‘Eating to survive’ : a qualitative analysis of factors influencing food choice and eating behaviour in a food-insecure population (2019)
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Puddephatt, J., Keenan, G., Fielden, A., Reaves, D., Halford, J., & Hardman, C. (2020). ‘Eating to survive’ : a qualitative analysis of factors influencing food choice and eating behaviour in a food-insecure population. Appetite, 147, 104547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.104547

Food insecurity affects approximately 8.4 million people in the UK, one of the worst levels in Europe. Food insecurity is associated with poor diet quality and obesity; however, the drivers of this relationship are unclear. This study used a qualitat... Read More about ‘Eating to survive’ : a qualitative analysis of factors influencing food choice and eating behaviour in a food-insecure population.

Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players (2019)
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Jones, P., Dos'Santos, T., McMahon, J., & Graham-Smith, P. (2019). Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003433

The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of eccentric strength to performance of a 70-90° cutting task (CUT) (time to complete: 5 m approach, 70-90° cut, 3 m exit). Nineteen female soccer players (mean ± SD age, height and mass; 21.6 ± 4... Read More about Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players.

Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners (2019)
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Harden, M., Bruce, C., Wolf, A., Hicks, K., & Howatson, G. (2020). Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners. International journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 15(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954119891154

Habitual use of eccentric exercise has been recognised to increase strength and power; however, the current body of knowledge has limited potential to understand the application of such resistance training in athletic populations. In order to develop... Read More about Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners.

Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players (2019)
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McMahon, J., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2019). Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003380

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is regularly tested in rugby league (RL), with recent work reporting reactive strength index modified (RSImod) to distinguish between levels of play. Differences in CMJ-derived RSImod and underpinning force-time variabl... Read More about Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players.

The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (2019)
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Angélica de Souza, M., Cezarani, A., Aparecida da Silva Lizzi, E., Barroso de Queiroz Davoli, G., Márcia Mattiello, S., Jones, R., & Cláudia Mattiello-Sverzut, A. (2020). The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Biomechanics, 98, 109485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109485

Therapeutic gait interventions for individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) should be based on understanding how movement of the individual is affected and whether different clusters of individuals, determined by clinical severity, differ.... Read More about The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method (2019)
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Herrington, L., Oliver, B., Munro, A., & Gerald, S. (2019). The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method. Thermology international, 29(4), 136-145

INTRODUCTION: Prior to utilising smartphone-based thermal imaging for clinical assessment of the Achilles tendon, the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the method of analysis must be established, with associated standard error of measurement... Read More about The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method.

Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice? (2019)
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Abrantes, A., Ribeiro, L., da Silva, C., England, A., Azevedo, K., Almeida, R., & Canha Reis, M. (2020). Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice?. Radiography, 26(2), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.09.010

Introduction: Evidence based radiography (EBR) is the logical development of
evidence based practice applied to radiography. The aim of this study was to
investigate the opinion of a cohort of Portuguese radiographers in Southern Portugal
working... Read More about Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice?.

Evaluation of the effects of prescribing gait complexity using several fluctuating timing imperatives (2019)
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fluctuating timing imperatives. Journal of Motor Behavior, 52(5), 570-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2019.1654971

Variability in the timing of walking patterns has a complex mathematical structure (fractality). Fractality of gait can reflect health,so practicing walking with specific temporal coordination could be helpful for various group... Read More about Evaluation of the effects of prescribing gait complexity using several fluctuating timing imperatives.

Group cognitive–behavioural programme to reduce the impact of rheumatoid arthritis fatigue: the RAFT RCT with economic and qualitative evaluations (2019)
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Background
Fatigue is a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is evidence for the clinical effectiveness of cognitive–behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered by clinical psychologists, but few rheumatology units have psychologists.

Object... Read More about Group cognitive–behavioural programme to reduce the impact of rheumatoid arthritis fatigue: the RAFT RCT with economic and qualitative evaluations.

A comparative study of pain experienced during successive mammography examinations in patients with a family history of breast cancer and those who have had breast cancer surgery (2019)
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cancer and those who have had breast cancer surgery. Radiography, 26(1), 76-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.08.007

INTRODUCTION: To measure mammography-related pain in two groups of women undergoing regular surveillance as a baseline for future care.
METHODS: Following ethical approval, two hundred women aged 32 to 84 years (mean 54), were invited by written inv... Read More about A comparative study of pain experienced during successive mammography examinations in patients with a family history of breast cancer and those who have had breast cancer surgery.

Normalization of early isometric force production as a percentage of peak force during multijoint isometric assessment (2019)
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Comfort, P., Dos’Santos, T., Jones, P., McMahon, J., Suchomel, T., Bazyler, C., & Stone, M. (2020). Normalization of early isometric force production as a percentage of peak force during multijoint isometric assessment. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(4), 478-482. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0217

Purpose: To determine the reliability of early force production (50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250 ms) relative to peak force (PF) during an isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) and assess the relationships between these variables. Methods: Male collegiate athle... Read More about Normalization of early isometric force production as a percentage of peak force during multijoint isometric assessment.

