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Showing 1 to 20 of 24 for “"Sporting event"”.
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The Effect of Sporting Event Levels on Fan Motivation Factors
… sport fans have for attending different sporting events. However, very little has been completed in the area of fan motivation at different levels of the same type of sport. The current research study addressed the hole in the literature and examined the motivational profiles of sport …
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Generating multiple summaries based on computational model of perspective
Every story about an event offers a unique perspective about the event. A popular sporting event, such as a Major League Baseball game, is followed by several summary articles that show different points of view. The goal of this research is to build a computational model of perspective and build a …
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Virtual camera selection using a semiring constraint satisfaction approach
… cameras, similar to a human director at a sporting event. This thesis describes a software tool to select among camera feeds from multiple virtual cameras in a virtual environment using semiring-based constraint satisfaction techniques (SCSP), a soft constraint approach. The system encodes …
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Patient presentations during the 2010 FIFA World Cup: Cape Town, South Africa's public emergency centres
… presentation to emergency centres during major sporting events, as well as their significance, if any. The primary aim of the study is to determine what impact the 2010 FIFA World Cup South AfricaTM had on emergency centre presentations. The objective of the study is to conduct a retrospective, …
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Organizing and conducting sporting events online : a study of the 2011 CrossFit Games
… network, conducted the world’s largest online CF sporting competition, where individuals recorded their performances online for public consumption, interaction and judging. Over 25,000 individuals and teams from around the world participated in 2011 which relies heavily on participation and …
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Mental Preparation Techniques and Accomplishment of Race Goals by Ironman Triathletes: A Qualitative Investigation
The Ironman triathlon is a rapidly growing sporting event worldwide but little research has been found on the psychological processes employed by its participants. Grand' Maison (2004) found that 97% of Ironman participants interviewed responded strongly or very strongly when asked "How important …
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Influencing the Allocation of Attentional Resources in Tracking: Evidence for a Combined Parallel and Serial Mechanism
… cars on a roadway, players and/or balls in a sporting event, pedestrians in a crowded space) has been thought to be a parallel process, such that all the objects are tracked simultaneously (Howe et al., 2010). Others have asserted that some serial mechanism is involved in the tracking process, …
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Is It Nationalism? History's Impact on Okinawan Identity
… matters such purchasing a meal or watching a sporting event—shows Okinawa evolving into a sub-state nation solidly within Japan. As the southern realm continues developing its unique identity, fulfilling the high track's symbolism, it allows greater economic and political integration with the …
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Policing Celebratory Behavior: Tactical vs. Relationship, a Micro Study of Lexington Kentucky Police Response
… social psychology associated with each type of event. There is considerably less empirical work regarding police reaction to these events, particularly concerning celebratory behavior following a sporting event. Celebratory incidents are less organized than their protests counterpart. A variety …
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Building an artifact : an Olympic archery venue for Williamsburg, NYC
… introducing the most prestigious and exciting sporting event to the world but it offers the prospect of new athletic facilities, infrastructure and a new identity. In the summer of 2005, New York City will learn whether it has been selected as the host city for the 2012 Summer Olympics. It is …
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Tracking and Measuring Objects in Obscure Image Scenarios Through the Lens of Shot Put in Track and Field
… to increase the accuracy and efficiency of the sporting event.
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The journey of the developing sport psychologist -'Navigating the applied lowlands and limitations of our language'
… as a resident psychologist during a televised sporting event, characterized by the shift from ‘novice practitioner’ to ‘experienced practitioner’. Study 5 highlighted a shift in professional philosophy driven by an exploration of the philosophical writings underpinning brief therapeutic …
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A new way of looking at intrinsic motavation in sport
… at the actual point of participation in a sporting event. The findings have important implications for research and practice. Firstly, it has been shown that the way in which competitive sportspeople rate their own intrinsic motivation varies according to the point in time at which they are …
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Controle social e transparência pública: valores orçados versus valores executados na construção e reforma das arenas para a Copa do Mundo 2014
… of the Brazilian government in realizing the event is that it was drafted legislation subsequently inserted into the Brazilian legal system specifically to cover the guarantees government signed between the host country and the international event management entity - FIFA. On the other hand, …
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Interactive visualizations to improve Bayesian reasoning
… to make predictions about the probability of events contingent upon earlier actions or events. However, much research on judgment has shown that people who are unfamiliar with Bayes’ Theorem often reason quite poorly with conditional probabilities due to various cognitive biases. As such, this …
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Influence of Testing Environment on Balance Error Scoring System Performance
… typically takes place on the sideline during a sporting event. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of a sideline environment on BESS performance. Setting: 37 NCAA Division 1 healthy, female student athletes (SA) and 32 healthy, female non-athlete healthy young adult …
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Resident Perceptions of Event Impacts: Taupo and Ironman New Zealand
In New Zealand the development and promotion of sporting events is becoming increasingly popular, due in part to the role of sport in building the nation's identity, the economic benefits, and a growing awareness of the importance of health and fitness within the community. Given this increased …
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Housing Rights Implications of Hosting the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Toronto and Vancouver: Towards a Legal Framework that Effectively Protects the Right to Adequate Housing in Canada
… Association (FIFA) organizes the greatest sporting event in the history of soccer – the FIFA World Cup (FWC). The 2026 FWC starts in June 2026, with Canada, Mexico, and the US as host nations. This thesis focuses on Canada to ascertain how the hosting of the 2026 FWC could impact the right …
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