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Differentiating sitting and lying using a thigh-worn accelerometer (2016)
Journal Article
Lyden, K., John, D., Dall, P., & Granat, M. (2016). Differentiating sitting and lying using a thigh-worn accelerometer. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 48(4), 742-747. https://doi.org/10.1249/MSS.0000000000000804

A tri-axial accelerometer worn on the thigh can provide information on the angle of rotation of the thigh. These data may be used to estimate periods of lying versus sitting. Purpose: To
develop and test a classification algorithm to identify sedent... Read More about Differentiating sitting and lying using a thigh-worn accelerometer.

Foot health education in people with rheumatoid arthritis : a survey of patients’ perceived needs and experiences (2016)
Journal Article
Graham, A. (2016). Foot health education in people with rheumatoid arthritis : a survey of patients’ perceived needs and experiences. Rheumatology, 55(Supp.1), i1. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/kew077

Objective
Up to 90% of people with rheumatoid arthritis experience foot problems leading to reduced function, mobility, quality of life and social participation and impacts on body image, but can be improved with; general foot care, orthoses, footwe... Read More about Foot health education in people with rheumatoid arthritis : a survey of patients’ perceived needs and experiences.

Natural environments and chronic stress measured by hair cortisol (2016)
Journal Article
Gidlow, C., Randall, J., Gillman, J., Smith, G., & Jones, M. (2016). Natural environments and chronic stress measured by hair cortisol. Landscape and Urban Planning, 148, 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2015.12.009

Neighbourhood green space is positively associated with health. Stress reducing effects of nature might underpin this relationship, but researchers have often used objective stress measures to characterise acute responses to natural environments, or... Read More about Natural environments and chronic stress measured by hair cortisol.

Development and validation of a visual grading scale for assessing image quality of AP pelvis radiographic images (2016)
Journal Article

OBJECTIVE: Apply psychometric theory to develop and validate a visual grading scale for assessing visual perception of AP pelvis digital image quality.
METHODS: Psychometric theory was used to guide scale development. Seven phantom and 7 cadaver i... Read More about Development and validation of a visual grading scale for assessing image quality of AP pelvis radiographic images.

Informing the midwife on rare genetic disorders and their effects on mothers breastfeeding – a mixed methods study (2016)
Journal Article
Laws, T., Pelentsov, L., Steen, M., & Esterman, A. (2016). Informing the midwife on rare genetic disorders and their effects on mothers breastfeeding – a mixed methods study. Evidence Based Midwifery, 14(1), 11-15

Background: An inability to breastfeed is a common source of maternal distress. Genetic disorders can prevent lactation and impair mothers and infants ability to express breastmilk. Aim: The purpose of this paper is to report on the experiences of s... Read More about Informing the midwife on rare genetic disorders and their effects on mothers breastfeeding – a mixed methods study.

Evaluating the effect of a haemoglobin spray on size reduction in chronic DFUs (2016)
Journal Article
Haycocks, S., McCardle, J., Findlow, A., & Guttormsen, K. (2016). Evaluating the effect of a haemoglobin spray on size reduction in chronic DFUs. British Journal of Nursing, 25(6), S54-S62. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2016.25.6.S54

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The aim of this multi-centre observational evaluation was to assess the percentage reduction in wound area of non-healing diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs), treated with Granulox haemoglobin spray over a 4-week period. Secondary outcome parameter... Read More about Evaluating the effect of a haemoglobin spray on size reduction in chronic DFUs.

The neglected paraphernalia of practice? Objects and artefacts in social work identity, practice and research (2016)
Journal Article

Artefacts, objects and paraphernalia and their relationship to social work practice and identity have attracted little attention in social work despite their ubiquity in all aspects of our lives. This article introduces some theoretical perspective... Read More about The neglected paraphernalia of practice? Objects and artefacts in social work identity, practice and research.

‘Trial and error…’, ‘…happy patients’ and ‘…an old toy in the cupboard’: a qualitative investigation of factors that influence practitioners in their prescription of foot orthoses (2016)
Journal Article
orthoses. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 9(11), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-016-0142-9

Background: Foot orthoses are used to manage of a plethora of lower limb conditions. However, whilst the theoretical
foundations might be relatively consistent, actual practices and therefore the experience of patients is likely to be less so.
The... Read More about ‘Trial and error…’, ‘…happy patients’ and ‘…an old toy in the cupboard’: a qualitative investigation of factors that influence practitioners in their prescription of foot orthoses.

Lived experience of vulnerability from a Gypsy Roma Traveller perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Heaslip, V., Hean, S., & Parker, J. (2016). Lived experience of vulnerability from a Gypsy Roma Traveller perspective. Molecular Ecology, 25(13-14), 1987-1998. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13223

Aims and objectives
To describe the lived experience of vulnerability of individuals within a Gypsy Roma Travelling community.

Background
People experience vulnerability whenever their health or usual functioning is compromised. This may increas... Read More about Lived experience of vulnerability from a Gypsy Roma Traveller perspective.

The effects of knee direction, physical activity and age on knee joint position sense (2016)
Journal Article
Relph, N., & Herrington, L. (2016). The effects of knee direction, physical activity and age on knee joint position sense. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 23(3), 393-398. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2016.02.018

Background: Previous research has suggested a decline in knee proprioception with age. Furthermore, regular
participation in physical activity may improve proprioceptive ability. However, there is no large scale data on uninjured
populations to con... Read More about The effects of knee direction, physical activity and age on knee joint position sense.

"I could see, in the depth of his eyes, my own beauty reflected": Women's assortative preference for narcissistic, but not for Machiavellian or psychopathic male faces (2016)
Journal Article
Lyons, M., & Blanchard, A. (2016). "I could see, in the depth of his eyes, my own beauty reflected": Women's assortative preference for narcissistic, but not for Machiavellian or psychopathic male faces. Personality and Individual Differences, 97, 40-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.025

ew studies have looked at assortative mating for the Dark Triad (i.e., Machiavellianism, psychopathy and narcissism), or assortative mating for facial characteristics related to personality. In two studies (n's = 302 and 262), we investigated whether... Read More about "I could see, in the depth of his eyes, my own beauty reflected": Women's assortative preference for narcissistic, but not for Machiavellian or psychopathic male faces.