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Paul Grimshaw1 \*, Christopher Jones2 , Merilyn Lock<sup>3</sup> and Matthew Longbottom1

1 School of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia

2 Independent Researcher, Australia

3 UniSA Allied Health and Human Performance, School of Health Sciences, The University of South Australia, Australia

\*Address all correspondence to: paul.grimshaw@adelaide.edu.au

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