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From these recurrence plots, traditional recurrence quantification analysis (RQA) features and novel recurrence plot entropy features derived from compressed one-dimensional sequences of non-thresholded recurrence plots were extracted.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Statistical analysis revealed that recurrence plot entropy features particularly from cross recurrence plots exhibited superior discriminability. Pressure signals from the heel and toe positions showed the highest specificity. 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