Determination of Neuromuscular Control of the Upper Limbs in Children - Case Study

The objective of this case study is to observe the existence of an anticipation mechanism at the muscle groups level of the upper limbs. We tried to highlighted this anticipation process by measuring the potential of surface electric for some muscle groups representing the kinematic chain on the right side, involved in the motor action of catching a basketball and a 3kg medicine ball with two hands to the chest. We conducted a case study of a 13-year-old child, female gender. As a measurement method, we used surface electromyography signals of the EMG Trigno Delsys wireless system with 16 electrodes. We determined the moment when the muscles come into action by increasing the potential of surface electric and the moment when the action of catching the ball takes place, using the information provided by the accelerometers incorporated in the sensors of the Delsys equipment used. Therefore, we obtained information about how different muscle groups come into action which helped us to get an idea of how the child's movement is structured. Based on results of accelerations and EMG signals acquired we have formulated conclusions regarding the neuromuscular control of the tested subject. We also planned for the future to test a larger group of participants in the study research of anticipation mechanism in children who do not practice any performance sports.

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The Calculation of Turbulent Diffusion Coefficients in Aquatic Ecosystems

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.19.11.7669 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (11) ◽

pp. 3903-3907

Author(s):

Galina Marusic ◽

Valeriu Panaitescu

Keyword(s):

Transport Equation ◽

Turbulent Diffusion ◽

Diffusion Coefficients ◽

Aquatic Ecosystems ◽

Specific Area ◽

Left Bank ◽

The Right ◽

Prut River

The paper deals with the issues related to the pollution of aquatic ecosystems. The influence of turbulence on the transport and dispersion of pollutants in the mentioned systems, as well as the calculation of the turbulent diffusion coefficients are studied. A case study on the determination of turbulent diffusion coefficients for some sectors of the Prut River is presented. A new method is proposed for the determination of the turbulent diffusion coefficients in the pollutant transport equation for specific sectors of a river, according to the associated number of P�clet, calculated for each specific area: the left bank, the right bank and the middle of the river.

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Casting for Change: Tracing Gender in Discussions of Casting through Feminist Media Ethnography

Media and Communication ◽

10.17645/mac.v9i2.3878 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 72-85 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Joke Hermes ◽

Linda Kopitz

Keyword(s):

Female Gender ◽

Media Analysis ◽

Online Discussions ◽

Audience Research ◽

Media Ethnography ◽

Race And Sexuality ◽

Auto Ethnography ◽

The Moment ◽

The Right ◽

Male To Female

The moment of casting is a crucial one in any media production. Casting the ‘right’ person shapes the narrative as much as the way in which the final product might be received by critics and audiences. For this article, casting—as the moment in which gender is hypervisible in its complex intersectional entanglement with class, race and sexuality—will be our gateway to exploring the dynamics of discussion of gender conventions and how we, as feminist scholars, might manoeuvre. To do so, we will test and triangulate three different forms of ethnographically inspired inquiry: 1) ‘collaborative auto-ethnography,’ to discuss male-to-female gender-bending comedies from the 1980s and 1990s, 2) ‘netnography’ of online discussions about the (potential) recasting of gendered legacy roles from Doctor Who to Mary Poppins, and 3) textual media analysis of content focusing on the casting of cisgender actors for transgender roles. Exploring the affordances and challenges of these three methods underlines the duty of care that is essential to feminist audience research. Moving across personal and anonymous, ‘real’ and ‘virtual,’ popular and professional discussion highlights how gender has been used and continues to be instrumentalised in lived audience experience and in audience research.

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The Calculation of Turbulent Diffusion Coefficients in Aquatic Ecosystems

Revista de Chimie ◽

10.37358/rc.70.19.11.7669 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 70 (11) ◽

pp. 3903-3907

Author(s):

Galina Marusic ◽

Valeriu Panaitescu

Keyword(s):

Transport Equation ◽

Turbulent Diffusion ◽

Diffusion Coefficients ◽

Aquatic Ecosystems ◽

Specific Area ◽

Left Bank ◽

The Right ◽

Prut River

The paper deals with the issues related to the pollution of aquatic ecosystems. The influence of turbulence on the transport and dispersion of pollutants in the mentioned systems, as well as the calculation of the turbulent diffusion coefficients are studied. A case study on the determination of turbulent diffusion coefficients for some sectors of the Prut River is presented. A new method is proposed for the determination of the turbulent diffusion coefficients in the pollutant transport equation for specific sectors of a river, according to the associated number of Péclet, calculated for each specific area: the left bank, the right bank and the middle of the river.