A cognitive style dataset including functional near-infrared spectroscopy, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures (2019)
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Bendall, R., Lambert, S., Galpin, A., Marrow, L., & Cassidy, S. (2019). A cognitive style dataset including functional near-infrared spectroscopy, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures. Data in Brief, 26, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2019.104544

The dataset includes data from the triangulated investigation reported in our paper: ‘Psychophysiological indices of cognitive style: A triangulated study incorporating neuroimaging, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures’ [1,2]. The data... Read More about A cognitive style dataset including functional near-infrared spectroscopy, eye-tracking, psychometric and behavioral measures.

The effect of limb preference on braking strategy and knee joint mechanics during pivoting in female soccer players (2019)
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Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., Cuthbert, M., Fields, C., & Jones, P. (2019). The effect of limb preference on braking strategy and knee joint mechanics during pivoting in female soccer players. Science and Medicine in Football, 4(1), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2019.1667020

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore whether limb preference influences braking strategy and knee joint mechanics during a 180° pivot task in female soccer players.

Methods: Three-dimensional motion analyses of pivoting on the prefer... Read More about The effect of limb preference on braking strategy and knee joint mechanics during pivoting in female soccer players.

Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality (2019)
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Latif, I., Hughes, A., & Bendall, R. (2019). Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10, 628. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00628

Positive affect, negative affect, and emotion regulation strategies are related to sleep quality. Emotion regulation can also act as either a protective factor against the development of psychopathologies, or as a risk factor for their development, a... Read More about Positive and negative affect mediate the influences of a maladaptive emotion regulation strategy on sleep quality.

The effect of load placement on the power production characteristics of three lower extremity jumping exercises (2019)
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Suchomel, T. J., McKeever, S. M., Sijuwade, O., Carpenter, L., McMahon, J., Loturco, I., & Comfort, P. (2019). The effect of load placement on the power production characteristics of three lower extremity jumping exercises. Journal of Human Kinetics, 68(1), 109-122. https://doi.org/10.2478/hukin-2019-0060

The purpose of this study was to compare the power production characteristics of the jump squat (JS), hexagonal barbell jump (HEXJ), and jump shrug (JShrug) across a spectrum of relative loads. Fifteen resistance-trained men completed three testing s... Read More about The effect of load placement on the power production characteristics of three lower extremity jumping exercises.

Changes in performance markers and wellbeing in elite senior professional rugby union players during a pre-season period : analysis of the differences across training phases (2019)
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Grainger, A., Neville, R., Ditroilo, M., & Comfort, P. (2020). Changes in performance markers and wellbeing in elite senior professional rugby union players during a pre-season period : analysis of the differences across training phases. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 23(1), 20-26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2019.08.012

Objectives: To assess the magnitude of change and association with variation in training load of two
performance markers and wellbeing, over three pre-season training blocks, in elite rugby union athletes.
Design: Observational.
Methods: Twenty-tw... Read More about Changes in performance markers and wellbeing in elite senior professional rugby union players during a pre-season period : analysis of the differences across training phases.

The reliability and validity of the bar-mounted PUSH BandTM 2.0 during bench press with moderate and heavy loads (2019)
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Lake, J., Augustus, S., Austin, K., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Mundy, P., & Haff, G. (2019). The reliability and validity of the bar-mounted PUSH BandTM 2.0 during bench press with moderate and heavy loads. Journal of Sports Sciences, 37(23), 2685-2690. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2019.1656703

The aim of this study was to assess the reliability and validity of the bar-mounted PUSH BandTM 2.0 to determine peak and mean velocity during the bench press exercise with a moderate (60% one repetition maximum [1RM]) and heavy (90% 1RM) load. We di... Read More about The reliability and validity of the bar-mounted PUSH BandTM 2.0 during bench press with moderate and heavy loads.

Postural, physical and musculoskeletal impacts of children using personal electronic devices (2019)
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This white paper outlines:
- Why we are conducting research in this area, including key statistics.
- The current evidence surrounding the relationship between MSK pain and discomfort in children and the use of PEDs.
- What we are doing abo... Read More about Postural, physical and musculoskeletal impacts of children using personal electronic devices.

‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care (2019)
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Ghio, D., Muller, I., Greenwell, K., Roberts, A., McNiven, A., Langan, S., & Santer, M. (2020). ‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care. British Journal of Dermatology, 182(1), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18046

Background
Eczema is a common childhood inflammatory skin condition, affecting more than one in five children. A popular perception is that children ‘outgrow eczema’, although epidemiological studies have shown that, for many, eczema follows a lifel... Read More about ‘It's like the bad guy in a movie who just doesn't die’ : a qualitative exploration of young people's adaptation to eczema and implications for self‐care.

Barriers and facilitators to screening and treating malnutrition in older adults living in the community : a mixed-methods synthesis (2019)
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Background
Malnutrition (specifically undernutrition) in older, community-dwelling adults reduces well-being and predisposes to disease. Implementation of screen-and-treat policies could help to systematically detect and treat at-risk and malnourish... Read More about Barriers and facilitators to screening and treating malnutrition in older adults living in the community : a mixed-methods synthesis.