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Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England (2016)
Journal Article
Robertson, S., Woodhall, J., Henry, H., Rowlands, S., Esmée, H., Livesley, J., & Long, T. (2018). Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England. Health Promotion International, 33(3), 410-421. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daw090

Although under-research compared to other settings, there is potential for the family setting to be harnessed to support the development of healthy children and societies and to reduce health inequalities. Within this setting, the role of fathers as... Read More about Evaluating a community-led project for improving fathers’ and children’s wellbeing in England.

Predicting the location of the hip joint centres, impact of age group and sex (2016)
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Hara, R., McGinley, J., Briggs, C., Baker, R., & Sangeux, M. (2016). Predicting the location of the hip joint centres, impact of age group and sex. Scientific reports, 6, 37707. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37707

Clinical gait analysis incorporating three-dimensional motion analysis plays a key role in planning surgical treatments in people with gait disability. The position of the Hip Joint Centre (HJC) within the pelvis is thus critical to ensure accurate d... Read More about Predicting the location of the hip joint centres, impact of age group and sex.

A three stage analysis of motivational and behavioural factors in UK internet gambling (2016)
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Mulkeen, J., Abdou, H., & Parke, J. (2017). A three stage analysis of motivational and behavioural factors in UK internet gambling. Personality and Individual Differences, 107, 114-125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.11.007

This paper uses the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to determine differences in UK internet player responses to their motives for gambling online. It also evaluates their views relating to responsible gambling practices and behavioural factors... Read More about A three stage analysis of motivational and behavioural factors in UK internet gambling.

Educational needs of health professionals working in rheumatology in Europe (2016)
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Vliet Vlieland, T., Van den Ende, C., Alliot-Launois, F., Beauvais, C., Gobbo, M., Iagnocco, A., …Wiek, D. (2016). Educational needs of health professionals working in rheumatology in Europe. RMD Open, 2(2), e000337. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2016-000337

Objective: To explore the availability of postgraduate education for health professionals (HPs) working in rheumatology in Europe, and their perceived educational needs and barriers for participation in current educational offerings. Methods: Struct... Read More about Educational needs of health professionals working in rheumatology in Europe.

CO2 laser micromachining of nanocrystalline diamond films grown on doped silicon substrates (2016)
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Richter, J., Abdou, A., Williams, O., Witzens, J., & Nezhad, M. (2016). CO2 laser micromachining of nanocrystalline diamond films grown on doped silicon substrates. Optical Materials Express, 6, 3916-3926. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.6.003916

We demonstrate that nanocrystalline diamond films grown on highly doped silicon substrates can be patterned using a CO2 laser operating at a wavelength of 10.6 μm, where both low doped silicon and diamond exhibit negligible optical absorption. The pa... Read More about CO2 laser micromachining of nanocrystalline diamond films grown on doped silicon substrates.

The material role of digital media in connecting with, within, and beyond museums (2016)
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Light, B., Bagnall, G., Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. (2018). The material role of digital media in connecting with, within, and beyond museums. Convergence, 24(4), 407-423. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856516678587

The connective potentials of digital media have been positioned as a key part of a contemporary museum visitor experience. Using a sociology of translation, we construct a network of visitor experiences using data from a digital media engagement proj... Read More about The material role of digital media in connecting with, within, and beyond museums.

A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for people with severe asthma (2016)
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Yorke, J., Adair, P., Doyle, A., Dubrow-Marshall, L., Fleming, S., Holmes, L., …Shuldham, C. (2017). A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for people with severe asthma. Journal of Asthma, 54(5), 543-554. https://doi.org/10.1080/02770903.2016.1229335

Objectives: Evidence for the efficacy of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in asthma is developing but it is not known if this translates to benefits in severe asthma or if a group approach is acceptable to this patient group.This study aimed to as... Read More about A randomised controlled feasibility trial of Group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for people with severe asthma.

Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective (2016)
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McEvoy, P., Eden, J., Morris, L., & Mansell, W. (2016). Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 17(4), 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1108/QAOA-03-2015-0013

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the psychosocial experiences of people living with dementia using a perceptual control theory (PCT) perspective. Design/methodology/approach:Conceptual paper. Findings: The paper suggests that... Read More about Dementia : towards a perceptual control theory perspective.

Rheumatology occupational therapy-led fibromyalgia self- management education using motivational interviewing and mindfulness based cognitive therapy : a new approach (2016)
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Prior, Y., & Walker, N. (2016). Rheumatology occupational therapy-led fibromyalgia self- management education using motivational interviewing and mindfulness based cognitive therapy : a new approach. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 30(1), 8-13

Fibromyalgia is a chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome, which significantly affects patients’ quality of life. EULAR revised recommendations for the management of Fibromyalgia suggests non-pharmacological therapies and patient education should be tr... Read More about Rheumatology occupational therapy-led fibromyalgia self- management education using motivational interviewing and mindfulness based cognitive therapy : a new approach.

A qualitative evaluation of occupational therapy-led work rehabilitation for people with inflammatory arthritis : patients’ views (2016)
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with inflammatory arthritis : patients’ views. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 80(1), 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308022616672666

Introduction: This qualitative study, nested in a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial, explored the views of working people with inflammatory arthritis on the impact of a work rehabilitation programme received. Method: Thirty-two part... Read More about A qualitative evaluation of occupational therapy-led work rehabilitation for people with inflammatory arthritis : patients’ views.

