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Inverse kinematics and inverse dynamics analyses were conducted using OpenSim to calculate movement duration, joint angles, joint angular velocities, joint moments, joint power, and joint energy expenditure.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>(1) For the 15\u00a0kg lifting task, there were no significant differences in any parameter between pre- and post-fatigue conditions. 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