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Testing the validity of 360-video for analysing visual exploratory activity in soccer
Full text linkExtended reality (XR) technologies present new opportunities to measure sports performance in 34 immersive, representative environments. This study aimed to i) assess the construct and face validity 35 of a 360-video simulation for capturing visual exploratory activity (VEA) in women’s soccer and ii) 36 understand players’ perceptions of acceptability and tolerability of the simulation. Eleven sub-elite 37 women’s soccer players and eleven novices viewed 40 soccer videos in a head-mounted display. 38 Footage was recorded using a stationary GoPro 360 Max camera at eye height in six pitch locations. 39 Participants verbalised and acted out an action response. VEA was measured by the number of ‘scans’ 40 away from the ball before it reached the 360-video camera. Participants answered open-ended 41 questions on acceptability, physical fidelity, and tolerability. Mann-Whitney U tests compared scan 42 frequency and actions per trial between the two groups. Results supported construct and face validity, 43 with good acceptability, tolerability, and physical fidelity. Soccer players (Mdn = 0.31 scans/s) had 44 significantly higher scan frequencies than novices (Mdn = 0.06 scans/s, p < 0.001) and generated 45 significantly more detailed responses per trial (p < 0.001). 360-video offers a valid, acceptable method 46 for capturing VEA. Future work should assess its efficacy for skill development
Iris Murdoch and the western theological imagination
No full textScholarly interest in theological aspects of Murdoch’s fiction and philosophy took off slowly. It was thirty years after her writing debut that the first work taking detailed notice of the theological language deployed by this overtly-atheist author appeared, and it was a further decade before theologians began to engage with Murdoch’s work together. But it was not until the twenty-first century that this aspect of Murdoch’s thought and imagination began to receive sustained attention. This collection seeks to build on this foundation, begun forty years ago, and to expand the work in this area of Murdoch studies which has lately been gathering momentum. This project consolidates earlier discussion of the vital part theology plays in Murdoch’s thought, and then takes the debate in new directions. Contributors include a wide range of current Murdoch scholars from diverse disciplines who develop debate about this subject in a variety of innovative and fruitful ways, to inspire future works in this area of Murdoch studies
Educational needs of the esports industry: a Delphi study
Full text linkAlthough esports has grown significantly over the past decades with educational programs expanding globally, there is a lack of understanding of the specific areas where students in esports require development, including technical and interpersonal skills essential for success in emerging disciplines. To identify these educational needs in esports and thereby inform future research and educational programs, a Delphi study including global experts was conducted. Using an online survey, 25 experts prioritized educational needs for esports based on existing programs and suggest missing elements. Following this survey, 20 experts joined panel discussions to discuss the survey ranking and reach consensus. The study highlighted “Entrepreneurship and Innovation,” “Sport Science and Health,” and “Esports Management and Business” as the top three educational needs. Although aspects such as “Technology and IT Skills,” “Broadcasting and Journalism,” and “Game Design and Development” were ranked lower, the panels stressed the role of every educational need identified within this study and the constant-changing environment, including short- and long-term needs. The findings underline the necessity for evidence-based educational programs to support the esports industry and facilitate the transition from education to employment. Further research is needed to adjust educational pathways to keep up with the evolving esports industry
The effect of a short recipe book intervention on nutrition confidence and sports nutrition knowledge of women football players
Full text linkBackground: Nutrition knowledge and confidence can be key facilitators to good nutrition behaviours. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a structured and personalisable recipe-based nutrition education resource, on sports nutrition knowledge and confidence among women football players. Fifty-two women football players across different competitive levels (tiers two and four of the English league and academy players) completed a survey assessing training and nutrition habits, nutrition confidence, and sports nutrition knowledge. A sample of participants were randomized into an intervention group (n = 10), receiving a resource with practical applications and personalisable meal adaptations, or a control group (n = 8) receiving theoretical guidance without recipes (both two weeks). Both groups then repeated the same survey at the end of the two-week period. Results: In the initial survey fewer than half of the players (40%) regularly planned their meals ahead of time, but the majority planned what (71%) and when (73%) they ate in relation to training and competition most of the time. More than half had at least some responsibility for doing the grocery shopping (67%) and preparing and cooking meals (90%), highlighting an opportunity to intervene. Results demonstrated that while the intervention significantly improved nutrition knowledge compared to control (p = 0.004), the overall score was still low (< 50% for both groups), and the change was within the typical error for the measure. Nutrition confidence was also low, with no significant differences between groups. Conclusions: This short home-based intervention had a statistical but unlikely meaningful impact on nutrition knowledge, but not confidence. These findings are considered alongside the participants’ nutrition habits, and discussed in the context of self-determination theory to highlight the potential role of relatedness to improve competence and autonomy, and subsequently knowledge and confidence
Coping with abuse—child referees in football: is it all just part of the job?
