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What's Right with PE: Exploring Positive Narratives in Physical Education
No full textThe dataset is a series of 5 narratives developed from discussions between PE practitioners from Scotland, England, Ireland, Canada and Norway. Their discussions were around ‘what’s right’ and ‘what’s wrong’ with PE. Full details of the analysis process can be found in the following article (just accepted for publication).
Gray, S., Lambert, K. & Young, L. (accepted April 2025). What's Right with PE: Exploring Positive Narratives in Physical Education. European Physical Education Review.
For decades, physical education (PE) scholars have called for a change to how PE is conceptualised and enacted, highlighting that its current (and persistent) form and focus - organised around physical activities and sport - are not fit for purpose. Much of this change-oriented discourse highlights what is wrong with PE, leading to suggestions about how PE should change in and for the future, for example, by adopting critical approaches and connecting more to the lives of young people. While we do not disagree with these perspectives and ideas, it is important to note that, in general, they have had little impact on PE curricula or pedagogy. In this paper we suggest an alternative, strengths-based approach. Drawing from discussions with a range of professionals from the PE community (teachers, undergraduate and postgraduate pre-service teachers and teacher educators) across five national contexts - Canada, England, Ireland, Norway and Scotland - we generated narratives about ‘what’s right with PE’. The narratives highlighted that PE can be ‘fit for purpose’ when it connects to the wider school and community, when everyone has a shared understanding of its purpose, and when PE teachers enact a broad, holistic and inclusive curriculum. We present the narratives as a reflective tool, encouraging all professionals within the PE community to consider how they align with (or against) their current experiences. We hope that these reflections facilitate critical thinking and problem solving to ensure that the subject is (and remains) fit for purpose now and in the future
Managing free-roaming domestic dog populations using surgical sterilisation: a randomised controlled trial
No full textFree-roaming domestic dogs (FRDs) are among the most abundant carnivores on earth and have coexisted with humans for over 15,000 years, yet increases in negative interactions and the transmission of zoonotic diseases, precipitates calls for population management. Despite significant investment in FRD sterilisation in India, where rabies is endemic, there is limited evidence of its impact on reducing FRD population sizes. Therefore, robust evaluation of the effectiveness of fertility control programmes is necessary. To address this, we implemented a Before After Control Intervention (BACI) framework in the first multi-site randomised controlled trial for the sterilisation of FRDs. We conducted single intensive sterilisation campaigns in five areas, achieving female sterilisation coverages of 58–66%. We observed a decrease in puppies and lactating females and a reduction in residents’ reports of barking, a common problem associated with FRDs. There were no significant differences in adult FRD counts between intervention and control sites during the 2-year follow-up. However, unmeasured immigration into and emigration out of study areas may have confounded counts. One-off, albeit intense, sterilisation campaigns in open populations require substantial investment and are unlikely to reduce population size in isolation, though there may be some reduction in problematic behaviours and improved animal welfare.README_ImpactsPaper.tx
NDVI maps Robert Island
No full textEarth’s polar regions are experiencing significant climate change, impacting global oceanographic and weather patterns. Arctic ‘greening’ is well studied, but a debate has emerged about whether similar trends are occurring in Antarctica and whether and how remote sensing can assess them. Recent studies have introduced a concept of 'greening' in Antarctica, framed primarily around moss cover expansion over bare ground. This interpretation differs from Arctic greening studies, which focus mainly on changes in vascular plant productivity and successional dynamics. This paper evaluates the Antarctic greening concept, focusing on how Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI)-based methods are applied and interpreted in this context, considering regional limitations in technology, data availability, and the unique Antarctic vegetation characteristics. Unlike the Arctic, Antarctic vegetation consists mainly of non-vascular organisms (algae, cyanobacteria, lichens, and bryophytes) that interact with slow-weathering soils with minimal organic inputs. These biological and environmental differences likely influence NDVI greening metrics and their ecological relevance but remain poorly understood due to limited long-term data and validation. Despite advances in remote sensing, Antarctic vegetation mapping remains in its early stages. The small size and patchy distribution of vegetation complicate detection of presence and extent, and even with modern satellites, capturing sub-centimetre annual growth rates remains challenging. A lack of historical high-resolution imagery hampers change detection, limiting our ability to track habitat expansion, vegetation dynamics, and community composition changes over time. Based on critical assessment, we identify serious concerns regarding the accuracy and interpretation of NDVI-based greening trends in Antarctica in recent studies, particularly in relation to technological constraints and biological realism. To address these issues, we propose a refined framework for interpreting NDVI data in Antarctica, aiming to prevent misleading conclusions about vegetation changes and trends. This framework suggests an urgent need for re-evaluation of how 'greening' is both quantified and interpreted in Antarctica.
