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Editorial – Blurred Lines : the Contested Nature of Sex Work in a Changing Social Landscape (2015)
Journal Article
Work in a Changing Social Landscape. Graduate Journal of Social Science, 11(2), 4-20

This special edition of the Graduate Journal of Social Science explores the contested nature of the sex industry, a global industry operating within socio-political contexts that have witnessed an array of changes in recent years. The papers in this... Read More about Editorial – Blurred Lines : the Contested Nature of Sex Work in a Changing Social Landscape.

What factors influence Fair Access students to consider university and what do they look for (2015)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Hewitt-Taylor, J., Alexander, P., Ellis-Hill, C., & Seibert-Santos, C. (2015). What factors influence Fair Access students to consider university and what do they look for. Widening Participation and Lifelong Learning, 17(4), 67-88. https://doi.org/10.5456/WPLL.17.4.67

This paper reports the findings of a participatory mixed methods study into the perceptions of Fair Access students on the factors which led them to consider accessing Higher Education. The study consisted of focus groups with thirteen first year Fai... Read More about What factors influence Fair Access students to consider university and what do they look for.

Resilience building in students : the role of academic self-efficacy (2015)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. (2015). Resilience building in students : the role of academic self-efficacy. Frontiers in Psychology, 6(1781), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01781

Self-efficacy relates to an individual’s perception of their capabilities. It has a clear self-evaluative dimension leading to high or low perceived self-efficacy. Individual differences in perceived self-efficacy have been shown to be better predict... Read More about Resilience building in students : the role of academic self-efficacy.

Is passive syntax semantically constrained? Evidence from adult grammaticality judgment and comprehension studies (2015)
Journal Article
Ambridge, B., Bidgood, A., Pine, J., Rowland, C., & Freudenthal, D. (2016). Is passive syntax semantically constrained? Evidence from adult grammaticality judgment and comprehension studies. Cognitive Science, 40(6), 1435-1459. https://doi.org/10.1111/cogs.12277

To explain the phenomenon that certain English verbs resist passivization (e.g., *£5 was cost by the book), Pinker (1989) proposed a semantic constraint on the passive in the adult grammar: The greater the extent to which a verb denotes an action whe... Read More about Is passive syntax semantically constrained? Evidence from adult grammaticality judgment and comprehension studies.

Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression : a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Arnold, J., Wong, D., Jones, R., Hill, C., & Thewlis, D. (2016). Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression : a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 68(7), 936-951. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.22797

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Lateral wedge insoles are intended to reduce biomechanical risk factors of medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) progression, such as increased knee joint load; however, there has been no definitive consensus on this topic. The aim of this syst... Read More about Lateral wedge insoles for reducing biomechanical risk factors for medial knee osteoarthritis progression : a systematic review and meta-analysis.

EVerT2—needling versus non-surgical debridement for the treatment of verrucae : study protocol for a single centre randomised controlled trial (2015)
Journal Article
randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 5(11), e009406. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009406

Introduction: Verrucae are extremely common, and are experienced by most people at some time during their lives. Although most verrucae will spontaneously disappear without treatment, many patients seek treatment, often because they have persisted fo... Read More about EVerT2—needling versus non-surgical debridement for the treatment of verrucae : study protocol for a single centre randomised controlled trial.