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Building a physically active and talent rich culture: An educationally sound approach (2010)
Journal Article
Collins, D., Martindale, R., Button, A., & Sowerby, K. (2010). Building a physically active and talent rich culture: An educationally sound approach. European Physical Education Review, 16(1), 7-28. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x10369196

Physical education and sport are often critically evaluated for the potential impact they can have on the development of children, both from the perspective of health and the development of sporting talent. Reflecting these two important goals, this... Read More about Building a physically active and talent rich culture: An educationally sound approach.

Relationships between Muscular Performance and Markers of Well-Being in Elite Rugby Union Players (2010)
Journal Article
Kavaliauskas, M. (2010). Relationships between Muscular Performance and Markers of Well-Being in Elite Rugby Union Players. Sport Science Review, XIX(3-4), https://doi.org/10.2478/v10237-011-0016-9

Regular testing can be used to track athletes' changes in performance over time. However, testing should not be limited to physiological characteristics alone, but also encompass perceived psychological status and well-being. Foster (1998) suggests m... Read More about Relationships between Muscular Performance and Markers of Well-Being in Elite Rugby Union Players.

Individual responsiveness to exercise-induced fat loss is associated with change in resting substrate utilization (2009)
Journal Article
Barwell, N. D., Malkova, D., Leggate, M., & Gill, J. M. R. (2009). Individual responsiveness to exercise-induced fat loss is associated with change in resting substrate utilization. Metabolism, 58(9), 1320-1328. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2009.04.016

Fat loss in response to exercise training varies between individuals, even when differences in compliance to the exercise program are accounted for. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether individual variation in change in fasting respir... Read More about Individual responsiveness to exercise-induced fat loss is associated with change in resting substrate utilization.

Impact of ozone-pollution and heat on athletic performance and pulmonary responses (2009)
Thesis
Gomes, E. C. Impact of ozone-pollution and heat on athletic performance and pulmonary responses. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3591

Epidemiological studies have reported that ozone-pollution has a negative impact on human health. This pollutant is associated with high temperatures and is expected to continue to rise with the predicted global warming. People and athletes that exer... Read More about Impact of ozone-pollution and heat on athletic performance and pulmonary responses.

The validity of wireless iButtons® and thermistors for human skin temperature measurement (2009)
Journal Article
Smith, A. D. H., Crabtree, D. R., Bilzon, J. L. J., & Walsh, N. P. (2010). The validity of wireless iButtons® and thermistors for human skin temperature measurement. Physiological Measurement, 31(1), 95-114. https://doi.org/10.1088/0967-3334/31/1/007

Skin temperature is a fundamental variable in human thermo-physiology, and yet skin temperature measurement remains impractical in most free-living, exercise and clinical settings, using currently available hard-wired methods. The purpose of this stu... Read More about The validity of wireless iButtons® and thermistors for human skin temperature measurement.

Notational analysis of scoring techniques in competitive men’s karate (2009)
Journal Article
Laird, P., & McLeod, K. (2009). Notational analysis of scoring techniques in competitive men’s karate. International journal of performance analysis in sport, 9(2), 171-187. https://doi.org/10.1080/24748668.2009.11868475

The aim of this study was to determine frequencies of scoring techniques executed during a series of karate fights and whether there was a difference between the techniques used by winners and losers. A hand notation system aided by video analysis wa... Read More about Notational analysis of scoring techniques in competitive men’s karate.

The response of circulating levels of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor complex to exercise in young men (2009)
Journal Article
Gray, S. R., Clifford, M., Lancaster, R., Leggate, M., Davies, M., & Nimmo, M. A. (2009). The response of circulating levels of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor complex to exercise in young men. Cytokine, 47(2), 98-102. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cyto.2009.05.011

The formation of an interleukin-6/IL-6 receptor (IL-6/IL-6R) complex increases the biological activity and half-life of IL-6, with its response to exercise currently unknown. The aim of the present study was to determine the response of circulating l... Read More about The response of circulating levels of the interleukin-6/interleukin-6 receptor complex to exercise in young men.

Resting Blood Lymphocytes Are Activated By Autologous Serum After A 40km Cycling Time Trial: 542 (2009)
Journal Article
Simpson, R. J., Bartlett, D. B., Booth, S., Florida-James, G. D., & McFarlin, B. K. (2009). Resting Blood Lymphocytes Are Activated By Autologous Serum After A 40km Cycling Time Trial: 542. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(Supplement 1), 7. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000353277.01938.3c

PURPOSE: Although it is known that peripheral blood lymphocytes display an activated phenotype immediately after an acute bout of high-intensity exercise, it is not known if these lymphocytes are activated by exercise or whether this is due to a mobi... Read More about Resting Blood Lymphocytes Are Activated By Autologous Serum After A 40km Cycling Time Trial: 542.

Reliability Study Of The Technique To Assess Upper Respiratory Airway Inflammation In A Polluted Environment: 1695 (2009)
Journal Article
Gomes, E. C., Florida-James, G., & Stone, V. (2009). Reliability Study Of The Technique To Assess Upper Respiratory Airway Inflammation In A Polluted Environment: 1695. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(Supplement 1), 99. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000354860.20764.82

Airway inflammation can be detected by an increased influx of inflammatory cells, such as neutrophils, as well as increased expression of inflammatory markers, which include interleukin-6 (IL-6) and Clara cell protein (CC16). When an individual is ex... Read More about Reliability Study Of The Technique To Assess Upper Respiratory Airway Inflammation In A Polluted Environment: 1695.

