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Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study (2021)
Journal Article
McCarthy, R., Mukherjee, R., Fleming, K., Green, J., Clayton-Smith, J., Price, A., …Cook, P. (2021). Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study. Alcoholism: clinical and experimental research, 45(11), 2271-2281. https://doi.org/10.1111/acer.14705

Background: Despite high levels of prenatal alcohol exposure in the UK, evidence on the prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) is lacking. This paper reports on FASD prevalence in a small sample of children in primary school. Me... Read More about Prevalence of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in Greater Manchester, UK: An active case ascertainment study.

A multi-center randomized control trial, comparing gamification with remote monitoring against standard rehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery (2021)
Journal Article
Marley, W., Barratt, A., Pigott, T., Granat, M., Wilson, J., & Roy, B. (2022). A multi-center randomized control trial, comparing gamification with remote monitoring against standard rehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery. Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 31(1), 8-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jse.2021.08.019

Gamification has become increasingly popular in rehabilitation and is viewed as a tool to improve patient activation, motivation and engagement. The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy of validated Exergames played through a system using 'd... Read More about A multi-center randomized control trial, comparing gamification with remote monitoring against standard rehabilitation for patients after arthroscopic shoulder surgery.

Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review (2021)
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Whear, R., Abbott, R., Bethel, A., Richards, D., Garside, R., Cockcroft, E., …Thompson Coon, J. (2022). Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 78(1), 78-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.15047

Aim: This systematic review identifies, appraises and synthesizes the evidence on the provision of fundamental nursing care to hospitalized patients with a highly infectious virus and the effectiveness of adaptations to overcome barriers to care.... Read More about Impact of COVID‐19 and other infectious conditions requiring isolation on the provision of and adaptations to fundamental nursing care in hospital in terms of overall patient experience, care quality, functional ability, and treatment outcomes : systematic review.

Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis (2021)
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Montagnani, E., Morrison, S., Varga, M., & Price, C. (2021). Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis. Journal of Biomechanics, 129, 110757. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110757

In infancy, plantar pressure data during walking has been investigated through regional approaches, whilst the use pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping (pSPM) has not been reported. Analysis of pressure data using pSPM is higher in resoluti... Read More about Pedobarographic Statistical Parametric Mapping of plantar pressure data in new and confident walking infants : a preliminary analysis.

A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull (2021)
Journal Article
Guppy, S., Brady, C., Kotani, Y., Connolly, S., Comfort, P., Lake, J., & Haff, G. (2021). A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull. Sports Biomechanics, 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1974532

The aim of this study was to assess the agreement of three different automated methods of identifying force-onset (40 N, 5 SDs, and 3 SDs) with manual identification, during the isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP). Fourteen resistance-trained particip... Read More about A comparison of manual and automatic force-onset identification methodologies and their effect on force-time characteristics in the isometric midthigh pull.

Kinematic and neuromuscular measures of intensity during drop jumps in female volleyball players (2021)
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Torres-Banduc, M., Ramirez-Campillo, R., Andrade, D., Calleja-González, J., Nikolaidis, P., McMahon, J., & Comfort, P. (2021). Kinematic and neuromuscular measures of intensity during drop jumps in female volleyball players. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 724070. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.724070

The aim of this study was to assess drop jump (DJ) performance variables (jump height, contact time, and reactive strength index) concomitant to surface electromyography (sEMG) of lower limb muscles during DJs from different drop heights (intensities... Read More about Kinematic and neuromuscular measures of intensity during drop jumps in female volleyball players.

Photovoice accounts of third places : refugee and asylum seeker populations' experiences of therapeutic space (2021)
Journal Article
Biglin, J. (2021). Photovoice accounts of third places : refugee and asylum seeker populations' experiences of therapeutic space. Health and Place, 71, 102663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2021.102663

This article draws on a photo-voice project carried out in the North West, UK, with 30 members of the asylum seeker and refugee population. The findings explore participants' experiences of ‘third places’ (for example, public green space and librarie... Read More about Photovoice accounts of third places : refugee and asylum seeker populations' experiences of therapeutic space.

“You and your laws and us with our laws” : a murderer’s stories navigate conflicting normative domains (2021)
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Birkbeck, C., & Rodríguez, J. (2021). “You and your laws and us with our laws” : a murderer’s stories navigate conflicting normative domains. Dilemas : Revista de Estudos de Conflito e Controle Social (Impresso), 14(3), 641-658. https://doi.org/10.4322/dilemas.v14n3.43542

Employing Labov’s structural model of stories and Schönbach’s typology of accounts, we examine an interview with a murderer in Venezuela and compare two stories that were narrated within it: one about the murder and one about his family life. Wh... Read More about “You and your laws and us with our laws” : a murderer’s stories navigate conflicting normative domains.

Can dementia-friendly initiatives improve people’s lives? (2021)
Journal Article
Ward, R., Clark, A., & Phillipson, L. (2021). Can dementia-friendly initiatives improve people’s lives?

The publication last month (August 2021) of the World Health Organization’s toolkit for creating a dementia-friendly society marks the latest step in the coordination of a worldwide effort to tackle dementia as a global health challenge. But what doe... Read More about Can dementia-friendly initiatives improve people’s lives?.

Exploring the relationship between morality and offending through the use of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (2021)
Journal Article
Thompson, R., Newton, A., & Reeves, C. (2021). Exploring the relationship between morality and offending through the use of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire. Crime Prevention and Community Safety, 23(4), 381-399. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41300-021-00126-w

This study applies the Moral Foundations Questionnaire (MFQ) to examine the relationship between morality and self-reported offending, captured using a questionnaire (N= 184). One hundred and forty-one respondents (77%) reported previously committing... Read More about Exploring the relationship between morality and offending through the use of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire.