Essays about: "height bias."

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1. 1. Swedish National Team selections in ice hockey : A retrospective study

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsa

   Author : Oscar Eriksson; [2023]
   Keywords : Talent selection; National team selection; Relative age effect; RAE; Ice Hockey;

   Abstract : Countries invest a large amount of money in talent development and talent identification. The Swedish ice hockey federation is reorganizing and evaluating the national team selection system. Relative age effect (RAE) refers to a selection bias when relatively older athletes get selected because maturity can be mistaken for talent. READ MORE

3. 2. Covid-19 & Swedish exceptionalism : A critical qualitative content analysis on the international print media discourses of Sweden’s Covid-19 strategy

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för geografi, medier och kommunikation (from 2013)

   Author : Rianne Kippersluis; [2022]
   Keywords : Swedish Covid-19 strategy; international print media discourse; Qualitative Content Analysis QCA ; international image of Sweden; Critical Discourse Analysis CDA ; news values; Swedish exceptionalism; media landscapes; media coverage of pandemics; Covid-19 in media; language in the media; linguistic devices; stereotyping and bias; Anders Tegnell; trust; strategy; image of Sweden and Swedes; ideologies; Dutch media; English media; American media; Sweden;

   Abstract : In 2020, the year the Covid-19 pandemic struck, the Swedish Covid-19 response differed radically from the general policy of total lockdown and strict enforcement of Covid-measures and regulations recommended by the WHO. Instead, Sweden strove early on to achieve herd immunity, with no mandatory measures to limit numbers in shopping malls, buses, and other public events, nor mask requirements. READ MORE

4. 3. Future Electricity Consumption and Wind Power Production in Sweden - Effects of Climate Change

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Ingrid Torstensson; [2021]
   Keywords : Electricity system; Bias Correction; Quantile Mapping; Climate Model; Emission scenarios; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : To maintain stability in the Swedish electricity grid, Svenska kraftnät must be able to predict future electricity production and consumption. Earlier this have been done by using historical data. READ MORE

5. 4. Grafting materials for alveolar cleft reconstruction -a systematic review

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Odontologiska fakulteten (OD)

   Author : Pegah Mirdamadian; Raha Salahshour Nargi; [2021]
   Keywords : cleft palate; cleft lip; secondary alveolar bone grafting; alveoloplasty; oral surgery; autologous bone graft; bone substitute material; computerized tomography; bone volume; bone height; systematic review;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of this literature study was to systematically review the scientific evidence on the most effective donor sites and/or bone substitute material for secondary alveolar cleft grafting in alveolar cleft patients. Material and method: In order to acquire a systematic and transparent reporting this literature review was conducted according to the PRISMA statement. READ MORE

6. 5. Concurrent Validity, Inra-unit, and Inter-unit Reliability of the Vmaxpro for Measuring Velocity

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Avdelningen för idrottsmedicin

   Author : Elias Ståhl; [2021]
   Keywords : Velocity-based training; VBT; 1080 Quantum; test equipment; training prescription; performance assessments; Vmaxpro; Enode Pro; accelerometer;

   Abstract : The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the concurrent validity, intra-unit, and interunit reliability of the IMU Vmaxpro for measuring velocity for VBT purposes. Two protocols were constructed to cover velocities seen in the practical environment. Utilizing the 1080 Quantum the first protocol collected data without the use of subjects. READ MORE