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The effectiveness of frenulotomy on infant-feeding outcomes : a systematic review (2013)
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Finigan, V., & Long, T. (2013). The effectiveness of frenulotomy on infant-feeding outcomes : a systematic review. Evidence Based Midwifery, 11(2), 40-45

Background: Tongue-tie is a congenital anomaly in which the short lingual frenulum or highly attached genioglossus muscle restricts tongue movement. NICE (2005) called for robust clinical trials to be conducted on frenulotomy, the surgical procedure... Read More about The effectiveness of frenulotomy on infant-feeding outcomes : a systematic review.

The changing face of newspaper representations of the mentally ill (2013)
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Murphy, N., Fatoye, F., & Wibberley, C. (2013). The changing face of newspaper representations of the mentally ill. Journal of Mental Health, 22(3), 271-282. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638237.2012.734660

Background : Negative stereotypes presented in the media may contribute to the stigma associated with mental illness. People's attitudes towards the mentally ill are initially influenced and subsequently maintained in part by the frequent media prese... Read More about The changing face of newspaper representations of the mentally ill.

Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes (2013)
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Chapman, J., Preece, S., Braunstein, B., Höhne, A., Nester, C., Brueggemann, G., & Hutchins, S. (2013). Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes. Clinical Biomechanics, 28(6), 679-685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.05.005

Background: There is no consensus on the precise rocker shoe outsole design that will optimally reduce plantar pressure in people with diabetes. This study aimed to understand how peak plantar pressure is influenced by systematically varying three de... Read More about Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes.

CAD tools for designing shoe lasts for people with diabetes (2013)
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Bernabeub, J., Germania, M., Mandolinia, M., Mengonia, M., Nester, C., Preece, S., & Raffaelia, R. (2013). CAD tools for designing shoe lasts for people with diabetes. Computer-Aided Design, 45(6), 977-990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2012.12.005

In the context of a research program aiming at defining a framework to acquire patient data and support the whole shoe design and manufacturing process, this paper presents new CAD tools to design and validate lasts for shoes designed specifically fo... Read More about CAD tools for designing shoe lasts for people with diabetes.

The value of observer performance studies in dose optimization: A focus on free-response receiver operating characteristic methods (2013)
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operating characteristic methods. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 41(2), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.112.116566

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis has been successfully used in radiology to help determine the combined success of system and observer. There is great value in these methods for assessing new and existing techniques to see if diag... Read More about The value of observer performance studies in dose optimization: A focus on free-response receiver operating characteristic methods.

The development and evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation training programme for rheumatology occupational therapists (2013)
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O'Brien, R., Woodbridge, S., Hammond, A., Adkin, J., & Culley, J. (2013). The development and evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation training programme for rheumatology occupational therapists. Musculoskeletal Care, 11(2), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1050

People with inflammatory arthritis rapidly develop work disability, yet there is limited provision of vocational rehabilitation (VR) in rheumatology departments. As part of a randomized, controlled trial, ten occupational therapists (OTs) were surv... Read More about The development and evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation training programme for rheumatology occupational therapists.

Uses, interactions and side effects of aspirin in older people (2013)
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Robertson, D. (2013). Uses, interactions and side effects of aspirin in older people. Nursing and Residential Care, 15(5), 263-266. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2013.15.5.263

Aspirin's longevity as a therapeutic medicine can be attributed to its effectiveness and multiplicity of uses. Deborah Robertson advises that this drug, despite its versatility, must be used with caution, particularly in the elderly population

What can qualitative studies tell us about the experiences of women who are pregnant that have an eating disorder? (2013)
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Tierney, S., McGlone, C., & Furber, C. (2013). What can qualitative studies tell us about the experiences of women who are pregnant that have an eating disorder?. Midwifery, 29(5), 542-549. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.04.013

Objective pregnancy is a life-stage during which women undergo significant changes to their body and can feel acute responsibility for the development and well-being of the fetus. A synthesis of qualitative studies was conducted to increase our unde... Read More about What can qualitative studies tell us about the experiences of women who are pregnant that have an eating disorder?.

Meeting the demands of a podiatry service for patients with arthritis (2013)
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Rome, K., Erikson, K., Ng, A., Gow, P., Sahid, H., & Williams, A. (2013). Meeting the demands of a podiatry service for patients with arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6(S1), O32-O32. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-S1-O32

Despite evidence for the need of podiatry services, podiatry is frequently an underused and under-resourced service and in many areas in New Zealand there is no specialist podiatry service. In support of specialist foot care, a new podiatric rheumato... Read More about Meeting the demands of a podiatry service for patients with arthritis.

The construction of identities in narratives about serious leisure occupations (2013)
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Taylor, J., & Kay, S. (2015). The construction of identities in narratives about serious leisure occupations. Journal of Occupational Science, 22(3), 260-276. https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2013.803298

Engagement in occupation contributes to the shaping of identity throughout the human life. The act of telling about such engagement involves interaction based on symbolic meaning; the speaker constructing an identity by conveying how the occupation i... Read More about The construction of identities in narratives about serious leisure occupations.

