The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has developed five core values which define what is important to RAN as a whole and to its people individually, these being: Honour; Integrity; Loyalty; Courage; and Honesty. To help live out these values, Chief of Navy has endorsed 10 signature behaviours (116 KB PDF). These behaviours reflect the Navy’s desired culture,… Read More
Physical Capability in Mid-life & All Cause Mortality
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
