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Effect of Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraception on Musculoskeletal Health and Performance: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Design and Cross-Sectional Comparison (2024)
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J Myers, S., L Knight, R., L Wardle, S., AM Waldock, K., J O'Leary, T., K Jones, R., …P Greeves, J. (2024). Effect of Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraception on Musculoskeletal Health and Performance: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Design and Cross-Sectional Comparison. JMIR Research Protocols, 13, https://doi.org/10.2196/50542

Background: Women of reproductive age experience cyclical variation in the female sex steroid hormones 17β-estradiol and progesterone during the menstrual cycle that is attenuated by some hormonal contraceptives. Estrogens perform a primary function... Read More about Effect of Menstrual Cycle and Hormonal Contraception on Musculoskeletal Health and Performance: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Design and Cross-Sectional Comparison.

Sex education against the algorithm: the algorithmically enforced deplatforming of YouTube sex edutainment (2024)
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Garwood-Cross, L., Light, B., Cooper-Ryan, A., & Vasilica, C. (2024). Sex education against the algorithm: the algorithmically enforced deplatforming of YouTube sex edutainment. Journal of Gender Studies, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2024.2374752

Deplatforming of sexual content has increased across social media, usually operationalized by commercially charged, and algorithmically enforced, platform policies. This paper extends work on the algorithmic deplatforming of sex through the case stud... Read More about Sex education against the algorithm: the algorithmically enforced deplatforming of YouTube sex edutainment.

Dental topography of prosimian premolars predicts diet: A comparison in premolar and molar dietary classification accuracies (2024)
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de Vries, D., Winchester, J. M., Fulwood, E. L., St. Clair, E. M., & Boyer, D. M. (in press). Dental topography of prosimian premolars predicts diet: A comparison in premolar and molar dietary classification accuracies. American Journal of Biological Anthropology, e24995. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24995

Objectives: This study tests whether (1) premolar topography of extant “prosimians” (strepsirrhines and tarsiers) successfully predicts diet and (2) whether the combination of molar and premolar topography yields higher classification accuracy than u... Read More about Dental topography of prosimian premolars predicts diet: A comparison in premolar and molar dietary classification accuracies.

Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinities and Mutual Exoticization within Grindr Tourism Interactions: “Everyone in Tel Aviv is a Muscle God” (2024)
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Katz, R. A. (in press). Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinities and Mutual Exoticization within Grindr Tourism Interactions: “Everyone in Tel Aviv is a Muscle God”. Journal of Homosexuality, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/00918369.2024.2373804

Dating apps are spaces where masculinities are communicated digitally, affecting inequalities around gender expressions. This study aims to identify the masculinities communicated within Grindr tourism interactions in Tel Aviv and analyze how masculi... Read More about Negotiating Hegemonic Masculinities and Mutual Exoticization within Grindr Tourism Interactions: “Everyone in Tel Aviv is a Muscle God”.

Current nursing and midwifery contribution to leading digital health policy and practice: An integrative review (2024)
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Janes, G., Chesterton, L., Heaslip, V., Reid, J., Lüdemann, B., Gentil, J., …Shannon, M. (in press). Current nursing and midwifery contribution to leading digital health policy and practice: An integrative review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16265

Aim: To review the current nursing and midwifery contribution to leading digital health (DH) policy and practice and what facilitates and/or challenges this. Design: Integrative literature review. Methods: Pre-defined inclusion criteria were used. St... Read More about Current nursing and midwifery contribution to leading digital health policy and practice: An integrative review.

Can the Velocity of a 1RM Hang Power Clean Be Used to Estimate a 1RM Hang High Pull? (2024)
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Suchomel, T. J., Techmanski, B. S., Kissick, C. R., & Comfort, P. (2024). Can the Velocity of a 1RM Hang Power Clean Be Used to Estimate a 1RM Hang High Pull?. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 38(7), 1321-1325. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004845

Suchomel, TJ, Techmanski, BS, Kissick, CR, and Comfort, P. Can the velocity of a 1RM hang power clean be used to estimate a 1RM hang high pull? J Strength Cond Res 38(7): 1321-1325, 2024-The purpose of this study was to estimate the 1-repetition maxi... Read More about Can the Velocity of a 1RM Hang Power Clean Be Used to Estimate a 1RM Hang High Pull?.

