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How effective are physiotherapy interventions in treating people with sciatica? A systematic review and meta-analysis
(2022-12-29)PURPOSE: Physiotherapy interventions are prescribed as first-line treatment for people with sciatica; however, their effectiveness remains controversial. The purpose of this systematic review was to establish the short-, ... -
How effective is community physical activity promotion in areas of deprivation for inactive adults with Cardiovascular Disease risk and/or mental health concerns? Study protocol for a pragmatic observational evaluation of the 'Active Herts' physical activity programme
(2017-12-01)Introduction There is a high prevalence of inactive adults in the UK, and many suffer from conditions such as cardiovascular disease (CVD) or poor mental health. These coexist more frequently in areas of higher socioeconomic ... -
How effective is community physical activity promotion in areas of deprivation for inactive adults? A pragmatic observational evaluation of the 'Active Herts' physical activity programme
(2018-12-12)Background There is a high prevalence of inactivity in UK adults and many suffer from comorbid conditions. These frequently co-exist in areas of higher socio-economic deprivation. There is a need to test the effectiveness, ... -
How embedded is public involvement in mainstream health research in England a decade after policy implementation? A realist evaluation
(2018-04-13)Objectives: To explore how embedded patient and public involvement is within mainstream health research following two decades of policy-driven work to underpin health research with patient and public involvement in England. ... -
How Expert Coaches Understand the Application of Rhythm in Judo
(2022-06-01)The goal of this study is to learn about the use of rhythm in judo through the eyes of skilled Japanese trainers. In their native language, six expert Japanese coaches were questioned. The transcripts were coded using ... -
How frequent are close supermassive binary black holes in powerful jet sources?
(2019-01-01)Supermassive black hole binariesmay be detectable by an upcoming suite of gravitationalwave experiments. Their binary nature can also be revealed by radio jets via a short-period precession driven by the orbital motion as ... -
How frequently do you forget in everyday life? : A diary study of prospective and retrospective memory errors in young and old healthy adults
(2014-05)Memory research has commonly been conducted in the laboratory, where large age effects have been observed. In contrast, research using self-report questionnaires assessing retrospective and prospective memory has shown no ... -
How honest are the students when assessing each other’s work?
(2012-05-03)In this study, we try to assess how a student evaluates his peers performance from an in-class presentation when subjected to a similar assignment. Student in-class presentations are a valuable tool, not only for a lecturer ... -
How hosts control worms
(1997-09-04)Nematodes are a major cause of disease and death in humans, domestic animals and wildlife. Understanding why some individuals suffer severely whereas others exposed to the same infection remain healthy may assist in the ... -
How important is the Family? : Alpha nuclear potentials and p-process nucleosynthesis
(SISSA, 2011-01)In this work we present the results from the analysis of the experimentally measured angular distributions of the reaction 106Cd(α , α )106 Cd at several different energies around the Coulomb barrier. The difficulties that ... -
How Information and Embodiment Shape Intelligent Information Processing
(2007)Embodied artificial intelligence is based on the notion that cognition and action emerge from interactions between brain, body and environment. This chapter sketches a set of foundational principles that might be useful ... -
'How it was for me…': First steps on our Learners' Journeys through HE
(2008)This paper reports on the early stages of the STROLL project, which set out to document and research into learners’ own views of their experiences of learning within what is seen as a technology-rich environment and to ... -
How Learners Change: Critical Moments, Changing Minds
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How Long Have We Believed in Vampires
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How long should a diary be kept? : A diary study of prospective and retrospective memory errors in young and old healthy adults
(2014-05)Memory research has commonly been conducted in the laboratory, and by the use of self-report questionnaires assessing retrospective and prospective memory. Although a diary method can give more accurate insight into everyday ... -
How many drug addicts are there?
(DrugScope, 2008-01-15)