• Advances in concrete construction
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.291-302
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• 2023

As the first part of the body that strikes the ground during running, sports shoes are especially important for improving performance and reducing injuries. The use of new nanotechnology materials in the shoe's sole that can affect the movement angle of the foot and the ground reaction forces during running has not been reported yet. It is important to consider the material of the sole of the shoe since it determines the long-term performance of sports shoes, including their comfort while walking, running, and jumping. Running performance can be improved by polymer foam that provides good support with low energy dissipation (low energy dissipation). Running shoes have a midsole made of ethylene propylene copolymer (EPP) foam. The mechanical properties of EPP foam are, however, low. To improve the mechanical performance of EPP, conventional mineral fillers are commonly used, but these fillers sacrifice energy return. In this study, to improve the magnificence of physical education training with nanotechnology, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) derived from recycled plastics were prepared by catalytic chemical vapor deposition and used as nucleating and reinforcing agents. As a result of the results, the physical, mechanical, and dynamic response properties of EPP foam combined with CNT and zinc oxide nanoparticles were significantly improved. When CNT was added to the nanocomposites with a weight percentage of less than 0.5 wt%, the wear resistance, physical properties, dynamic stiffness, compressive strength, and rebound properties of EPP foams were significantly improved.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2019

Forefoot disorders are often seen in clinical practice. Forefoot deformity and pain can deteriorate gait function and decrease quality of life. This review presents common forefoot disorders and conservative treatment using an insole or orthosis. Metatarsalgia is a painful foot condition affecting the metatarsal (MT) region of the foot. A MT pad, MT bar, or forefoot cushion can be used to alleviate MT pain. Hallux valgus is a deformity characterized by medial deviation of the first MT and lateral deviation of the hallux. A toe spreader, valgus splint, and bunion shield are commonly applied to patients with hallux valgus. Hallux limitus and hallux rigidus refer to painful limitations of dorsiflexion of the first metatarsophalangeal joint. A kinetic wedge foot orthosis or rocker sole can help relieve symptoms from hallux limitus or rigidus. Hammer, claw, and mallet toes are sagittal plane deformities of the lesser toes. Toe sleeve or padding can be applied over high-pressure areas in the proximal or distal interphalangeal joints or under the MT heads. An MT off-loading insole can also be used to alleviate symptoms following lesser toe deformities. Morton's neuroma is a benign neuroma of an intermetatarsal plantar nerve that leads to a painful condition affecting the MT area. The MT bar, the plantar pad, or a more cushioned insole would be useful. In addition, patients with any of the above various forefoot disorders should avoid tight-fitting or high-heeled shoes. Applying an insole or orthosis and wearing proper shoes can be beneficial for managing forefoot disorders.

• KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems (TIIS)
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.3064-3082
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• 2023

During the last decade, several Electronic Orientation Aids devices have been proposed to solve the autonomy problems of visually impaired people. When hearing is considered the primary sense for Visually Impaired people (VI) and it is generally loaded with the environment, the use of tactile sense can be considered a solution to transmit directional information. This paper presents a new wearable haptic system based on four motors implemented in shoes, while six directions can be played. This study aims to introduce an interface design and investigate an appropriate means of spatial information delivery through haptic sense. The first experiment of the proposed system was performed with 15 users in an indoor environment. The results showed that the users were able to recognize, with high accuracy, the directions displayed on their feet. The second experiment was conducted in an outdoor environment with five blindfolded users who were guided along 120 meters. The users, guided only by the haptic system, successfully reached their destinations. The potential of tactile-foot stimulation to help VI understand Electronic Orientation Aids (EOA) instructions was discussed, and future challenges were defined.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제6권11호
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• pp.182-189
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• 2006

오프라인 상점에서의 신발 구매는 소비자가 직접 신발을 착용해 봄으로써 어느 정도 자신의 발에 맞는 신발을 선택할 수 있다. 그러나 온라인의 경우에 소비자들은 구매과정에서에 신발에 대한 정보를 정확하게 전달받지 못하기 때문에 신중한 판단을 내리지 못하는 경우가 많다. 그러므로 사용자 중심의 인터넷 쇼핑에 대한 해결 방안은 사용자들이 쉽게 접근할 수 있는 새로운 형태의 프로토타입의 개발이라 볼 수 있다. 따라서 계측을 통한 발 형태 분류 결과를 온라인상에서 착용감이 좋은 신발류를 구매하기 위한 프로토타입을 개발하였으며 그 내용은 디자인의 경우 소비자가 원하는 View를 마우스 조작으로 세부적인 디자인 및 형태를 살펴 볼 수 있도록 설계 하였고, 착용성의 경우 신발 사이즈에 대한 평면도를 인터넷 상에서 Print하여 기성 신발에 대한 자신의 발 치수를 직접 잴 수 있도록 하였으며, 기능성은 현실세계에서 체득 되어지는 것이지만 이러한 감성적인 것을 온라인상에서 최대화시키기 위하여 소비자가 선택한 신발에 대해서 소재에서 오는 신발의 '유연성', 소재와 물과의 관계를 시각화한 '방수성', 신발과 소비자 발과의 밀착성 정도를 시각화한 '착용성', 신발의 밑창이 지면과의 관계 속에서 나타나는 충격 흡수를 시각화한 '탄력성' 이렇게 네가지의 기능을 나타내었다.

