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A Combined Technique for Randomisation of a Small Number of Participants with a Variety of Covariates into Treatment and Control Groups in Randomised Controlled Trials (2014)
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Naemi, R., Healy, A., Sundar, L., Ramachandran, A., & Chockalingam, N. (2014). A Combined Technique for Randomisation of a Small Number of Participants with a Variety of Covariates into Treatment and Control Groups in Randomised Controlled Trials. Journal of Clinical Trials, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-0870.1000150

Background: Randomised controlled trials are widely favoured in research design as the most rigorous way of determining the effectiveness of a treatment. For assigning a small number of participants who are identified before the start of the randomis... Read More about A Combined Technique for Randomisation of a Small Number of Participants with a Variety of Covariates into Treatment and Control Groups in Randomised Controlled Trials.

Community resilience : is it greater than the sum of the parts of individual resilience? (2014)
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Eachus, P. (2014). Community resilience : is it greater than the sum of the parts of individual resilience?. Procedia Economics and Finance, 18, 345-351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671%2814%2900949-6

Resilience is an interesting concept in that it can be applied in similar, but different, ways in a variety of contexts. In this paper I look at the different meanings for the concept with a particular focus on individual resilience examined from a p... Read More about Community resilience : is it greater than the sum of the parts of individual resilience?.

Manufacturing and finite element assessment of a novel pressure reducing insole for Diabetic Neuropathic patients (2014)
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Ghassemi, A., Mossayebi, A., Jamshidi, N., Naemi, R., & Karimi, M. (2014). Manufacturing and finite element assessment of a novel pressure reducing insole for Diabetic Neuropathic patients. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 38, 63–70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-014-0319-0

Diabetes is one of the metabolic diseases. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to diabetic foot ulcers and if it was not treated would lead to amputation. Foot ulcers can be prevented by using suitable insoles which are made of appropriate material and ge... Read More about Manufacturing and finite element assessment of a novel pressure reducing insole for Diabetic Neuropathic patients.

Age difference and face-saving in an inter-generational problem based learning group (2014)
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Robinson, L. (2014). Age difference and face-saving in an inter-generational problem based learning group. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40(4), 466-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2014.984598

This study used Grounded Theory methodology to investigate whether learning in a Problem Based Learning (PBL) group was influenced by student demographic diversity. Data comprised observations, in the form of video footage, of one first year PBL grou... Read More about Age difference and face-saving in an inter-generational problem based learning group.

Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography (2014)
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Nightingale, J., Murphy, F., Robinson, L., Newton-Hughes, A., & Hogg, P. (2015). Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography. Radiography, 21(4), 364-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.11.004

Objective: Breast compression decreases radiation dose and reduces potential for motion and geometric unsharpness, yet there is variability in applied compression force within and between some centres. This article explores the problem solving proces... Read More about Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography.

The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements (2014)
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Sinclair, J., Chockalingam, N., Naemi, R., & Vincent, H. (2014). The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements. Footwear Science, 7(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2014.983445

Netball is associated with a high frequency of chronic injuries. There is currently a trend towards the utilisation of minimalist footwear in netball players in lieu of traditional netball trainers. The aim of the current investigation was to examine... Read More about The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements.

An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis (2014)
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Smith, B. E., Littlewood, C., & May, S. (2014). An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 15, Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-416

Background: Non-specific low back pain (NSLBP) is a large and costly problem. It has a lifetime prevalence of 80% and results in high levels of healthcare cost. It is a major cause for long term sickness amongst the workforce and is associated with h... Read More about An update of stabilisation exercises for low back pain: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

AP versus PA positioning in lumbar spine computed radiography : Image quality and individual organ doses (2014)
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Davey, E., & England, A. (2015). AP versus PA positioning in lumbar spine computed radiography : Image quality and individual organ doses. Radiography, 21(2), 188 - 196. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.11.003

Purpose: Radiological imaging examinations must be optimised in order to ensure that the radiation dose is kept as low as reasonably possible (ALARP). The aim of this study was to compare anteroposterior (AP) and posteroanterior (PA) projections of... Read More about AP versus PA positioning in lumbar spine computed radiography : Image quality and individual organ doses.

'Doing the writing' and 'working in parallel': how distal nursing affects delegation and supervision in the emerging role of the qualified nurse (2014)
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Background: The role of the acute hospital nurse has moved away from the direct delivery of patient care and more towards the management of the delivery of bedside care by healthcare assistants. How newly qualified nurses delegate to, and supervise,... Read More about 'Doing the writing' and 'working in parallel': how distal nursing affects delegation and supervision in the emerging role of the qualified nurse.

Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues (2014)
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Often within oral health, clinical outcome measures dominate trial design rather than behavioral outcome measures, and often there is a reliance on proxy self-reporting of children’s behavior with no corroboration through triangulation of measures. T... Read More about Challenges in designing, conducting, and reporting oral health behavioral intervention studies in primary school age children : methodological issues.

A comparison of maximal power clean performances performed from the floor, knee and mid-thigh (2014)
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Kelly, J., McMahon, J., & Comfort, P. (2014). A comparison of maximal power clean performances performed from the floor, knee and mid-thigh. Journal of trainology, 3(2), 53-56. https://doi.org/10.17338/trainology.3.2_53

Objectives: This study aimed to compare one repetition maximum (1RM) power clean performances, performed from the floor, the knee and from mid-thigh, to determine the differences between variations. Design and Methods: Using a within subjects repeate... Read More about A comparison of maximal power clean performances performed from the floor, knee and mid-thigh.

Paper 2: Conceptualizing the transition from advanced to consultant practitioner: Role clarity, self-perception, and adjustment (2014)
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Hardy, M., & Nightingale, J. (2014). Paper 2: Conceptualizing the transition from advanced to consultant practitioner: Role clarity, self-perception, and adjustment. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 45, 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2014.09.008

Background: Interest in the influence of emotions on behaviour, decision making, and leadership has accelerated over the last decade. Despite this, the influence of emotions on career advancement and behaviour within radiography and radiotherapy has... Read More about Paper 2: Conceptualizing the transition from advanced to consultant practitioner: Role clarity, self-perception, and adjustment.

Changing homelessness services : revanchism, ‘professionalisation’ and resistance (2014)
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Scullion, L., Somerville, P., Brown, P., & Morris, G. (2015). Changing homelessness services : revanchism, ‘professionalisation’ and resistance. Health and Social Care in the Community, 23(4), 419-427. https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.12159

This paper argues that the increasing international salience of homelessness can be partially explained by reference to the revanchist thesis (involving processes of coerced exclusion and abjection), but the situation on the ground is more complex. I... Read More about Changing homelessness services : revanchism, ‘professionalisation’ and resistance.