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Acute changes in knee-extensors torque, fiber pennation, and tendon characteristics. (2005)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., & Onambele, G. (2005). Acute changes in knee-extensors torque, fiber pennation, and tendon characteristics. Chronobiology International, 22(6), 1013-1027. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420520500397900

The aim of the current study was to examine the relationships between quadriceps torque, vastus lateralis pennation angle (theta), and patella tendon stiffness (K) at 07:45 and 17:45 h. Using short-duration static contractions, simultaneous recording... Read More about Acute changes in knee-extensors torque, fiber pennation, and tendon characteristics..

Eye movements during search and detection in comparative visual search (2005)
Journal Article
Galpin, A., & Underwood, G. (2005). Eye movements during search and detection in comparative visual search. Perception & psychophysics (Online), 67(8), 1313-1331

Motivated by the fact that previous visual memory paradigms have imposed encoding and retrieval constraints, the present article presents two experiments that address how observers allocate eye movements in memory and comparison processes in the abse... Read More about Eye movements during search and detection in comparative visual search.

Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans (2005)
Journal Article
George, K., Oxborough, D., Forster, J., Whyte, G., Shave, R., Dawson, E., …Gaze, D. (2005). Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans. Journal of Physiology, 569, 305-313. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2005.095588

We assessed segmental and global left ventricular (LV) diastolic function via tissue-Doppler imaging (TDI) as well as Doppler flow variables before and after a marathon race to extend our knowledge of exercise-induced changes in cardiac function. T... Read More about Mitral annular myocardial velocity assessment of segmental left ventricular diastolic function after prolonged exercise in humans.

Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process (2005)
Journal Article
Graham, R., Dugdill, L., & Cable, N. (2005). Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process. Ergonomics, 48(11-14), 1411-1422. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130500101064

The number of exercise referral schemes expanded rapidly across the UK during the 1990s. Health professionals are thought to be one of the most credible sources of health advice for patients and, hence, are thought to have a pivotal role to play in e... Read More about Health professionals' perspectives in exercise referral process: implications for the referral process.

Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation (2005)
Journal Article
Dugdill, L., Graham, R., & McNair, F. (2005). Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation. Ergonomics, 48(11-14), 1390-1410. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140130500101544

This review critically explores the development, impact and evaluation of exercise referral schemes (ERS) in the UK. A rapid expansion in the use of such ERSs has been recorded throughout leisure and primary care settings, but the evidence underpinni... Read More about Exercise referral: the public health panacea for physical activity promotion? A critical perspective of exercise referral schemes; their development and evaluation.

The equal environments assumption of classical twin studies may not hold (2005)
Journal Article
Richardson, K., & Norgate, S. (2005). The equal environments assumption of classical twin studies may not hold. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 75(3), 339-350. https://doi.org/10.1348/000709904X24690

The classical twin method – comprising comparisons of monozygotic (MZ) and dizygotic (DZ) twins – in the domain of cognitive abilities and attainments has led to wide acceptance of results suggesting a large amount of additive genetic variance, with... Read More about The equal environments assumption of classical twin studies may not hold.

Automated design of robust discriminant analysis classifier for foot pressure lesions using kinematic data (2005)
Journal Article
Goulermas, J., Findlow, A., Nester, C., Howard, D., & Bowker, P. (2005). Automated design of robust discriminant analysis classifier for foot pressure lesions using kinematic data. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 52(9), 1549-1562. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2005.851519

In the recent years, the use of motion tracking systems for acquisition of functional biomechanical gait data, has received increasing interest due to the richness and accuracy of the measured kinematic information. However, costs frequently restrict... Read More about Automated design of robust discriminant analysis classifier for foot pressure lesions using kinematic data.

A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the long jump take-off (2005)
Journal Article
Graham-Smith, P., & Lees, A. (2005). A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the long jump take-off. Journal of Sports Sciences, 23(9), 891-903. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640410400022169

The long jump has been widely studied in recent years. Two models exist in the literature which define the relationship between selected variables that affect performance. Both models suggest that the critical phase of the long jump event is the touc... Read More about A three-dimensional kinematic analysis of the long jump take-off.

