Some technical limitations to using the eccentric mode to measure peak eccentric strength of the hamstrings (PTHecc) were raised. PTHecc also has limited validity to predict performance or injury risk factor. Therefore, our aim was to compare PTHecc and other isokinetic variables tested in the eccentric and passive modes. Twenty male hockey players (20.2±1.1 years; 179.7±6.9 cm; 73.4±7.1 kg; 12.2±3.4 % of body fat) performed maximal eccentric contractions of the hamstrings at 60°·s-1 (three repetitions) and 180°·s-1 (five repetitions) on both legs and using the eccentric mode and the passive mode (automatic movement of the lever arm) of the Biodex System 4 isokinetic dynamometer. The following variables were measured: PTHecc, the angle of peak torque (APT,°), angle-specific Hecc torque at intervals of 10° and the rate of torque development (RTD) in the first 50 ms and the first 100 ms. The main results showed that compared to the eccentric mode, the passive mode led to a significantly greater PTHecc in the no…
Food waste is a global issue that has significant environmental, social and economic impacts. It is argued that growing our own food can help decrease household food waste because it raises consumers’ appreciation of food. In this paper, we explore whether growing our own food could be an instrumental practice to reduce household food waste and, if so, how we can develop food gardening as an inclusive leisure activity. Analysis of qualitative questionnaires with food gardeners shows that the relationship between food gardening and food waste is more complex than proposed: growing our own food can also lead to a decreased appreciation of food and the creation of food waste due to the challenges faced by gardeners when growing, processing and storing food. Moreover, our findings suggest that food gardening is currently a privileged eco-leisure activity, but one that could become an inclusive and instrumental practice to prevent food waste by making food gardening easy and convenient, working together, sharing f…
This dataset comprises cross-sectional online survey data (n=82) and focus group transcripts (n=3 with a total of n=18 participants) from school nurses (SNs) in the UK collected in 2024. The data explores SNs' experience, confidence, and need to support children, young people, and their caregivers with sleep-related topics and issues. This dataset is access-controlled. There are ethical and data governance concerns pertaining to the respondent's clinical practice with children and young people. The dataset holds sensitive and potentially identifiable information. We also wish to uphold the practitioners' duty of confidentiality associated with their role as school nurses. However, the research team remains committed to open research. Therefore, the data are available under strict access terms and are securely deposited in Arkivum, Oxford Brookes's safe long-term digital archive. The data access procedure, documentation and metadata is available. The data are available for collaborative research purposes, f…
This study test the relative predictive power of goal-striving reasons framework and self-determination theory for three key life domains (work, exercising and environmentalism). It does so by comparing the relevant sub-dimensions of the two theories (approach/avoidance within goal-striving reasons framework and autonomous/non-autonomous within self-determination theory). The findings of this longitudinal study (N = 139), using multiple regression analyses (enter method), show that, overall, the approach/avoidance sub-dimension is a better predictors of people’s positive psychological functioning at work and for exercising whereas the level of environmentalism was better predicted by autonomous or non-autonomous forms of motivation . This further substantiates the theoretical differences between the approach/avoidance based goal-striving reasons framework and autonomy focussed theories such as self-determination theory. This is because the approach/avoidance dimension is more sensitive for the affective exper…
This research addresses a gap in understanding rear wing design and aerodynamics, particularly within the context of the 2022 Touring Car Racing regulations. A hybrid optimisation method is presented, which combines parametric and adjoint shape-based techniques. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulations are carried out in Siemens Star-CCM+ to investigate the performance of the 3D rear wing model produced in collaboration with the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA). Various input parameters, including the Angle of Attack (AoA), end plate geometries and aerofoil profile characteristics, are varied to achieve an optimised configuration compliant with the technical regulations. To enhance the accuracy of simulations, a mesh sensitivity analysis is conducted through ten iterations to assess data converge and computational costs across a range of mesh cells variables. The numerical findings reveal an increase of downforce exceeding 60N and a higher aerodynamic efficiency, primarily attributed to…
This dataset is an archive for the XML of the Oxford Brookes news feed. The Oxford Brookes website shows all news items in the current academic year (August to September) and the two previous academic years. All items older than this are archived in this record. The archive can be viewed and interacted with at https://radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/s/newsarchive
This dataset comprises 293 interview transcripts of interviews conducted in 2019-2022 with young refugees in Jordan and Lebanon about their journeys from education to employment. These interview transcripts form part of the dataset from the project 'Education to Employment'.
This essay was first published in the Europe Japan Research Centre Occassional Paper series in 1998 as a revised and extended version of a paper presented for the EJRC 15th June 1998. For a preliminary report in Japanese see Kuwayama 1996. The sections in this papers include I. Personal Backrgound II. Japan's Place in American Anthropology III. A Content Analysis of American Textbooks of Anthropology IV. Some Theoretical Issues V. Concluding Remarks
Occasional Paper of the Europe-Japan Research Centre. A later version of this paper appears as a chapter in Shakespeare in Asia: Contemporary Performance (2010) Edited by Dennis Kennedy and Yong Li Lan. Cambridge University Press.