Demands of the Tour de France: A Case Study of a World-Class Sprinter (Part I)

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Teun van Erp ◽  
Marcel Kittel ◽  
Robert P. Lamberts
Keyword(s):  
Intensity Distribution ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pacing Strategy ◽  
Tour De France ◽  
Lower Load ◽  
World Class ◽  
Load Intensity ◽  
And Performance

Purpose: To describe the intensity, load, and performance characteristics of a world-class sprinter competing in the Tour de France (TdF). Method: Power output (PO) data were collected from 4 editions of the TdF (2013, 2014, 2016, and 2017) and analyzed. Load, intensity distribution in 5 PO zones, and the maximal mean PO for multiple durations were quantified. Stages were divided in accordance with the 4 different editions of the TdF, as well as the 4 different stage types, that is, flat (FLAT), semimountainous (SMT), mountain (MT), and (team) time trials. In addition, based on their location within the stage, mountain passes were further classified as BEGINNING, MIDDLE, or END of the stage. Results: No differences in load, intensity, and performance characteristics were found when the 4 editions of the TdF were compared. Time trials were associated with higher intensities but a lower load compared to the other stage types. MT showed higher load and intensity values compared to FLAT and SMT stages. FLAT stages were higher in short maximal mean PO (≤1 min), whereas MT stages showed higher longer endurance maximal mean PO values (≥20 min). In addition, mountain passes situated at the BEGINNING of the stage were completed with a higher PO, cadence, and speed compared with mountain passes situated at the END. Conclusions: A world-class sprinter sustains a higher load and spends more time in the high-intensity zones when competing in the TdF than previously reported values suggested. To finish the MT stages as efficiently as possible, sprinters adopt a reverse pacing strategy.

Robot Double

2013 ◽  
pp. 680-702
Author(s):  
Yuji Sone
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Culturally Specific ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Self And Identity ◽  
Japanese Studies ◽  
And Performance

This chapter discusses Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro’s performance experiments with robotic machines (humanoid and android) as a case study for this book’s theme, “the techno-self.” Ishiguro’s robots are highly sophisticated pieces of engineering intended to replicate human physical movement and appearance. In addition to claims relevant to robot engineering, for Ishiguro, these machines are reflexive tools for investigations into questions of human identity. In Ishiguro’s thinking I identify what I call a “reflexive anthropomorphism,” a notion of the self’s relation to the other that is tied equally to Buddhism and Japanese mythology. Using concepts from Japanese studies and theatre and performance studies, this chapter examines one culturally specific way of thinking about concepts of the self and identity through Ishiguro’s discussion of the human-robot relation.

Governance, Performance and Quality in Higher Education: Evidences from a Case Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 097318492110563
Author(s):  
Emon Nandi
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Education Sector ◽  
The Other ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Objective Functions ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

This article explores the link between modes of funding, governance and performance in higher education with the help of a case study involving three engineering colleges in West Bengal, India. It examines the major factors driving performances in the selected higher education institutions. It explains how the ability to adopt and implement performative policies depends on the objective functions, mode of funding and the reputation of the institutions. The findings suggest that the obsession with performance and its linkage with funding may not necessarily lead to a sustained and inclusive improvement in quality in the higher education sector. On the other hand, institutions driven by an objective of maximising prestige may ensure quality without any performative governance policies in place. The findings are contextualised in the larger debate about implementing neo-liberal policies for the improvement of quality in the higher education sector at the national and global level.

The Seattle Harbor Craft: A Case Study of the Design Process

1984 ◽  
Vol 21 (01) ◽  
pp. 49-63
Author(s):  
Paul A. Gow ◽  
Edward C. Hagemann
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Parametric Study ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Fire Fighting ◽  
Design Concept ◽  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
Materials Selection ◽  
Rescue Mission ◽  
And Performance

This paper describes steps in the design process of a high-speed fireboat for Seattle Harbor. The principal requirements that controlled the design concept are outlined along with a parametric study that was performed to identify the optimum hull size. The arrangements, structure, materials selection, and machinery are described as well as the boat's fire fighting/rescue mission and performance characteristics.

HRM Practices in Human Capital-Intensive Firms

2018 ◽  
pp. 30-52
Author(s):  
Sabrina Loufrani-Fedida
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hrm Practices ◽  
Key Concepts ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One ◽  
Capital Intensive

This chapter focuses on examining the human resource management (HRM) practices that are used in human capital-intensive firms (HCIFs). In the specialized literature on HCIFs, human resources (HR) are recognized as constituting an infinite value potential. Nevertheless, we know little in the literature about “how to manage” these HR in the specific context of HCIFs. First of all, in this chapter, a literature review provides a clarification of the HR's key concepts (human capital, competence, and talent) on the one hand and introduces the relevance to study HRM practices underlying human capital management on the other hand. Then, based on the case study of IBM Corporation, a synthesis of the wide variety of HRM practices is proposed into three processes: identifying, assessing and developing, and finally, motivating and retaining human capital. The IBM case is representative of the HCIFs insofar as the company puts its human capital at the heart of its overall strategy and, in order to do this, provides a sophisticated HRM policy and, in addition, has implemented formalized HRM practices. For IBM, the aim is to improve resource assets of its employees necessary to generate innovation, value, and performance.

