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A scoping review of the research supporting coaching practice in women's football: as the game grows the research strives to keep up.
Get PDFThe aim of this study was to scope the available peer-reviewed literature on competitive women’s football, identifying and mapping the current research on supporting coaching practice in women’s football. The study reviewed all women’s football related studies scoped by Okholm Kryger et al. (2021) for their relevance to coaching in women’s football. Additionally, an updated search was performed from PubMed (1966–2023), PsycINFO (1967– 2023), Web of Science (1900–2023), Scopus (1788–2023), SPORTDiscus (1892–2023) on 7th December 2023. The author, journal, title, and abstract of all included studies were scoped. Information extracted during the scoping process included: the population, playing level, age group, environment, study type and geographical location of the research. A total of 373 articles were scoped. The publication topic most frequently researched was Performance Analysis – Physical (20%), followed by Performance Analysis - Technical/Tactical (18%) and Maturation/Talent Identification (13%). Most studies were focused on coaching senior players (n=207, 55%) and elite football (n=189, 51%). Despite the volume of research growing each year, it is noticeable there are gaps in the research. Five topics only had a single figure number of articles (Teaching and Learning Strategies, Coach Education/Development, Socio-Cultural Experience’s of Coaching, Coaching Philosophy and Responsibilities/Role in Football). At present given there is a particular emphasis on certain playing levels, playing populations and research topics, there is a dearth of information in certain areas. As such, researchers should work to ensure there is greater thematic depth as well as an increased volume of research in women's football
At the far end of everything: A likely Ahrensburgian presence in the far north of the Isle of Skye, Scotland
Get PDFA Late Upper Paleolithic (LUP) site containing Ahrensburgian‐type stone tools has been discovered at South Cuidrach, Isle of Skye, Scotland. Together with a group of intertidal stone circular alignments also recently discovered on the island, this new evidence for the occupation of northern Scotland also represents the most northerly LUP site in Britain. The timing of the continental Ahrensburgian culture is closely linked to the later part of the Younger Dryas, also known regionally as the Loch Lomond Stadial (LLS), a cold period that saw a significant ice cap and glacier expansion across the mainland of western Scotland. Here, we examine the climatic, environmental and relative sea‐level contexts and reflect on the location of this site on an island to the north‐west of the Younger Dryas ice mass. South Cuidrach is situated on the north coast of Skye, lying around 25 km north‐west of the maximum known local extent of the Younger Dryas ice mass. Most of the lithic assemblage is made from locally available baked mudstone. The site has good access to coastal and riverine resources and readily available ochre, suggesting it was deliberately chosen. Together with the new stone alignments and several other nearby sites, this region now contains more evidence for the LUP than anywhere else in Scotland. The geography and Late Glacial environment of west Scotland comprised a volatile landscape of water, mountains and fluctuating glaciers and coastlines, a challenging area at the north‐westerly limit of the European landmass that was very different to the Ahrensburgian core territories in mainland Europe. We anticipate that by examining this new evidence within the various broad geographical and geomorphological conditions, there is significant potential for the discovery of further LUP locations both on and off‐shore in this region
The environmental state: Analysing the ‘creation’ of renewable energy markets in the United Kingdom
Get PDFFollowing work on the green state, the environmental state has become a prominent analytical concept in recent decades commonly applied to understand the expanded role the state has taken in decarbonizing the national economy. This article demonstrates that there is yet further empirical value to be gleaned from this subject acknowledging that the environmental state’s recently more expanded role in securing the green transition is not without historical precedent. Specifically, we propose an additional function for the environmental state of ‘market creation’ – accepting the process by which environmental states operate ex post facto ownership positions in already-existing energy markets for fossil fuel commodities – but also identifying it can use its power and agency in an ex ante fashion to create entirely new markets for renewable energy. In historicizing the environmental state, we show that whilst ex ante actions to create markets for renewable energy are not necessarily new, it has yet to be identified conceptually, and through a case study of the United Kingdom (UK) and the creation of a new national market for renewable energy we seek to demonstrate the conceptual value of a proposed new function of market creation for the environmental state. Beginning in the 1989 Electricity Act, market creation by the UK environmental state has proceeded through various reforms such as the introduction of Renewable Obligation Certificates (RoC) in 2002 to Contracts for Difference (CfD) in 2013, continuing in efforts in the 2020s to create markets this time for low carbon hydrogen
