Impact of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism on blood pressure and related central hemodynamic parameters in healthy adults.

Rooney, Martina; Hughes, Catherine F.; Strain, J.J.; Clements, Michelle; McNulty, Helene; Ward, Mary

doi:10.1111/jhn.13061

Collagen supplementation augments changes in patellar tendon properties in female soccer players. (2023)
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LEE, J., BRIDGE, J.E., CLARK, D.R., STEWART, C.E. and ERSKINE, R.M. 2023. Collagen supplementation augments changes in patellar tendon properties in female soccer players. Frontiers in physiology [online], 14, article number 1089971. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1089971

We investigated the effect of collagen hydrolysate supplementation on changes in patellar tendon (PT) properties after 10 weeks' training in female soccer players from a Football Association Women's Super League Under 21s squad. We pair-matched n = 1... Read More about Collagen supplementation augments changes in patellar tendon properties in female soccer players..

Effect of high-intensity vs. moderate-intensity resistance training on strength, power, and muscle soreness in male academy soccer players. (2023)
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MCQUILLIAM, S.J., CLARK, D.R., ERSKINE, R.M. and BROWNLEE, T.E. 2023. Effect of high-intensity vs. moderate-intensity resistance training on strength, power, and muscle soreness in male academy soccer players. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 37(6), pages 1250-1258. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004387

The aims of this study were to investigate the impact of high-intensity, low-volume (HRT) vs. moderate-intensity, high-volume resistance training (MRT) vs. soccer training only (CON) on changes in strength, power, and speed, and to compare delayed on... Read More about Effect of high-intensity vs. moderate-intensity resistance training on strength, power, and muscle soreness in male academy soccer players..

Contributing factors to the development of shared understanding within football teams. (2023)
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MALONE, M.K., LORD, R. and LORIMER, R. 2023. Contributing factors to the development of shared understanding within football teams. Soccer and society [online], 24(6), pages 865-882. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/14660970.2022.2161527

Shared understanding can be defined as two or more people thinking similarly in specific situations. Team members who share similar thoughts are positively related to an effective performance. Within team sports like football, shared understanding be... Read More about Contributing factors to the development of shared understanding within football teams..

Locomotor activities and subjective load differences between professional youth soccer players and professional development loans: a comparative analysis. (2022)
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CRAIG, T.P., SWINTON, P., BARRETT, S. and MAUGHAN, P. 2022. Locomotor activities and subjective load differences between professional youth soccer players and professional development loans: a comparative analysis. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221141145

This study quantified and compared the weekly locomotor activity and subjective load between elite and development loan youth soccer players registered to a primary club. Development loan players were loaned to a lower-league club and trained part-ti... Read More about Locomotor activities and subjective load differences between professional youth soccer players and professional development loans: a comparative analysis..

Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer. (2022)
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MCQUILLIAM, S.J., CLARK, D.R., ERSKINE, R.M. and BROWNLEE, T.E. 2022. Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer. International journal of sports science and coaching [online], Online First. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221136048

Differences exist between top-tier soccer leagues (e.g. anthropometry and match demands), which may influence strength and conditioning (S&C) practice. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate whether current S&C practice in men's and women's (... Read More about Global differences in current strength and conditioning practice within soccer..

An investigation of movement dynamics and muscle activity during traditional and accentuated-eccentric squatting. (2022)
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ARMSTRONG, R., BALTZOPOULOS, V., LANGAN-EVANS, C., CLARK, D., JARVIS, J., STEWART, C. and O'BRIEN, T. 2022. An investigation of movement dynamics and muscle activity during traditional and accentuated-eccentric squatting. PLoS ONE [online], 17(11), article number e0276096. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276096

Accentuated-eccentric loading (AEL) takes advantage of the high force producing potential of eccentric muscle contractions, potentially maximising mechanical tension within the muscle. However, evidence is lacking on how AEL squatting may load the in... Read More about An investigation of movement dynamics and muscle activity during traditional and accentuated-eccentric squatting..

Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. (2022)
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POLLOCK, D., PETERS, M.D.J., KHALIL, H., MCINERNEY, P., ALEXANDER, L., TRICCO, A.C., EVANS, C., BRANDÃO DE MORAES, É., GODFREY, C.M., PIEPER, D., SARAN, A., STERN, C. and MUNN, Z. 2023. Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews. JBI evidence synthesis [online], 21(3), pages 520-532. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00123

Scoping reviewers often face challenges in the extraction, analysis, and presentation of scoping review results. Using best-practice examples and drawing on the expertise of the JBI Scoping Review Methodology Group and an editor of a journal that pub... Read More about Recommendations for the extraction, analysis, and presentation of results in scoping reviews..

