background: empirical inculcation is vital for producing quality research professionals and upon realizing the increasing demand of emerging scientific research professionals, national academy of young scientist (nays) launched its science for youth (s4y) program in pakistan with its emphasis on empiricism. methods: s4y team was galvanized to undertake this task and different scientific activit...

[Purpose] We developed socks which improve foot sensation and investigated their effect on the velocity and stride length of elderly women crossing obstacles. [Subjects] Ten community-dwelling, elderly women who could walk independently were recruited. [Methods] We measured velocity and stride length using the GAITRite system while the participants crossed obstacles under three conditions: bare...

  Background: Empirical inculcation is vital for producing quality research professionals and upon realizing the increasing demand of emerging scientific research professionals, National Academy of Young Scientist (NAYS) launched its science for youth (S4Y) program in Pakistan with its emphasis on empiricism. Methods: S4Y team was galvanized to undertake this task and different scientific activ...

Analysis of foot movement is essential in the treatment and prevention of foot-related disorders. Measuring the in-shoe foot movement during everyday activities, such as sports, has the potential to become an important diagnostic tool in clinical practice. The current paper describes the development of a thin, flexible and robust capacitive strain sensor for the in-shoe measurement of the navic...

This study compared the methods of determining the footwear insulation on human participants and the thermal foot model. Another purpose was to find the minimal number of measurement points on the human foot that is needed for insulation calculation. Bare foot was tested at 3 ambient temperatures on 6 participants. Three types of footwear were tested on 2 participants. The mean insulation for a...

BACKGROUND Non-slip socks have been suggested as a means of preventing accidental falls due to slips. This study compared the relative slip resistance of commercially available non-slip socks with other foot conditions, namely bare feet, compression stockings and conventional socks, in order to determine any traction benefit. METHODS Phase one involved slip resistance testing of two commercia...

in the macro education plan for iran (2010-2025), twelve years of schooling has been characterized as “general” education. such a characterization is prone to certain misconceptions. general education does not equal “uniform,” or standardized, education and should refrain from identifying as such. yet it is misinterpreted that there is a relationship between offering a general type of education...

BACKGROUND Foot injury was common as a result of the Bangkok flood of 2011. In the future, this type of injury should be prevented to lessen the burden during a disaster. OBJECTIVES The study was performed to ascertain what type of footwear is appropriate for volunteer rescue workers during a flood. MATERIAL AND METHODS The study was carried out during the flood in November 2011 at Siriraj ...

1 This study presented a model-based image-matching (MBIM) motion analysis 2 technique for ankle joint kinematic measurement. Five cadaveric below-hip 3 specimens were manipulated through a full range of ankle joint motions in bare-foot 4 and shoed conditions. The ankle motions were analyzed by bone-pin marker-based 5 motion analysis and MBIM motion analysis techniques respectively. The root me...