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\"The world's major cities are making room for cyclists, helping them to ride, store, share, and buy their bicycles more easily than ever before. As a result, bike-related design has become one of the hottest fields in architecture. From racetracks to commuter paths and from bike sharing to bridges, this comprehensive survey details every aspect of this brave new cycling world. Drawing on the latest trends in bike design and fashion it places each project in context to provide an eclectic visual record of the world built around cycling. With an introductory essay that considers the history and future of cycling and packed with numerous color illustrations, this book is perfect for design enthusiasts and cyclists alike\"--Provided by publisher.

Kyiv Velodrome is the oldest sports facility in Ukraine and one of the oldest in Europe. In 2016-2017, the restoration of its track, administrative building, construction of an underground parking lot and reorganization of the adjacent territory were carried out. As part of the scientific and technical support, an examination of the velodrome track was carried out to determine all existing defects and damages and as a result, recommendations for their elimination were provided. In particular, solutions have been developed to repair cracks and recommended measures are aimed at preventing their appearance in the future. Also, within the scope of research work, some experimental studies were carried out with the designed constructions of the bicycle track for their compliance with the technical documentation and to establish durability (in laboratory conditions). The article analyzes and researches the structural and technological solutions proposed in the project documentation for the restoration and arrangement of the bicycle track, providing solutions and recommendations that will ensure the necessary quality and the project's design life. Thus, recommendations are being considered to reduce the likelihood of the appearance of new cracks and the development of existing ones on the track.

The 1972 dome to cover the Anoeta Velodrome is the product of the experiences up to that date of the architects Emilio Pérez Piñero and Félix Candela, specialists, respectively, in the design of deployable reticular structures and thin concrete shells using hyperbolic paraboloids. It is a very relevant project in the careers of both architects, as the Anoeta dome was Pérez Piñero’s last project, and also the last of the domes in which Candela participated since 1965. Pérez Piñero’s death in 1972 marked the end of a phase in Candela’s life. This paper describes the virtual reconstruction of a variation of the project and analyses its geometry, based on the subdivision of the sphere into polygons onto which hyperbolic paraboloids were then inserted. New documentation is provided which offers context for the evolution of Candela’s work, linking this project to his previous major work: the Palacio de los Deportes built for the 1968 Mexico Olympics.

Data discrepancy between preclinical and clinical datasets poses a major challenge for accurate drug response prediction based on gene expression data. Different methods of transfer learning have been proposed to address such data discrepancy in drug response prediction for different cancers. These methods generally use cell lines as source domains, and patients, patient-derived xenografts or other cell lines as target domains; however, it is assumed that the methods have access to the target domain during training or fine-tuning, and they can only take labelled source domains as input. The former is a strong assumption that is not satisfied during deployment of these models in the clinic, whereas the latter means these methods rely on labelled source domains that are of limited size. To avoid these assumptions, we formulate drug response prediction in cancer as an out-of-distribution generalization problem, which does not assume that the target domain is accessible during training. Moreover, to exploit unlabelled source domain data—which tends to be much more plentiful than labelled data—we adopt a semi-supervised approach. We propose Velodrome, a semi-supervised method of out-of-distribution generalization that takes labelled and unlabelled data from different resources as input and makes generalizable predictions. Velodrome achieves this goal by introducing an objective function that combines a supervised loss for accurate prediction, an alignment loss for generalization and a consistency loss to incorporate unlabelled samples. Our experimental results demonstrate that Velodrome outperforms state-of-the-art pharmacogenomics and transfer learning baselines on cell lines, patient-derived xenografts and patients. Finally, we showed that Velodrome models generalize to different tissue types that were well-represented, under-represented or completely absent in the training data. Overall, our results suggest that Velodrome may guide precision oncology more accurately. Providing patient specific predictions for drug responses is challenging as preclinical data across a large population is hard to collect. Sharifi-Noghabi and colleagues present a semi-supervised method to predict drug response from limited data that can generalize successfully to different tissue types.

To assess the reliability, validity, and sensitivity of a novel device (Notio Konect™) which is purported to provide a real-time analysis of aerodynamic drag area (CdA) during cycling. Observational, cross-sectional study. Fifteen trained cyclists rode in an indoor velodrome using three different positions (upright, aero [holding aero bars], and optimized aero [similar to aero, but wearing a time-trial helmet]). They completed six 1-min trials in each position. The CdA was measured with Notio and with two other systems (Track Aero System™ [TAS] and a validated mathematical model). The CdA measured with Notio showed good reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient [ICC]=0.92, 90% confidence interval [CI]=0.89–0.95). Notio showed an almost perfect relationship with both TAS (ICC=0.99, 90% CI=0.98–0.99) and the mathematical model (ICC=0.99, 90% CI=0.98–0.99). However, the CdA values provided by the former (0.308±0.051m2) were significantly higher (albeit with a trivial effect size [ES]) compared with TAS (0.300±0.051m2, p<0.001, ES=0.15) and the mathematical model (0.303±0.051m2, p=0.005, ES=0.09). The CdA was higher in the upright than in the aero position with all systems (all p<0.001, ES=1.84–1.89), and higher in the aero than in the optimized aero position when measured with TAS (p=0.033, ES=0.22) or the mathematical model (p=0.024, ES=0.24), but not with Notio (p=0.220, ES=0.19). Notio appears to be reliable, strongly correlated to other established systems, and discerns large (upright vs aero) but not small (aero vs optimized aero) variations in riding position. Further research is needed to confirm its validity in outdoor conditions.