Influence of an irregular surface and low light on the step variability of patients with peripheral neuropathy during level gait (2005)
Journal Article
Thies, S., Richardson, J., DeMott, T., & Ashton-Miller, J. (2005). Influence of an irregular surface and low light on the step variability of patients with peripheral neuropathy during level gait. Gait & Posture, 22(1), 40-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2004.06.006

Patients with peripheral neuropathy (PN) report greater difficulty walking on irregular surfaces with low light (IL) than on flat surfaces with regular lighting (FR). We tested the primary hypothesis that older PN patients would demonstrate greater s... Read More about Influence of an irregular surface and low light on the step variability of patients with peripheral neuropathy during level gait.

Finite element analysis of footwear and ground interaction (2005)
Journal Article
Sun, Z., Howard, D., & Moatamedi, M. (2005). Finite element analysis of footwear and ground interaction. Strain, 41(3), 113-117. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1305.2005.00205.x

Military boots are designed to prevent the soft tissue and skeletal structure of the feet from damage under heavy usage. Good slip-resistant tread patterns of the outer-sole are vital to minimise the risk or severity of slipping under demanding condi... Read More about Finite element analysis of footwear and ground interaction.

In vivo study of foot kinematics using a walking simulator (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Liu, A., Nester, C., Ward, E., Howard, D., Cocheba, J., Derrick, T., & Patterson, P. (2005, July). In vivo study of foot kinematics using a walking simulator. Presented at ISB XXth Congress-ASB 29th Annual Meeting, Cleveland, Ohio

A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee (2005)
Journal Article
Richards, J., Sanchez-Ballester, J., Jones, R., Darke, N., & Livingstone, B. (2005). A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British Volume, 87-B(7), 937-939. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.87B7.16005

In this cross-over study, we evaluated two types of knee brace commonly used in the conservative treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment. Twelve patients confirmed radiologically as having unilateral osteoarthritis of the medial compart... Read More about A comparison of knee braces during walking for the treatment of osteoarthritis of the medial compartment of the knee.

Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception task (2005)
Journal Article
Underwood, G., Phelps, N., Wright, C., van Loon, E., & Galpin, A. (2005). Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception task. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 25(4), 346-356. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.2005.00290.x

Our previous research has shown that observing patterns of eye fixations is a successful method of establishing differences in underlying cognitive processes between groups of drivers. Eye movements recorded from drivers in a laboratory while they wa... Read More about Eye fixation scanpaths of younger and older drivers in a hazard perception task.

Validation of the activPAL activity monitor in children with hemiplegic gait patterns resultant from cerebral palsy (2005)
Presentation / Conference
palsy. Presented at World Congress Interntional Society of Prosthetics and Prosthetics 2015, Lyon, France

Podium Presentation. Background: Current investigation of treatment outcomes by clinicians is currently hampered by a lack of clinically viable tools. The use of activity monitors specifically validated for a population could help resolve this situ... Read More about Validation of the activPAL activity monitor in children with hemiplegic gait patterns resultant from cerebral palsy.

Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking (2005)
Journal Article
Ren, L., Jones, R., & Howard, D. (2005). Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 38(4), 853-863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2004.04.030

This paper describes an investigation into the biomechanical effects of load carriage dynamics on human locomotion performance. A whole body, inverse dynamics gait model has been developed which uses only kinematic input data to define the gait cycle... Read More about Dynamic analysis of load carriage biomechanics during level walking.

Need for information and for involvement in decision making among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a questionnaire survey (2005)
Journal Article
Neame, R., Hammond, A., & Deighton, C. (2005). Need for information and for involvement in decision making among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a questionnaire survey. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 53(2), 249-255

OBJECTIVE: To measure the need for information about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the level of desire for involvement in treatment decisions among patients with RA. To examine the relationship between these preferences and what factors (sociodemogra... Read More about Need for information and for involvement in decision making among patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a questionnaire survey.

A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking (2005)
Journal Article
Porcellato, L., Dugdill, L., & Springett, J. (2005). A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking. Childhood, 12(4), 425-443. https://doi.org/10.1177/0907568205058601

A cohort study was designed to explore over 200 primary schoolchildren's (ages 4–7) perspectives on smoking in the context of their own lives and subsequently, to assess any changes in these perspectives over time. Results showed that, in general, t... Read More about A longitudinal study exploring Liverpool primary schoolchildren's perspectives on smoking.