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A multi-university examination of undergraduate research in the field of biomechanics

Undergraduate research is commonly performed in many STEM disciplines and has a wide array of benefits for students, laboratories, principal investigators, and institutions. While many fields have assessed best practices and the cost-benefit analysis …

Virtual reality for action observation does not enhance motor learning of a complex weightlifting task

Action observation, where a learner observes a model demonstrating a skill, has long been established in the literature as an effective means to acquire motor skills. Developments in virtual reality technology have made it possible for a 3D action …

Older people trip, some fall--A program to decrease seniors' fall risk

Falls resulting from trips are a leading cause of injury and can sometimes result in death, especially in the older population. Numerous researchers have studied the biomechanical mechanisms that differentiate fallers from nonfallers and determined …

Keep it brief: Videoconferencing frequency and duration as predictors of visual and body fatigue

The recent COVID-19 pandemic has led to a drastic increase in the frequency of videoconferencing used for work, school, and socialization. To date, the user experience impact of this increased screen time is unknown. We surveyed 489 participants …

Altered Spatiotemporal Gaze Dynamics during Unexpected Obstacle Negotiation in a Fatigued State

Humans use their peripheral vision during locomotion to perceive an approaching obstacle in their path, while also focusing central gaze on steps ahead of them. However, certain physiological and psychological factors may change this strategy, such …

Gait Adaptations to Physical Fatigue during the Negotiation of Variable and Unexpected Obstacles

ObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to investigate how physical fatigue impacts one?s ability to negotiate unexpected and randomly located obstacles during locomotion.BackgroundPhysically demanding occupations place workers at risk of trips and …

The Trade-off of Virtual Reality Training for Dart Throwing: A Facilitation of Perceptual-Motor Learning with a Detriment to Performance

Advancements in virtual reality (VR) technology now allow for the creation of highly immersive virtual environments and for systems to be commercially available at an affordable price. Despite increased availability, this access does not ensure that …

The Efficacy of Using Learning Cues to Teach Children Perform the Backhand

Attention is very important for learning. Children are known for not paying much attention due to lack of selective attention resources. Selective attention is the ability to direct the attentional focus to a specific point in the environment, in …

Coordinative Structuring of Gait Kinematics during Adaptation to Variable and Asymmetric Split-Belt Treadmill Walking – A Principal Component Analysis Approach

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Gait adaptation is a task that requires fine-tuned coordination of all degrees of freedom in the lower limbs by the central nervous system. However, when individuals change their gait it is unknown how this coordination is …

Expert-Rater Agreement and Inter-/Intrarater Reliability for the Furtado–Gallagher Computerized Observational Movement Pattern Assessment System

Fundamental movement skills (FMS) play a crucial role in a child's motor skill development, as their mastery is related to the acquisition and mastery of specialized sport skills and to a child's general health through the prevention of weight gain …