Attitudes of elite athletes and their support staff to the influenza vaccine.

Background: Influenza is an important public health issue, even amongst healthy adults. Uptake rates of the influenza vaccine amongst elite athletes vary and can depend on the attitudes of their coaches, fellow athletes and support staff. International studies have documented a fear amongst elite athletes to the potential side effects of the vaccine.

Association of artificial turf and concussion in competitive contact sports: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: To determine the incidence of head injuries and concussion in contact sports, comparing natural grass with artificial turf surfaces.

Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis via the RevMan V.5.

Integrity Testing of Pile Cover Using Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing.

The integrity of cast-in-place foundation piles is a major concern in geotechnical engineering. In this study, distributed fibre optic sensing (DFOS) cables, embedded in a pile during concreting, are used to measure the changes in concrete curing temperature profile to infer concrete cover thickness through modelling of heat transfer processes within the concrete and adjacent ground. A field trial was conducted at a high-rise building construction site in London during the construction of a 51 m long test pile.