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Artist-Educator Rae Goodwin '06 Receives National Award
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
Goodwin is one of only two teachers nationwide to receive the 2017 FATE Educator Award. She earned her M.F.A. (focus on sculpture) at Winthrop.
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Four President's Award Recipients Recognized at May 7 Undergraduate Commencement
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
President Dan Mahony announced that John W. Barrera, Lauren A. Goodwin, Zane M. Repp and Kathryn V. Steverson earned the President's Award. Both Barrera and Steverson will pursue medical degrees - Barrera at the University of...
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Objectively Measured Physical Activity Reduces the Risk of Mortality among Brazilian Older Adults.
Renata M Bielemann, Andrea Z LaCroix, Andréa D Bertoldi, Elaine Tomasi, Flávio F Demarco, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Pedro Augusto Crespo da Silva, Andrea Wendt, Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund, Michael Pratt
Jan 27, 2021
OBJECTIVES: Use of objectively measured physical activity (PA) in older adults to assess relationship between PA and risk of all-causes mortality is scarce. This study evaluated the associations of PA based on accelerometry and...
Commentary on “Transparent modelling of influenza incidence”
Paul Goodwin
Apr 01, 2022
This commentary discusses three criteria that should be satisfied in order to justify the choice of a complex forecasting method over a simple one.
Analysis of Cameroon's Sectoral Policies on Physical Activity for Noncommunicable Disease Prevention.
Lambed Tatah, Clarisse Mapa-Tassou, Maylene Shung-King, Tolu Oni, James Woodcock, Amy Weimann, Nicole McCreedy, Trish Muzenda, Ishtar Govia, Jean Claude Mbanya, Felix Assah
Dec 22, 2021
Physical inactivity is increasing in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), urbanisation and sedentary living are rapidly growing in tandem. Increasing active living requires the...
Objectively Measured Physical Activity and Polypharmacy Among Brazilian Community-Dwelling Older Adults.
Renata M Bielemann, Marysabel PT Silveira, Bárbara H Lutz, Vanessa IA Miranda, Maria Cristina Gonzalez, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund, Andréa Dâmaso Bertoldi
Feb 11, 2021
BACKGROUND: Previous observations regarding association between physical activity (PA) and use of medicines among older adults are derived from self-reported PA. This study aimed to evaluate the association between objectively...
When simple alternatives to Bayes formula work well
Paul Goodwin
Aug 01, 2015
Bayes theorem is the normative method for revising probability forecasts when new information is received. However, for unaided forecasters its application can be difficult, effortful, opaque and even counter-intuitive. Two...
Exploring womens’ experiences and decision making about physical activity during pregnancy and following birth
Abstract: Background: Physical activity (PA) tends to decline during pregnancy, and remains low in the early postpartum period, despite the known physical and psychological benefits. This study aimed to explore: (1) women’s...
Physical Activity During the Early Years
Daniel D Bingham, Silvia Costa, Trina Hinkley, Katy A Shire, Stacy A Clemes, Sally E Barber
Oct 03, 2018
CONTEXT: Being physically active during the early years (age 0-6 years) is vital for healthy development. Identifying correlates and determinants of physical activity (PA) is crucial to guide effective interventions. This...
Supporting multiattribute decisions in scenario planning using a simple method based on ranks
Paul Goodwin
Oct 25, 2019
A neglected area of scenario planning is the provision of support for strategic decisions that involve multiple attributes. When the number of scenarios and attributes is large, conventional multiattribute decision analysis...
Jan. 30 Discussion to Focus on the Affordable Care Act in South Carolina
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
The panelists will be Windsor W. Sherrill, a Clemson University professor and associate vice president for health research, and Rozalynn Goodwin, vice president for engagement, S.C. Hospital Association. Morton & Gettys attorney...
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Number of days required to estimate physical activity constructs objectively measured in different age groups
Luiza Isnardi Cardoso Ricardo, Andrea Wendt, Leony Morgana Galliano, Werner de Andrade Muller, Gloria Izabel Niño Cruz, Fernando Wehrmeister, Soren Brage, Ulf Ekelund, Inácio Crochemore M. Silva
Jan 10, 2020
Purpose: The present study aims to estimate the minimum number of accelerometer measurement days needed to estimate habitual physical activity (PA) among 6- (2010), 18- (2011) and 30- (2012) year-old participants, belonging to...
