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Are shoulder surgeons any good at diagnosing rotator cuff tears using ultrasound?: A comparative analysis of surgeon vs radiologist (2008)
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Funk, L., Harris, J., & Jeyam, M. (2008). Are shoulder surgeons any good at diagnosing rotator cuff tears using ultrasound?: A comparative analysis of surgeon vs radiologist. International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 2(1), 4-6. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.39580

High-resolution ultrasound has gained increasing popularity as an aid in the diagonsis of rotator cuff pathology. With the advent of portable machines, ultrasound has become accessible to clincians. Aim: this study was conducted to evaluate the accu... Read More about Are shoulder surgeons any good at diagnosing rotator cuff tears using ultrasound?: A comparative analysis of surgeon vs radiologist.

Microfracture of chondral lesions of the glenohumeral joint (2008)
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Snow, M., & Funk, L. (2008). Microfracture of chondral lesions of the glenohumeral joint. International Journal of Shoulder Surgery, 2(4), 72-76. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-6042.44142

Objective: To determine if microfracture is successful in treating chondral lesions of the shoulder. Design: Case series. Setting: Tertiary referral practice. Patients: From June 2005 to November 2006, eight patients underwent shoulder arthrosc... Read More about Microfracture of chondral lesions of the glenohumeral joint.

Translation and integration of CCC nursing diagnoses into ICNP (2008)
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Matney, S., DaDamio, R., Couderc, C., Dlugos, M., Evans, J., Gianonne, G., …Saba, V. (2008). Translation and integration of CCC nursing diagnoses into ICNP. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 15(6), 791-793. https://doi.org/10.1197/jamia.M2801

The purpose of this study was to translate and integrate nursing diagnosis concepts from the Clinical Care Classification (CCC) System Version 2.0 to Diagnostic Phenomenon or nursing diagnostic statements in the International Classification for Nur... Read More about Translation and integration of CCC nursing diagnoses into ICNP.

Consideracoes sobre services de advocacy para pessoas idosas no contexto de revitalizacao urbana. (Advocacy services for older people in urban regeneration contexts) (2008)
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Fairhurst, E., Mountian, I., & Sixsmith, J. (2008). Consideracoes sobre services de advocacy para pessoas idosas no contexto de revitalizacao urbana. (Advocacy services for older people in urban regeneration contexts). Revista Kairós (Impresso), 11(1), 167-184

This article is based on an evaluation study of an older people's advocacy project, the Gateway Project, in the context of urban regeneration in East Manchester.East Manchester has a higher proportin of older people than any other part of Manchester.... Read More about Consideracoes sobre services de advocacy para pessoas idosas no contexto de revitalizacao urbana. (Advocacy services for older people in urban regeneration contexts).

The real life practice of acute in-patient mental health nurses: an anlysis of 'eight-related bundles of activity' (2008)
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Deacon, M., & Fairhurst, E. (2008). The real life practice of acute in-patient mental health nurses: an anlysis of 'eight-related bundles of activity'. Nursing Inquiry, 15(4), 330-340. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1800.2008.00426.x

This study focuses on nursing in an inpatient mental health setting. Its analytic structure follows from a previous review of nursing studies by Allen, which did not include studies of mental health nursing. Allen's review concluded that the nurses'... Read More about The real life practice of acute in-patient mental health nurses: an anlysis of 'eight-related bundles of activity'.

‘Pizza, patients and points of view’: Involving young people in the design of a post registration module entitled the adolescent with cancer (2008)
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Fallon, S., & Smith, J. (2008). ‘Pizza, patients and points of view’: Involving young people in the design of a post registration module entitled the adolescent with cancer. Nurse Education in Practice, 8(2), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2007.07.005

Health policy and education directives emphasise the need to involve service users and carers in healthcare, from service design and delivery to the education of healthcare professionals. This paper describes a pilot project aimed at eliciting teena... Read More about ‘Pizza, patients and points of view’: Involving young people in the design of a post registration module entitled the adolescent with cancer.

Modelling the bilateral symmetry of caries incidence (2008)
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Burnside, G., Pine, C., & Williamson, P. (2008). Modelling the bilateral symmetry of caries incidence. Caries Research, 42(4), 291-296. https://doi.org/10.1159/000148161

Background/Aims: Past caries experience has been shown to be the best predictor of the development of caries in the future, and clinical observations suggest that caries develops symmetrically in similar teeth on each side of the mouth. This study in... Read More about Modelling the bilateral symmetry of caries incidence.

Ethics for things (2008)
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Adam, A. (2008). Ethics for things. Ethics and Information Technology, 10(2-3), 149-154. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-008-9169-3

This paper considers the ways that Information Ethics (IE) treats things. A number of critics have focused on IE’s move away from anthropocentrism to include non-humans on an equal basis in moral thinking. I enlist Actor Network Theory, Dennett’s v... Read More about Ethics for things.

