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The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: a Mixed Methods Study (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, D., Gray, P. M., Doherty, J., & Simpson, E. E. A. (2024). The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: a Mixed Methods Study. International journal of exercise science, 17(5),

Substantial health benefits can be derived from walking at a moderate intensity cadence. To help regulate this cadence three distinct aids exist 1) self-perception; 2) cadence prescription; 3) auditory cues. This study aimed to compare the effectiven... Read More about The Effectiveness and Perceptions of Three Moderate Intensity Walking Cadence Aids and their Effects on Affective States: a Mixed Methods Study.

Just Fun and Games? A sociological consideration of fun in video games. (2024)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., & Brock, T. (in press). Just Fun and Games? A sociological consideration of fun in video games. Games and Culture,

The concept of ‘fun’ is widely used within the game design and game studies literature, and frequently highlighted as a key component of good games design, as well as a key factor in why people play games. However, it is a term rarely unpacked, and f... Read More about Just Fun and Games? A sociological consideration of fun in video games..

Manifesting the Imagined Homeless Body: A Case Study of the Men’s Social Services Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK (2024)
Journal Article
Moss, O., & Irving, A. (in press). Manifesting the Imagined Homeless Body: A Case Study of the Men’s Social Services Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Urban Planning, 9, https://doi.org/10.17645/up.7842

In this article, we explore the changing ways in which the homeless body has been conceptualised by architects and providers of accommodation for single homeless individuals. Tracing developments from the post-war period to the present, we focus on t... Read More about Manifesting the Imagined Homeless Body: A Case Study of the Men’s Social Services Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

The digital dilemma in nursing: A critique of care in the digital age (2024)
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Wynn, M. (in press). The digital dilemma in nursing: A critique of care in the digital age. British Journal of Nursing,

This article explores the inherent tension between the nursing profession's empathetic, human-centric ethos and the impersonal nature of digital technology. The article underscores a potentially significant misalignment between nursing concepts of ca... Read More about The digital dilemma in nursing: A critique of care in the digital age.

A scoping review of digital fabrication techniques applied to prosthetics and orthotics: Part 1 of 2—Prosthetics (2024)
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Oldfrey, B. M., Morgado Ramirez, D. Z., Miodownik, M., Wassall, M., Ramstrand, N., Wong, M. S., …Holloway, C. (2024). A scoping review of digital fabrication techniques applied to prosthetics and orthotics: Part 1 of 2—Prosthetics. Prosthetics and Orthotics International, https://doi.org/10.1097/pxr.0000000000000351

Background: Traditionally, the manufacture of prostheses is time-consuming and labor-intensive. One possible route to improving access and quality of these devices is the digitalizing of the fabrication process, which may reduce the burden of manual... Read More about A scoping review of digital fabrication techniques applied to prosthetics and orthotics: Part 1 of 2—Prosthetics.

Implementing supplementary breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts: Insights from European radiographers and radiologists (2024)
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Mizzi, D., Allely, C., Zarb, F., & Mercer, C. (2024). Implementing supplementary breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts: Insights from European radiographers and radiologists. Radiography, 30(3), 908-919. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2024.04.003

Introduction In response to the critical need for enhancing breast cancer screening for women with dense breasts, this study explored the understanding of challenges and requirements for implementing supplementary b... Read More about Implementing supplementary breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts: Insights from European radiographers and radiologists.

A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 2: an analysis by movement patterns (2024)
Journal Article
Ayala, F., Robles-Palazón, F. J., Blázquez-Rincón, D., López-Valenciano, A., López-López, J. A., De Ste Croix, M., …López-López, J. A. (2024). A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 2: an analysis by movement patterns. Annals of Medicine, 56(1), https://doi.org/10.1080/07853890.2024.2337724

The objectives of this network meta-analysis were: (a) to estimate and compare the pooled effects of some injury prevention programs (IPPs) whose exercise-based components were categorized using a movement pattern-specific taxonomy on reducing overal... Read More about A systematic review and network meta-analysis on the effectiveness of exercise-based interventions for reducing the injury incidence in youth team-sport players. Part 2: an analysis by movement patterns.

