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The black panther is dead, long live the black panther! (2018)
Journal Article
Qurashi, F. (2018). The black panther is dead, long live the black panther!

Dr Fahid Qurashi argues that the problematic politics of Marvel’s new Black Panther movie undermines any value the film may have in terms of the representation of black people.

Organ donation among ethnic minorities : how UK primary care can help promote it (2018)
Journal Article
Pradeep, A., Siddiky, A., Ormandy, P., & Augustine, T. (2018). Organ donation among ethnic minorities : how UK primary care can help promote it. British Journal of General Practice, 68(668), 134-135. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp18X695093

There continues to be a significant paucity of Asian organ donors despite numerous public education campaigns in the UK. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes, a major cause of renal failure, is up to six times greater among South Asians, especially with... Read More about Organ donation among ethnic minorities : how UK primary care can help promote it.

What does social mobility have to do with careers work? (2018)
Journal Article
Frigerio, G., & Christie, F. (2018). What does social mobility have to do with careers work?. PHOENIX, 153, 5-8

Social mobility – such a politically charged, contemporary preoccupation. Before this issue launches into consideration of the what and how of addressing social mobility through career development practice, Fiona Christie, Careers Consultant at Salfo... Read More about What does social mobility have to do with careers work?.

What price a welcome? Understanding structure-agency in the delivery of respectful midwifery care in Uganda (2018)
Journal Article
Ackers, H., Webster, H., Mugahi, R., & Namiro, R. (2018). What price a welcome? Understanding structure-agency in the delivery of respectful midwifery care in Uganda. International Journal of Health Governance, 23(1), 46-59. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijhg-11-2017-0061

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of research on mothers and midwives’ understanding of the concept of respectful care in the Ugandan public health settings. It focusses on one aspect of respect; namely communication that... Read More about What price a welcome? Understanding structure-agency in the delivery of respectful midwifery care in Uganda.

A literature review on the experience of long-term mental illness (2018)
Journal Article
illness. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 39(6), 506-513. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2017.1404169

Purpose To illuminate long-term experiences of mental illness from both research and autobiographical accounts. Design A literature review of English-language papers, 1950- 2014, relating to the experience of long-term mental illness indexed i... Read More about A literature review on the experience of long-term mental illness.

The Prevent Strategy and the UK 'war on terror'-embedding infrastructures of surveillance in Muslim communities (2018)
Journal Article
Qurashi, F. (2018). The Prevent Strategy and the UK 'war on terror'-embedding infrastructures of surveillance in Muslim communities. Palgrave Communications, 4(17), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-017-0061-9

The Prevent policy was introduced in the UK in 2003 as part of an overall post 9/11 counter-terrorism approach (CONTEST), with the aim of preventing the radicalisation of individuals to terrorism. In 2015, the Prevent policy became a legal duty for p... Read More about The Prevent Strategy and the UK 'war on terror'-embedding infrastructures of surveillance in Muslim communities.

Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient (2018)
Journal Article
Smith, J., & Rushton, M. (2018). Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient. British Journal of Nursing, 27(3), 124-129. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2018.27.3.124

Aim: The Acute Illness Management (AIM) course was introduced into NHS trusts across Greater Manchester in 2002/03 for registered nurses. In preparation for the transition from student to registered nurse, the AIM course was then included in the fi... Read More about Improving student nurses' confidence in managing the acutely ill patient.

A systematic review of approaches to modelling lower limb muscle forces during gait : applicability to clinical gait analyses (2018)
Journal Article
Trinler, U., Hollands, K., Jones, R., & Baker, R. (2018). A systematic review of approaches to modelling lower limb muscle forces during gait : applicability to clinical gait analyses. Gait & Posture, 61, 353-361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.02.005

Computational methods to estimate muscle forces during walking are becoming more common in biomechanical research but not yet in clinical gait analysis. This systematic review aims to identify the current state-of-the-art, examine the differences bet... Read More about A systematic review of approaches to modelling lower limb muscle forces during gait : applicability to clinical gait analyses.

‘I have a renewed enthusiasm for going to the gym’: what keeps resistance-trained older adults coming back to the gym? (2018)
Journal Article
Gluchowski, A., Warbrick, I., Oldham, T., & Harris, N. (2018). ‘I have a renewed enthusiasm for going to the gym’: what keeps resistance-trained older adults coming back to the gym?. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10(3), 333-345. https://doi.org/10.1080/2159676x.2018.1431305

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that were responsible for the feelings of satisfaction and the behaviours of adherence to an intense exercise intervention recently completed by resistance-trained older adults. A total of 21 heal... Read More about ‘I have a renewed enthusiasm for going to the gym’: what keeps resistance-trained older adults coming back to the gym?.

A systematic PRISMA review of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in secure psychiatric care : prevalence, treatment, risk assessment and other clinical considerations (2018)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2018). A systematic PRISMA review of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in secure psychiatric care : prevalence, treatment, risk assessment and other clinical considerations. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 8(1), 58-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCP-06-2017-0028

Purpose – Patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) present with specific assessment, specific difficulties, needs and therapeutic issues and therefore are a challenging group for forensic services. Given the challenge that individuals with ASD p... Read More about A systematic PRISMA review of individuals with autism spectrum disorder in secure psychiatric care : prevalence, treatment, risk assessment and other clinical considerations.

