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Limited research has been performed on competitive bouldering. The aim of this study was to quantify the movement dynamics of elite boulder climbers. Six climbers were filmed during a national competition consisting of 5 novel climbing problems or routes. Two problems were randomly selected and film footage was analyzed using Kandle Swinger Pro software to determine type and duration (seconds) of bouldering movements. All subjects provided consent, and the study had ethical approval. The mean +/- SD were determined for number of attempts per problem, duration of attempt, time on hold, and time to reach between holds. Exercise:recovery ratios were also calculated. On average, climbers attempted a problem 3.0 +/- 0.5 times, with an attempt lasting 28.9 +/- 10.8 seconds and rest periods of 114 +/- 31 seconds between attempts. Average time gripping holds was 7.9 +/- 1.3 seconds, with approximately 0.5 +/- 0.1 seconds recovery between reaching for holds. The exercise-to-recovery ratio was approximately 1:4 for attempting a problem and approximately 13:1 for forearm muscles during climbing. The exercise-to-recovery ratios allow sufficient time for recovery during and after a problem. However, the prolonged contraction of forearm muscles indicates the importance of strength and endurance in these muscles. Video analysis was found to be a useful tool for the quantification of movement characteristics of competitive elite boulders. Data collected could be utilized in the design of sport-specific tests and training programs. Future research could examine a larger number of athletes and problems and help develop performance tests and training interventions for bouldering.

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About 70% of astronauts will suffer from motion sickness during the first few days of orbital flight, experiencing dizziness, cold sweating, nausea and vomiting, according to a journal article in the National Institutes of Health.To solve this problem, researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder used virtual reality headsets and spinning machines that simulate space flight.

Only 34% of the control group could stay in the machine for the hour-long experiment without being pulled due to intense motion sickness, and roughly 79% of the experimental group made it through the full hour.

Motion sickness is a problem for astronauts, Clark said, because vomiting within the spacesuit could asphyxiate them. It also causes them to be more tired, lethargic and less able to respond at their peak capabilities to any problems or emergencies.

The team from the Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences is using this machine as one step in an experiment that seeks to recreate an experience that few people ever have: The shock of going from one gravity environment, like space, to another, like the surface of Earth. In particular, the group is tackling what happens when astronauts return home, landing in their spacecrafts in the middle of a choppy ocean.

Addressing such motion sickness will become increasingly important as more people travel into space, and stay there for long, Lonner said. In recent lab experiments, the team discovered that virtual reality goggles might help keep astronauts grounded when they splash down in the ocean. This technology can provide people with calming images of a landscape to gaze at, similar to watching the horizon from the deck of a boat.

But icky feelings may also emerge when astronauts come back to Earth. NASA is planning to send humans to the moon this decade aboard the Orion or Dragon spacecrafts. When Orion, in particular, returns to Earth, it will likely plop into the ocean somewhere off the coast of California. There, astronauts may bob up and down in the waves for as long as an hour while they wait for rescue.

Once Clark secures himself to a chair inside and shuts the door, the massive device rumbles to life and begins to move, sliding along a track on the floor. It swishes in a straight line from one end of the room to the other for several minutes.

It also did the trick. Lonner explained that if subjects experienced moderate symptoms of motion sickness for longer than two minutes, they exited the experiment. Only a third of the people wearing goggles showing just the white dot lasted for the entire hour in the sled. In contrast, nearly 80% of subjects watching the forest survived the ordeal.

The researchers are working to build on their results, exploring, for example, whether adding more information to the forest scene can help reduce nausea even more. But they are optimistic that virtual reality could give astronauts returning to Earth a little relief.

20th Judicial District Chief Judge Ingrid Bakke has denied a motion made by the King Soopers shooting defendant to try to the case outside of Boulder County, according to court documents.In November, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to 10 counts of first-degree murder, 47 counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of first-degree assault, 10 counts of felony possession of a prohibited large capacity magazine, and 47 crime-of-violence sentence enhancers in connection with the March 2021 shooting.

In a motions hearing on June 4, defense attorney Sam Dunn argued that, along with social media and traditional press, the work of Boulder Strong and the presence of memorials in the city also acted as reminders of the shooting and contributed to the massive publicity in the case. Dunn argued this would lead the community to be unable to act as a fair and impartial jury.

Bakke also denied the motion to close the courtroom to the public and press during the jury selection but said individual jury selection will be private based on the answers of jurors on their questionnaire.

On Oct. 6, Alissa was deemed legally competent and capable to proceed with trial. He was determined to be sane at the time of the shooting in an insanity evaluation that followed his plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Defense attorneys requested a second insanity evaluation, which Bakke ordered to be filed by Aug. 19, according to court records.

In January, Bakke ordered the state hospital to begin providing bi-weekly reports on its progress evaluating Alissa after the Colorado Department of Human Services requested a four-month extension to complete an evaluation of Alissa following his not guilty by reason of insanity plea.

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Abstract: Repeat photogrammetry is increasingly the go-too tool for long-term geomorphic monitoring, but quantifying the differences between structure-from-motion (SfM) models is a developing field. Volumetric differencing software (such as the open-source package CloudCompare) provides an efficient mechanism for quantifying change in landscapes. In this case study, we apply this methodology to coastal boulder deposits on Inishmore, Ireland. Storm waves are known to move these rocks, but boulder transportation and evolution of the deposits are not well documented. We used two disparate SfM data sets for this analysis. The first model was built from imagery captured in 2015 using a GoPro Hero 3+ camera (fisheye lens) and the second used 2017 imagery from a DJI FC300X camera (standard digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera); and we used CloudCompare to measure the differences between them. This study produced two noteworthy findings: First, volumetric differencing reveals that short-term changes in boulder deposits can be larger than expected, and that frequent monitoring can reveal not only the scale but the complexities of boulder transport in this setting. This is a valuable addition to our growing understanding of coastal boulder deposits. Second, SfM models generated by different imaging hardware can be successfully compared at sub-decimeter resolution, even when one of the camera systems has substantial lens distortion. This means that older image sets, which might not otherwise be considered of appropriate quality for co-analysis with more recent data, should not be ignored as data sources in long-term monitoring studies. Keywords: structure-from-motion; UAVs; coastal boulder deposits; time series; storm waves; distortion

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