By mind and hand: the importance of manufacturing artefacts in the education of engineers by D.E.S. Middleton

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Robust hand-eye calibration of 2D laser sensors using a single-plane calibration artefact by Sara Sharifzadeh, Istvan Biro, Peter Kinnell

“…This leads to the use of complex calibration artefacts and requires multiple measurements be collected, using a range of robot positions. This paper presents a simple and robust hand-eye calibration strategy that requires minimal user interaction and makes use of a single planar calibration artefact. …”
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Identification of bird taxa species in ancient Egyptian mummies: Part 2, A qualitative evaluation of the utility of CT scanning and 3D printing by Richard Bibb, Lidija McKnight

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Traditional hand-drilling tools of Orissa by D. Fouzdar, B. Hansen

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Accuracy of smartphone video for contactless measurement of hand tremor frequency by Stefan Williams, Hui Fang, Samuel D Relton, David C Wong, Taimour Alam, Jane E Alty

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The fastest field sport in the world: A case report on 3-D printed hurling gloves to help prevent injury by Daniel Harte, Abby Paterson

“…The average response on comfort was poor and no players reported that glove aided performance during play. …”
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The development of the Port-a-Bidet: a portable bidet for people with minimal hand function by J. Burkitt, G. Martin, G.H. Kay, George Torrens, C. Chapman, D. Sandbach

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Contactless hand tremor amplitude measurement using smartphones: development and pilot evaluation by James Bungay, Osasenaga Emokpae, Samuel Relton, Jane Alty, Stefan Williams, Hui Fang, David Wong

“…Such ratings are subjective and have poor inter-rater reliability. There is thus a clinical need for a practical and accurate method for objectively assessing hand tremor.Objective - to develop a proof-of-principle method to measure hand tremor amplitude from smartphone videos.Methods - We created a computer vision pipeline that automatically extracts salient points on the hand and produces a 1-D time series of movement due to tremor, in pixels. …”
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The development of a hand-held optical diffraction strain gauge by Christopher D. Creasey

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Ways of knowing and making: searching for an optimal integration of hand and machine in the textile design process by Rachel Philpott

“…A case study illustrates how hand and machine processes were interwoven to create textiles with inherent structural properties. …”
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Exploring technological application for artistic practices in filigree jewellery design development by Yueyang Sun

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Materials in footwear: an empirical study of hands-on textile approaches to sandal design by Jenny Gordon, Faith Kane, Mark Evans

“…The case study presented in this paper focuses on an aspect of wider research that investigates the potential for innovation through handson interaction with materials in the sandal design process. …”
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An alternative technique for investigating fluid flow around the hand during front crawl by Anjali Udeshi, Ben Halkon, Jeremy Coupland

“…The measurement system included a single body, three-sensor probe for capturing pairs of images which were then processed to determine particle velocities and to characterise the flow. …”
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Weave as a method of sandal design: innovation through a hands-on approach by Jenny Pinski

“…Additionally, the research provides an example of a practice-based methodology for design process research. …”
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L'alimentation en eau et les installations sanitaires pour les personnes handicapees et autres groupes vulnerables: La conception de services permettant d'ameliorer l'accessibilite... by Hazel Jones, Bob Reed

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A contemporary perspective on the traditional gap between ‘clean minds’ and ‘dirty hands’ in the sport and refugee movement by Anna Farello, Holly Collison

“…In this conceptual paper, we provide literature that frames traditional and contemporary issues embedded in the refugee and sport domains with a specific focus on the top-down, bottom-up approaches SfD stakeholders adopt. …”
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Surface EMG based hand gesture recognition using hybrid deep learning networks by Baao Xie

“…The motivation of this research is to explore the possibility of providing upper limb amputees with the capability of precisely making hand gestures, and thus improve their life quality. …”
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The relationship between anthropometry and hand grip strength among elderly Malaysians by M.S. Nurul Shahida, M.D. Siti Zawiah, Keith Case

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Computer simulation of one-handed backhand groundstrokes in tennis by Behzat B. Kentel

“…An elite player was chosen to perform consistent and high standard backhand topspin strokes and a Vicon System was used to record the performances. …”
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Effect of wrist activity on median nerve function by John D. Lloyd

