Multidimensional components of (state) mathematics anxiety: behavioral, cognitive, emotional, and psychophysiological consequences by Irene C Mammarella, Sara Caviola, Serena Rossi, Elisabetta Patron, Daniela Palomba

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A comparison of methods used for inducing mental fatigue in performance research: individualised, dual-task and short duration cognitive tests are most effective by Kate O'Keeffe, Simon Hodder, Alex Lloyd

“…Participants presented significantly higher physiological and psychological arousal (p < 0.05) in the individualised dual-task test compared to the AX-CPT. …”
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Napping in high-performance athletes: Sleepiness or sleepability? by Luke Gupta, Kevin Morgan, C North, Sarah Gilchrist

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Daytime naps and night-time sleep quality in athletes and the general population by Rui Pereira

“…The Covid-19 confinement period was associated with: 1) a significant phase delay; 2) significant increases in time in bed and sleep duration; 3) a significant reduction in social jet lag; 4) a mean sleep efficiency consistent with good quality sleep for most athletes; 5) a reduced prevalence of insomnia symptoms (from 74.3% to 48.6%); 6) and a reduced prevalence of napping (from 50% to 31.1%). …”
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Salivary hormones and anxiety in winners and losers of an international judo competition by Elena Papacosta, George P. Nassis, Michael Gleeson

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Short-term resource allocation during extensive athletic competition by Daniel Longman, Sean P Prall, Eric C Shattuck, Ian D Stephen, Jay T Stock, Jonathan CK Wells, Michael P Muehlenbein

“…Lean body mass was assessed by bioelectrical impedance, and libido was measured using a slideshow of arousing and neutral images. Results: Following predictions, there was a significant decrease in salivary testosterone levels (109.59 pg/mL versus 97.61 pg/mL, P …”
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Psychological and psychophysiological effects of recuperative music post-exercise by Costas I. Karageorghis, Andrew C. Bruce, Suzanne T. Pottratz, Rebecca C. Stevens, Marcelo Bigliassi, Mark Hamer

“…Core affect, salivary cortisol, heart rate, and blood pressure were measured before exhaustive exercise, immediately after, and in 10-, 20-, and 30-min intervals during passive recovery (21 women and 21 men; 20.9 ± 1.7 yr) over three separate trials (slow, sedative music; fast, stimulative music; no-music control). …”
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Building a transdisciplinary expert consensus on the cognitive drivers of performance under pressure: An international multi-panel Delphi study by L Albertella, R Kirkham, AB Adler, J Crampton, SPA Drummond, GJ Fogarty, JJ Gross, L Zaichkowsky, JP Andersen, PT Bartone, D Boga, JW Bond, TT Brunyé, MJ Campbell, LG Ciobanu, SR Clark, MF Crane, A Dietrich, TJ Doty, JE Driskell, I Fahsing, SM Fiore, R Flin, J Funke, JM Gatt, PA Hancock, C Harper, A Heathcote, KJ Heatown, WF Helsen, EK Hussey, Robin Jackson, S Khemlani, WDS Killgore, S Kleitman, AM Lane, S Loft, C MacMahon, SM Marcora, FP McKenna, C Meijen, V Moulton, GM Moyle, E Nalivaiko, D O'Connor, D O’Conor, D Patton, MD Piccolo, C Ruiz, L Schücker, RA Smith, SJR Smith, C Sobrino, M Stetz, D Stewart, P Taylor, AJ Tucker, H van Stralen, JN Vickers, TAW Visser, R Walker, MW Wiggins, AM Williams, L Wong, E Aidman, M Yücel

“…The following 10 constructs reached consensus across all four panels (in order of overall ranking): (1) Attention; (2) Cognitive Control—Performance Monitoring; (3) Arousal and Regulatory Systems—Arousal; (4) Cognitive Control—Goal Selection, Updating, Representation, and Maintenance; (5) Cognitive Control—Response Selection and Inhibition/Suppression; (6) Working memory—Flexible Updating; (7) Working memory—Active Maintenance; (8) Perception and Understanding of Self—Self-knowledge; (9) Working memory—Interference Control, and (10) Expert-suggested—Shifting.  …”
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Training, taper and recovery strategies for effective competition performance in judo by Elena Papacosta

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Passive heat exposure alters perception and executive function by Rachel A. Malcolm, Simon B. Cooper, Jonathan Folland, Christopher J Tyler, Caroline Sunderland

“…In a randomized crossover design, forty-one male participants completed a battery of cognitive function tests [Visual Search, Stroop, Corsi Blocks and Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVIP) tests] prior to and following 1 h of passive rest in either hot (39.6 ± 0.4°C, 50.8 ± 2.3% Rh) or moderate (21.2 ± 1.8°C, 41.9 ± 11.4% Rh) conditions. …”
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Sleep quality in elite sport: measurement, management and performance by Luke Gupta