Broad Perspectives of the Experience of Romantic Relationships and Sexual Education in Neurodivergent Adolescents and Young Adults (2024)
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Smusz, M., S. Allely, C., & Bidgood, A. (2024). Broad Perspectives of the Experience of Romantic Relationships and Sexual Education in Neurodivergent Adolescents and Young Adults. Sexuality and Disability, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11195-024-09840-3

Neurodivergent young people tend to struggle with building and maintaining their romantic relationships. Despite this, there appears to be a lack of appropriate sexuality education delivered to them. This review aims to present and discuss the most c... Read More about Broad Perspectives of the Experience of Romantic Relationships and Sexual Education in Neurodivergent Adolescents and Young Adults.

Identification and support of autistic individuals within the UK Criminal Justice System: a practical approach based upon professional consensus with input from lived experience (2024)
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Woodhouse, E., Hollingdale, J., Davies, L., Al-Attar, Z., Young, S., Vinter, L. P., …Allely, C. (in press). Identification and support of autistic individuals within the UK Criminal Justice System: a practical approach based upon professional consensus with input from lived experience. BMC Medicine, 22(1), 157. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-024-03320-3

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (hereafter referred to as autism) is characterised by difficulties with (i) social communication, social interaction, and (ii) restricted and repetitive interests and behaviours. Estimates of autism prevalence wit... Read More about Identification and support of autistic individuals within the UK Criminal Justice System: a practical approach based upon professional consensus with input from lived experience.

Assessing Bone Mineral Density in Sickle Cell Disease Patients and linking it to Admission Rates: A Prospective Uni-center Study (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Ansari, R. Y., Alshammari, A. S., Woodman, A., Tawfiq, S. K., Aldawish, M. M., Banjar, A. O., …Habib, A. A. (in press). Assessing Bone Mineral Density in Sickle Cell Disease Patients and linking it to Admission Rates: A Prospective Uni-center Study. #Journal not on list, 15(1), 69-75. https://doi.org/10.4103/joah.joah_22_24

INTRODUCTION: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited autosomal recessive disorder with bone mineral density (BMD) as a common clinical manifestation of SCD. With a prevalence of 2.6%, Saudi Arabia is among the highest incidence of SCD worldwide. T... Read More about Assessing Bone Mineral Density in Sickle Cell Disease Patients and linking it to Admission Rates: A Prospective Uni-center Study.

Exploring the experiences of an autistic male convicted of stalking (2024)
Journal Article
Rawdon, N., Vinter, L. P., Allely, C., & Wheatley, R. (2024). Exploring the experiences of an autistic male convicted of stalking. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 1-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2024.2339537

Despite an increasing number of studies which examine the interplay between autism and offending mechanisms, there has been a lack of research investigating the interplay between autism and stalking. It was anticipated that findings from this investi... Read More about Exploring the experiences of an autistic male convicted of stalking.

Frames as pre-signal context: using a semiotic framing approach to explain how prior experiences shape present interpretations of control signals (2024)
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Aitken, A. (2024). Frames as pre-signal context: using a semiotic framing approach to explain how prior experiences shape present interpretations of control signals. Semiotica, https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2023-0025

Innes’s “control signals” provides a semiotic perspective for explaining how acts of social control send “signals” about the effectiveness of security mechanisms. A cross-cutting theme infers that “culture and situation matter” in the reception of si... Read More about Frames as pre-signal context: using a semiotic framing approach to explain how prior experiences shape present interpretations of control signals.

The link between digital skills and financial inclusion – evidence from consumers survey data from low-income areas (2024)
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Vik, P., Kamerade, D., & Dayson, K. (in press). The link between digital skills and financial inclusion – evidence from consumers survey data from low-income areas. Journal of Consumer Policy,

Financial and digital inclusion are key consumer policy agendas for governments globally. Yet, despite the importance of online interfaces to manage finances and make payments, the link between financial and digital inclusion remains under-researched... Read More about The link between digital skills and financial inclusion – evidence from consumers survey data from low-income areas.

