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A variable inertial system for measuring the contractile properties of human muscle (2001)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., Harridge, S., Grieve, D., Donald, W., Young, A., & Woledge, R. (2001). A variable inertial system for measuring the contractile properties of human muscle. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33(12), 2072-2076. https://doi.org/10.1097/00005768-200112000-00015

Purpose: A flywheel system of variable inertia is described for inferring the mechanical properties of human muscle during a single explosive movement.

Methods: The system consists of a lightweight aluminum disk mounted on a shaft onto which a dri... Read More about A variable inertial system for measuring the contractile properties of human muscle.

Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England (2001)
Journal Article
Savage, M., Bagnall, G., & Longhurst, B. (2001). Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England. Sociology, 35(4), 875-892. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038501035004005

This paper uses data gathered from an ESRC funded research project on social networks, social capital and lifestyle to provide an account of contemporary class identities derived from 178 in-depth interviews carried out in the Manchester area between... Read More about Ordinary, ambivalent and defensive: class identities in the Northwest of England.

Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness (2001)
Journal Article
Brettle, A., & Long, A. (2001). Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 89(4), 353-362

Objective: The research sought to examine the overlap in coverage between several health-related databases, thus enabling the identification of the most important sources for searching for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe menta... Read More about Comparison of bibliographic databases for information on the rehabilitation of people with severe mental illness.

Excessive infantile crying: a review of the literature (2001)
Journal Article
Long, T. (2001). Excessive infantile crying: a review of the literature. Journal of Child Health Care, 5(3), 111-116. https://doi.org/10.1177/136749350100500304

Excessive infantile crying is a widespread problem which exerts a serious impact on families' lives.
■ The prevalence, cause, and treatment of the problem have been addressed in the literature for many years but with varying degrees of success.
■... Read More about Excessive infantile crying: a review of the literature.

Foot-force distribution in legged robots (2001)
Presentation / Conference
Jiang, W., Liu, A., & Howard, D. (2001, September). Foot-force distribution in legged robots. Presented at CLAWAR : 4th International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots, Karlsruhe

Interactive multimedia in midwifery education (2001)
Journal Article
Furber, C. (2001). Interactive multimedia in midwifery education. British Journal of Midwifery, 9(8), 502 - 505. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2001.9.8.7938

This article describes how collaboration in a European project has initiated the development of interactive learning using information technology in pre-registration midwifery education. Participation in the project has enabled new teaching methods t... Read More about Interactive multimedia in midwifery education.

Production and efficiency in association football (2001)
Journal Article
Carmichael, F., Thomas, D., & Ward, R. (2001). Production and efficiency in association football. Journal of Sports Economics, 2(3), 228-243

Despite their proliferation, sporting production function studies remain almost entirely U.S.–based, concentrating largely (although not exclusively) on baseball. Mainly due to a dearth of match–play statistics, there have been few studies of other,... Read More about Production and efficiency in association football.

Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding (2001)
Journal Article
Lawrenson, D., & Bellaby, P. (2001). Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding. Sociological Review, 49(3), 368-388. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.00337

The manners in which motorcyclists and road safety experts assess motorcycling diverge widely. Experts view it as an extremely risky venture and imply that only the foolhardy would engage in it. Our own survey research appears to support this view. A... Read More about Approaches to the risk of riding motorcycles: reflections on the problem of reconciling statistical risk assessment and motorcyclists' own reasons for riding.

Feminist philosophy and information systems (2001)
Journal Article
Adam, A., & Richardson, H. (2001). Feminist philosophy and information systems. Information Systems Frontiers, 3(2), 143-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A%3A1011487221497

This paper offers a new approach to the philosophical foundations of information systems (IS) through feminist philosophy and, in particular, feminist epistemology. This can be used to expose the universalizing tendency of many information systems an... Read More about Feminist philosophy and information systems.

Offender morality and the criminal event (2001)
Book Chapter
Birkbeck, C., & Gabaldon, L. (2001). Offender morality and the criminal event. In R. Meier, L. Kennedy, & V. Sacco (Eds.), The process and structure of crime: criminal events and crime ananlysis (95-124). Transaction Publishers

Living and coping with excessive infantile crying (2001)
Journal Article
Long, T., & Johnson, M. (2001). Living and coping with excessive infantile crying. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 34(2), 155-162. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01740.x

Aim: The aim of the study was to elicit from parents how they lived and coped with a baby who cries excessively. It sought to identify factors which made coping more difficult, as well as interventions perceived by parents to be effective in improvin... Read More about Living and coping with excessive infantile crying.

Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales (2001)
Journal Article
Hagell, A., & Hazel, N. (2001). Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales. Youth Justice, 1(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/147322540100100102

During the last two centuries England and Wales have developed what is now referred to as the ‘secure estate for juveniles’: various institutions providing custody for young offenders. Overall (macro) patterns of use of custody have been shown to rel... Read More about Macro and micro patterns in the development of secure custodial institutions for serious and persistent young offenders in England and Wales.

Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear? (2001)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Meacher, K. (2001). Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear?. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 25(1), 53-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640108726569

Studies show that patient dissatisfaction with
prescribed footwear results in low usage and that
the cause is the system that provides it.
The aim of this study was to compare referrer
and patient perceptions of a multidisciplinary
footwear clin... Read More about Shoes in the cupboard - the fate of prescribed footwear?.