Full text linkFollowing identification of child abuse embedded in sports, there has been a significant increase in research exploring the culture of sport and how this might be challenged to enable children's voices and support safeguarding. This has, however, focused largely on the experience of youth players with the place of youth officials significantly neglected in this context. This paper explores the experiences of youth referees through three English county FA case studies utilising a Foucauldian Discourse Analysis of interviews with U18 officials, adults working with them (Referee Development Officers, Referee Mentors, Youth Representative, Allocation Officer and parents). Findings showed that youth officials routinely experience abuse (physical/verbal) when fulfilling their role. The nature of this abuse is both physical and verbal, direct and proximal and largely normalised. Youth officials are actively prepared to anticipate and manage abusive situations. Despite wearing symbols indicating their status as children, youth officials are still subject to being targeted by both parents and managers. Abusive situations are rationalised as being the responsibility of the referee and due to the culture of football and wider society. Without cultural change, the continuation of abuse of referees is foreseen as an inevitability. Focusing on education, challenging a facilitating culture, and creating a discourse that cultivates the positive treatment of referees is crucial to addressing concerns to protect children's rights in refereeing football
The story so far………- current opinion in the use and applications of interactive storytelling in physiology and clinical education.
Full text linkPhysiology and clinical practice are subjects of study which demand integration of multiple sources of systems working knowledge and information on the performance of those systems to come to meaningful conclusions. This is made more complex by the interpretation and actions as a result of this conclusion having direct impact on the sum of the component systems, the human, thereby integrating significant social and psychological considerations into an already complex situation. As higher education educators, it is a significant challenge to provide our learners with training and most importantly, practice, in these knowledge, skills and behaviours in the classroom. There has been a significant interest in recent years in providing active learning opportunities which allow learners to apply subject knowledge to multi-faceted, immersive, continuously evolving stories which reflect a graduate's professional aspirations. This review highlights practices from the literature of storytelling education which the higher education educator can utilise in promoting "meaning making" in the classroom. Here, the case for interactive storytelling in physiology and clinical education is argued, as well as presenting commonly utilised techniques and practices with which educators can embed storytelling into their pedagogy as well as highlighting future directions in this field
“You don't have to be a survivor of abuse to be worried about smears”: cervical screening experience of forensic inpatients.
Full text linkPurpose: Childhood trauma, especially sexual abuse is linked to higher health risks including cervical cancer. Forensic inpatients often have complex trauma histories placing them at increased risk of cervical cancer. The uptake of screening in patient forensic inpatient services is sub-optimal, although little is known about their experiences. This study focuses on the cervical screening experiences of people nursed in forensic service inpatients. This group present with unique health challenges and are an under-researched and vulnerable population with a higher risk of cervical cancer
Method: A qualitative study used purposive sampling to recruit eight participants from two NHS secure forensic services. All participants were inpatients detained under the Mental Health Act (1983, revised 2007) in Women’s pathways. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews and was analysed using Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.
Results: Two superordinate themes were developed: (1) Internal Conflict linked past experiences to screening beliefs, and (2) Manufacturing Control showed how individuals employed strategies to feel psychological ready for screening.
Conclusion: This study aimed to understand the facilitators and barriers to cervical screening among forensic in-patients and identify ways to improve their experiences to increase engagement in screening. The results identify how participants experiences prior to and within forensic services impact cervical screening uptake. Forensic inpatients require psychological readiness and feelings of control and safety to engage in cervical screening to minimise examinations reminding or re-enacting their trauma history. Systemic factors can enhance safety perceptions and encourage screening in this group
The sustained attention paradox: a critical commentary on the theoretical impossibility of perfect vigilance
Full text linkThe human capacity for sustained attention represents a critical cognitive paradox: while essential for numerous high-stakes tasks, perfect vigilance is fundamentally impossible. This commentary explores the theoretical impossibility of maintaining uninterrupted attention, drawing from extensive interdisciplinary research in cognitive science, neuroscience, and psychology. Multiple converging lines of evidence demonstrate that sustained attention is constrained by neural, biological, and cognitive limitations. Neural mechanisms reveal that attention operates through rhythmic oscillations, with inherent fluctuations in frontoparietal networks and default mode network interactions. Neurochemical systems and cellular adaptation effects further underscore the impossibility of continuous, perfect vigilance. Empirical research across domains—including aviation, healthcare, industrial safety, and security—consistently demonstrates rapid declines in attention performance over time, regardless of individual expertise or motivation. Even elite performers like military personnel and experienced meditators exhibit inevitable attention lapses. This paper presents an argument against traditional approaches that seek to overcome these limitations through training or willpower. Instead, it advocates for designing human-technology systems that work harmoniously with cognitive constraints. This requires developing adaptive automation, understanding individual and cultural attention variations, and creating frameworks that strategically balance human capabilities with technological support
Establishing innocence when computer data indicates guilt
Full text linkThe Post Office scandal has been widely described as the UK’s biggest ever miscarriage of justice. During the period between 1999 and 2015 over 900 people were convicted of theft and false accounting offences. These convictions were based on data from the faulty Horizon IT system. Whilst the statutory Post Office inquiry continues to examine the wide-ranging failings that led to these convictions, one area that deserves consideration is how the repeal of section 69 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Evidence from Computer Records) enabled these convictions to be possible and whether the section should be reinstated.
This paper argues that a reinstatement of the dictum that ‘the computer is always wrong,’ unless proved otherwise, is not without its problems and will not resolve the issues that have come to the fore following the Post Office cases