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The impact of a short course of study on the performance of radiographers when highlighting fractures on trauma radiographs ('the red dot system') (2006)
Journal Article
Mackay, S. (2006). The impact of a short course of study on the performance of radiographers when highlighting fractures on trauma radiographs ('the red dot system'). British Journal of Radiology, 79(942), 468-472. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr/53513558

This study was set up to determine the effect of a short course of study on radiographers' ability to identify fractures in a trauma context (Red Dot system). The performance of 133 radiographers attending Red Dot courses delivered from April 1999 to... Read More about The impact of a short course of study on the performance of radiographers when highlighting fractures on trauma radiographs ('the red dot system').

Clinician agreement on gait pattern ratings in children with spastic hemiplegia (2006)
Journal Article
Dobson, F., Morris, M., Baker, R., Wolfe, R., & Graham, H. (2006). Clinician agreement on gait pattern ratings in children with spastic hemiplegia. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology, 48(6), 429-435. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8749.2006.tb01291.x

The level of agreement between clinicians’ ratings of gait patterns in children with spastic hemiplegia was investigated using the Winters, Gage, and Hicks (WGH) classification scale. Sixteen clinicians (nine physiotherapists, seven orthopaedic s... Read More about Clinician agreement on gait pattern ratings in children with spastic hemiplegia.

Influence of time of day on tendon compliance and estimations of voluntary activation levels (2006)
Journal Article
Pearson, S., & Onambele, G. (2006). Influence of time of day on tendon compliance and estimations of voluntary activation levels. Muscle and Nerve, 33(6), 792-800. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.20529

We investigated the importance of tendon stiffness on estimations of central activation capacity (CAC). Patella tendon-force elongation relationship, quadriceps torque, and response to 50-micros, 100-HZ electrical twitch doublets were studied at appr... Read More about Influence of time of day on tendon compliance and estimations of voluntary activation levels.

Issues raised by the women in IT (WINIT) project in England (2006)
Book Chapter
Moore, K., & Griffiths, M. (2006). Issues raised by the women in IT (WINIT) project in England. In E. Trauth (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology (832-837). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-815-4.ch130

This article explores several issues raised by the European Social Fund (ESF) Women in IT (WINIT) project (February 2004 to February 2006) which focuses on women in the IT industry in England. The project consists of an online questionnaire aimed at... Read More about Issues raised by the women in IT (WINIT) project in England.

Seeking to explore what matters to women about postnatal care (2006)
Journal Article
Wray, J. (2006). Seeking to explore what matters to women about postnatal care. British Journal of Midwifery, 14(5), 246-254

It is already known that for many women hospital postnatal care is the least satisfying and valued part of their maternity care provision (Audit Commission, 1997). Furthermore, it continues to be reported that research in the area of postnatal care h... Read More about Seeking to explore what matters to women about postnatal care.

Foot rotation : a potential target to modify the knee adduction moment (2006)
Journal Article
Teichtahl, A., Morris, M., Wluka, A., Baker, R., Wolfe, R., Davis, S., & Cicuttini, F. (2006). Foot rotation : a potential target to modify the knee adduction moment. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 9(1-2), 67-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2006.03.011

Isolating the particular joints/limb segments associated with knee adductor moment variability may provide clinically important data that could help to identify strategies to reduce medial tibiofemoral joint load. The aim of this study was to examin... Read More about Foot rotation : a potential target to modify the knee adduction moment.

Standards – a new baseline for interagency training and education to safeguard children? (2006)
Journal Article
Murphy, M., Shardlow, S., Davis, C., Race, D., Johnson, M., & Long, T. (2006). Standards – a new baseline for interagency training and education to safeguard children?. Child Abuse Review, 15(2), 138-151. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.934

In April 2003, a research team drawn from the nursing (Salford Centre for Nursing, Midwifery and Collaborative Research) and social work (Salford Centre for Social Work Research) research centres at the University of Salford undertook a research proj... Read More about Standards – a new baseline for interagency training and education to safeguard children?.

