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  2. Pericardial friction rub - Wikipedia

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    Upon auscultation, this sign is an extra heart sound of to-and-fro character, typically with three components, two systolic and one diastolic. [1] It resembles the sound of squeaky leather and often is described as grating, scratching, or rasping. The sound seems very close to the ear and may seem louder than or may even mask the other heart ...

  3. Locomotor effects of shoes - Wikipedia

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    Such shoes as water socks, running sandals, moccasins, huaraches, dime-store plimsolls, Vibram FiveFingers footwear and other minimal running shoes have relatively thin soles but provide some protection. However minimal shoes do not give runners the same feedback from the plantar mechanoreceptors. Because of the greater protection they offer in ...

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    Funnily enough, in Japan, children's shoes that are designed to squeak are all the rage. There are two reasons for this: A) The little 3/4/5-year-old wearing them likes the sound, and therefore runs around exercising the legs and strengthening them; and B) You know where your kids are because you can hear them (except when you're working in a ...

  5. How to choose a more supportive shoe - AOL

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    It may sound silly, but podiatrists have long waged war against the shoes, and for good reason. Why ballet flats are bad for you. The problem is made clear in their name: They’re, well, flat ...

  6. Electromagnetically induced acoustic noise - Wikipedia

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    The torsional deflection of a simple cylinder cannot radiate efficiently acoustic noise, but with particular boundary conditions the stator can radiate acoustic noise under torque ripple excitation. [8] Structure-borne noise can also be generated by torque ripple when rotor shaft line vibrations propagate to the frame [9] and shaft line.

  7. The 11 Best Faux-Leather Leggings for Every Budget and ... - AOL

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    You should expect a little bit of squeaking with the first wear (this is pretty typical for any patent leather pants, and lots of matte-finish leather, too), but luckily there is a simple fix ...

  8. Squawk (sound) - Wikipedia

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    Squawks, or short wheezes, are brief, "squeaky" sounds; they are also referred to as squeaks. Their waveforms show a sinusoidal pattern with a duration 10 to 100 ms and a frequency between 200 and 800 Hz. Many birds have made sounds which are onomatopoeically described as "squawk".

  9. Singing sand - Wikipedia

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    Singing sand dunes, an example of the phenomenon of singing sand, produce a sound described as roaring, booming, squeaking, or the "Song of Dunes". This is a natural sound phenomenon of up to 105 decibels, lasting as long as several minutes, that occurs in about 35 desert locations around the world. The sound is similar to a loud low-pitch rumble.