Metabolic Differences Between Backpack Walking And Running At A Fixed Treadmill Velocity In 'Elite" British Soldiers: A Pilot Study: 708 (2009)
Journal Article
Graham, S. M., Florida-James, G. D., Connaboy, C., Clement, R., & Simpson, R. J. (2009). Metabolic Differences Between Backpack Walking And Running At A Fixed Treadmill Velocity In 'Elite" British Soldiers: A Pilot Study: 708. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 41(Supplement 1), 57. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000353442.94255.27

Soldiers who serve in the "elite" units of the British Army are expected to "speed march" carrying heavy backpack loads, which involves a combination of both running and fast walking movements as an individual and in groups. It is generally accepted... Read More about Metabolic Differences Between Backpack Walking And Running At A Fixed Treadmill Velocity In 'Elite" British Soldiers: A Pilot Study: 708.

Validity of the use of a fixed point for intracycle velocity calculations in swimming (2009)
Journal Article
Psycharakis, S. G., & Sanders, R. H. (2009). Validity of the use of a fixed point for intracycle velocity calculations in swimming. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 12(2), 262-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2007.11.008

The intracycle velocity (V) of a fixed point on a swimmer’s body, usually the hip, is frequently calculated as a direct indication of the intracycle V of the centre of mass (CM). The purpose of this study was to examine whether the intracycle V of th... Read More about Validity of the use of a fixed point for intracycle velocity calculations in swimming.

Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick (2009)
Journal Article
Psycharakis, S. G., Sanders, R. H., Sanders, R., & Psycharakis, S. (2009). Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick. Journal of Biomechanics, 42(3), 273-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.10.037

The purpose of this study was to establish the rhythm characteristics of skilled front crawl swimmers using a six-beat kick. These included the amplitudes of the first three Fourier harmonics (H1, H2, H3) and their percent contributions to power cont... Read More about Rolling rhythms in front crawl swimming with six-beat kick.

Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200-m front crawl swimming (2008)
Journal Article
Psycharakis, S., & Sanders, R. (2008). Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200-m front crawl swimming. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 40, 2129-2136. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0b013e31818160bc

Purpose: To determine accurately the magnitude and changes in shoulder roll (SR) and hip roll (HR) throughout a 200m maximum front crawl swim and whether SR and HR were associated with swimming velocity (V). Bilateral roll asymmetries and timing diff... Read More about Shoulder and hip roll changes during 200-m front crawl swimming.

Swimming. (2008)
Book Chapter
Sanders, R., Psycharakis, S., Naemi, R., McCabe, C., & Machtsiras, G. (2008). Swimming. In Handbook of Biomechanics and Human Movement Science (323-339). Routledge

NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on β1 integrins (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramage, L., Hardingham, G., & Salter, D. (2008, September). NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on β1 integrins. Presented at 2008 World Congress on Osteoarthritis, Rome, Italy

Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is associated with abnormal loading of articular joints. In normal joints physiological loading maintains structure and function of cartilage and chondrocytes within. This is mediated by a process known as mechanotransduc... Read More about NMDA receptor function in osteoarthritic chondrocytes is dependent on β1 integrins.

Review of Academies for PRL (2008)
Report
Martindale, R., & Douglas, C. (2008). Review of Academies for PRL. Twickenham: Premiership Rugby Limited

No abstract available.

Eyewitness Recollection of Sport Coaches (2008)
Journal Article
Laird, P., & Waters, L. (2008). Eyewitness Recollection of Sport Coaches. International journal of performance analysis in sport, 8(1), 76-84

The current study is based on the works of Franks and Miller (1986) Eyewitness Testimony in Sport which measured coaches' observational accuracy from one half of an international football match. Franks and Miller used novice Physical Education studen... Read More about Eyewitness Recollection of Sport Coaches.

Total lymphocyte CD8 expression is not a reliable marker of cytotoxic T-cell populations in human peripheral blood following an acute bout of high-intensity exercise (2007)
Journal Article
Campbell, J. P., Guy, K., Cosgrove, C., Florida-James, G. D., & Simpson, R. J. (2008). Total lymphocyte CD8 expression is not a reliable marker of cytotoxic T-cell populations in human peripheral blood following an acute bout of high-intensity exercise. Brain, Behavior, and Immunity, 22(3), 375-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2007.09.001

Cytotoxic T-lymphocytes co-express the T-cell receptor, CD3 and the MHC I restricted antigen CD8. Although total CD8 expression is often used to identify CD8+ T-cells in blood, errors are associated with this method as some CD3 negative natural kille... Read More about Total lymphocyte CD8 expression is not a reliable marker of cytotoxic T-cell populations in human peripheral blood following an acute bout of high-intensity exercise.

High-Intensity Exercise Mobilises Senescent T-lymphocytes into the Peripheral Blood Compartment in Young and Old Subjects: 781 (2007)
Journal Article
Simpson, R. J., Cosgrove, C., Florida-James, G. D., Whyte, G. P., Pircher, H., & Guy, K. (2007). High-Intensity Exercise Mobilises Senescent T-lymphocytes into the Peripheral Blood Compartment in Young and Old Subjects: 781. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 39(Supplement), S61. https://doi.org/10.1249/01.mss.0000273140.61651.0b

T-cell senescence occurs during aging as a consequence of chromosome telomere shortening in response to repetitive antigenic stimulation. Senescent T-lymphocytes normally exhibit a “memory” phenotype (i.e. CD62L-/CD45RA-/CD45RO+) and express CD57 and... Read More about High-Intensity Exercise Mobilises Senescent T-lymphocytes into the Peripheral Blood Compartment in Young and Old Subjects: 781.