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Karlsson, Carin, and Bodil Renfors. "Side Blind Spot Detection : Sensortekniker och hårdvara." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Science and Technology, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-2889.
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Denna rapport är resultatet av ett examensarbete, på 20 högskolepoäng, som har utförts på Scania CV AB, Tekniskt centrum, Södertälje. Examensarbetet behandlar Side Blind Spot Detection och har resulterat i ett prototypsystem som detekterar objekt i döda vinklarna på sidorna av en lastbil. Systemet är ett aktivt säkerhetssystem som syftar till att förhindra olyckor och ge ökad trafiksäkerhet på vägarna.
Examensarbetet har varit tvådelat för att uppnå detta mål. Denna rapport behandlar främst val av sensorteknik för att upptäcka objekt i de döda vinklarna på sidan av en lastbil. Den behandlar också hårdvara till användargränssnittet samt installation av användargränssnittet och sensorerna i en lastbil. Den andra delen av examensarbetet har bestått av utformning av användargränssnittet och programmering av systemet. Detta kan läsas i rapporten "Side Blind Spot Detection - System och användargränssnitt" författad av Jenny Hedenberg och Hanna Torell, Chalmers Tekniska högskola, 2005.
I rapporten har sex olika sensortekniker studerats och utvärderats. De sex sensorteknikerna är ultraljud, passiv IR, lidar (aktiv IR), kamera, IR kamera och radar. Resultatet av utvärderingen visade att radar är den mest lämpade sensortekniken för den här typen av applikationer och det är därför radar används som sensor i prototypsystemet.
Systemet har tre olika lägen beroende på hur mycket information föraren önskar få när ett objekt befinner sig i döda vinkeln vilket styrs av en systemknapp. Föraren får informationen från användargränssnittet som består av två LED- displayer som är placerade i dörrkarmarna på vardera sida. Förutom att visa varningarna visuellt i LED-displayen används också ljud vid varning. Resultatet blev som förväntat och visar de funktioner som användargränssnittet har på ett bra sätt. Vad gäller resultatet av hela prototypsystemet så visar det att radar är ett bra val för denna applikation för att den klarar av de krav som ställs. Tester av systemet visar dock att den införskaffade radarn har begränsningar som försvårar filtreringen. Detta leder till att systemet inte är helt tillförlitligt eftersom systemet ibland missar objekt och ibland felvarnar för objekt som inte finns eller för objekt som inte är relevanta.
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Matthews, Carol Joan. "John Wilkes and the historians : challenging an academic 'blind spot' /." Title page, contents and introduction only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09AR/09arm4384.pdf.
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Rooney, C. "Blind spot : an investigation into lifetime home standards and visual impairment." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2014. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.680509.
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This study seeks to investigate how lifetime home standards (LTHS) and lifetime homes can become more inclusive of the needs of visually impaired people in the context of Northern Ireland (N!). The research aims to contribute to architectural knowledge and investigates the experiences of key stakeholders, including visually impaired building users, on the subject of lifetime homes. LTHS consist of sixteen design standards that aim to reduce the need to adapt the home as its occupants grow older. It has become apparent in the course of this study, that the requirements of building users with visual impairment are not sufficiently accommodated within LTHS, with the research instead suggesting that their focus to date concentrates primarily on aiding those with mobility impairment. A mixed method research approach is utilised comprising qualitative methodologies underpinned by Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis and on-site surveys. The research demonstrates that lifetime homes in NI could become more inclusive of visually impaired people by improving the allocation process, the increased use of Post-Occupancy Evaluations (POEs) and the design of housing in NI. Although findings generally indicate that LTHS have a positive effect on occupants' lives, it is clear that there are also housing allocation and design challenges. Subsequently, changes are recommended for practice with a view to improving the inclusiveness of lifetime homes in the context of this thesis. The research establishes a requirement to revise existing space standards and current Department of Social Development policies which contradict L THS. This study also proposes future research to revise the existing Evolve-for Vision 9hecklist and to integrate it alongside current LTHS to introduce a more effective POE tool. The implications of these findings demonstrate the need for policy makers, sensory support teams and architects to make changes in practice to meet the needs of visually impaired people in the home.
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Dutton, Mark. "Checking the blind spot, the inevitability of theory in the Ontario secondary school English classroom." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape3/PQDD_0020/NQ53877.pdf.
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Jarvis, Jennifer. "U.S. leaders and U.S. Values: a blind spot in understanding ourselves and the Muslim world /." Click here to view full text, 2007.
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Stavenga, Gerben Jan. "Science and liberation : a blind spot in scientific research : exploring a new structure of reality /." Amsterdam : Thesis publ, 1991. http://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb35514963g.
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Bitton, Daniel. "Nation, narration and conflation: a mutual blind spot in historical narratives of the Israeli Palestinian conflict." Thesis, McGill University, 2014. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=123057.
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In the aftermath of the collapse of the Oslo peace process in 2000, many academics and educators began to focus on antithetical Israeli and Palestinian historical narratives as an important obstacle to a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. A decade later, initial optimism at the prospect of a "bridging narrative" that would foster mutual comprehension by integrating Israeli and Palestinian versions of history has waned, with many early enthusiasts abandoning the idea as unrealistic. This paper compares Zionist and Palestinian historical narratives about the conflict as a whole, to the work of historians specializing in land issues in Palestine in the period 1881-1939. The comparison reveals important mutual lacunae in both sets of conventional narratives, which if integrated into an overall history suggest a potentially productive integrated "bridging" narrative.Après l'échec du processus de paix d'Oslo en l'an 2000, plusieurs universitaires et éducateurs ont commencé à considérer les récits historiques antithétiques israéliens et palestiniens comme étant un obstacle à la résolution pacifique du conflit Israélo-Palestinien. Une décennie plus tard, l'optimisme initial d'une perspective de récit commun, susceptible de favoriser une compréhension mutuelle, s'est dissipé. Plusieurs des premiers fervents de cette idée l'ont abandonnée car ils la considèrent irréaliste. Ce document compare les récits historiques Sionistes et Palestiniens, du conflit dans son ensemble, à l'œuvre des historiens qui se spécialisent dans le domaine des questions foncières et territoriales en Palestine entre 1881 et 1939. La comparaison révèle des lacunes importantes dans les deux récits historiques et suggère qu'un récit commun potentiellement fructueux pourrait voir le jour si l'on tenait compte des travaux des historiens, mentionnés ci-dessus, en les intégrant à l'histoire globale.
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Han, Xiaoqi. "Omission Neglect and the Bias Blind Spot: Effects of the Self-Other Asymmetry in Susceptibility to Bias and Responsiveness to Debiasing." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307322339.
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Hellman, Andrea. ""Det är en blind spot" : En kvalitativ studie om förståelsen för och hanteringen av våld i nära relationer på sex svenska arbetsplatser." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Sociologi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-43668.
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One in three women is exposed to intimate partner violence at some point during their lives. Exposure to violence can have severe negative effects on the victims’ working lives. This qualitative study intends to examine how intimate partner violence is understood and handled in six Swedish workplaces. The questions the study intends to answer is; How is intimate partner violence constructed in the workplaces? In what way does it affect the workplaces’ handling of the effects of intimate partner violence? The empirical material is collected through sex semi-structured interviews with women who work in managerial positions or in HR. The material is analyzed using theoretical tools from Berger & Luckmanns (1991) theory; objectivation and institutionalization. What emerged during the analysis of the empirical material was that the workplaces do not have any institutionalized processes for dealing with intimate partner violence, the phenomenon is objectivated as a private problem and lacks a concrete form in the workplaces. The understanding of intimate partner violence was twofold, where the respondents on a subjective level understood the phenomenon, but through the perspective of their professional role, that understanding is made more difficult. To understand the phenomenon in relation to the workplace, attempts were made to place it within existing institutionalized processes, however, there was no given place within any of them. To deal with intimate partner violence in the workplace informal structures arose, but they were temporary and dependent on the knowledge and awareness of the people who happen to be present when they occur. The fact that intimate partner violence is not institutionalized also means that there are limited resources for support in the workplace. The respondents are therefore forced to find out for themselves which other institutions in society that can be helpful for dealing with the problem. Consequently, it is unclear to everyone in the workplace how the problem should be handled.En av tre kvinnor utsätts någon gång under sin livstid för våld i nära relationer. Utsatthet för våld kan geflera negativa effekter på utsattas arbetsliv. Denna kvalitativa studie ämnar undersöka av hur våld i närarelationer förstås och hanteras på sex svenska arbetsplatser. Problemformuleringen studien utgår från är: Hur konstrueras våld i nära relationer på arbetsplatserna? På vilka sätt påverkar det arbetsplatsernas hantering av effekterna av våld i nära relationer? Studiens empiriska material är insamlat genom sex semistrukturerade intervjuer med kvinnor som arbetar på chefsposition eller inom HR. I analysenanvänds teoretiska verktyg från Berger & Luckmanns (1991) teori om det sociala, objektivering och institutionalisering. Det som framkom under analysen av det empiriska materialet var att arbetsplatserna inte har institutionaliserat processer för att hantera våld i nära relation, fenomenet är objektiverat som ett privatproblem och saknar en konkret form på arbetsplatserna. Förståelsen för våld i nära relationer var tvådelad där respondenterna på ett subjektivt plan hade en förståelse för fenomenet, genom perspektivet av sin yrkesroll försvåras dock den förståelsen. För att förstå fenomenet i relation till arbetsplatsen gjordes försök att placera in det inom befintliga institutionaliserade processer, det fanns dock ingen given plats inom någon av dem. För att hantera våld i nära relationer på arbetsplatsen uppstod informella strukturer, de var dock temporära och beroende av den kunskap och medvetenhet som finns hos depersoner som råkar närvara där de uppstår. Att hanteringen av våld i nära relationer inte är institutionaliserat gör också att det finns begränsade resurser för stöd på arbetsplatserna. Respondenterna tvingas därför själva utröna vilka andra institutioner i samhället som kan vara behjälpliga och hantera problemet med hjälp av dem. Konsekvensen blir att det är otydligt för samtliga som verkar inom institutionen hur problemet ska hanteras.
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Mendes, Ana Irene Fonseca. ""A influência da mancha cega na percepção de tamanho linear"." Universidade de São Paulo, 2001. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59134/tde-22032005-130902/.