“…And finally, given the pervasive influence of arousal mechanisms on athlete sleep quality, Chapters 6 and 7 focussed on the delivery of sleep management programmes which, importantly, emphasised strategies to combat and manage pre-sleep arousal. …”
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Case study: dose response of caffeine improves on 20 km handcycling time trial performance in a Paratriathlete by Terri S. Graham-Paulson, Claudio Perret, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey

“…This case study therefore aimed to investigate the ergogenic effects of caffeine dose on 20 km time trial (TT) performance of an elite male Para-triathlete (wheelchair user) (age 46 y, body mass 76.9 kg, body fat 25.4%, handcycling ·VO2 peak 3.45 l∙min-1). …”
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Pupil dilation reflects the authenticity of received nonverbal vocalizations by Gonçalo Cosme, Pedro J Rosa, César F Lima, Vânia Tavares, Sophie Scott, Sinead Chen, Thom Wilcockson, Trevor J Crawford, Diana Prata

“…We also show authentic vocalizations and laughs (i.e. main effects of authenticity and emotion) to be perceived as more authentic, arousing and contagious than acted vocalizations and cries, respectively. …”
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Teaching control technology to girls by R.A. Sparkes

“…On this assumption, a project has been started in a local secondary school with 11/12 year old girls to see if their interest in technology can be aroused. …”
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Human responses to demanding mental and physical work by David A. Brodie

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Improvement of sprint performance in wheelchair sportsmen with caffeine supplementation by Terri S. Graham-Paulson, Claudio Perret, Phillip Watson, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey

“…METHODS. Using a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover design, 12 male wheelchair Rugby players (age 30.0 ± 7.7 y, body mass 69.6 ± 15.3 kg, training 11.1 ± 3.5 h/wk) completed 2 exercise trials, separated by 7-14 d, 70 min after ingestion of 4 mg/kg caffeine (CAF) or dextrose placebo (PLA). …”
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Evaluation of an epoxy resin containing a carboxylic acid-terminated fluoroligomer for use as matrix for glass fibre composites by Jian Zhang

“…However the brittleness of composite materials prevents them from being used in high demanding applications. Toughness enhancement of fibre reinforced plastics composites, therefore, has aroused considerable interest in the composites industry. …”
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Emotions in a repeated cournot duopoly game: A psychophysiological experiment by Ilkka Leppanen, Raimo P. Hamalainen

“…The reason why cooperation occurs in repeated games has remained a puzzle. Earlier literature has maintained that reciprocal behavior that gives rise to cooperation can be entirely self-regarding. …”
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Environmental stressors: the effects of raised ambient temperatures and meaningful noise, and their interactions, on human performance and physiological reactions by Andrew G. McK. Nicholl

“…Two levels of pre-recorded traffic noise and three ambient temperatures at similar levels of water vapour pressure were studied for their effects on the performance of (1) the Tsai-Partington and short-term memory tests, (2) a simple reaction-time test, and (3) a light assembly task over two-hour periods. …”
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Magnetic excitations in the quasi-one-dimensional singlet ground-state systems CsFeBr3 and CsFeCl3 under hydrostatic pressure: a neutron scattering study by Andrew R. Monteith

“…The magnetic systems studied in this thesis: CsFeBr3 and CsFeCl3 are linear chain compounds which have a singlet ground state and are described by an effective spin S=1 formalism. …”
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The impact of the congestion charge on retail: the London experience by Mohammed Quddus, Alon Carmel, Michael G.H. Bell

“…We investigate the impact of the congestion charge using a variety of econometric models applied to a total retail sales index for central London (monthly) and weekly retail sales data for the John Lewis Oxford Street store within the congestion charging zone. …”
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The politics of belonging in the Indigenous North by Michael Skey

“…In discussing Nils-Aslak Valkeapaa's connections with Indigenous groups in North America, it is argued that a shared sense of belonging comes not only through political activism but also through 'the feelings that the similarity of life across the Arctic arouses,' including the environment, material objects and cultural practices.…”
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Intrapersonal emotional responses to the inquiry and advocacy modes of interaction: a psychophysiological study by Ilkka Leppanen, Raimo P. Hamalainen, Esa Saarinen, Mikko Viinikainen

“…In negotiations and group decision making we can use two characteristically different interaction modes: inquiry and advocacy. …”
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Service-aware multi-constrained routing protocol with QoS guarantee based on fuzzy logic by Zuo Jing, Chi Xuefen, Lin Guan, Li Hongxia

“…Only considering a single constraint parameter can’t always cope with the problems aroused by the uncertainty of ad hoc networks well. …”
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Supplementary information files for article: 'Intrapersonal emotional responses to the inquiry and advocacy modes of interaction: a psychophysiological study' by Ilkka Leppanen, Raimo Hamalainen, Esa Saarinen, Mikko Viinikainen

“…Supplementary information files for article: 'Intrapersonal emotional responses to the inquiry and advocacy modes of interaction: a psychophysiological study'.Abstract:In negotiations and group decision making we can use two characteristically different interaction modes: inquiry and advocacy. …”
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Recovery in sensory-enriched break environments: Integrating vision, sound and scent into simulated indoor and outdoor environments by Brid Sona, Erik Dietl, Anna Steidle

