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Embodied and sensory experiences of therapeutic space : refugee place-making within an urban allotment (2020)
Journal Article
Biglin, J. (2020). Embodied and sensory experiences of therapeutic space : refugee place-making within an urban allotment. Health and Place, 62, 102309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2020.102309

This article extends theorising on how spaces act therapeutically by using the lens of sensory and embodied ethnography to explore refugee place-making within an urban allotment located in the North West, UK. Findings suggest being physically present... Read More about Embodied and sensory experiences of therapeutic space : refugee place-making within an urban allotment.

A novel mixed methods approach to assess children’s sedentary behaviours (2020)
Journal Article
Hurter, L., Cooper-Ryan, A., Knowles, Z., Porcellato, L., Fairclough, S., & Boddy, L. (2020). A novel mixed methods approach to assess children’s sedentary behaviours. Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 3(1), 78-86. https://doi.org/10.1123/jmpb.2019-0040

Purpose: Accurately measuring sedentary behaviour (SB) in children is challenging by virtue of its complex nature. Whilst self-report questionnaires are susceptible to recall errors, accelerometer data lacks contextual information. This study aimed t... Read More about A novel mixed methods approach to assess children’s sedentary behaviours.

Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach (2020)
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Ure, C., Burns, E., Hargreaves, S., Coffey, M., Audrey, S., Kenth, K., …Cook, P. (2020). Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach. Perspectives in Public Health, 140(2), 88-90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913919899700

In this article, Cathy Ure et al. look at engaging communities in order to reduce alcohol harms. By training Alcohol Health Champions, individuals can support vulnerable friends and family, and work within their communities to influence policy and pr... Read More about Mobilising communities to address alcohol harm : an Alcohol Health Champion approach.

The relationship between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II collagen, knee joint load, pain, and physical function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis (2020)
Journal Article
Selistre, L., Gonçalves, G., Vasilceac, F., da Silva Serrão, P., Nakagawa, T., Petrella, M., …Mattiello, S. (2021). The relationship between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II collagen, knee joint load, pain, and physical function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis. Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy, 25(1), 62-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2020.02.002

Objective: Considering the osteoarthritis (OA) model that integrates the biological, mechanical, and structural components of the disease, the present study aimed to investigate the association between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II colla... Read More about The relationship between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II collagen, knee joint load, pain, and physical function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis.

Nutritional support for children during critical illness : European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations (2020)
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Tume, L., Valla, F., Joosten, K., Jotterand-Chaparro, C., Latten, L., Marino, L., …Verbruggen, S. (2020). Nutritional support for children during critical illness : European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations. Intensive Care Medicine, 46, 411-425. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05922-5

Background: Nutritional support is considered essential for the outcome of pediatric critical illness. There is a lack of methodologically sound trials to provide evidence-based guidelines leading to diverse practices in PICUs worldwide. Acknowledgin... Read More about Nutritional support for children during critical illness : European Society of Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care (ESPNIC) metabolism, endocrine and nutrition section position statement and clinical recommendations.

A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Arabic cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for patients with coronary heart disease (2020)
Journal Article
Shajrawi, A., Khalil, H., Al-Smadi, A., Al-Dweik, G., Slater, P., Granat, M., …Astin, F. (2020). A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Arabic cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for patients with coronary heart disease. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 26(4), e12827. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijn.12827

Aim: This study aimed to cross-culturally translate and adapt the Cardiac Self-Efficacy Questionnaire into Arabic and subsequently evaluate the psychometric properties of that translation in a population of Arabic patients. Method: The original Engli... Read More about A cross-cultural translation and adaptation of the Arabic cardiac self-efficacy questionnaire for patients with coronary heart disease.

The first report of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s Global Registry (2020)
Journal Article
Biant, L., Conley, C., & McNicholas, M. (2021). The first report of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s Global Registry. Cartilage, 13(1 sup.), 74S-81S. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603520907664

Objective The International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s (ICRS’s) global registry, aims to be the best source of information for patients and an unbiased resource of evidence-based medicine for scientists and clinicians wor... Read More about The first report of the International Cartilage Regeneration and Joint Preservation Society’s Global Registry.