Use of and belief in benefits of therapy and self management interventions in fibromyalgia (2006)
Journal Article
Hammond, A. (2006). Use of and belief in benefits of therapy and self management interventions in fibromyalgia. Rheumatology, 45(Suppl 1), i187. https://doi.org/10.1093/brheum/45.suppl_1.i183

Background: Patient education standards recommend that identifying clients’ perceptions of effective treatment can assist in programme development [1]. This survey investigated the use of 12 strategies commonly recommended in systematic reviews and s... Read More about Use of and belief in benefits of therapy and self management interventions in fibromyalgia.

Proxy models of legal need: can they contribute to equity of access to justice? (2006)
Journal Article
Baker, D., & Barrow, S. (2006). Proxy models of legal need: can they contribute to equity of access to justice?. Journal of Social Policy, 35(2), 267-282. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0047279405009529

Prioritisation of cases and resources as a means of rationing the limited legal aid budget has recently become a feature of access to justice in the UK. This article explores the utility of devising proxymodels of ‘legal need’ as a means of enabling... Read More about Proxy models of legal need: can they contribute to equity of access to justice?.

Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: an observational case-study (2006)
Journal Article
Morcrette, C., Browning, K., Blyth, A., Bozier, K., Clark, P., Ladd, D., …Pavelin, E. (2006). Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: an observational case-study. Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, 132(617), 1021-1051. https://doi.org/10.1256/qj.05.151

Special observing facilities have been assembled in southern England as part of the Convective Storm Initiation Project (CSIP) to study the mesoscale and convective-scale processes that determine precisely where warm-season convective showers will br... Read More about Secondary initiation of multiple bands of cumulonimbus over southern Britain. I: an observational case-study.

Empty spaces, new possibilities (2006)
Journal Article
Hicks, S. (2006). Empty spaces, new possibilities. Newsletter - British Psychological Society. Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section, 7(1), 84-98

Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features (2006)
Journal Article
Williams, A., & Nester, C. (2006). Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 30(1), 61-71. https://doi.org/10.1080/03093640600574425

Patients with diseases which impact on foot health, for example diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis, are known to have some benefit from prescribed stock footwear with regards to clinical outcomes. Achieving this is not just about getting the footwea... Read More about Patient perceptions of stock footwear design features.

Asylum? (2006)
Journal Article
Dwyer, P. (2006). Asylum?

Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women (2006)
Journal Article
Teichtahl, A., Jackson, B., Morris, M., Wluka, A., Baker, R., Davis, S., & Cicuttini, F. (2006). Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 14(4), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2005.11.006

Objectives: The influence exerted on cartilage and bone volumes by locomotor patterns is poorly understood, particularly at the patellofemoral joint. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between sagittal plane movement at the tib... Read More about Sagittal plane movement at the tibiofemoral joint influences patellofemoral joint structure in healthy adult women.

New drug prescribing by hospital doctors: the nature and meaning of knowledge (2006)
Journal Article
Prosser, H., & Walley, T. (2006). New drug prescribing by hospital doctors: the nature and meaning of knowledge. Social Science and Medicine, 62(7), 1565-1578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.035

In the UK the high cost of new drugs is partly accountable for the growth in spending on prescription drugs. Most prescribing takes place in general practice and the influence of secondary care prescribing on primary care prescribing is well recogniz... Read More about New drug prescribing by hospital doctors: the nature and meaning of knowledge.

Cardiac care : An introductory text (2006)
Book
Jones, I. (2006). I. Jones (Ed.), Cardiac care : An introductory text. UK: Wiley

Cardiac Care provides a quick and simple reference guide for clinicians to enable them to provide effective and evidence-based practice in cardiac care. This book recognizes that most people suffering from chronic heart disease are cared for outside... Read More about Cardiac care : An introductory text.