Implicit beliefs of disability and elite sport: the para-athlete experience by Nicholas P. De Cruz, Christopher Spray, Brett M. Smith

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the implicit beliefs and underlying motivational processes of para-athletes, and how these beliefs influenced perceptions of sport performance, as well as challenge the dominant social stereotypes that misconstrue disability as inability. …”
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Heat preparedness and exertional heat illness in Paralympic athletes: A Tokyo 2020 survey by Puck Alkemade, Hein Daanen, Thomas Janssen, Elizabeth Broad, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Tatsuru Ibusuki, Hiske Kneepkens, Julien Periard, Thijs Eijsvogel

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Overhead and wheelchair sport-related injuries in Para athletes: Interplay between disability and sport specific factors by Alex Dupuy, Nick Webborn, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Mélanie Rance, Sébastien Ratel

“…This narrative review aims to examine the intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors inherent in overhead and wheelchair summer Para sports, while also exploring prospective avenues for implementing prevention strategies. …”
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Mixed active and passive, heart rate-controlled heat acclimation is effective for Paralympic and able-bodied triathletes by Ben Stephenson, Keith Tolfrey, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey

“…Purpose To explore the effectiveness of mixed, active and passive heat acclimation (HA), controlling the relative intensity of exercise by heart rate (HR) in paratriathletes (PARA) and determine adaptation differences to able-bodied (AB) triathletes.Methods Seven elite paratriathletes and thirteen AB triathletes undertook an 8-d HA intervention consisting of five HR-controlled sessions and three passive heat exposures (35oC, 63% relative humidity). …”
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Infographic. Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes by Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey, Yuri Hosokawa, Nick Webborn, Cheri Blauwet, Paolo Emilio Adami

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Prehospital management of exertional heat stroke at sports competitions for Paralympic athletes by Yuri Hosokawa, Paolo Emilio Adami, Ben Stephenson, Cheri Blauwet, Stephane Bermon, Nick Webborn, Sebastien Racinais, Wayne Derman, Vicky Goosey-Tolfrey

“…Objectives: To adapt key components of exertional heat stroke (EHS) prehospital management proposed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Adverse Weather Impact Expert Working Group for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 so that it is applicable for the Paralympic athletes.Methods: An expert working group representing members with research, clinical and lived sports experience from a Para sports perspective reviewed and revised the IOC consensus document of current best practice regarding the prehospital management of EHS.Results: Similar to Olympic competitions, Paralympic competitions are also scheduled under high environmental heat stress; thus, policies and procedures for EHS prehospital management should also be established and followed. …”
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Por uma teoria circular da comunicação: revisitar e desdobrar a inspiração freireana no pensamento comunicacional latino-americano [For a circular theory of communication: revisiti... by Ana Suzina

“…Este artigo resgata, inicialmente, a influência de Paulo Freire no desenvolvimento de uma epistemologia latino-americana da comunicação para, em seguida, propor a sistematização de uma teoria da comunicação subjacente ao conjunto da obra do educador brasileiro. …”
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Postfeminism and digital fitness cultures: Exploring parasocial virtual communities by Fiona Abades-Barclay

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The improvement of equipment for cassava milling at the Mamirauá Sustainable Development Reserve (Amazônia - Brazil) by Antonio Erlindo Braga Jr

“…This paper relates the work developed by a design team of the Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), local agricultural extensionists and producers. …”
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Validação da Self-Perceived Employability Scale em estudantes universitários portugueses e a sua relevância na procura de emprego [Validation of Self-Perceived Employability Scale... by Vitor Manuel Gamboa, Andrew Rothwell, Maria Adélia Monarca, João Gomes

“…Os resultados das análises realizadas sobre os itens confirmam a qualidade psicométrica da SPES. …”
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