Creating and Sustaining Healthy, Supportive, and Inclusive Cultures for Postgraduate Research Students
Get PDFDr Faye Didymus and Dr Patricia Jackman discuss research culture in the context of postgraduate research students and provide recommendations for supervisors; departments, schools, and research groups; Universities; and the field of sport and exercise sciences more broadly
Accelerated glacier changes on the James Ross Archipelago, Antarctica, from 2010 to 2023
Get PDFAccelerated glacier mass loss across the Antarctic Peninsula has consequences for sea level rise and local ecology. However, there are few direct glaciological observations available from this region. Here, we reveal glacier changes on the James Ross Archipelago between 2010 and 2023. The median rate of glacier area loss (remote-sensing derived) increased over the study period, with the most significant changes observed in smaller glaciers. In-situ measurements show that ablation has identified a tripling of the frontal velocity of Kotick Glacier in 2015, which combined with terminus surface elevation gains (bulging), suggests that this is the first surge-type glacier identified in Antarctica from velocity and surface elevation change observations. We contend that the glacier recession rate has increased due to increased air temperatures (0.24 ± 0.08 °C yr-1, 2010 to 2023), decreased albedo, and glacier elevation change feedbacks. These processes could decrease glacier longevity on the archipelago. Future research should prioritise monitoring albedo and rising equilibrium-line altitudes and identify glaciers most vulnerable to rapid future mass loss
The Platformisation of Consumer Culture in and through Football: Resisting Commodification?
Get PDFThis paper advances an understanding of the platformisation of society through the prism of global football. With an analysis of four continental club competitions’ presence on Instagram and Facebook, this article seeks to question expressions of algorithmic consumer culture. Particularly, the article explores how users’ (dis)engagement with branded content on the relevant platforms speaks to processes of ‘algorithmic resistance’ but simultaneously can be contextualised by football supporters’ historically significant resistive practices in opposition to ‘modern football’s’ commercial rationalities. By arguing that platformisation processes occur ‘in’ and ‘through’ football, this article contributes towards an understanding of platforms’ (1) distinct, penetrative reach in football, and (2) responsive, everyday resistance practices in form of non-engagement with branded content, which could be seen to express football’s commercial rationalities. The article, hence, brings forward debates relevant to consumer and popular culture, platforms and, broadly, power-resistance in platform societies
A Two-Tier Hierarchical Causal Model for Multimodal Conversational Emotion Reasoning
No full textEmotion recognition in conversational contexts is vital to affective computing, with applications in human-computer interaction (HCI), mental health diagnostics, and social robotics. However, existing methods struggle with latent emotional factors disentanglement, dynamic causal dependencies adaptation, and coherent multimodal data integration. This paper proposes a unified framework that addresses these limitations through novel causal modeling and multimodal data fusion techniques. We introduce the Multimodal Emotion-aware Causal Model (MECM), which employs variational autoencoders ((VAE) to disentangle discrete emotion categories from
continuous intensity levels, and integrates a temporal causal gating mechanism to dynamically modulate historical influences. Building on MECM, the Hierarchical Emotion-Causal Graph Model (HE-CGM) captures multi-scale causal interactions using structured causal matrices for global dependencies and recurrent modules for local transitions. To resolve multimodal inconsistencies, we design a cross-modal fusion strategy that combines attention mechanisms with Kullback-Leibler (KL) divergence regularization, enabling coherent integration of text, audio, and visual modalities. Empirical results demonstrate that HE-CGM outperforms the state-of-the-art models in explicit and implicit emotion cause extraction, achieving F1-scores of 79.83 and 96.31 respectively. Our work underscores the value of causal reasoning in multimodal learning and highlights the importance of datasets that capture intra-cultural linguistic diversity in Chinese contexts for developing effective AI applications
Emotional Eating interventions for adults living with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of behaviour change techniques
Get PDFBackground: Emotional eating (EE) is a barrier to long-term success of weight loss interventions. Psychological interventions targeting EE have been shown to reduce EE scores and weight (kg), though the mechanisms remain unclear. This review and meta-analysis aimed to identify the specific behaviour change techniques (BCTs) associated with improved outcomes.
