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Family support in practice : voices from the field (2017)
Journal Article
Dolan, P., Shannon, M., & Smyth, B. (2017). Family support in practice : voices from the field. European Journal of Social Work, 21(5), 737-749. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2017.1320533

This paper revisits core family support messages for social work practice in working with children and families, linking to findings from high-profile child protection cases in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Drawing on a comparative study where... Read More about Family support in practice : voices from the field.

Physical punishment of children : time to end the defence of reasonable chastisement in the UK, USA and Australia (2017)
Journal Article
time to end the defence of reasonable chastisement in the UK, USA and Australia. International Journal of Children's Rights, 25(1), 165-195. https://doi.org/10.1163/15718182-02501007

As at March 2016, 49 states had reformed their laws to clearly prohibit all corporal punishment of children (United Nations 1989) in all settings, including the home (Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, n.d.) By January 2017... Read More about Physical punishment of children : time to end the defence of reasonable chastisement in the UK, USA and Australia.

Hounsfield Unit inaccuracy in computed tomography lesion size and density, diagnostic quality vs attenuation correction (2017)
Journal Article
Szczepura, K., Thompson, J., & Manning, D. (2017). Hounsfield Unit inaccuracy in computed tomography lesion size and density, diagnostic quality vs attenuation correction. Proceedings of SPIE, 10136, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254275

In computed tomography the Hounsfield Units (HU) are used as an indicator of the tissue type based on the linear attenuation coefficients of the tissue. HU accuracy is essential when this metric is used in any form to support diagnosis. In hybrid ima... Read More about Hounsfield Unit inaccuracy in computed tomography lesion size and density, diagnostic quality vs attenuation correction.

Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients (2017)
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Davies, S., Caskey, F., Coyle, D., Lindley, E., Macdonald, J., Mitra, S., …Sim, J. (2017). Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients. BMC Nephrology, 18(138), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-017-0554-1

Background: Preserved residual kidney function (RKF) and normal fluid status are associated with better patient outcomes in incident haemodialysis patients. The objective of this trial is to determine whether using bioimpedance technology in prescr... Read More about Rationale and design of BISTRO: a randomized controlled trial to determine whether bioimpedance spectroscopy guided fluid management maintains residual kidney function in incident haemodialysis patients.

Effects of increased compression with an ultrasound transducer on the conspicuity of breast lesions in a phantom (2017)
Journal Article
Szczepura, K., Faqir, T., & Manning, D. (2017). Effects of increased compression with an ultrasound transducer on the conspicuity of breast lesions in a phantom. Proceedings of SPIE, 10136, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254263

Ultrasound imaging of the breast is highly operator dependent. The amount of pressure applied with the transducer has a direct impact on the lesion visibility in breast ultrasound. The conspicuity index is a quantitative measure of lesion visibility,... Read More about Effects of increased compression with an ultrasound transducer on the conspicuity of breast lesions in a phantom.

Impact of tube current modulation on lesion conspicuity index in hi-resolution chest computed tomography (2017)
Journal Article
Szczepura, K., Tomkinson, D., & Manning, D. (2017). Impact of tube current modulation on lesion conspicuity index in hi-resolution chest computed tomography. Proceedings of SPIE, 10136, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2254256

Tube current modulation is a method employed in the use of CT in an attempt to optimize radiation dose to the patient. The acceptable noise (noise index) can be varied, based on the level of optimization required; higher accepted noise reduces the pa... Read More about Impact of tube current modulation on lesion conspicuity index in hi-resolution chest computed tomography.

Staying in work in the UK: results of a pilot multicentred randomized controlled trial using the work experience survey for rheumatic conditions (2017)
Journal Article
Prior, Y. (2017). Staying in work in the UK: results of a pilot multicentred randomized controlled trial using the work experience survey for rheumatic conditions. Rheumatology, 56, https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex060.026

Work instability, a mismatch between a person’s abilities and their job demands, and work disability, ceasing to work before retirement due to ill health, are high among people with inflammatory arthritis (IA). Work instability results in reduced pro... Read More about Staying in work in the UK: results of a pilot multicentred randomized controlled trial using the work experience survey for rheumatic conditions.

Allied health professional and nurse internships scheme : evaluation of Year 1 cohort 2016 (2017)
Journal Article
Fry, M., Siddle, H., Alcacer-Pitarch, B., Backhouse, M., Cramp, F., Hewlett, S., …Bowen, C. (2017). Allied health professional and nurse internships scheme : evaluation of Year 1 cohort 2016. Rheumatology, 56(Sup. 2), 100. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.131

Background: The Allied Health Professional (AHP) and Nurse Internships Scheme 2015–18 is open to final year students or recent graduates who are predicted to receive a 2:1 or first degree in Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, or Nursing.... Read More about Allied health professional and nurse internships scheme : evaluation of Year 1 cohort 2016.

The optimization of footwear choices in the management of knee osteoarthritis (2017)
Journal Article
Evans, D., Price, C., Williams, A., & Jones, R. (2017). The optimization of footwear choices in the management of knee osteoarthritis. Rheumatology, 56(Sup. 2), 164. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kex062.288

Background: An estimated 4.71 million people aged 45 and over have sought treatment for knee osteoarthritis (OA) in the UK, with this number predicted to grow to 6.5 million people by 2020. Structural changes of knee OA are the most common cause of d... Read More about The optimization of footwear choices in the management of knee osteoarthritis.