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Em três experimentos realizou-se o mapeamento da mancha cega do olho direito para se investigar se o completamento perceptivo que ocorre nela distorce a percepção de tamanho de barras. Em todos os experimentos, o mapeamento da mancha cega foi realizada pelo método dos estímulos constantes; os tamanhos das barras podiam nunca interceptar a mancha cega, interceptá-la parcialmente ou interceptá-la por completo; e as barras eram apresentadas pelo método PEST para se determinar o ponto de igualdade subjetiva, e conseqüentemente, o erro constante. No Experimento I as barras eram horizontais e comparadas no nível do ponto de fixação em condição monocular com o olho direito. Elas eram apresentadas por 100, 300 ou 400 ms, aos pares, simultânea e simetricamente localizadas no hemicampo direito e esquerdo em relação ao ponto de fixação. Os resultados desse experimento indicaram uma assimetria lateral nas comparações de tamanho da barra menor e que o completamento perceptivo na mancha cega não distorce efetivamente o tamanho percebido. No Experimento II as barras eram verticais e podiam ser apresentadas também por 100, 300 ou 400 ms, aos pares, simultânea e simetricamente em relação ao ponto de fixação em cinco excentricidades nos hemicampos do olho direito em condição monocular. As barras nas excentricidades menor e maior não interceptavam a mancha cega e as barras de tamanhos maior e intermediário nas excentricidades intermediárias incidiam nas regiões periféricas e central da mancha cega. Os resultados indicaram também que o completamento perceptivo na mancha cega não distorce a percepção de tamanho e que em algumas excentricidades em que a barra padrão foi apresentada no hemicampo esquerdo evidencia-se uma assimetria lateral na comparação de tamanhos. No experimento III, o mapeamento da mancha cega do olho direito e as comparações das barras verticais foram realizados em condição dicótica. As barras foram apresentadas aos pares e seqüencialmente, expostas por 100 ms cada e com um intervalo de 200 ms entre suas apresentações. Elas foram apresentadas em cinco excentricidades no hemicampo direito de cada olho, similar ao Experimento II, de maneira que as comparações de tamanho envolvessem somente o hemisfério cerebral esquerdo. Os resultados indicaram também que o completamento perceptivo na mancha cega não distorce o tamanho percebido. Os três experimentos sugerem que existe assimetria ao se comparar tamanhos, embora tênue, quando se envolvem ambos hemisférios cerebrais e que a explicação associativa proposta por Trypathy et al. (1995) é a alternativa que melhor explica o completamento perceptivo na mancha cega.Three experiments were carried out to investigate whether the filling-in in the blind spot can distort perceived size. In these experiments, the method of constant stimuli was applied to map the blind spot of the right eye; the lengths of the bars could never intercept the blind spot, intercept it partially or intercept it totally; and the PEST method was applied to determine the point of subjective equality, and then, the constant error. In Experiment I, the lengths of two horizontal bars were compared at the level of fixation point of the right eye under monocular viewing conditions. These bars were presented simultaneously for 100, 300 or 400ms and they were located symmetrically to each other from the fixation point. Results suggested that the filling-in in the blind spot did not distort perceived length, and that there was lateral asymmetry in comparing bars which lengths do not intercept the blind spot. In Experiment II, two vertical bars were presented simultaneously also for 100, 300 or 400ms and symmetrically from the fixation point at five eccentricities in the visual hemifields of right eye in monocular viewing conditions. Bars at the farther and closest eccentricity never intercepted the blind spot, and the bars at intermediate eccentricities could intercept the central and peripheral regions of the blind spot. Results also indicated that the filling-in in the blind spot did not distort perceived size, and that there was lateral asymmetry in comparing size as the standard bar was at the left visual hemifield. In Experiment III, the blind spot of the right eye was mapped and length bar comparisons were done in dichotic conditions in such way that only the left brain was involved. Two vertical bars were presented at five eccentricities like in Experiment II, but they were presented sequentially for 200 ms with an interval of 400 ms between presentations. Results also indicated that the filling-in did not affect perceived size. These three experiments suggest that there is a weak lateral asymmetry in size comparisons due to the inter-hemispheric brain effect and that the associative explanation proposed by Trypathy et al. (1995) is the best alternative to explain the filling-in in the blind spot.
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Roussel, Stephane M. "Sensor Integration for Low-Cost Crash Avoidance." DigitalCommons@CalPoly, 2009. https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/184.
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This report is a summary of the development of sensor integration for low-cost crash avoidance for over-land commercial trucks. The goal of the project was to build and test a system composed of low-cost commercially available sensors arranged on a truck trailer to monitor the environment around the truck. The system combines the data from each sensor to increase the reliability of the sensor using a probabilistic data fusion approach. A combination of ultrasonic and magnetoresistive sensors was used in this study. In addition, Radar and digital imaging were investigated as reference signals and possible candidates for additional sensor integration. However, the primary focus of this work is the integration of the ultrasonic and magnetoresistive sensors.
During the investigation the individual sensors were evaluated for their use in the system. This included communication with vendors and lab and field testing. In addition, the sensors were modeled using an analytical mathematical model to help understand and predict the sensor behavior. Next, an algorithm was developed to fuse the data from the individual sensors. A probabilistic approach was used based on Bayesian filtering with a prediction-correction algorithm. Sensor fusion was implemented using joint a probability algorithm. The output of the system is a prediction of the likelihood of the presence of a vehicle in a given region near the host truck trailer. The algorithm was demonstrated on the fusion of an ultrasonic sensor and a magnetic sensor. Testing was conducted using both a light pickup truck and also with a class 8 truck. Various scenarios were evaluated to determine the system performance. These included vehicles passing the host truck from behind and the host truck passing vehicles. Also scenarios were included to test the system at distinguishing other vehicles from objects that are not vehicles such as sign posts, walls or railroads that could produce electronic signals similar to those of vehicles and confuse the system. The test results indicate that the system was successful at predicting the presence and absence of vehicles and also successful at eliminating false positives from objects that are not vehicles with overall accuracy ranging from 90 to 100% depending on the scenario. Some additional improvements in the performance are expected with future improvements in the algorithm discussed in the report.
The report includes a discussion of the mapping of the algorithm output with the implementation of current and future safety and crash avoidance technologies based on the level of confidence of the algorithm output and the seriousness of the impending crash scenario. For example, irreversible countermeasures such as firing an airbag or engaging the brakes should only be initiated if the confidence of the signal is very high, while reversible countermeasures such as warnings to the driver or nearby vehicles can be initiated with a relatively lower confidence.
The results indicate that the system shows good potential as a low cost alternative to competing systems which require multiple, high cost sensors. Truck fleet operators will likely adopt technology only if the costs are justified by reduced damage and insurance costs, therefore developing an effective crash avoidance system at a low cost is required for the technology to be adopted on a large scale.
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Marek, Tomáš. "Analýza výhledových poměrů z užitkových vozidel." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-382230.
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Analysis of the field of view from commercial vehicles is very important issue. Because driver’s field of view is main part of active safety. When some traffic accident happens, it must be investigated. The question is, was the driver able to see that object? It’s very different and important if driver didn’t see that object or couldn’t see it. In the thesis are described norms which contains information about driver’s position on driving seat and position his eyes, information about differences between binocular and ambinocular field of view. In the thesis are regulations about rearview and rearview mirrors. The thesis contains elements of vehicle equipment for improvement field of view. The thesis is about possibilities, how measure the field of view from commercial vehicles. The thesis contains few methods for measurements driver’s field of view and theirs results. Objective of the thesis is to take experiences from measured tests and use them for invention and description own method of measuring driver’s field of view from commercial vehicles, which leads to improvement. Then use the method for measurements and comparations few commercial vehicles. Which are dimensionally more bigger and have bigger blind spots than personal vehicles.
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Handran, Christopher. "Thinking outside the black box: The apparatus between art and science." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2019. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/134008/1/Christopher_Handran_Thesis.pdf.
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In the dominant mode of art discourse the apparatus features as a blind spot. It is most often treated as an indexical trace of the image, as a readable text or conversely an unreadable formal gesture. This practice-led research draws on conceptions of the apparatus developed in the philosophy of science and technology. In doing so, it offers a new approach to understanding the apparatus in practice by foregrounding the material presence of technologies, their 'performative agency' and the perceptual dimensions of spectatorship.
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Weinberg, Alexis. "Temps de l’écriture et poétique du point aveugle : théorie et pratique (Bernard Pingaud, Henri Thomas)." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017USPCC091.
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Nous nous intéressons dans cette thèse à la relation originale et problématique qui s’est établie, dans la période qui va de l’après-guerre jusqu’à la fin des années 1970, entre, d’une part, la temporalité de l’écriture telle que vécue par l’écrivain et, d’autre part, la temporalité produite par le texte. Le schème paradoxal qui préside à cette relation pourrait se résumer ainsi : écrire pour savoir pourquoi écrire. Si la formule semble consonner avec la vulgate d’une écriture autotélique, elle nous semble plus profondément poser la question complexe du désir du scripteur, quand toute relation univoque entre le dedans et le dehors est mise en cause. Pour mener à bien cette étude, nous procédons en deux grands moments. Le premier aborde cette configuration par un bord théorique : nous suivons le fil du syntagme de « point aveugle », en ses acceptions métaphoriques et conceptuelles, dans un corpus essayistique extrait du grand moment théorique français. La seconde propose deux parcours de lecture dans les œuvres littéraires narratives fictionnelles de Bernard Pingaud et d’Henri Thomas – écrivains qui, selon des modalités distinctes, montrent deux voies d’articulation originale des registres temporels considérés. Aussi différents soient-ils, ils partagent ce principe : écrire pour savoir ce que, sans cette traversée, on ne pourrait savoir, en s’affrontant à cet irréductible point aveugle qui se donne comme condition de possibilité et d’impossibilité du sensThe focus of this thesis is the relationship - in the period between the end of World War Two and the late 1970s - between the temporality of writing as experienced by the writer, and the temporality produced by the text itself. The paradoxical structure of this relationship can be captured by the following formula: writing in order to know why one writes. Though this formula may seem to invoke the modernist received wisdom concerning autotelitic writing, this thesis takes it as the starting point in order to understand the desires of the “scriptor” (to use Roland Barthes’s term) when all unambiguous relations between the internal and the external are called into doubt. This study will proceed in two major parts. The first will apply a theoretical lens to the notion of the “blind spot” as it appears in its various metaphorical and conceptual senses in the essayistic corpus of so-called “French theory”. The second will consist of a literary analysis of the fictional narratives of Bernard Pingaud and Henri Thomas: writers who, each in their own distinct modalities, reveal an original way of articulating the forms of temporality at the center of this study. As different as they are, Pingaud and Thomas each share the aim of writing in order to understand that which, without writing, one could never understand. In pursuit of this aim, both writers come face-to-face with a blind spot that poses itself as the condition of both the possibility and the impossibility of meaning
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Han, Tao, Felix Kling, Shufang Su, and Yongcheng Wu. "Unblinding the dark matter blind spots." SPRINGER, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623247.
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The dark matter (DM) blind spots in the Minimal Supersymmetric Standard Model (MSSM) refer to the parameter regions where the couplings of the DM particles to the Z-boson or the Higgs boson are almost zero, leading to vanishingly small signals for the DM direct detections. In this paper, we carry out comprehensive analyses for the DM searches under the blind-spot scenarios in MSSM. Guided by the requirement of acceptable DM relic abundance, we explore the complementary coverage for the theory parameters at the LHC, the projection for the future underground DM direct searches, and the indirect searches from the relic DM annihilation into photons and neutrinos. We find that (i) the spin-independent (SI) blind spots may be rescued by the spin-dependent (SD) direct detection in the future underground experiments, and possibly by the indirect DM detections from IceCube and SuperK neutrino experiments; (H) the detection of gamma rays from Fermi-LAT may not reach the desirable sensitivity for searching for the DM blind spot regions; (Hi) the SUSY searches at the LHC will substantially extend the discovery region for the blind-spot parameters. The dark matter blind spots thus may be unblinded with the collective efforts in future DM searches.
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Coetzee, Pierre. "Uncovering spirituality as a means to prevent managerial blind spots." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/811.