The link between digital skills and financial inclusion -Evidence from consumers survey data from low-income areas (2024)
Journal Article
Vik, P., Kamerāde, D., & Dayson, K. (in press). The link between digital skills and financial inclusion -Evidence from consumers survey data from low-income areas. Journal of Consumer Policy,

Financial and digital inclusion are key consumer policy agendas for governments globally. Yet, despite the importance of online interfaces to manage finances and make payments, the link between financial and digital inclusion remains under-researched... Read More about The link between digital skills and financial inclusion -Evidence from consumers survey data from low-income areas.

A service mapping exercise of four health and social care staff mental health and wellbeing services, Resilience Hubs, to describe health service provision and interventions (2024)
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Allsopp, K., Varese, F., French, P., Young, E., White, H., Chung, P., …Hind, D. (in press). A service mapping exercise of four health and social care staff mental health and wellbeing services, Resilience Hubs, to describe health service provision and interventions. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 430. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-10835-1

Background: NHS England funded 40 Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs to support health and social care staff affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to document variations in how national guidance was adapted to the local contexts of four Hubs in t... Read More about A service mapping exercise of four health and social care staff mental health and wellbeing services, Resilience Hubs, to describe health service provision and interventions.

What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration? (2024)
Journal Article
Naemi, R., Chockalingam, N., Lutale, J. K., & Abbas, Z. G. (2024). What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration?. Journal of Diabetes Investigation, https://doi.org/10.1111/jdi.14193

Aims/Introduction: This study aimed to assess if patients can be divided into different strata, and to explore if these correspond to the risk of diabetic foot complications. Materials and Methods: A set of 28 demographic, vascular, neurological and... Read More about What characteristics are most important in stratifying patients into groups with different risk of diabetic foot ulceration?.

Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol. (2024)
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McGarrigle, L., Norman, G., Hurst, H., & Todd, C. (2024). Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(4), e078561. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078561

Lung transplantation is the gold-standard treatment for end-stage lung disease for a small group of patients meeting strict acceptance criteria after optimal medical management has failed. Physical frailty is prevalent in lung transplant candidates a... Read More about Rehabilitation interventions to modify physical frailty in adults before lung transplantation: a systematic review protocol..

Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
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Donelon, T. A., Edwards, J., Brown, M., Jones, P. A., O’Driscoll, J., & Dos’Santos, T. (in press). Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sports Medicine - Open, 10(1), 29. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40798-024-00701-z

Background: Change of direction (COD) movements are associated with non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in multidirectional sports. Females appear at increased risk compared to males, which could be attributable to whole body kinema... Read More about Differences in Biomechanical Determinants of ACL Injury Risk in Change of Direction Tasks Between Males and Females: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. (2024)
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Simpson, S. A., Evans, R. A., Gilbert, H. R., Branson, A., Barber, S., McIntosh, E., …Taylor, R. (2024). Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial. BMJ Open, 14(4), e083255. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-083255

Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM) is a research programme that seeks to develop and evaluate a comprehensive exercise-based rehabilitation intervention designed for people with multimorbidity... Read More about Personalised Exercise-Rehabilitation FOR people with Multiple long-term conditions (PERFORM): protocol for a randomised feasibility trial..

Association between protein intake and muscle wasting in critically ill children: A prospective cohort study (2024)
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Tume, L. N., Simons, C., Latten, L., Huang, C., Comfort, P., Compton, V., …Valla, F. V. (in press). Association between protein intake and muscle wasting in critically ill children: A prospective cohort study. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.2627

Background: Survival from pediatric critical illness in high‐income countries is high, and the focus now must be on optimizing the recovery of survivors. Muscle mass wasting during critical illness is problematic, so identifying factors that may redu... Read More about Association between protein intake and muscle wasting in critically ill children: A prospective cohort study.