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Power in wheelchair propulsion: Advancing the use of wearable sensors for wheelchair sports practice
No full textFrom the perspective of wheelchair sports practice, there is a growing need to provide feedback on power output. Power can be used to monitor athletes' fitness and fatigue levels, thereby preventing overtraining and potential injuries, to individualize and analyze training programs, and it is also an objective measure of effort or intensity. Determining mechanical power preferably occurs without inconveniencing athletes or coaches. Therefore, this dissertation focuses on developing a non-invasive and affordable method to monitor mechanical power in daily wheelchair (sports) practice. We specifically target wheelchair basketball, wheelchair tennis, wheelchair rugby, and wheelchair racing, also known as wheeling...Biomechatronics & Human-Machine Contro
Credibility and Social conflicts: Mining Institutions and Rural Community in China
No full textThe mining governance in China features a dilemma: on the one hand, there are various issues inherent in China’s mining institutions: 1) an outdated nature of the current legislation, 2) ambiguity in the regulations, and 3) administrative fragmentation of responsible authorities. On the other hand, China has witnessed a fast growing mining industry. Therefore, this study aims to explain this phenomenon by adopting the theories and conceptual framework on institutional function and credibility put forward by Ho (2005, 2014, 2016a). The central question is as follows: How do China’s mining institutions affect the local communities, and to what extent do the rural residents perceive these as credible?Organisation & Governanc
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