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Adult siblings consider the future : emergent themes (2015)
Journal Article
Davys, D., Mitchell, D., & Haigh, C. (2016). Adult siblings consider the future : emergent themes. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 29(3), 220-230. https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12172

Background: This study aimed to explore the perceptions of adult siblings regarding a future care role and compare with perceived parental wishes as family often provide a key support role in the lives of people who have an intellectual disability.... Read More about Adult siblings consider the future : emergent themes.

Does elevating image receptor increase breast receptor footprint and improve pressure balance? (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, H., Szczepura, K., Mercer, C., Maxwell, A., & Hogg, P. (2015). Does elevating image receptor increase breast receptor footprint and improve pressure balance?. Radiography, 21(4), 359-363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2015.02.001

There is no consensus in the literature regarding the image receptor (IR) position for the cradio-caudal
projection in mammography. Some literature indicates the IR should be positioned to the infra mammary
fold (IMF); other literature suggests the... Read More about Does elevating image receptor increase breast receptor footprint and improve pressure balance?.

The effects of compression gloves on hand symptoms and hand function in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a systematic review (2015)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Jones, V., & Prior, Y. (2016). The effects of compression gloves on hand symptoms and hand function in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a systematic review. Clinical Rehabilitation, 30(3), 213-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215515578296

Objective: to evaluate the effects of compression gloves in adults with rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis.
Data sources: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials identified from MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, PEDro, OT Seeker, The Cochra... Read More about The effects of compression gloves on hand symptoms and hand function in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis : a systematic review.

Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality (2015)
Journal Article
Cummins, I. (2015). Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality. European Journal of Social Work, 19(2), 263-274. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2015.1022861

Professor Loic Wacquant was born in Montpelier in 1960. He was educated in Francebefore completing a Ph.D. in Chicago in 1994. He is currently Professor of Sociology at the University of California at Berkeley. His work is concerned with the impact o... Read More about Reading Wacquant : social work and advanced marginality.

Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives (2015)
Journal Article
Christie, F. (2015). Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 44(1), 72-85. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2015.1017551

This paper reveals findings from a small-scale research project which explored how university careers advisers experience their role in guiding clients within a labour market where barriers to social mobility prevail. The research discovers that advi... Read More about Careers guidance and social mobility in UK higher education : practitioner perspectives.

Foot posture and function have only minor effects on knee function during barefoot walking in healthy individuals (2015)
Journal Article
Buldt, A., Levinger, P., Murley, G., Menz, H., Nester, C., & Landorf, K. (2015). Foot posture and function have only minor effects on knee function during barefoot walking in healthy individuals. Clinical Biomechanics, 30(5), 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2015.03.014

Background:
Foot posture has been postulated as a risk factor for overuse injuries of the knee, however the link between foot posture and knee joint function is unclear. The aims of this study were to: (i) compare knee adduction moment and knee joi... Read More about Foot posture and function have only minor effects on knee function during barefoot walking in healthy individuals.

Co‐producing Approaches to the Management of Dementia through Social Prescribing (2015)
Journal Article
Baker, K., & Irving, A. (2016). Co‐producing Approaches to the Management of Dementia through Social Prescribing. Social Policy and Administration, 50(3), 379-397. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12127

A promising approach to the management of dementia is ‘social prescribing’. Social prescribing is a form of ‘co-production’ that involves linking patients with non-clinical activities, typically delivered by voluntary and community groups, in an effo... Read More about Co‐producing Approaches to the Management of Dementia through Social Prescribing.

Improved working memory performance following administration of a single dose of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) to healthy middle-age adults (2015)
Journal Article
Ossoukhova, A., Owen, L., Savage, K., Meyer, M., Ibarra, A., Roller, M., …Scholey, A. (2015). Improved working memory performance following administration of a single dose of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) to healthy middle-age adults. Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, 30(2), 108-122. https://doi.org/10.1002/hup.2463

Objective: A ginsenoside-rich extract of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.), CereboostTM, was previously shown to improve
working memory and mood in healthy young individuals. The present study represented a partial replication investigating... Read More about Improved working memory performance following administration of a single dose of American ginseng (Panax quinquefolius L.) to healthy middle-age adults.

Becoming an independent researcher : reflections on the career transitions of social science and humanities doctorate holders across Europe (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Coey, C. (2015, March). Becoming an independent researcher : reflections on the career transitions of social science and humanities doctorate holders across Europe. Presented at Transition to research independence across the European Research Area How do variations in national policies, incentives and funding mechanisms influence the success of young researchers?, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Drawing on the findings of the POCARIM study of 13 countries, this paper explores the experiences of social science and humanities doctorate holders as they make the transition from early-career post-doctoral researchers to fully-fledged independent... Read More about Becoming an independent researcher : reflections on the career transitions of social science and humanities doctorate holders across Europe.