“…Analyses showed that SEBEs simulating either a natural or a lounge environment were perceived as more pleasant and restorative (fascination/being away) than a standard break room, which in turn facilitated the recovery of personal resources (mood, fatigue, arousal). …”
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Tactile symbols with continuous and motion-coupled vibration: an exploration of us in embodied experiences for hermeneutic design by Nihar Sabnis, Dennis Wittchen, Gabriela Vega, Courtney Reed, Paul Strohmeier

“…Our study suggests that adding embodied experiences as a design resource changes how participants think of tactile symbol design, thus broadening the scope of the symbol by design for context, and expanding their affective repertoire as changing the type of vibration influences perceived valence and arousal.…”
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State of play in direct-to-consumer genetic testing for lifestyle-related diseases: market, marketing content, user experiences and regulation by Paula Saukko

“…The paper will review (1) research on the content of the online marketing of DTC tests, (2) studies on the effects of DTC genetic tests on customers and (3) academic and policy proposals on how to regulate the tests. …”
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Examining emotion perception agreement in live music performance by Simin Yang, Courtney Reed, Elaine Chew, Mathieu Barthet

“…First, in a live music concert setting, fifteen audience members annotated perceived emotion in the valence-arousal space over time using a mobile application. …”
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An interrelated approach to teaching mathematics in secondary schools by R.M. Bond

“…In addition, the thesis contains proposals for the establishment of a professional centre for mathematical education in schools and colleges within Leicestershire where ideas produced from research projects such as this can be extended, developed fully and subsequently disseminated in an effective manner. …”
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Eye movements associated with recognition of affect in humans: implications for the detection of concealed firearm carrying by Anastassia Blechko, Iain T. Darker, Alastair G. Gale, Kevin Purdy

“…In a consequent study [3] the participants (i.e., observers) watched this footage and estimated the emotional state of surveillance targets without knowledge about the presence of a firearm (i.e., Affect Detection Task, ADT). …”
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Psychomotor performance decrements following a successful physical activity intervention for insomnia by Iuliana Hartescu, Kevin Morgan, Clare Stevinson

“…In comparisons of baseline to follow-up change, ISI scores showed clinically significant improvement in the intervention group at 6-month follow-up (F (8,26) = 5.16; P = 0.03). …”
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Does elite sport degrade sleep quality? A systematic review by Luke Gupta, Kevin Morgan, Sarah Gilchrist

“…Once extracted, studies were categorised as (1) those mainly describing sleep structure/patterns, (2) those mainly describing sleep quality and insomnia symptomatology and (3) those exploring associations between aspects of elite sport and sleep outcomes. …”
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Can intervals enhance the inflammatory response and enjoyment in upper-body exercise? by Sven P. Hoekstra, Nicolette Bishop, Christof Leicht

“…Blood samples were taken pre, post and 2-h post-exercise to determine plasma concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-1ra. …”
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The effects of sleep loss on executive functioning by Terri-Lee Weeks

“…It was further established that a 2-hour prophylactic nap opportunity inhibited sleep deprivation effects at 36-hr performance testing for executive functions. …”
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Emotionally-driven prostheses: exploring the effects on users’ lives and societies’ attitudes in the UK and Greece by Anna Vlachaki

“…The research showed that the use of prostheses for the completion of users’ body was not an adequate factor to improve their well-being, and a shift on users’ desires towards emotionally-driven prostheses has occurred. …”
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Evidence-based vs. social media based high-intensity interval training protocols: physiological and perceptual responses by Katie Hesketh, Hannah Church, Florence Kinnafick, Sam Shepherd, Anton Wagenmakers, Matthew Cocks, Juliette A. Strauss

“…The percentage of time spent above the criterion HR was also significantly lower in SM-20:10 compared to all other protocols (Ergo-60:60 13.9±4.9min, BW-60:60 13.5±3.5min, SM-40:20 12.1±2.4min, SM-20:10 7.7±3.1, P…”
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John Wain: a writers life and work by Elizabeth Hatziolou

“…The next chapter looks at his undergraduate years at Oxford and presents a picture of his tutors and the friendships he there made, some of which would last a lifetime. …”
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Fluid ingestion, affective states and perceived exertion during prolonged exercise by Susan H. Backhouse

“…Seven studies were undertaken, incorporating a variety of exercise modes, including prolonged running (Study 1,3 & 7), prolonged cycling (Study 2& 4) and prolonged intermittent, high intensity exercise (Study 5,6 & 7). …”
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Satisfying a need for sleep by Yvonne Harrison

“…The schedule comprised 7 nights of BASELINE sleep, 14 nights of EXTENDED sleep (up to 10h/night), and 5 nights of RECOVERY sleep. …”
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Attention, emotion processing and eating-related psychopathology by Emma Sharpe

“…Furthermore, Studies 4.2 and 4.3 set out to explore some of the factors which may influence emotion processing, such as pessimistic attitudes regarding emotional expression. …”
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Sleep quality and daytime functioning in primary insomnia: a prospective study by Beverley M. David

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