Long-term adverse effects and healthcare burden of rectal cancer radiotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022)
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MORTON, A.J., RASHID, A., SHIM, J.S.C., WEST, J., HUMES, D.J. and GRAINGE, M.J. 2023. Long-term adverse effects and healthcare burden of rectal cancer radiotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis. ANZ journal of surgery [online], 93(1-2), pages 42-53. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/ans.18059

As rectal cancer survival increases, more patients survive with potentially severe, long-term gastrointestinal and genitourinary complications from radiotherapy. The burden of these complications for patients and healthcare services is unclear, which... Read More about Long-term adverse effects and healthcare burden of rectal cancer radiotherapy: systematic review and meta-analysis..

Interpreting magnitude of change in strength and conditioning: effect size selection, threshold values and Bayesian updating. (2022)
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SWINTON, P.A., BURGESS, K., HALL, A., GREIG, L., PSYLLAS, J., ASPE, R., MAUGHAN, P. and MURPHY, A. 2022. Interpreting magnitude of change in strength and conditioning: effect size selection, threshold values and Bayesian updating. Journal of sports sciences [online], 40(18), pages 2047-2054. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2022.2128548

The magnitude of change following strength and conditioning (S&C) training can be evaluated comparing effect sizes to threshold values. This study conducted a series of meta-analyses and compiled results to identify thresholds specific to S&C, and cr... Read More about Interpreting magnitude of change in strength and conditioning: effect size selection, threshold values and Bayesian updating..

The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. (2022)
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KHALIL, H., PETERS, M.D.J., MCINERNEY, P.A., GODFREY, C.M., ALEXANDER, L., EVANS, C., PIEPER, D., MORAES, E.B., TRICCO, A.C. MUNN, Z. and POLLOCK, D. 2022. The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste. Journal of clinical epidemiology [online], 152, pages 30-35. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.09.012

Scoping reviews and evidence map methodologies are increasingly being used by researchers. The objective of this article is to examine how scoping reviews can reduce research waste. This article summarizes the key issues facing the research community... Read More about The role of scoping reviews in reducing research waste..

Physical characteristics explain ball-carrying capability in sub-elite rugby union players. (2022)
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HART, A.S., ERSKINE, R.M., MCLAUGHLIN, T.J. and CLARK, D.R. 2023. Physical characteristics explain ball-carrying capability in sub-elite rugby union players. Journal of science in sport and exercise [online], 5(3), pages 244-253. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-022-00178-w

The aims of the present study were two-fold: (i) to investigate the relationship between physical characteristics and the game statistics associated with ball-carrying capability amongst sub-elite rugby union players; and (ii) to predict the level of... Read More about Physical characteristics explain ball-carrying capability in sub-elite rugby union players..

The effects of sprint interval training on physical performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. (2022)
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HALL, A.J., ASPE, R.R., CRAIG, T.P., KAVALIAUSKA, M., BABRAJ, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. The effects of sprint interval training on physical performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of strength and conditioning research [online], 37(2), pages 457-481. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004257

The present study aimed to synthesise findings from published research and through meta-analysis quantify the effect of sprint interval training (SIT) and potential moderators on physical performance outcomes (categorised as aerobic; anaerobic; mixed... Read More about The effects of sprint interval training on physical performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis..

Does transforming subjective measures of load better represent training and match-play intensity in youth soccer players? (2022)
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MAUGHAN, P.C., MACFARLANE, N.G., TOWLSON, C., BARRETT, S. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Does transforming subjective measures of load better represent training and match-play intensity in youth soccer players? International journal of sports science and coaching [online], 18(5), pages 1541-1549. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541221114739

The purpose of this study was to investigate the structure of relationships between measures of training load and assess whether these can be modified through non-linear transformations. Ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) and seven external load mea... Read More about Does transforming subjective measures of load better represent training and match-play intensity in youth soccer players?.

Examination of differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) during bio-banded small-sided games. (2022)
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BARRETT, S., SHORT, K., LOWTHROPE, A., SWINTON, P., MAUGHAN, P., HAMILTON, A., HUNTER, F. and TOWLSON, C. 2022. Examination of differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) during bio-banded small-sided games. PLoS One [online], 17(7), article e0270259. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270259

The aims of the current study were to investigate the use of dRPE with academy soccer players to: 1) examine the effect of bio-banded and non-bio-banded maturity groups within SSG on players dRPE; 2) describe the multivariate relationships between dR... Read More about Examination of differential ratings of perceived exertion (dRPE) during bio-banded small-sided games..

