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Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care (2011)
Book Chapter
Fleming, M., Martin, C., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2011). Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care. In V. Preedie (Ed.), Diet and Nutrition in Palliative Care (75-88). London, UK: Routledge

Palliative care refers to treatment and care delivered when the disease/illness is not responsive to curative treatment. The World Health Organization defines palliative care as ‘an approach that improves the quality of life of patients and their fam... Read More about Nutrition and quality of life in adults receiving palliative care.

Inequalities in immunisation and breast feeding in an ethnically diverse urban area: cross-sectional study in Manchester, UK (2011)
Journal Article
Manchester, UK. Epidemiology and community health, 65(4), 346-352. https://doi.org/10.1136/jech.2008.085142

Objectives - to examine inequalities in immunisation and breast feeding by ethnic group and their relation to relative deprivation. Design - cross-sectional study. Setting - Manchester, UK. Participants - 20203 children born in Manchester (2002-... Read More about Inequalities in immunisation and breast feeding in an ethnically diverse urban area: cross-sectional study in Manchester, UK.

Virtue ethics and customer relationship management: towards a more holistic approach for the development of best practice (2011)
Journal Article
Bull, C., & Adam, A. (2011). Virtue ethics and customer relationship management: towards a more holistic approach for the development of best practice. Business Ethics: A European Review, 20(2), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8608.2011.01613.x

This paper focuses much-needed attention on the ethical nature of customer relationship management (CRM) strategies in organisations. The research uses an in-depth case study to reflect on the design, implementation and use of ‘best practice’ associa... Read More about Virtue ethics and customer relationship management: towards a more holistic approach for the development of best practice.

A survey to identify the characteristics of London sex workers (2011)
Journal Article
Munro, G., Hollins Martin, C., Bonner, A., & Martin, C. (2011). A survey to identify the characteristics of London sex workers. British Journal of Wellbeing, 2(4), 29-35

A demographic survey of London sex-workers established age, nationality, alcohol/drug use, physical/mental health concerns and whether trafficked or optionally migrated into the industry. There are overt differences between sex-workers—implications f... Read More about A survey to identify the characteristics of London sex workers.

Birth parents’ perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice (2011)
Journal Article
Smeeton, J., & Boxall, K. (2011). Birth parents’ perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice. Child and Family Social Work, 16(4), 444-453. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00759.x

This paper explores non-relinquishing birth parents’ experiences of contested child care and adoption proceedings. It highlights the perceptions and voices of birth parents which are rarely prioritised in dominant discourses of professional practice... Read More about Birth parents’ perceptions of professional practice in child care and adoption proceedings: implications for practice.

Object affordance and spatial-compatibility effects in Parkinson’s disease (2011)
Journal Article
Parkinson’s disease. Cortex, 47(3), 332-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2010.01.011

Movement in Parkinson’s disease (PD) is strongly influenced by sensory stimuli. Here, we investigated two features of visual stimuli known to affect response times in healthy individuals; the spatial location of an object (the spatial effect) and its... Read More about Object affordance and spatial-compatibility effects in Parkinson’s disease.

Open access: beyond the numbers (2011)
Report
Hall, M. (2011). Open access: beyond the numbers

Much of the discussion about the merits of Open Access (OA) publishing has centred on the numbers; on whether, when all costs have been taken into account, it is cheaper to publish on an OA basis than in commercially run, subscription journals.

Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences (2011)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. (2011). Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences. Games and Culture, 6(2), 135-154. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412010364979

This article develops and expands on earlier work of the authors, which posits the idea of considering gamers as a (media) audience—enabling parallels to be drawn with wider literatures and debates on audience research and media fan cultures. In par... Read More about Game scenes: theorizing digital game audiences.

Inhibitory control interacts with core knowledge in toddlers’ manual search for an occluded object (2011)
Journal Article
Baker, S., Gjersoe, N., Sibielska-Woch, K., Leslie, A., & Hood, B. (2011). Inhibitory control interacts with core knowledge in toddlers’ manual search for an occluded object. Developmental Science, 14(2), 270-279. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2010.00972.x

Core knowledge theories advocate the primacy of fundamental principles that constrain cognitive development from early infancy. However, there is concern that core knowledge of object properties does not constrain older preschoolers’ reasoning duri... Read More about Inhibitory control interacts with core knowledge in toddlers’ manual search for an occluded object.

Promoting social inclusion? The impact of village services on the lives of older people living in rural England (2011)
Journal Article
Dwyer, P., & Hardill, I. (2011). Promoting social inclusion? The impact of village services on the lives of older people living in rural England. Ageing and society, 31(2), 243-264. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X10000851

Drawing on data from a qualitative study, this paper explores the impact of ‘village services’ on the lives of people aged 70 or more years living in rural England. Throughout the paper, the phrase ‘village services’ refers to six community-based ser... Read More about Promoting social inclusion? The impact of village services on the lives of older people living in rural England.

Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about. (2011)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2011). Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about

It is well known that recovering from childbirth can be a real challenge for many women. New mothers are, mostly, left to self care and manage their own recovery process. In seeking to feel like their old selves again mothers in this ethnographic stu... Read More about Feeling cooped up after childbirth – the need to go out and about..

Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care (2011)
Journal Article
Haigh, C., & Ormandy, P. (2011). Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care. Contemporary Nurse, 37(2), 253-264

The key driver for this study arose from two serious untoward incidents that occurred in a large district general hospital in the United Kingdom. Following investigation of both these events the Director of Nursing in post at that time believed that... Read More about Evaluation of the organisation and delivery of patient-centred acute nursing care.

Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England (2011)
Journal Article
Camps, L., & Long, T. (2011). Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England. Nursing Children and Young People, 24(1), 26-30

Sure Start began in England under the UK’s former Labour government as an intervention for families with young children, particularly targeting the most deprived in society. More than a decade later the service is under threat in many parts of th... Read More about Origins, purpose and future of Sure Start children’s centres in England.