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Education/Academic qualification
5.3 Educational sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
3 Oct 2024 → 2 Oct 2027
3.3 Health sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
3 Oct 2024 → 2 Oct 2027
3.3 Health sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
2 Sept 2021 → 1 Sept 2024
3.3 Health sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
19 Jun 2019 → 18 Jun 2020
3.3 Health sciences, Expert, Latvian Council of Science
22 Oct 2014 → 20 Oct 2017
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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SDG 4 Quality Education
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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The impact of innovative integrated recreational physical activity intervention on the cognitive abilities, sleep quality and self-efficacy of sport educators
Grants, J. (Project leader), Fernāte, A. (Expert), Veliks, V. (Expert), Vazne, Ž. (Expert), Antapsone, E. (Assistant (student)), Talents, D. (Assistant (student)), Šteinmane, V. (Expert) & Volgemute, K. (Expert)
1/04/24 → 31/03/26
Project: Consolidation grants
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Bike-Barometr 2nd Edition
Vazne, Ž. (Expert), Volgemute, K. (Partner's coordinator) & Useche, S. A. (Project leader)
1/03/23 → 31/12/26
Project: Projects outside RSU
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Schoolyard Affordances for Physical Literate and Active Schoolchildren in Era of Digitalization
Vazne, Ž. (Partner's coordinator), Fernāte, A. (Expert), Rutkauskaite, R. (Project leader), Gísladóttir, Þ. L. (Expert), Cikotiene, I. (Partner's coordinator), Rita, G.-R. (Participant), Visagurskiene, K. (Participant), Lise, K. (Expert), Fjørtoft, I. (Partner's coordinator), Koka, A. (Partner's coordinator), Lounassalo, I. (Partner's coordinator) & Huovinen, T. (Partner's coordinator)
1/10/22 → 31/12/24
Project: Projects outside RSU
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Two-Week Recovery Strategies to Enhance Performance Readiness in Martial Arts Athletes: A Pilot Study
Boobani, B. (Corresponding Author), Grants, J., Saulīte, S., Jakubovskis, G., Zuša, A., Bernāns, E., Vazne, Ž., Volgemute, K., Stromberga, M. & Litwiniuk, A., 2 Feb 2026, In: Sports. 14, 2, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Multi-factorial profiling of athletes integrating personality, psychological skills, and Psychophysiological performance indicators
Volgemute, K. (Corresponding Author), Ulme, G., Ābele, A., Vazne, Z., Ansons, K., Līcis, R., Laviņš, R. & Kļonova, A., 9 Jan 2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, p. 4949 4949.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Preliminary Latvian RESTQ-76 for Athletes: A Tool for Recovery–Stress Monitoring and Health Promotion
Boobani, B. (Corresponding Author), Grants, J., Vazne, Ž., Volgemute, K., Astafičevs, A., Leja, R., Brūvere, D. D., Līcis, R., Saulīte, S. & Litwiniuk, A., 4 Jan 2026, In: Sci. 8, 1, p. 1-13 13 p., 6.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Smarter cycling, safer cycling? Acceptance of advanced cyclist assistance systems in 19 European countries
Studer, N., Schaffner, D. (Corresponding Author), O'Hern, S., Nordfjærn, T., Alonso, F., Brlek, P., Cavar, M., Gdowska, K., Gene-Morales, J., Gnap, J., Guido, G., Mehdizadeh, M., Møller, M., Nalmpantis, D., Niță, M. R., Shubenkova, K., Traficante, S., Vazne, Ž., Volgemute, K. & Useche, S. A., 26 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ergonomics. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Predicting schoolyard physical activity during recess among adolescents: an integrated motivational model across Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania
Koka, A. (Corresponding Author), Rutkauskaite, R., Fernāte, A., Roosiväli, I., Grudzinskaitė, G., Vazne, Ž., Gruodytė-Račienė, R., Visagurskiene, K. & Tilga, H., 24 Nov 2025, In: International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. p. 1-23Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Datasets
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Post-Exercise Recovery Strategies to Increase the Performance of Polish Martial Arts Athletes
Boobani, B. (Creator), Grants, J. (Creator), Litwiniuk, A. (Creator), Gierczuk, D. (Creator), Starzak, M. (Creator), Makaruk, H. (Creator), Sacewicz, T. (Creator), Vazne, Ž. (Creator) & Volgemute, K. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 30 Dec 2025
DOI: 10.48510/fk2/fgfe5g, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/FGFE5G
