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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"kayak"”.
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Xtreme kayak Sumpul.
… of La Palma where the Sumpul´s River and kayaking are the main sources to develop the activity. This document shows how the project take in consideration different items to assure success such as, the creation, alliances, government support, environmental responsibility, sport, marketing, …
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Environmental impact of various kayak core materials
… of fiberglass, Kevlar, carbon fiber, and cork. A kayak company is interested in using cork as a core material, and would like to claim that it is the most environmentally friendly of the four materials listed above. The efficacy of that claim is evaluated by modeling the manufacturing process, …
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Cardiopulmonary analysis of habituation to simulated kayak ergometry
… (2650UE), an ergometer which simulates the kayak stroke pattern. In contrast to bicycle and arm crank ergometers, with which the user follows a set motion, the 2650UE allows the user to adopt a variety of movement patterns. To determine responses during habituation to the 2650UE, 14 female …
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Factors determining 200-m kayak performance: Muscle strength, aerobic capacity, stroke kinematics and training
200-m sprint kayaking requires repeated cyclic force production, and athletes typically incorporate resistance training programs aimed at improving muscular strength and power and the ability to produce high forces over the course of the race (i.e. 31-40 s). Whilst upper body strength and …
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Structure and Tectonics of the Offshore Region Close to Kayak Island from Geophysical Information
… and, specifically, the offshore area close to Kayak Island. Seismic reflection data collected in 1976 in the offshore region of Kayak Island in the Gulf of Alaska were reprocessed in order to improve the quality of the signal by applying seismic data processing techniques that were not …
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Stability-reliability and the relationship of an incremental protocol in determining peak VO2 in college-aged men and women on the StairMaster 2650 UE kayak ergometer
… muscles of the upper body, the new StairMaster kayak ergometer is ideal for measuring V02peak on people with lower extremity disorders and those whose occupational or recreational activities rely primarily on the muscles of the upper body (16). Twenty-four healthy college-aged (17-31 years) …
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Tracking an underwater target
… built at MIT in undergraduate classes using a kayak hull, is vessel that can be controlled remotely. To help RoBoat become fully autonomous, a program must be created to take in the data from the underwater acoustic sensors and output commands that the kayak can follow. This thesis studies the …
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Design of a hybrid energy-generation system for autonomous kayaks
… energy-production system for an autonomous kayak. Currently these vehicles have limited range due to energy storage in lead acid batteries. Extending the range would give the vehicles more operating time in their environments, and allow a greater set of tests and experiments to be conducted. …
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An Investigation of a Highly Successful Team Environment: The Case of the Male French National Whitewater Slalom Single Canoe and Kayak Team
… of the male French whitewater slalom canoe and kayak team was chosen because of the success of the team at World Championships and Olympic Games. The purpose of the present case study was to investigate how the coaches and athletes of this highly successful team worked together in training and …
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Disturbance effects of boat-based tourism on waterbirds at the Ramsar-designated De Hoop Vlei, Western Cape, South Africa
… (IBA). Proposals for motorized boat tours and kayak tours on the vlei have been made, for which this study provides an impact assessment. Repeated counts were performed in order to characterize the waterbirds present during the high water level conditions required for boating. Birds were …
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„Þetta er bara öðruvísi“: Skynjun og upplifun kayakræðara á náttúrunni
… Markmið ritgerðarinnar var að kanna hvernig kayakræðarar með hreyfingu sinni upplifa og skynja landslagið. Rannsóknarniðurstöður byggja á greiningu hálfstaðlaðra viðtala við sjö reynda kayakræðara sem flestir róa allan ársins hring. Viðtölin voru tekin á tímabilinu frá mars til apríl 2015. …
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Revealing complexities within flat-water kayaking: injury prevention and biomechanical analysis
Elite kayakers are required to perform repetitive movements that create strength and flexibility asymmetries in their bodies, making them susceptible to injury. The first portion of this thesis is dedicated to investigating whether a supervised, corrective pre-habilitation programme of the kinetic …
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Adapting to Maine's Evolving Coastline
… can interact with the water. Therefore, a kayak center was chosen as the program for the building to create a connection from the proposed island to the water. The kayak center acts as a hub for all paddle-related activities for both locals and tourists to enjoy. With the island that is …
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Remote depth survey of the Charles River Basin
… fins were added to the stem of the USV kayak for directional stability without significant drag, permitting a maximum vessel speed of 4.4 knots. A total of 1485 latitude-longitude GPS points with corresponding depth measurements were taken. Charles Basin data was plotted with ArcGIS …
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Infrastructure for large-scale tests in marine autonomy
… maneuvering, and the other is a streamlined kayak for traveling longer distances. The acoustic modem, like the vehicles, is inexpensive and scalable, providing the capability of a large-scale, low-cost underwater acoustic network. With these vehicles and modems we utilize compressive sensing, …
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Measurements and dynamics of multiple scale bedforms in tidally energetic environments
… on Cape Cod, MA using an autonomous jet-powered kayak, the Jetyak, equipped with a bathymetric swath sonar. The time needed for bedform asymmetry to reverse in the presence of a tidal flow was estimated with a geometric bedform model that incorporates an empirical sediment transport rate. The …
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Measurements and dynamics of multiple scale bedforms in tidally energetic environments
… on Cape Cod, MA using an autonomous jet-powered kayak, the Jetyak, equipped with a bathymetric swath sonar. The time needed for bedform asymmetry to reverse in the presence of a tidal flow was estimated with a geometric bedform model that incorporates an empirical sediment transport rate. The …
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