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Thesis (MBA (Business Management))--University of Stellenbosch, 2008.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Managerial blind spots are business realities that impact the organisation and its employees adversely. Managers are susceptible to their prejudices and ignorance and are not aware that they are sometimes biased when making decisions. All humans have blind spots that impact their functioning. This paper describes the link between blind spots and a person’s conscious and unconscious behaviour. Blind spots are entrenched in the psyche and not easily dismissed. Cognitive dissonance, naïve realism, the introspection illusion and the unconscious role in non-rational behaviour argue strongly that it is not easy to eliminate blind spots. Though internal and cognitive processes are important in understanding the origin of blind spots, they also flourish in the environment. Factors that influence the formation of blind spots include managerial competence, fellow employees and information quality. There are numerous definitions of and approaches to spirituality. When considering the potential value of spirituality within a business context, specifically in relation to blind spots, it is necessary to define spirituality clearly. There is widespread consensus that spirituality is not a synonym for religion. Though there are numerous definitions for spirituality, it has been discovered there are common themes that can be distilled from all the definitions. The essence of spirituality can be described in six terms: love, authenticity, simplicity, silence, living in the present (now) and gratitude. Common spiritual themes include self-awareness, interconnectedness and wholeness. It is in these spiritual themes that managers could unlock the potential value to address managerial blind spots. Managers who are less self-aware are also more susceptible to blind spots. Through various spiritual practices, managers could grow in self-awareness and increase their mental health (e.g. mindfulness and meditation). Some spiritual practices focus on interconnectedness and wholeness which will increase the likelihood of eliminating prejudice and bias (e.g. practising loving-kindness). The leader who employs a spiritual approach to leadership will not only change himself, but will have a positive impact on fellow employees and the organisation. Various organisations where a spiritual approach has been implemented by the leadership have benefited and are considered success stories. The leader has a perfect opportunity to implement a spiritual approach to work, since it dovetails with the emerging paradigm and the future requirements of work. Seeing and implementing the opportunities offered by a spiritual approach, will not only help the leader to address his or her managerial blind spots, but will also benefit the leader, fellow workers, the organisation and society as a whole.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Blinde kolle in die bestuurswêreld is ‘n realiteit wat die organisasie en sy werkers negatief beïnvloed. Bestuurders is bevooroordeeld en onkundig. Hulle besef nie altyd dat hulle besluite beïnvloed word deur hulle vooroordele nie. Alle mense het blinde kolle wat hulle funksionering beïnvloed. Hierdie studie beskryf die verband tussen blinde kolle en ‘n persoon se bewustelike en onbewustelike gedrag. Blinde kolle is deel van die psige en kan nie maklik mee weggedoen word nie. Kognitiewe dissonansie, naïewe realisme, die introspeksie illusie en die onbewuste se rol in irrasionele gedrag maak dit duidelik dat dit moeilik is om van blinde kolle ontslae te raak. Alhoewel interne en kognitiewe prosesse belangrik is vir die verstaan van die oorsprong van blinde kolle, is dit ook waar dat hulle in die onmiddellike omgewing floreer. Verskeie faktore beïnvloed die ontstaan van blinde kolle, soos ‘n bestuurder se vaardigheidsvlakke, medewerkers en die kwaliteit van inligting. Daar is verskeie definisies van en aanslagte tot spiritualiteit. Wanneer die moontlike waarde van spiritualiteit in ‘n besigheidskonteks oorweeg word, moet dit duidelik gedefinieer word. Daar is redelike konsensus dat spiritualiteit nie met godsdiens verwar moet word nie. Verder blyk dit duidelik dat, ten spyte van die vele definisies vir spiritualiteit, daar sekere temas keer op keer opduik. Die essensie van spiritualiteit kan in ses konsepte saamgevat word: liefde, egtheid, eenvoud, stilte, lewe in die hede (die nou) en dankbaarheid. Gemeenskaplike spirituele temas sluit self-bewuswording, interverbondenheid en heelheid in. Deur middel van hierdie spirituele temas kan bestuurders die moontlike waarde van spiritualiteit ontsluit om hulle blinde kolle aan te spreek. Bestuurders wat laer vlakke van self-bewuswording het, is meer geneig tot blinde kolle. Deur middel van verskeie spirituele praktyke kan bestuurders groei in hulle self-bewuswording en hulle geestesgesondheid (bv. deur meditasie) verbeter. Sommige spirituele praktyke fokus weer op interverbondenheid en heelheid wat vooroordele kan verminder. Die leier wat werk met ‘n spirituele aanslag benader, sal nie net homself verander nie, maar ook medewerkers en die organisasie as ‘n geheel. Verskeie organisasies waar leiers ‘n spirituele aanslag gevolg het, het daarby gebaat en kan as suksesverhale beskou word. Die leier het die beste geleentheid om werk met ‘n spirituele aanslag te benader, aangesien die ontluikende paradigma agslaan op spirituele waardes. Deur die geleenthede wat die spirituele aanslag bied aan te gryp, sal die leier nie alleen self daarby baat vind nie, maar ook medewerkers, die organisasie, en die samelewing in die algemeen.
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Morgan, Diane Lesley. "The obscurities of the enlightened : reflections on Kantian blind spots." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.384843.
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This thesis focusses on dark elements of obscurity within the philosophy of Immanuel Kant, which cannot be dispelled by the light of Auflclarung. Indeed the blind-spots exainined are structurally necessary to the philosophical system and as a result cannot be removed. I suggest that for Kant, as for all metaphysical thinkers, it is the systematic need for origins and foundations which creates the unsettling effects working against absolute revelation. This search for foundational security is traditionally ,expressed through the analogy with architecture. Indeed the architectural more-than metaphor is called upon to provide metaphysics with the down-toearth, grounding principles it so desperat~ly needs. My thesis examines at length the idea of the architectonic- which leads inevitably'into a wider discussion of the image of architecture as a discipline. The first chapter addresses the question of the founder and sovereign ofa political system. Here I examine Kant's analysis of the monarch, who is supposed to keep the nation together through hislher own person. Kant apparently abhors the act of regicide, believing that it provokes the suicide of the state. However, I highlight a mysterious doubling of the sover~igu body in the Kantian system, overlooked by Kant himself; which points to the possibility that, as the st~te can never be successfully founded or incorporated, the mortal body of the king is in fact dispensable (precisely because the "immortal body" of the King is indispensable). The second chapter deals with the project offounding the ethical community in Kantian philosophy. This is an ideal project to be founded- indeed it points to the inextricable link between society's aspirations and architecture. Through an analysis of the 'concept' of "affinities" (Verwandtschaften), which form. the basis of the relations between members of the community, I discuss the form of construction that would be needed to give form to the ethical ideal The realisation of this project ~ thwarted by the nature of the "affinities" themselves. These emerge as prior to the distinction between the mechanical (that which can be constructed, initiated) and the organic (which is mysterious, secretive, not to be mastered or engineered). The "Verwandtschaften" defy the act offoundation and force are-appraisal of the place and nature. of architecture, which is grossly underestimated by Kant. The third chapter examines human nature in the light of Kant's concept of "radical evil", This is important as human nature is the basis for the political and ethical projections addressed in the previous two chapters. ·We examine how Kant struggles with his recognition of the 'Insecure, unsafe and unworthy basis on which he has tried to build. . The fourth and concluding chapter suggests ways of accounting for the inability to build a completely illuminated, philosophical system. It discusses the theme of revelation in and around Kant with help from his one-time friend, Hamann.
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Midgley, Caroline Ann. "Binocular interactions in human vision." Thesis, Durham University, 1998. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/4839/.
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Early visual processing is subject to binocular interactions because cells in striate cortex show binocular responses and ocular dominance (Hubel & Weisel, 1968). The work presented in this thesis suggests that these physiological interactions can be revealed in psychophysical experiments using normal human observers. In the region corresponding to the blind spot, where binocular interactions differ from areas of the visual field which are represented by two eyes, monocular contrast sensitivity is increased. This finding can be partially explained by an absence of normal binocular interactions in this location (Chapter 2). A hemianopic patient was studied in an attempt to discover whether the effect in normal observers was mediated by either a mechanism in striate cortex or via a subcortical pathway. However, the results were unable to distinguish between these two explanations (Chapter 3).In a visual search task, no difference in reaction time was observed for targets presented to the region corresponding to the blind spot compared with targets presented to adjacent binocularly represented areas of the visual field. Since performance was unaffected by the monocularity of the region corresponding to the blind, pop-out for orientation may be mediated beyond striate cortex where cells are binocularly balanced (Chapter 5). Further support for this contention was provided by studies of orientation pop-out in central vision which found that dichoptic presentation of stimuli did not affect the degree of pop-out obtained and that in general, visual search for a target based solely on eye of origin is impossible (Chapter 6). However, a task that measured orientation difference sensitivity more directly than the search experiments, found that thresholds were higher for dichoptically presented stimuli. This suggests the involvement of neurons that receive a weighted input from each eye. A model of orientation difference coding can account for the results by assuming that the range of inhibition across which orientation differences are coded is narrower for dichoptic stimuli leading to a greater resolvable orientation difference (Chapter 7).
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Moa, Wallgren, and Svensson Emmy. "Prestationsångest bland NIU-elever : En kvantitativ studie om prestationsångest bland elever på innebandygymnasium." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-84979.
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Dronsfield, Daniel, and Bahnson Thomas Andrén. "Belastningsskador bland unga fotbollsspelare." Thesis, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH, Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-6004.
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Syfte och frågeställningar Syftet med studien är att undersöka om ungdomar riskerar att ådra sig överbelastningsskador på grund utav sitt idrottande. Studiens frågeställningar är: 1. Tenderar ungdomar som multi-idrottar att ådra sig överbelastningsskador i större utsträckning än ungdomar som har valt att tidigt specialisera sig på en idrott? 2. Finns det ett samband mellan mängd idrottstimmar i veckan som ungdomar utövar och deras självrapporterade skadefrekvens? Metod Studien har en kvantitativ ansats med enkät som metod. Vårt urval är begränsat till pojkar i åldrarna 12–14. Fotbollsklubbar inom Stockholmsområdet har valts ut för deltagande. Målsättningen var att samla in 200 enkätsvar genom att besöka fotbollslag på deras träningar, efter bortfall fick vi in totalt 126 svar. Vetenskapsrådets fyra krav för samhällsvetenskaplig forskning har legat till grund för de etiska övervägandena för utformningen av denna studie. Resultat Studien ger inga signifikanta svar men resultaten visar att fler multi-idrottare skadar sig i större utsträckning än de som specialiserar sig. De ådrar sig fler belastningsskador och har fler skadedagar. Å andra sidan råkar de som specialiserar sig ut för fler traumatiska skador. Slutsats Det finns tendenser att multi-idrottare ådrar sig belastningsskador i något högre grad än de som specialiserar sig. Det finns också en tendens att träningsvolym korrelerar med skadefrekvens.Ämneslärarprogrammet, Specialidrott
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Leclaire, Arthur. "Champs à phase aléatoire et champs gaussiens pour la mesure de netteté d’images et la synthèse rapide de textures." Thesis, Sorbonne Paris Cité, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015PA05S002/document.
