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Observer studies in mammography (2015)
Book Chapter
Hogg, P., Millington, S., Manning, D., & Mraity, H. (2015). Observer studies in mammography. In Digital Mammography (291-302). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_36

Mammography is a special imaging technique and is unusual in a number of ways: Some of these are technical because of the type of tissue under investigation and some apply to the distinctive nature of the client group. But in one important aspect mam... Read More about Observer studies in mammography.

Rheumatic diseases (2015)
Book Chapter
Williams, A., & Corkill, M. (2015). Rheumatic diseases. In Management of Chronic Conditions in the Foot and Lower Leg (27-51). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-7020-4769-5.00002-9

Unsustainable status quo : a new approach to understanding inaction in empty home ownership in the north west of England (2015)
Book Chapter
Butler, D., & Hughes, J. (2015). Unsustainable status quo : a new approach to understanding inaction in empty home ownership in the north west of England. In J. Condie, & A. Cooper (Eds.), Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation : Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Contexts (106-110). University of Western Sydney

The UK is in the midst of a national housing crisis. Estimates show that by 2022 there will be a shortage of 1.1 million homes (JRF, 2011).Meanwhile, figures report that in 2014 there were over 600,000 empty homes in England (Empty Homes Network, 201... Read More about Unsustainable status quo : a new approach to understanding inaction in empty home ownership in the north west of England.

Cults and mental health (chapter 153) (2015)
Book Chapter
Dubrow-Marshall, R., & Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2015). Cults and mental health (chapter 153). In H. Friedman (Ed.), Encyclopedia of mental health, Second edition (393-401). Oxford: Academic Press (Elsevier). https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397045-9.00153-1

Definitions for cultic and high demand groups are explicated, and characteristics are delineated, including Lifton's seminal research on thought reform. Literature is reviewed about common mental health issues which have been found to be associated... Read More about Cults and mental health (chapter 153).

Breve storia della ricerca infirmeriaristica nel Regno Unito (A brief history of nursing research in the UK) (2015)
Book Chapter
(A brief history of nursing research in the UK). In G. Rocco, C. Cipolla, & A. Stievano (Eds.), La storia del nursing in Italia e nel contesto internationale (554-564). Rome: Francoangeli

Interactionism, Symbolic (2015)
Book Chapter
Dennis, A., & Smith, G. (2015). Interactionism, Symbolic. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, (352-356). Oxford: Elsevier

Symbolic interactionism (SI) is a distinctive sociological perspective that stresses the analytic centrality of investigating the meanings people give to their activities. Originating in US pragmatist philosophy and its uptake by staff and graduate s... Read More about Interactionism, Symbolic.

Challenges in researching Muslim prisoners (2015)
Book Chapter
Quraishi, M. (2015). Challenges in researching Muslim prisoners. In N. Ammar (Ed.), Muslims in US Prisons: People, Policy, Practice. Boulder: Lynne Reinner

A large number of issues in this chapter are mainly methodological. These issues include the ethics of doing research, building rapport and trust, the not-so-neat packaging of insider/outsider components in research, identification of prisoners as Mu... Read More about Challenges in researching Muslim prisoners.

The built environment, active design and public health : the impact of office design on activity (2015)
Book Chapter
Cooper, A., & Clarke-Cornwell, A. (2015). The built environment, active design and public health : the impact of office design on activity. In J. Condie, & A. Cooper (Eds.), Dialogues of Sustainable Urbanisation: Social Science Research and Transitions to Urban Context (148-152). Penrith, NSW: University of Western Sydney

Practical mammography (2015)
Book Chapter
Mercer, C., Hill, C., Kelly, A., & Smith, H. (2015). Practical mammography. In P. Hogg, J. Kelly, & C. Mercer (Eds.), Digital Mammography : A Holistic Approach (175-188). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04831-4_21

