All Outputs (403)

Gait evaluation of new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: A pilot study (2014)
Journal Article
Arazpour, M., Ahmadi, F., Bani, M., Hutchins, S., Bahramizadeh, M., Ghomshe, F., & Kashani, R. (2014). Gait evaluation of new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: A pilot study. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, 38(1), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309364613486917

Background: Knee-ankle-foot orthoses are utilized for walking by patients with lower limb weakness. However, they may be rejected by patients due to the lack of knee flexion available when using them for walking activities. Aim: The aim of this study... Read More about Gait evaluation of new powered knee-ankle-foot orthosis in able-bodied persons: A pilot study.

Improving collection efficiency through remote monitoring of charity assets (2014)
Journal Article
McLeod, F., Erdogan, G., Cherrett, T., Bektas, T., Davies, N., Shingleton, D., …Norgate, S. (2014). Improving collection efficiency through remote monitoring of charity assets. Waste Management, 34(2), 273-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2013.11.006

Collection costs associated with servicing a major UK charity’s donation banks and collecting unsold goods from their retail shops can account for up to 20% of the overall income gained. Bank and shop collections are commingled and are typically made... Read More about Improving collection efficiency through remote monitoring of charity assets.

A time of transition (2014)
Journal Article
Nightingale, J. (2014). A time of transition. Radiography, 20(2), 93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.03.004

Health, functioning and social engagement among the UK Chinese (2014)
Journal Article
Rochelle, T., & Shardlow, S. (2014). Health, functioning and social engagement among the UK Chinese. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 38, 142-150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2013.08.007

The present study examines factors associated with health, functioning and social engagement among Chinese in the UK. A total of 211 Chinese men and women aged between 15 and 79 years were recruited through a selection of Chinese social organisations... Read More about Health, functioning and social engagement among the UK Chinese.

Appropriately complex modelling of healthy human walking (2014)
Thesis
McGrath, M. Appropriately complex modelling of healthy human walking. (Thesis). University of Salford

Modelling human gait has become an invaluable tool in a wide range of fields such as robotics and rehabilitation. With progress in computing, model complexity has advanced quickly but nevertheless, the contributions of incremental increases in mo... Read More about Appropriately complex modelling of healthy human walking.

Chapter 24: physical problems and complications in the Puerperium (2014)
Book Chapter
Steen, M., & Wray, J. (2014). Chapter 24: physical problems and complications in the Puerperium. In J. Marshall, & M. Raynor (Eds.), Myles Textbook for Midwives. Churchill Livingstone

Effect of low-compression balls on wheelchair tennis match-play (2014)
Journal Article
Sindall, P., Lenton, J., Malone, L., Douglas, S., Cooper, R., Hiremath, S., …Goosey-Tolfrey, V. (2014). Effect of low-compression balls on wheelchair tennis match-play. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 2014(35), 424-431. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1354384

The purpose of this study was to compare court-movement variables and physiological responses to wheelchair tennis match-play when using low versus standard compression tennis balls. Eleven wheelchair basketball players were monitored during repeated... Read More about Effect of low-compression balls on wheelchair tennis match-play.

Nursing’s pivotal role in eHealth : a brief and selective history (2014)
Book Chapter
Hardiker, N. (2014). Nursing’s pivotal role in eHealth : a brief and selective history. In M. Rosenmuller, D. Whitehouse D, & P. Wilson (Eds.), Managing eHealth : from vision to reality (95-105). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137379443_8

Florence Nightingale first drew attention to the problems associated with hospital record-keeping 150 years ago, thereby establishing a basis for contemporary health informatics. The advent of computers over the past half century or so provided new o... Read More about Nursing’s pivotal role in eHealth : a brief and selective history.

A systematic procedure to optimise dose and image quality for the measurement of inter-vertebral angles from lateral spinal projections using Cobb and superimposition methods (2014)
Journal Article
Al Qaroot, B., Hogg, P., Twiste, M., & Howard, D. (2014). A systematic procedure to optimise dose and image quality for the measurement of inter-vertebral angles from lateral spinal projections using Cobb and superimposition methods. Journal of X-Ray Science and Technology, 22(5), 613-625. https://doi.org/10.3233/XST-140449

BACKGROUND: Patients with vertebral column deformations are exposed to high risks associated with ionising radiation exposure. Risks are further increased due to the serial X-ray images that are needed to measure and asses their spinal deformation us... Read More about A systematic procedure to optimise dose and image quality for the measurement of inter-vertebral angles from lateral spinal projections using Cobb and superimposition methods.

The missing dimension : The relevance of people's conception of time (2014)
Journal Article
Norgate, S., Davies, N., Speed, C., Cherrett, T., & Dickinson, J. (2014). The missing dimension : The relevance of people's conception of time. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 37(01), 93-94. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X13001829

While a timely conceptual innovation for the digital age, the “map” proposed by Bentley et al. would benefit from strengthening through the inclusion of a non–clock-time perspective. In this way, there could be new hypotheses developed which could be... Read More about The missing dimension : The relevance of people's conception of time.

