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The effect of hip joint angle on isometric midthigh pull kinetics (2017)
Journal Article
Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., Jones, P., McMahon, J., & Comfort, P. (2017). The effect of hip joint angle on isometric midthigh pull kinetics. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 31(10), 2748-2757. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002098

The aim of this study were to compare isometric midthigh pull (IMTP) peak force (PF), time-specific force values (100-, 150-, and 200 ms), rate of force development (RFD) at predetermined time bands (0–100, 0–150, and 0–200 ms) and net forces between... Read More about The effect of hip joint angle on isometric midthigh pull kinetics.

Who will educate and prepare the midwives of the future? The crisis in midwifery education in the UK. (2017)
Journal Article
Furber, C. (2017). Who will educate and prepare the midwives of the future? The crisis in midwifery education in the UK. #Journal not on list, 27(3), 277 - 280

Evidence clearly indicates that midwifery care is crucial in maintaining high-quality maternity and neonatal services with midwifery education being fundamental to sustaining the profession (Renfrew et al 2014) and future workforce (West et al 2017).... Read More about Who will educate and prepare the midwives of the future? The crisis in midwifery education in the UK..

Insecure Bodies: The Impact of Brexit on Roma in South Yorkshire (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T., Brown, P., & Tyler, P. (2017, September). Insecure Bodies: The Impact of Brexit on Roma in South Yorkshire. Paper presented at (Re)Producing Insecurities: Europe, Migration and the New Politics of (In)Security, University of Sheffield

"Path to Intended Violence" model to understand mass violence in the case of Elliot Rodger (2017)
Journal Article
Allely, C., & Faccini, L. (2017). "Path to Intended Violence" model to understand mass violence in the case of Elliot Rodger. Aggression and violent behavior, 37, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2017.09.005

There have been many different conceptualizations regarding Elliot Rodger's clinical presentation including claims of him having Asperger's Syndrome (Duke, 2014), psychosis and psychopathy (Langman, 2014) and a description of him as an “injustice col... Read More about "Path to Intended Violence" model to understand mass violence in the case of Elliot Rodger.

A Simulation of the Viscoelastic Behaviour of Heel Pad During Weight-Bearing Activities of Daily Living (2017)
Journal Article
Behforootan, S., Chatzistergos, P., Chockalingam, N., & Naemi, R. (2017). A Simulation of the Viscoelastic Behaviour of Heel Pad During Weight-Bearing Activities of Daily Living. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 45, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-017-1918-1

Internal strain is known to be one of the contributors to plantar soft tissue damage. However, due to challenges related to measurement techniques, there is a paucity of research investigating the strain within the plantar soft tissue during daily we... Read More about A Simulation of the Viscoelastic Behaviour of Heel Pad During Weight-Bearing Activities of Daily Living.

Widening Participation in Nurse Education: An Integrative Review (2017)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Board, M., Duckworth, V., & Thomas, L. (2017). Widening Participation in Nurse Education: An Integrative Review. Nurse Education Today, 59, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.08.016

Background
Widening participation into higher education is espoused within educational policy in the UK, and internationally, as a mechanism to promote equality and social mobility. As nurse education is located within higher education it has a resp... Read More about Widening Participation in Nurse Education: An Integrative Review.

Influence of dynamic strength index on countermovement jump force-, power-, velocity-, and displacement-time curves (2017)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Jones, P., Dos'Santos, T., & Comfort, P. (2017). Influence of dynamic strength index on countermovement jump force-, power-, velocity-, and displacement-time curves. Sports, 5(4), 72-83. https://doi.org/10.3390/sports5040072

The dynamic strength index (DSI), often calculated as the ratio of countermovement jump (CMJ) propulsion peak force to isometric mid-thigh pull (IMTP) peak force, is said to inform whether ballistic or maximal strength training is warranted for a giv... Read More about Influence of dynamic strength index on countermovement jump force-, power-, velocity-, and displacement-time curves.

