Comprehensibility of Newly Introduced Water-sport Prohibitive Signs in Korea by Koreans and Westerners

Objective: The goal of this study is to evaluate the comprehensibility of the newly introduced water-sport prohibitive signs by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy (MKE, later merged into the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) among Koreans and westerners, and to check whether the comprehensibility is affected by cultural differences. Background: The Ministry of Knowledge Economy had newly introduced fourteen water-sport prohibitive signs at the end of 2011 to alert people to potentially dangerous situations. However, no studies had been found so far to review or assess their comprehensibility. Method: Comprehensibility tests of fourteen water-sport prohibitive signs were conducted with forty Koreans and forty Westerners in two sequential sessions. In session I, participants were asked to guess the meaning of each sign verbally in an open-ended test. In session II, participants were encouraged to provide feedback for each sign after its intended meaning was given. Results: Only two out of fourteen signs satisfied the comprehension rate (67%) recommended by ISO standard for both groups (Koreans and Westerners). Cultural difference between Koreans and westerners significantly affect the comprehension rates of the investigated signs, and Westerners exhibit better overall comprehension than Koreans. Five poorly comprehended signs for both Korean and Western groups were identified. Conclusion: The recently introduced water-sport prohibitive warning signs by MKE still need a lot of improvements in order to be implemented nationally or internationally. There were significant differences in the signs' comprehensibility between Koreans and westerners. Application: The findings may serve as a useful input for researchers and watersport sign designers in creating easy-to-comprehend safety signs.clos

Interpersonal Relationships among Ethiopia Water Sport Association Basketball Team

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the interpersonal relationships among the coach, players, and management of the Ethiopia Water Sport Association basketball team. The participants in this research were consisted of fourteen (14) basketball players, one head coach of the team. The participants were selected non random sample as purposely. The major instruments in this study were questionnaire and field observation. The findings of the study related to the interpersonal relationships among players of the team indicated that, the majority of players’ responded that there is a mutual respect and were made freely communicate and take responsibilities about each other for loss or poor performance of the team. Players’, however, were encouraged by the coach to improve confidence, close and informal relationships. Specifically, players’ were found to have perceived coaches as organizers and facilitators, whom aided them to reach their optimal preparation for performance. Keywords: Interpersonal relationships, Team cohesion,

Sea Cruise: Israelis and Palestinians Drowning in Water Sport

The article discusses differing Israeli and Palestinian narratives in regards to the deaths of 9 people during an Israeli blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza

ISOKINETIC STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF FOUR DIFFERENT EVENT ATHLETES

The purpose of this study was to analysize characteristics of isokinetic strengths of knee joint among the athletes from four events and to study isokinetic factors of knee joint which have most profound influences on separating the athletes from different events. Sixty one college male athletes from football, karate, water sport and track and field served as subjects in this study. An isokinetic dynamometer (Cybex 11 6000, Lumex, Inc.) was employed to measure strength of both extensors and flexors at the knee joint of dominant side at angular velocities of 60, 180, 300, 400 and 500 deg/sec for concentric contraction. The Digitest 1000 (Ergojump Bosco Sys-tem) were used to test squad jump- and counter movement vertical jump. ANOVA following by Tukey-HSD post-hoc test, Pearson Correlation, and Discriminant Analysis were employed for statistical analysis. PTBW- peak torque of body weight % in this study shows a trend that the strength of knee extensors and flexors decrease obviously as the velocities of movement (shortening velocity of the muscles) in-crease. There exist significant differences (Pe0.01) of PTEBWs-peak torques of ex- tensor of body weight %, and PTFBWs-peak torques of flexor of body weight % between four groups. In PTEBWs, track and field group has the highest percent- ages in all different velocities from 60 to 500 deg/s, which indicates that athletes of this group have the strongest relative ex- tensor strength comparing with other three groups. Nevertheless, there is the smallest decreasing percentage in athletes group 45.06% in PTEBW when the velocity increases from 60 to 300 deg/s, the decreasing rates of other three groups are larger than that of track and field group, 46.16% for karate, 47.02% for soccer and 48.35% for water sport. It is concluded that track and field group has the best perform- ance of knee extensors as the speed of movement increases among four group players. PTRs of athletes and soccer players are significantly larger than those of karate and water sport groups as the velocities increase. Which indicates that track and field and soccer groups maintain a better balance between knee flexors and extensors than water sport and karate group do. Correlation analysis also shows there are significant correlation between the performance of the two field tests and isokinetic variables. The result of discriminant analysis in this study shows that PTEBW5OO-peak torque of body weight % at 500 degls and PTR18O-peak torque ratio of flexors/extensors at 180 deg/s are the two most important isokinetic variables in separating the four groups. The characteristics underlying performance in these two isokinetic variables included are the same characteristics underlying performance in those isokinetic variables not included in discriminate functions