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Mejora en pruebas de velocidad de nadador con diversidad funcional motriz (Improvement in swimmer speed tests with motorized functional diversity)

Retos ◽

10.47197/retos.v0i32.56055 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 219-223

Author(s):

Tito Octavio Usma Garzón ◽

Javier Antonio Tamayo Fajardo

Keyword(s):

Resistance Training ◽

Test Time ◽

Upper Limbs ◽

Descriptive Case Study ◽

Motor Disability ◽

Explosive Power ◽

Low Volume ◽

The Right ◽

Program Show

El objetivo fue crear y poner en práctica un programa de periodización inversa de bajo-volumen / alta-intensidad de entrenamiento de resistencia para potenciar tres cualidades físicas: fuerza, resistencia y velocidad, mediante ejercicios que se realicen dentro y fuera de la piscina. La investigación es un estudio de caso descriptivo, dirigido a un deportista de natación con discapacidad funcional motriz de 15 años de edad, que presenta agenesia en miembros superiores derecho e izquierdo y también una dismetría en miembro inferior derecho, más corto en 5 cm. Los resultados del programa muestran mejoras en los 4 tiempos evaluados en 100 metros, aumentos en la fuerza explosiva del salto de potencia y cambios en la composición corporal del deportista. La conclusión de la investigación fue que el programa de resistencia con periodización inversa demostró ser eficiente, y debe ser tenido en consideración para la planificación de trabajos en nadadores en situación de discapacidad donde el mayor progreso se obtuvo en el estilo crol, obteniendo una disminución en el tiempo de la prueba en 5.06 segundos.Abstract. The goal was to create and implement a low-volume / high-intensity resistance training periodization program to enhance three physical qualities: strength, endurance and speed, through exercises performed inside and outside of the pool. The research is a descriptive case study, aimed at a swimming athlete with 15 years of age functional motor disability who presents agenesis in the right and left upper limbs and also a dysmetria in the lower right limb, shorter in 5 cm. The results of the program show improvements in the 4 times evaluated in 100 meters, increases in the explosive power of the jump of power and changes in the corporal composition of the athlete. The conclusion of the research was that the inverse periodization resistance program proved to be efficient, and should be taken into account for the planning of work in swimmers in a situation of disability where the greatest progress was obtained in the crol style, obtained a decrease in test time in 5.06 seconds.

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Optimization of Fleet Assignment: A Case Study in Turkey

An International Journal of Optimization and Control Theories & Applications (IJOCTA) ◽

10.11121/ijocta.01.2012.0050 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 59-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Yavuz OZDEMIR ◽

Huseyin BASLIGIL ◽

Kemal Gokhan NALBANT

Keyword(s):

Optimal Number ◽

Fleet Assignment ◽

Assignment Model ◽

Fleet Assignment Problem ◽

Set Up ◽

The Right ◽

Optimum Solution ◽

The Cost

The fleet assignment problem which causes great increasing in costs is necessary for a solution of “right fleet to the right flight” for airline companies. In this paper, a fleet assignment model is set up using the data of the biggest Turkish airline company, Turkish Airlines. The aim of this model is to assign most appropriate fleet type to flights while minimizing the cost and determine optimal number of aircraft grounded overnight at each airport. We set up a model with constraints and determination of all airline operations and solve our problem using integer linear programming. Finally, we get an optimum solution which minimizes the total cost while assigning the fleet type to the flight leg. Using optimization software, the solution to this problem generates a minimum daily cost of fleet assignment and it aims to assign most appropriate fleet type to flights while minimizing the cost and determine optimal number of aircraft grounded overnight at each airport.

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Perancangan dan Implementasi Fuzzy Inference System (FIS) Metode Tsukamoto pada Penentuan Penghuni Asrama

Jurnal Teknologi Informasi dan Ilmu Komputer ◽

10.25126/jtiik.2019611228 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

Aulia Akhrian Syahidi ◽

Fajerin Biabdillah ◽

Fitra Abdurrachman Bachtiar

Keyword(s):

