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Optimal Placement of Photovoltaic Distributed Generation Units in Radial Unbalanced Distribution Systems Using MATLAB and OpenDSS-Based Cosimulation and a Proposed Metaheuristic Algorithm

International Transactions on Electrical Energy Systems, 2022
In this paper, an improved slime mould algorithm (ISMA) is proposed for finding the optimal location and sizing of photovoltaic distributed generation units (PVDGUs) in unbalanced distribution systems (UDSs).
Thai Dinh Pham, Thang Trung Nguyen, Le Chi Kien   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Self‐Transcendence and Self‐Enhancement Values as Drivers of Eco‐Travel Behavior. Implications for Business Strategies for Eco‐Tourism Sector

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Ecotourism encourages environmentally friendly travel; however, little is known about the underlying value systems influencing travelers' choices and actions. This study uses a mixed‐method methodology that combines post hoc qualitative analysis with a large‐scale quantitative survey to examine the influence of multiple value dimensions on ...
Yuemeng Ge, Zhi Li, Naman Sreen, Rsha Alghafes, Mai Nguyen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Estimating ski orientation using IMUs in alpine skiing

Current Issues in Sport Science
Ski-snow interaction is the essential component of alpine skiing. To understand how a skier manipulates his ski to turn, we need to develop methods to measure the orientation of the ski throughout a complete run.
Chris Hummel, Andreas Huber, Peter Spitzenpfeil   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Automatic Identification of Subtechniques in Skating-Style Roller Skiing Using Inertial Sensors

Sensors, 2016
This study aims to develop and validate an automated system for identifying skating-style cross-country subtechniques using inertial sensors. In the first experiment, the performance of a male cross-country skier was used to develop an automated ...
Yoshihisa Sakurai, Zenya Fujita, Yusuke Ishige   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of the revised starting lottery in the alpine speed events on performance of the top athletes

Current Issues in Sport Science, 2023
Before the 2016/17 season, the International Ski Federation conducted major changes to its starting lottery, which defines the starting order in advance of each race of the speed disciplines.
Otto Kolbinger, Elisabeth Kolbinger, Jürgen Beckmann, Martin Lames   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Talk or Walk: Evidence on the Impact of Green Reporting on Corporate Green Growth

Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study presents novel insights on modeling whether green reporting is merely talk or effectively drives corporate green growth, which is an essential factor for sustainable development and addressing environmental and climate‐related challenges.
Shengying Shi, Hamdan Al‐Jaifi
wiley   +1 more source

CORRELATION BETWEEN DIFFERENT MOTOR ABILITIES AND SCORE POINTS IN THE RAUCH CUP

Annales Kinesiologiae, 2018
In alpine skiing like in other sports, achieving good results depends on a variety of factors and the quality of planning and conducting the process of training. The purpose of the research was to determine whether there is a correlation between selected
Špela Bogataj, Blaž Lešnik
doaj   +5 more sources

Tobacco Treatment in a Student-Run Free Clinic: A Pilot Feasibility Study

Journal of student-run clinics
Background: While smoking rates have decreased in the United States (US), a high number of low socioeconomic status (SES) patients continue to smoke.
N. Ashley, A. Chang, Ashley Hatch, Brandon Sanford, S. Haley, A. Rojewski   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Motor Learning: An Analysis of 100 Trials of a Ski Slalom Game in Children with and without Developmental Coordination Disorder. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2015
Although Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) is often characterized as a skill acquisition deficit disorder, few studies have addressed the process of motor learning.
Bouwien C M Smits-Engelsman, Lemke Dorothee Jelsma, Gillian D Ferguson, Reint H Geuze   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recovery of Soil-Based Ecosystem Services in Abandoned Ski Resorts: The Valcanale Case Study (Bergamo, Italian Alps)

Sustainability
Climate change and declining economic revenues are driving the closure of many ski resorts in mountainous regions worldwide, particularly at lower elevations, where winter snow cover is becoming increasingly sporadic.
Cristian Arosio, L. Giupponi, Annamaria Giorgi, A. Cislaghi, M. E. D’Amico   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source