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Dans cette thèse, on étudie la structuration des phases de la transformée de Fourier d'images naturelles, ce qui, du point de vue applicatif, débouche sur plusieurs mesures de netteté ainsi que sur des algorithmes rapides pour la synthèse de texture par l'exemple. Le Chapitre 2 présente dans un cadre unifié plusieurs modèles de champs aléatoires, notamment les champs spot noise et champs gaussiens, en prêtant une attention particulière aux représentations fréquentielles de ces champs aléatoires. Le Chapitre 3 détaille l'utilisation des champs à phase aléatoire à la synthèse de textures peu structurées (microtextures). On montre qu'une microtexture peut être résumée en une image de petite taille s'intégrant à un algorithme de synthèse très rapide et flexible via le modèle spot noise. Aussi on propose un algorithme de désocclusion de zones texturales uniformes basé sur la simulation gaussienne conditionnelle. Le Chapitre 4 présente trois mesures de cohérence globale des phases de la transformée de Fourier. Après une étude théorique et pratique établissant leur lien avec la netteté d'image, on propose un algorithme de déflouage aveugle basé sur l'optimisation stochastique de ces indices. Enfin, dans le Chapitre 5, après une discussion sur l'analyse et la synthèse directe de l'information de phase, on propose deux modèles de textures à phases cohérentes qui permettent la synthèse de textures plus structurées tout en conservant quelques garanties mathématiques simplesThis thesis deals with the Fourier phase structure of natural images, and addresses no-reference sharpness assessment and fast texture synthesis by example. In Chapter 2, we present several models of random fields in a unified framework, like the spot noise model and the Gaussian model, with particular attention to the spectral representation of these random fields. In Chapter 3, random phase models are used to perform by-example synthesis of microtextures (textures with no salient features). We show that a microtexture can be summarized by a small image that can be used for fast and flexible synthesis based on the spot noise model. Besides, we address microtexture inpainting through the use of Gaussian conditional simulation. In Chapter 4, we present three measures of the global Fourier phase coherence. Their link with the image sharpness is established based on a theoretical and practical study. We then derive a stochastic optimization scheme for these indices, which leads to a blind deblurring algorithm. Finally, in Chapter 5, after discussing the possibility of direct phase analysis or synthesis, we propose two non random phase texture models which allow for synthesis of more structured textures and still have simple mathematical guarantees
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Wellington, Kunaka S. "Looking at their blind spots! : how trainee counselling psychologists engage and experience reflective practices." Thesis, University of Wolverhampton, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/2436/601106.
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Beijar, Per. "Idrottsvanor bland ungdomar : En kartläggning över föreningsidrott och spontanidrott." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Pedagogiska institutionen, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-94314.
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This master thesis examines sport habits among young people and a view of their future in sports. Research has shown that the majority of youth leave sport clubs during adolescence. The thesis questions were: How physically active are young people? Which sports do they practice? Regarding their future in sports, what kind of aspirations do the young people have? Are there any barriers that could complicate their involvement in these activities? These questions were examined by analyzing if there were any differences between boys and girls, youth in different grades and youth with Swedish or foreign backgrounds. Pierre Bourdieu´s theoretical framework about sports and economic capital has been used as a research framework. 248 students (6th to 9th grade) in Umeå answered a survey about their sport habits. The results showed that many adolescents participate in sports activities. Participation in sport clubs decreased with age, which lead to the fact that many young people do not meet the recommendation from WHO (2010) of one hour of physical exercise each day. Sport capital was an important factor for physical practice, while economic capital was important within sport clubs but not outside. Half of the studied population wanted to exercise more frequently but there were several factors that prevented them. The different groups that were analyzed showed varying results, especially about their habits within sport clubs. This study confirms research about drop-out during adolescence which could lead to large challenges for sport clubs and decision makers within sports in the future.
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Clarke, Neil. "X-rays and blind spots : critical social science for health work, organisation and new technology." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.420644.
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Amazeen, Michelle A. "Blind Spots: Examining Political Advertising Misinformation and How U.S. News Media Hold Political Actors Accountable." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2012. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/180370.
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While conventional wisdom suggests political ads are often misleading, this is the first known study to quantify the prevalence of inaccuracies in political advertising. This study also examines how and explains why the U.S. news media provide coverage of political advertising in the manner that they do. A multi-method research design includes a content analysis of the television ads from the 2008 presidential election, secondary data analysis of the National Annenberg Election Survey 2008, semantic network analysis of press coverage of political television ads from the 2008 election, as well as in-depth interviews with scholars, practitioners, journalists and lawyers having expertise in the issues surrounding political advertising. Of all the English-language paid political ads that aired on television during the 2008 general election, just under 30% contained at least one inaccuracy based upon the ratings of FactCheck.org and PolitiFact.com. This figure, however, is likely a gross under representation of the prevalence of inaccuracies in political ads from 2008 because most of the ads (70%) were never evaluated by these purportedly elite fact-checkers. Among ads assessed, however, more than three out of four of the evaluated claims had some degree of inaccuracy. Furthermore, ads containing at least one inaccuracy aired twice as often on television as the ads that were never evaluated. To the degree inaccurate ads air on television more frequently, then, there is cause for concern particularly given the broadcasters' mandate to serve the public interest. Moreover, while political interest supporters were one of the groups most likely to have inaccuracies in their ads, nearly half of their spending was in the last weeks of the election contributing to most of their ads going without evaluation. Thus, in a post-Citizens United world, attempts by fact-checkers to review the onslaught of PAC ads during the final weeks of the 2012 election (and the final weeks of future elections) will be crucial in combating inaccuracies. This study also extends the work of Geer (2006) who offered an organized review of negativity in political advertising. Rather than finding support for the hypothesis that negative attack ads are more accurate than advocacy ads, the evidence challenges Geer's defense of negativity. Among the ads evaluated by the fact-checkers, inaccuracies were significantly more likely to be present in attack rather than either advocacy or contrast ads. While Geer may have demonstrated that negative ads offer more substantive evidence, simply because evidence is presented does not mean the evidence is accurate. In the more provocative ads of 2008 designed to gain attention, inaccuracies were rife. Moreover, rather than the mainstream news media fixation on political ad negativity, the evidence in the forthcoming pages suggests attention is more warranted concerning the accuracy of the claims within the ads regardless of the ad's tone. A first step toward a theory of strategic misinformation is also offered by demonstrating that it is possible to predict which political ads were more likely to draw an inaccurate rating from the fact-checkers. Holding all other variables constant, it was attack ads that had the highest odds of being evaluated as inaccurate with contrast ads also having a high likelihood. These predictions also confirmed that as the campaign progressed, the odds of an ad being rated inaccurate declined which was a function of ads not being evaluated. Furthermore, it was revealed that a loss of momentum or a decline in public perceptions of candidate characteristics increased the odds of candidates drawing inaccurate ratings in their attack ads. In extending understanding of how news media cover candidate campaigns when political advertising is referenced, a plurality of media outlets from the over two dozen in the study were characterized foremost by their focus on campaign strategy rather than fact-checking. One cluster, however, emerged as AdWatchers - those committed to using political ads to scrutinize the accuracy of what candidates and their surrogates were claiming. Nonetheless, the economic realities of adwatching are that there is a so called "chilling effect" because it is expensive, time-consuming, and divisive. Furthermore, the dearth of watchdog ad reporting enables broadcast stations to continue airing ads that may be false while preserving their ability to claim ignorance about the content when faced with regulatory compliance issues. Thus, the political ads most likely to air are the ones with inaccuracies. Chances are the ads will go unscrutinized by the mainstream news media while television stations profit from their proliferation.
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Balfour, Abby Kealani. "Insights and Blind Spots: A Qualitative Analysis of Risk in Psychiatric Security Review Board Hearings." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/630.
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The prevalence and consequences of the insanity plea, titled "guilty except for insanity" in the State of Oregon, are fraught with misconceptions. The use of the plea requires a complex set of interactions between the mental health and criminal justice systems, and comes with severe costs for people who use it. Most of the research on the psychological aspects of the insanity plea emphasizes empirical validity in the form of risk assessment instruments and/or the biomedical model with its focus on disease and illness. This thesis analyzes from community psychology and critical theory perspectives the decision process of hearings held by the Psychiatric Security Review Board. The critical analysis draws specifically on Michel Foucault's (1977) theory of knowledge and power to address three questions: 1. Are there identifiable prototypical narratives of risk that are constructed around evidence admitted to a hearing? 2a. Are these risk narratives deployed differently in public PSRB hearing as opposed to an individual interview? 2b. Do the District Attorney, Defense Attorney, and clinician deploy risk narratives differently? 3. As professionals that create, administer, and interpret risk assessment instruments, how do clinicians use these risk narratives to support or refute the arguments of each side? Transcripts and audio recordings of hearings were thematically content analyzed and compared to address these questions. One overarching theme and four subsidiary themes emerged from the data that describe how risk is indirectly discussed in the formal procedures of the hearings and in individual interviews. The overarching theme is Insight and the four subsidiary themes are Elopement, Compliance, Drug-use, and Treatment. Compared across settings, the hearings were highly structured whereas the individual interviews allowed for a more complex analysis and explication of positions. In the context of the PSRB hearings, the testimony of the clinician was of primary importance in determination of insight and the source of information on the patient along the subsidiary themes.
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Demirovic, Dennis. "Stress bland idrottsstudenter på Malmö Universitet." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-27602.
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Davis, Jerome Paul. "The effects of internal marketing on service quality within collegiate recrational sport: A quantitative approach." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1117635299.
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Ekefjärd, Staffan. "Fysisk hälsa bland professionella eSportare." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för fysioterapi, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-175439.
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Introduktion: ESport är en snabbt växande sport med miljontals utövare världen över. Gällande hälsa och eSport är den mentala biten med gaming syndrome och utveckling av kognitiva funktioner klart mer beforskad än den fysiska hälsan. I en enkätstudie med 65 eSportsatleter på college i USA rapporterade 56% besvär med ögonen och 42% besvär med rygg och nacke. Forskning på stillasittande arbeten med liknande repetitiva moment redogör för ökad risk för muskuloskeletala besvär och besvär med ögonen vid främst ökad skärmtid.Syfte: Syftet med denna tvärsnittsstudie var att kartlägga förekomsten av muskuloskeletala besvär och ögonbesvär hos professionella eSportsatleter, samt att undersöka om det finns samband mellan fysiska symtom och livsstilsfaktorer så som sömntid, speltid och fysisk aktivitet. Metod: Kvantitativ icke-experimentell tvärsnittsdesign i form av elektronisk enkätundersökning. Undersökningen gjordes på 40 professionella eSportsatleter. Samband mellan livsstilsfaktorer och fysiska symtom beräknades med binär logistisk regression och presenterades med Odds Ratio (OR;95% CI). Resultat: Fysiska symtom förekom hos 62,5% av deltagarna. Huvudvärk (40%) och ögonbesvär (32,5%) var de vanligaste symtomen. Statistiskt signifikant samband fanns mellan speltid och fysiska symtom (OR=8,012; 95% CI 1,439-44,621, p=0,018). Slutsats: Resultatet av den här studien visade att majoriteten av de professionella eSportsatleterna drabbades av någon form av fysiska symtom och att mer speltid var associerat med förekomst av fysiska symtom. Med tanke på eSportens snabba ökning i populäritet, digitalisering i samhället och sambandet mellan skärmtid och fysiska symtom behövs riktlinjer och riktade insatser för denna grupp, likt företagshälsovård för andra yrken eller medicinska team för andra sporter.Introduction: ESports is rapidly growing and has millions of users world wide. Regarding health and eSports the mental part with gaming syndrome and development of cognitive functions is far more studied than the physical health. In a survey with 65 eSports athletes from American colleges 56% reported eye fatigue and 42% report back and neck pain. Research on similar sedentary occupations with repetitive movements show higher risk of musculoskeletal disorders and eye fatigue with more screen time. Aims: The aims of this cross-sectional study was to map the prevalence of physical symptoms and eye fatigue among professional eSports athletes, and to examine correlations between physical symptoms and the lifestyle factors sleep, gaming time and physical activity. Method: Quantitative non-experimental cross-sectional study. Electronic survey with 40 professional eSports athletes. Correlations between lifestyle factors and physical symptoms were analyzed with binary logistic regression and presented with Odds Ratio (OR;95% CI). Results: Physical symptoms were reported by 62,5% of the participants. Headache (40%) and eye fatigue (32,5%) were the most common symptoms. Statistically significant correlation was found between gaming time and physical symtoms (OR=8,012; 95% CI 1,439-44,621, p=0,018). Conclusion: The result of this study showed that the majority of the professional eSports athletes suffered from physical symptoms, and more gaming time was associated with physical symptoms. Given eSports rapid increase in popularity, digitalisation in society and the link between screen time and physical symptoms, guidelines and targeted efforts are needed for this group, such as occupational health care for other professions or medical teams for other sports.
