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Heat alleviation strategies for athletic performance: A review and practitioner guidelines by Gibson, Oliver R., James, Carl A., Mee, Jessica A., Willmott, Ashley G.B., Turner, Gareth, Hayes, Mark, Maxwell, Neil S.

“…International competition inevitably presents logistical challenges for athletes. Events such as the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games require further consideration…”
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Sauna exposure immediately prior to short-term heat acclimation accelerates phenotypic adaptation in females by Mee, Jessica A., Peters, Sophie, Doust, Jonathan H., Maxwell, Neil S.

“…Investigate whether a sauna exposure prior to short-term heat acclimation (HA) accelerates phenotypic adaptation in females. Randomised, repeated measures,…”
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Short-term heat acclimation improves the determinants of endurance performance and 5-km running performance in the heat by James, Carl A, Richardson, Alan J, Watt, Peter W, Willmott, Ashley G B, Gibson, Oliver R, Maxwell, Neil S

“…This study investigated the effect of 5 days of controlled short-term heat acclimation (STHA) on the determinants of endurance performance and 5-km performance…”
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Editorial: Heat Acclimation for Special Populations by Garrett, Andrew T., Maxwell, Neil S., Périard, Julien D., Sunderland, Caroline

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Effect of Practical Precooling on Neuromuscular Function and 5-km Time-Trial Performance in Hot, Humid Conditions Among Well-Trained Male Runners by Randall, Carla A, Ross, Emma Z, Maxwell, Neil S

“…ABSTRACTRandall, CA, Ross, EZ, and Maxwell, NS. Effect of practical precooling on neuromuscular function and 5-km time-trial performance in hot, humid…”
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Exercise hyperthermia induces greater changes in gastrointestinal permeability than equivalent passive hyperthermia by Walter, Edward, Watt, Peter, Gibson, Oliver R., Wilmott, Ashley G. B., Mitchell, Dominic, Moreton, Robert, Maxwell, Neil S.

“…Hyperthermia and exertional heat illness increase gastrointestinal (GI) permeability, although whether the latter is only via hyperthermia is unclear. The aim…”
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Physiological and psychological responses in Fire Instructors to heat exposures by Watt, Peter W., Willmott, Ashley G.B., Maxwell, Neil S., Smeeton, Nicholas J., Watt, Eleanor, Richardson, Alan J.

“…Fire Service Instructors (FSI) are exposed to many repeated periods of high environmental temperatures when training firefighters. Such repeated exposures will…”
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Impact of Personal Cooling on Performance, Comfort and Heat Strain of Healthcare Workers in PPE, a Study From West Africa by Bonell, Ana, Nadjm, Behzad, Samateh, Tida, Badjie, Jainaba, Perry-Thomas, Robyn, Forrest, Karen, Prentice, Andrew M, Maxwell, Neil S

“…Personal protective equipment (PPE) is an essential component of safely treating suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 patients. PPE acts as a barrier to heat…”
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Precooling leg muscle improves intermittent sprint exercise performance in hot, humid conditions by Castle, Paul C, Macdonald, Adam L, Philp, Andrew, Webborn, Anthony, Watt, Peter W, Maxwell, Neil S

“…Chelsea School Research Centre, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, United Kingdom Submitted 11 July 2005 ; accepted in final form 4 December 2005 We used…”
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A protocol for an observational cohort study of heat strain and its effect on fetal wellbeing in pregnant farmers in The Gambia by Bonell, Ana, Hirst, Jane, Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana M., Haines, Andy, Prentice, Andrew M., Maxwell, Neil S.

“…Introduction: Climate change predictions indicate that global temperatures are likely to exceed those seen in the last 200,000 years, rising by around 4°C…”
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Peak power output provides the most reliable measure of performance in prolonged intermittent-sprint cycling by Hayes, Mark, Smith, Drew, Castle, Paul C., Watt, Peter W., Ross, Emma Z., Maxwell, Neil S.

