Coventry University

About: Coventry University is a education organization based out in Coventry, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Context (language use) & Population. The organization has 4964 authors who have published 12700 publications receiving 255898 citations. The organization is also known as: Lanchester Polytechnic & Coventry Polytechnic.

A refined taxonomy of behaviour change techniques to help people change their physical activity and healthy eating behaviours: the CALO-RE taxonomy.

Abstract: Background: Current reporting of intervention content in published research articles and protocols is generally poor, with great diversity of terminology, resulting in low replicability. This study aimed to extend the scope and improve the reliability of a 26-item taxonomy of behaviour change techniques developed by Abraham and Michie [Abraham, C. and Michie, S. (2008). A taxonomy of behaviour change techniques used in interventions. Health Psychology, 27(3), 379–387.] in order to optimise the reporting and scientific study of behaviour change interventions. Methods: Three UK study centres collaborated in applying this existing taxonomy to two systematic reviews of interventions to increase physical activity and healthy eating. The taxonomy was refined in iterative steps of (1) coding intervention descriptions, and assessing inter-rater reliability, (2) identifying gaps and problems across study centres and (3) refining the labels and definitions based on consensus discussions. Results: Labels and definit...

Photosynthesis under stressful environments: An overview

Abstract: Stressful environments such as salinity, drought, and high temperature (heat) cause alterations in a wide range of physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes in plants. Photosynthesis, the most fundamental and intricate physiological process in all green plants, is also severely affected in all its phases by such stresses. Since the mechanism of photosynthesis involves various components, including photosynthetic pigments and photosystems, the electron transport system, and CO2 reduction pathways, any damage at any level caused by a stress may reduce the overall photosynthetic capacity of a green plant. Details of the stress-induced damage and adverse effects on different types of pigments, photosystems, components of electron transport system, alterations in the activities of enzymes involved in the mechanism of photosynthesis, and changes in various gas exchange characteristics, particularly of agricultural plants, are considered in this review. In addition, we discussed also progress made during the last two decades in producing transgenic lines of different C3 crops with enhanced photosynthetic performance, which was reached by either the overexpression of C3 enzymes or transcription factors or the incorporation of genes encoding C4 enzymes into C3 plants. We also discussed critically a current, worldwide effort to identify signaling components, such as transcription factors and protein kinases, particularly mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) involved in stress adaptation in agricultural plants.

Threshold concepts and troublesome knowledge (2): Epistemological considerations and a conceptual framework for teaching and learning

Abstract: The present study builds on earlier work by Meyer and Land (2003) which introduced the generative notion of threshold concepts within (and across) disciplines, in the sense of transforming the internal view of subject matter or part thereof. In this earlier work such concepts were further linked to forms of knowledge that are ‘troublesome’, after the work of Perkins (1999). It was argued that these twinned sets of ideas may define critical moments of irreversible conceptual transformation in the educational experiences of learners, and their teachers. The present study aims (a) to examine the extent to which such phenomena can be located within personal understandings of discipline-specific epistemological discourses, (b) to develop more extensively notions of liminality within learning that were raised in the first paper, and (c) to propose a conceptual framework within which teachers may advance their own reflective practice.

Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology

Abstract: 1. Psychology, Science and Research. 2. Measuring People: Variables, Samples and the Qualitative Critique. 3. Experiments and Experimental Designs in Psychology. 4. Validity in Psychological Research. 5. Quasi-experiments and Non-experiments. 6. Observational Methods: Watching and Being with People. 7. Interview Methods: Asking People Direct Questions. 8. Psychological Tests and Measurement Scales. 9. Comparison Studies: Cross-sectional, Longitudinal and Cross-cultural Studies. 10. Qualitative Approaches in Psychology. 11. Statistics - Organising the Data. 12. Graphical Representation of Data. 13. Frequencies and Distributions. 14. Significance Testing - Was it a Real Effect? 15. Testing for Differences between Two Samples. 16. Test for Categorical Variables and Frequency Tables. 17. Correlation. 18. Multi-level Analysis: Differences Between More Than Two Conditions. 19. Multi-factorial Designs. 20. ANOVA for Repeated Measures Designs. 21. Choosing a Significance Test for Your Data (and Internet Resources). 22. Analysing Qualitative Data. 23. Ethical Issues in Psychological Research. 24. Planning Your Practical and Writing Up Your Report.