Essays about: "swim"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 40 essays containing the word swim.

1. 1. Sink or Swim: Sea Level Rise Adaptation in Venice, Italy : A case of citizen non-participation

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Jesper Karlsson; [2023]
   Keywords : civic capacity; climate change; Gioia methodology; MOSE; project development; public involvement;

   Abstract : Due to global warming, sea levels will irreversibly continue to rise around the world throughout this century. Therefore, coastal urban communities will need to adapt to new environmental challenges, such as more frequent and intense flood events. READ MORE

3. 2. Load-velocity profiles as a predictor of performance level in swimming : What differentiates international elite swimmers from national elite – force capacity or efficiency?

   University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysiologi, nutrition och biomekanik

   Author : Maria Vitazka; [2023]
   Keywords : Load-Velocity; Force-Velocity; Force Capacity; Swimming; Biomechanics; Performance indicators; International elite; swimming performance; 1080 Sprint; 1080 Motion; Semi-tethered force measurements; tethered force measurements; maximum velocity; load; force; swimming efficiency;

   Abstract : Aim  The purposes of this study were to investigate if the load-velocity (L-V) profile parameters – force capacity and efficiency - differ between swimmers of different performance level, and to investigate if efficiency is the key performance indicator between international elite and national elite level swimmers.  Method  Fifty-four swimmers (27 female and 27 male) of either regional level, national elite or international elite level, participated in this study. READ MORE

4. 3. Career Development of Successful Indian football players : Analysis of Media Materials

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Akansha Hirani; [2023]
   Keywords : narrative thematic analysis; holistic form structural analysis; Indian football; sink or swim narrative; performance narrative.;

   Abstract : Objectives of the study were 1) To investigate patterns of career development of two successful Indian football through media analysis. 2) To identify factors of career success in male v/s female Indian football players. Methodology: This is a career development narrative study where media analysis was used. READ MORE

5. 4. When Stochastic Parrots Learn to Swim: The Regulation of General Purpose Artificial Intelligence in the EU

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för handelsrätt

   Author : Vartul Srivastava; [2023]
   Keywords : Artificial Intelligence; AI; GPAI; AI Act; General Purpose AI; ChatGPT; EU AI Act; AI Regulation; European Union Artificial Intelligence Act; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : General Purpose AI systems like ChatGPT pose unique dangers to society owing to the rapid evolution in their capabilities, and their ability to be utilized for a large variety of purposes, including those unintended by the developers of these AI systems. This thesis examines those dangers, and critically analyses the EU’s draft AI Act and its amendments with a view to ascertain if the draft law adequately tackles those dangers. READ MORE

6. 5. An understandable visual analysis of swimming activity and performance

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Manjusha Thottiparambil Ravindran; Primi Vipin; [2023]
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   Abstract : Swimming is a popular and demanding sport that requires swimmers to balance power, speed, and technique. In order to identify areas for improvement, swimmers and coaches need clear and easily understandable visual representations of their swimming performance. READ MORE