scholarly journals Soccer Scoring Techniques — a Scientific Re-conception of Time and Space via Biomechanical Modeling

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiang Zhang ◽  
Gongbing Shan
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Spatial Theory ◽  
Biomechanical Modeling ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Spatial Variables ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Spatial Identification

From a scientific standpoint, both temporal and spatial variables must be examined when developing programs for training various soccer scoring techniques (SSTs), but a review of current literature reveals that existing scientific studies have overlooked this combinatory influence. Consequently, there is no reliable theory on temporal-spatial identification when evaluating scoring opportunities. Quantified by using biomechanical modeling, anthropometry, and SSTs found in FIFA Puskás Award (121 nominated goals between 2009 and 2020), it is found that players’ proprioceptive/effective shooting volume (i.e. players’ attack space) could be sevenfold the currently-practiced shooting volume. The ignorance of some SSTs’ training leads to the underuse of the potential shooting volume. These overlooked SSTs are airborne and/or acrobatic techniques, perceived as high-risk and low-reward. Relying on the talent of an athlete to improvise on the fly can hardly be considered as a viable coaching strategy. Therefore, for developing science-based SST training regimes, groundbreaking studies are needed to: 1) expand the perception of shooting volume, and 2) entrain one-touch-shot techniques (airborne/acrobatic) within this volume, in short, Focusing-on-Time-in-Space. Whence, the new temporal-spatial theory could guide future researches and develop novel training programs. An increase of airborne/acrobatic goals would ultimately further enhance the excitement of the game.

“By Degrees”

2020 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 265-293
Author(s):  
Paul Giles
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
World Literature ◽  
Local Realism ◽  
Frames Of Reference ◽  
Geographical Distance ◽  
Historical Time ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Mansfield Park ◽  
Initial Analysis ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

Paul Giles, “‘By Degrees’: Jane Austen’s Chronometric Style of World Literature” (pp. 265–293) This essay considers how Jane Austen’s work relates to “World Literature” by internalizing a chronometric style. Examining the emergence of the chronometer in the eighteenth century, it suggests how Austen drew on nautical frames of reference to combine disparate trajectories of local realism, geographical distance, and historical time. The essay thus argues that Austen’s fiction is interwoven with a reflexive mode of cartographic mapping, one that draws aesthetically on nautical instruments to remap time and space. This style involves charting various fluctuations of perspective that reorder history, memory, and genealogy, while also recalibrating Britain’s position in relation to the wider world. Moving on from an initial analysis of Austen’s juvenilia and early novels, the essay proceeds in its second part to discuss Mansfield Park (1814) in relation to Pacific exploration and trade. In its third part, it considers Emma (1815) in the context of comic distortions and the misreadings that arise from temporal and spatial compressions in the narrative, a form heightened by the novel’s reflexive wordplay. Hence the essay argues that Austen’s particular style of World Literature integrates chronometric cartography with domestic circumstances, an elusive idiom that also manifests itself in relation to the gender dynamics of Persuasion (1817) and the unfinished “Sanditon,” as discussed in the essay’s concluding pages. This is correlated finally with the way Austen’s novels are calibrated, either directly or indirectly, in relation to a global orbit.

Using serum biomarkers for identifying unstable carotid plaque: update of current evidence

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Areti Sofogianni ◽  
Konstantinos Tziomalos ◽  
Triantafyllia Koletsa ◽  
Apostolos G. Pitoulias ◽  
Lemonia Skoura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Great Proportion ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Early Identification ◽  
Carotid Plaque ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽  
Serum Biomarkers ◽  
Current Evidence

: Carotid atherosclerosis is responsible for a great proportion of ischemic strokes. Early identification of unstable or vulnerable carotid plaques and therefore of patients at high risk for stroke is of significant medical and socioeconomical value. We reviewed the current literature and discuss the potential role of the most important serum biomarkers in identifying patients with carotid atherosclerosis who are at high risk for atheroembolic stroke.

scholarly journals Creative Clusters: Towards the Governance of the Creative Industries Production System?

2004 ◽  
Vol 112 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andy C. Pratt
Keyword(s):  
Production System ◽  
Cluster Model ◽  
Creative Industries ◽  
Spatial Variables ◽  
Individual Firm ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

The aim of this paper is to critically assess the notion of the creative cluster, and to consider whether it is an appropriate tool for the governance of the creative industries, or even a suitable point from which to begin an analysis of the creative industries. The paper argues that creative clusters are formally a subset of business clusters. A critique of the business clusters literature highlights its shortcomings: a focus on individual firm preferences and a lack of attention to non-economic, situated temporal and spatial variables; a lack of attention to the specificity of particular industries and their associated regulatory peculiarities; and finally, information issues associated with the operationalisation of the cluster model. The paper concludes with a discussion of an alternative approach, looking at a creative industries production system that would better meet the concerns of those seeking to govern the creative industries and creative clusters.