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Lobina, Matteo. "Más allá del realismo sucio. Ruido, Nocilla, historia y puntos ciegos en la novela española contemporánea. Desde Mañas hasta Cercas, pasando por Fernández Mallo." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668198.
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This doctoral study focuses on a literary and cultural analysis of contemporary Spanish literature starting from the 1990. Historias del Kronen (Mañas, 1994) and its four sequels, represent a starting point for the analysis, through punk novels that challenge the present, depicted as cyclical, outside of history. Mañas’s literary rebellion is linked to Proyecto Nocilla (Fernández Mallo, 2013) where the objects become protagonists, and in which time, the perpetual present, is filled with hypertexts. The investment in metafiction in Mañas and Fernández Mallo is linked to the aesthetics of Javier Cercas who, since Soldados de Salamina (2001), has researched the role of the past in the present and has masked the limits of biography and imagination. In this sense, Cercas’s work, extended here to include El punto ciego (2016), and the novel El impostor (2014), is bound to the concept of truth, and historical memoryEl objetivo del presente estudio es llevar a cabo un análisis sobre la novela española contemporánea a partir de los años noventa del siglo XX. La novela Historias del Kronen (Mañas, 1994) y sus cuatro secuelas representan el punto de partida de la investigación mediante textos literarios “punk” que desafían al presente retratado como cíclico. La rebelión literaria de Mañas se conecta al Proyecto Nocilla (Fernández Mallo, 2013) donde los objetos se convierten en protagonistas, y el presente perpetuo es ritmado por medio de hipertextos. El recurso metaliterario en Mañas y Mallo conecta con la estética de Javier Cercas, que, a partir de Soldados de Salamina (2001), investiga sobre el rol del pasado en el presente, confundiendo los límites entre biografía e imaginación. El análisis del trabajo de Cercas se extiende hasta El punto ciego (2016), y El impostor (2014), para acercarse a conceptos como “verdad literaria” y memoria histórica
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Shiner, Michael. "7 Leadership Blind Spots: Adult Development, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Effectiveness Among Biotech R&D Leaders." Thesis, Harvard University, 2015. http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16461059.
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In this multiple-case study of 6 mid-level leaders working in biotech R&D--an archetype of a complex, uncertain, turbulent, and, multidisciplinary 21st-Century workplace--I explore the importance and interaction of mental complexity (MC), an aspect of adult development, and emotional intelligence (EI) for leadership effectiveness (LE). MC concerns the sophistication of the mindsets we use to construct stories for ourselves about the meaning of things. EI refers to one’s ability to manage one’s own emotions, appraise those of others, and engage emotional matters intelligently. I investigate how MC and EI contribute, separately or together, to LE.
To select 6 case-study subjects I administered two psychometric tests: MSCEIT (an EI test) and LDMA (a test of MC) to 11 R&D leaders working at the same biotech company. I selected 2 contrasting groups: 2 people who scored high on MC and moderate on EI and 4 people who scored moderately high on MC and moderate on EI. I then conducted semi-structured 360-degree interviews with case-subjects, 2 of their superiors, and 2 of their subordinates. Interview data analysis included scoring a measure of LE created for this research.
Interviewee responses suggested that MC and EI tend to work jointly to enhance LE and that insufficiency of MC and EI are associated with one or more of 7 fault lines of leadership, patterns of behavior that diminish LE. I call these 7 LE-diminishing behavioral patterns 7 Leadership Blind Spots. Each subject exhibited at least one LE blind spot, with significant variability between domains (technical, interpersonal, and organizational), context (team, cross-functional team, and organization), and situation. Using the acronym BLINDSPOT as a mnemonic device, the patterns of behavior in which LE tends to be diminished are: Being too Forceful, Lacking Visibility, Insecure Authority, Need to be Political, Distance and Decenter, Stop Enabling, and Problems On Teams.
These results are hypotheses to be explored in future research. Leadership education implications include interventions to help leaders become aware of and begin to address their own blind spots as well as interventions to help leaders improve their MC and EI abilities.Culture, Communities, and Education
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Bjur, William, and Yousef Hindi. "Hur påverkas sömnen av styrketräning bland män? : En litteraturstudie." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för folkhälso- och idrottssvetenskap, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-36725.
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Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka vad den existerande litteraturen sa om hur sömnen påverkas av styrketräning bland män 16-65 år. Den valda metoden var en litteraturstudie av allmän karaktär. Detta innebär att sammanställa ett resultat som ska beskriva kunskapsläget för ett visst område och sedan komma fram till en sammanfattande slutsats för det valda ämnet. Till studiens resultat användes 9 vetenskapliga artiklar. Dessa artiklar hämtades från databasen Discovery. Artiklarna granskades enligt PEDro-skalan. Det sammanfattade resultatet visade att styrketräning har en positiv effekt på sömnen. Styrketräning som genomförs under morgonen och i början av dagen har en positiv effekt på sömnen. Träning som äger rum nära inpå sänggående (90 minuter innan) verkar ha en neutral effekt på sömnen. Styrketräning har visat sig kunna förenkla processen att somna, det förlänger den totala sömndurationen och förbättrar den generella sömnkvaliteten. Excentrisk styrketräning förkortar processen att hamna i REM-sömn jämfört med den koncentriska motsvarigheten. Det existerar en korrelation mellan hög muskelstyrka och god sömnkvalitet. Styrketräning har en positiv effekt på sömnen bland män i åldrarna 16-65 år.
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Ohlsson, Petra. "Kunskapsläget om antidoping bland innebandyspelare på nationell elitnivå." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27240.
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Inledning: Innebandy är Sveriges största inomhusidrott som år 1985 blev antagna som ett specialförbund till Riksidrottsförbundet (RF). Som medlemmar hos RF ska deras regler och antidopingreglement följas. De regler som RF har beträffande doping bygger främst på den internationella dopingorganisationen World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) antidopingregler. WADA:s antidopingregler innebär bland annat att utbildning ska ges till idrottsutövare om dopingbrott och dopingkontroller. Trots det finns det indikationer på innebandyspelare har bristfällig kunskap om antidoping. Syfte: Syftet med studien var att undersöka vilken kunskap innebandyspelare på nationell elitnivå hade om Riksidrottsförbundets och svenska innebandyförbundets antidopingarbete och dopingregler. Frågeställningar: - I vilken grad kunde innebandyspelare på nationell elitnivå beskriva Riksidrottsförbundets standarder för dopingkontroller av idrottsutövare? - Vilken kännedom hade innebandyspelare på nationell elitnivå om Riksidrottsförbundets Röd-gröna lista samt WADA:s dopinglista? - Hur fick innebandyspelare information och kunskap gällande dopinglistan och dopingkontroller? - I vilken grad genomförde Svenska innebandyförbundet utbildningar om antidoping och standarder för dopingkontroller? Metod: En kvantitativ design användes där enkäter samlades in i pappersform samt via internet. På enkäten svarade totalt 34 aktiva innebandyspelare på nationell elitnivå. Resultat – Resultatet visade att kännedomen innebandyspelare på nationell elitnivå hade om antidopingarbetet och dopingregler var bristande. Majoriteten av respondenterna hade inte kunskap om vilka standarder som gällde samt vilka skyldigheter de hade vid en dopingkontroll. Slutsats – Elitinnebandyspelare i Sverige hade en bristande kunskap om RF:s antidopingarbete och dopingkontroller. För att förbättra kunskapen var ett förslag på en åtgärd att fler utbildningar av Svenska innebandyförbundet och RF gavs då det kan bidra till att färre idrottsutövare använder dopingpreparat och metoder.
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Larsson, Henrik. "Doping : Kunskaper om negativa hälsoeffekter och attityder bland tävlingsidrottare och motionärer." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-78167.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate people’s knowledge about the negative health effects associated with doping, and people’s attitudes towards doping in general. Two groups of people were studied, competitive athletes that compete in organized sports and regular exercisers who just train for a good health. Regarding the negative health effects of doping, the study mostly consists of the use of anabolic steroids since they have the most serious negative health effects. I chose a quantitative study and made a questionnaire survey. Questions were asked about the respondent’s attitudes towards doping and what negative health effects they thought doping could cause. The result of the survey shows that most of the people, but not everyone, were clearly opposed to the use of doping. They thought it was cheating and they knew it was harmful to people’s health. The respondents also knew of several negative health effects that can occur from doping use. My conclusion of the study is that a clear majority, of both competing athletes and regular exercisers, are against doping in all its forms, and that they are aware that doping is harmful to people’s health, and what some of these negative health effects can be.
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Allread, Benjamin Scott. "Real-time pro-active safety in construction." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/34815.
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Collisions between personnel on foot and heavy equipment or materials on a construction site can be characterized as a contact collision. These types of incidents are a common occurrence on a work site. Technology is needed to improve work zone safety by alerting workers that are in danger of collisions pro-actively and in real-time. Developing this technology may assist in collecting previously un-recorded data on "near-misses" (close-calls). An approach is presented in this paper that is based on wireless radio frequency technology to alert workers in real-time when they are in danger. Various experiments are described that have been conducted in order to gain better understanding of the technology's potential, including measuring equipment blind spots and alert (or safety) zones.
Blind spots areas are measured for six common construction vehicles to help determine the required (or minimum) alert distance (safety zone) for the equipment. A computer program was developed in-house to automatically calculate the percentage of blind spots on 2-dimensional planes and in the overall 3-dimensional volume. The blind spots results directly indicate the necessary safety zones for the equipment.
The proximity device results show that technology demonstrated the capability of collecting important safety data while pro-actively detecting hazardous situations and warning workers and equipment operators during imminent potential hazardous events. Furthermore, the presented research can lead to improve the overall safety performance in construction and elsewhere through improved learning and education by providing relevant information to decision makers at all levels.
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Andersson, Lisa, and Hanna Sörensen. "“We may see something but if we fail to notice, we are essentially blind..” : A study of what methods companies use when analysing the surrounding world." Thesis, Umeå University, Umeå School of Business, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-1174.
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The conditions on the market are rapidly changing and businesses in Sweden need to seize signals of change in time, in order to have a strong market position. The ability to make the right decisions and react in time is vital due to the increasing competition and a mistake can have devastating consequences for a company. The aim of this thesis is to investigate what tools and methods businesses use to analyse the surrounding world, which has lead to following research question:
How do businesses analyse the surrounding and predict trends and what factors in the society should a company be attentive to while performing an analysis?
