Search Results - "Spence, John C"
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Impact of the COVID-19 virus outbreak on movement and play behaviours of Canadian children and youth: a national survey
Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (06-07-2020)“…Healthy childhood development is fostered through sufficient physical activity (PA; including time outdoors), limiting sedentary behaviours (SB), and adequate…”
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Systematic review of the relationships between physical activity and health indicators in the early years (0-4 years)
Published in BMC public health (20-11-2017)“…Given the rapid development during the early years (0-4 years), an understanding of the health implications of physical activity is needed. The purpose of this…”
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Time-resolved serial crystallography captures high-resolution intermediates of photoactive yellow protein
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (05-12-2014)“…Serial femtosecond crystallography using ultrashort pulses from x-ray free electron lasers (XFELs) enables studies of the light-triggered dynamics of…”
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Inversion of Many-Beam Bragg Intensities for Phasing by Iterated Projections: Removal of Multiple Scattering Artifacts from Diffraction Data
Published in Physical review letters (07-08-2020)“…An iterated projection algorithm (N-Phaser) is developed that reconstructs a scattering potential from N-beam multiple Bragg scattered intensities. The method…”
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Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
Published in BMC public health (20-11-2017)“…The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology convened representatives of national organizations, research experts, methodologists, stakeholders, and end-users…”
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Movement behaviours and physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development in preschool-aged children: Cross-sectional associations using compositional analyses
Published in PloS one (18-08-2020)“…Background Movement behaviours (e.g., sleep, sedentary behaviour, and physical activity) in isolation have demonstrated benefits to preschool-aged children's…”
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Systematic review of physical activity and cognitive development in early childhood
Published in Journal of science and medicine in sport (01-07-2016)“…Abstract Objectives To comprehensively review all observational and experimental studies examining the relationship between physical activity and cognitive…”
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A step-defined sedentary lifestyle index: <5000 steps/day
Published in Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism (01-02-2013)“…Step counting (using pedometers or accelerometers) is widely accepted by researchers, practitioners, and the general public. Given the mounting evidence of the…”
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The effect of neighborhood walkability on changes in physical activity and sedentary behavior during a 12-week pedometer-facilitated intervention
Published in PloS one (01-12-2022)“…Pedometer-facilitated interventions encourage physical activity via the accumulation of steps. Mixed evidence suggests that neighborhood walkability might…”
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Meta-analysis of internet-delivered interventions to increase physical activity levels
Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (30-04-2012)“…Many internet-delivered physical activity behaviour change programs have been developed and evaluated. However, further evidence is required to ascertain the…”
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Outrunning damage: Electrons vs X-rays—timescales and mechanisms
Published in Structural dynamics (Melville, N.Y.) (01-07-2017)“…Toward the end of his career, Zewail developed strong interest in fast electron spectroscopy and imaging, a field to which he made important contributions…”
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How many steps/day are enough? for children and adolescents
Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (28-07-2011)“…Worldwide, public health physical activity guidelines include special emphasis on populations of children (typically 6-11 years) and adolescents (typically…”
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How many steps/day are enough? For adults
Published in The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity (28-07-2011)“…Physical activity guidelines from around the world are typically expressed in terms of frequency, duration, and intensity parameters. Objective monitoring…”
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Parental support of the Canadian 24-hour movement guidelines for children and youth: prevalence and correlates
Published in BMC public health (28-10-2019)“…To explore the prevalence of parental support for meeting the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth, identify key interactive support…”
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Associations between objectively-measured and self-reported neighbourhood walkability on adherence and steps during an internet-delivered pedometer intervention
Published in PloS one (03-12-2020)“…Accumulating evidence suggests that the built environment is associated with physical activity. The extent to which the built environment may support adherence…”
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Physical activity, screen time and dietary behaviours in New Zealand adolescents prior to and following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic
Published in BMC public health (16-01-2024)“…Insufficient physical activity, high screen time, and unhealthy dietary patterns among adolescents may have worsened during the pandemic, but data are lacking…”
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Challenging the Dual-Hinge Approach to Intervening on Sedentary Behavior
Published in American journal of preventive medicine (01-03-2017)“…The recent recognition that sedentary behavior (SB) is distinct from physical activity (PA), both in terms of determinants and health impact, is perhaps one of…”
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Meeting new Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years and associations with adiposity among toddlers living in Edmonton, Canada
Published in BMC public health (20-11-2017)“…Canada has recently released guidelines that include toddler-specific recommendations for physical activity, screen-based sedentary behaviour, and sleep. This…”
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Femtosecond nanocrystallography using X-ray lasers for membrane protein structure determination
Published in Current opinion in structural biology (01-08-2011)“…► Femtosecond nanocrystallography is based on Free Electron X-ray Lasers ► The diffract-before-destroy principle overcomes damage problem in crystallography ►…”
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The relationship between transport-to-school habits and physical activity in a sample of New Zealand adolescents
Published in Journal of sport and health science (01-09-2019)“…•Nearly one-half of active transport users met physical activity recommendations.•Only one-third of adolescents relying on motorized transport met the…”
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