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D oes the moon cycle affect the physical endurance, balance, reaction-time, mood state and well-being in trained athletes?
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Edizioni Minerva Medica
, 2020 , Article)
BACKGROUND: Fascination with the moon has spanned millennia. It has recently been asserted that the moon cycle affects endurance performance in untrained individuals. The present study aimed at investigating the effects ...
Training During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Knowledge, Beliefs, and Practices of 12,526 Athletes from 142 Countries and Six Continents
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Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
, 2022 , Article)
Objective: Our objective was to explore the training-related knowledge, beliefs, and practices of athletes and the influence of lockdowns in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe ...
Factors affecting university image among undergraduate students: the case study of qatar university
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Worldwide there is an increase in competition between higher education institutions seeking to ascertain their position in the world ranking, resulting in universities introspectively reflecting on their image and student ...
Determinants of poor academic performance among undergraduate students-A systematic literature review
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
There are several reasons for student academic underperformance, such as academic, personal, and social factors students face when transitioning from high school to higher educational institutions. In this review paper, a ...
Student support in higher education: campus service utilization, impact, and challenges
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
Worldwide, university student support services facilitate student performance, contribute to students' success, and increase students' chances of degree completion. Student support services programs' success depends on ...
The effects of attendance and high school GPA on student performance in first-year undergraduate courses
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2021 , Article)
Research has established that class attendance and High School Grade Point Average (HSGPA) play a significant role in student academic success in higher education. The study uses census data and records of 969 undergraduate ...
Caffeine use or napping to enhance repeated sprint performance after partial sleep deprivation: Why not both?
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Human Kinetics Publishers Inc.
, 2021 , Article)
Purpose: To compare the effect of a 20-minute nap opportunity (N20), a moderate dose of caffeine (CAF; 5 mg·kg-1), or a moderate dose of caffeine before N20 (CAF+N) as possible countermeasures to the decreased performance ...
Problematizing Accreditation for Teacher Education
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Palgrave Macmillan
, 2023 , Article)
This essay aims to problematize US accreditation of teacher education. Foucault’s notion of problematization is used as a theoretical framework to explain how accreditation emerged in the past as a solution to perceived ...
Globalisation, policy transferring and indigenisation in higher education: the case of Qatar’s education city
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Qatar’s transition from a hydrocarbon-based to a knowledge-based economy spurred the development of Education City, which houses several International Branch Campuses and one home-grown university, Hamad bin Khalifa ...
Examining Qatar’s private and public-school teachers’ readiness for teaching about sustainability
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Routledge
, 2023 , Article)
Understanding teacher readiness for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) instruction is crucial. This study investigated Qatar’s preparatory and secondary public and private school teachers’ perceived readiness to teach ...