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Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information (2020)
Journal Article
Can, Y., Chalabianloo, N., Ekiz, D., Fernandez-Alvarez, J., Repetto, C., Riva, G., …Ersoy, C. (2020). Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(15), 8721-8730. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.2984644

An automatic stress detection system that uses unobtrusive smart bands will contribute to human health and well-being by alleviating the effects of high stress levels. However, there are a number of challenges for detecting stress in unrestricted dai... Read More about Real-life stress level monitoring using smart bands in the light of contextual information.

Steps towards evidence-based foot-care for children : behaviour and opinions of health professionals (2020)
Journal Article
Hodgson, L., Williams, A., Nester, C., & Morrison, S. (2020). Steps towards evidence-based foot-care for children : behaviour and opinions of health professionals. Health and Social Care in the Community, 28(5), 1651-1657. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12990

Allied health professionals (AHPs) working with children need the appropriate knowledge, skills and experiences to provide high-quality care. This includes using research to drive improvements in care and ensuring that knowledge and practices are con... Read More about Steps towards evidence-based foot-care for children : behaviour and opinions of health professionals.

An analysis of the structure and brevity of preliminary clinical evaluations describing traumatic abnormalities on extremity x-ray images (2020)
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Stevens, B. J. (2020). An analysis of the structure and brevity of preliminary clinical evaluations describing traumatic abnormalities on extremity x-ray images. Radiography, 26(4), 302-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.02.010

Introduction: The preliminary clinical evaluation (PCE) system involves the radiographer providing an immediate comment highlighting an abnormality on the x-ray image. This can be a valuable service development though it must be recognised that the s... Read More about An analysis of the structure and brevity of preliminary clinical evaluations describing traumatic abnormalities on extremity x-ray images.

Is person‐centred counselling effective when assisting young people who have experienced bullying in schools? (2020)
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Jones, C. (2020). Is person‐centred counselling effective when assisting young people who have experienced bullying in schools?. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 20(4), 657-665. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12312

Background The effects of bullying on children have profoundly been researched; however, there is a gap in research on how therapy can assist children who are bullied. The aim of this research was to understand how person-centred therapy may assist... Read More about Is person‐centred counselling effective when assisting young people who have experienced bullying in schools?.

Use of night-time positioning equipment in care home residents with postural asymmetry : a pilot study (2020)
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Stephens, M., & Bartley, C. (2020). Use of night-time positioning equipment in care home residents with postural asymmetry : a pilot study. Nursing Older People, 32(3), 17-24. https://doi.org/10.7748/nop.2020.e1216

Twenty four-hour postural care that includes the use of night-time positioning equipment (NTPE) is being increasingly recommended. However, because most of the published studies focus on children, there is a lack of evidence on the use of NTPE in adu... Read More about Use of night-time positioning equipment in care home residents with postural asymmetry : a pilot study.

Boundary spanning and reconstitution in migration (2020)
Journal Article
Ahmed, A. (2020). Boundary spanning and reconstitution in migration. Social Inclusion, 8(1), 238-240. https://doi.org/10.17645/si.v8i1.2984

The focus of this thematic issue is on migrants’ experiences of belonging and non-belonging, and how communities are constructed in the destination country. It includes a group of international scholars across disciplines who are studying migration i... Read More about Boundary spanning and reconstitution in migration.

Non-adjacent dependency learning in infancy, and its link to language development (2020)
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Frost, R., Jessop, A., Durrant, S., Peter, M., Bidgood, A., Pine, J., …Monaghan, P. (2020). Non-adjacent dependency learning in infancy, and its link to language development. Cognitive Psychology, 120, 101291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cogpsych.2020.101291

To acquire language, infants must learn how to identify words and linguistic structure in speech. Statistical learning has been suggested to assist both of these tasks. However, infants’ capacity to use statistics to discover words and structure toge... Read More about Non-adjacent dependency learning in infancy, and its link to language development.

Neighbourhoods as relational places for people living with dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Clark, A., Campbell, S., Keady, J., Kullberg, A., Manji, A., Rummery, K., & Ward, R. (2020). Neighbourhoods as relational places for people living with dementia. Social Science and Medicine, 252, 112927. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.112927

An increase in the number of people living independently with dementia across the developed world has focused attention on the relevance of neighbourhood context for enabling or facilitating social health and wellbeing. Taking the lived experiences... Read More about Neighbourhoods as relational places for people living with dementia.

Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers (2020)
Journal Article
Webster, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003542

Professional cricket is constantly evolving and resulting in increased physiological demand placed on players. Fast bowlers experience the greatest physical demand during match-play; despite this, research has overlooked the importance of specific ph... Read More about Relationship between physical fitness and the physical demands of 50-over cricket in fast bowlers.

Seeking invention: creating an informed citizenry in the governance of security at sporting mega-events (2020)
Journal Article
Aitken, A. (2020). Seeking invention: creating an informed citizenry in the governance of security at sporting mega-events. Policing and Society, 31(3), 354-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1741586

There exists a small cottage industry of case studies of mega-sporting event security at respective Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games or FIFA World Cups. This literature provides detailed accounts of the different security governance networks and met... Read More about Seeking invention: creating an informed citizenry in the governance of security at sporting mega-events.

Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training (2020)
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Comfort, P., Jones, P., Thomas, C., Dos'Santos, T., McMahon, J., & Suchomel, T. (2020). Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003544

The aims of this study were to determine the changes in early (50-, 100-, 150-, 200-, 250 ms) and maximal isometric force production, in response to a 4-week period of moderate-load resistance training (60-82.5% 1 repetition maximum [1RM]), followed... Read More about Changes in early and maximal isometric force production in response to moderate- and high-load strength and power training.

Neonatal chest radiography : influence of standard clinical protocols and radiographic equipment on pathology visibility and radiation dose using a neonatal chest phantom (2020)
Journal Article
Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2020). Neonatal chest radiography : influence of standard clinical protocols and radiographic equipment on pathology visibility and radiation dose using a neonatal chest phantom. Radiography, 26(4), 282-287. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2020.02.005

Introduction: Little is known about the variations in pathology visibility (PV) and their corresponding radiation dose values for neonatal chest radiography, between and within hospitals. Large variations in PV could influence the diagnostic outcome... Read More about Neonatal chest radiography : influence of standard clinical protocols and radiographic equipment on pathology visibility and radiation dose using a neonatal chest phantom.

Comparison of 1-repetition-maximum performance across 3 weightlifting overhead pressing exercises and sport groups (2020)
Journal Article
Soriano, M., García-Ramos, A., Torres-González, A., Castillo-Palencia, J., Marín, P., de Baranda, P., & Comfort, P. (2020). Comparison of 1-repetition-maximum performance across 3 weightlifting overhead pressing exercises and sport groups. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(6), 862-867. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0582

Objective: This study aimed to (I) compare the one repetition maximum (1RM) performance between the push press (PP), push jerk (PJ) and split jerk (SJ), and (II) explore these differences between weightlifters, CrossFit® athletes and a mixed group of... Read More about Comparison of 1-repetition-maximum performance across 3 weightlifting overhead pressing exercises and sport groups.

Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children (2020)
Journal Article
Tume, L., Arch, B., Woolfall, K., Roper, L., Deja, E., Jones, A., …Dorling, J. (2021). Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 45(1), 79-86. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1817

Background Choosing trial outcome measures is important. When outcomes are not clinically relevant or important to parents/patients, trial evidence is less likely to be implemented into practice. This study aimed to determine optimal outcome measure... Read More about Determining optimal outcome measures in a trial investigating no routine gastric residual volume measurement in critically ill children.

The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills (2020)
Journal Article
Rushton, M., Drumm, I., Campion, S., & O'Hare, J. (2020). The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills. Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 38(6), 281-293. https://doi.org/10.1097/CIN.0000000000000608

The link between effective basic life support (BLS) and survival following cardiac arrest is well known. Nurses are often first responders at in- hospital cardiac arrests and receive annual BLS training to ensure they have the adequate skills, and st... Read More about The use of immersive and virtual reality technologies to enable nursing students to experience scenario based, basic life support training- exploring the impact on confidence and skills.

Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames? (2020)
Journal Article
Thies, S., Bates, A., Costamagna, E., Kenney, L., Granat, M., Webb, J., …Dawes, H. (2020). Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 90. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-1450-2

Background Walking aids are issued to older adults to prevent falls, however, paradoxically their use has been identified as a risk factor for falling. To prevent falls, walking aids must be used in a stable manner, but it remains unknown to what ext... Read More about Are older people putting themselves at risk when using their walking frames?.

Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength (2020)
Journal Article
Torr, O., Randall, T., Knowles, R., Giles, D., & Atkins, S. (2020). Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003548

Isometric strength of the finger flexors is considered to be one of the main physical determinants of sport rock climbing performance. We set out to determine the test-retest reliability and criterion validity of a low resource maximal isometric fing... Read More about Reliability and validity of a method for the assessment of sport rock climbers' isometric finger strength.

Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project (2020)
Journal Article
Crabtree, S., Hemingway, A., Sudbury, S., Quinney, A., Hutchings, M., Esteves, L., …Norton, L. (2020). Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project. Radical Teacher, 116, https://doi.org/10.5195/rt.2020.647

Corporatization of Higher Education has introduced new performance measurements as well as an acceleration of academic tasks creating working environments characterised by speed, pressure and stress. This paper discusses findings from a qualitative,... Read More about Donning the ‘slow professor’: a feminist action research project.

Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction (2020)
Journal Article
Thomas, C., DosʼSantos, T., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2020). Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(5), 1297-1306. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003553

The aim of this study was to explore the effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during two 180° change of direction (CoD) tasks (505 and modified 505 [505mod]). Fifty-two male (n = 24; age = 22.1 ± 4.8 years; height = 1.78 ± 0.06 m; bod... Read More about Effect of asymmetry on biomechanical characteristics during 180° change of direction.