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Enhancement of Plantar Tactile Sensitivity by Wearable Stabilization Device Based on Stochastic Resonance for Fall Prevention
Satoshi Kudoh, Akira Obara, Yuu Satoh,
Ming Ding, Hiroshi Mizoguchi, and Hiroshi Takemura
Tokyo University of Science, 2641 Yamazaki, Noda, Chiba 278-8510, Japan
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