Objective: This investigation aimed to compare the effect of neuromuscular, strength and combined training on dynamic balance and sports performance including sprint, agility and power abilities in female basketball players. Method: In this semi-experimental study, 42 female professional basketball players (age 19-25 years) were assigned to three groups (neuromuscular (NM), strength (ST), and ...

strategic performance evaluation of an organization within the industry environment is one of the basic and most important prerequisites of organizational improvement plans. in today’s knowledge-based economy and dynamic environment, it is essential for universities as the centers of education, knowledge creation and knowledge worker evolvement. till now, variant models with different approache...

The number of constructed dams has been largely increased due to high demands of water supplies, and earth dams are the most common types since they are more compatible to the environment. Nevertheless, the stability of these important structures during earthquakes has to be carefully evaluated and guaranteed. In the past, earth dams usually designed with pure clay core, but in recent decades t...

There has not been a uniform agreement regarding what constitutes “good” performance for evolutionary algorithms in dynamic environments. A performance measurement method should, as a minimum, have an intuitive meaning and provide straightforward methods for statistical significance testing of comparative results. In this paper we attempt to resolve some issues related to EA performance measure...

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The art of performance tuning is, alas, still an art; there are few tools to help predict the effects of changes that are motivated by performance needs. In this work, we present dynamic dependency modeling techniques for predicting the effects of configuration changes. These techniques utilize a simple, exterior model of the system under test, and only require codifying the nature of dependenc...

This article investigates systematically the utility of performance measures in non-stationary environments. Three characteristics for describing the goals of a dynamic adaptation process are proposed: accuracy, stability, and recovery. This examination underpins the usage of the best fitness value as a basis for measuring the three characteristics in scenarios with moderate changes of the best...