Search for dissertations about: "walking performance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 102 swedish dissertations containing the words walking performance.

2. 1. Walking the Line : Female Wedding Ngoma in Zanzibar

   Author : Carolien Hulshof; Mattias Lundberg; Sverker Finnström; Byron Dueck; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Zanzibar; women; ngoma; African music analysis; sexuality; gender relations; ethnomusicology; heterotopia; Musikvetenskap; Musicology;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the music of two female ngoma, or music-dance events, that are associated with weddings in Zanzibar: unyago and msanja. Zanzibar is a Muslim island, and there are distinct social spheres for men and women, each with their own norms and expectations with regards to speech, dress, and behavior. READ MORE

4. 2. Physical performance and physical activity in the later stage post-stroke

   Author : Christiane Carvalho; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; cerebrovascular accident; exercise test; gait; healthy control; muscle strength; physical activity; physical therapy; rehabilitation; secondary prevention; stroke; walking;

   Abstract : Aims: The overall purpose of this thesis was to increase knowledge about physical performance and activity in the later stage post-stroke by measuring walking performance in different environments coupled to muscle strength, cardiorespiratory fitness evaluation and self-reported physical activity. Methods: The studies reported in the thesis included a total of 83 subjects with prior stroke living in the community and 144 clinically healthy subjects from the same area. READ MORE

5. 3. A Quantitative Rule System for Musical Performance

   Author : Anders Friberg; Johan Sundberg; Giovanni Di Poli; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; music performance; expression; interpretation; rules; computer music; midi; jnd; time discrimination; locomotion; motion; listening experiment; perception; timing; phrasing; intonation; Speech and Music Communication; Tal- och musikkommunikation;

   Abstract : A rule system is described that translates an input score file to a musical performance. The rules model different principles of interpretation used by real musicians, such as phrasing, punctuation, harmonic and melodic structure, micro timing, accents, intonation, and final ritard. READ MORE

6. 4. Balance, gait performance and muscular strength in the elderly

   Author : Karin A M Ringsberg; Malmö Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Surgery; populations; elderly; muscular strength; Balance; gait performance; orthopaedics; traumatology; Kirurgi; ortopedi; traumatologi;

   Abstract : Fracture incidence is higher in urban than in rural inhabitants. Background factors such as physical activity and workload may have an influence on the tendency to fall, leading to fractures. READ MORE

7. 5. Suriashi as Experimental Pilgrimage in Urban and Other Spaces

   Author : Ami Skånberg Dahlstedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Suriashi; Slow Walking; Gendered Walking; Japanese dance; Nihon Buyō; Postmodern dance; Japanese theatre; Nō theatre; Practice-led research; Artistic research; Intercultural dance; pilgrimage; critical heritage; screendance;

   Abstract : This practice-led PhD-thesis draws on an existing Japanese movement practice called suriashi, which translates as sliding foot. Suriashi is a specific gender codified walking technique in classical Japanese dance and theatre, and an important method for acting on stage. READ MORE