“…Conclusions -- Across the study population of clinically asymptomatic female participants, a change in median nerve performance was observed. …”
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Utilisation of motion similarity in colour-plus-depth 3D video for improved error resiliency by Erhan Ekmekcioglu, Demuni V.S.X. De Silva, W.A.C. Fernando, Stewart T. Worrall, Ahmet Kondoz

“…Sustainability of the perceived 3D video quality is essential in case of channel losses. …”
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Dual circularly polarized 3-D printed broadband dielectric reflectarray with a linearly polarized feed by Qiao Cheng, Yang Hao, Jack McGhee, William Whittow, J. C. Vardaxoglou, Raj Mittra, Shiyu Zhang

“…A broadband dual circularly polarized (dual-CP) reflectarray based on three-dimensional (3D) printed dielectric materials is proposed in this paper. …”
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Adaptive 3D multi-view video streaming over P2P networks by Cagri Ozcinar, Erhan Ekmekcioglu, Ahmet Kondoz

“…Delivery of multimedia streams over Peer-to-Peer (P2P) networks has gained great interest due to its ability to maximise link utilisation, preventing the transport of multiple copies of the same packet for many users. …”
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Design and additive manufacturing of a patient specific polymer thumb splint concept by Mazher Mohammed, Pearse Fay

“…Finally, we demonstrate that low cost polymer printing can allow for rapid design evaluation and production of a final, usable device.…”
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An investigation of elbow loading in one-handed tennis backhand groundstrokes using computer simulation by Jonathan A. Glynn

“…Visco-elastic parameters for the hand and wobbling masses were determined within the matching process of six backhand trials. …”
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Des architectes japonais en France. Les parcours de Ban Shigeru, Kuma Kengo, Fujimoto Sou et Tane Tsuyoshi by Salvator-John A Liotta, Aya Jazaierly

“…Grâce à une présentation de l’approche conceptuelle et de la pratique professionnelle de quatre architectes japonais dans le cadre de leurs agences implantées en France, nous souhaitons analyser les contextes contemporains de la profession d’architecte dans les deux pays. …”
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Automated tracking of migrating cells in phase-contrast video microscopy sequences using image registration by A.J. Hand, Tao Sun, D.C. Barber, D.R. Hose, Sheila MacNeil

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Optimized 3D printed wheelchair racing gloves by James Willmott, Darren Watts

“…This study describes the use of micro-CT to reverse engineer the bespoke hard gloves of an elite Paralympic athlete, with fabrication via 3D printing. …”
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Design optimisation of a thermoplastic splint by Angus Fitzpatrick, Mazher Mohammed, Paul Collins, Ian Gibson

“…Following partial hand amputation, a post-surgery orthosis is required to hold the remaining ligaments and appendages of the patient in a fixed position to aid recovery. …”
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Loughborough University Versus Arthritis 3D Splint Design Software Prototype by Abby Paterson, Richard Bibb, James Gardner, Joseph White, Ian Campbell

“…This Grasshopper program is a simplified splinting software designed specifically for hand therapists to design custom wrist immobilisation splints in preparation for 3D printing.Please see the ReadMe.txt for more information.The program is currently protected under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike CC BY-SA where content has not been ‘clustered’ (otherwise, password-protected clustered modules are CC BY-ND unless agreed with the researchers at Loughborough University).…”
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The effects of ball impact location and grip tightness on the arm, racquet and ball for one-handed tennis backhand groundstrokes by Mark King, Behzat B. Kentel, Sean Mitchell

“…For each perturbation of nine impact locations and grip tightness, simulations were run for a 50 ms period starting with ball–racquetimpact. …”
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Development of a bioartificial kidney (BAK) as a renal transport model by Alexandros Englezakis

“…However, PVDF proved to be an unsuitable material for HF (Hollow Fibre) production by using a conventional wet spinning process. …”
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Low-cost monocular pseudo 3D reconstruction of batsman strokes for motion analysis by Takim Lowe, Akash Pooransingh, Daniel Ringis

