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Effect of Transdermal Magnesium Cream on Serum and Urinary Magnesium Levels in Humans: A Pilot Study
Kass, Lindsy; Rosanoff, Andrea; Tanner, Amy; McAuley, William; Sullivan, Keith; Plesset, Michael (2017-04-12)Background Oral magnesium supplementation is commonly used to support a low magnesium diet. This investigation set out to determine whether magnesium in a cream could be absorbed transdermally in humans to improve magnesium ... -
The efficacy of Motivational Interviewing toward enhancing self-regulated physical activity.
Hassan Khalil (2008)Objectives: The objective was to investigate the efficacy that motivational interviewing (MI) had upon increasing self-regulated physical activity (PA) and adherence to PA. Specifically, it was expected participants receiving ... -
The emergence of Exercise Addiction, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, and other image-related psychopathological correlates in fitness settings : A cross sectional study
Corazza, Ornella; Simonato, Pierluigi; Demetrovics, Zsolt; Mooney, Roisin; van de Ven, Katinka; Roman-Urrestarazu, Andres; Rácmolnár, Lili; De Luca, Ilaria; Cinosi, Eduardo; Santacroce, Rita; Marini, Massimo; Wellsted, David; Sullivan, Keith; Bersani, Giuseppe; Martinotti, Giovanni (2019-04-03)INTRODUCTION: In a society that perpetuates the strive for a perfect appearance, a fit body has become synonymous with success, but simultaneously hard to achieve. This represents a fertile ground for the development of ... -
Empower Evaluation
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-05-12) -
Empower Evaluation: Summary Report
Newman, Han; Brady, Louca-Mai (University of Hertfordshire, 2023-05-12) -
Energy Matching of a High Intensity Exercise Protocol with a Low Intensity Exercise Protocol in Young People
Bottoms, Lindsay; Howlett, Neil; Chater, Angel; Jones, Andy; Jones, Julia; Wyatt, Solange; Mengoni, Silvana; Sharma, Shivani; Irvine, Karen; Trivedi, Daksha; Wellsted, David (2021-12) -
Experiencing the impossible and creativity: a targeted literature review
Wiseman, Richard; Watt, Caroline (2022-07-20)Previous work suggests that unexpected and surprising experiences (e.g., living in another culture or looking at surreal images) promotes creative thinking. This targeted literature review examines whether the inherent ... -
An exploration of sports rehabilitators and athletic rehabilitation therapists' views on fear of re-injury following Anterior Cruciate Ligament reconstruction.
Mcveigh, Fiona; Pack, Stephen (2015-05)Aim: The aim of the study was to gain a greater understanding of the views of sports rehabilitators and athletic rehabilitation therapists on recognition of fear of re-injury in clients following anterior cruciate ligament ... -
Exploring mothers’ experiences of accessing an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for an autistic child attending mainstream school in the United Kingdom
Keville, Saskia; Mills, Morgan; Ludlow, Amanda (2024-02-09)Many autistic children are educated in mainstream settings, yet despite the benefits it can present challenges for the children and their parents. A legal framework for accessing support for school age children in England ... -
Facilitating reflection: a review and synthesis of the factors enabling effective facilitation of reflective practice
Marshall, Tony; Keville, Saskia; Cain, Alison; Adler, Joanna R (2022-08-30)Reflective practice is an inherently personal and relational process, occurring privately within people, and publicly, between people. Consequently, given it positively impacts on professional practice, it has become a ... -
The gestural misinformation effect : skewing eyewitness testimony through gesture
Gurney, Daniel; Pine, Karen; Wiseman, Richard (2013)The susceptibility of eyewitnesses to verbal suggestion has been well documented, although little attention has been paid to the role of nonverbal communication in misinformation. Three experiments are reported; in each, ... -
Handmade memories : The robustness of the gestural misinformaton effect in children's eyewitness interviews
Kirk, Elizabeth; Gurney, Daniel; Edwards, Rebecca; Dodimead, Christopher (2015-09-01)An interviewer’s gestures can convey misleading information and subsequently cause inaccuracies in the reporting of an event by both adults and children. We investigated the robustness of the gestural misinformation effect, ... -
"I Don't Think That's Something I've Ever Thought About Really Before": A Thematic Discursive Analysis of Lay People's Talk about Legal Gender
Peel, Elizabeth; Newman, Han (2023-03-23)This article examines three divergent constructions about the salience of legal gender in lay people’s everyday lives and readiness to decertify gender. In our interviews (and survey data), generally participants minimised ... -
“I Think I Became a Swimmer Rather than Just Someone with a Disability Swimming Up and Down”: Paralympic Athletes Perceptions of Self and Identity Development
Sasha Kelly (2017-09-25)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the role of swimming on Paralympic athletes’ perceptions of self and identity development. Method: A hermeneutic phenomenological approach was taken. During semi-structured ... -
Illicit COVID-19 products online: A mixed-method approach for identifying and preventing online health risks
Catalani, Valeria; Townshend, Honor D.; Prilutskaya, Mariya; Chilcott, Robert P.; Metastasio, Antonio; Banayoti, Hani; McSweeney, Tim; Corazza, Ornella (2023-06-16)Aims: The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a demand for vaccines, cures, and the need of related documentation for travel, work and other purposes. Our project aimed to identify the illicit availability of such products across ... -
Impaired endogenous fibrinolysis in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention is a predictor of recurrent cardiovascular events : the RISK PPCI study
Farag, Mohamed; Spinthakis, Nikolaos; Gue, Ying X.; Srinivasan, Manivannan; Sullivan, Keith; Wellsted, David; Gorog, Diana A. (2019-01-14)Aims: The endogenous fibrinolytic system serves to prevent lasting thrombotic occlusion and infarction following initiation of coronary thrombosis. We aimed to determine whether impaired endogenous fibrinolysis can identify ... -
Impaired thrombolytic status predicts adverse cardiac events in patients undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention
Christopoulos, Christos; Farag, Mohamed; Sullivan, Keith; Wellsted, David; Gorog, Diana A (2017-03-01)Antithrombotic medications reduce thrombosis but increase bleeding. Identification of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients at risk of recurrent thrombosis could allow targeted treatment with potent antithrombotic ... -
‘An impossible dream’? Non-binary people’s perceptions of legal gender status and reform in the UK
Newman, Han; Peel, Elizabeth (2022-02-11)The meaning and significance of gender is currently a focus of heated and, often, polarised debate in the UK and elsewhere. This article provides a new perspective in the gender debate through focused exploration of UK-based ... -
In my life: memory, self and The Beatles
Akhtar, Shazia; Conway, Martin A.; Justice, Lucy.V; Morrison, Catriona M. (2024-03-05)In a large-scale study, we asked people for their memories of The Beatles. Over four thousand respondents completed an online questionnaire. The memory could be related to a song, album, event, TV, film, or even a personal ... -
Inclusivity in education for autism spectrum disorders: Experiences of support from the perspective of parent/carers, school teaching staff and young people on the autism spectrum
Hasson, Laurence; Keville, Saskia; Gallagher, Jen; Onagbesan, Dami; Ludlow, Amanda (2022-05-09)Inclusive practices mean many children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) attend mainstream education settings. To manage the stressors involved and access its benefits, support can be critical. Indeed, insufficient ...