Involving a young person in the development of a digital resource in nurse education (2013)
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Fenton, G. (2014). Involving a young person in the development of a digital resource in nurse education. Nurse Education in Practice, 14(1), 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2013.04.014

Health policies across western societies have embedded the need for service user and carer perspectives in service design and delivery of educational programmes. There is a growing recognition of the need to include the perspectives of children and y... Read More about Involving a young person in the development of a digital resource in nurse education.

Remembering the past, looking to the future : Christmas as a symbol of change in later life widowhood (2013)
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Collins, T. (2014). Remembering the past, looking to the future : Christmas as a symbol of change in later life widowhood. Ageing and society, 34(9), 1525-1549. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X13000329

Many older women experience the loss of a spouse or partner in later life. This paper explores older women's experiences of Christmas in order to locate process and meaning in relation to the transition of later life widowhood. Drawing on longitudina... Read More about Remembering the past, looking to the future : Christmas as a symbol of change in later life widowhood.

Black minority ethnic communities and levels of satisfaction with policing : findings from a study in the north of England (2013)
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Barrett, G., Fletcher, S., & Patel, T. (2014). Black minority ethnic communities and levels of satisfaction with policing : findings from a study in the north of England. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 14(2), 196-215. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895813483760

Using data from an original qualitative study carried out during 2009–10 with a sample located in the north of England (NES), this article considers the satisfaction levels of black minority ethnic (BME) groups with a north of England police force (N... Read More about Black minority ethnic communities and levels of satisfaction with policing : findings from a study in the north of England.

Obedience : defying the crowd in midwifery practice (2013)
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Hollins Martin, C. (2013). Obedience : defying the crowd in midwifery practice. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31(2), 105-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2013.798166

Most people will have observed the often impressive synchrony of the behavior of fish in a school or birds in a flock. The fact that the behavior of a fish is so well matched to that of the behavior of others is straightforward: Perception directly a... Read More about Obedience : defying the crowd in midwifery practice.

The effectiveness of footwear as an intervention to prevent or to reduce biomechanical risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulceration: A systematic review (2013)
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Healy, A., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2013). The effectiveness of footwear as an intervention to prevent or to reduce biomechanical risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulceration: A systematic review. Journal of Diabetes and its Complications, 27(4), 391-400. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.03.001

Aim Footwear interventions are used within clinical practice in an effort to reduce ulcerations however the effectiveness of these interventions is unclear. The aim of this paper was to conduct a systematic review which examined the effectiveness of... Read More about The effectiveness of footwear as an intervention to prevent or to reduce biomechanical risk factors associated with diabetic foot ulceration: A systematic review.

Where did that come from? (2013)
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Wray, J. (2013). Where did that come from?

Julie Wray offers top tips on dealing with a difficult birth

Towards a research informed teaching experience within a diagnostic radiography curriculum: The level 4 (year 1) student holistic experience (2013)
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Higgins, R., Hogg, P., & Robinson, L. (2013). Towards a research informed teaching experience within a diagnostic radiography curriculum: The level 4 (year 1) student holistic experience. Radiography, 19(1), 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2012.08.006

Aim: This article discusses the level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography student holistic experience of the Research-informed Teaching experience (RiTe) at the University of Salford, UK. The purpose of RiTe is to expose undergraduate radiography stu... Read More about Towards a research informed teaching experience within a diagnostic radiography curriculum: The level 4 (year 1) student holistic experience.

Traumatic brain injury in children part 1 - intial assessment and management (2013)
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Braine, M., & Smith, J. (2013). Traumatic brain injury in children part 1 - intial assessment and management. British Journal of School Nursing, 8(4), 481-485

Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as a result of road traffic accident or falls is the leading causes of death or disability in children. Children and young people frequency access health services as a result of a TBI. Consequently many nurses working wit... Read More about Traumatic brain injury in children part 1 - intial assessment and management.

An altogether new prince five centuries on: Bringing Machiavelli to bear on our present (2013)
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Frade, C. (2013). An altogether new prince five centuries on: Bringing Machiavelli to bear on our present. Found object, 5(1), 35-60

Our situation demands a new encounter with Machiavelli, and this confrontation involves a simultaneous engagement with Machiavelli’s thought and our time. However, contrary to prevalent approaches, it is neither a merely textual or scholastic exegesi... Read More about An altogether new prince five centuries on: Bringing Machiavelli to bear on our present.

Does the change in Q angle magnitude in unilateral stance differ when comparing asymptomatic individuals to those with patellofemoral pain? (2013)
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Herrington, L. (2013). Does the change in Q angle magnitude in unilateral stance differ when comparing asymptomatic individuals to those with patellofemoral pain?. Physical Therapy in Sport, 14(2), 94-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.02.008

Objective: To determine if Q angle changes in magnitude from bilateral stance when compared to unilateral stance and then if they are significantly different changes related to the presence of patellofemoral joint pain. Design: Observational corre... Read More about Does the change in Q angle magnitude in unilateral stance differ when comparing asymptomatic individuals to those with patellofemoral pain?.