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Negligible effects of fructose-glucose composite carbohydrates on performance across a prolonged soccer match simulation compared with a glucose-only control in semi-professional soccer players
Get PDFHigher carbohydrate availability, achieved through combined intake of glucose and fructose, has shown to enhance endurance performance. This study examined the effects of higher carbohydrate doses containing a fructose–glucose mixture (1:2 ratio) on performance during a 120-min simulated soccer match, compared to lower doses containing only glucose. Fifteen semi-professional soccer players (7 males, 8 females) completed two 120-min soccer-specific exercise sessions in a randomised and crossover design. Participants consumed either 60 g·h⁻¹ glucose, or a combination of 0.5 g∙min-1 fructose and 1.0 g∙min-1 glucose (90 g·h⁻¹) at pre-exercise, halftime, full-time, and midway through extra-time. Measures including gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort, mental fatigue, passing accuracy, neuromuscular performance (reactive strength index, countermovement jump height, peak power output), and sprint performance (15 and 30m sprints), were assessed at 0-min, 45-min, 90-min, and 120-min. Blood glucose and lactate concentrations were assessed every 15 min. Fructose–glucose co-ingestion elevated blood glucose concentration from 105 min (p=0.006, d=1.2), but did not maintain performance (p>0.05). GI symptoms of gastric reflux at 45-min (p=0.011, d=0.9), fullness at 90-min (p=0.013, d=0.9), and flatulence at 120-min worsened in glucose (p=0.003, d=1.1). Abdominal cramps were greater in fructose–glucose at 45-min (p<0.001, d=1.7) and 90-min (p<0.001, d=1.6). Although supplementation did not influence any other variables (p<0.05), countermovement jump height, peak power output and sprint performance was negatively influenced by exercise in both conditions (p<0.05). A higher carbohydrate dosage of fructose–glucose co-ingestion increases blood glucose concentrations but does not mitigate technical and neuromuscular performance impairments during a prolonged simulated soccer match
A circularity cost framework for offsite housing projects
No full textPurpose: Increasing demand for adequate housing delivery requires ensuring sustainability performance whilst meeting housing supply targets. The integration of Circular Economy (CE) principles in Offsite Housing Projects (OHPs) offers a holistic solution to the dual challenges of housing demand and sustainability. However, such an innovative shift presents new challenges like cost-related uncertainties and impacts on stakeholders, especially clients, developers, and project teams in the Offsite housing ecosystem. This paper investigates the costs associated with integrating CE practices in the OHP lifecycle towards their effective management and optimisation.Design/methodology/approach: Adopting a qualitative approach, the study employs focus group discussions and interviews to gather insights from purposively selected stakeholders with expertise or are experienced in CE, Offsite construction, sustainability, cost and project management. The data collected were thematically analysed.Findings: The findings highlight seven R-imperative cost factors (RIC) and cost centres, and thirty-four associated cost drivers which were used to conceptualise a circularity cost framework towards managing and optimising costs throughout the OHP life cycleOriginality: This work presents a circularity cost framework for OHPs. This study contributes to bridging the knowledge gap in circular construction economics and offers practical insights to key stakeholders including clients, project teams and OHP developers towards developing appropriate strategies for managing and optimising costs while transitioning to circular models
Exploring children's unexplained experiences
No full textAn interview with Kate Adams and Donna Thomas by Kate Carpenter, exploring children's unexplained experiences, which may be termed spiritual or anomalous
The EU legal order after Brexit:Contribution to Roundtable: The EU five years after Brexit: What has been the impact of Brexit on the EU
No full textJuror characteristics and decision making in a developed coercive control case
No full textThe aim of this study was to investigate whether juror characteristics, namely, age, attitudes surrounding coercive control and psychopathic personality traits (PPT), can influence Guilty or Not Guilty verdicts in a developed coercive control trial. One hundred and thirty-five participants (N = 135) completed an online survey consisting of elements of a mock coercive control trial and three questionnaires: the Coercive Control subsection of the Modern Adolescent Dating Violence Attitudes (MADVA (CC)) Scale, the Psychopathic Personality Traits Scale—Revised (PPTS-R) and the Juror Decision Scale (JDS). The results of the analysis demonstrated significant positive correlations between MADVA (CC) scores and all four subscales of the PPTS-R, highlighting the relationship between psychopathy traits and coercive control attitudes. Binary logistic regression findings showed that higher scores on the MADVA (CC) Scale were the only significant predictor of returning a Not Guilty verdict. Those who also returned a Not Guilty verdict had more accepting controlling behaviour attitudes, scored higher for defendant believability and were less confident in their overall decision. Findings from the current study highlight the significance of attitudes in a juror decision-making context. The significance of attitudes may also be applicable to police officers and other agencies within the criminal justice system. Additional efforts need to be made regarding the identification of coercive control tactics, and training programmes should be implemented within the police to increase identification of these behaviours in order and to improve case progression. This may increase the likelihood of a jury being required in these cases. Furthermore, Not Guilty verdicts were given with significantly less confidence than Guilty verdicts, although they have the same influence at trial. More research needs to be carried out to explore the development and maintenance of accepting attitudes towards coercive control, and there is a need for better education regarding coercive control to attempt to tackle harmful attitudes towards it and aim for fairer trials
BERA Small Grants Final Report:the wellbeing of student teachers: co-created guidance for Initial Teacher Education providers
No full textExecutive SummaryThis small-scale, qualitative study explored how Initial Teacher Education (ITE) providers can better support the wellbeing of student teachers, a pressing concern in the context of global teacher recruitment and retention challenges. Drawing on co-created insights from 16 participants; including student teachers, early career teachers (ECTs), and mentors; six online focus groups were held to explore the lived experiences of those undergoing and supporting ITE in England. Participants discussed the support they received, what they wished they had known from the start of their ITE, and what advice they would give the next cohort of student teachers. Four themes emerged from our analysis: expectations versus reality, stressors and solutions, building relationships and flourishing, and looking after yourself and others. Findings highlight tension between student teachers' expectations and the demands of the profession, including workload, financial pressures, and the duality of being a student and a professional. Strong relationships with peers, mentors, and provider staff were consistently identified as supportive factors for wellbeing, along with realistic preparation for placements, peer networks, and opportunities for open dialogue.The study concludes that ITE providers already work hard to support their students, which is evident in the findings, and acknowledges the constraints providers in England face. Our findings suggest that strategies such as embedding transparency, promoting peer support and create safe, reflective spaces for student teachers to share their experiences may bolster student teacher wellbeing. <br/
Signature pedagogies ITAP subject review:presentation for School of Education RKE conference June 27th 2025
No full textThis research is concerned with looking at the ITAP on signature pedagogies, this was the second of five ITAPs and coincides with the early stages of the trainees' school experience, where trainees are teaching or co-teaching around 2-4 lessons a week. The research aims were to understand how the delivery of this ITAP can be further improved by comparing trainees' experiences from different secondary subjects including Business Studies, Computer Science, English, RE and History
Evaluating social sustainability factors prioritization in sustainable urban regeneration projects
No full textSocial sustainability has been acknowledged as an essential component for delivering sustainable development objectives. While the importance of social sustainability has been well recognised by many construction industry practitioners, its core requirements have remained undefined. Many of such social sustainability concepts have remained implicit and undefined. In some case, they have been ‘concealed behind a seemingly random choice of common socio-political indicators hence making social sustainability requirements very difficult for practitioners to clearly specify and prioritise in an explicit manner and deliver it in practical terms. This study investigates the degree of consideration given to the promotion of social sustainability factors by practitioners engaged in the delivery of sustainable regeneration projects in the UK. It draws data from 15 and 122 practitioners through semi-structured interviews and questionnaire survey respectively, from practitioners who participated in the study. The results reveal that, health and safety issues were the most promoted among the other six key social sustainability issues considered by majority of practitioners. The findings indicate that various efforts and legislations initiated by the UK government to improve health and safety practices within the construction industry had played a key role on practitioners’ attitude towards the promotion of health and safety issues in their practices