• 한국운동역학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.9-18
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• 2006

These studies show that I applied to functional insole (a specific S company) for minimizing shocks and sprain people's ankle arising from running. How to an effect on human body which studied a kinematics and kinetics from 10 college students during experiments. This study imposes several conditions by barefoot, normal running shoes and put functional insole shoes ran under average $2.0{\pm}0.24$ meter per second by motion analysis, ground reaction force and electromyography that used to specific A company. First of all, Motion analysis was caused by Achilles tendon angle, Angle of the lower leg, Angle of the knee, Initial sole angle and Barefoot angle. Second, Contact time, Vertical impact force peak timing, Vertical active force and Active force timing, and Maximum loading rate under impulse of first 20 percent and Value of total impulse caused Ground reaction force. Third. The tendon fo Quadriceps femoris, Biceps femoris, Tibialis anterior and gastronemius medials caused. electromyography. 1. Ground reaction force also showed that statically approximates other results from impact peak timing (p.001), Maximum loading rate(p<.001), Maximum loading rate timing (p<.001) and impulse of first 20 percent (p<.001). 2 Electromyography showed that averagely was distinguished from other factors, and did not show about that. Above experiment values known that there was statically difference between Motion analysis and Ground reaction force under absorbing of the functional insole shoes which was not have an effect on our body for kinetics and kinematics.

• 복식
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.71-80
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• 2002

The purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the shape of the foot and foot abrasion. and to provide preliminary data for shoe manufacturing by comparing the length of a woman's feet and the shoe size. The Martin calibrator and measuring tapes were utilized to measure the shapes of 163 female college students' feet. Indirect measurements were also obtained by line drawing of the feet for additional analysis. Brief questionnaires about what type of shoes are worn were given to the subjects of the study. Data analysis was presented by frequency, percentage, and standard deviations. Factor analysis and correlation co-efficiency of data was conducted on the significance level of p〈.05. The results of the study are as follows (1) The average number of days per week in which the subjects wear ladies' shoes per week were 4.5. Little over half of the subjects (53.87% ) answered that they wear heeled shoes for more than 8 hours per day. The most preferred height of a ladies'shoe heel was between 2 cm and 4 cm, as replied by 41.0% of the subjects. (2) The foot area where abrasion occurs most often was around the heel (51.2%) and the middle part of the sole (50.9%) (3) Factors correlated to the heel abrasion included the circumference and the breadth of the foot. The abrasion on the side of the first toe of mid-sized feet was most affected by the angle of the first the and inner foot line. The height of the foot heel was a significant factor for the abrasion near the anklebone. In conclusion, the abrasion resulted from the inappropriate fitting of the shoe and the foot. Also, the circumference and the width factors were more influential rather than the foot length. Therefore, more database on this should be systemized and available to the footwear manufacturers and the customers for more practical use of shoe size and public education.

• 한국의류산업학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.319-326
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• 2007

The health of feet is connected with individual's health and affects a man's activity. Shoes need to be designed to protect feet and to absorb the impact of land. In order to choose suitable shoes for feet, the foot size and shape must be considered, so it is essential to grasp the exact size and shape of the foot. This study aims to present fundamental data on shoes' easy order prototype development for choosing shoes of good wearing comfort, by classifying feet size and shape junior high school boys in the early adolescent period. The subject were 217 Korean junior high school girls in age from 14 to 16 years old. The subjects were directly measured anthropometrically and indirectly analyzed photographically. 7 factors were extracted through factor analysis and those factors comprised 78.59% of total variance. The factors were characterized foot length, foot girth and width, foot shape around the fifth toes, foot shape around the first toes, angle of foot breadth, foot height, and foot length of upper foot. 3 clusters as their foot shape were categorized using 7 factor scores by cluster analysis. Type 1 had smaller in foot girth, width and length than other types and with deformed fifth toe. Type 2 had average size and high foot shape. Type 3 was characterized by long large foot with deformed first toe. The results would be a great support in producing and choosing appropriate shoes if forms are classified by subdividing foot form classification and extract a factor which shows only the foot sole shape.