Predicting the outcome of patients with proximal humeral fracture by radiographic findings : a retrospective study (2014)
Journal Article
Callaghan, M., & Ball, E. Predicting the outcome of patients with proximal humeral fracture by radiographic findings : a retrospective study. Manuscript submitted for publication

Background: A retrospective study was undertaken to establish if the outcome of patients with proximal humeral fracture could be predicted by radiographic findings. 12 patients were reviewed with a proximal humeral fracture and were treated conservat... Read More about Predicting the outcome of patients with proximal humeral fracture by radiographic findings : a retrospective study.

Paper 1: Conceptualizing the transition from advanced to consultant practitioner: Career promotion or significant life event? (2014)
Journal Article
Hardy, M., & Nightingale, J. (2014). Paper 1: Conceptualizing the transition from advanced to consultant practitioner: Career promotion or significant life event?. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 45, 356-364. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2014.09.007

Background: The diversification of nursing and allied health profession (AHP) roles has seen unprecedented growth as organizations have sought to optimize limited health care resources. Within the UK health care system, the nonmedical consultant is v... Read More about Paper 1: Conceptualizing the transition from advanced to consultant practitioner: Career promotion or significant life event?.

Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of the concept2 dyno dynamometer: practical applications (2014)
Journal Article
Bampouras, T., Marrin, K., Sanley, S., & Jones, P. (2014). Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of the concept2 dyno dynamometer: practical applications. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(5), 1381-1385. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000000269

Strength assessment is often part of the objective periodical observation of teams, squads, or large groups of athletes. Equipment that provides assessment that is mobile and is easy to use will reduce the impact on the athletes’ training and competi... Read More about Test-retest reliability and sensitivity of the concept2 dyno dynamometer: practical applications.

The effect of compression gloves in hand Osteoarthritis: A pre-post test trial (2014)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Jones, V., Dooley, M., Hough, Y., & Jacklin, A. (2014). The effect of compression gloves in hand Osteoarthritis: A pre-post test trial. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 66(11 Sup), S436

Background: Compression gloves are used in Hand Osteoarthritis (HOA) to reduce pain (day and/or night), stiffness and improve hand function. A systematic review identified only two trials (sample sizes n= 2 and 5), with inconclusive results [1]. The... Read More about The effect of compression gloves in hand Osteoarthritis: A pre-post test trial.

Supporting employed patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a UK survey of occupational therapists (2014)
Journal Article
Coole, C., Drummond, A., Watson, P., Hammond, A., Birks, E., & Worthington, E. (2014). Supporting employed patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a UK survey of occupational therapists. Clinical Rehabilitation, 28(4), 407

Background: Musculoskeletal conditions are a common cause of sickness absence and work disability. Occupational therapists regularly treat patients with these conditions but little is known about the work-related advice and support they provide to pa... Read More about Supporting employed patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a UK survey of occupational therapists.

Somalis in London (2014)
Report
Ahmed, A. (2014). Somalis in London

This report is part of a set of comparative policy-oriented studies exploring the views and experiences of Somali communities and policy responses and initiatives that support their integration. The research was undertaken concurrently in Amsterdam... Read More about Somalis in London.

Relationships between medial gastrocnemius and achilles tendon architecture and jump performance in rugby league players (2014)
Journal Article
Comfort, P., Regan, A., & McMahon, J. (2014). Relationships between medial gastrocnemius and achilles tendon architecture and jump performance in rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 28(12), S40-S40

The principles of maternity care (2014)
Book Chapter
Mason, J., & McCarthy, R. (2014). The principles of maternity care. In I. Peate, K. Wild, & N. Muralitharan (Eds.), Nursing Practice Knowledge and Care (257-273). West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell

Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice (2014)
Journal Article
Kloda, L., Koufogiannakis, D., & Brettle, A. (2014). Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice. Library and Information Research, 38(119), 29-46. https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg644

Objective This study developed, validated and administered an instrument to investigate the impact of research evidence summaries published in the journal, Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. Methods Using the critical incident te... Read More about Assessing the impact of evidence summaries in library and information practice.

POCARIM policy report 5 : Societal impact in social science and humanities (SSH) PhD graduates in Europe (2014)
Report
Millard, D. (in press). POCARIM policy report 5 : Societal impact in social science and humanities (SSH) PhD graduates in Europe

Between 2011 and 2014 a multinational team of academics and researchers collaborated on a research project funded by the European Commission under the Framework 7 Programme: Mapping the Population, Careers, Mobilities and Impacts of Advanced Research... Read More about POCARIM policy report 5 : Societal impact in social science and humanities (SSH) PhD graduates in Europe.