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Examining the needs of paediatric nurses caring for children and young people presenting with self-harm/suicidal behaviour on general paediatric wards : findings from a small-scale study (2016)
Journal Article
Fisher, G., & Foster, C. (2016). Examining the needs of paediatric nurses caring for children and young people presenting with self-harm/suicidal behaviour on general paediatric wards : findings from a small-scale study. Child Care in Practice, 22(3), 309-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2015.1118013

Purpose: This paper reports on the process and findings from a small-scale qualitative research study. The study intended to develop an evidence-based care plan/pathway for children and young people in paediatric inpatient settings presenting with se... Read More about Examining the needs of paediatric nurses caring for children and young people presenting with self-harm/suicidal behaviour on general paediatric wards : findings from a small-scale study.

Responding to the needs of people who have learning disabilities and have been raped : co-prooduction in action (2016)
Journal Article
Olsen, A., & Carter, C. (2016). Responding to the needs of people who have learning disabilities and have been raped : co-prooduction in action. Tizard Learning Disability Review, 21(1), 30-38. https://doi.org/10.1108/TLDR-04-2015-0017

Purpose The paper discusses a project that explored why mainstream rape support services are still failing to meet the needs of women with learning disabilities. Principles of co-production and action learning enabled a group of women, including... Read More about Responding to the needs of people who have learning disabilities and have been raped : co-prooduction in action.

Transtibial amputee gait efficiency : energy storage and return versus solid ankle cushioned heel prosthetic feet (2016)
Journal Article
Gardiner, J., Bari, A., Howard, D., & Kenney, L. (2016). Transtibial amputee gait efficiency : energy storage and return versus solid ankle cushioned heel prosthetic feet. Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 53(6), 1133-1138. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2015.04.0066

Energy storage and return (ESR) feet have long been assumed to promote metabolically efficient amputee gait. However, despite being prescribed for approximately thirty years, there is limited evidence that they achieve this desired function. Here, we... Read More about Transtibial amputee gait efficiency : energy storage and return versus solid ankle cushioned heel prosthetic feet.

The effects of prosthetic ankle stiffness on stability of gait in people with trans-tibial amputation (2016)
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Major, M., Twiste, M., Kenney, L., & Howard, D. (2016). The effects of prosthetic ankle stiffness on stability of gait in people with trans-tibial amputation. Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 53(6), 839-852. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2015.08.0148

The ability to control balance during walking is a critical precondition for minimizing fall risk, but is compromised in persons with lower-limb loss due to reduced sensory feedback mechanisms and inability to actively modulate prosthesis mechanical... Read More about The effects of prosthetic ankle stiffness on stability of gait in people with trans-tibial amputation.

Does compassion focused therapy training for healthcare educators and providers increase self-compassion, and reduce self-persecution and self-criticism? (2016)
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reduce self-persecution and self-criticism?. Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, 36(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.1097/CEH.0000000000000023

Introduction: There is a growing body of evidence within the healthcare community which suggests that developing feelings of compassion can have a profound impact on physical and psychological health. This is an important area of work, and initial re... Read More about Does compassion focused therapy training for healthcare educators and providers increase self-compassion, and reduce self-persecution and self-criticism?.

The strange case of Ian Stuart Brady and the Mental Health Review Tribunal (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I., Foley, M., & King, M. (2016). The strange case of Ian Stuart Brady and the Mental Health Review Tribunal. ˜The œInternet journal of criminology,

Haggerty (2009) argues that serial killing is essentially a phenomenon of modernity. One of the key features of modernity is the role of mass media and the rise of celebrity culture. He suggests that there is a symbiotic relationship between the medi... Read More about The strange case of Ian Stuart Brady and the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Towards a Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Development of Media Related Needs (2016)
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Galpin, A. (2016). Towards a Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Development of Media Related Needs. Journal of Children and Media, 10(3), 385-391. https://doi.org/10.1080/17482798.2016.1194373

The question of why people select and prefer particular media activities has led to the development of a number of ‘needs’ approaches to media use. Whilst some frameworks have been developed within the context of media use (e.g. uses and gratificatio... Read More about Towards a Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Development of Media Related Needs.

Adult college learners of British Sign Language : educational provision and learner self-report variables associated with exam success (2016)
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Allbutt, J., & Ling, J. (2016). Adult college learners of British Sign Language : educational provision and learner self-report variables associated with exam success. Sign Language Studies, 16(3), 330-360. https://doi.org/10.1353/sls.2016.0006

This study investigated educational provision and learner self-report factors associated with exam success for adult learners of British Sign Language (BSL) studying either Level 1 or Level 2 courses. These levels are equivalent to the first and seco... Read More about Adult college learners of British Sign Language : educational provision and learner self-report variables associated with exam success.