Changes in physical activity during the retirement transition
Suzanne McDonald, Rute Vieira, Alan Godfrey, Nicola O'Brien, Martin White, Falko F Sniehotta
Mar 05, 2018
BACKGROUND: Existing evidence about the impact of retirement on physical activity (PA) has primarily focused on the average change in PA level after retirement in group-based studies. It is unclear whether findings regarding the...
The Relationship between Nature Connectedness and Physical Activity Patterns in a Sample of Collegiate Students, Faculty, and Staff
Destinee Waddy
Jan 01, 0001
PURPOSE: A strong relationship exists between physical activity (PA) and nature connectedness (NC); the most physically active individuals may also be the most nature connected. Designing PA programs and modifying college...
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Associations between objective and self-reported physical activity data in rheumatoid arthritis patients
C.-A. Yu, P. Rouse, J. Veldhuijzen Van Zanten, G. Metsios, N. Ntoumanis, G. Kitas, J. Duda
Jun 01, 2014
Background Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients suffer from periodic flare-ups causing joint swelling, pain and potential bone destruction. In addition, RA patient are at greater risk of cardiovascular disease. Therefore, physical...
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Associations between access to recreational physical activity facilities and body mass index in Scottish adults.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this country-wide study was to link individual health and behavioural data with area-level spatial data to examine whether the body mass index (BMI) of adults was associated with access to recreational...
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Inter-Device Agreement between Fitbit Flex 1 and 2 for Assessing Sedentary Behavior and Physical Activity.
This study examined the inter-model agreement between the Fitbit Flex (FF) and FF2 in estimating sedentary behavior (SED) and physical activity (PA) during a free-living condition. 33 healthy adults wore the FF and FF2 on...
Legitimate Love
The Civil Partnership Act (CPA) came into force in the UK on 5 December 2005, entitling same-sex relationships to formal legal recognition. It is the second piece of legislation (following the Adoption & Children Act, 2002)...
Results from New Zealand's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.
Melody Smith, Erika Ikeda, Erica Hinckson, Scott Duncan, Ralph Maddison, Kim Meredith-Jones, Caroline Walker, Sandra Mandic
Jan 06, 2020
In New Zealand (NZ), 88% of health loss is now caused by non-communicable diseases, in part attributed to low levels of physical activity (PA) and high levels of inactivity, and the downstream impacts of these, including...
Use and misuse of information in supply chain forecasting of promotion effects
Demand forecasting is critical to sales and operations planning (S&OP), but the effects of sales promotions can be difficult to forecast. Typically, a baseline statistical forecast is judgmentally adjusted on receipt of...
Scenario analysis to support decision making in addressing wicked problems
This paper provides a review and evaluation of the use of scenario methods from the Intuitive Logics (IL) school to address so-called ‘wicked problems’. Scenario planning has been widely advocated by its practitioners and its...
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Development of the Digital Assessment of Precise Physical Activity (DAPPA) tool for older adults
Rosie Essery, James Denison-Day, Elisabeth Grey, Emma Priestley, Katherine Bradbury, Nanette Mutrie, Max Western
Oct 29, 2020
Physical activity (PA) is central to maintaining health and wellbeing as we age. Valid, reliable measurement tools are vital for understanding, and evaluating PA. There are presently limited options for comprehensively...
Physical Activity Differences Related to Gender and Grade Level in Middle School Students
Casey Reeves
Jan 01, 0001
In the last 35 years, the United States youth has experienced a significant rise in obesity levels, and a significant decline in physical activity levels (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015a; CDC, 2009). A...
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Physical Activity and Abdominal Fat Distribution in Greenland.
Inger Katrine Dahl-Petersen, Søren Brage, Peter Bjerregaard, Janne Schurmann Tolstrup, Marit Eika Jørgensen
Nov 23, 2017
PURPOSE: We examined how total volume of physical activity and reallocation of time spent at various objectively measured intensities of physical activity (PA) were associated with overall and abdominal fat distribution in adult...
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