The bone biomarker response to an acute bout of exercise: a systematic review with meta-analysis. (2022)
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DOLAN, E., DUMAS, A., KEANE, K.M., BESTETTI, G., FREITAS, L.H.M., GUALANO, B., KOHRT, W.M., KELLY, G.A., PEREIRA, R.M.R., SALE, C. and SWINTON, P.A. 2022. The bone biomarker response to an acute bout of exercise: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Sports medicine [online], 52(12), pages 2837-2851. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-022-01718-8

Circulating biomarkers are often used to investigate the bone response to an acute bout of exercise, but heterogeneity in factors such as study design, quality, selected biomarkers and exercise and participant characteristics render it difficult to s... Read More about The bone biomarker response to an acute bout of exercise: a systematic review with meta-analysis..

The radiography students' perspective of the impact of COVID-19 on education and training internationally: a across sectional survey of the UK Devolved Nations (UKDN) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). (2022)
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ELSHAMI, W., ABUZAID, M.M., MCCONNELL, J., STEWART, S., FLOYD, M., HUGHES, D., MCCLINTICK, C., ECKLOFF, K., LEISHMAN, L. and MCFADDEN, S. 2022. The radiography students' perspective of the impact of COVID-19 on education and training internationally: a across sectional survey of the UK Devolved Nations (UKDN) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Radiography [online], 28(Supplement 1), pages S50-S58). Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2022.07.009

The overnight change in hospital practice and service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic raises the question whether undergraduate radiography students received an adequate clinical experience. Many students had their clinical placements cancelled... Read More about The radiography students' perspective of the impact of COVID-19 on education and training internationally: a across sectional survey of the UK Devolved Nations (UKDN) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)..

Reliability of spatial-temporal metrics used to assess collective behaviours in football: an in-silico experiment. (2022)
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CORSIE, M. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Reliability of spatial-temporal metrics used to assess collective behaviours in football: an in-silico experiment. Science and medicine in football [online], 7(3), pages 297-305. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/24733938.2022.2100460

The purpose of this study was to investigate the reliability of spatial-temporal measurements applied within collective behaviour research in football. In-silico experiments were conducted introducing positional errors (0.5, 2 and 4 m) representative... Read More about Reliability of spatial-temporal metrics used to assess collective behaviours in football: an in-silico experiment..

Physical activity and antibody persistence 6 months after the second dose of CoronaVac in immunocompromised patients. (2022)
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GUALANO, B., LEMES, Í.R., PIRES DA SILVA, R. et al. 2022. Physical activity and antibody persistence 6 months after the second dose of CoronaVac in immunocompromised patients. Scandinavian journal of medicine and science in sports [online], 32(10), pages 1510-1515. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14213

This prospective cohort study within an open-label, single-arm, phase 4 vaccination trial (clinicaltrials.gov #NCT04754698) aimed to investigate the association between physical activity and persistent anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies 6 months after two-do... Read More about Physical activity and antibody persistence 6 months after the second dose of CoronaVac in immunocompromised patients..

International, multi-disciplinary, cross-section study of pain knowledge and attitudes in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions students. (2022)
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MANKELOW, J., RYAN, C.G., TAYLOR, P.C. et al. 2022. International, multi-disciplinary, cross-section study of pain knowledge and attitudes in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions students. BMC medical education [online], 22, article 547. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-022-03488-3

Persistent pain is a highly prevalent, global cause of disability. Research suggests that many healthcare professionals are not well equipped to manage pain and that this may be attributable at least in part to undergraduate education. The primary ai... Read More about International, multi-disciplinary, cross-section study of pain knowledge and attitudes in nursing, midwifery and allied health professions students..

Impact of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism on blood pressure and related central hemodynamic parameters in healthy adults. (2022)
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ROONEY, M., HUGHES, C.F., STRAIN, J.J., CLEMENTS, M., MCNULTY, H. and WARD, M. 2022. Impact of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism on blood pressure and related central haemodynamic parameters in healthy adults. Journal of human nutrition and dietetics [online], 35(4): gene-environment interactions in human health, pages 689-700. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jhn.13061

Background: The C677T polymorphism in the gene-encoding methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) is associated with an increased risk of hypertension and cardiovascular disease. Riboflavin, the MTHFR cofactor, is an important modulator of blood pr... Read More about Impact of the MTHFR C677T polymorphism on blood pressure and related central hemodynamic parameters in healthy adults..

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