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Curiosity and willingness to learn : Linda Dubrow-Marshall offers advice for counsellors on working with former cult members (2013)
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Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2013). Curiosity and willingness to learn : Linda Dubrow-Marshall offers advice for counsellors on working with former cult members. ICSA today (Online), 6(2), 22-22

It is likely that counsellors will work with former cult members even if this is not their speciality, and suggestions are given to help address therapeutic issues which may arise. There are challenges to establishing a therapeutic relationship with... Read More about Curiosity and willingness to learn : Linda Dubrow-Marshall offers advice for counsellors on working with former cult members.

Framework analysis: a method for analysing qualitative data (2013)
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Furber, C. (2013). Framework analysis: a method for analysing qualitative data. African journal of midwifery and women's health, 4(2), 97-100. https://doi.org/10.12968/ajmw.2010.4.2.47612

Framework analysis is now an established method of data analysis used by many qualitative researchers. The method was developed by specialist researchers exploring important aspects of society in order to influence social policy in the UK. The method... Read More about Framework analysis: a method for analysing qualitative data.

Defining optimal NHS occupational therapy treatment, individualized splint and placebo splint for patients with thumb base OA: a Delphi study (2013)
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Barbosa Boucas, S., Hislop, K., Dziedic, K., Arden, N., Burridge, J., Hammond, A., …Adams, J. (2013). Defining optimal NHS occupational therapy treatment, individualized splint and placebo splint for patients with thumb base OA: a Delphi study. Rheumatology, 52,

Background:The OTTER (OsTeoarthritis Thumb ThERapy) trial is a 2-yeardevelopment study for a full RCT into the clinical and cost effectiveness of an occupational therapy and splint intervention for thumb base OA. A Delphi study was conducted to obtai... Read More about Defining optimal NHS occupational therapy treatment, individualized splint and placebo splint for patients with thumb base OA: a Delphi study.

Parental knowledge of alcohol consumption : a cross sectional survey of 11-17 year old schoolchildren and their parents (2013)
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Morleo, M., Cook, P., Elliott, G., & Phillips-Howard, P. (2013). Parental knowledge of alcohol consumption : a cross sectional survey of 11-17 year old schoolchildren and their parents. BMC Public Health, 13(412), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-412

Background: Developing timely and effective strategies for preventing alcohol misuse in young people is required in order to prevent related harms since, worldwide, alcohol consumption was associated with 320,000 deaths amongst 15–29 year olds in 2... Read More about Parental knowledge of alcohol consumption : a cross sectional survey of 11-17 year old schoolchildren and their parents.

Integrating research-informed teaching within an undergraduate level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography curriculum: a pilot study (2013)
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Higgins, R., Hogg, P., & Robinson, L. (2013). Integrating research-informed teaching within an undergraduate level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography curriculum: a pilot study. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 65(3), 351-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2013.819562

This article discusses the piloting and evaluation of the Research-informed Teaching experience (RiTe) project. The aim of RiTe was to link teaching and learning with research within an undergraduate diagnostic radiography curriculum. A preliminary p... Read More about Integrating research-informed teaching within an undergraduate level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography curriculum: a pilot study.

Conversation analysis as a method for investigating interaction in care home environments (2013)
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Chatwin, J. (2014). Conversation analysis as a method for investigating interaction in care home environments. Dementia, 13(6), 737-746. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301213485231

This article gives an outline of how the socio-linguistic approach of conversation analysis can be applied to the analysis of carer-patient interaction in care homes. A single case study from a routine encounter in a residential care home is presente... Read More about Conversation analysis as a method for investigating interaction in care home environments.

‘We’ll go grafting, yeah?’ crime as a response to urban neglect (2013)
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Patel, T. (2014). ‘We’ll go grafting, yeah?’ crime as a response to urban neglect. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 14(2), 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895813483761

Urban redevelopment attempts to rebrand spaces. The intention is to make them appear attractive for inward financial investment; to make improvements for residents; and, to reduce crime. It is considered by some to be a problematic process that does... Read More about ‘We’ll go grafting, yeah?’ crime as a response to urban neglect.

Application of the team objective structured clinical encounter (TOSCE) for continuing professional development amongst postgraduate health professionals (2013)
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Morris, G., Uppal, E., Holt, K., Lythgoe, J., Mitchell, A., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2013). Application of the team objective structured clinical encounter (TOSCE) for continuing professional development amongst postgraduate health professionals. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 27(2), 191-193. https://doi.org/10.3109/13561820.2012.725232

Educators in healthcare face significant challenges trying to improve interprofessional teamworking skills, with a lack of clarity on how to teach and evaluate such skills. Previously, the team objective structured clinical encounter (TOSCE) has been... Read More about Application of the team objective structured clinical encounter (TOSCE) for continuing professional development amongst postgraduate health professionals.

Action research in radiography : what it is and how it can be conducted (2013)
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Munn, Z., Pearson, A., Jordan, Z., Murphy, F., & Pilkington, D. (2013). Action research in radiography : what it is and how it can be conducted. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 60(2), 47-52. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.8

Action research is a form of research that investigates and describes a social or work situation with the aim of achieving a change which results in improvement. This article emphasizes the potential for action research to be a useful research method... Read More about Action research in radiography : what it is and how it can be conducted.

Dressing the part? The significance of dress in social work (2013)
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Scholar, H. (2013). Dressing the part? The significance of dress in social work. Social Work Education, 32(3), 365-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/02615479.2012.667798

This paper explores practice educators’ views about the significance of dress for social work in the context of UK social work education. The findings, drawn from three focus group discussions, suggest that practice educators regard dress as an impor... Read More about Dressing the part? The significance of dress in social work.