A Review of health-related support provision within the UK work programme - what's on the menu? (2015)
Journal Article
Ceolta-Smith, J., Salway, S., & Tod, A. (2015). A Review of health-related support provision within the UK work programme - what's on the menu?. Social Policy and Administration, 49(2), 254-276. https://doi.org/10.1111/spol.12122

In common with other European welfare states, a large proportion of those who are out of work and
claiming welfare benefits in the UK have long-term health conditions. The need to reduce the number
of people who are claiming sickness related unempl... Read More about A Review of health-related support provision within the UK work programme - what's on the menu?.

The art and science of delegation (2015)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2015). The art and science of delegation. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 9(3), 150-153. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2015.9.3.150

This article focuses on delegation and what this means for the support worker in their everyday practice. Support workers are now performing roles and tasks which even just a few years ago would have been unheard of. They are working in a wide range... Read More about The art and science of delegation.

Evaluation of a service based on the principles of recovery (2015)
Journal Article
Horton, B., Collier, E., & McAndrew, S. (2015). Evaluation of a service based on the principles of recovery. Mental Health Practice, 18(6), 19-24

This paper reports on a service evaluation of blueSCI, a social inclusion and cultural well-being service in the North West of England. It is a not-for-profit Social Enterprise that supports people who may be experiencing emotional or psychological... Read More about Evaluation of a service based on the principles of recovery.

The transference of visual search between two unrelated tasks : measuring the temporal characteristics of carry-over (2015)
Journal Article
Thompson, C., Howting, L., & Hills, P. (2015). The transference of visual search between two unrelated tasks : measuring the temporal characteristics of carry-over. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 68(11), 2255-2273. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2015.1013042

Investigations into the persistence of top-down control settings do not accurately reflect the nature of dynamic tasks. They typically involve extended practice with an initial task, and this initial task usually shares similar stimuli with a second... Read More about The transference of visual search between two unrelated tasks : measuring the temporal characteristics of carry-over.

Ankle motion influences the external knee adduction moment and may predict who will respond to lateral wedge insoles? : an ancillary analysis from the SILK trial (2015)
Journal Article
Chapman, G., Parkes, M., Forsythe, L., Felson, D., & Jones, R. (2015). Ankle motion influences the external knee adduction moment and may predict who will respond to lateral wedge insoles? : an ancillary analysis from the SILK trial. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(8), 1316-1322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.02.164

Objective: Lateral wedge insoles are a potential simple treatment for medial knee osteoarthritis (OA)
patients by reducing the external knee adduction moment (EKAM). However in some patients, an increase
in their EKAM is seen. Understanding the rol... Read More about Ankle motion influences the external knee adduction moment and may predict who will respond to lateral wedge insoles? : an ancillary analysis from the SILK trial.

Saving face : managing rapport in a problem based learning group (2015)
Journal Article
Robinson, L., Harris, A., & Burton, R. (2015). Saving face : managing rapport in a problem based learning group. Active learning in higher education, 16, https://doi.org/10.1177/1469787415573355

This qualitative study investigated the complex social aspects of communication required for students to participate effectively in Problem Based Learning and explored how these dynamics are managed. The longitudinal study of a group of first year un... Read More about Saving face : managing rapport in a problem based learning group.

Effects of Advanced Practitioners' learning in one hospital (2015)
Journal Article
Gloster, A., Neville, L., & Windle, J. (2015). Effects of Advanced Practitioners' learning in one hospital. Journal of Nursing Management, 21(10), 23-30. https://doi.org/10.7748/nm.21.10.23.e1311

A master of science degree course in advanced
practice (health and social care) was launched at
the University of Salford in 2005 to prepare students
for advanced practice roles as part of a workforce
modernisation strategy for the north west of... Read More about Effects of Advanced Practitioners' learning in one hospital.

Walking school buses as a form of active transportation for children : A review of the evidence (2015)
Journal Article
Smith, L., Norgate, S., Cherrett, T., Davies, N., Wistanley, C., & Harding, M. (2015). Walking school buses as a form of active transportation for children : A review of the evidence. Journal of School Health, 85(3), 197-210. https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.12239

ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Walking School Buses (WSBs) offer a potentially healthier way for children to get to school whilst reducing traffic congestion. A number of pressing societal challenges make it timely to evaluate evidence of their value.
METHOD... Read More about Walking school buses as a form of active transportation for children : A review of the evidence.