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A comparison of isokinetic and functional methods of assessing bilateral strength imbalance (2010)
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Jones, P., & Bampouras, T. (2010). A comparison of isokinetic and functional methods of assessing bilateral strength imbalance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 24(6), 1553-1558. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181dc4392

Muscle strength imbalances have been linked with poor agility performance and higher injury risk. Isokinetic dynamometry has been used to investigate such imbalances; however, this method is impractical and inaccessible for most strength and conditio... Read More about A comparison of isokinetic and functional methods of assessing bilateral strength imbalance.

Keeping information centre stage amid changing scenery (2010)
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Grant, M. (2010). Keeping information centre stage amid changing scenery. Health Information and Libraries Journal, 27(2), 91-92. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-1842.2010.00892.x

With conference season upon us, consideration is given to the importance of subject-specific and library association conferences. The biennial Health Libraries Group (HLG) conference meets both these criteria and takes place in Greater Manchester in... Read More about Keeping information centre stage amid changing scenery.

Systematic review : role of health promotion in vascular dementia (2010)
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Price, R., & Keady, J. (2010). Systematic review : role of health promotion in vascular dementia. Journal of Nursing and Healthcare of Chronic Illness, 2(2), 88-101. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-9824.2010.01053.x

Aims. This narrative synthesis of the literature investigates the areas of vascular dementia and modifiable risk factors in order to identify the evidence base and opportunities for specific health promotion work and nursing involvement. Backgrou... Read More about Systematic review : role of health promotion in vascular dementia.

Stroke-related differences in axial body segment coordination during preplanned and reactive changes in walking direction (2010)
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Hollands, K., van Vliet, P., Zietz, D., Wing, A., & Hollands, M. (2010). Stroke-related differences in axial body segment coordination during preplanned and reactive changes in walking direction. Experimental Brain Research, 202(3), 591-604. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-010-2162-1

This study quantitatively describes differences between participants with hemiparetic stroke and agematched healthy participants in axial body segment and gait kinematics during a direction change task. Participants were required to change walkin... Read More about Stroke-related differences in axial body segment coordination during preplanned and reactive changes in walking direction.

Is clinical updating a valuable mechanism for enhancing the student experience? (2010)
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Tickle, E., Davys, D., & Mckenna, J. (2010). Is clinical updating a valuable mechanism for enhancing the student experience?. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 73(5), 237-239

This opinion piece aims to clarify the concepts of the theory-practice and practice-theory gaps, and to begin to explore the impact of these gaps on efficacious occupational therapy practice. Any perceived gaps between theoretical knowledge and prac... Read More about Is clinical updating a valuable mechanism for enhancing the student experience?.

Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population (2010)
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Herrington, L., & Munro, A. (2010). Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population. Physical Therapy in Sport, 11(2), 56-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2009.11.004

Objective: Establish normative values for knee valgus angle during drop jump and step landings. Design: Observational. Setting: University biomechanics laboratory. Participants: 100 physically active asymptomatic individuals (50 male, 50 female) a... Read More about Drop jump landing knee valgus angle; normative data in a physically active population.

Reliability of the functional mobility scale for children with cerebral palsy (2010)
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Harvey, A., Morris, M., Graham, H., Wolfe, R., & Baker, R. (2010). Reliability of the functional mobility scale for children with cerebral palsy. Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 30(2), 139-149. https://doi.org/10.3109/01942630903454930

This study examined inter-rater reliability of the Functional Mobility Scale (FMS) for children with cerebral palsy (CP) and the presence of rater bias. A consecutive sample of 118 children with CP, 2–18 years old (mean 10.3 years, SD 3.6), was recru... Read More about Reliability of the functional mobility scale for children with cerebral palsy.

Adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of contact lens monovision correction (2010)
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Chapman, G., Vale, A., Buckley, J., Scally, A., & Elliott, D. (2010). Adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of contact lens monovision correction. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 30(3), 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-1313.2010.00725.x

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the present study was to determine adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of monovision correction contact lenses by comparing gait parameters when wearing monovision correction to those observed when wearing binocular di... Read More about Adaptive gait changes in long-term wearers of contact lens monovision correction.

The power of language: a secondary analysis of a qualitative study exploring English midwives’ support of mother's baby-feeding practice (2010)
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Furber, C. M., & Thomson, A. M. (2010). The power of language: a secondary analysis of a qualitative study exploring English midwives’ support of mother's baby-feeding practice. Midwifery, 26(2), 232-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2008.05.003

Objective to explore the use of language by midwives reporting their experiences of baby-feeding practice. Design A qualitative approach incorporating a secondary analysis of data previously collected in a study based on grounded theory principl... Read More about The power of language: a secondary analysis of a qualitative study exploring English midwives’ support of mother's baby-feeding practice.