The use of normalized cross-correlation analysis for automatic tendon excursion measurement in dynamic ultrasound imaging (2013)
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Pearson, S., Ritchings, R., & Mohamed, A. (2013). The use of normalized cross-correlation analysis for automatic tendon excursion measurement in dynamic ultrasound imaging. Journal of Applied Biomechanics, 29(2), 165-173

The work describes an automated method of tracking dynamic ultrasound images using a normalized cross-correlation algorithm, applied to the patellar and gastrocnemius tendon. Displacement was examined during active and passive tendon excursions using... Read More about The use of normalized cross-correlation analysis for automatic tendon excursion measurement in dynamic ultrasound imaging.

Effect of a six-week combined hip and knee neuromuscular exercise programme on joint loading and muscle co-contraction in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis (2013)
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Al-Khlaifat, L., Herrington, L., Hammond, A., & Jones, R. (2013). Effect of a six-week combined hip and knee neuromuscular exercise programme on joint loading and muscle co-contraction in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 21(Sup.), S98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2013.02.209

Purpose: Medial knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a mechanical condition affected by the amount of load on the knee joint. This load is determined by the magnitude of the external knee adduction moment (EKAM). Moreover, increased muscle co-contraction of t... Read More about Effect of a six-week combined hip and knee neuromuscular exercise programme on joint loading and muscle co-contraction in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis.

Using Framework Analysis in nursing research: a worked example (2013)
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Ward, D. J., Furber, C., Tierney, S., & Swallow, V. (2013). Using Framework Analysis in nursing research: a worked example. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 69(11), 2423-2431. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12127

Aims To demonstrate Framework Analysis using a worked example and to illustrate how criticisms of qualitative data analysis including issues of clarity and transparency can be addressed. Background Critics of the analysis of qualitative data som... Read More about Using Framework Analysis in nursing research: a worked example.

A method to measure paddle and detector pressures and footprints in mammography (2013)
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Hogg, P., Szczepura, K., Darlington, A., & Maxwell, A. (2013). A method to measure paddle and detector pressures and footprints in mammography. Medical Physics, 40(4), 041907. https://doi.org/10.1118/1.4792720

Purpose: Compression is necessary in mammography to improve image quality and reduce radiation burden. Maximizing the amount of breast in contact with the image receptor (IR) is important. To achieve this, for the craniocaudal projection, there is n... Read More about A method to measure paddle and detector pressures and footprints in mammography.

Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes? (2013)
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Kizler, R., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2013). Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?. Nurse Education in Practice, 13(2), 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2012.10.008

At present in Yemen the neonatal mortality rate stands at 12%. A contributing factor is that when abnormalities arise during labour in rural areas, there is an absence of trained medical staff to manage complications. Consequently, childbearing women... Read More about Could introducing vacuum delivery into the education curriculum of community midwives in Yemen improve maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes?.

The visual fix : the seductive beauty of images of violence (2013)
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Kilby, J. (2013). The visual fix : the seductive beauty of images of violence. European Journal of Social Theory, 16(3), 326-341. https://doi.org/10.1177/1368431013476539

This article questions the value of photographs of violence and suffering. Taking Nancy Scheper-Hughes and Philippe Bourgois’ anthology Violence in War and Peace (2004) as a point of departure and return, it will explore the significance of the inclu... Read More about The visual fix : the seductive beauty of images of violence.

A pilot quasi-experimental study to determine the feasibility of implementing a partograph e-learning tool for student midwife training in Nairobi (2013)
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Lavender, T., Omoni, G., Lee, K., Wakasiaki, S., Campbell, M., Watiti, J., & Mathai, M. (2013). A pilot quasi-experimental study to determine the feasibility of implementing a partograph e-learning tool for student midwife training in Nairobi. Midwifery, 29(8), 876-884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2012.10.003

Objective: the partograph is a tool used globally to record labour progress. Although it has the potential to improve maternal and neonatal outcomes, some midwives struggle with using it in practice. Training in partograph use is limited, and the the... Read More about A pilot quasi-experimental study to determine the feasibility of implementing a partograph e-learning tool for student midwife training in Nairobi.

Improving understanding of teaching strategies perceived by inter Professional Learning (IPL) lecturers to enhance students’ formulation of multidisciplinary roles: An exploratory qualitative study (2013)
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Dalrymple, L., Hollins-Martin, C., & Smith, W. (2013). Improving understanding of teaching strategies perceived by inter Professional Learning (IPL) lecturers to enhance students’ formulation of multidisciplinary roles: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Research in Interprofessional Practice and Education, 3(1), 78-91

Background: Inter Professional Learning (IPL) is an educational process intended to equip health and social care students with appropriate knowledge, skills and attitudes for effective inter-professional working. By and large literature on IPL highli... Read More about Improving understanding of teaching strategies perceived by inter Professional Learning (IPL) lecturers to enhance students’ formulation of multidisciplinary roles: An exploratory qualitative study.

The Patchwork text assessment - an integral component of constructive alignment curriculum methodology to support healthcare leadership development (2013)
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Leigh, J., Rutherford, J., Wild, J., Cappleman, J., & Hynes, C. (2013). The Patchwork text assessment - an integral component of constructive alignment curriculum methodology to support healthcare leadership development. Journal of Education and Training Studies, 1(1), 139-150. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v1i1.83

Background: A responsive and innovative postgraduate programme curriculum that produces an effective and competent multi professional healthcare leader whom can lead within the United Kingdom (UK) and international healthcare context offers a promisi... Read More about The Patchwork text assessment - an integral component of constructive alignment curriculum methodology to support healthcare leadership development.