Understanding the Effect of Gloves on Hand-Arm Vibrations in Road Cycling †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Objects of Investigation and Subjects
2.2. Apparatus
2.3. Test Protocol
2.4. Data Processing
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Load condition | p-Value (for hand size) | p-Value (for hand equipment) | Threshold Value (α) |
---|---|---|---|
A (d = 0.98 mm; f = 20 Hz) | 0.269 | 0.005 | 0.05 |
B (d = 0.71 mm; f = 40 Hz) | 0.326 | 0.767 | 0.05 |
C (d = 0.08 mm; f = 90 Hz) | 0.587 | 0.725 | 0.05 |
Load Condition | Hand Condition | Arithmetic Mean | Standard Deviation |
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A | NG | 1.090 | 0.070 |
A | NPG | 1.178 | 0.077 |
A | PG | 1.247 | 0.057 |
B | NG | 1.882 | 0.352 |
B | NPG | 1.771 | 0.257 |
B | PG | 1.800 | 0.191 |
C | NG | 0.504 | 0.182 |
C | NPG | 0.580 | 0.216 |
C | PG | 0.610 | 0.272 |
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Sanseverino, G.; Schwanitz, S.; Krumm, D.; Odenwald, S.; Lanzotti, A. Understanding the Effect of Gloves on Hand-Arm Vibrations in Road Cycling. Proceedings 2020, 49, 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049070
Sanseverino G, Schwanitz S, Krumm D, Odenwald S, Lanzotti A. Understanding the Effect of Gloves on Hand-Arm Vibrations in Road Cycling. Proceedings. 2020; 49(1):70. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049070
Chicago/Turabian StyleSanseverino, Giuseppe, Stefan Schwanitz, Dominik Krumm, Stephan Odenwald, and Antonio Lanzotti. 2020. "Understanding the Effect of Gloves on Hand-Arm Vibrations in Road Cycling" Proceedings 49, no. 1: 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049070
APA StyleSanseverino, G., Schwanitz, S., Krumm, D., Odenwald, S., & Lanzotti, A. (2020). Understanding the Effect of Gloves on Hand-Arm Vibrations in Road Cycling. Proceedings, 49(1), 70. https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049070