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Compression force variability in mammography in Ghana – a baseline study (2020)
Journal Article
Dzidzornu, E., Angmorterh, S., Ofori-Manteaw, B., Aboagye, S., Ofori, E., Owusu-Agyei, S., & Hogg, P. (2021). Compression force variability in mammography in Ghana – a baseline study. Radiography, 27(1), 150-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.07.007

Introduction: Breast compression during mammographic examinations improves image quality and patient management. Several studies have been conducted to assess compression force variability among practitioners in order to establish compression guideli... Read More about Compression force variability in mammography in Ghana – a baseline study.

The good, the bad and the ugly : how do people living with HIV experience care in the health system? (2020)
Book Chapter

What it is like to live with HIV in the global north has changed dramatically over
the last two decades. There have been significant developments in the treatment and
prevention of HIV, and the healthcare landscape continues to evolve. This chapter... Read More about The good, the bad and the ugly : how do people living with HIV experience care in the health system?.

An exploratory qualitative study of health professional perspectives on clinical outcomes in UK orthotic practice (2020)
Journal Article
Hall, N., Parker, D., & Williams, A. (2020). An exploratory qualitative study of health professional perspectives on clinical outcomes in UK orthotic practice. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 13(1), 49. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-020-00416-w

Background: Despite potential savings to the National Health Service, the collection of data on outcomes of NHS orthotic services is patchy. Indeed, several reports into orthotic services in the UK have reported a lack of data relating to outcomes of... Read More about An exploratory qualitative study of health professional perspectives on clinical outcomes in UK orthotic practice.

Four weeks of augmented eccentric loading using a novel leg press device improved leg strength in well-trained athletes and professional sprint track cyclists (2020)
Journal Article
Harden, M., Wolf, A., Evans, M., Hicks, K., Thomas, K., & Howatson, G. (2020). Four weeks of augmented eccentric loading using a novel leg press device improved leg strength in well-trained athletes and professional sprint track cyclists. PLoS ONE, 15(7), e0236663. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236663

This study assessed the efficacy of strength training using augmented eccentric loading to provoke increases in leg strength in well-trained athletes, and sprint track cyclists, using a novel leg press device. Twelve well-trained athletes were random... Read More about Four weeks of augmented eccentric loading using a novel leg press device improved leg strength in well-trained athletes and professional sprint track cyclists.

Narratives of reform : The Mental Health Act (MHA) in England and Wales from the 1983 MHA to the Wessley Review (2018) (2020)
Journal Article

Purpose This paper examines reform of mental health legislation in England and Wales. It covers the period from the introduction of the 1983 MHA to the proposed reforms out-lined in the Wessley Review that was published in December, 2018.
Design/me... Read More about Narratives of reform : The Mental Health Act (MHA) in England and Wales from the 1983 MHA to the Wessley Review (2018).

'The UK is not innocent' : Black Lives Matter, policing and abolition in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Joseph-Salisbury, R., Connelly, L., & Wangari-Jones, P. (2021). 'The UK is not innocent' : Black Lives Matter, policing and abolition in the UK. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 40(1), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-06-2020-0170

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show that racism is not only a US problem. Rather, racism is endemic and pervasive in the UK context, manifesting at every level of policing. From stop and search, to deaths after police contact, the authors... Read More about 'The UK is not innocent' : Black Lives Matter, policing and abolition in the UK.

Change of direction asymmetry across different age categories in youth soccer (2020)
Journal Article

Background
In youth, the development of change of direction (COD) and sprint performance is a key component for successfully competing in soccer across age. During a COD, the presence of directional asymmetries may be detrimental due to the unpredic... Read More about Change of direction asymmetry across different age categories in youth soccer.

Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of the Dutch and German versions of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis (2020)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Meesters, J., Niedermann, K., Tennant, A., Vliet Vlieland, T., Tyson, S., & Nordenskiold, U. (2021). Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of the Dutch and German versions of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Rheumatology International, 41(5), 951-964. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-020-04657-7

The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a detailed patient-reported outcome measure of activity ability.
The objective of this research was to assess the linguistic and cross-cultural validity and psychometric properties of the
EDA... Read More about Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric testing of the Dutch and German versions of the Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire in people with rheumatoid arthritis.

Distinguishing factors that influence attendance and behaviour change in family‐based treatment of childhood obesity: a qualitative study (2020)
Journal Article

Objectives
For the effective treatment of childhood obesity, intervention attendance and behaviour change at home are both important. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore influences on attendance and behaviour change during a famil... Read More about Distinguishing factors that influence attendance and behaviour change in family‐based treatment of childhood obesity: a qualitative study.

Does sex impact the differences and relationships in the one repetition maximum performance across weightlifting overhead pressing exercises? (2020)
Journal Article
Soriano, M., García-Ramos, A., Calderbank, J., Marín, P., Sainz de Baranda, P., & Comfort, P. (2020). Does sex impact the differences and relationships in the one repetition maximum performance across weightlifting overhead pressing exercises?. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003746

This study aimed to determine the impact of sex on the differences and relationships of the one repetition maximum (1RM) performance between 3 overhead pressing exercises (push press [PP], push jerk [PJ] and split jerk [SJ]). 15 men (body mass [BM]:... Read More about Does sex impact the differences and relationships in the one repetition maximum performance across weightlifting overhead pressing exercises?.