Most simple blending functions are polynomials, while more advanced blending functions are, for example, rational or expo-rational fractions. The Fabius function has the required properties of a blending function, but is a nowhere analytic function and cannot be calculated exactly everywhere on the required domain. We present a new set of trigonometric and polynomial blending functions with the shape ...

Within the literature, different playing positions present different external load profiles in match-play and are associated with the individual variation in activity profiles. In contrast to detailed information regarding matches, few studies have focused on the training practices in football. Therefore, the aim of this thesis is to assess the levels of specificity that different playing-positions ...

In this article we analyze cases in which Spanish imperfective aspect is equivalent to Russian perfective forms, a topic that has received very little attention in the literature. We argue that a crucial difference between perfectives in both languages is the relevance of the starting point of the event. Russian adopts an aspectual perspective from within an extended event, which gives access to the ...

This article examines how things contribute to an expanded and different understanding of contexts that are usually reserved for historical inquiry. To show this, the article illustrates how archaeological investigations of World War II prison camps connected to the German defensive Lyngen Line in northern Norway have uncovered aspects that are absent or unavailable in historical sources. Accordingly, ...

Joint analysis of electrical resistivity and seismic velocity data is primarily used todetect the presence of gas hydrate-filled faultsand fractures. In this study, we present a novel approach to inferthe occurrence of structurally-controlled gas hydrateaccumulations using azimuthal seismic velocity analysis. We perform thisanalysis using ocean-bottom seismic (OBS) data at two sites on Vestnesa ...

Use of virtual proxies of live animals are rapidly gaining ground in studies of animal behaviour. Such proxies help to reduce the number of live experimental animals needed to stimulate the behaviour of experimental individuals and to increase standardisation. However, using too simplistic proxies may fail to induce a desired effect and/or lead to quick habituation. For instance, in a predation ...

<p><i>Objective - </i>To assess the efficacy of three months of antibiotic treatment compared with placebo in patients with chronic low back pain, previous disc herniation, and vertebral endplate changes (Modic changes). <p><i>Design - </i>Double blind, parallel group, placebo controlled, multicentre trial. <p><i>Setting - </i>Hospital outpatient clinics at six hospitals in Norway. <p><i>Participants ...

Quantification of training and match load is an important method to personalize the training stimulus’ prescription to players according to their match demands. The present study used time-motion analysis and triaxial-accelerometer to quantify and compare: a) The most demanding passages of play in training sessions and matches (5-min peaks); b) and the accumulated load of typical microcycles and ...

<p><i>Background - </i>It is not clear how physical activity affects body composition in adolescents. Physical activity levels are often reduced during this period, and the relative proportion of body fat mass and lean mass undergo natural changes in growing adolescents. We aimed to examine whether self-reported physical activity in leisure time at baseline or change in activity during follow-up ...

This paper reports a case study on community-oriented public library programs in a metropolitan Texan city. A main purpose of the paper is to report the findings from this explorative case study on the relationship of a public library system with its communities from a community resilience perspective. The study is a part of a research project aiming at creating empirically-based knowledge on the ...