The NDVI layers are derived from WorldView 2 images taken on 13/3/13, 16/3/19 and 06/2/2023, 2m resolution
Divergent actions of physiological and pathological amyloid-β on synapses in live human brain slice cultures
No full textIn Alzheimer’s disease, amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau pathology are thought to drive synapse loss. However, there is limited information on how endogenous levels of tau, Aβ and other biomarkers relate to patient characteristics, or how manipulating physiological levels of Aβ impacts synapses in living adult, human brain. Using live human brain slice cultures, we report that Aβ1-40 and tau release levels vary with donor age and brain region, respectively. Release of other biomarkers such as KLK-6, NCAM-1, and Neurogranin vary between brain region, while TDP-43 and NCAM-1 release is impacted by sex. Pharmacological manipulation of Aβ in either direction results in a loss of synaptophysin puncta, with increased physiological Aβ triggering potentially compensatory synaptic transcript changes. In contrast, treatment with Aβ-containing Alzheimer’s disease brain extract results in postsynaptic Aβ uptake and presynaptic puncta loss without affecting synaptic transcripts. These data reveal distinct effects of physiological and pathological Aβ on synapses in human brain tissue.Within the excel file, each tab references each figure in the paper. A READ ME is provided at the top of each sheet to explain how the data relates to the figure
SUPERSEDED - WeightGait Dataset (Example Videos)
No full text## This item has been replaced by the one which can be found at https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/7897 ##
Here is a set of example videos of the different pathologies exhibited in the WeightGait dataset (Lochhead, Christopher; Fisher, Robert. (2024). WeightGait Dataset, [dataset]. University of Edinburgh. School of Informatics. https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/7802.). A full description and access to the dataset is available at: https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/885
Social Identity Leadership as a Tool for Youth Coaches: Exploring Usage in Dance
No full textThe purpose of this study was to explore the use of Social Identity Leadership (SIL) in dance education. The study was based on the premise that, like any other form of physical activity, encouraging initial uptake but also subsequent adherence are important parallel concerns for teachers and coaches alike. The study was carried out among Physical Education (PE) and dance teachers in Kuwait. An online survey was used to collect data, which was analysed using SPSS. It was found that social leadership was applied more to recruiting (mean score = 2.02) than retaining learners (mean score = 1.61) although even here, usage was very variable. More positively, however, average scores suggested that applying skills in both applications were viewed as important and formed part of most teachers’ repertoire. Furthermore, this form of leadership was seen as contributing to professional development of PE teachers in general. In terms of its use in dance, results indicate that social leadership is used to create an inclusive environment and a sense of community among learners. Further work is indicated to make this a more universal tool
Protocols for generating the Mouse Atlas 3D volumetric models from mouse embryos
No full textSet of protocols used to build the 3D volumetric Mouse Atlas Embryo models. This is a download of the protocols pages of the Mouse Atlas website plus a version created in word with the same material.README.txt - describes the dataset contents and how to use the html version
html.zip - zip archive file containing a set of html files that can be used as an interactive set of web-pages from a local file system. Equivalent to the online resource that will cease to be available.
protocols.docx - MS-Word version of the set of protocols pages
protocols.pdf - PDF version of the protocols.docs file
thumbnail.jpg - picture illustrating part of the OPT scanning protoco
Rhynie chert Prototaxites taiti dataset
No full text3D models of Prototaxites taiti from the 407 million year old Rhynie chert. Photogrammetry was used to capture the external 3D structure of two Rhynie chert blocks. Block North Sea Core (NSC) 36 and Lyon collection block 156. After describing the external surface of NSC36 we cut the specimen to investigate internal structure and produced another photogrammetry model of the cut specimen. Alongside our investigations with photogrammetry we produced a 3D model of complex tube branching within a medullary spot. This investigation was based on using confocal laser scanning microscopy to investigate thin section NMS G.2024.5.7 (MPEG0057). The dataset is related to the upcoming publication by Corentin C. Loron, Laura M. Cooper, Sean McMahon, Seán F. Jordan, Andrei V. Gromov, Matthew Humpage, Laetitia Pichevin, Hendrik Vondracek, Ruaridh Alexander, Edwin Rodriguez Dzul, Alexander T. Brasier, Alexander J. Hetherington. (In submission).>README.txt
A readme file providing information about the five image files.