The role of social support and social identification in challenge and threat, perceived stress, and life satisfaction (2024)
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Turner, M. J., Gillman, J. C., Slater, M. J., Turner, M., & Slater, M. (2024). The role of social support and social identification in challenge and threat, perceived stress, and life satisfaction. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 18(7), e12982. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12982

Individualistic appraisals have dominated contemporary stress theory and have too often overlooked socially derived perceptions of group resources. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of social support and social identification on individ... Read More about The role of social support and social identification in challenge and threat, perceived stress, and life satisfaction.

Reassembling nursing in the digital age: An actor‐network theory perspective (2024)
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Wynn, M., & Garwood‐Cross, L. (in press). Reassembling nursing in the digital age: An actor‐network theory perspective. Nursing Inquiry, e12655. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12655

This article explores the application of actor‐network theory (ANT) to the nursing profession, proposing a novel perspective in understanding nursing in the context of modern digital healthcare. Traditional grand nursing theories, while foundational,... Read More about Reassembling nursing in the digital age: An actor‐network theory perspective.

Association of latent class analysis-derived multimorbidity clusters with adverse health outcomes in patients with multiple long-term conditions: comparative results across three UK cohorts (2024)
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Krauth, S. J., Steell, L., Ahmed, S., McIntosh, E., Dibben, G. O., Hanlon, P., …Jani, B. D. (in press). Association of latent class analysis-derived multimorbidity clusters with adverse health outcomes in patients with multiple long-term conditions: comparative results across three UK cohorts. #Journal not on list, 74, 102703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102703

Background It remains unclear how to meaningfully classify people living with multimorbidity (multiple long-term conditions (MLTCs)), beyond counting the number of conditions. This paper aims to identify clusters... Read More about Association of latent class analysis-derived multimorbidity clusters with adverse health outcomes in patients with multiple long-term conditions: comparative results across three UK cohorts.

Enablers and barriers to delivering person centred dementia care: Perceptions and experiences of diagnostic and therapeutic radiography practitioners. (2024)
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Higgins, R., Spacey, A., & Innes, A. (in press). Enablers and barriers to delivering person centred dementia care: Perceptions and experiences of diagnostic and therapeutic radiography practitioners. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 55(3), 101441. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2024.101441

There is a lack of evidence about the experiences of radiographers providing care to people living with dementia (PLWD). This study explored the perceptions and experiences of radiography practitioners when delivering person-centred dementia care (PC... Read More about Enablers and barriers to delivering person centred dementia care: Perceptions and experiences of diagnostic and therapeutic radiography practitioners..

The Effect of Using Anchored Wake Time to Derive 24‐h Device Measured Circadian Physical Behavior Patterns (2024)
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Granat, M., Ahmadi, M., Stamatakis, E., & Hamer, M. (2024). The Effect of Using Anchored Wake Time to Derive 24‐h Device Measured Circadian Physical Behavior Patterns. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(7), e14684. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14684

Introduction: Tailoring physical activity interventions to individual chronotypes and preferences by time of day could promote more effective and sustainable behavior change; however, our understanding of circadian physical behavior patterns is very... Read More about The Effect of Using Anchored Wake Time to Derive 24‐h Device Measured Circadian Physical Behavior Patterns.

Normalization of rapid force to peak force in an isometric hamstring assessment using force plates (2024)
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Barber, R., Fahey, J., Comfort, P., & Ripley, N. (2024). Normalization of rapid force to peak force in an isometric hamstring assessment using force plates. Apunts Sports Medicine, 59(223), 100450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apunsm.2024.100450

Purpose The aim of this investigation was to determine the reliability of normalizing rapid force (RF) production to peak force assessed during an isometric knee flexor assessment, and to present a novel method of c... Read More about Normalization of rapid force to peak force in an isometric hamstring assessment using force plates.

Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method (2024)
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Lewin, M., Jones, R., & Price, C. (2024). Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method. Footwear Science, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2024.2363535

Comfort is among the priorities of wearers, this creates a requirement to understand and measure footwear comfort within the real-world where footwear is being used. Comfort is subjective however associations have been drawn to biomechanical paramete... Read More about Definition of an insole comfort equation using biomechanics data from a real-world data collection method.

Things to keep in mind when selecting physical assessments in youth soccer: Correlations between test performances, interlimb asymmetries, and effects of maturation (2024)
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Robles-Palazón, F. J., McMahon, J. J., Ayala, F., & Comfort, P. (2024). Things to keep in mind when selecting physical assessments in youth soccer: Correlations between test performances, interlimb asymmetries, and effects of maturation. PLoS ONE, 19(6), e0305570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0305570

A range of field-based tests have been proposed for inclusion in physical performance assessment batteries. However, there are obvious time and human resources constraints in applied settings. The knowledge of potential relationships between tests on... Read More about Things to keep in mind when selecting physical assessments in youth soccer: Correlations between test performances, interlimb asymmetries, and effects of maturation.

The association between COVID-19 related income loss and diet quality: The mediating role of distress. (2024)
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Keenan, G., Royle, W., Marrow, L., Scholey, A., Benson, S., & J. Owen, L. (2024). The association between COVID-19 related income loss and diet quality: The mediating role of distress. Appetite, 200, 107570. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2024.107570

The COVID-19 lockdowns saw many individuals lose income, experience distress and increase intake of foods that would typically be considered less 'healthy' (more processed and less fresh produce). Establishing whether there are direct and indirect li... Read More about The association between COVID-19 related income loss and diet quality: The mediating role of distress..

Expressive suppression mediates the relationship between sleep quality and generalized anxiety symptomology (2024)
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Bendall, R. C. A., Elton, S. N., & Hughes, A. T. L. (2024). Expressive suppression mediates the relationship between sleep quality and generalized anxiety symptomology. Scientific reports, 14(1), 13575. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63939-3

Anxiety disorders are the most prevalent worldwide mental health disorder, resulting in high societal costs. Emotion regulation and sleep quality are associated with the development of psychopathologies including anxiety. However, it is unknown wheth... Read More about Expressive suppression mediates the relationship between sleep quality and generalized anxiety symptomology.

Digital destruction: examining the sociological tensions hindering the regulation of Bitcoin (2024)
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Redshaw, T. (2024). Digital destruction: examining the sociological tensions hindering the regulation of Bitcoin. #Journal not on list, 9(Especial Climate Change),

Bitcoin is an ecological disaster. In 2017, the Bitcoin network used the same amount of energy per year as Uruguay, when its total number of users worldwide was estimated to stand at 3.4million (Hileman and Rauchs, 2017: 99). By 2021 this number had... Read More about Digital destruction: examining the sociological tensions hindering the regulation of Bitcoin.

Does adult-child co-use during digital media use improve children's learning aged 0-6 years? A systematic review with meta-analysis (2024)
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Taylor, G., Sala, G., Kolak, J., Gerhardstein, P., & Lingwood, J. (2024). Does adult-child co-use during digital media use improve children's learning aged 0-6 years? A systematic review with meta-analysis. Educational Research Review, 44, 100614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2024.100614

Young children spend a significant and increasing amount of time using digital media. Thus, a clear understanding of how best to support children’s learning from digital media is important. A specific recommendation by some professional bodies is tha... Read More about Does adult-child co-use during digital media use improve children's learning aged 0-6 years? A systematic review with meta-analysis.

The digital dilemma in nursing: a critique of care in the digital age. (2024)
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Wynn, M. (2024). The digital dilemma in nursing: a critique of care in the digital age. British Journal of Nursing, 33(11), 496-499. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2024.0023

There is an inherent tension between the nursing profession's empathetic, human-centric ethos and the impersonal nature of digital technology. However, digital solutions such as robot carers could offer convenience, dignity and reduced feelings of bu... Read More about The digital dilemma in nursing: a critique of care in the digital age..