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Sports Surfaces

Sports surfaces and the risk of traumatic brain injury.
Shorten M.R. & Himmelsbach, J.A. (2003)
pp 49-69 in Sports Surfaces  (Eds. B.M. Nigg, G.K. Cole, D.J. Stefanyshyn) Calgary, University of Calgary
  

Shoe-Surface Traction of Conventional and In-filled Synthetic Turf Football Surfaces
Shorten M.R., Hudson, B. and Himmelsbach, J.A. (2003)
Proc XIX International Congress of Biomechanics (Ed P. Milburn et al), University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
     

Shock Attenuation of Sports Surfaces
Shorten, M.R. & Himmelsbach, J.A. (2002)
pp 152-158 in "The Engineering of Sport IV: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Kyoto, Japan, (Ed. S. Ujihashi and S.J. Haake), Blackwell Science, Oxford.
  

Impact shock during controlled landings
on natural and artificial turf.
Shorten, M.R. & Himmelsbach, J.A. (1999)
p 783  in Proc XVII Congress ISB (Eds.W. Herzog, A. Jinha), University of Calgary
  

Playground Surfacing

Playground surfacing and playground injuries.
Himmelsbach, J.A. & Shorten M.R. (2003)
pp 71-88 in Sports Surfaces  (Eds. B.M. Nigg, G.K. Cole, D.J. Stefanyshyn) Calgary, University of Calgary
  

Optimisation of the shock attenuating properties of playground surfaces.
Shorten, M.R. & Creager, C (1999)
p 541 in Proc XVII Congress ISB (Eds.W. Herzog, A. Jinha), University of Calgary
  

Equivalence of ASTM F355-C and Triax/G Test Methods
Shorten M.R.
(BioMechanica Internal report)
  

Athletic Shoes (General)

The Myth of Running Shoe Cushioning
Shorten, M.R. (2002)
Keynote Lecture; 4th International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Kyoto, 3-6 September 2002
  

Running shoe design: protection and performance
Shorten, M.R. (2000)
pp 159-169 in Marathon Medicine (Ed. D. Tunstall Pedoe) London, Royal Society of Medicine
  

Biomechanically driven development  in sports shoe technology: The Example of Tuned Air
Shorten M.R. (1999)
Proc. 4th ISB Symp. on Footwear Biomechanics, University of Calgary  (Ed. D. Stefanyshyn)
  

Athletic Footwear Research

The Squeaks in your Sneaks: Vibrations at the Shoe-Surface Interface
Shorten, M.R. & Xia, X. (2006)
Proc. 2006 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Biomechanics (Blacksburg, VA) , Abstract # 334
  

The Effects of Shoe Cushioning on  Impact Force During Running
Shorten, M.R. & Mientjes, M. (2003)
Proc. 6th ISB Symp. Footwear Biomechanics, University of Otago, New Zealand, (Eds. P. Milburn, K. Williams)
  

Effects of surface elastic modulus and curvature on plantar pressure distribution beneath the heel.
Mientjes, M. and Shorten, M.R. (2003)
Proc. 6th ISB Symp. Footwear Biomechanics, University of Otago, New Zealand, (Eds. P. Milburn, K. Williams) 
  

Plantar pressure distribution during gait in a subject without adipose tissue in the heel and ball of the foot.
Kogler G.F. & Shorten, M.R. (2001)
Proc. 5th ISB Symp. Footwear Biomechanics, Zuerich / Switzerland, (Eds. E. Hennig, A. Stacoff)
  

In-shoe pressure distribution: an alternative approach to analysis
Shorten, M.R., Xia, B., Eng, T. & Johnson, D. (1999)
Proc. 4th ISB Symp. on Footwear Biomechanics, University of Calgary  (Ed. D. Stefanyshyn)

Miscellaneous

Reducing the aerodynamic drag of sports apparel: development of the Nike Swift sprint running and SwiftSkin speed skating suits
Brownlie, L.W.,  Kyle, C.R. Harber, E., MacDonald,R. & Shorten, M.R. (2004)
pp 90-96  in "The Engineering of Sport V: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on The Engineering of Sport, Davis, CA USA, (Ed. M. Hubbard et al). ISEA, Sheffield.