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Finite element modeling of potential cervical spine pain sources in neutral position low speed rear impact by Cronin, Duane S.

“…The rate of soft tissue sprain/strain injuries to the cervical spine and associated cost continue to be significant; however, the physiological nature of this…”
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Effect of muscle pre‐tension and pre‐impact neck posture on the kinematic response of the cervical spine in simulated low‐speed rear impacts by Correia, Matheus A., Corrales, Miguel A., McLachlin, Stewart D., Cronin, Duane S.

“…Computational human body models (HBMs) can identify potential injury pathways not easily accessible through experimental studies, such as whiplash induced…”
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A Hyper-Viscoelastic Continuum-Level Finite Element Model of the Spinal Cord Assessed for Transverse Indentation and Impact Loading by Rycman, Aleksander, McLachlin, Stewart, Cronin, Duane S.

“…Finite Element (FE) modelling of spinal cord response to impact can provide unique insights into the neural tissue response and injury risk potential. Yet,…”
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Arc-Length Re-Parametrization and Signal Registration to Determine a Characteristic Average and Statistical Response Corridors of Biomechanical Data by Hartlen, Devon C, Cronin, Duane S

“…A characteristic average and biofidelity response corridors are commonly used to represent the average behaviour and variability of biomechanical signal data…”
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Assessment of brain response in operators subject to recoil force from firing long-range rifles by Seeburrun, Tanvi, Bustamante, Michael C, Hartlen, Devon C, Azar, Austin, Ouellet, Simon, Cronin, Duane S

“…Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) may be caused by occupational hazards military personnel encounter, such as falls, shocks, exposure to blast overpressure…”
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Explaining and predicting the increased thorax injury in aged females: age and subject-specific thorax geometry coupled with improved bone constitutive models and age-specific material properties evaluated in side impact conditions by Corrales, Miguel A, Bolte, John Henry, Pipkorn, Bengt, Markusic, Craig, Cronin, Duane S

“…Predicting and understanding thorax injury is fundamental for the assessment and development of safety systems to mitigate injury risk to the increasing and…”
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Brain Material Properties and Integration of Arachnoid Complex for Biofidelic Impact Response for Human Head Finite Element Model by Rycman, Aleksander, Bustamante, Michael, Cronin, Duane S.

“…Finite element head models offer great potential to study brain-related injuries; however, at present may be limited by geometric and material property…”
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Enhancing the Biofidelity of an Upper Cervical Spine Finite Element Model Within the Physiologic Range of Motion and Its Effect on the Full Ligamentous Neck Model Response by Hadagali, Prasannaah, Cronin, Duane S

“…Contemporary finite element (FE) neck models are developed in a neutral posture; however, evaluation of injury risk for out-of-position impacts requires neck…”
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Mechanical testing of adhesive, self-piercing rivet, and hybrid jointed aluminum under tension loading by Ibrahim, Ahmed Hanafy, Cronin, Duane S.

“…Joining technologies play a crucial role in facilitating vehicle weight reduction, while maintaining structural performance and vehicle crashworthiness…”
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Comparison of numerical methods for cerebrospinal fluid representation and fluid–structure interaction during transverse impact of a finite element spinal cord model by Rycman, Aleksander, McLachlin, Stewart, Cronin, Duane S.

“…Spinal cord impacts can have devastating consequences. Computational models can investigate such impacts but require biofidelic numerical representations of…”
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Spinal Cord Boundary Conditions Affect Brain Tissue Strains in Impact Simulations by Rycman, Aleksander, McLachlin, Stewart D., Cronin, Duane S.

“…Brain and spinal cord injuries have devastating consequences on quality of life but are challenging to assess experimentally due to the traumatic nature of…”
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Multilevel Validation of a Male Neck Finite Element Model With Active Musculature by Barker, Jeffrey B, Cronin, Duane S

“…Computational models of the human neck have been developed to assess human response in impact scenarios; however, the assessment and validation of such models…”
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Identification of material parameters for the Vawter-Fung lung tissue constitutive model and assessment in human body model for impact loading by Singh, Dilaver, Cronin, Duane S.

“…The widely used Vawter-Fung (VF) lung tissue constitutive model, originally developed to model respiration, was assessed for applicability to impact human body…”
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Alveolar wall hyperelastic material properties determined using alveolar cluster model with experimental stress-stretch and pressure-volume data by Singh, Dilaver, Slutsky, Arthur S., Cronin, Duane S.

“…Micro-scale models of lung tissue have been employed by researchers to investigate alveolar mechanics; however, they have been limited by the lack of…”
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Optimization of muscle activation schemes in a finite element neck model simulating volunteer frontal impact scenarios by Correia, Matheus A., McLachlin, Stewart D., Cronin, Duane S.

“…Neck muscle activation is increasingly important for accurate prediction of occupant response in automotive impact scenarios and occupant excursion resulting…”
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Quantifying the Importance of Active Muscle Repositioning a Finite Element Neck Model in Flexion Using Kinematic, Kinetic, and Tissue-Level Responses by Hadagali, Prasannaah, Fischer, Steven L., Callaghan, Jack P., Cronin, Duane S.

“…Purpose Non-neutral neck positions are important initial conditions in impact scenarios, associated with a higher incidence of injury. Repositioning in finite…”
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Vestibulocollic and Cervicocollic Muscle Reflexes in a Finite Element Neck Model During Multidirectional Impacts by Correia, Matheus A., McLachlin, Stewart D., Cronin, Duane S.

“…Active neck musculature plays an important role in the response of the head and neck during impact and can affect the risk of injury. Finite element Human Body…”
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Quantification of mixed mode loading and bond line thickness on adhesive joint strength using novel test specimen geometry by Watson, Brock, Worswick, Michael J., Cronin, Duane S.

“…This study quantifies the effect of mixed mode loading and bond line thickness on adhesive joint strength for automotive structural applications. This research…”
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Head and Neck Response of an Active Human Body Model and Finite Element Anthropometric Test Device During a Linear Impactor Helmet Test by Bruneau, David A, Cronin, Duane S

“…It has been proposed that neck muscle activation may play a role in head response resulting from impacts in American Football. The importance of neck stiffness…”
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In-Situ Fracture Tolerance of the Metatarsals During Quasi-Static Compressive Loading of the Human Foot by Kalra, Mayank, Bahensky, Robert, McLachlin, Stewart D, Cronin, Duane S, Chandrashekar, Naveen

“…Accidental foot injuries including metatarsal fractures commonly result from compressive loading. The ability of personal protective equipment to prevent these…”
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