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Subliminal electrical and mechanical stimulation does not improve foot sensitivity in healthy elderly subjects

open access: yesClinical Neurophysiology Practice, 2018
Objective: Deterioration of cutaneous perception may be one reason for the increased rate of falling in the elderly. The stochastic resonance phenomenon may compensate this loss of information by improving the capability to detect and transfer weak ...
Claudio Zippenfennig   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cognitive practices and collective identities within a heterogeneous social movement: the Swedish environmental movement

open access: yes, 2004
Recent studies on social movements have highlighted the importance of cultural and ideational factors. Concepts such as collective identity, cognitive praxis, and framing have been used to better understand the emergence, development, and political and ...
Boström, Magnus   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Triple careers of athletes: exploring the challenges of planning a pregnancy among female elite athletes using semi-structured interviews

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background The challenging factors that elite athletes perceive for combining their sportive career with planning a pregnancy and motherhood need to be identified in order to develop supportive measures. Therefore, this phenomenological qualitative study
Pavel Dietz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Social accountability as social movement outcome : Protests in a Chinese city

open access: yes, 2018
Social accountability is a concept that has been used much in development studies and democratic theory to study informal ways for civil society to achieve social change and hold governments accountable.
Burell, Mattias,   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Interrogating and interpreting the mediation of an emerging Australian Aboriginal social movement between 1923 and 1940

open access: yes, 2016
The founding of the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (AAPA) in 1923 heralded the rise of an organized, motivated Australian Aboriginal rights movement that has continued to fight for improvements to Aboriginal people’s lives.
Burrows, Elizabeth
core   +1 more source

Feasibility of ‘Muscle Movers’: a teacher-delivered program to support children’s participation in muscle-strengthening physical activity

open access: yesPilot and Feasibility Studies
Background Muscle-strengthening activity (MSA) is beneficial for school-aged children, but most school-based MSA interventions have been delivered by external specialists or research staff, limiting scalability.
Jordan J. Smith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The effect of a portion size intervention on French fries consumption, plate waste, satiety and compensatory caloric intake: an on-campus restaurant experiment

open access: yesNutrition Journal, 2018
Background One of the driving factors of dietary overconsumption throughout the last decennia is the increase of food portion sizes. Larger portions induce higher daily energy intake, so reducing portion size may reduce intake of excess calories. However,
Marie Vermote   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Activists’ Strategic Communication in an Authoritarian Setting: Integrating Social Movement Framing into Issues Management [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Triangulating 18 in-depth interviews with activists and campaign participants, news coverage, and social media content related to the campaign “6,700 people for 6,700 trees,” this study integrates social movement framing theory and issues management ...
Duong, Hue Trong   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Global Efforts to Reduce Paediatric Cancer Care Disparities in Radiotherapy: A Decade Change

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background We present an update on the status, needs and challenges faced by paediatric imaging and radiotherapy (RT) programmes globally after a previous survey conducted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) 10 years prior. Methods We developed and distributed a 121‐question survey to radiation oncologists, medical physicists and ...
Raymond B. Mailhot Vega   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Work ability and return-to-work of patients with post-COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesBMC Public Health
Background In addition to several sequelae of post-COVID-19, individuals also experience significant limitations in work ability, resulting in negative consequences for the return-to-work (RTW) process.
Marcel Ottiger   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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