This paper examines the performance of hill climbing algo rithms on standard test problems for combinatorial auctions CAs On single unit CAs deterministic hill climbers are found to perform well and their performance can be improved signi cantly by randomizing them and restarting them several times or by using them collectively For some problems this good performance is shown to be no better th...

Purpose: This study investigates the current implementation status of Mountaineering Expedition Rules (MER) 2002 in Nepal, focusing on waste management practices during mountain expeditions from stakeholder's perspective.
 Methodology: The used a descriptive research design with mixed approach, collecting primary data through structured questionnaires and key informant interviews. Data ana...

Sunlight is a scarce resource for plants growing on forest floors, yet climbers could scale trees and bushes to reach the light. Climbers are vital because they help lower temperature keep cooler hot season. They provide food, shelter many more wildlife local communities. Still, not much explored. Therefore, survey was carried out in Rourkela Forest Division took place during March – April 2023...

BACKGROUND: Fitness could influence task performance in police officers. Limited research details relationships between different fitness characteristics and police-specific tasks. OBJECTIVE: Determine anaerobic aerobic capacity with performance. METHODS: Data for 308 recruits was analysed. tests included: push-ups, sit-ups, mountain climbers (muscular endurance); pull-ups (strength); vertical ...

This study investigated the functional intra-individual movement variability of ice climbers differing in skill level to understand how icefall properties were used by participants as affordances to adapt inter-limb coordination patterns during performance. Seven expert climbers and seven beginners were observed as they climbed a 30 m icefall. Movement and positioning of the left and right hand...

This study investigates the hypothesis that shallow edge lifting force in high-level rock climbers is more strongly related to fingertip soft tissue anatomy than to absolute strength or strength to body mass ratio. Fifteen experienced climbers performed repeated maximal single hand lifting exercises on rectangular sandstone edges of depth 2.8, 4.3, 5.8, 7.3, and 12.5 mm while standing on a forc...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this prospective case series was to describe the outcomes of a set of rock climbers with lateral epicondylalgia (LE) treated with manual therapy directed at the cervical spine, elbow, and wrist as well as trigger point (TrP) dry needling and kinesio tape. METHODS Nine consecutive rock climbers presenting to physical therapy with a diagnosis of LE were included. At bas...

Climbing plants are a key component of rainforests, but mechanistic approaches to their distribution and abundance are scarce. In a southern temperate rainforest, we addressed whether the dominance of climbing plants across light environments is associated with the expression of ecophysiological traits. In mature forest and canopy gaps, we measured leaf size, specific leaf area, photosynthetic ...