El conflicto y salud reproductiva en las ciudades de Chiapas : El desaparecimiento de las parteras empiricas (2015)
Book Chapter
Murray de Lopez, J. (2015). El conflicto y salud reproductiva en las ciudades de Chiapas : El desaparecimiento de las parteras empiricas. In G. Ramirez (Ed.), Imagen instantánea de la partería (191-222). San Cristobal de Las Casas: EcoSur

Este capítulo analiza cómo el conflicto armado interno no resuelto en Los Altos de Chiapas se intersecciona con la violencia estructural existente manifestada de forma cotidiana a través del acoso, abuso y violencia que conforma la estructura social... Read More about El conflicto y salud reproductiva en las ciudades de Chiapas : El desaparecimiento de las parteras empiricas.

Introduction to Audre Lorde ‘Age, race, class, and sex : Redefining difference’ (2015)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S. (2015). Introduction to Audre Lorde ‘Age, race, class, and sex : Redefining difference’. In I. Parker (Ed.), Marxismo, psicología y psicoanálisis. Mexico DF: Ideas y Letras

This text (1980) by the Black feminist lesbian activist Audre Lorde (1934 -1992) also known as the ‘Sister Outsider’ concerns issues that occupy Lorde’s critical social theory (Byrd, 2009:21). Re-reading Lorde forces critical analysis of reading pra... Read More about Introduction to Audre Lorde ‘Age, race, class, and sex : Redefining difference’.

Social work: Oppression and resistance (2015)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S. (2015). Social work: Oppression and resistance. In I. Parker (Ed.), Handbook of Critical Psychology. Abingdon/New York: Routledge

Our home our Salford : transgressing the borders of social work education subtitle : in our back yard (2015)
Book Chapter
Hesk, G., Syed, I., & Nkurunziza, W. (2015). Our home our Salford : transgressing the borders of social work education subtitle : in our back yard. In M. Hill, A. Hudson, S. Mckendry, N. Raven, D. Saunders (OBE), J. Storan, & T. Ward (Eds.), Collaborate to Widen Participation: to, through and Beyond Higher Education (153-166). Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE)

Founded on the emancipatory initiative ‘In our back yard’ which directly confronted ‘Not in our back yard’ attitudes and practice,s. Our Home Our Salford positioned community activism within the University of Salford, which effectively redirected t... Read More about Our home our Salford : transgressing the borders of social work education subtitle : in our back yard.

Sex offenders (2015)
Book Chapter
Cowburn, M., & Myers, J. (2015). Sex offenders. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, (672-677). Oxford: Elsevier

Social work with sex offenders operates at the intersections of sociology, psychology, and criminology. While key criminal justice and corrections agencies operate with convicted offenders, social work(ers) may be involved with unconvicted people w... Read More about Sex offenders.

Prescribing medicines – an essential competence for advanced and consultant radiography practice (2015)
Book Chapter
Hogg, D., Goody, V., Gavan, D., Thomas, N., & Hogg, P. (2015). Prescribing medicines – an essential competence for advanced and consultant radiography practice. In Imaging and Oncology. The Society and College of Radiographer

Neuropsychiatry (2015)
Book Chapter
Allely, C., Hadjikhani, N., Toro, R., & Gillberg, C. (2015). Neuropsychiatry. In Brain Mapping (1049-1060). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397025-1.00131-7

In this article, a variety of neuroimaging methods that have been applied to investigate autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) will be covered, and a review of the latest findings for each will be summarized. Studies that attempt to map identified brain a... Read More about Neuropsychiatry.

Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning: Learning through construction a different medium in which to excel (2015)
Book Chapter
McLoughlin, M., Darvill, A., & Burns, B. (2015). Innovative assessment and collaborative learning using problem-based learning: Learning through construction a different medium in which to excel. In M. Li, & Y. Zhao (Eds.), Exploring Learning & Teaching in Higher Education New Frontiers of Educational Research (145-169). Berlin: Springer