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Showing 1 to 20 of 323 for “"Amateur"”.
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Shoulder strength in amateur swimmers
… of shoulder pain in recreational swimmers. 12 amateur swimmers (5 male and 7 female participants) were recruited from metropolitan swimming squads, 7 with shoulder pain and 5 without shoulder pain. Internal and external shoulder rotation were measured using a Biodex isokinetic dynamometer. Peak …
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Concussion Knowledge in Amateur Motocross
… sports motocross races, especially at the amateur level, do not require more than advanced life support at a race in case of emergency situation leaving the amateur rider to recognize and decide on concussion management. Purpose of this study is to assess concussion knowledge amongst …
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Movement strategies in elite amateur boxing
… the activity profile of two successful elite amateur boxers, 100 rounds of sparring and international competition were analysed. A bespoke computer vision player tracker was developed to objectively assess movement strategies of boxers. Sparring in training and competition requires ~ 19 …
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Lifelong learning in amateur chamber musicians
… the peer-to-peer learning that occurs between amateur chamber musicians. Research on adult music opportunities focuses on nonformal settings such as community bands and group classes. Less attention has been paid to informal lifelong music learning, particularly the knowledge, skills, and …
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Adult Amateur Musicians and Melodic Error Detection
… on melodic error detection ability of adult amateur musicians; specifically, listening-condition, age, and years of experience. Following are the specific research questions of this study: </p> <p>1) Are there differences in error detection with regard to listening condition?</p> <p> 2) What …
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The manifestations of fatigue in amateur boxing performance
… Point Must-System” (TPMS), was introduced into amateur boxing in 2013. To be successful, boxers must deliver forceful punches and exert dominance over an opponent. There has been limited research examining the strategies used by boxers to win fights under the TPMS and whether these strategies …
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Assessment of the Kaikoura amateur fishery for rock lobsters
… Zealand almost nothing is known of the needs of amateur fishers. Methods for assessing the level of participation, catch and user-value, were tested on the Kaikoura Amateur Fishery for rock lobsters. It was found that amateur harvest of rock lobsters for the Kaikoura Peninsula is a significant …
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Amateur theater in historical Transylvania between the two world wars
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 80023 Lift date: 2017-07-22T22:46:21Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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Designing for remixing : supporting an Online community of amateur creators
… the design and study of an online community of amateur creators. I focus on remixing as the lens to understand the contexts and processes of creative expression as it is fostered within social media environments. I am motivated by three broad questions: 1) Process: how do people remix and what …
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Storm Spotting and Amateur Radio: a Field Guide for Volunteer Storm Spotters
… severe weather threatens. For almost 100 years Amateur Radio operators have played a critical part in severe weather preparedness and response. Amateur Radio operators not only bring a willingness to serve, but communications skills that provide an added benefit to any storm spotter program. The …
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The Feasibility and Application of Observing Small LEO Satellites with Amateur Telescopes
… the Aerospace community, through the use of amateur telescopes. A Meade LX200 12 in. telescope and Lumenera Skynyx 2.0 camera were utilized to observe small LEO satellites, using a well-documented point-and-wait staring method. Over a period of three months, a total of 186 observation …
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The owner building system, a case study and model of amateur homebuilding.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning. Thesis. 1972. M.C.P.
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System controller hardware and embedded software for the Petite Amateur Navy Satellite (PANSAT)
This thesis documents the design of the hardware and embedded software of a digital computer that provides autonomous control of the PANSAT spacecraft. The system was designed for use during a two year mission in a low earth orbit. The computer uses an Intel M80C186XL running at 7.3728 MHz, 512 …
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Women’s sporting lives: a biographical study of elite amateur tennis players at Wimbledon
The history of amateur tennis pre and post the Second World War is dominated by the sporting biographies of male players with women’s stories largely ignored. This research addressed the issue of women tennis players’ marginalisation through a biographical analysis of the women’s amateur circuit …
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Motivation and skill acquisition in an online amateur multimedia community: a case study
… this case study focuses on one online amateur multimedia community and the animators therein. In particular, it addresses questions concerning 1) one’s motivation to join and create animations in that community, and 2) how one acquires the skills necessary to create animations and …
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