Fuzzy Inference System ◽

Fuzzy Inference ◽

Male Student ◽

Expert Assessment ◽

Training Process ◽

Inference System ◽

Accuracy Level ◽

The Right

Asrama mahasiswa dibangun sebagai tempat tinggal bagi sekelompok orang yang sedang manjalankan suatu tugas atau kegiatan yang sama. Untuk menentukan mahasiswa yang berhak menjadi penghuni asrama, maka dalam penelitian ini memberikan rekomendasi untuk menggunakan Metode Fuzzy Tsukamoto. Metode Fuzzy Tsukamoto dipilih karena ada beberapa kelebihan yang menonjol yaitu dapat mendefinisikan nilai yang kabur dari inputan penilaian, dapat membangun, dan mengaplikasikan pengalaman-pengalaman para pakar secara langsung tanpa harus melalui proses pelatihan. Hasil analisis menyimpulkan bahwa: (1) Cara kerja Metode Fuzzy Tsukamoto memiliki tiga bagian yaitu: fuzzifikasi, inferensi fuzzy, dan defuzzifikasi, (2) Implementasi Metode Fuzzy Tsukamoto dapat menghitung penentuan penerimaan penghuni asrama mahasiswa pada studi kasus asrama mahasiswa putera “Negara Dipa Amuntai Malang”, berdasarkan 19 data dengan membandingkan antara hasil penilaian pakar, hasil perhitungan Fuzzy Tsukamoto secara manual, dan hasil perhitungan Fuzzy Tsukamoto secara otomatis menggunakan sistem yang terprogram, telah diuji mempunyai tingkat akurasi keberhasilan sebesar 63.15% dengan predikat cukup. AbstractStudent dormitory is built as a residence for a group of people who are carrying out a task or the same activity. To determine the students who have the right to become boarders, in this study provide recommendations for using the Fuzzy Tsukamoto Method. Fuzzy Tsukamoto method was chosen because there are several prominent advantages that can define the value that is blurred from the assessment input, can build, and apply the experiences of experts directly without having to go through the training process. The results of the analysis concluded that: (1) The workings of the Fuzzy Tsukamoto Method have three parts: fuzzification, fuzzy inference, and defuzzification. (2) The implementation of the Fuzzy Tsukamoto method can calculate the determination of the admission of students in the student dormitory case study of male student dormitory “Negara Dipa Amuntai Malang,” based on 19 data by comparing the results of the expert assessment, the results of Fuzzy Tsukamoto calculation manually, and the results of Fuzzy Tsukamoto calculations automatically using a programmed system, has been tested to have a success accuracy level of 63.15% with sufficient predicate.

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The Right to Self-Determination of Ethnic Groups: The Canton of Jura in Switzerland

International Journal on Minority and Group Rights ◽

10.1163/15718115-02302005 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (2) ◽

pp. 250-269

Author(s):

Tina Kempin Reuter

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

International Law ◽

Ethnic Groups ◽

Role Model ◽

Self Determination ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Territorial Claims ◽

The Right

The right to self-determination of peoples has become interconnected with the rights of ethnic groups, including the right to determine the group’s own affairs and to participate in the decision-making process of the state. This article argues that a “people-centred” understanding of the right to self-determination is evolving in international law in response to emerging claims of non-traditional non-state actors such as ethnic groups. The case study of the establishment and continuing negotiations over the boundaries of the canton of Jura in Switzerland serves as an illustration of such a “people-centred” approach to self-determination. Findings suggest that the approach taken by the Bernese and Jurassians can serve as a role model for other ethnic groups in constitutional democracies with territorial claims.

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Selection of IPM Geothermal Drilling Contractor Through a Merit Point System Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process

Ekspektra Jurnal Bisnis dan Manajemen ◽

10.25139/ekt.v3i2.1951 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 102

Author(s):

Afif Effendi

Keyword(s):

Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽

Evaluation Criteria ◽

Point System ◽

Technical Requirements ◽

The Right ◽

Geothermal Drilling ◽

Hierarchy Process ◽

Selection Of

One method of evaluating the procurement is a merit point system (value system). In a merit point system price is one of the evaluation criteria, with the understanding that the more complex technical requirements and the more difficult to compare bid proposals, the lower the price weights. In general, the total value for technical bids is higher than price bids. At the auction using the merit point system, there are two main things that greatly affect the results of procurement, namely the determination of technical weighting and the price that will be used when evaluating bids and the method of weighing technical bids. When this is done correctly and appropriately, the company will get the right contractor in accordance with needs and can avoid the opportunity to commit fraud or corruption in the process of procurement. For this reason, the authors conduct research on the determination of technical weight and price as well as the method of weighting technical offerings with a case study of the selection of contracting IPM Geothermal Drilling through the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach where the results of the study indicate that the AHP can assist the Procurement Planner to determine the technical weight and price as a reference for evaluating bids through the Merit Point System. AHP also helps the Procurement Implementer to rank technical bids during the technical evaluation. Keywords: merit point system, analytical hierarchy process, IPM Geothermal Drilling

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Perencanaan Komunikasi Pemasaran Starbucks Selama Covid-19: Studi Kasus Interaksi Simbolik Starbucks di Perumahan Citra Enam

Prologia ◽

10.24912/pr.v5i1.8120 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 67

Author(s):

Febriyanto Febriyanto ◽

Muhammad Adi Pribadi

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Methodology ◽

Participant Observation ◽

Monitoring And Evaluation ◽

Marketing Communication ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Business Goals ◽