Cycling is an important field of sport and a great example of a sport in which athletes are highly measured due to cycling computers that monitor and document workouts in detail. Leveraging this variety of data, we developed The Velodrome, a web-based analytics tool in collaboration with the Israel Premier Tech pro-cycling team to support decision-making. Unlike traditional tools that focus on individual cyclists, The Velodrome enables comparative analysis of multiple cyclists, assisting coaches and directeur sportifs in race selection, strategic preparation, and training decisions. The Velodrome integrates both objective metrics (e.g., relative power, elevation gain) and subjective metrics (e.g., sleep quality, fatigue level) to provide a holistic view of each cyclist’s physical and mental state. The platform offers various visualizations, including radar and line charts, facilitating multi-cyclist and time-based comparisons. These features enable detailed insights into training loads, performance trends, and readiness for competition, supporting team-level decision-making.

The main purpose of fire engineering design is to ensure human safety in the situations of fire in buildings, car parks and tunnels. Toxic gases and carbon monoxide induced by fire get the life of many fire victims, hence, fire safety elements like velocity, heat and smoke dynamics have been focused by many researchers to facilitate safe exit in the case of fire. The goal of this paper is to review the fire ventilation methods in fire safety and measurement methods used as the performance of ventilation systems. Managing the smoke in case of fire can reduce the carbon monoxide that poses the deadliest risk to people. Thus, the control and removal of gases and smoke in the case of fire is crucial in human safety and saving a property. In addition, this paper conducts a case study on smoke propagation and removal of smoke from Velodrome environment in which fire occurred. To conduct this case study, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation of exhaust ventilation system for managing smoke in building’s environmental called Velodrome has been developed. The results were investigated and analysed in 3-dimensional plane. The results of these CFD simulations show that the source of fire can be removed by activating exhaust system, and thus, the risk of fire victims’ s life and damaged property can be reduced.

: Nowadays, professional and ambitious amateur athletes are seeking small aerodynamic improvements relying on wind tunnel balance measurements, velodrome tests, and outdoor field tests. Many new companies have specialized in offering such testing days, which underlines the growing importance and demand on improving the aerodynamic efficiency. However, one of the big drawbacks of these traditional testing methods is that they act as a black box, as only overall drag data can be extracted, without visualizing the flow structures around the cyclist, which could be used to identify the region that offers the greatest potential. In order to gain further insight into the flow around the cyclist, other approaches need to be employed. One of the methods is CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) which allows simulating the airflow around the cyclist numerically. Even though this method shows the capability of simulating complex flows in sports, as shown in Gardan et al. (2017), it is often limited to an idealized environment without modelling the transiting behaviour occurring in most sports, like the pedalling motion of a cyclist. Recently a new testing method has been developed that quantifies the on-road aerodynamic drag of athletes in motion and visualizes the flow field in its wake (Spoelstra et al., 2019). The measurement system is based on large-scale stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (PIV) measurements over a plane crossed by the cyclist. The measurement concept is referred with the name Ring of Fire (RoF) as the vehicle crosses a region of intense light.

PurposeThe Olympic Games is the largest sporting mega event of its type, with deep cultural and historical roots. The event is short lived compared to the lifespan of the infrastructure required in host cities. The purpose of this paper is to examine models of adaptability in Olympic construction, using case studies in previous Olympic host cities of the Summer Olympic Games (Rome 1960, London 2012), to assess the impact of adaptability on future legacy.Design/methodology/approachA mixed methods approach (archival research, direct observation), was used in two case studies: Rome (Palazzetto dello Sport, Palazzo dello Sport), and London (London Olympic Velodrome, London Aquatics Centre). The case studies examined how adaptability was used in design to secure legacy.FindingsIn the selected case studies (Rome 1960, London 2012), adaptability has had a positive impact on the post-Games use of venues, all four of which remain in use today. However, there are multiple factors that contribute to post-Games legacy, and further research is necessary.Research limitations/implicationsWhilst some positive results were observed in this study, more research is necessary across a broader spectrum of sites and venues to make conclusive recommendations for architects designing for Mega Sporting events.Social implicationsThe significance of this study to architectural practice, academia, and society is its potential to benefit future Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee policy, and be extended to other Mega Sporting events.Originality/valueThe originality of this research lies within its analysis of Olympic infrastructures and sustainability, of which there is a current lack of comparative studies in academic research.