The climate change mitigation impacts of active travel: Evidence from a longitudinal panel study in seven European cities

C Brand, T Götschi, E Dons, R Gerike… - Global environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Active travel (walking or cycling for transport) is considered the most sustainable and low
carbon form of getting from A to B. Yet the net effects of changes in active travel on changes …

[HTML][HTML] The climate change mitigation effects of daily active travel in cities

C Brand, E Dons, E Anaya-Boig, I Avila-Palencia… - … Research Part D …, 2021 - Elsevier
Active travel (walking or cycling for transport) is considered the most sustainable form of
personal transport. Yet its net effects on mobility-related CO 2 emissions are complex and …

[HTML][HTML] Physical activity of electric bicycle users compared to conventional bicycle users and non-cyclists: Insights based on health and transport data from an online …

A Castro, M Gaupp-Berghausen, E Dons… - Transportation research …, 2019 - Elsevier
Physical activity has been widely associated with beneficial health effects. The use of
electric-assist bicycles (e-bikes) can lead to increased or decreased physical activity …

[HTML][HTML] Use of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for recruiting healthy participants in nutrition-, physical activity–, or obesity-related studies: a systematic review

M Ellington, J Connelly, P Clayton, CY Lorenzo… - The American Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background There are limited systematic reviews exploring the use of social media for
recruiting participants specifically for nutrition-, physical activity–, and obesity-related …

Transport most likely to cause air pollution peak exposures in everyday life: Evidence from over 2000 days of personal monitoring

E Dons, M Laeremans, JP Orjuela… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Air quality standards are typically based on long term averages–whereas a
person may encounter exposure peaks throughout the day. Exposure peaks may contribute …

[HTML][HTML] Recruiting participants for population health intervention research: effectiveness and costs of recruitment methods for a cohort study

R Wasfi, Z Poirier Stephens, M Sones… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - jmir.org
Background Public health research studies often rely on population-based participation and
draw on various recruitment methods to establish samples. Increasingly, researchers are …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the psychological health of university students and their attitudes toward mobile mental health solutions …

N Drissi, A Alhmoudi, H Al Nuaimi… - JMIR formative …, 2020 - formative.jmir.org
Background: The COVID-19 outbreak was first reported to the World Health Organization on
December 31, 2019, and it was officially declared a public health emergency of international …

[HTML][HTML] Connected health user willingness to share personal health data: questionnaire study

M Karampela, S Ouhbi, M Isomursu - Journal of medical Internet research, 2019 - jmir.org
Background Connected health has created opportunities for leveraging health data to
deliver preventive and personalized health care services. The increasing number of …

[HTML][HTML] Social media as a platform for recruitment to a national survey during the COVID-19 pandemic: feasibility and cost analysis

H Green, R Fernandez, C MacPhail - JMIR Formative Research, 2021 - formative.jmir.org
Background With improved accessibility to social media globally, health researchers are
capitalizing on social media platforms to recruit participants for research studies. This has …

Investigating what makes people walk or cycle using a socio-ecological approach in seven European cities

S Sulikova, C Brand - Transportation research part F: traffic psychology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Large efforts and investments have been made into public transport, walking, and cycling in
cities around Europe. Yet, cars remain the most ubiquitous mode of travel in urban areas …