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The influence of staff training and education on prosthetic and orthotic service quality : a scoping review (2017)
Journal Article
Forghany, S., Sadeghi-Demneh, E., Trinler, U., Onmanee, P., Dillon, M., & Baker, R. (2017). The influence of staff training and education on prosthetic and orthotic service quality : a scoping review. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 42(3), 258-264. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364617718412

Background: Education and training in prosthetics and orthotics typically comply with International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics standards based on three categories of prosthetic and orthotic professionals. Objective: This scoping... Read More about The influence of staff training and education on prosthetic and orthotic service quality : a scoping review.

The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units : a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Driscoll, A., Grant, M., Carroll, D., Dalton, S., Deaton, C., Jones, I., …Astin, F. (2017). The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units : a systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 17(1), 6-22. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474515117721561

Background: Nurses are pivotal in the provision of high quality care in acute hospitals. The impact that nursing shortages have on the quality of care provided to patients in hospital can have disastrous consequences. In light of this, a review of th... Read More about The effect of nurse-to-patient ratios on nurse-sensitive patient outcomes in acute specialist units : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Comparison of methods of calculating dynamic strength index (2017)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., Jones, P., Suchomel, T., & McMahon, J. (2017). Comparison of methods of calculating dynamic strength index. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 13(3), 320-325. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2017-0255

Purpose: To determine the reliability and variability of dynamic strength index (DSI) calculated from squat jump (SJ) (DSI-SJ) versus countermovement jump (CMJ) (DSI-CMJ) peak force (PF) and to compare DSI values between methods. Methods: Male youth... Read More about Comparison of methods of calculating dynamic strength index.

Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience? (2017)
Journal Article
Langley, S., Ormandy, P., & Wray, J. (2017). Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience?. Nursing Times, 113(8), 36-40

Although widely used in UK hospitals, rounding is still a relatively new concept and the available literature fails to capture what it means from the perspective of patients and nurses. This article describes a study conducted to increase understandi... Read More about Does intentional rounding practice improve patient safety and experience?.

“Just get on with it’: implementing the Prevent duty in higher education and the role of academic expertise’ (2017)
Journal Article
Qurashi, F. (2017). “Just get on with it’: implementing the Prevent duty in higher education and the role of academic expertise’. Education, Citizenship and Social Justice, 12(3), 197-212

The Prevent policy was introduced in 2003 as part of the UK counter-terrorism strategy (CONTEST) with the aim of preventing the radicalisation of people to terrorism. In 2015 it was given a statutory footing in the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act... Read More about “Just get on with it’: implementing the Prevent duty in higher education and the role of academic expertise’.

Research informed teaching experience in diagnostic radiography : the perspectives of academic tutors and clinical placement educators (2017)
Journal Article
Higgins, R., Hogg, P., & Robinson, L. (2017). Research informed teaching experience in diagnostic radiography : the perspectives of academic tutors and clinical placement educators. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 48(3), 226-232. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2017.06.002

Introduction: This small scale qualitative research study investigated the perceptions by both academic tutors and clinical placement educators of integrating the research-informed teaching experience (RiTe) within an undergraduate radiography curric... Read More about Research informed teaching experience in diagnostic radiography : the perspectives of academic tutors and clinical placement educators.

The role of diet and nutrition on mental health and wellbeing (2017)
Journal Article
Owen, L., & Corfe, B. (2017). The role of diet and nutrition on mental health and wellbeing. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 76(4), 425-426. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0029665117001057

Mental, neurological and substance-use disorders presently represent the greatest global burden of disease. Likewise, depression and other psychopathologies are elevated risk comorbidities of other health hazards, such as obesity. Nutrition has been... Read More about The role of diet and nutrition on mental health and wellbeing.

Measuring and explaining the diversity of voices and viewpoints in the news (2017)
Journal Article
Masini, A., Van Aelst, P., Mancini, P., Zerback, T., Teineman, C., Mazzoni, M., …Coen, S. (2018). Measuring and explaining the diversity of voices and viewpoints in the news. Journalism Studies, 19(15), 2324-2343. https://doi.org/10.1080/1461670X.2017.1343650

News media can be considered to fulfil their democratic role as a “marketplace of ideas” only if they present a diverse content that gives space to a wider range of ideas and viewpoints. But how can content diversity be assessed? And what determine... Read More about Measuring and explaining the diversity of voices and viewpoints in the news.