Decoupling spatial and temporal processes for clinical analyzers

1995 ◽  
Vol 41 (9) ◽  
pp. 1398-1402
Author(s):  
J Mazza ◽  
M Huber ◽  
S Frye
Keyword(s):  
Number Theory ◽  
Design Problem ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Spatial Arrangement ◽  
Sample Volume ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Clinical Testing ◽  
Time And Space ◽  
Physical Processing ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

Abstract The separation of time and space in processing a sample greatly simplifies the design of automation for clinical testing. The efficient spatial arrangement of analytical units and sample manipulators has become a more complex task because of the degree of automation required on today's state-of-the-art analyzer. Minimization of sample volume and the reduction of overall analyzer size further complicate the design problem. We report the development of a proprietary method of decoupling the temporal and spatial elements required for analysis of samples. This process is based on number theory and can be used to optimize the distance between the physical processing stations while allowing these same stations to operate on samples over a substantial range of times. The technique is versatile and can also be used when it is desirable to sequentially move groups of items from location to location.

Population Evacuations in Industrial Accidents: A Review of the Literature about Four Major Events

2008 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 276-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yechiel Soffer ◽  
Dagan Schwartz ◽  
Avishay Goldberg ◽  
Maxim Henenfeld ◽  
Yaron Bar-Dayan
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Nuclear Accidents ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Industrial Accidents ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Risk Areas ◽  
Event Planning

AbstractThis article reviews the literature describing four chemical and nuclear accidents and the lessons learned from each regarding the evacuation of civilian populations. Evacuation may save lives however, if poorly orchestrated, it may cause serious problems. For example, an inaccurate assessment of danger may lead to the evacuation of the same population twice, as the area requiring evacuation becomes larger than originally expected. Evacuation programs should focus on the vulnerable components of the populations, such as the elderly, children, and the disabled, and also should include plans for the care of pets and other animals. Training programs for civilians living near industrial centers and other high-risk areas should be considered. Finally, pre-event planning and preparation can improve the evacuation process and prevent panic behavior, and thus result in fewer casualties.

scholarly journals Training Perceptual Skill by Orienting Visual Attention

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norbert Hagemann ◽  
Bernd Strauss ◽  
Rouwen Cañal-Bruland
Keyword(s):  
Major Element ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Sports Performance ◽  
Exogenous Orienting ◽  
Main Study ◽  
Perceptual Training ◽  
Video Clips ◽  
Perceptual Skill ◽  
National League ◽  
Temporal And Spatial

A major element in expert sports performance, particularly racket-and-ball games, is excellent anticipatory skill. A prestudy combined the temporal and spatial occlusion paradigms to ascertain which key stimuli badminton players use for anticipating the direction of overhead shots. The main study then evaluated a program for training anticipatory skills; 200 video clips were employed to orient attention toward these key stimuli. Participants were 63 badminton novices, 20 national league players, and 21 local league players. A transparent red patch (exogenous orienting) was used to orient attention toward the trunk up to 160 ms before racket-shuttle contact; the arm, from 160 ms to 80 ms before contact; and the racket, from 80 ms before to actual contact. Results showed that badminton novices who trained with this program significantly improved their anticipatory skill between post- and retention test compared with controls. Whereas local league players improved from pre- to posttest, training had no effect on expert national league players. It is concluded that using red transparent patches to highlight the most informative cues in perceptual training programs is a promising way to improve anticipatory skill.

scholarly journals Cerebellar Development and Plasticity: Perspectives for Motor Coordination Strategies, for Motor Skills, and for Therapy

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 153-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. D. Swinny ◽  
J. J. L. van der Want ◽  
A. Gramsbergen
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Animal Studies ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Morphological Development ◽  
Late Development ◽  
Coordination Strategies ◽  
Naturally Occurring ◽  
Temporal And Spatial ◽  
Spatial Identification

The role of the mammalian cerebellum ranges from motor coordination, sensory-motor integration, motor learning, and timing to nonmotor functions such as cognition. In terms of motor function, the development of the cerebellum is of particular interest because animal studies show that the development of the cerebellar cortical circuitry closely parallels motor coordination. Ultrastructural analysis of the morphological development of the cerebellar circuitry, coupled with the temporal and spatial identification of the neurochemical substrates expressed during development, will help to elucidate their roles in the establishment of the cerebellar circuitry and hence motor activity. Furthermore, the convenience of a number of naturally occurring mouse mutations has allowed a functional dissection of the various cellular elements that make up the cerebellar circuitry. This understanding will also help in the approach to possible therapies of pathologies arising during development because tile cerebellum is especially prone to such perturbation because of its late development.

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