Analyses of the surrounding heritage from a term called Business Intelligence, which consist of internal and external factors. This thesis focuses of analyses of external factors, in other words the surrounding. These external aspects enrich the understanding of the internal factors and together they are the foundation that strategic planning originates from. An analysis can be performed in many different ways for instance with collaborations with consultants or by observing the society. A World Mapping method can be used to chart trends or important changes and a company can also try to identify unpredicted events by using the factor X-model. Theories by Bengt Wahlström have also been used in the study to display how trends can be analysed.
This study will analyse large food producers who have established brands on the Swedish market. A qualitative approach has been conducted where six food supplier companies and three consultant companies specialised in analysing the surrounding have been interviewed. The method has been deductive where the empirical findings has been analysed with the theoretical framework. The outcome of the research shows that collaborations with consultants is a commonly used instrument and practical methods such as scenario planning and in real life scanning are preferred as visualising factors simplifies the managing of them. Media plays a significant role, both as a tool to search and track trends but also as a tool that can increase the affect of trends and unforeseen occurrences.
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Andersson, Therese, and Jennifer Törnhult. "På blodigt allvar : En intervjustudie om amenorré bland lagidrottande kvinnor på elitnivå." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27214.
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Amenorré (menstruationsrubbningar och menstruationsbortfall) är ett allvarligt tillstånd som kan drabba kvinnor i fertil ålder. Amenorré är en av tre komponenter i den kvinnliga idrottstriaden, som länge ansågs som den största medicinska problematiken inom kvinnlig idrott. Konsekvenserna av amenorré kan vara infertilitet, benskörhet, fysisk- och psykisk ohälsa. Inom idrotten har namnet idrottsamenorré uppkommit. Detta på grund av ökad rapportering om amenorré drabbade kvinnor inom idrotten. Syftet med studien var att belysa kvinnliga elitidrottares tankar om amenorré. Studien baseras på sju kvalitativa intervjuer med elitidrottande kvinnor som är aktiva inom lagidrott. Intervjuerna grundades på en intervjuguide och inför intervjuerna genomfördes två pilotintervjuer. Studien visar att av de sju elitidrottande kvinnorna som deltog så har tre kvinnor personliga upplevelser av amenorré. Många av de resterande respondenterna hade upplevt amenorré hos någon närstående. De respondenter som själva varit drabbade hade under den aktuella sjukdomsperioden inte sökt hjälp. Vidare visar resultatet att informationen som kvinnliga elitidrottare får idag är otillräcklig eller i många fall obefintlig. Detta gäller som idrottskvinna men även som kvinna i samhället. Få respondenter upplevde att de fått information om amenorré utanför idrotten. Även informationen kring menstruation saknades inom idrotten och kunde också beskrivas som bristfällig i samhället. Respondenterna som deltog i studien hade många bra idéer och tankar om hur utveckling av informationsarbetet kunde se ut, både inom elitidrotten, ungdomsidrotten och i skolan. Slutsatser som kan dras av studien är att relativt få av kvinnorna hade upplevelser av amenorré. Kvinnorna upplevde ett positivt samtalsklimat kring menstruation inom sina lag, vilket kan vara av stor vikt om man själv blir drabbad av amenorré. Informationen om amenorré inom elitidrotten ansågs bristfällig, vilket tidigare forskning bekräftar. Vidare belyser resultatet i studien hur arbetet kring informationsspridning skulle kunna se ut och hur respondenterna helst skulle motta informationen.
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Jonsson, Fredsson Kim, and André Tjärnberg. "Trender i muskelstyrka och aerob kapacitet bland mönstrande ungdomar." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-84421.
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Bakgrund: Tidigare forskning har visat att den aeroba kapaciteten i delar av den svenska befolkningen har försämrats under en längre tid. Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka ifall de mönstrande ungdomarna för åren 2001, 2008 och 2018 följer samma nedåtgående trend när det gäller aerob kapacitet som tidigare forskning har visat för andra delar av befolkningen. Samt undersöka om en liknande nedåtgående trend går att hitta för muskelstyrka. Metod: Data som samlades in var från Rekryteringsmyndighetens mönstringstester för åren 2001(män N=18 074, kvinnor N=487), 2008(män N=15709, kvinnor N=911) och 2018(män N=4453, kvinnor N=1346). Dessa data jämfördes emot varandra med ett t-test. Data som analyserades var muskelstyrka, aerob kapacitet och vikt. Resultat: Resultatet för kvinnor och män när det gäller aerob kapacitet minskade med 7 % för kvinnor respektive 8 % för män från året 2001. Resultatet gällande muskelstyrka ökade med 8 % för kvinnor och 11 % för män från året 2001. Slutsats: Den minskade aeroba kapacitet ligger i linje med den tidigare forskningen som visar en försämring hos både kvinnor och män. Trenden när det gäller muskelstyrka visar en förbättring hos både kvinnor och män. Detta öppnar frågan för vad dessa trender beror på?
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Fredriksson, Jacob, and Nikola Lukic. "Det femte simsättet : En kvantitativ studie om undervattenkicksträning bland ungdomar." Thesis, Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH, Institutionen för idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:gih:diva-4358.
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Syfte och frågeställningar Syftet med denna studie var att jämföra UVK-träning med ett generellt simträningsupplägg baserat på Simlinjen (Svenska Simförbundet 2014) för svenska ungdomar. Studiens syfte var även att undersöka om en specifik UVK-träningsmetod leder till att simmarna implementerar UVK mer vid start och vändning samt om det påverkar farten respektive sluttiden under ett max lopp. Studiens frågeställning var: (1) Leder UVK-träningen till att simmarna kickar längre under vattnet i start och vändning under ett tävlingslopp? (2) Ökar UVK-farten efter start och vändning, bland ungdomar, efter en sexveckorsperiod av UVK-träning? Metod Totalt deltog 16 stycken försökspersoner, 8 pojkar och 8 flickor, i denna studie. En kvantitativ ansats har vidtagits för att studera skillnader på UVK-prestationen för svenska simungdomar efter ett sex veckor långt träningsprogram. Kontrollgruppen (KG) följde ett träningsupplägg baserat på Simlinjen (Svenska Simförbundet, 2014) medan UVK-gruppen följde ett mer UVK-baserat upplägg baserat på Leroy (2014). UVK-träningen bestod av vertikalkick, fotledsstyrka, ankelrörlighet och specifik UVK-träning. Innan och efter träningsperioden genomfördes två tester. Ett 15 meter maximal UVK-test och ett 50 meters ryggsimstest, för att mäta tid och fart av UVK samt bestämma sträcka av UVK vid ett maxlopp. Resultat Resultaten efter genomförd träningsperiod visar att UVK-gruppen kickar signifikant längre efter starten, samt visar en tendens till att kicka längre efter vändningen vid 50 meter ryggsim. KG visar en tendens till att vara snabbare till 10 meter vid 15 meter UVK. UVK-gruppen kickar signifikant längre än vad KG gör efter starten vid 50 meter ryggsim. Slutsats En period av specifik UVK-träning samt vertikalkicksträning leder till att ungdomar kickar längre efter starten, samt har en tendens till att kicka längre efter vändningen vid 50 meter ryggsim. Träningsmetoden kan implementeras som en del i ungdomars teknikutveckling för att kicka längre under vattenytan. Progression kan ske genom att först lära simmaren att kicka längre under vattnet, för att sedan lägga tid på att utveckla farten för att kicka denna sträcka snabbare.
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Kotanen, Valtteri. "Idrottens betydelse för social integration bland flyktingar : En forskningsöversikt." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-171705.
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Idrott är ett globalt samhällsfenomen som berör och engagerar människor i olika kulturer och kan vara en potentiell mötesplats för integrationsmöjligheter för flyktingar. Antalet flyktingar ökar runt om i världen, och därmed reses frågan om hur integrationen blir för individen och på vilket sätt samhället kan bidra till den sociala integrationen? Syftet med uppsatsen är att genom en forskningsöversikt sammanställa och analysera vad forskning säger om idrottens betydelse för social integration bland flyktingar. Uppsatsens frågeställningar är: 1) Kan idrott anses vara ett verktyg för den sociala integrationen för flyktingar? 2) På vilket sätt kan man i så fall se att idrott bidrar till den sociala integrationen för flyktingar? Forskningen visar att idrottsföreningar, program och projekt som arbetar med att inkludera och hjälpa flyktingar ger förutsättningar för utvecklandet av socialt kapital, vilket i sin tur underlättar social integration. Tränare och ledare i idrottsföreningar har en viktig roll i att underlätta den sociala integrationsprocessen för flyktingar. Det är de som formar en välkomnande och positiv miljö där kulturell mångfald accepteras. I en sådan miljö kan flyktingar känna sig välkomna och utveckla sitt sociala kapital. Samtidigt blir de en del av flyktingarnas sociala nätverk och kan bidra med utvecklandet av annat kapital: ekonomiskt och kulturellt kapital. Deltagande i idrott ger även en känsla av tillhörighet, vilket kan kopplas till det sammanbindande och överbryggande sociala kapitalet. Slutligen framställs idrott som ett användbart verktyg för språkinlärning och kulturinlärning, vilket är bidragande faktorer för den sociala integrationen.Sport is a global social phenomenon that affects and engages people in different cultures and can be a potential meeting place for integration opportunities for refugees. The number of refugees is increasing around the world, and therefore the question arises as to how integration becomes for the individual and in what way can society contribute to social integration? The purpose of the thesis is to compile and analyse what research says about the importance of sport for social integration among refugees through a research overview. The thesis questions are: 1) Can sport be considered as a tool for social integration of refugees? 2) If so, in what ways can you see that sport contributes to the social integration of refugees? The research shows that sports organisations, programs, and projects that work to include and help refugees provide conditions for the development of social capital, which in turn facilitates social integration. Coaches and leaders in sports organisations have an important role to play in facilitating the social integration process for refugees. It is they who create a welcoming and positive environment where cultural diversity is accepted. In such an environment, refugees may feel welcome and develop their social capital. At the same time, they become part of the refugee social network and can contribute to the development of other capital: economic and cultural capital. Participation in sports also gives a sense of belonging, which can be linked to the binding and bridging social capital. Finally, sport is presented as a useful tool for language learning and cultural learning, which are contributing factors for social integration.
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Narevik, Maria, and Martin Laanemets. ""Sport är männens värld" : En kvantitativ studie om genusrepresentation bland Hallandspostens sportsidor under april och oktober 2014." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-31423.
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Title: "Sport is the men's world" - a quantitative content analysts about the gender representation in Hallandsposten's sport pages during april and october 2014. Authors: Martin Laanemets & Maria Narevik Tutor: Ronny Severinsson Examiner: Ebba Sundin Semester: Spring 2016 Number of words: 13 249 Aim: This study aims to examine how the local newspaper Hallandsposten in Sweden portrays male and female ahtletes in the sport pages during april and october 2014. Questions: Is the gender-representation in Hallandsposten dominated by men? How does the gender-representation look like among male and female athletes in Hallandsposten? How does the representation look like among elite- and width-sports? How is the relation between space and gender? How is the relation between space and varoius types of sport? Is the current distribution focusing on the athletes accomplishments or their personal life? Theory: Our theoretical starting point is the idea of gender where men is the norm and women are marginalized. We base our study on theories of masculinity, framing and gender power order. Method: We perfomed a quantitative analysis where we counted all of the sports articles in Hallandsposten with a local aspect during april and october 2014. Furthermore we selected articles that was analysed to the content analysis where the main purpose was to explain and give examples on how both genders are being portayed. Results: The quantitative study showed that 77,9 percent of the articles were about men. It’s a clear domination of male athletes and we could see a few patterns in how female athletes were trivialized and how the accomplishments is not as important as the male’s. Keywords: gender, Hallandsposten, framing, agenda theory, sports
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Khndirian, Karen. "Gymnasieelevers upplevelser av Idrott & hälsa i skolan : En kvantitativ studie bland gymnasieelver." Thesis, Karlstads universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa, natur- och teknikvetenskap (from 2013), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-74626.