The Right ◽

Depth Interviews

Marketing communication is important especially in determining the success of a product. Starbucks that must be able to struggle in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic that attacks many economic sectors in the world must set their marketing communication plans to match their initial targets. Although there are many considerations in determining planning in the midst of COVID-19. Starbucks image branch 6 establishes in advance the business objectives, strategy, tactics, rules, monitoring, and evaluation. In this research has a very important role. Determination of the right strategy and also how they set business goals in the midst of a pandemic virus will have an effect on their sales, of course after that they must also carry out monitoring and evaluation to see what they have set. This research uses a qualitative methodology with a case study method. Collecting data in this method by means of in-depth interviews, documentation, archival records and participant observation. In this research, there is an interaction that uses symbols such as regulations and the use of language in daily activities at Starbucks, the sixth image branch, especially in the midst of this co-19 pandemic.Komunikasi pemasaran merupakan hal yang penting terlebih dalam menentukan keberhasilan dari sebuah produk. Starbucks yang harus dapat berjuang di tengah masa pandemic COVID- 19 yang menyerang banyak sektor perekonomian di dunia harus menetapkan perencanaan Komunikasi pemasaran mereka agar sesuai dengan target awal mereka. Walaupun banyak pertimbangan dalam menentukan perencanaan di tengah COVID-19 ini.Starbucks cabang Citra 6 menetapkan terlebih dahulu Tujuan bisnis, Strategi,Taktis, Aturan, Monitoring, dan Evaluasi . Dalam penelitian ini memiliki peran yang sangat penting.Penentuan Strategi yang tepat dan juga bagaimana mereka menetapkan tujuan bisnis di tengah pandemi virus ini akan memberikan dampak ke penjualan mereka, tentu setelah itu mereka harus juga melakukan monitoring dan evaluasi untuk melihat apa yang telah mereka tetapkan. Penelitian ini menggunakan metodologi kualitatif dengan metode studi kasus. Pengumpulan data dalam metode ini dengan cara wawancara mendalam, dokumentasi, rekaman arsip dan observasi partisipan. Dalam penelitian ini terjadi adanya interaksi yang menggunakan simbol-simbol seperti peraturan dan adanya penggunaan bahasa dalam kegiatan sehari-hari di Starbucks cabang Citra Enam terlebih di tengah pandemi covid-19 ini.

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SOIL LAYER CUT OFF BY THE AGGREGATE FOR REMOVING THE TOPSOIL FROM THE ROAD SUBLAYER: DETERMINATION OF THE CHAIN SPEED AND SIZES

The Russian Automobile and Highway Industry Journal ◽

10.26518/2071-7296-2020-17-1-32-43 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 32-43 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

V. A. Nikolaev

Keyword(s):

Soil Layer ◽

Road Construction ◽

Energy Costs ◽

Kinematics Analysis ◽

The Road ◽

Financial Interest ◽

Structural Layout ◽

The Moment ◽

The Right

Introduction. For the durable road at the minimum necessary cost of its construction the topsoil should be removed without affecting the ground. The problem of cheaper road construction without reducing the quality can be solved by creating an aggregate for the sublayer’s formation. The aggregate removes the topsoil from half of the road sublayer and one of the ditch. The buckets of the moving aggregate cut off the soil layer from below and from one side. Therefore, each bucket is mounted by the bottom blade, the right blade and the console blade, partially cutting the topsoil from below for the passage of the next bucket. The blade of the lower knife with the 10 degrees’ angle to the plank of the bucket; the blade of the right knife and the blade of the console knife – with the 45 degrees’ angle towards the direction of the bucket moving.Materials and methods. To determine the speed of chains and the size of the soil layer the author carried out the bucket kinematics’ analysis and considered mathematical transformations. For checking the received parameters, the paper demonstrated the turn of the bucket on the leading 90 degrees’ lower drive. The author revealed the scheme of forces acting on the ground, located in the bucket, when it turned on the leading lower drive. Based on the system’s transformations of two equations and the inequality, the research established the inadmissibility of the bucket’s phasing out when it turned on the leading lower drive.Results. As a result, by using the developed method of determining parameters, based on the accepted raw data, the author calculated the speed of the chains, to which the buckets were attached, and the width of the soil, cut off by the bucket. After substitution of the received parameters in the inequality the author established that the ground would not fall out of the bucket by turning under such parameters of the bucket and of the leading lower drive.Discussion and conclusions. As a result, the author obtains the geometric parameters from the structural layout of the aggregate for removing the topsoil from the road sublayer. Based on the analysis of the kinematics of the interaction of the bucket with the ground, the paper reveals the speed of the chains, to which the buckets are attached and the width of the soil layer cut off by the bucket. Analysis of the forces acting on the ground and locating in the bucket at the moment of the bucket turn on the leading lower drive shows the rationality of the accepted and calculated parameters. The author determines the energy costs of cutting the ground with the buckets of the aggregate for removing the topsoil from the road sublayer.Financial transparency: the author has no financial interest in the presented materials or methods. There is no conflict of interest.

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