‘It’s in their culture’: working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during care proceedings (2016)
Journal Article
Allen, D. (2016). ‘It’s in their culture’: working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during care proceedings. Seen and heard, 26(2), 40-52

Automatic prejudice is a term that could be used to describe the processes and phenomena of unwitting discrimination towards the ‘conceptual Gypsy’. Where specific education and training has not been provided, there exists evidence to suggest that so... Read More about ‘It’s in their culture’: working with automatic prejudice towards Gypsies, Roma and Travellers during care proceedings.

Policing and street triage (2016)
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Cummins, I., & Edmondson, D. (2016). Policing and street triage. Journal of Adult Protection, 18(1), 40-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAP-03-2015-0009

Purpose – In his recent report, Lord Adebowale (2013) described mental health issues as “core police business”. The recent retrenchment in mental health and wider public services mean that the demands on the police in this area are likely to incre... Read More about Policing and street triage.

Policy transfer and feedback from domestic stakeholders : the Korean adaptation of Arts Council England (2016)
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the Korean adaptation of Arts Council England. Korea observer, 47(2), 291-324

Despite a growing interest in adaptation and indigenization in the process of policy transfer, less attention has been paid to communication with domestic stakeholders in borrower countries and its impact on policy success. This study aims to highlig... Read More about Policy transfer and feedback from domestic stakeholders : the Korean adaptation of Arts Council England.

Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work (2016)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2016). Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work. Aotearoa New Zealand social work (Online), 28(2), 75-83. https://doi.org/10.11157/anzswj-vol28iss2id226

Loic Wacquant is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. He has written extensively on issues related to urban poverty, race and the expansion of the use of imprisonment. Wacquant is heavily influenced by the wor... Read More about Wacquant, urban marginality, territorial stigmatization and social work.

Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle–foot orthoses – a pilot study (2016)
Journal Article
Kobayashi, T., Leung, A., Akazawa, Y., & Hutchins, S. (2016). Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle–foot orthoses – a pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 11(3), 219-222. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2014.932019

Purpose: The Berg balance scale (BBS) is commonly used to assess balancing ability in patients with stroke. The BBS may be a good candidate for clinical assessment prior to orthotic intervention, if it correlates well with outcome measures such as ga... Read More about Correlations between Berg balance scale and gait speed in individuals with stroke wearing ankle–foot orthoses – a pilot study.

Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with the LARS ligament in professional versus non-professional athletes (2016)
Journal Article
Marcheggiani Muccioli, G., Manning, C., Wright, P., Grassi, A., Zaffagnini, S., & Funk, L. (2016). Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with the LARS ligament in professional versus non-professional athletes. Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy, 24(6), 1961-1967. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00167-014-3231-y

Purpose To compare outcomes of acromioclavicular (AC) joint reconstruction with ligament augmentation and reconstruction system (LARS) ligament in professional and non-professional athletes at 2-year minimum follow-up. Methods Forty-three... Read More about Acromioclavicular joint reconstruction with the LARS ligament in professional versus non-professional athletes.

In search of accuracy for blood glucose monitoring (2016)
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Meetoo, D. (2016). In search of accuracy for blood glucose monitoring. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 22(2), 52-56. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjhc.2016.22.2.52

As new standards come into place this year requiring greater accuracy in the measurement of blood glucose, this article looks at the implications for patients with diabetes. It explores the potential consequences of improved accuracy.

IJHG review (2016)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F. (2016). IJHG review. International Journal of Health Governance, 21(1), 41-44. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-02-2016-0007

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to enable readers of International Journal of Health Governance (IJHG) to gain a quick overview of the key concepts explored in this issue of the journal. Design/methodology/approach - The review is prepared by... Read More about IJHG review.

Linking race, the value of land and the value of life (2016)
Journal Article
Gibbons, A. (2016). Linking race, the value of land and the value of life. City, 20(6), 863-879. https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2016.1245049

This paper works to more fully integrate critical theories of race and privilege with political economy to explore the connections between segregation, property values and violence in US cities. Through the prism of Los Angeles (LA), it exposes the e... Read More about Linking race, the value of land and the value of life.

A marker set for measuring the kinematics of the lumbar spine and thoracic spine during running : a technical note (2016)
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Preece, S., Bramah, C., & Mason, D. (2016). A marker set for measuring the kinematics of the lumbar spine and thoracic spine during running : a technical note. Journal of Human Sport and Exercise, 11(3), 390-396. https://doi.org/10.14198/jhse.2016.113.07

A protocol for tracking the motion of the lumbar spine, which uses seven skin mounted markers, has been adopted in previous studies investigating running. However, this configuration of can be difficult to track with passive motion capture systems. T... Read More about A marker set for measuring the kinematics of the lumbar spine and thoracic spine during running : a technical note.