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Assessing asymmetries in change of direction speed performance; application of change of direction deficit (2018)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2019). Assessing asymmetries in change of direction speed performance; application of change of direction deficit. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 33(11), 2953-2961. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002438

The aims of this study were to quantify asymmetries in change of direction (COD) performance via completion time and COD deficit, and determine its influence on asymmetry profiling of COD ability. A secondary aim was to evaluate the relationship betw... Read More about Assessing asymmetries in change of direction speed performance; application of change of direction deficit.

Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence (2018)
Journal Article
Laws, T., & Keeling, J. (2018). Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence. Journal of Health Visiting, 6(1), 40-47. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2018.6.1.40

Intimate partner violence in the perinatal period is a significant problem that remains underscreened, underdiagnosed and undertreated. The establishment of evidence-based guidelines to enable health visitors to identify couples experiencing violence... Read More about Perspectives on supporting fathers affected by postnatal depression and a history of violence.

Contributions of foot muscles and plantar fascia morphology to foot posture (2018)
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Angin, S., Mickle, K., & Nester, C. (2018). Contributions of foot muscles and plantar fascia morphology to foot posture. Gait & Posture, 61, 238-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.01.022

Background: The plantar foot muscles and plantar fascia differ between different foot postures. However, how each individual plantar structure contribute to foot posture has not been explored. The purpose of this study was to investigate the associ... Read More about Contributions of foot muscles and plantar fascia morphology to foot posture.

An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings (2018)
Journal Article
Cusack, P., Cusack, F., McAndrew, S., McKeown, M., & Duxbury, J. (2018). An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 27(3), 1162-1176. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12432

In Western society, policy and legislation seeks to minimize restrictive interventions, including physical restraint; yet research suggests the use of such practices continues to raise concerns. Whilst international agreement has sought to define phys... Read More about An integrative review exploring the physical and psychological harm inherent in using restraint in mental health inpatient settings.

Comparison of the force-, velocity- and power-time curves between the concentric-only and eccentric-concentric bench press exercises (2018)
Journal Article
Pérez-Castilla, A., Comfort, P., McMahon, J., Pestaña-Melero, F., & García-Ramos, A. (2020). Comparison of the force-, velocity- and power-time curves between the concentric-only and eccentric-concentric bench press exercises. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(6), 1618-1624. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002448

The aim of this study was to compare the temporal and mechanical variables between the concentric-only and eccentric-concentric bench press (BP) variants. Twenty-one men (age: 22.0±4.2 years, body mass: 73.4±7.7 kg, height: 177.2±8.0 cm; one-repetiti... Read More about Comparison of the force-, velocity- and power-time curves between the concentric-only and eccentric-concentric bench press exercises.

General practitioners' use of risk prediction tools and their application to Barretts Oesophagus : a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Ireland, C., Laws, T., Gordon, A., Thompson, S., & Esterman, A. (2018). General practitioners' use of risk prediction tools and their application to Barretts Oesophagus : a qualitative study. Journal of primary health care & general practice, 2(1), 014

Background: Risk prediction tools are widely used for the early identification of disease and expediting referrals to medical specialists for further assessment. This study provides an understanding of general practitioners preferences for using some... Read More about General practitioners' use of risk prediction tools and their application to Barretts Oesophagus : a qualitative study.

Reaching women with perinatal mental illness at the booking-in appointment (2018)
Journal Article
Haynes, E. (2018). Reaching women with perinatal mental illness at the booking-in appointment. International Journal of Health Governance, 23(1), 38-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-08-2017-0044

Purpose The paper looks at the positive future gains of reaching women with perinatal mental illness at the first midwifery booking-in appointment, a unique opportunity that could be more widely used as a point of detection, awareness and preventio... Read More about Reaching women with perinatal mental illness at the booking-in appointment.

The effects of pre-exercise blood glucose on responses to short duration high intensity exercise (2018)
Journal Article
Swanwick, E., & Matthews, M. (2018). The effects of pre-exercise blood glucose on responses to short duration high intensity exercise. International journal of sports and exercise medicine, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.23937/2469-5718/1510082

Purpose To investigate the relationship between pre-exercise blood glucose levels and performance during a 7-point incremental swim test. Methods Forty-two National level swimmers undertook a 6 × 200 m incremental training set at predeter... Read More about The effects of pre-exercise blood glucose on responses to short duration high intensity exercise.

Video games and agency in contemporary society (2018)
Journal Article
Muriel, D., & Crawford, G. (2020). Video games and agency in contemporary society. Games and Culture, 15(2), 138-157. https://doi.org/10.1177/1555412017750448

In recent years, the idea of player control, or agency, has become central and explicit in certain video games and genres, affecting many debates concerning the study or definitions of video games. In spite of this, the notion of agency in video game... Read More about Video games and agency in contemporary society.

Validity of oxygen uptake cut-off criteria in plateau identification during horizontal treadmill running (2018)
Journal Article
Marsh, C. (2018). Validity of oxygen uptake cut-off criteria in plateau identification during horizontal treadmill running. Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness, 59(1), 10-16. https://doi.org/10.23736/S0022-4707.18.07952-5

BACKGROUND: When determining achievement of maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) during treadmill running using speed increments, the VO2 cut-off criteria applied during plateau identification is often not justified, not protocol specific, or not related t... Read More about Validity of oxygen uptake cut-off criteria in plateau identification during horizontal treadmill running.