Purpose – Given the proliferation of United Kingdom (UK) media headlines around the recent financial meltdown and the subsequent allocation of blame to government, bankers, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority, it is clear that there is…

Background: The importance that birds of the Columbidae family have had throughout history is visible on the Mediterranean coast. Pigeon fancying is the art of breeding and training carrier pigeons and currently, several breeds exist. The sport of racing pigeons…

It is well established nowadays the benefits that physical activity can have on the health of individuals. Walking is considered a fundamental method of movement and using a backpack is a common and economical manner of carrying load weight. Nevertheless,…

During circuit weight training (CWT), workloads, index of intensity as well as estimation of energy expenditure (EE) have been under estimated. The aim of this study was to describe and evaluate physiological variables and gender related differences, including intensity prediction…

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Background: An individual’s perception of the risk of, and their susceptibility to, future
cardiovascular events is crucial in engaging in effective secondary prevention.
Aim: To investigate the perception of a cardiovascular event by examining the level of
agreement between individuals…

The authors show how networked community-based
organisations build in their own educational pathways, which at the same time meet the requirements for sustainability and Sufficiency
Economy as recommended by the UN.
They liken this to a movement from
hierarchic to…

Purpose: To determine the inclusion of women and the sex-stratification of results in moxifloxacin Clinical Trials (CTs), and to establish whether these CTs considered issues that specifically affect women, such as pregnancy and use of hormonal therapies. Previous publications about…

R.J. Hull and H.H. Stroke., "November 1, 1961." "Reprinted from Journal of the Optical Society of America, vol.51, no. 11, 1203-1212, November, 1961.", Includes bibliographical references., Army Signal Corps Contract DA36-0390-sc-78108. Dept. of the Army Task 3-99-20-001 and Project 3-99-00-000.

Public health draws from a range of academic disciplines, social, medical and statistical, and answers questions relevant to improving the health of populations. We have initiated a Europe-wide study, Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe, to assess the development and…