Regenerating communities: Women's experiences of urban regeneration (2008)
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Gosling, V. (2008). Regenerating communities: Women's experiences of urban regeneration. Urban Studies, 45(3), 607-626. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098007087337

In the UK, New Labour has placed great emphasis on community-based urban regeneration as part of its strategy to combat social exclusion. However, there is little understanding of the ways in which regeneration policies impact on the lives and com... Read More about Regenerating communities: Women's experiences of urban regeneration.

'I've always managed, that's what we do': Social capital and women's experiences of social exclusion (2008)
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Gosling, V. (2008). 'I've always managed, that's what we do': Social capital and women's experiences of social exclusion. Sociological Research Online, 13(1), https://doi.org/10.5153/sro.1613

It is evident that the concept of 'social capital' has recently come to the forefront of many governmental strategies aimed at combating social exclusion. In particular the interpretation of social capital used by many authors and agencies is one tha... Read More about 'I've always managed, that's what we do': Social capital and women's experiences of social exclusion.

Lower limb kinematics of subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury during running (2008)
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Donoghue, O., Harrison, A., Laxton, P., & Jones, R. (2008). Lower limb kinematics of subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury during running. Research in Sports Medicine, 16(1), 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1080/15438620701693231

This study examined the kinematic differences between subjects who had a history of chronic Achilles tendon (AT) injury and matched controls during running. Eleven subjects from each group ran barefoot (BF) and shod at self-selected speeds on a tr... Read More about Lower limb kinematics of subjects with chronic Achilles tendon injury during running.

Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury (2008)
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Donoghue, O., Harrison, A., Laxton, P., & Jones, R. (2008). Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury. Sports Biomechanics, 7(2), 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763140701841407

This study examined the kinematic effects of orthoses in participants with a history of chronic Achilles tendon injury. Twelve participants ran at self-selected speeds on a treadmill with and without customized orthoses. Joint and segment angles in... Read More about Orthotic control of rear foot and lower limb motion during running in participants with chronic Achilles tendon injury.

The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism (2008)
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Watson, J., Payne, R., Chamberlain, A., Jones, R., & Sellers, W. (2008). The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism. Journal of Human Evolution, 54(5), 675-683. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhevol.2007.10.004

The evolution of habitual bipedalism is still a fundamental yet unsolved question for paleoanthropologists, and carrying is popular as an explanation for both the early adoption of upright walking and as a positive selection pressure once a terrestri... Read More about The energetic costs of load-carrying and the evolution of bipedalism.

Looking forward: educating tomorrow's dental team (2008)
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Wilson, N., Jones, M., Pine, C., Saunders, W., & Seymour, R. (2008). Looking forward: educating tomorrow's dental team. European Journal of Dental Education, 12(3), 176-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0579.2008.00516.x

This publication reports a meeting of the stakeholders of dental education in the UK, hosted by the Council of Heads and Deans of Dental Schools (CHDDS). The meeting, held in Manchester, UK on 4–5 October 2007, occurred within days of the seventh... Read More about Looking forward: educating tomorrow's dental team.

An autoethnographic exploration of an occupation: Doing a PhD (2008)
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Taylor, J. (2008). An autoethnographic exploration of an occupation: Doing a PhD. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(5), 176-184

The systematic and detailed study of occupations is challenging to occupational therapists, who would wish to understand better their meanings and therapeutic value. Such a study must attempt to capture the complexities of occupational form and pe... Read More about An autoethnographic exploration of an occupation: Doing a PhD.

The information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart attack: An exploratory study (2008)
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Astin, F., Closs, S., McLenachan, J., Hunter, S., & Priestley, C. (2008). The information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart attack: An exploratory study. Patient Education and Counseling, 73(2), 325-332. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2008.06.013

Objective As early recovery is a challenging period for cardiac patients who frequently have ‘unmet’ health information needs, the objective of this study was to explore the information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart at... Read More about The information needs of patients treated with primary angioplasty for heart attack: An exploratory study.

Work-based learning : A different approach (2008)
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Neville, L., Owens, D., Rutherford, J., & Rosen, L. (2008). Work-based learning : A different approach. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 2(1), 34-36. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2008.2.1.28015

This article outlines a range of work-based learning opportunities which are suitable for healthcare assistants, healthcare support workers and assistant practitioners. Innovation and imagination, plus a sound evidence base, are the foundations f... Read More about Work-based learning : A different approach.

“It's the most fun you can have for twenty quid” : motivations, consequences and meanings of British ketamine use (2008)
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Moore, K., & Measham, F. (2008). “It's the most fun you can have for twenty quid” : motivations, consequences and meanings of British ketamine use. Addiction research & theory, 16(3), 231-244. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066350801983681

Whilst ketamine use in clubbing contexts has recently been the focus of British media attention, little quantitative or qualitative data is available on its use amongst those young people participating in Britain's contemporary post-rave electronic d... Read More about “It's the most fun you can have for twenty quid” : motivations, consequences and meanings of British ketamine use.