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Criterion validity and accuracy of global positioning satellite and data logging devices for wheelchair tennis court movement (2013)
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for wheelchair tennis court movement. Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 36(4), 383-393. https://doi.org/10.1179/2045772312Y.0000000068

Purpose: To compare the criterion validity and accuracy of a 1 Hz non-differential global positioning system (GPS) and data logger device (DL) for the measurement of wheelchair tennis court movement variables. Methods: Initial validation of the DL... Read More about Criterion validity and accuracy of global positioning satellite and data logging devices for wheelchair tennis court movement.

Wheelchair tennis match-play demands: Effect of player rank and result (2013)
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rank and result. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 8(1), 28-37

Purpose: To examine the heart-rate (HR) response and court-movement variables during wheelchair tennis match play for high- (HIGH) and low- (LOW) performance-ranked players. Analysis of physiological and movement-based responses during match play o... Read More about Wheelchair tennis match-play demands: Effect of player rank and result.

Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient’s perspective (2013)
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patient’s perspective. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6(17), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-17

Background: The onset of non specific low back pain is associated with heavy lifting, age, female gender, and poor general health, with psychological factors being predictors of it becoming chronic. Additionally, it is thought that altered lower li... Read More about Foot orthoses for the management of low back pain: a qualitative approach capturing the patient’s perspective.

Guidelines for the management of people with foot health problems related to rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of their use in podiatry practice (2013)
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arthritis: a survey of their use in podiatry practice. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6(23), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-23

Background: In the last decade there has been a significant expansion in the body of knowledge on the effects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on the foot and the management of these problems. Aligned with this has been the development of specialist c... Read More about Guidelines for the management of people with foot health problems related to rheumatoid arthritis: a survey of their use in podiatry practice.

A new podiatry service for patients with arthritis (2013)
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Rome, K., Erikson, K., Ng, A., Gow, P., Hazra, S., & Williams, A. (2013). A new podiatry service for patients with arthritis

Aim The aims of this study were to identify the impact of a new podiatric rheumatology service on reducing foot pain, impairment and disability in patients with foot problems associated with rheumatic disease, and to report on patient satisfaction... Read More about A new podiatry service for patients with arthritis.

Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask (2013)
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Armitage, R., Alberto Ramirez, F., Mark Danson, F., & Ogunbadewa, E. (2013). Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask. Remote Sensing Letters, 4(5), 427-435. https://doi.org/10.1080/2150704X.2012.744486

Image objects obtained by segmentation usually provide a much more reliable representation of real world objects than individual pixels. However, in regions with high quality spatial information, image analysis should focus on objects of interest... Read More about Probability of cloud-free observation conditions across Great Britain estimated using MODIS cloud mask.

A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning (2013)
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Barrett, P., Zhang, Y., Moffatt, J., & Kobbacy, K. (2013). A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning. Building and Environment, 59, 678-689. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.09.016

The aim of this study was to explore if there is any evidence for demonstrable impacts of school building design on the learning rates of pupils in primary schools. Hypotheses as to positive impacts on learning were developed for 10 design paramete... Read More about A holistic, multi-level analysis identifying the impact of classroom design on pupils’ learning.

Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges (2013)
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Siderius, C., Biemans, H., Wiltshire, A., Rao, S., Franssen, W., Kumar, P., …Collins, D. (2013). Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges. Science of the Total Environment, 468-46, S93-S101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.05.084

Himalayan headwaters supply large quantities of runoff derived from snowmelt and monsoon rainfall to the Ganges River. Actual snowmelt contribution to discharge in the Ganges remains conjectural under both present and future climatic conditions. As s... Read More about Snowmelt contributions to discharge of the Ganges.

Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate? (2013)
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Yang, G., Giraudoux, P., Raoul, F., Pleydell, D., Li, T., Han, X., …Craig, P. (2013). Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate?. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 7(3), e2045. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002045

BACKGROUND:Human alveolar echinococcocosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic disease caused by the larval stage of the cestode E. multilocularis. Its life-cycle includes more than 40 species of small mammal intermediate hosts. Therefore, host biod... Read More about Drivers of Echinococcus multilocularis Transmission in China: small mammal diversity, landscape or climate?.