Lower limb kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain during walking (2020)
Journal Article
Rahimi, A., Arab, A., Nourbakhsh, M., Hosseini, S., & Forghany, S. (2020). Lower limb kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain during walking. Journal of Electro - myography and Kinesiology, 51, 102404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2020.102404

Several investigators have suggested the presence of a link between Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) and lower limbs kinematics that can contribute to functional limitations and disability. Moreover, CLBP has been connected to postural and structural asy... Read More about Lower limb kinematics in individuals with chronic low back pain during walking.

Parental involvement in decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit : a review of the international evidence (2020)
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Fairhurst, N., & Long, T. (2020). Parental involvement in decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit : a review of the international evidence. Paediatrics and Child Health, 30(4), 119-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2020.01.001

The aim of this review was to establish the current evidence base regarding parental involvement in decision-making in the NICU. The review question was set as ‘What is known about the process of parental participation in clinical decision-making in... Read More about Parental involvement in decision-making in the neonatal intensive care unit : a review of the international evidence.

Executive summary : surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children (2020)
Journal Article
Weiss, S., Peters, M., Alhazzani, W., Agus, M., Flori, H., Inwald, D., …Tissiere, P. (2020). Executive summary : surviving sepsis campaign international guidelines for the management of septic shock and sepsis-associated organ dysfunction in children. Intensive Care Medicine, 21(2), 186-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-019-05877-7

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A single center study of prescribing and treatment outcomes of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (2020)
Journal Article
Nekoohesh, L., Ghahremani1, M. H., Rostami, S., Nikbakht, M., Nekoohesh, L., Naemi, R., …Chahardouli, B. (2020). A single center study of prescribing and treatment outcomes of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research, 14(1), https://doi.org/10.18502/ijhoscr.v14i1.2324

Background: The present study investigated the patients with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia in chronic phase (CP-CML) who had been on the first- line Imatinib Mesylate (IM) therapy for a period of 84 months. Materials and Methods: This retrospective stu... Read More about A single center study of prescribing and treatment outcomes of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia.

Review of outcomes used in nutritional trials in Pediatric Critical Care (2020)
Journal Article
Ghandvi, K., Valla, F., & Tume, L. (2020). Review of outcomes used in nutritional trials in Pediatric Critical Care. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 44(7), 1210-1219. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1765

Background: Generating robust evidence within Pediatric Intensive Care (PIC) can be challenging because of low patient numbers and patient heterogeneity. Systematic reviews may overcome small study biases but are limited by lack of standardisation in... Read More about Review of outcomes used in nutritional trials in Pediatric Critical Care.

The validity of the index of vulnerable homes : evidence from consumers vulnerable to energy poverty in the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Castaño-Rosa, R., Sherriff, G., Solís-Guzmán, J., & Marrero, M. (2020). The validity of the index of vulnerable homes : evidence from consumers vulnerable to energy poverty in the UK. Energy Sources, Part B, 15(2), 72-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2020.1717677

Energy poverty is a multidimensional issue, and this means that it is difficult to understand the different levels of vulnerability to this phenomenon and its relationship with households’ quality of life. This paper presents the validation of an inn... Read More about The validity of the index of vulnerable homes : evidence from consumers vulnerable to energy poverty in the UK.

An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes (2020)
Journal Article
Jiang, Y., Liu, Q., Dannah, W., Jin, D., Liu, X., & Sun, M. (2020). An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes. Computers, Materials & Continua, 62(2), 713-729. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.04604

Hadoop is a well-known parallel computing system for distributed computing and large-scale data processes. “Straggling” tasks, however, have a serious impact on task allocation and scheduling in a Hadoop system. Speculative Execution (SE) is an effic... Read More about An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes.

Challenges of 21st-century health governance (2020)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F. (2020). Challenges of 21st-century health governance. International Journal of Health Governance, 25(1), 12-18. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-12-2019-0080

Purpose The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of the articles included within one issue of International Journal of Health Governance (IJHG) together with some commentary and reference to other published works. Design/methodology/... Read More about Challenges of 21st-century health governance.