Methods: This is a review update and extension, with new studies extracted from searches of CINAHL, PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and EMBASE 01/01/22- 31/04/23. EE interventions for adults with BMI >25kg/m2, were considered for inclusion. Paper screening, extraction, BCT-coding and risk of bias were completed using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist, Behaviour Change Taxonomy v1 (BCTTv1) and Risk of Bias2 (RoB2)/ Risk of Bias In Non-randomised Studies (ROBINS-I) tool. Narrative syntheses and random effects multi-level meta-analyses were conducted.
Results: 6,729 participants were included across 47 studies (13 identified in the update). Forty-two studies contributed to the pooled estimate for the impact of interventions on EE (SMD = -0.99 [95% CI: -0.73 to -1.25], p < .001). Thirty-two studies contributed to the pooled estimate for the impact of interventions on weight (-4.09 kg [95% CI: -2.76 to -5.43 kgs], p < .001). Five BCTs related to identity, values and self-regulation, were associated with notable improvements to both weight and EE (‘incompatible beliefs’, ‘goal setting outcome’. ‘review outcome goals’, ‘feedback on behaviour’ and ‘pros/ cons’).
Conclusion: Implementation and evaluation of the highlighted BCTs are required. Weight management services should consider screening patients for EE to tailor interventions to individual need
TOPSIS Model (TOPMod) Tool Assessment and Validation for the Sustainable Redevelopment of Abandoned Public Office Buildings
No full textPublic building abandonment has a detrimental impact on the advancement of a nation such as Nigeria. Rebuilding such infrastructure sustainably poses several challenges, as identified in the literature. A flexible and dynamic approach is required by decision makers that draws on a range of attributes, alternatives and criteria. This study aims to assess a sustainable, accessible and flexible tool that decision makers can use in place of engaging with complex mathematical calculations and formulas. To test the validity of the tool, two sets of participants (first Demonstration/pilot study – 7 participants and second Demonstration/Expert Validation − 11 participants) were identified for the testing and the validation of the tool. A quantitative data collection approach, making use of a survey and a case study, was considered the most appropriate approach for this study following the demonstration of the model to the participants. From the four alternatives: Refurbishment, Conversion, Demolition and Outright selling, supported with embedded mathematical formulas and calculations, the validated tool presented refurbishment as the most flexible and optimal solution. This study argues that the integration of this tool into the redevelopment process enhances the recognition of a range of solutions for abandoned public buildings in Nigeria. In addition, it concludes that incorporating suitable model configurations into an appropriate tool can foster appropriate decision-making procedures
What are the characteristics, motivations and experiences of people who use online sperm donation platforms? A systematic review and thematic synthesis
No full textIn recent years, there has been an increase in people using websites, social media groups and mobile apps to connect with potential sperm donors or recipients. We undertook a systematic review of existing research which sought to: explore the characteristics, motivations and experiences of people who use online sperm donation platforms; assess the quality of the existing literature; identify gaps in the evidence base; and make recommendations for future research. Ten academic and grey literature databases and search engines (MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Scopus, Core, Google Scholar, Open Access Theses and Dissertations, NICE Evidence, Open Grey and Google) were searched in December 2019 and again in June 2024. The quality of the studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool and we undertook a thematic synthesis of the findings. The searches produced 18,614 results, of which 30 reports were included in the synthesis. The reports were published between 2010 and 2024, by authors from nine countries, and were qualitative (n = 19), quantitative (n = 7) and mixed methods (n = 4) in design. Four themes and two subthemes pertaining to participants’ motivations and experiences were constructed from the data. The themes demonstrate that OSD is an improvised practice that is laden with stigma and can produce imbalances of power between donors and recipients. The findings point to a need for further research, including prospective research, to be undertaken with more diverse samples, including populations in the Global South, Black and minority ethnic populations, and inexperienced donors
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