Widening participation in nurse education: an integrative literature review (2017)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Board, M., Duckworth, V., & Thomas, L. (2017). Widening participation in nurse education: an integrative literature review. Nurse Education Today, 59, 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.08.016

Background
Widening participation into higher education is espoused within educational policy in the UK, and internationally, as a mechanism to promote equality and social mobility. As nurse education is located within higher education it has a resp... Read More about Widening participation in nurse education: an integrative literature review.

Reimagining undergraduate Health and Social Care education (2017)
Journal Article
King, M., Chambers, A., Miller, E., Hook, A., & Jackson, L. (2017). Reimagining undergraduate Health and Social Care education. Illness, Crisis and Loss, 26(2), 145-166. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137317727102

NHS England’s Five Year Forward View outlines new care models and the need for a workforce that has the skills, values, and competencies to deliver this vision. This is a position paper detailing the context, method, and intentions of a Health Educat... Read More about Reimagining undergraduate Health and Social Care education.

A comparison of dynamic strength index between team-sport athletes (2017)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., & Jones, P. (2017). A comparison of dynamic strength index between team-sport athletes. Sports, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/sports5030071

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in countermovement jump peak force (CMJ-PF), isometric mid-thigh pull peak force (IMTP-PF), and resultant dynamic strength index (DSI) values between team-sport athletes. One hundred and fiftee... Read More about A comparison of dynamic strength index between team-sport athletes.

Effects of hypoxia during continuous and intermittent exercise on glycemic control and selected markers of vascular function in Type I Diabetics (2017)
Journal Article
Hall, B., Zebrowska, A., Kaminski, T., Stanula, A., & Robins, A. (2017). Effects of hypoxia during continuous and intermittent exercise on glycemic control and selected markers of vascular function in Type I Diabetics. Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes, 126(04), 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-110482

Objectives : The aim of the study was to assess the effect of continuous and intermittent exercise in hypoxia on glycaemic control and selected markers of vascular function in patients with Type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Methods : 12 patients suffering fro... Read More about Effects of hypoxia during continuous and intermittent exercise on glycemic control and selected markers of vascular function in Type I Diabetics.

Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Pulmonary Rehabilitation as a Management Strategy for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Swift, E., R O'Brien, M., Peters, S., & Kelly, C. (2017, September). Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Pulmonary Rehabilitation as a Management Strategy for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Poster presented at The BPS Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Cardiff

This poster displays the initial findings of a study conducted to establish healthcare professionals’ perceptions of pulmonary rehabilitation as a management strategy for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study encompass... Read More about Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Pulmonary Rehabilitation as a Management Strategy for Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease..

Routine gastric residual volume measurement and energy target achievement in the PICU : a comparison study (2017)
Journal Article
Tume, L., Bickerdike, A., Latten, L., Davies, S., Lefèvre, M., Nicolas, G., & Valla, F. (2017). Routine gastric residual volume measurement and energy target achievement in the PICU : a comparison study. European Journal of Pediatrics, 176(12), 1637-1644. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-017-3015-8

Critically ill children frequently fail to achieve adequate energy intake, and some care practices, such as the measurement of gastric residual volume (GRV), may contribute to this problem. We compared outcomes in two similar European Paediatric Inte... Read More about Routine gastric residual volume measurement and energy target achievement in the PICU : a comparison study.

The effect of liner design and materials selection on prosthesis interface heat dissipation (2017)
Journal Article
Williams, R., Washington, E., Miodownik, M., & Holloway, C. (2017). The effect of liner design and materials selection on prosthesis interface heat dissipation. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 42(3), 275-279. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364617729923

Background and aim: Thermal discomfort often affects prosthesis wearers and could be addressed by increasing liner thermal
conductivity. This note explores a liner made from thermally conductive silicone and two additional alternative liner designs... Read More about The effect of liner design and materials selection on prosthesis interface heat dissipation.