Using open data and open-source software to develop spatial indicators of urban design and transport features for achieving healthy and sustainable cities

G Boeing, C Higgs, S Liu, B Giles-Corti… - The Lancet global …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Benchmarking and monitoring of urban design and transport features is crucial to achieving
local and international health and sustainability goals. However, most urban indicator …

Haptic feedback in a virtual crowd scenario improves the emotional response

RK Venkatesan, D Banakou, M Slater - Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Research has shown that incorporating haptics into virtual environments can increase
sensory fidelity and provide powerful and immersive experiences. However, current studies …

[HTML][HTML] Fostering urban resilience and accessibility in cities: A dynamic knowledge graph approach

SZ Phua, M Hofmeister, YK Tsai, O Peppard… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper explores the utilisation of knowledge graphs and an agent-based implementation
to enhance urban resilience and accessibility in city planning. We expand The World Avatar …

Real-world gait speed estimation, frailty and handgrip strength: a cohort-based study

A Soltani, N Abolhassani, P Marques-Vidal… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Gait speed is a reliable outcome measure across multiple diagnoses, recognized as the 6th
vital sign. The focus of the present study was on assessment of gait speed in long-term real …

High-density EMG, IMU, kinetic, and kinematic open-source data for comprehensive locomotion activities

H Dimitrov, AMJ Bull, D Farina - Scientific Data, 2023 - nature.com
Novel sensor technology enables new insights in the neuromechanics of human locomotion
that were previously not possible. Here, we provide a dataset of high-density surface …

Potential exposure of adults and children to particles from resuspended nano-enabled consumer sprays

R He, J McAtee, G Mainelis - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing application of nanotechnology has resulted in a growing number of nano-
enabled consumer products, and they could be important contributors to indoor particulate …

A park-based group mobility program for older adults with difficulty walking outdoors: a quantitative process evaluation of the Getting Older Adults Outdoors (GO-OUT) …

R Barclay, SC Webber, F Hahn, CA Jones, NE Mayo… - BMC geriatrics, 2023 - Springer
Background Process evaluations of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of community
exercise programs are important to help explain the results of a trial and provide evidence of …

Urban green infrastructure accessibility for the achievement of SDG 11 in rapidly urbanizing cities of Ethiopia

E Gelan, Y Girma - GeoJournal, 2021 - Springer
Rapid urban expansion across the globe has created enormous problems on human
wellbeing and the environment. In this regard, urban green infrastructure has played a major …

Assessing the factors affecting the perceived crossing speed of pedestrians and investigating the direct and indirect effects of crash risk perception on perceived …

A Saxena - Journal of Transport & Health, 2023 - Elsevier
Walking is the primary means of transportation. For assessing individual's health, travel
behaviour and benchmarking service levels of pedestrian infrastructure, walking/crossing …

Real-time conversion of inertial measurement unit data to ankle joint angles using deep neural networks

D Senanayake, S Halgamuge, DC Ackland - Journal of biomechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Joint angle quantification from inertial measurement units (IMUs) is commonly performed
using kinematic modelling, which depends on anatomical sensor placement and/or …