“…The aim of this paper is to leverage this data to produce an automated pseudo 3D Representation of batsman motion for visual aids, motion analysis and decision making. …”
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Evaluation of a subject-specific, torque-driven computer simulation model of one-handed tennis backhand ground strokes by Behzat B. Kentel, Mark King, Sean Mitchell

“…A torque-driven, subject-specific 3-D computer simulation model of the impact phase of one-handed tennis backhand strokes was evaluated by comparing performance and simulation results. …”
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Visual attention model-aided non-uniform asymmetric coding of stereoscopic video by Erhan Ekmekcioglu, Demuni V.S.X. De Silva, Peter Tho Pesch, Ahmet Kondoz

“…In the scope of stereoscopic 3D video, asymmetric quality adaptation has proved to be an effective method in terms of maintaining the perceived quality while reducing the required transmission bandwidth. …”
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Hand vs. Tastatur: Einflüsse des Schreibmediums in der Untersuchung der Schriftsprache bei Kindern mit und ohne LRS by Stefanie Jung, Korbinian Moeller

“…Darüber hinaus zeigte sich, dass Kinder mit LRS/RS in der freien Textproduktion auch ohne automatische Fehlerkorrektur vom Schreiben auf der Computertastatur profitierten.Unsere Ergebnisse liefern damit weitere empirische Evidenz für das Potential digitaler Medien bei der Erfassung entwicklungsbedingter Störungen der Schriftsprache. …”
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Online virtual fit is not yet fit for purpose: An analysis of fashion e-commerce interfaces by Monika Januszkiewicz, Christopher J. Parker, Stephen G. Hayes, Simeon Gill

“…This study found that despite a large number of platforms using virtual fit technology, only a handful companies exist that provide such technology and interfaces; often based upon subjective ‘previous purchases’ rather than scientific prediction. …”
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Towards a large scale European Naturalistic Driving study: final report of PROLOGUE: deliverable D4.2 by Ingrid van Schagen, Ruth Welsh, Agatha Backer-Grondahl, Marika Hoedemaeker, Tsippy Lotan, Andrew Morris, Fridulv Sagberg, Martin Winkelbauer

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Practical guidelines for the registration and monitoring of serious traffic injuries, D7.1 of the H2020 project SafetyCube by Katherine Perez, Wendy Weijermars, Emmanuelle Amoros, Robert Bauer, Niels Bos, Emmanuelle Dupont, Ashleigh Filtness, Sjoerd Houwing, Heiko Johannsen, B. Leskovsek, Klaus Machata, Jean-Louis Martin, Nina Nuyttens, M. Olabarria, Lea Pascal, W. Van den Berghe

“…Data reported by police usually is very detailed about the circumstances of the crash particularly if there are people injured or killed. …”
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Infrastructural state capacity for democratization? Voter registration and identification in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana compared by Giulia Piccolino

“…Biometric technology has been recently heralded as a possible solution, but its effective potential is disputable. …”
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The development of a collaborative medical modelling service: organisational and technical considerations by Adrian Sugar, Richard Bibb, Chris Morris, John Parkhouse

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Recommendations for a common data collection system and definitions [SaferAfrica D4.2] by Pete Thomas, Ruth Welsh

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Building the European Road Safety Observatory. SafetyNet. Deliverable D4.2 Database transparency by Heikki Jahi, Gilles Vallet, Lindsay Cant, Charlotte L. Brace, Lucy Rackliff, Marianne Page, Gabriele Giustiniani, P. Aloia, D. Shingo Usami, A. Lallana, Dietmar Otte, Michael Jaensch, Kalle Parkkari, Dimitris Margaritis, Ydo de Vries

“…Making quality evaluations was not an objective of this work package and we have not proceeded to such quality evaluations. …”
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D9.1 Report on vehicle survey operator needs by Alessia Giorgiutti, Graham Hancox, Rachel Talbot, Fran Pilkington-Cheney, Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Eleonora Papadimitriou

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Laser assisted material extrusion for multi-material metamaterials with radio frequency and microwave applications by Reza Gheisari

“…Robocasting is one potential technique, which has been used to produce ceramic parts. …”
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Measurement of range of motion of human finger joints, using a computer vision system by Abdusalam Ben-Naser

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