A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis: Reducing Medial Load in the Contralateral Knee (2013)
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Jones, R., Chapman, G., Findlow, A., Forsythe, L., Parkes, M., Sultan, J., & Felson, D. (2013). A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis: Reducing Medial Load in the Contralateral Knee. Journal of Rheumatology, 40(3), 309-315. https://doi.org/10.3899/jrheum.120589

Objective. Few if any prevention strategies are available for knee osteoarthritis (OA). In those with symptomatic medial OA, the contralateral knee may be at high risk of disease, and a reduction in medial loading in that knee might prevent disease... Read More about A New Approach to Prevention of Knee Osteoarthritis: Reducing Medial Load in the Contralateral Knee.

Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control (2013)
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Varghese, S., Elfakhri, S., Sheel, D., Sheel, P., Bolton, F., & Foster, H. (2013). Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 115(5), 1107-1116. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12308

Aims: Environmental contamination plays an important role in the transmission of infections, especially healthcare-associated infections. Disinfection transiently reduces contamination, but surfaces can rapidly become re-contaminated. Antimicrobia... Read More about Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control.

The effect of unstable sandals on instability in gait in healthy female subjects (2013)
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Price, C., Smith, L., Graham-Smith, P., & Jones, R. (2013). The effect of unstable sandals on instability in gait in healthy female subjects. Gait & Posture, 38(3), 410-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.003

Unstable footwear generally lacks thorough peer-review published research to support concepts and marketing claims. The purpose of this study was to investigate the instability induced by four (FitFlop, Masai Barefoot Technology, Reebok Easy-Tone and... Read More about The effect of unstable sandals on instability in gait in healthy female subjects.

Accurate localization of incidental findings on the computed tomography attenuation correction image (2013)
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Thompson, J., Hogg, P., Higham, S., & Manning, D. (2013). Accurate localization of incidental findings on the computed tomography attenuation correction image. Nuclear Medicine Communications, 34(2), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835c0984

This observer performance study assessed lesion detection in the computed tomography attenuation correction image, as would be produced for myocardial perfusion imaging over a tube current (mA) range. A static anthropomorphic chest phantom contai... Read More about Accurate localization of incidental findings on the computed tomography attenuation correction image.

A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis (2013)
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Jones, R. K., Nester, C., Richards, J. D., Kim, W. Y., Johnson, D. S., Jari, S., …Tyson, S. (2013). A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture, 37(3), 368-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.08.002

Increases in the external knee adduction moment (EKAM) have been associated with increased mechanical load at the knee and progression of knee osteoarthritis. Valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles are common approaches to reducing this loadin... Read More about A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee Osteoarthritis (2013)
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Parkes, M., Maricar, N., Lunt, M., LaValley, M. P., Jones, R., Segal, N., …Felson, D. (2013). Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee Osteoarthritis. Journal of the American Medical Association, 310(7), 722. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.243229

Importance There is no consensus regarding the efficacy of lateral wedge insoles as a treatment for pain in medial knee osteoarthritis. Objective To evaluate whether lateral wedge insoles reduce pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis c... Read More about Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee Osteoarthritis.

Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques (2013)
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Magkonis, G., & Tsopanakis, A. (2013). Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques. Applied Economics Letters, 20(5), 476-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2012.667540

We examine the existence of Real Interest Rate Parity (RIRP) for a number of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Using time series techniques, we manage to identify cointegrating relationships. For a subset of cou... Read More about Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques.

On the subjective nature of binaural externalisation (2013)
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Alastair, P., & Fazenda, B. (2013). On the subjective nature of binaural externalisation. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 35(2),

Externalisation (the sensation of hearing a sound object outside the head) on headphone reproduction is a recurrent topic in modern research for binaural sound reproduction. One of the inherent issues with testing for externalisation is its quantific... Read More about On the subjective nature of binaural externalisation.

Awareness system for headphone users (2013)
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Kay, J., & Fazenda, B. (2013). Awareness system for headphone users. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 35(2),

Hearing is arguably one of the most important senses in providing situational awareness and maintaining personal safety. There has been recently a marked increase of headphone use in public environments where, arguably, one’s safety might be jeopardi... Read More about Awareness system for headphone users.

Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years (2013)
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Allely, C., Purves, D., McConnachie, A., Marwick, H., Johnson, P., Doolin, O., …Wilson, P. (2013). Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(3), 985-993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.024

This study investigatedtheutility of adult andinfant vocalisationinthepredictionof child psychopathology. Familieswere sampledfromtheAvonLongitudinal StudyofParents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort. Vocalisation patterns were obtained from 180 vi... Read More about Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years.