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Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study. Physica Medica, 57(Jan 19), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.12.009

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of being overweight on image
quality (IQ), radiation dose and acquisition parameters when undertaking
adult chest x-ray (CXR) examinations using routine acquisition protocols.
Methods: The Lungman chest phantom... Read More about Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study.

Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search (2018)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., Mohamed, A., & Thompson, C. (2019). Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search. Cognitive processing, 20, 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-018-0898-x

Research shows that emotional stimuli can capture attention, and this can benefit or impair performance, depending on the characteristics of a task. Additionally, whilst some findings show that attention expands under positive conditions, others show... Read More about Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search.

Changes in dynamic strength index in response to strength training (2018)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., Suchomel, T., Jones, P., & McMahon, J. (2018). Changes in dynamic strength index in response to strength training. Sports, 6(4), 176. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040176

The primary aim of this investigation was to determine the effects of a four-week period of in-season strength training on the dynamic strength index (DSI). Pre and post a four-week period of strength-based training, twenty-four collegiate athletes (... Read More about Changes in dynamic strength index in response to strength training.

Establishing raw acceleration thresholds to classify sedentary and stationary behaviour in children (2018)
Journal Article
Hurter, L., Fairclough, S., Knowles, Z., Porcellato, L., Cooper-Ryan, A., & Boddy, L. (2018). Establishing raw acceleration thresholds to classify sedentary and stationary behaviour in children. Children, 5(12), 172. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5120172

This study aimed to: (1) compare acceleration output between ActiGraph (AG) hip and wrist monitors and GENEActiv (GA) wrist monitors; (2) identify raw acceleration sedentary and stationary thresholds for the two brands and placements; and (3) validat... Read More about Establishing raw acceleration thresholds to classify sedentary and stationary behaviour in children.

ROI-based reversible watermarking scheme for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of DICOM MR images (2018)
Journal Article
Qasim, A., Aspin, R., Meziane, F., & Hogg, P. (2019). ROI-based reversible watermarking scheme for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of DICOM MR images. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 78(12), 16433-16463. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11042-018-7029-7

Reversible and imperceptible watermarking is recognized as a robust approach to confirm the integrity and authenticity of medical images and to verify that alterations can be detected and tracked back. In this paper, a novel blind reversible watermar... Read More about ROI-based reversible watermarking scheme for ensuring the integrity and authenticity of DICOM MR images.

The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running (2018)
Journal Article
Preece, S., Bramah, C., & Mason, D. (2019). The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running. European Journal of Sport Science, 19(6), 784-792. https://doi.org/10.1080/17461391.2018.1554707

The biomechanical profile of high-level endurance runners may represent a useful model that could be used for developing training programmes designed to improve running style. This study, therefore, sought to compare the biomechanical characteristics... Read More about The biomechanical characteristics of high-performance endurance running.

Comparison of change of direction speed performance and asymmetries between team-sport athletes : application of change of direction deficit (2018)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2018). Comparison of change of direction speed performance and asymmetries between team-sport athletes : application of change of direction deficit. Sports, 6(4), 174. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040174

The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to examine differences in change of direction (COD) performance and asymmetries between team-sports while considering the effects of sex and sport; (2) to evaluate the relationship between linear speed, COD... Read More about Comparison of change of direction speed performance and asymmetries between team-sport athletes : application of change of direction deficit.

Local dynamic stability of the locomotion of lower extremity joints and trunk during backward upslope walking (2018)
Journal Article
upslope walking. Journal of Motor Behavior, 51(6), 587-599. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2018.1538096

Backward slope walking was considered as a
practical rehabilitation and training skill. However, its gait stability has been hardly studied, resulting in its limited application as a rehabilitation tool. In this study, the effect of walking directio... Read More about Local dynamic stability of the locomotion of lower extremity joints and trunk during backward upslope walking.

The contributory role of autism symptomology in child pornography offending : why there is an urgent need for empirical research in this area (2018)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Dubin, L. (2018). The contributory role of autism symptomology in child pornography offending : why there is an urgent need for empirical research in this area. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 9(4), 129-152. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIDOB-06-2018-0008

Purpose
As recently highlighted by Creaby-Attwood and Allely (2017) it is crucial that the possible innate
vulnerabilities that contributed to sexual offending behaviour in an individual with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are taken into consid... Read More about The contributory role of autism symptomology in child pornography offending : why there is an urgent need for empirical research in this area.

Optimizing Squat Technique—Revisited (2018)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., McMahon, J., & Suchomel, T. J. (2018). Optimizing Squat Technique—Revisited. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 40(6), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000398

The back squat is the cornerstone of many strength and conditioning programs, with increases in back squat strength associated with improvements in athletic performance. A variety of back squat techniques have been described throughout the literature... Read More about Optimizing Squat Technique—Revisited.

Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta (2018)
Journal Article
Yafawi, A., McWilliams, R., Fisher, R., England, A., Karouki, M., & Torella, F. (2019). Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta. Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 26(1), 54-61. https://doi.org/10.1177/1526602818814548

Purpose: We investigated the incidence and extent of stent migration after endovascular sealing of
abdominal aortic aneurysms (EVAS), its relationship with adherence to the instructions for use of the
Nellix endograft and its association with aneur... Read More about Stent frame movement following endovascular aneurysm sealing in the abdominal aorta.

Prolonged occupational standing : the impact of time and footwear (2018)
Journal Article
Anderson, J., Nester, C., & Williams, A. (2018). Prolonged occupational standing : the impact of time and footwear. Footwear Science, 10(3), 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2018.1538262

Prolonged occupational standing is strongly related to musculoskeletal disorders. Despite being the main external load bearing interface between the floor and musculoskeletal system, and easy to manipulate, footwear is often ignored as an interventio... Read More about Prolonged occupational standing : the impact of time and footwear.

Gait adaptability (2018)
Journal Article
Weerdesteyn, V., Hollands, K., & Hollands, M. (2018). Gait adaptability. Handbook of clinical neurology (Print), 159(8), 135-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63916-5.00008-2

Our activities of daily living inherently involve interacting with the physical environment. This interaction involves both reactive (feedback) and proactive (feedforward) gait adaptations. Reactive adaptations involve responses to mechanical perturb... Read More about Gait adaptability.

The biomechanical effect of trunk inclination on joint moments and muscle activation in people with knee osteoarthritis (2018)
Thesis
Algarni, A. (in press). The biomechanical effect of trunk inclination on joint moments and muscle activation in people with knee osteoarthritis. (Thesis). University of Salford

Knee osteoarthritis is a progressive disease, which is associated with pain, stiffness and disability. Previous research has demonstrated that the progression of knee OA is influenced by numerous biomechanical factors, which will affect the loading o... Read More about The biomechanical effect of trunk inclination on joint moments and muscle activation in people with knee osteoarthritis.

Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, C., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Waring, K., Sun, M., Luckie, H., …Cotterill, S. (2018). Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system. Journal of Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies Engineering, 5, https://doi.org/10.1177/2055668318802561

Introduction
Rehabilitation devices take time to don, and longer or unpredictable setup time impacts on usage. This paper reports on the development of a model to predict setup time for upper limb functional electrical stimulation.


Methods... Read More about Prediction of setup times for an advanced upper limb functional electrical stimulation system.

Are tibial angles measured with inertial sensors useful surrogates for frontal plane projection angles using 2-dimensional video analysis during single leg squat tasks? A reliability and agreement analysis in elite football (soccer) players (2018)
Journal Article
Hughes, T., Jones, R., Starbuck, C., Picot, J., Sergeant, J., & Callaghan, M. (2019). Are tibial angles measured with inertial sensors useful surrogates for frontal plane projection angles using 2-dimensional video analysis during single leg squat tasks? A reliability and agreement analysis in elite football (soccer) players. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 44, 21-30. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2018.11.005

During single leg squats (SLS), tibial angle (TA) quantification using inertial measurement units (IMU) may offer
a practical alternative to frontal plane projection angle (FPPA) measurement using 2-dimensional (2D) video
analysis. This study deter... Read More about Are tibial angles measured with inertial sensors useful surrogates for frontal plane projection angles using 2-dimensional video analysis during single leg squat tasks? A reliability and agreement analysis in elite football (soccer) players.

Within-subject consistency of unimodal and bimodal force application during the countermovement jump (2018)
Journal Article
Lake, J., & McMahon, J. (2018). Within-subject consistency of unimodal and bimodal force application during the countermovement jump. Sports, 6(4), 143. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports6040143

Countermovement jump (CMJ) force data are often time-normalized so researchers and practitioners can study the effect that sex, training status, and training intervention have on CMJ strategy: the so-called force⁻time curve shape. Data are often coll... Read More about Within-subject consistency of unimodal and bimodal force application during the countermovement jump.

Organisational uptake of NICE guidance in promoting employees’ psychological health (2018)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A., Hudson, J., Pearson, A., & Chaudhury, S. (2019). Organisational uptake of NICE guidance in promoting employees’ psychological health. Occupational Medicine, 69(1), 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqy148

Background
Annual costs to organisations of poor mental health are estimated to be between £33bn-£42bn. The UK’s National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has produced evidence-based guidance on improving employees’ psychological health, de... Read More about Organisational uptake of NICE guidance in promoting employees’ psychological health.