Modeling the relationship between physical training and performance in endurance sports

Exercise regimen is an integral part of sports coaching, the goal of which is to improve an individual's athletic performance. In an effort to better understand and optimize athletic performance, exercise physiologists have developed mathematical models of physical training and performance. Banister model and "Training Stress Score", a method to quantify training load have been presented in this thesis. An overview of existing literature has been conducted and Banister model has been tested on training data of six road cyclists. Model's prediction quality has been proven poor and its shortcomings have been exposed during evaluation

Modeling the relationship between physical training and performance in endurance sports

Exercise regimen is an integral part of sports coaching, the goal of which is to improve an individual's athletic performance. In an effort to better understand and optimize athletic performance, exercise physiologists have developed mathematical models of physical training and performance. Banister model and "Training Stress Score", a method to quantify training load have been presented in this thesis. An overview of existing literature has been conducted and Banister model has been tested on training data of six road cyclists. Model's prediction quality has been proven poor and its shortcomings have been exposed during evaluation

On the structure of commutative matrices. II

AbstractA finite set A of N × N nilpotent commutative matrices that have one-dimensional joint kernel is considered. The theorem (due to Suprunenko and Tyshkevich) that the algebra A generated by A and the identity matrix has dimension equal to N is proved. A canonical basis for A is given, and related structure constants are discussed

Adaptive Building Envelope: An Integral Approach to Indoor Environment Control in Buildings

The problem of energy consumption of buildings is complex and multidimensional, as it is a cross section of building envelope performance, indoor environmental conditions and user demands and preferences. In order to fulfil the EU goal stated in the 2020 climate and energy package and beyond, the implementation of high-performance buildings is crucial. Part of the solution is properly designed, flexible and adequately controlled building envelope that can contribute to reduced energy consumption and to increased occupancy comfort. In the presented chapter first, a structured treatment of the indoor environment formation is proposed that can be used in order to define appropriate fields of interventions when designing building automation systems. Furthermore, interaction between adaptive building envelope elements, indoor and exterior environment is discussed and elaborated. Second, the conventional and artificial intelligence control approaches used in building automation are discussed and commented, whereas advantages and disadvantages of each group are discussed. At the end, an example of building automation system designed on the principles of a holistic treatment of indoor environment in buildings is presented. The discussed system was designed at the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering using a combination of conventional and artificial intelligence control methods

Šume plemenitih listača altimontanskog pojasa (Lamio orvalae–Aceretum pseudoplatani P. Košir et Marinček 1999) u Sloveniji (zapadni dio ilirske florne provincije)

The article treats of the association Lamio orvalae–Aceretum P. Košir et Marinček 1999, which was found in the altimontane belt of the Dinaric region (Mt. Snežnik, the Trnovski gozd plateau), and in the altimontane and montane belt of the Pre-Alpine region of Slovenia (Mt. Blegoš, Kamniška Bistrica valley). The association was classified into the alliance of Illyrian noble hardwood forests Fraxino–Acerion Fukarek 1969. The stands of the association are in the synoptic table compared with other Illyrian maple associations and related Central European maple associations of the alliance Tilio–Acerion Klika 1955.U radu je obrađena asocijacija Lamio orvalae–Aceretum P. Košir et Marinček 1999. Sastojine asocijacije prona|ene su u altimontanskom pojasu dinarskog (Snežnik, Trnovski gozd), i u altimontanskom te montanskom pojasu predalpskog područja Slovenije (Blegoš, Kamniška Bistrica). Asocijacija je uvrštena u svezu ilirskih šuma plemenitih listača Fraxino–Acerion Fukarek 1969. Sastojine asocijacije su u sinoptičkoj tablici uspoređivane s ostalim ilirskim asocijacijama javora i sa sličnim srednjoeuropskim šumama javora sveze Tilio–Acerion Klika 1955