Influence of Adaptive Water Sports Programs on Quality of Life Perceptions for People with Disabilities: A Feasibility Study

This research sought to examine the relationship between participation in adapted water sports events and QoL. Additionally it sought to analyze the feasibility of the data collection methods from participants involved in adaptive water sport activities. In general, QoL remained the same after AWSP participation and participant surveys did not produce statistically significant information. The analysis of feasibility data collected indicated a need for better recruitment strategies, survey design, and timing of survey distribution

Vision-based motion analysis of a kitesurfer

Kitesurfing is a relatively recent phenomenon with raising popularity worldwide – a recently developed extreme water sport considered a high-risk injury sport. It combines elements of several other sports, in particular sailing, surfing, windsurfing, wakeboarding, and snowboarding. The main purpose of authors’ research in the present paper is to use a vision system technique for measuring a kitesurfer’s body movements in order to analyze group of activated muscles during take-off and handle pass maneuver reproduced in the laboratory conditions

Salt Water Sport Fishing Month Proclamation

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Onderscheid moet er zijn : pleziervaren in Nederland, een cultuurgeschiedenis

Two questions set the course for my research into the Dutch pleasure boating. 1. How could an elite pastime like water sport develop into mass recreation?2. How do the economical, cultural andnautical elite with their historical claim to "good taste", manage to make themselves distinguishable from ordinarypleasure boaters?The history of pleasureboating can be devided in four eras.Part 1: 1622-1846. This period commenced with the establishment of the first marina in Amsterdam and ended with the foundation of the country's first water sport club.Part II: 1846-1900. In 1846 a new era began. In that year, at the instigation of Prince Hendrik, the second son of King Willem II, the Royal Dutch Yacht Club was founded in Rotterdam.Part III: 1900-1945. This was a phase of development characterised by the building of manageable and relatively cheap boats such as the wherry, the canoe, the open sailing boat and the cabin sailing boat. The growing enthusiasm for affordable self-built vessels went hand in hand with this.After 1900 the first boats with a petrol engine appeared on the water. The "fast machine" was a shining symbol of the technical developments and it attracted new groups to the water sport.Part IV: 1945-2011. This period, encompassing the baby boom generation, saw the last phase of the popularisation of pleasure boating. In 1950 there were roughly 20,000 cabin boats in the Netherlands, by 1975 the number had grown to 140,000. The number of water sport clubs also increased dramatically.Water sport has a good pedigree. For a long time owning a pleasure yacht was in particular the ultimate distinguishing symbol of nobility and good taste. But water sport popularised and expanded and lower social class appeared on the water and the water sport clubs.The question arose to what extent "good taste" still plays a role as a means of distinction on the water?LEI Universiteit LeidenColonial and Global Histor

Production of: Foghorn Requiem

Richard Hollinshead was invited by the National Trust to develop a high-profile temporary artwork for Souter Lighthouse, South Shields. In response to this opportunity he developed an Artists’ Brief and curated a proposal by artists Lise Autogena and Joshua Portway. Their proposal Foghorn Requiem became a major site-specific project, and on June 22nd 2013 more than 50 ships gathered on the North Sea to perform an ambitious musical score by composer Orlando Gough, marking the disappearance of the sound of the foghorn from the UK’s coastal landscape. Specially tuned shipshorns and air supply systems installed on those vessels were accompanied by the Foghorn at Souter and three Championship-level brass bands, and Foghorn Requiem was performed to an audience of 8000

Living the Lake Life: Indiana’s Lake James in the 1950s and 1960s

At over a thousand acres, Lake James has been a staple for entertainment in northern Indiana for years. Lake James has changed significantly over the more than one hundred years of human interaction. This paper captures the scene of Lake James in the 1950s and 1960s