User Manual for NATICK's Footwear Database
Abstract:
Naticks Footwear Database is a computerized system for the management of literature regarding lower extremity health and comfort as they relate to footwear. Six major topics define the focus and the contents of the database. These are 1 anatomy 2 biomechanics 3 environment 4 footwear 5 injury and 6 physiology. System capabilities include text and keyword searches of the literature in the database presentation on the computer screen of the results of searches and generation of printed reports of the results of searches. An entry in the database contains the complete reference, the keywords assigned, and an overall summary of the contents. In the case of a paper dealing with an experiments, summaries of the methods employed and the results of the work are also presented. This report contains detailed information regarding the operation of the user version of the footwear database. Included are instructions for installing the database, conducting text and keyword searches, and obtaining outputs from the searches.