Robot Double

2019 ◽  
pp. 432-455
Author(s):  
Yuji Sone
Keyword(s):  
Performance Studies ◽  
The Self ◽  
The Other ◽  
Culturally Specific ◽  
Human Identity ◽  
Physical Movement ◽  
Self And Identity ◽  
Japanese Studies ◽  
And Performance

This chapter discusses Japanese roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro's performance experiments with robotic machines (humanoid and android) as a case study for this book's theme, “the techno-self.” Ishiguro's robots are highly sophisticated pieces of engineering intended to replicate human physical movement and appearance. In addition to claims relevant to robot engineering, for Ishiguro, these machines are reflexive tools for investigations into questions of human identity. In Ishiguro's thinking I identify what I call a “reflexive anthropomorphism,” a notion of the self's relation to the other that is tied equally to Buddhism and Japanese mythology. Using concepts from Japanese studies and theatre and performance studies, this chapter examines one culturally specific way of thinking about concepts of the self and identity through Ishiguro's discussion of the human-robot relation.

scholarly journals Pacing and Performance Analysis of the World’s Fastest Female Ultra-Triathlete in 5x and 10x Ironman

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 1543
Author(s):  
Caio Victor Sousa ◽  
Pantelis T. Nikolaidis ◽  
Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez ◽  
Thomas Rosemann ◽  
Beat Knechtle
Keyword(s):  
Performance Analysis ◽  
New World ◽  
World Record ◽  
Average Speed ◽  
Pacing Strategy ◽  
The World ◽  
The Subject ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Present Case Study

The aim of the present case study was to analyse the performance data of the world’s best female ultra-triathlete setting a new world record in a Quintuple (5xIronman) and Deca Iron (10xIronman) ultra-triathlon, within and between race days, and between disciplines (cycling and running) and races (Quintuple and Deca Iron ultra-triathlon). The subject was an elite female triathlete (52 kg, 169 cm) born in 1983. At the time of her world record in Quintuple Iron ultra-triathlon she had an age of 35 years and at the time of the world record in Deca Iron ultra-triathlon 36 years old. The distribution of time spent in each discipline and transitions was 8.48% in swimming, 51.67% cycling, 37.91% running, and 1.94% transitions. There was no difference between the race days of the average speed neither in cycling nor running. The running pace had a within-day variation larger than the cycling pace, and also varied more between race days. In conclusion, the world’s best female ultra-triathlete adopted a steady (even) pacing strategy for both cycling and running, without substantial variations within- or between race days, for both the world record in a Quintuple and a Deca Iron ultra-triathlon.

scholarly journals From Global Decisions and Local Changes

Ethnologies ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 447-466
Author(s):  
Svenja Schöneich
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Practice ◽  
Social Recognition ◽  
The Other ◽  
Intangible Cultural Heritage ◽  
Social Resource ◽  
Binary Model ◽  
Ritual Dance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The One

This paper analyses the transforming effects the “UNESCO intangible cultural heritage” label has on a cultural practice. It uses as a case study the ritual ceremony of the Voladores, an indigenous ritual dance practiced in different areas of Mexico since pre-colonial times. In 2009, it was declared the second of seven UNESCO intangible cultural heritages in Mexico. The following study examines ways in which perceptions and performance of the dance have changed after the declaration from an actor’s perspective. After the declaration the national and international interest of tourist and institutions increased. As a consequence, dancers were able to earn a significant amount of money and gain social recognition through public presentations of the dance, which transformed the ritual into an economic and social resource. On the one hand, the new function changed the ceremony in ways to make it more attractive to tourists. On the other hand, a tendency towards revitalizing and preserving traditional elements came to play as well. This was partly initiated through the UNESCO Safeguarding guidelines and pushed by many dancers afraid of a potential “sell-out of their culture to tourists”. These two aspects seem to be mutually exclusive at first but this paper will show that a binary model of “culture vs. commerce” does not provide an adequate conceptual framework to fully understand the complexities of culture.

Aerodynamics, Stability and Performance Characteristics of X-Tandem Aircrafts

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ishaan Prakash ◽  
Prithwish Mukherjee
Keyword(s):  
Performance Characteristics ◽  
The Other ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Military Aircraft ◽  
Swept Wing ◽  
Combat Aircraft ◽  
Final Design ◽  
Reliable Performance ◽  
Wing Sweep ◽  
And Performance

This paper details design, analysis and validation of tandem aircraft with one wing swept forward and the other wing swept backwards. The design objective is to investigate the aerodynamic and stability characteristics of this configuration created with the motive of exploiting the manoeuvring and post stall characteristics of a forward swept wing along with the structural robustness and reliable performance of the conventional aft-swept wing. Parameters such as wing sweep, wing position, anhedral and dihedral were varied to develop a range of designs. This gave considerable information regarding the aerodynamic and stability characteristics which enabled a preliminary design of a military combat aircraft exploiting this configuration. All performance characteristics and parameters of the final design compared with current operational military aircraft give a favourable picture regarding the effectiveness of this design.

scholarly journals Investigating Students’ Self-Efficacy on the Use of Oral Peer Feedback in Speaking Subject

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 110-118
Author(s):  
Ratih Ratih ◽  
Andi Rustandi ◽  
R. Bunga Febriani
Keyword(s):  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Peer Feedback ◽  
The Other ◽  
And Performance

The study attempted to investigate students' self-efficacy on the use of oral peer feedback in speaking subject. Afterward, The researcher used a questionnaire to find out the level of student self-efficacy in giving oral peer feedback and the interview to find out how students with high and low self-efficacy give their oral peer feedback. This study employed qualitative strategies by using case study. The participants were 25 students who had used oral peer feedback in their speaking subject. The findings revealed that the students’ self-efficacy played such a big role in giving oral peer feedback in speaking subject. Their beliefs influence the process of achieving their goals and their performance as well. Furthermore, students with high self-efficacy tend to believe that they can handle any situation that they face effectively, use certain strategies, and learn from their experiences. Although, the students with low self-efficacy did not have certain strategies to face their performance which lead them into failure. Thus, the failure caused them to feel anxiety, sad, apathetic and worried all the time. Based on the findings self-efficacy has a great effect on the students’ achievement and performance in giving oral peer feedback in speaking subject and even the other courses.

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