Reducing the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2010)
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Hewlett, S., Ambler, N., Knops, B., Cliss, A., Almeida, C., Pope, D., …Pollock, J. (2010). Reducing the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Rheumatology, 49,

Background: Up to 90% of people with Rheumatoid Arthritis experience distressing and unmanageable fatigue that impacts profoundly on life. Biological therapies can lessen fatigue but are not always appropriate. In other long-term conditions, fatigue... Read More about Reducing the Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

An investigation into the relationship between digit length ratio (2D: 4D) and psychopathy (2010)
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Blanchard, A., & Lyons, M. (2010). An investigation into the relationship between digit length ratio (2D: 4D) and psychopathy. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 12(2), 23-31. https://doi.org/10.5042/bjfp.2010.0183

This study investigates whether a higher level of pre‐natal testosterone, as indicated by the 2D: 4D digit ratio, is a correlate of psychopathy and cognitive empathy. The main research hypothesis predicts that 2D: 4D digit ratios will correlate negat... Read More about An investigation into the relationship between digit length ratio (2D: 4D) and psychopathy.

An exploration of the clinical learning experience of nursing students in nine European countries (2010)
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Warne, T., Johansson, U., Papastavrou, E., Tichelaar, E., Tomietto, M., Van den Bossche, K., …Saarikoski, M. (2010). An exploration of the clinical learning experience of nursing students in nine European countries. Nurse Education Today, 30(8), 809-815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2010.03.003

The overall aim of the study was to develop a composite and comparative view of what factors enhance the learning experiences of student nurses whilst they are in clinical practice. The study involved students undertaking general nurse training prog... Read More about An exploration of the clinical learning experience of nursing students in nine European countries.

‘Doing research’ with gypsy-travellers in England: reflections on experience and practice (2010)
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Brown, P., & Scullion, L. (2010). ‘Doing research’ with gypsy-travellers in England: reflections on experience and practice. Community Development Journal, 45(2), 169-185. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsp008

In order to bring the lives of Gypsy–Travellers in line with the sustainable communities’ agenda, there is now a duty for local planning authorities in England to assess the accommodation and related needs of Gypsy–Travellers. As such, there has been... Read More about ‘Doing research’ with gypsy-travellers in England: reflections on experience and practice.

Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina (Prisons and Internment: A Comparison of Penal Facilities in North America and Latin America) (2010)
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America). Caderno CRH (Impresso), 23(58), 129-149

The recent use of expressions such as “warehouse prison” in the U.S. and “concentration camp” in Latin America would seem to indicate that conditions of deprivation of freedom in both regions look more and more alike. The analysis presented here... Read More about Prisiones e Internados: Una Comparación de los Establecimientos Penales en América del Norte y América Latina (Prisons and Internment: A Comparison of Penal Facilities in North America and Latin America).

Improving quality of life for adolescents with psychosis (2010)
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Hunter, A., Grealish, A., & Dowling, M. (2010). Improving quality of life for adolescents with psychosis. Mental Health Practice, 13(7), 30-33

Psychosis is a symptom of serious mental illness that is usually associated with adult life, but a significant group of people develop it in adolescence. Psychosis in adolescence is more complicated than in adults because of the young person’s maturi... Read More about Improving quality of life for adolescents with psychosis.

Social work students : stress, support and well-being (2010)
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Collins, S., Coffey, M., & Morris, L. (2010). Social work students : stress, support and well-being. British Journal of Social Work, 40(3), 963-982. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcn148

This appears to be the first piece of research in the UK to focus exclusively on stress, support and well-being of social work students. The findings of a postal questionnaire indicated no statistically significant differences related to gender, age... Read More about Social work students : stress, support and well-being.

Minerva's owl. A response to John Houghton and Charles Oppenheim's 'The economic implications of alternative publishing models' (2010)
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Hall, M. (2010). Minerva's owl. A response to John Houghton and Charles Oppenheim's 'The economic implications of alternative publishing models'. Prometheus, 28(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/08109021003676375

Like Hegel’s owl of Minerva, scholars are arriving at the realization of the existence of the knowledge economy after dusk. (Drahos and Braithwaite, 2002, p. 39) Houghton and Oppenheim’s cost–benefit analysis of different forms of scholarly publis... Read More about Minerva's owl. A response to John Houghton and Charles Oppenheim's 'The economic implications of alternative publishing models'.

A women's worker in court: a more appropriate service for women defendants with mental health issues? (2010)
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Hean, S., Heaslip, V., Warr, J., Bell, H., & Staddon, S. (2010). A women's worker in court: a more appropriate service for women defendants with mental health issues?. Perspectives in Public Health, 130(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913909360455

Aims: Court liaison services aim to reduce mental illness in prison through early treatment and/or diversion into care of defendants negotiating their court proceedings. However, liaison services may inadvertently contribute to gender inequalities in... Read More about A women's worker in court: a more appropriate service for women defendants with mental health issues?.

Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling : the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition (2010)
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Measham, F., Moore, K., & Newcombe, R. (2010). Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling : the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 10(1), 14-21. https://doi.org/10.5042/daat.2010.0123

Significant changes in British recreational drug use were seen throughout 2009, with the emergence and rapid growth in the availability and use of substituted cathinones or ‘M‐Cats’ (most notably mephedrone and methylone), a group of psychoactive dru... Read More about Tweaking, bombing, dabbing and stockpiling : the emergence of mephedrone and the perversity of prohibition.