>Images_of_sampled_fossils.zip
Images of fossils sampled by ATR-FTIR
>MPEG0057_2024_03_25__12_47_29_airyscan_Substack (1-114)_zstack.tif
Airyscan confocal z-stack produced from thin section National Museum Scotland (NMS) G.2024.5.7 (MPEG0057).
>MPEG0057 spot model.obj
3D model of medullary spot, produced from Airyscan confocal z-stack of thin section National Museum Scotland (NMS) G.2024.5.7 (MPEG0057)
>NSC36 whole block_scaled.oj
3D photogrammetry model of complete Rhynie chert Block North Sea Core (NSC) 36.
>NSC 36 cut_scaled.obj
3D photogrammetry model of Rhynie chert Block North Sea Core (NSC) 36, after the specimen had been cut.
>block 156 scaled.obj
3D photogrammetry model of Rhynie chert Lyon collection block 156
Brussels – 2024 images
No full text### DOCOMOMO INTERNATIONAL MASS HOUSING ARCHIVE ### The provision of healthy modern housing for all was one of the foremost ideals of the Modern Movement, and inspired a vast wave of planning and building across the world during the 20th century. In the last quarter of the century, even as the foundational programmes of Europe and America lost their impetus, the baton was passed on to other countries, especially in eastern Asia, where the narrative of Modern mass housing was reinvigorated for the next century - a unique example of a key Modernist project that actually continues and thrives today, and which thus forms a principal focus of interest for DOCOMOMO – the leading international organisation promoting the documentation and conservation of buildings, sites and neighbourhoods of the Modern Movement. As heritage, the built legacies of this diverse and multi-generational adventure are almost always too controversial to qualify for conservation strategies. Instead, therefore, recording and inventorisation must dominate the heritage interest in this field. In the recognition of that fact, DOCOMOMO’s International Specialist Committee on Urbanism and Landscape, in partnership with the Scottish Centre for Conservation Studies at the University of Edinburgh, has launched the International Mass Housing Archive, whose aim is to provide an open-access library of images of significant housing projects in each working-group territory, free of copyright restrictions. These files may be copied, edited and shared on condition the appropriate citation is used, as per the terms of the attached Creative Commons Attribution licence. ### Structure ### The International Mass Housing Archive is subdivided under geographical headings corresponding to the constituent working groups of DOCOMOMO, and the individual housing projects are searchable under city and project name. Initially, the Image Archive will be managed and augmented centrally by DOCOMOMO and the SCCS, in partnership with University of Edinburgh Information Services, commencing with pilot city surveys sourced from our own photographic records in the first instance. The archive is related to several existing mass housing documentation initiatives. These include one concerning Britain, namely the online version of the 1994 book, Tower Block: http://towerblock.org/TowerBlock.pd
Biting time of day in malaria mosquitoes is modulated by nutritional status
Full text linkBackground
Transmission of vector-borne pathogens follows daily rhythms, occurring at the time of day that vectors forage for blood. Control measures, such as insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs), have been particularly successful for reducing malaria transmission, because they exploit the nocturnal biting behaviour of the Anopheles spp. that vector malaria. However, shifts in biting behaviour to earlier or later hours when people are unprotected can undermine the efficacy of ITNs. Despite the implications for malaria transmission, the mechanisms underlying these shifts remain poorly understood. Because food availability mediates activity and foraging rhythms, and ITNs block access to human blood as a food source, it was hypothesized that nutritional deprivation could cause mosquitoes to shift their biting behaviour to earlier or later in the diel cycle.
Methods
Female Anopheles gambiae sensu lato (s.l.) mosquitoes were provided with a blood meal on day 3 post-emergence, and access to one of three feeding treatments that varied in nutritional resources: (i) 0.5% sucrose, (ii) 10% sucrose, or (iii) 10% sucrose plus an additional blood meal on day 6. Mosquitoes were released into a semi-field system on day 10 with human-mimic traps to investigate how food availability impacted the time of day that mosquitoes host seek.
Results
Nutritional resources determine both the likelihood and time of day that host-seeking occurs. Specifically, low-resourced mosquitoes were 2-3 fold more likely to host seek overall, and 5-10 fold more likely to host seek at an earlier time of day than well-resourced mosquitoes (fed 10% sucrose with and without an additional blood meal), which predominantly sought a host in the second half of the night time.
Conclusions
This study reveals that mosquito nutritional condition drives plasticity in biting time of day, suggesting it is an underappreciated contributor to residual malaria transmission. Furthermore, the findings suggest that targeting mosquito nutrition (e.g. sugar-baited traps) could influence mosquito behaviour in ways that affect the success of ITNs. More broadly, understanding the drivers of biting time of day variation is crucial for the future success of vector control tools and controlling malaria transmission