Research Paper Title Physical Capability in Mid-life and Survival Over 13 years of Follow-up: British Birth Cohort Study. Study Question Are objective measures of physical capability in mid-life associated with all cause mortality? Summary Answer Standing balance time, chair rise speed, and grip strength at the age of 53 are associated with all cause morality… Read More
Physical Activity & Predictors of Risk of Disability: Any Connection?
Research Paper Title Relation of Physical Activity Time to Incident Disability in Community Dwelling Adults With or At Risk of Knee Arthritis: Prospective Cohort Study. Study Question Is objectively measured time spent in light physical activity related to incident disability independent of moderate-vigorous activity time and other predictors of risk of disability in adults with… Read More
Medically Unexplained Symptoms & Exposure to Combat
Research Paper Title Multiple Physical Symptoms in a Military Population: A Cross-sectional Study. Background Medically unexplained symptoms have been reported among both civilians and military personnel exposed to combat. A large number of military personnel deployed to the Gulf War in 1991 reported non-specific symptoms. These symptoms did not constitute a clearly defined syndrome. Post-traumatic… Read More
Dissociation & Survival Training
Research Paper Title Spontaneous and Deliberate Dissociative States in Military Personnel: Are Such States Helpful? Background This study explored distinctions between spontaneous and deliberate dissociative states in 335 military personnel exposed to stressful survival training. Methods Participants completed the Clinician-Administered Dissociative States Scale (CADSS) after a stressful mock-captivity event. They were also asked to indicate… Read More
Mental Health of Special Forces Personnel Deployed in Battle
Research Paper Title Mental Health of Special Forces Personnel Deployed in Battle. Background To compare the mental health problems of Special Forces with regular forces engaged in combat in the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN). Methods A population-based descriptive study was carried out to compare the mental health problems of Special Forces with regular forces in… Read More
Do Teachers have Any Impact on their Pupils’ Future Income?
There are few policy questions to which improving the quality of education is not a reasonable answer. Yet assessing teachers is far from straightforward. Pupils’ grades or test scores may reflect any of a host of influences, not just the standard of instruction. Neither can one take for granted that good teaching, however it is… Read More
Theodore Roosevelt’s 20 Key Elements of Leadership
By James M. Strock, a lawyer and the author of Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership (Random House): [Roosevelt] was . . . the greatest executive of his generation. –– Gifford Pinchot “The leader must understand that he leads us, that he guides us, by convincing us so that we will follow him or follow his direction.… Read More
Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute 