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Attempting to capture the ineffable quality : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of an epiphany (2021)
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Amos, I. (2021). Attempting to capture the ineffable quality : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of an epiphany. Transpersonal Psychology Review, 23(1), 32-44

Examination of how people experience positive change outside the therapy room is of use to those seeking to support people who want to change within the realms of psychotherapy. The qualitative literature which has examined the topic of sudden an... Read More about Attempting to capture the ineffable quality : an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of an epiphany.

Is there a relationship between the overhead press and split jerk maximum performance? Influence of sex (2021)
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Soriano, M., Haff, G., Comfort, P., Amaro-Gahete, F., Torres-González, A., García-Cifo, A., …de Baranda, P. (2022). Is there a relationship between the overhead press and split jerk maximum performance? Influence of sex. International journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 17(1), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1177/17479541211020452

The aims of this study were to (I) determine the differences and relationship between the overhead press and split jerk performance in athletes involved in weightlifting training, and (II) explore the magnitude of these differences in one-repetition... Read More about Is there a relationship between the overhead press and split jerk maximum performance? Influence of sex.

The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study (2021)
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Hancock, A., Weeks, A., Furber, C., Campbell, M., & Lavender, T. (2021). The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 128(11), 1843-1854. https://doi.org/10.1111/1471-0528.16735

Objectives To explore how childbirth-related blood loss is evaluated and excessive bleeding recognised; and to develop and test a theory of postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) diagnosis. Design Two-phase, exploratory, sequential mixed methods design us... Read More about The Recognition of Excessive blood loss At ChildbirTh (REACT) Study: a two‐phase exploratory, sequential mixed methods inquiry using focus groups, interviews and a pilot, randomised crossover study.

A comparison of characteristics, developmental disorders and motor progression between children with and without developmental coordination disorder (2021)
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McQuillan, V., Swanwick, R., Chambers, M., Schluter, D., & Sugden, D. (2021). A comparison of characteristics, developmental disorders and motor progression between children with and without developmental coordination disorder. Human Movement Science, 78, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2021.102823

Background and aim Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) have difficulty in the development of motor coordination and with learning new motor skills. Studies demonstrate that children with DCD differ in terms of the nature and seve... Read More about A comparison of characteristics, developmental disorders and motor progression between children with and without developmental coordination disorder.

COVID-NURSE : evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared to care as usual on experience of care for non-invasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus : protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial (2021)
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Richards, D., Sugg, H., Cockcroft, E., Cooper, J., Cruickshank, S., Doris, F., …Romanczuk, L. (2021). COVID-NURSE : evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared to care as usual on experience of care for non-invasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus : protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 11(5), e046436. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-046436

Introduction; Patient experience of nursing care is correlated with safety, clinical effectiveness, care quality, treatment outcomes and service use. Effective nursing care includes actions to develop nurse-patient relationships and deliver physical... Read More about COVID-NURSE : evaluation of a fundamental nursing care protocol compared to care as usual on experience of care for non-invasively ventilated patients in hospital with the SARS-CoV-2 virus : protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Antibiotic resistance profiles and population structure of disease-associated Staphylococcus aureus infecting patients in Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Western Uganda (2021)
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Ackers-Johnson, G., Kibombo, D., Kusiima, B., Nsubuga, M., Kigozi, E., Kajumbula, H., …James, C. (2021). Antibiotic resistance profiles and population structure of disease-associated Staphylococcus aureus infecting patients in Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Western Uganda. Microbiology, 167(5), 001000. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.001000

Tackling antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is particularly challenging in low-resource settings such as Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital (FPRRH) in Western Uganda. Specific knowledge of local AMR epidemiology is required to inform evidence-based i... Read More about Antibiotic resistance profiles and population structure of disease-associated Staphylococcus aureus infecting patients in Fort Portal Regional Referral Hospital, Western Uganda.

Low-frequency rTMS to the parietal lobe increases eye-movement carryover and decreases hazard rating (2021)
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Hills, P., Arabici, G., Canter, L., Thompson, C., & Moseley, R. (2021). Low-frequency rTMS to the parietal lobe increases eye-movement carryover and decreases hazard rating. Neuropsychologia, 158, 107895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2021.107895

The persistence of attentional set from one task to a secondary unrelated task, revealed through carryover of eye movements, has been attributed to increased activation in the parietal lobe and decreased activation to the frontal lobe. To directly te... Read More about Low-frequency rTMS to the parietal lobe increases eye-movement carryover and decreases hazard rating.

Change of direction speed and technique modification training improves 180° turning performance, kinetics, and kinematics (2021)
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Dos’Santos, T., Thomas, C., McBurnie, A., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2021). Change of direction speed and technique modification training improves 180° turning performance, kinetics, and kinematics. Sports, 9(6), e73. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports9060073

This study aimed to examine the effects of change of direction (COD) speed and technique modification training on 180° turning performance (completion time, ground contact time [GCT], and exit velocity), kinetics, and kinematics. A non-randomised 6 w... Read More about Change of direction speed and technique modification training improves 180° turning performance, kinetics, and kinematics.

Resilience intervention for families of autistic children : reviewing the literature (2021)
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Kotera, Y., Pope, M., Chircop, J., Kirkman, A., Bennett-Viliardos, L., & Sharaan, S. (2021). Resilience intervention for families of autistic children : reviewing the literature. Journal of concurrent disorders,

: Given the rising diagnostic rates of autism, it is imperative to investigate the well-being of families with autistic children. Families of autistic children report more mental health difficulties than families of typically developing children.... Read More about Resilience intervention for families of autistic children : reviewing the literature.

A systematic review of the effectiveness of Pilates on pain, disability, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions (2021)
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Denham‐Jones, L., Gaskell, L., Spence, N., & Pigott, T. (2022). A systematic review of the effectiveness of Pilates on pain, disability, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions. Musculoskeletal Care, 20(1), 10-30. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1563

Objectives: This systematic review aims to evaluate the effectiveness and delivery of Pilates to reduce pain and disability and to improve physical function and quality of life in middle-aged to older adults with a range of chronic musculoskeletal c... Read More about A systematic review of the effectiveness of Pilates on pain, disability, physical function, and quality of life in older adults with chronic musculoskeletal conditions.

Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players (2021)
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Aloui, G., Hermassi, S., Hayes, L. D., Sanal Hayes, N. E. M., Bouhafs, E. G., Chelly, M. S., & Schwesig, R. (in press). Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players. Applied Sciences, 11(11), 4767. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11114767

This project investigated the effect of adding 8 weeks of bi-weekly plyometric and short sprint with change-of-direction (PSSCoD) training into standard training for elite youth soccer players from Tunisia. A training group (n = 18; age: 16.6 ± 0.5 y... Read More about Effects of Plyometric and Short Sprint with Change-of-Direction Training in Male U17 Soccer Players.

Identifying targets for behavioural interventions in fibromyalgia: physical activity behaviour (2021)
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Mayana, K., & Prior, Y. (2021). Identifying targets for behavioural interventions in fibromyalgia: physical activity behaviour. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 290. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.3239

Background: There has been much interest in the efficacy of exercise and physical activity interventions in people with Fibromyalgia. This has resulted in guidelines recommending exercise as the first line of management (Macfarlane et al., 2017). Not... Read More about Identifying targets for behavioural interventions in fibromyalgia: physical activity behaviour.

Verb argument structure overgeneralisations for the English intransitive and transitive constructions : grammaticality judgments and production priming (2021)
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Bidgood, A., Pine, J., Rowland, C., Sala, G., Freudenthal, D., & Ambridge, B. (2021). Verb argument structure overgeneralisations for the English intransitive and transitive constructions : grammaticality judgments and production priming. Language and Cognition, 13(3), 397-437. https://doi.org/10.1017/langcog.2021.8

We used a multi-method approach to investigate how children avoid (or retreat from) argument structure overgeneralisation errors (e.g., *You giggled me). Experiment 1 investigated how semantic and statistical constraints (preemption and entrenchment)... Read More about Verb argument structure overgeneralisations for the English intransitive and transitive constructions : grammaticality judgments and production priming.

Military veterans and welfare reform : bridging two policy worlds through qualitative longitudinal research (2021)
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Scullion, L., Jones, K., Dwyer, P., Hynes, C., & Martin, P. (2021). Military veterans and welfare reform : bridging two policy worlds through qualitative longitudinal research. Social Policy and Society, 20(4), 670-683. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746421000166

In recent years, there has been an increasing focus in the UK on the support provided to those who have served in the Armed Forces, with the publication of the Armed Forces Covenant (2011), the ten year Strategy for our Veterans (2018) and the creati... Read More about Military veterans and welfare reform : bridging two policy worlds through qualitative longitudinal research.

A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, ‘Empowered Conversations’, for care partners of people living with dementia (2021)
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Morris, L., Innes, A., Smith, E., Williamson, T., & McEvoy, P. (2021). A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, ‘Empowered Conversations’, for care partners of people living with dementia. Dementia, 20(8), 2838-2850. https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012211018929

Objectives To examine the feasibility, acceptability and impact of an experiential course for family care partners of people living with dementia, Empowered Conversations (EC). This study aimed to assess the impact of participation in an EC course o... Read More about A feasibility study of the impact of a communication-skills course, ‘Empowered Conversations’, for care partners of people living with dementia.

Understanding barriers to novel data linkages : topic modeling of the results of the LifeInfo survey (2021)
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Clarke, H., Clark, S., Birkin, M., Iles-Smith, H., Glaser, A., & Morris, M. (2021). Understanding barriers to novel data linkages : topic modeling of the results of the LifeInfo survey. JMIR, 23(5), e24236. https://doi.org/10.2196/24236

Novel consumer and lifestyle data, such as those collected by supermarket loyalty cards or mobile phone exercise tracking apps, offer numerous benefits for researchers seeking to understand diet- and exercise-related risk factors for diseases. Howeve... Read More about Understanding barriers to novel data linkages : topic modeling of the results of the LifeInfo survey.

Curling coaches’ understanding of their role in developing performance under pressure through skill acquisition (2021)
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Cormack, E., & Gillman, J. (2021). Curling coaches’ understanding of their role in developing performance under pressure through skill acquisition. International Sport Coaching Journal / ISCJ, 9(1), 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1123/iscj.2020-0070

There are few studies examining coaches’ awareness of their role in developing performance under pressure. This study has explored the application of implicit and explicit learning theory for skill execution under pressure through the understanding o... Read More about Curling coaches’ understanding of their role in developing performance under pressure through skill acquisition.

Self-harm and mental health characteristics of prisoners with elevated rates of autistic traits (2021)
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elevated rates of autistic traits. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 114, 103987. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2021.103987

Background: Prevalence studies among prisoners have found rates of 1 to 4% for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or autistic traits. However, little is known about those prisoners with high levels of autistic traits. Aim: This aim of this study was t... Read More about Self-harm and mental health characteristics of prisoners with elevated rates of autistic traits.