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Purpose This embedded qualitative study explored the acceptability, feasibility, and fidelity of two multi-level RCT interventions among office workers, aiming at improving movement behaviour to enhance mental health and cognition.
Lisa-Marie Larisch +3 more
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Characterizing children’s eating patterns: does the choice of eating occasion definition matter?
Background Recommendations to define eating occasions (EO) currently exist for research in adults, but not for children or adolescents. We examined how varying EO definitions affect the characterization of eating patterns in children and adolescents ...
Rebecca M. Leech +5 more
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Background PE lessons are the formal opportunity in schools for promotion of physical activity and fitness. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot PE intervention on physical activity, fitness, and psychosocial outcomes.
Stuart J. Fairclough +5 more
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Background Schools have been identified as key environments to promote child physical activity (PA). Implementation of multi-component PA interventions within schools is advocated but research has showed that they may not always be effective at ...
Sarah L. Taylor +4 more
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Transcriptional activators and activation mechanisms [PDF]
Transcriptional activators are required to turn on the expression of genes in a eukaryotic cell. Activators bound to the enhancer can facilitate either the recruitment of RNA polymerase II to the promoter or its elongation. This article examines a few selected issues in understanding activator functions and activation mechanisms.
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Experiences of midwives on Vscan limited obstetric ultrasound use: a qualitative exploratory study
Background Ethiopia is a low-income country located in the horn of Africa’s sub-Saharan region, with very high incidences of maternal and neonatal mortality. Quality antenatal care improves perinatal health outcomes.
Mesele Damte Argaw +15 more
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Global Matrix 3.0 Physical Activity Report Card Grades for Children and Youth:Results and Analysis From 49 Countries [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Accumulating sufficient moderate to vigorous physical activity is recognized as a key determinant of physical, physiological, developmental, mental, cognitive, and social health among children and youth (aged 5-17 y). The Global Matrix 3.0 of
Nyawornota, Vida +191 more
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Differences in Special Olympics athletes and non-athletes with intellectual disability : physical activity, strength and aerobic fitness [PDF]
Adults with intellectual disability (ID) have higher degree of sedentary lifestyle and participate in physical activity less compared to the general population.
Oskarsson, Johanna +7 more
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Background Various interventions, programs and policies have been implemented to improve physical activity (PA) levels worldwide. However, countries continue to face barriers and challenges in achieving their targets. To date, there is a lack of study on
Narakorn Wongsingha +4 more
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Is our Youth Cycling to Health?: Results From the Netherlands' 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The Active Healthy Kids the Netherlands (AHKN) Report Card consolidates and translates research and assesses how the Netherlands is being responsible in providing physical activity (PA) opportunities for children and youth (
Takken, Tim +5 more
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