Abstract Background Cancer and dementia are common in older people and management of the conditions as comorbidities can be challenging, yet little is known about the size or characteristics of this group. We aimed to estimate the prevalence, characteristics and general practice resource usage of people living with both conditions in England. Methods Anonymised electronic healthcare records from 391 National Health Service general practices across England using the TPP SystmOne general practice system were obtained...

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Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) is a key behaviour for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM). However, healthcare professionals’ (HCP) recommendations (walking advice), which are short-term and individually focused, did not reduce the PA drop-out ratio in the long run. Using a socio-ecological model approach may contribute to reducing patient dropout and improving adherence to PA. The aim of this study is threefold: first, to evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-driven Nordic walking intervention using...

This synopsis of existing published work provides a rationale for, and describes the development of, a conceptual framework for the study of sport coaching. The framework comprises an extensive and comprehensive set of constructs and relationships that form a basis for discourse and the conduct of research, education and development. The origins of the framework are identified, within an academic field of study that was under-theorised, under-resourced and displayed ill-defined concepts. Each of the submitted...

Sport participation is widely believed to positively impact on the psychosocial development of children and young people. Due to the nature of existing research, a full understanding of this process is, however, lacking. The purpose of this thesis was thus two-fold: i) to establish the philosophical and structural foundations of the field to propose a way forward; and ii) to develop a comprehensive picture of the process of psychosocial development through regular organised sport participation....

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has shown significant potential for skin disease treatment. As a key element, light is critical to influencing its treatment outcome, and light dosimetry is an issue of much concern for researchers. However, because of three-dimensional irregularity in shape and patient’s movement during the therapy, irradiance hardly keeps uniform on the lesion and flux measurement remains a challenge. In this work, we report the development of a three-dimensional image-guided PDT system, and the...

Inclusion in sport and recreation activities is consistently utilised as a pragmatic response for many contemporary social issues. The understanding of participation in sport as an ‘unambiguously wholesome’ endeavour (Smith and Waddington, 2004) is exemplified in the wide array of ‘Community Sport Development’ (CSD) initiatives and programmes in England. These programmes have at their heart, to varying degrees, an acknowledgement of the transformational potential for personal and communal betterment through sport participation. However CSD in...

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Abstract Background Weight gain is commonly observed during and after breast cancer treatment and is associated with poorer survival outcomes, particularly in women with oestrogen receptor-positive (ER +) disease. The aim of this study was to co-design (with patients) a programme of tailored, personalised support (intervention), including high-quality support materials, to help female breast cancer patients (BCPs) with ER + disease to develop the skills and confidence needed for sustainable weight loss. Methods ER +...

Abstract Background Weight gain is commonly observed during and after breast cancer treatment and is associated with poorer survival outcomes, particularly in women with oestrogen receptor-positive (ER +) disease. The aim of this study was to co-design (with patients) a programme of tailored, personalised support (intervention), including high-quality support materials, to help female breast cancer patients (BCPs) with ER + disease to develop the skills and confidence needed for sustainable weight loss. Methods ER +...

Standards are pivotal for generating the evidence required to manage players in professional sport environments like rugby union. Resultantly, using a three-step qualitative approach, this study aimed to formulate a consensus as a subjective standard for evidence generation pertaining to player management. The consensus statement intended to identify evidence on peaks/troughs in player external training loads using Global Positioning System (GPS)-based information in the High-Performance Unit (HPU) of a Gallagher Premiership rugby union club. Initially,...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become an essential business tool in a global marketplace characterised by the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) assets. Due to modern innovative techniques and recent technological advancements, IP now forms a significant proportion of a company's assets. Compared to other industries, firms in the chemical industry constantly generate IP assets, making IP the driving force for creating value within the industry. With the significant expansion of M&A activity ongoing...

Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), coupled with characteristic peak screening methods, was developed for analyzing chlorpyrifos (CM) pesticide residues in rice. Au nanoparticles (AuNPs) were prepared as Raman signal enhancement. Magnesium sulfate (MgSO4), primary secondary amine (PSA), and C18 were used to purify the rice extraction. A successive projections algorithm (SPA) was performed to identify the optimal characteristic peaks of CM in rice from full Raman spectroscopy. Support vector machine (SVM) and partial least squares (PLS)...

The lesser gentry is an understudied section within the upper reaches of society compared to the numerically smaller but more powerful greater gentry. Research into minor gentry families tends to concentrate on well known, reliable and expected records. Despite relative anonymity, the family at the centre of this study, the Wades, are arguably a more representative example of the many minor gentry families who resided throughout England often the de facto authority figures in the...

In 2022, young people in Batley and Leeds worked with storytellers and researchers from York St John University, exploring true stories of climate adaptation from around the world. The young people used what they learnt to create short stories, that could pack into suitcases and which communicated how people are already experiencing the effects of climate change and what we can learn from this. This short film takes you on the journey of the project....

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The field of talent development (TD) has benefitted from a burgeoning of research over the last couple of decades, including psychological factors associated with successful TD. However, there is a notable gap in the literature relating to how practitioner sport psychologists can implement this knowledge into their applied practice. To address this research-practice gap, this thesis adopts an action research approach to understand how sport psychologists can go about supporting effective TD of athletes. Within...

The field of talent development (TD) has benefitted from a burgeoning of research over the last couple of decades, including psychological factors associated with successful TD. However, there is a notable gap in the literature relating to how practitioner sport psychologists can implement this knowledge into their applied practice. To address this research-practice gap, this thesis adopts an action research approach to understand how sport psychologists can go about supporting effective TD of athletes. Within...

9/11 created a new paradigm of international terrorism that consequently required a new global risk assessment of terrorism. 9/11 transformed airport security checks for citizens internationally and, for some minorities, these checks have had an impact on their experience of the security process. The West responded to 9/11 at home by creating national legislation to counter terrorism. The UK initially focused on trying to deport suspicious foreign nationals who had the slightest involvement with terrorism,...

9/11 created a new paradigm of international terrorism that consequently required a new global risk assessment of terrorism. 9/11 transformed airport security checks for citizens internationally and, for some minorities, these checks have had an impact on their experience of the security process. The West responded to 9/11 at home by creating national legislation to counter terrorism. The UK initially focused on trying to deport suspicious foreign nationals who had the slightest involvement with terrorism,...

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have become an essential business tool in a global marketplace characterised by the increasing importance of intellectual property (IP) assets. Due to modern innovative techniques and recent technological advancements, IP now forms a significant proportion of a company's assets. Compared to other industries, firms in the chemical industry constantly generate IP assets, making IP the driving force for creating value within the industry. With the significant expansion of M&A activity ongoing...

The growth stage best suitable for wheat yield phenotyping has been a hot topic. This study provides a fresh insight into it, from the perspective of spectral correlation between wheat genotype replications. A number of 340 wheat genotypes and their replication were distributed in separate parts (west and east) of an experiment field (2019–2020) in Ashland, Kansas, USA. Unmanned aerial vehicle based hyperspectral images (400–100 nm) of the experiment field were taken over the late...

This research was prompted by a perceived lack of meaningful interaction between the home and international students in one UK university, which has a graduate attribute of a ‘global outlook’. It aimed to investigate the role of this attribute in the development of intercultural understanding by examining the different stakeholder perceptions of graduate attributes and the approach taken by the institution, the different interpretations of the ‘Global Outlook’ and the factors affecting the development of...

Additional file 2. Copy of Table 4 with exact p values

This synopsis of existing published work provides a rationale for, and describes the development of, a conceptual framework for the study of sport coaching. The framework comprises an extensive and comprehensive set of constructs and relationships that form a basis for discourse and the conduct of research, education and development. The origins of the framework are identified, within an academic field of study that was under-theorised, under-resourced and displayed ill-defined concepts. Each of the submitted...