“…The aims of this study were to determine the reliability of an intermittent-sprint cycling protocol and to determine the efficacy of one practice session on…”
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Cross-Adaptation: Heat and Cold Adaptation to Improve Physiological and Cellular Responses to Hypoxia by Gibson, Oliver R., Taylor, Lee, Watt, Peter W., Maxwell, Neil S.

“…To prepare for extremes of heat, cold or low partial pressures of oxygen (O 2 ), humans can undertake a period of acclimation or acclimatization to induce…”
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Prediction of Physiological Responses and Performance at Altitude Using the 6-Minute Walk Test in Normoxia and Hypoxia by Gibson, Oliver R., MSc, Richardson, Alan J., PhD, Hayes, Mark, PhD, Duncan, Ben, BSc, Maxwell, Neil S., PhD

“…Objective The 6-minute walk test (6MWT) is a reliable and valid tool for determining an individual’s functional capacity, and has been used to predict summit…”
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Heat acclimation attenuates physiological strain and the HSP72, but not HSP90α, mRNA response to acute normobaric hypoxia by Gibson, Oliver R, Turner, Gareth, Tuttle, James A, Taylor, Lee, Watt, Peter W, Maxwell, Neil S

“…Heat acclimation (HA) attenuates physiological strain in hot conditions via phenotypic and cellular adaptation. The aim of this study was to determine whether…”
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A feasibility study of the use of UmbiFlow™ to assess the impact of heat stress on fetoplacental blood flow in field studies by Bonell, Ana, Vannevel, Valerie, Sonko, Bakary, Mohammed, Nuredin, Vicedo‐Cabrera, Ana M., Haines, Andy, Maxwell, Neil S., Hirst, Jane, Prentice, Andrew M.

“…Objective To evaluate the use of UmbiFlow™ in field settings to assess the impact of heat stress on umbilical artery resistance index (RI). Methods This…”
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Environmental heat stress on maternal physiology and fetal blood flow in pregnant subsistence farmers in The Gambia, west Africa: an observational cohort study by Bonell, Ana, Sonko, Bakary, Badjie, Jainaba, Samateh, Tida, Saidy, Tida, Sosseh, Fatou, Sallah, Yahya, Bajo, Kebba, Murray, Kris A, Hirst, Jane, Vicedo-Cabrera, Ana, Prentice, Andrew M, Maxwell, Neil S, Haines, Andy

“…Anthropogenic climate change has caused extreme temperatures worldwide, with data showing that sub-Saharan Africa is especially vulnerable to these changes. In…”
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A comparison of two global positioning system devices for team-sport running protocols by Willmott, Ashley G.B., James, Carl A., Bliss, Alex, Leftwich, Rosa A., Maxwell, Neil S.

“…The comparability and reliability of global positioning system (GPS) devices during running protocols associated with team-sports was investigated. Fourteen…”
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Isothermic and fixed intensity heat acclimation methods induce similar heat adaptation following short and long-term timescales by Gibson, Oliver R., Mee, Jessica A., Tuttle, James A., Taylor, Lee, Watt, Peter W., Maxwell, Neil S.

“…Heat acclimation requires the interaction between hot environments and exercise to elicit thermoregulatory adaptations. Optimal synergism between these…”
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Altitude training in endurance running: perceptions of elite athletes and support staff by Turner, Gareth, Fudge, Barry W, Pringle, Jamie S M, Maxwell, Neil S, Richardson, Alan J

“…This study sought to establish perceptions of elite endurance athletes on the role and worth of altitude training. Elite British endurance runners were…”
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Acute normobaric hypoxia stimulates erythropoietin release by Mackenzie, Richard W A, Watt, Peter W, Maxwell, Neil S

“…Investigations studying the secretion of EPO (erythropoietin) in response to acute hypoxia have produced mixed results. Further, the errors associated with the…”
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