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Idrott & hälsa är ett speciellt ämne i skolan då lektionerna inte genomförs i ett traditionsenligt klassrum utan i olika miljöer både inomhus och utomhus. På senare år så har tiden för ämnet idrott & hälsa avtagit avsevärt i skolan. Syftet med den här studien var främst att undersöka hur eleverna själva uppfattar ämnet Idrott & hälsa. Vad har Idrott & hälsa för betydelse för eleverna samt hur skiljer det sig mellan pojkar och flickor? Resultaten visade att skillnaderna mellan pojkarna och flickorna inte är särskilt stora men att de båda är positivt inställda till undervisningen i ämnet Idrott & hälsa och att de generellt tycker att ämnet är roligt. Bollsporter upplevs som den roligaste aktiviteten medan dans och konditionsövningar tillhör de mindre uppskattade aktiviteter under idrottslektionerna. Både pojkarna och flickorna är överens om att lärarens engagemang, kunskap och roll är viktig i ämnet och att det är nyttigt med Idrott & hälsa samt att ämnet har väckt nya intressen och bidragit med ökad fysisk aktivitet.Physical education is a special subject i school because the lessons are not taking place inside a traditional classroom, instead the lessons take place in different environments both indoors and outdoors. In recent years physical education has slowly decreased and as a result of that there are less physical education in schools. The purpose with this study is to find out how students experience physical education in school. What meaning does physical education have for students and how are the differencies between boys and girls? I have focused on the difference between genders in this study. The results shows that the differences between boys and girls are not that big, both genders have a positive mindset regarding physical education and thinks that it is a fun subject in school. Ball sports is perceived as the funniest activity while dance and conditioning exercises are the least appreciated activities in physical education classes. Both gender believes that the teacher’s commitment, knowledge and role are vital and that physical education is healthy and the subject has made them interested in new activities and contributed with increased physical activity.
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Hansson, Sebastian, and Malin Vingeskog. "Skadefrekvens och skadeförebyggande beteenden bland elitidrottsutövare inom idrotterna golf och volleyboll." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-38973.
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Syftet med studien var att undersöka skadefrekvens hos elitidrottsutövare, samt att undersöka om autonomistöd, autonom motivation, och intention mot skadeförebyggande beteenden, och utförda skadeförebyggande beteenden har ett samband med skadefrekvens. I studien undersöks hur skadeförebyggande beteenden påverkar skadefrekvens med utgång i Bahr och Krosshaugs modell (2005). Bahr och Krosshaug (2005) menar att för att kunna förebygga skador är det viktigt att förstå varför skadan uppstår. Studien undersöker även i vilken utsträckning autonomistöd (Williams et al., 1996), autonom motivation (Chan & Hagger, 2012b) och intention (Chan & Hagger, 2012a) påverkar utförandet av skadeförebyggande beteenden samt skadefrekvens. Insamlingen av data gjordes genom ett icke-slumpmässigt bekvämlighetsurval. Studien var en kvantitativ longitudinal design. I studien deltog 69 elitidrottsutövande golf- och volleybollspelare, med åldrarna 15 år till 30 år (M= 21.06 SD=3.88). Studien visade en hög skadefrekvens bland de deltagande elitidrottsutövarna. 61% av deltagarna registrerade symptom på överträning och 54% registrerade symptom som klassas som allvarlig överträningsproblematik vid minst ett svarstillfälle under de fem veckor studien genomfördes. Inget signifikant samband visades i flernivåanalysen mellan skadefrekvens och de skadeförebyggande beteenden eller mellan skadefrekvens och variablerna autonomistöd, autonom motivation och intention mot skadeförebyggande beteenden. Utifrån studiens resultat rekommenderas det en mer detaljerad undersökning av skadeförebyggande beteenden.
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Åslund, Pierre. "Utforskandet av relationen mellan idrottsrelaterad utbrändhet och tränare- aktiv relationen bland idrottsgymnasieelever." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Hälsoakademin, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-21465.
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Att samtidigt göra en satsning på sin idrott och skolan ställer krav på individen. Dessa krav kan leda till idrottsrelaterad utbrändhet. Att hitta faktorer som påverkar idrottsrelaterad utbrändhet är viktigt för att kunna förebygga och förhindra problemet. Många olika faktorer har visat sig påverka och en faktor som behöver undersökas noggrannare är den sociala faktorn. En sådan social faktor är tränare- aktiv relationen. Syftet var att undersöka om det finns något samband mellan symptom av idrottsrelaterad utbrändhet och den upplevda kvalitén på tränare- aktiv relationen. En enkätundersökning genomfördes av 107 idrottsgymnasieelever (34 tjejer och 73 killar) i åldrarna 15-18 år. Idrottsrelaterad utbrändhet visade sig vara negativt korrelerat med tränare- aktiv relationen. Underkategorin Complementary visade sig vara den som visade starkast samband med idrottsrelaterad utbrändhet. 16 procent av eleverna på skolan upplevde höga symtom. Instruktörer på skolan bör fundera igenom deras relationer med eleverna och hur dessa kan förbättras för att reducera problemet. Idrottsgymnasier borde fundera kring både hur kraven både inom skolan och inom elevernas respektive idrott ser ut under de tre gymnasieåren.
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Davoud, Nor, and Elda Haxhiu. "Relationen mellan motion och global självkänsla bland motionärer." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Akademin för hälsa och välfärd, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-44882.
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Syftet med studien var att studera relationen mellan motionoch global självkänslaoch undersöka om relationen medierasav fysisk förmåga och fysiskt självvärde.Frågeställningen som skapades var följande:Visar relationen mellan motion och global självkänsla på indirekta effekter genom fysisk förmåga och fysiskt självvärde?Frågeställningenundersöktes genomentillämpning av detteoretiska ramverketThe Exercise and Self-esteem model(EXSEM). De två primära mediatorerna i genomförandet av testet var fysisk förmåga (M1)och fysiskt självvärde (M2). Syftet i detta varatt få inblickom mediatorernavisarpåindirekta effekter i relationenmellan motion och global självkänsla bland individer som motionerar.Genom att använda EXSEM som teoretiskt ramverk skapades en medieringsmodell(figur2).I studien deltog 104 individerdär antalet kvinnor var46och antalet män var58.Deltagarna var bosatta i Sverige, där50 styckenav deltagarnarekryterades på tre olika motionsinstitut varav tvåbelägna i Göteborg och ett i Borås. Resterande deltagarerekryterades online viatvå Facebook-grupper. Data för undersökningen samlades invia enkäter därdeltagarna fick skatta sig självaisinrelation till deras motionsutövande. Varje individs motionsutövandemättes genom ett frågeformulär som strukturerades i enlighet med Godin Leisure-Time exercise questionnaire. Global självkänsla mättes genom självrapporteringsinstrumentet Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Slutligen mättes fysiskt självvärde och fysisk förmåga genomsjälvbegrepps-instrumentet Physical Self-Perception Profile.Resultatetvisadeattmotion hade enpositiv statistisksignifikant indirekt effekt på global självkänsla genom mediatorerna fysisk förmåga tillsammans med fysiskt självvärde.The purpose of the study wastoinvestigate the relation between exercise and global self-esteemand examine whether the relationship is mediated by physical ability and physical self-worth.The hypothesis that was created was the following: Does the relationship between exercise and global self-esteem show indirect effects through physical ability and physical self-worth?.This was implemented bytestingthe Exercise and Self-esteem model (EXSEM). The implementation of the test was to examine the following mediators: Physical ability (M1) and Physical self-esteem (M2), with the aim of finding if the mediators show indirect effects in the relationship between exercise and global self-esteem among individuals who exercise. Using EXSEM as a theoretical framework, a mediation model was created (Figure 2). The study involved 104 individuals where the number of women consisted of 46 and the number of men consisted of 58where all the participants lived in Sweden.There were 50 participants recruited at three different gyms, two of which were located in Gothenburg and one in Borås. The remaining participants were recruited online via two Facebookgroups. The data ofthe survey were collected via questionnaires that the participants had to rate themselves in their relation to their exercise.Each individual's exercise was measured through a questionnaire that was structured in accordance with the Godin Leisure-Time exercise questionnaire. Global self-esteem was measured through the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale. Finally, physical self-valueand physical ability were measured through the self-concept instrument Physical Self-Perception Profile. The results showed that exercise had a positive statistic significantindirect effect on global self-esteem through the mediators physical abilityalong with physical self-value.
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Brusman, Sebastian, and Simon Jonsson. "Pensionärers intresse till fysisk aktivitet : En enkätstudie med syfte att undersöka intresset för Senior Sport School bland pensionärer i Gävleborgs län." Thesis, Högskolan i Gävle, Avdelningen för utbildningsvetenskap, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-21136.
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Medellivslängden i samhället ökar, i och med detta ökar också risken för att äldre människor kan drabbas av olika skador och sjukdomar, detta är också ett problem som leder till att välbefinnandet hos den äldre åldersgruppen minskar. Fysisk aktivitet är en metod för att förebygga och vårda sjukdomar eller skador, men det är även en metod som ökar välbefinnandet hos människor. Syftet med studien var att undersöka pensionärers inställning, attityder och motivationsfaktorer till fysisk aktivitet och därmed kartlägga intresset för en Senior Sport School. Urvalet var baserat på pensionärer i ålder 65 och uppåt och boende inom Gävleborgs län. Enkätundersökning valdes som metod, och undersökningen ägde rum på två olika PRO-föreningar samt att några enskilda enkäter lämnades ut via internet. Resultatet visar att de som var motiverade till att vara fysiskt aktiva är i dagsläget mer fysiskt aktiva än de som inte var motiverade samt att en annan motivationsfaktor var att träna i grupp och träffa andra. Vidare visar resultatet att de pensionärer som vill ha mer kunskap för att bli mer aktiva och hälsosamma antingen är aktiva väldigt få dagar i veckan eller alla dagar i veckan. Slutsatsen visar vikten i att motivera pensionärer till att vara fysiskt aktiva, det räcker inte bara med att det finns möjligheter till att vara fysiskt aktiv, det är minst lika viktigt att de har något som motiverar dem. En annan slutsats är hur viktigt det är med social interaktion och gemenskap för pensionärer, då har de genom fysisk aktivitet möjligheter att kunna knyta nya och behålla kontakter nu när de inte längre har någon arbetsplats att gå till.The average life expectancy in society increases, and with this also the risk increases that older people can suffer different injuries and diseases, this is also a problem that leads to the well-being of the older age group decreases. Physical activity is a method of prevention and care of diseases or injuries, but there is also a method of increasing the welfare of people. The purpose of the study was to examine retirees attitudes and motivations for physical activity and thereby identify the interest for a Senior Sports School. The selection was based on retirees aged 65 and above and living in Gavleborg. Survey was chosen as the method, and the study took place in two different PRO associations and some individual questionnaires handed out via the internet. The results showed that those who were motivated to be physically active is in the current situation more physically active than those who were not motivated and that another motivating factor was to train in groups and meet others. Furthermore, the results show that the retirees who want more knowledge to become more active and healthy is either active very few days a week or all days of the week. The conclusion shows the importance of motivating seniors to be physically active, it is not enough that there are opportunities to be physically active, it is equally important that they have something that motivates them. Another conclusion is the importance of social interaction and community for seniors, then they have through physical activity opportunities to make new contacts and maintain now that they no longer have a job to go to.