• 혜화의학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.365-374
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• 2001

The brain is one of the most complex systems in nature. Brain waves, or the "EEG", are electrical signals that can be recorded from the brain, either directly or through the scalp. The kind of brain wave recorded depends on the behavior of the animal, and is the visible evidence of the kind of neuronal (brain cell) processing necessary for that behavior. But, EEG had been considered as a virtually infinite-dimensional random signal. However, nonlinear dynamics light on dynamical aspects of the human EEG. The methods of nonlinear dynamics provide excellent tolls for the study of multi-variable, complex system such as EEG. In this study, 20 persons seperated in 2 groups were examined with EEG, one group stimulated on specific area of the sole of the foot with footbed inside the shoes. This experiment resulted in at the group stimulated on specific area of the sole of the foot correlation dimension of P4 and O1 channels increased significantly. Therefore. we obserbed that stimulation on specific area of the body had a constant effections on the specific channels.

• 한국자연치유학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.39-50
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• 2022

개요: 새로 개발한 혹달린신발의 기능성에 대한 조사는 필수적이라 조사하였다. 목적: 본 연구는 혹달린신발을 착용하였을 때 체형이나 신체 균형이 어떻게 변화하는지를 탐구하는 것이 목적이었다. 방법: 9명의 대상자에게 혹달린신발을 신고 한 달간 다닌 후에 나타난 결과를 분석하였다. 결과: 혹달린신발은 깔창에는 다양한 작은 공기주머니를 만들어서 발바닥을 자극하여 신체 변화를 유도하였다. 특별히 발 아치 중앙부위에 크게 혹을 내외에 만들어서 발의 아치 부분을 자극하게 되어있었다. 혹달린신발을 신고 30일간 활용한 후에 혈당은 평균 31.1 mg이 저하 되었다. 저하 범위는 5~120 mg이었다. 1명은 혈색소가 7.5%에서 6.5% 가 감소하였다. 신체 균형도는 툭 치는(tap) 검사에서 맨발 상태에서 균형상태가 오른쪽으로 기우는 대상자는 7명, 왼쪽으로 기우는 대상자는 2명이었다. 그러나 혹달린신발을 신은 후의 검사에서는 모두 균형을 유지하였으며, 다리와 몸이 튼튼해진 느낌이라고 하였다. 혹달린신발을 신은 후의 착화감과 균형감은 모두가 안정적이라 하였고, 신은 후에 다리와 몸에 균형감이 높게 나타났다. 왼쪽이 짧은 대상자는 2명, 오른쪽이 짧은 대상자는 4명이었다. 상체 기울기 방지 지지대는 대상자에 따라서 다양했다. 발바닥의 균형이 전체적인 자세에 바로 영향이 있다고 본다. 발바닥 지문 평가에서는 발바닥 어깨선의 흐름이 고르지 못하였으나 호전되었다. 발허리 족궁 부위가 좁았던 것이 약간 넓어졌고, 발의 족저압력이 사후에는 고르게 분포되었고, 골반이 틀어지어 생긴 허리에 통증이 개선되었다고 평가한다. 결론: 혈당이 감소하였다. 그리고 변형되었던 체형이 혹달린신발이 족궁 부위를 받쳐 주면서 균형이 잡히어 원상태로 전환되었고, 이로 인해서 다리와 몸에 활력을 느낄 수가 있었다. 발바닥의 균형이 전체적인 자세에 바로 영향이 미친다는 것을 인지할 수 있었다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.73-84
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• 2011

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of 12 weeks-walking exercise with functional shoes on chronic low back pain. Methods : The subjects of this study were 18 females from thirty to sixty years old who had suffered from low back pain over 12 weeks. They wore S shoes with curved out-sole and soft material in arch of foot We asked them to walk wearing shoes for 1 hour a day over 4 days a week for 12 weeks. Improvement of the symptoms was evaluated by pain rating scale, Oswestry low-back pain disability index. We measured lumbar lordotic angle, Ferguson's angle, bone mineral density, body composition. The measurements were checked before and after exercise. Results : This study showed significant improvement in pain rating scale, oswestry low-back pain disability index, and body composition. And lumbar lordotic angle, Ferguson's angle and bone mineral density decreased. Conclusions : These results showed that walking exercise with functional shoes could decrease the symptoms of chronic low back pain. But, it's too difficult to conclude whether the efficacy was due to functional shoes or walking exercise because we didn't set the control group wearing general shoes.