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Grown-up NimbRo Robots Winning RoboCup 2017 Humanoid AdultSize Soccer Competitions [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv, 2018
The ongoing evolution of the RoboCup Humanoid League led in 2017 to the introduction of one vs. one soccer games for the AdultSize robots, which motived our team NimbRo to enter this category. In this paper, we present the mechatronic design of our upgraded robot Copedo and the newly developed NimbRo-OP2, which received the RoboCup Design Award.
arxiv  

Science Triggers and Situational Interest in Everyday Family Life

open access: yesJournal of Research in Science Teaching, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Interest in science is critical for science learning. The family plays a major role in supporting the development of children's interest in science by eliciting and fostering interest and engagement with science content and practice. This study characterizes triggers for interest in science in everyday family life and measures the duration of ...
Irit Vivante, Dana Vedder‐Weiss
wiley   +1 more source

Physical properties and biological effects of ceramic materials emitting infrared radiation for pain, muscular activity, and musculoskeletal conditions

open access: yesPhotodermatology, Photoimmunology &Photomedicine, Volume 39, Issue 1, Page 3-15, January 2023., 2023
Abstract Background Up to 33% of the general population worldwide suffer musculoskeletal conditions, with low back pain being the single leading cause of disability globally. Multimodal therapeutic options are available to relieve the pain associated with muscular disorders, including physical, complementary, and pharmacological therapies.
Jan Kyselovic   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soccer training load research mapping and trends: a bibliometric analysis

open access: yesRetos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educación Física, Deportes y Recreación
In soccer, monitoring training load is crucial for performance enhancement, optimizing recovery, and preventing injury risks. The research trend in training load within soccer has been rapidly evolving, making this bibliometric study instrumental in ...
Tommy Apriantono   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Appearance consistency and motion coherence learning for internal video inpainting

open access: yesCAAI Transactions on Intelligence Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Internal learning‐based video inpainting methods have shown promising results by exploiting the intrinsic properties of the video to fill in the missing region without external dataset supervision. However, existing internal learning‐based video inpainting methods would produce inconsistent structures or blurry textures due to the insufficient
Ruixin Liu, Yuesheng Zhu, GuiBo Luo
wiley   +1 more source

SMGDiff: Soccer Motion Generation using diffusion probabilistic models [PDF]

open access: yesarXiv
Soccer is a globally renowned sport with significant applications in video games and VR/AR. However, generating realistic soccer motions remains challenging due to the intricate interactions between the human player and the ball. In this paper, we introduce SMGDiff, a novel two-stage framework for generating real-time and user-controllable soccer ...
arxiv  

Acute soccer injuries in Finland in 1980. [PDF]

open access: bronze, 1985
Jerker Sandelin   +2 more
openalex   +1 more source

On the field: Race, gender and sports in colonial Ghana

open access: yesGender &History, EarlyView.
Abstract This article analyses Ghanaian women's sport practice from the late nineteenth century to the late 1950s, from games intertwined with displays of colonial authority to school competitions, physical education and tennis. The article argues that their performances played with changing categorisations of African girlhood and womanhood, especially
Claire Nicolas
wiley   +1 more source

An avoidable soccer injury

open access: yesThe Journal of Sports Medicine, 1974
A soccer injury in which a forward frac tures his tibia and fibula in a collision with the goaltender was witnessed by the author three times in one season. In each instance the mechanism of injury was the same. If the players are instructed to recognize and an ticipte the injury-situation, then this injury can be avoided.
openaire   +3 more sources

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