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Scott, Eugenia Sue. "Factors which influence elite athletes with visual impairments to become involved and remain involved in sport." Virtual Press, 1995. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/955085.
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This study reported responses regarding factors which influenced the initial involvement and retention in sport by athletes with visual impairments competing at national and international levels. Fifty-five (55) athletes with visual impairments (40 male and 15 female) in attendance at five of the 1992 United States Association for Blind Athletes (USABA) national championships were interviewed. The championships included: judo, track & field (divided into two separate competitions; sprinters and field events; and distance runners), swimming, and goal ball. Athletes who were selected for and did participate in the Paralympics in Barcelona numbered 24. Biographic and demographic information were gathered in addition to 43 descriptive and open-ended questions in hour-long interviews.In general, the athletes interviewed were successful in their early contacts with sport, did not think of themselves as handicapped, disabled, or physically challenged, preferred to be referred to as visually impaired, and came from very supportive families who did not hinder their progress in sport. The positive factors perceived to influence involvement in sport were quality of life issues. Factors mentioned included: fun, health and fitness, friendships, and competition. Other comments of interest not falling into the above categories included: "high level of success", "satisfaction", "challenge", "enjoyment", "increased self-esteem", "self-confidence", "puts life in perspective", "I have a better outlook", "it balances my life", and "keeps my life normal".For a person with a visual impairment, sport seems to have some unique contributing qualities. Participation in sport was an important part of the lives of these athletes and contributed greatly to improved confidence and self-esteem, and to their efforts to be accepted by society in general. Sport was the means to an end and not the end itself as evidenced in the relatively small number of responses (nine out of 55) relating 'winning' as reason for involvement. Failure did not mean losing as defined by the score at the end of a competition. At this time in the history of sport for athletes with visual impairments, it appears that involvement in sport is a great asset to personal life satisfaction.Department of Educational Leadership
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Helmersson, Stina. "Förekomsten av aggressionsnivå bland utövare i sporterna simning, thaiboxning och slalom." Thesis, Högskolan Dalarna, Idrotts- och hälsovetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:du-28156.
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Purpose The purpose of the study was to investigate if the aggression levels differs between the sports swimming, thaiboxing and slalom skiing. There is no knowledge of aggression levels in these sports in a Swedish context. Method Quantitative method was used for data collection in the study and 66 questionnaires were distributed to men and women in swimming, thaiboxing and slalom skiing. A validated questionnaire, The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), was translated into Swedish. The factors that were investigated in the questionnaire were verbal aggression, anger, hostility and physical aggression and the questionnaire included 29 statements. In total, 65 participants answered the questionnaire and the response rate was 98 %. Descriptive statistics were used to investigate differences in aggression levels, gender, age and sport. The age of the participants was divided into three categories, under 20, from 20-29 and over 30. Results The results showed that there were significant differences in aggression levels between the different sports. The aggression levels were highest in slalom and lowest in swimming. In addition, the results showed that there is a gender difference between women and men and men had higher aggression. In total, the men in slalom had the highest levels of aggression while the women in swimming had the lowest levels. The women in thaiboxing had the highest levels of aggression among all women. Finally, the results showed that the aggression levels were lowest among those over 30 years. Conclusions This study shows that there are differences in aggression levels among sports swimming, thaiboxing and slalom, and that there are gender differences. Men in slalom skiing had the highest levels of aggression while the women in swimming had the lowest. The conclusion is that in sports with high level of aggression it is beneficial to discuss and learn how to deal with the aggression.Syfte och frågeställningar Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka om aggressionsnivån skiljer sig mellan de olika sporterna simning, thaiboxning och slalom. Det saknas kunskap om aggressionsnivåer i dessa sporter i en svensk kontext. Metod Kvantitativ metod användes för datainsamling i denna studie och 66 enkäter delades ut till aktiva kvinnor och män i sporterna simning, thaiboxning och slalom. En validerad enkät, The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ), användes översatt till svenska. De olika faktorer som undersöktes i enkäten var verbal aggression, ilska, fientlighet och fysisk aggression. Sextiofem deltagare besvarade enkäten och svarsfrekvensen i studien var 98%. Deskriptiv statistik användes för att undersöka skillnader i aggressionsnivåer, kön, ålder och sport. Deltagarna delades upp i tre ålderskategorier, yngre än 20, mellan 20 - 29 och över 30 år. Resultat Resultaten visade att det finns signifikanta skillnader i aggressionsnivå mellan de olika sporterna. Aggressionsnivåer var högst bland slalomåkare och lägst i sporten simning. Dessutom visade resultaten att det är skillnad mellan kvinnor och män och män hade högre aggression. De slalomåkande männen hade högst i sammanlagda poäng medan kvinnorna i simning hade lägst. Thaiboxande kvinnor hade högst bland kvinnorna i den sammanlagda poängen. Avslutningsvis visade studien att personer över 30 år hade lägre aggressionsnivå än yngre. Slutsatser Studien visar att det fanns skillnader i aggressionsnivå mellan utövare i thaiboxning, slalom och simning. Männen i slalom skattade högst i alla aspekter som mätte aggression förutom fientlighet medan kvinnorna i simning skattade lägst. Slutsatser som dras är att i de sporter där det är hög aggressionsnivå kan det vara bra att jobba med sin ilska och lära sig att hantera den.
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Ljung, Andreas. "Behandlingsformer bland fysioterapeuter inom svensk sjukvård avseende rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta hos idrottare : En enkät - och litteraturstudie." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Idrottsmedicin, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-153894.
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Bakgrund:Axelsmärta är vanligt förekommande bland idrottare och den vanligaste orsaken till detta är rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta. Axeln är en komplex led, både anatomiskt och kinematiskt. Inom sjukvården ska man arbeta evidensbaserat och tidigare studier har gjorts i andra länder för att jämföra nuvarande praktik vid rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta med nuvarande evidens. Ingen sådan studie har dock genomförts i Sverige. Frågeställningar:Vilka typer av behandlingsmetoder används vid rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta bland fysioterapeuter i Sverige? Hur ser den nuvarande evidensen ut vid behandling av rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta? Metod:En elektronisk enkätstudie utformades och hade ett patientfall med en vanlig presentation av en patient med rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta som grund för respondenter att grunda sina svar på. Utöver detta genomfördes också en litteraturstudie för att undersöka nuvarande evidens. Resultat:Överlag hade fysioterapeuter grundat sin behandling på rådgivning/utbildning och träningsterapi. Även andra passiva behandlingsmetoder förekom som alternativ fysioterapeuter skulle använda sig av. Diskussion:Svenska fysioterapeuter använder sig primärt av träningsterapi vilket grundar sig på nuvarande evidens. Passiva behandlingsmetoder används trots evidens kring dess låga effekt vid rotatorcuffsrelaterad smärta och låg kostnadseffektivitet.Background:Shoulder pain is common among athletes and the most common cause of this is rotatorcuffrelated pain. The shoulder is a complex joint, both anatomically and kinematically. In the field of health care, one should work evidence-based and previous studies have been conducted in other countries to compare current practice in rotator cuff-related pain with current evidence. However, no such study has been conducted in Sweden. Problem statments:What types of treatment methods are used in rotator cuff-related pain among physiotherapists in Sweden? What does the current evidence look like in the treatment of rotator cuff-related pain? Methods:An electronic survey was designed, which included a patient case with a typical presentation of a patient with rotator cuff-related pain as a basis for respondents to base their answers. In addition, a literature study was also conducted to investigate current evidence. Results:Overall, physiotherapists based their treatment on counseling / education and exercise therapy. Other passive treatment methods were also found that physiotherapists would use as alternative treatments. Discussion:Swedish physiotherapists primarily use exercise therapy, which is based on current evidence. Passive treatment methods are often used despite evidence of its low effect on rotator cuff-related pain and low cost effectiveness.
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Häggblom, Jenny. "Samband mellan dygnsrytm och tidpunkt för idrottsskada : En longitudinell pilotstudie bland fotbolls- och handbollsspelare i Sverige." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för idrottsvetenskap (ID), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-96309.
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Syftet med den här pilotstudien var att undersöka sambandet mellan dygnsrytmen och tidpunkten för skada hos elitaktiva idrottare från två olika lagidrotter. Ett sekundärt syfte var att undersöka skaderisken bland kvinnliga idrottare med hänsyn till menstruationscykeln. Tjugosex (n = 26) idrottare deltog i studien, varav 19 stycken var kvinnor. Bland deltagarna var 11 stycken fotbollsspelare, resterande spelade handboll. Handbollsspelarna deltog under hela säsongen 2019-2020, totalt 23 veckor medan fotbollsspelarna deltog under försäsongen 2020 (totalt 13 veckor). Av dessa kategoriserades 30,8 % som morgonmänniskor, 65,4 % som ’varken morgoneller kvällsmänniska’ samt 3,8 % som kvällsmänniska. Dygnsrytmskategorin baserades på enkäten Morningness-Eveningness Quesionnaire (MEQ). Totalt inträffade 19 akuta skador under studieperioden, de flesta skedde på kvällen. Det var ingen signifikant skillnad i när skadan uppstod mellan de morgonmänniskor och ’varken morgon- eller kvällsmänniskor’ (p = 0,86). Ingen kvällsmänniska ådrog sig någon skada under studien. Bland de kvinnliga idrottarna så ådrog sig 8 stycken skador som hade visat på en ökad risk för skada enligt ”The low energy availability in females quesionnaire” (LEAF-Q). Totalt visade 71,4 % av de kvinnliga deltagarna upp ett resultat som kan innebära en ökad risk för skada. Baserat på resultaten i den här pilotstudien så föreligger inget samband mellan tidpunkt för skada och dygnsrytmsvariation. Däremot visade studien att ett resultat från LEAF-Q som överstiger gränsvärdet (≥ 8) en indikation på att skaderisken är förhöjd och att skador sker.The aim of the present pilot study was to explore the relationship between chronotype and time of injury among elite athletes from two different team sports. A secondary aim was to investigate the incidence of injury among female athletes with consideration to the female athlete triad. Twenty-six (n = 26) athletes participated in the study, of which 19 were women. Among the participants 11 were soccer players. During the season of 2019-2020, handball participated for 23 weeks. Soccer players took part of the study during their pre-season of 2020, a total amount of 13 weeks. Of the participants, 30.8 % was categorized as morning-type, 65.4% as neither morning- nor evening type and 3.8% was evening-type people, based on the Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire (MEQ). In total, 19 acute injuries occurred during the study period. Most of the injuries happened during the evening. There was no significant difference in the time-points of injury between the morning-type and neither morning- nor evening type (p = 0.86). No evening-type was injured during the study period. According to “The low energy availability in females questionnaire” (LEAF-Q), 71.4% of the female athletes who took part of the questionnaire, showed a result that would sign for an increased risk of athletic injury (≥ 8). Among the women athletes that responded to the questionnaire, eight (n = 8) got injured. Based on the results of this pilot study, there is no existing relationship between the time of injury and the chronotype. However, a result above the cut-off point in the LEAF-Q (≥ 8) shows an increased risk of athletic injury.