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Effectiveness of a Multimodal Mindfulness Program for Student Health Care Professionals: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Background: The effectiveness of a multimodal mindfulness program incorporating traditional and nontraditional forms of active and nonactive meditation practices with a sample of occupational and physical therapy students was assessed in this study ...
Gutman, Sharon A.   +3 more
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Personalized Physical Activity Coaching: A Machine Learning Approach [PDF]

open access: yesSensors, 2018
Living a sedentary lifestyle is one of the major causes of numerous health problems. To encourage employees to lead a less sedentary life, the Hanze University started a health promotion program. One of the interventions in the program was the use of an activity tracker to record participants' daily step count.
Talko B. Dijkhuis   +4 more
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‘It’s not because we don’t believe in it...’: Headteachers’ perceptions of implementing physically active lessons in school

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2019
Introduction Implementation of school-based physical activity (PA) programmes has proven to be difficult, particularly due to schools’ focus on academic performance and lack of organisational support for PA interventions.
Ingrid Skage, Sindre M. Dyrstad
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Reflections about the creative process of the architectural project and its teaching [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
This paper aims to reflect on the importance of the eye in the creative process of architectural projects. All creation is based on a watchful eye, which acts as an instrument of knowledge and reflection; an active and creative eye that contains a ...
Alba-Dorado, Maria Isabel
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Efficient Exploration of Microstructure-Property Spaces via Active Learning

open access: yesFrontiers in Materials, 2022
In materials design, supervised learning plays an important role for optimization and inverse modeling of microstructure-property relations. To successfully apply supervised learning models, it is essential to train them on suitable data.
Lukas Morand   +5 more
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Taking part counts : Adolescents' experiences of the transition from inactivity to active participation in school based physical education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
This is a pre-copy-editing, author produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Health Education Research following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Brooks, F. and Magnusson, J. (2006) 'Taking part counts: Adolescents'
Brooks, F., Magnusson, J.
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Pedagogy & Physicalization [PDF]

open access: yesProceedings of the 2017 ACM Conference Companion Publication on Designing Interactive Systems, 2017
In an age where data and their various representations proliferates many aspects of our professional and private lives, a new form of awareness and visual literacy is required to interpret, critically discuss and actively engage in activities around data representation.
Hogan, Trevor   +6 more
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Physical Activity Recognition Based on Machine Learning

open access: yesProceedings of the 29th Minisymposium, 2022
The following paper presents a comparison study of various machine learning techniques in recognition of activities of daily living (ADL), with special attention being given to movements during human falling and the distinction among various types of falls.
Jurčić, Krunoslav, Magjarević, Ratko
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Does Learning Through Movement Improve Academic Performance in Primary Schoolchildren? A Systematic Review

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Physically active children have greater motor competence and a faster maturation compared with their sedentary peers. Recent research also suggests that physical activity during childhood may also promote cognitive development and therefore improve ...
Luca Petrigna   +10 more
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Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: Background and Implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Recent estimates suggest that youth spend approximately 80-93% of their working hours in a sedentary state, such as sitting or resting longer than usual (Institute of Medicine, 2013).
Phelps, Ashley N.
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