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The modification of the tropical environment for comfort and efficiency; engineering aspects

WARD GT

Med J Malaya, 1957 Mar;11(3):185-9.

Fulltext Apps and wearables for monitoring physical activity and sedentary behaviour: A qualitative systematic review protocol on barriers and facilitators

Wilde LJ, Ward G, Sewell L, Müller AM, Wark PA

Digit Health, 2018;4:2055207618776454.

PMID: 29942637 DOI: 10.1177/2055207618776454

OBJECTIVE: Monitoring of physical activity and sedentary behaviours by mobile phone applications (apps) and wearable technology (wearables) may improve these health behaviours. This systematic review aims to synthesise the qualitative literature on the barriers and facilitators of using apps and wearables for monitoring physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour in adults.

METHODS: This review protocol is registered in PROSPERO (CRD42017070194). Scientific databases including CINAHL Complete, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane Library and Scopus will be searched for relevant studies published from 1 January 2012 to the date the searches are conducted. Studies will be included if they incorporated adults who used an app or wearable for monitoring physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour; explored the barriers and/or facilitators of using an app and/or wearable; and were published in English. Following duplicate screening of titles and abstracts, full texts of potentially eligible papers will be screened to identify studies using qualitative approaches to explore barriers and facilitators of using apps and/or wearables for monitoring physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour. Discrepancies will be resolved through consensus or by consulting a third screener. Relevant excerpts (quotes and text) from the included papers will be extracted and analysed thematically. The Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Research Checklist will be used to appraise included studies.

CONCLUSION: The results of this work will be useful for those intending to monitor physical activity and/or sedentary behaviour using these technologies.

Fulltext Realising a global One Health disease surveillance approach: insights from wastewater and beyond

Hill R, Stentiford GD, Walker DI, Baker-Austin C, Ward G, Maskrey BH, et al.

Nat Commun, 2024 Jun 22;15(1):5324.

PMID: 38909028 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49417-4

One Health is a recognition of the shared environment inhabited by humans, animals and plants, and the impact of their interactions on the health of all organisms. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the need for a framework of pathogen surveillance in a tractable One Health paradigm to allow timely detection and response to threats to human and animal health. We present case studies centered around the recent global approach to tackle antimicrobial resistance and the current interest in wastewater testing, with the concept of "one sample many analyses" to be further explored as the most appropriate means of initiating this endeavor.

Fulltext Author Correction: Realising a global One Health disease surveillance approach: insights from wastewater and beyond

Hill R, Stentiford GD, Walker DI, Baker-Austin C, Ward G, Maskrey BH, et al.

Nat Commun, 2024 Jul 30;15(1):6412.

PMID: 39080276 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50682-6

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