Centre of pressure characteristics in normal, planus and cavus feet (2018)
Journal Article
Buldt, A., Forghany, S., Landorf, K., Murley, G., Levinger, P., & Menz, H. (2018). Centre of pressure characteristics in normal, planus and cavus feet. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11(3), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0245-6

Background The aim of this study was to compare centre of pressure (COP) characteristics between healthy adults with normal, planus or cavus feet who were allocated to groups based on reliable foot posture measurement techniques. Methods... Read More about Centre of pressure characteristics in normal, planus and cavus feet.

Play within the pre-registration children's nursing curriculum within the United Kingdom : a content analysis of programme specifications (2018)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D., Piper, C., Briggs, M., & Brown, F. (2018). Play within the pre-registration children's nursing curriculum within the United Kingdom : a content analysis of programme specifications. Journal of Pediatric Nursing, 41, e33-e38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pedn.2018.01.013

Purpose: To determine the number of programme specifications which cite play within the curriculum and in what context. Play is an essential part of childhood. Therefore we might expect nurses caring for children to be trained in how to facilitate pl... Read More about Play within the pre-registration children's nursing curriculum within the United Kingdom : a content analysis of programme specifications.

Asymmetries in isometric force-time characteristics are not detrimental to change of direction speed (2018)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2018). Asymmetries in isometric force-time characteristics are not detrimental to change of direction speed. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(2), 520-527. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002327

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of between-limb asymmetries in isometric midthigh pull (IMTP) force-time characteristics on change of direction speed (CODS). Twenty multisport collegiate athletes (mean ± SD: age: 21.0 ± 1.9 year... Read More about Asymmetries in isometric force-time characteristics are not detrimental to change of direction speed.

Relationship Between Reactive Strength Index Variants in Rugby League Players (2018)
Journal Article
McMahon, J. J., Suchomel, T. J., Lake, J. P., & Comfort, P. (2023). Relationship Between Reactive Strength Index Variants in Rugby League Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 35(1), 280-285. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000002462

Two reactive strength index (RSI) variants exist, the RSI and RSI modified (RSImod) which are typically calculated during the drop jump (DJ) and countermovement jump (CMJ), respectively. Both RSI variants have been used to monitor athletes’ ability t... Read More about Relationship Between Reactive Strength Index Variants in Rugby League Players.

Organisational barriers to the facilitation of overseas volunteering and training placements in the NHS (2018)
Journal Article
Chatwin, J., & Ackers, H. (2018). Organisational barriers to the facilitation of overseas volunteering and training placements in the NHS. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 69. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2853-z

Background Undertaking a period of voluntary work or a professional placement overseas has long been a feature of medical training in the UK. There are now a number of high profile National Health Service (NHS) initiatives aimed at increasing acces... Read More about Organisational barriers to the facilitation of overseas volunteering and training placements in the NHS.

Understanding the key phases of the countermovement jump force-time curve (2018)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Suchomel, T., Lake, J., & Comfort, P. (2018). Understanding the key phases of the countermovement jump force-time curve. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 40(4), 96-106. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000375

The countermovement jump (CMJ) test is commonly conducted to assess neuromuscular function and is being increasingly performed using force platforms. Comprehensive insight into athletes’ neuromuscular function can be gained through detailed analys... Read More about Understanding the key phases of the countermovement jump force-time curve.

Effect of low-pass filtering on isometric midthigh pull kinetics (2018)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Lake, J., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2018). Effect of low-pass filtering on isometric midthigh pull kinetics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(4), 983-989. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002473

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of low-pass filtering on isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) kinetics, including body weight (BW), onset threshold force, time-specific force values (50, 100, 150 and 200 ms) and peak force (PF). Fo... Read More about Effect of low-pass filtering on isometric midthigh pull kinetics.

Can an interactive e-learning training package improve the understanding of personality disorder within mental health professionals? (2018)
Journal Article
Lamph, G., Sampson, M., Smith, D., Williamson, G., & Guyers, M. (2018). Can an interactive e-learning training package improve the understanding of personality disorder within mental health professionals?. Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 13(2), 124-134. https://doi.org/10.1108/jmhtep-03-2017-0023

Purpose Personality disorder is reported to elicit strong emotional responses and negative attitudes in mental health staff (Bodner et al, 2015). This paper provides an overview of the design and development of a co-produced e-learning training p... Read More about Can an interactive e-learning training package improve the understanding of personality disorder within mental health professionals?.

Extending conceptual understanding : how interprofessional education influences affective domain development (2018)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., & Ormandy, P. (2018). Extending conceptual understanding : how interprofessional education influences affective domain development. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 32(3), 348-357. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2018.1425291

Background: Interprofessional learning (IPL) can influence affective domain development of students, through teaching activities that facilitate learning with, from and about other professions. Current quantitative evidence offers limited explanati... Read More about Extending conceptual understanding : how interprofessional education influences affective domain development.