Dataset
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Recovery Strategies to Enhance the Performance of Latvian Martial Arts Athletes
Boobani, B. (Creator), Grants, J. (Creator), Saulīte, S. (Creator), Jakubovskis, G. (Creator), Zuša, A. (Creator), Bernāns, E. (Creator), Vazne, Ž. (Creator), Volgemute, K. (Creator), Stromberga, M. (Creator) & Litwiniuk, A. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 11 Dec 2025
DOI: 10.48510/fk2/nyfuzo, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/NYFUZO
Dataset
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Recovery-Stress Questionnaire-76 (RESTQ-76) for Latvian Athletes
Boobani, B. (Creator), Grants, J. (Creator), Vazne, Ž. (Creator), Volgemute, K. (Creator), Astafičevs, A. (Creator), Leja, R. (Creator), Brūvere, D. D. (Creator), Līcis, R. (Creator), Saulīte, S. (Creator) & Litwiniuk, A. (Creator), Rīga Stradiņš University, 13 Nov 2025
DOI: 10.48510/fk2/baygk4, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/BAYGK4
Dataset
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MINI-IPIP-BFM Big Five Personality Traits Dataset: Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland
Volgemute, K. (Creator), Vazne, Ž. (Creator), Malinauskas, R. (Creator) & Piotrowski, A. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 21 Aug 2025
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/URRONR, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/URRONR
Dataset
Activities
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Pomeranian University in Slupsk
Vazne, Ž. (Visiting researcher)
4 May 2026 → 8 May 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
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Experienced stress among winter swimmers and martial arts athletes in Poland, Italy, Latvia and Romania
Vazne, Ž. (Speaker), Makarowski, R. (Co-author), Piotrowski, A. (Co-author), Bertollo, M. (Co-author), di Fronso, S. (Co-author) & Predoiu, R. (Co-author)
8 Nov 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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A Multidimensional Intervention Content: Integrated Recreational Physical Activity for Enhancing Cognitive, Sleep, and Self-Efficacy Outcomes in Sport Educators
Fernāte, A. (Speaker), Grants, J. (Co-author), Vazne, Ž. (Co-author), Volgemute, K. (Co-author), Veliks, V. (Co-author), Šteinmane, V. (Co-author), Talents, D. (Co-author) & Antapsone, E. (Co-author)
17 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Impact of Various Physical Activities on the Sleep Quality of Sports Educators: Vision for the Future Professional Well-being
Fernāte, A. (Speaker), Vazne, Ž. (Co-author), Volgemute, K. (Co-author), Grants, J. (Co-author), Veliks, V. (Co-author) & Antapsone, E. (Co-author)
12 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Innovative Integrated Recreational Physical Activity Intervention Activities and its Results Analysis
Fernāte, A. (Speaker), Grants, J. (Speaker), Vazne, Ž. (Co-author), Volgemute, K. (Co-author), Veliks, V. (Co-author), Šteinmane, V. (Co-author), Talents, D. (Co-author) & Antapsone, E. (Co-author)
25 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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Bez ķiveres, ar austiņām un brauc «pēc sajūtām». RSU pēta riskantu velobraucēju uzvedību
1/06/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Equipment
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Aggression Questionnaire (Makarowski) (go-ahead, foul play, assertiveness), Adaptation in Latvian by Ž.Vazne (2021)
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)Facility/equipment: Soft infrastructure
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General Self-Efficacy Scale, Adaptation of Aleksandrs Astafičevs into Latvian language (2023)
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)Facility/equipment: Soft infrastructure
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Group Environment Questionnaire (GEQ), Adaptation in Latvian by Ž.Vazne
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)Facility/equipment: Soft infrastructure
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Psychological Performance Inventory Alternative version, Adaptationin Latvian by Aleksandrs Astafičevs (2020)
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)Facility/equipment: Soft infrastructure
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Stimulating and Instrumental Risk Questionnaire (Makarowski), Latvian adaptation by Ž. Vazne (2021)
Latvian Academy of Sport Education (LASE)Facility/equipment: Soft infrastructure