Static and dynamic balance deficiencies in chronic low back pain (2016)
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Tsigkanos, C., Gaskell, L., Smirniotou, A., & Tsigkanos, G. (2016). Static and dynamic balance deficiencies in chronic low back pain. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 29(4), 887-893. https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-160721

Background: According to previously conducted studies, people with Low Back Pain (LBP) present with static balance deficiencies. Objective: The aim of the present study was to compare static, as well as dynamic balance ability between Chronic Low Bac... Read More about Static and dynamic balance deficiencies in chronic low back pain.

Habitat requirements and conservation needs of peripheral populations : the case of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the Scottish Highlands (2016)
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Miro, A., O’Brien, D., Hall, J., & Jehle, R. (2016). Habitat requirements and conservation needs of peripheral populations : the case of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the Scottish Highlands. Hydrobiologia, 792(1), 169-181. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-016-3053-7

Edge populations are of conservation importance because of their roles as reservoirs of evolutionary potential and in understanding a given species’ ecological needs. Mainly due to loss of aquatic breeding sites, the great crested newt Triturus crist... Read More about Habitat requirements and conservation needs of peripheral populations : the case of the great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) in the Scottish Highlands.

Long-term land-cover/use change in a traditional farming landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images (2016)
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landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images. Regional Environmental Change, 17(8), 2193-2207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-016-1063-7

Traditional farming landscapes in the temperate zone that have persisted for millennia can be exceptionally species-rich and are therefore key conservation targets. In contrast to Europe’s West, Eastern Europe harbours widespread traditional farming... Read More about Long-term land-cover/use change in a traditional farming landscape in Romania inferred from pollen data, historical maps and satellite images.

Neurotomy of the rectus femoris nerve : short-term effectiveness for spastic stiff knee gait (2016)
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Gross, R., Robertson, J., Leboeuf, F., Hamel, O., Brochard, S., & Perrouin-Verbe, B. (2016). Neurotomy of the rectus femoris nerve : short-term effectiveness for spastic stiff knee gait. Gait & Posture, 52, 251-257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2016.11.032

Background Stiff knee gait is a troublesome gait disturbance related to spastic paresis, frequently associated with overactivity of the rectus femoris muscle in the swing phase of gait. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the sh... Read More about Neurotomy of the rectus femoris nerve : short-term effectiveness for spastic stiff knee gait.

Toward an evidence-based taxonomy of everyday sounds (2016)
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Bones, O., Cox, T., & Davies, W. (2016). Toward an evidence-based taxonomy of everyday sounds. ˜The œJournal of the Acoustical Society of America (Online), 140(4), 3266-3266. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4970357

An organizing account of everyday sounds could greatly simplify the management of audio data. The job of an audio database manager will typically involve assigning a combination of textual descriptors, and perhaps allocating to a predefined category.... Read More about Toward an evidence-based taxonomy of everyday sounds.

The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) : a new multidimensional construct measure (2016)
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Cassidy, S. (2016). The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) : a new multidimensional construct measure. Frontiers in Psychology, 7(1787), https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01787

Resilience is a psychological construct observed in some individuals that accounts for success despite adversity. Resilience reflects the ability to bounce back, to beat the odds and is considered an asset in human characteristic terms. Academic resi... Read More about The Academic Resilience Scale (ARS-30) : a new multidimensional construct measure.

Effective pixel classification of Mars images based on ant colony optimization feature selection and extreme learning machine (2016)
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Rashno, A., Nazari, B., Sadri, S., & Saraee, M. (2017). Effective pixel classification of Mars images based on ant colony optimization feature selection and extreme learning machine. Neurocomputing, 226, 66-79. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neucom.2016.11.030

one of the most important tasks of Mars rover, a robot which explores the Mars surface, is the process of automatic segmentation of images taken by front-line Panoramic Camera (Pancam). This procedure is highly significant since the transformation co... Read More about Effective pixel classification of Mars images based on ant colony optimization feature selection and extreme learning machine.

Segmentation of brain tumors in MRI images using three-dimensional active contour without edge (2016)
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Hasan, A., Meziane, F., Aspin, R., & Jalab, H. (2016). Segmentation of brain tumors in MRI images using three-dimensional active contour without edge. Symmetry, 8(11), 132. https://doi.org/10.3390/sym8110132

Brain tumor segmentation in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is considered a complex procedure because of the variability of tumor shapes and the complexity of determining the tumor location, size, and texture. Manual tumor segmentation is a time-con... Read More about Segmentation of brain tumors in MRI images using three-dimensional active contour without edge.

Mathematical modelling of nonlinear thermal radiation effects on EMHD peristaltic pumping of viscoelastic dusty fluid through a porous medium duct (2016)
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Bhatti, M., Zeeshan, A., Ijaz, N., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2016). Mathematical modelling of nonlinear thermal radiation effects on EMHD peristaltic pumping of viscoelastic dusty fluid through a porous medium duct. Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 20(3), 1129-1139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jestch.2016.11.003

Biologically-inspired propulsion systems are currently receiving significant interest in the aerospace sector. Since many spacecraft propulsion systems operate at high temperatures, thermal radiation is important as a mode of heat transfer. Motivated... Read More about Mathematical modelling of nonlinear thermal radiation effects on EMHD peristaltic pumping of viscoelastic dusty fluid through a porous medium duct.