flight path and kick outcomes. …”
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Spine modelling for lifting by Senay Mihcin

“…Distributed body weight force, with increased detail of muscle and ligament forces acting on the spine have been modelled by writing a code in Visual Basic, while lifting a load from the boot of a car in the sagittal plane. …”
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Effect of equipment on the accuracy of accelerometer-based human activity recognition in extreme environments by Stephen Ward, Sijung Hu, Massimiliano Zecca

“…The results demonstrated that the support vector machine (SVM) provided the most accurate classifications of the five machine learning algorithms tested. …”
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Advanced measurement for sports surface system behaviour under mechanical and player loading by Xinyi Wang

“…The heel-toe walking results indicated that the maximum applied stress and surface strain occurred in very early stance (first 10%) when the boot-surface contact area was small. …”
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Holocene environmental change in coastal Denmark: interactions between land, sea and society by Jonathan P. Lewis

“…These results suggest that a variety of marine, climatic, human and catchment related processes are important in explaining a proportion of the variation in the fossil diatom datasets, but these influences tend to vary temporally throughout the profile (e.g. human impact becomes important after ~3,900 BC).…”
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The role of climate in determining the ontogeny trends of low Arctic lakes, south-western Greenland by Antonia C. Liversidge

“…Following the HTM, all lakes demonstrated oligotrophication and a decline in pH. Vegetation development and catchment stabilisation at the end of the HTM may be important in determining the onset of oligotrophication in vegetated catchments. …”
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Military load carriage : the effect of increased load, gender and load carriage duration on gait and posture by Renee L. Attwells

“…The Airmesh design presents a system that includes a hip belt and redistributes some of the load onto the front of the body via vest webbing as opposed to the standard design were the predominant amount of the load is on the back and supported by the shoulders. …”
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Inclusive sports products: three designs showcased at a Special Olympics event by Keith Allott, George Torrens

“…The design is being produced by Lesters Packaging, a packaging business based in the West Midlands, UK, at-cost as part of their philanthropic work.The video was produced by Keith Allot, BadShoes Films, who is an experienced community videographer. …”
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Physiological status monitoring and dynamic risk prediction for operators in extreme environments by Stephen Ward

“…Extreme environments are inherently dangerous places where there are high risks of injury, illness, and mortality to people who enter these arenas for occupational or vocational reasons. Mountaineers are one such group who are regularly exposed to extremely low temperatures, high wind speeds, high ultra-violet radiation, and low availability of oxygen. …”
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