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Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side? Norwegians’ Assessments of Brexit

Politics and Governance, 2021
To what extent has Brexit affected Norwegians’ perceptions of their current relationship with the EU? What are the considerations that central political and societal actors bring up to explain their stances?
John Erik Fossum, Joachim Vigrestad
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of chatbots on lifestyle behaviours

npj Digital Medicine, 2023
Chatbots (also known as conversational agents and virtual assistants) offer the potential to deliver healthcare in an efficient, appealing and personalised manner.
Ben Singh, Timothy Olds, Jacinta Brinsley, Dot Dumuid, Rosa Virgara, Lisa Matricciani, Amanda Watson, Kimberley Szeto, Emily Eglitis, Aaron Miatke, Catherine E. M. Simpson, Corneel Vandelanotte, Carol Maher   +12 more
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Association between the use of weight management strategies and weight change among Australian adults over 12 months: an observational study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Obesity is a growing, global public health issue. This study aimed to describe the weight management strategies used by a sample of Australian adults; examine the socio-demographic characteristics of using each strategy; and examine whether ...
Ben Singh, Timothy Olds, Rachel Curtis, Ty Ferguson, Lisa Matricciani, Wendy J Brown, Dorothea Dumuid, Adrian Esterman, Carol Maher   +8 more
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Director’s Techniques of Recreating Circus Culture on the Screen and in the Arena

Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв. Серія: Аудіовізуальне мистецтво і виробництво, 2023
The purpose of the research is to expand scientific ideas about the significance of the culture of circus and film directing in the system of humanitarian knowledge. Research methodology. The researcher applied an interdisciplinary approach based on the
Галина Погребняк
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Annual, seasonal, cultural and vacation patterns in sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Time spent in daily activities (sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity) has important consequences for health and wellbeing. The amount of time spent varies from day to day, yet little is known about the temporal nature of daily ...
Ty Ferguson, Rachel Curtis, Francois Fraysse, Rajini Lagiseti, Celine Northcott, Rosa Virgara, Amanda Watson, Carol A. Maher   +7 more
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How do 24-h movement behaviours change during and after vacation? A cohort study

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background For adults, vacations represent a break from daily responsibilities of work – offering the opportunity to re-distribute time between sleep, sedentary behaviour, light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA ...
Ty Ferguson, Rachel Curtis, Francois Fraysse, Timothy Olds, Dorothea Dumuid, Wendy Brown, Adrian Esterman, Carol Maher   +7 more
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Evaluación de factores humanos, naturales y materiales que inciden en el uso y eficiencia de filtros Kanchan en la comunidad San Juan, Tipitapa Nicaragua

El Higo, 2022
En Nicaragua la calidad de agua se ve afectada por la presencia de arsénico en concentraciones mayores a lo indicado en normas CAPRE. En el presente estudio se realizó diagnóstico de los filtros Kanchan construidos en la comunidad San Juan de Tipitapa y
Xochilt Yaosca Barahona Silva, Jonton Josué Talavera Blandón, Sergio Rafael Gámez Guerrero   +2 more
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Weather associations with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep patterns of Australian adults: a longitudinal study with implications for climate change

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2023
Background Weather is a potentially important influence on how time is allocated to sleep, sedentary behaviour and physical activity across the 24-h day.
Ty Ferguson, Rachel Curtis, Francois Fraysse, Timothy Olds, Dorothea Dumuid, Wendy Brown, Adrian Esterman, Carol Maher   +7 more
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Safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics of the selective prostacyclin receptor agonist ralinepag in single and multiple dosing studies of an immediate-release oral formulation in healthy volunteers

Pulmonary Circulation, 2020
Ralinepag (APD811), an oral, potent, and selective prostacyclin receptor (IP) agonist is being developed for treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Two, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 1 studies (single ascending
John S. Grundy, Christopher D. King, John W. Adams, Christopher H. Cabell   +3 more
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Development of a General Protocol to Enhance the Hydrological Analysis Techniques for Urban Catchments in Ireland

Geosciences, 2018
The hydrological analysis of urban catchments is a critical consideration for all major civil engineering projects. The purpose of this article is to develop a general protocol to enhance the established techniques for estimating runoff from Irish urban ...
Elisa Longo, John Paul Rooney
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