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Run duration
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Time of finishing an entire run in second
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Maximum area
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The print area of paw when the braking phase turns into propulsion phase
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Maximum intensity
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Maximum pressure of paw contacting floor
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Stride length
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The distance between two consecutive travels in the same paw
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Swing duration
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The duration in seconds of no contact of a paw with the glass plate
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Swing speed
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The ratio of stride length to swing duration
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Stance
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The time duration in seconds of paws in contact with glass plate
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Step cycle
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The time in seconds between two consecutive initial contacts of the same paw
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Duty cycle
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The percentage of stance over the sum of stance and swing duration
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Cadence
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Steps per second in a trial
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Base of support
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Distance between fore limbs or hind limbs at maximum area
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Initial dual support
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The first time in a step cycle of a hind paw that the contralateral paw also makes contact with the glass plate
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Terminal dual support
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The second step in a step cycle of a paw that the contralateral paw also makes contact with the glass plate
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Diagonal dual support
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Three-point support
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Four-point Support
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The relative duration of simultaneous contacts of limbs with the glass plate
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Step Pattern
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Configuration of right (R), left (L), front (F) and hind (H) limbs
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Alternate Aa: RF-RH-LF-LH; Ab: LF-RH-RF-LH
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Cruciate Ca: RF-LF-RH-LH; Cb: LF-RF-LH-RH
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Rotary Ra: RF-LF-LH-RH; Rb: LF-RF-RH-LH
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Regularity Index
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The number of normal step sequence patterns relative to the total number of paw placements
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