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Predisposition of forests to biotic disturbance : predicting the distribution of Acute Oak Decline using environmental factors (2017)
Journal Article
Brown, N., Vanguelova, E., Parnell, S., Broadmeadow, S., & Denman, S. (2018). Predisposition of forests to biotic disturbance : predicting the distribution of Acute Oak Decline using environmental factors. Forest Ecology and Management, 407(1), 145-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foreco.2017.10.054

In the UK, Acute Oak Decline (AOD) has caused much concern, due to its distinctive symptoms and its potential to impact oak species that form the largest component of native broadleaf woodland. Decline complexes involve multiple biotic and abiotic fa... Read More about Predisposition of forests to biotic disturbance : predicting the distribution of Acute Oak Decline using environmental factors.

Service user engagement in healthcare education as a mechanism for value based recruitment: an evaluation study (2017)
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Heaslip, V., Scammell, J., Mills, A., Spriggs, A., Addis, A., Bond, M., …Tee, S. (2017). Service user engagement in healthcare education as a mechanism for value based recruitment: an evaluation study. Nurse Education Today, 60, 107-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2017.09.021

Aim Within the United Kingdom (UK) there is an increasing focus on Values Based Recruitment (VBR) of staff working in the National Health Service (NHS) in response to public inquiries criticising the lack of person-centred care. All NHS employees ar... Read More about Service user engagement in healthcare education as a mechanism for value based recruitment: an evaluation study.

Footwear interventions for foot pain, function, impairment and disability for people with foot and ankle arthritis : a literature review (2017)
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Frecklington, M., Dalbeth, N., McNair, P., Gow, P., Williams, A., Carroll, M., & Rome, K. (2018). Footwear interventions for foot pain, function, impairment and disability for people with foot and ankle arthritis : a literature review. Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism, 47(6), 814-824. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semarthrit.2017.10.017

Objective: To conduct a literature review on the effectiveness of footwear on foot pain, function, impairment and disability for people with foot and ankle arthritis. Methods: A search of the electronic databases Scopus, Medline, CINAHL, Sport... Read More about Footwear interventions for foot pain, function, impairment and disability for people with foot and ankle arthritis : a literature review.

Drugs used in respiratory conditions (2017)
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Robertson, D. (2017). Drugs used in respiratory conditions. Nurse Prescribing, 15(11), 563-566. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2017.15.11.563

In this article our ‘bite sized’ pharmacology series, we will look at the pharmacological actions of drugs used in respiratory conditions. This article will illustrate the common therapeutic interventions in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary d... Read More about Drugs used in respiratory conditions.

Antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic stewardship, and the midwife's role (2017)
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Furber, C., G Allison, D., & Hindley, C. (2017). Antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic stewardship, and the midwife's role. British Journal of Midwifery, 25(11), 693-698. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2017.25.11.693

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest challenges to health care. With a reduced number of effective antibiotics, treatable conditions, such as ear, tooth and urine infections, may therefore become life-threatening. In order to minimise anti... Read More about Antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic stewardship, and the midwife's role.

Performance of optimised prosthetic ankle designs that are based on a hydraulic variable displacement actuator (VDA) (2017)
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Gardiner, J., Bari, A., Kenney, L., Twiste, M., Moser, D., Zahedi, S., & Howard, D. (2017). Performance of optimised prosthetic ankle designs that are based on a hydraulic variable displacement actuator (VDA). IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, 25(12), 2418-2426. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2763999

Current energy storage and return (ESR) prosthetic feet only marginally reduce the cost of amputee locomotion compared to basic solid ankle cushioned heel (SACH) feet, possibly due to their lack of push-off at the end of stance. To our knowledge,... Read More about Performance of optimised prosthetic ankle designs that are based on a hydraulic variable displacement actuator (VDA).

Diasporic returns : reading partition in contemporary art (2017)
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Correia, A. (2017). Diasporic returns : reading partition in contemporary art. Third Text, 31(2-3), 321-340. https://doi.org/10.1080/09528822.2017.1371917

This paper proposes an expansion of the field of South Asian Partition Studies to include the work of globally dispersed diasporic artists. Undertaking a detailed study of the work of three contemporary artists, Nilofar Akmut, Zarina Bhimji, and Navi... Read More about Diasporic returns : reading partition in contemporary art.

Amphibian skin defences show variation in ability to inhibit growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolates from the Global Panzootic Lineage (2017)
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Antwis, R., & Weldon, C. (2017). Amphibian skin defences show variation in ability to inhibit growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolates from the Global Panzootic Lineage. Microbiology, 163(12), 1835-1838. https://doi.org/10.1099/mic.0.000570

The fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis has caused declines and extinctions in hundreds of amphibian species across the world. Virulence varies among and within lineages; the Global Panzootic Lineage (GPL) is the most pathogenic, although... Read More about Amphibian skin defences show variation in ability to inhibit growth of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis isolates from the Global Panzootic Lineage.

'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus (2017)
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Talbot, R. (2017). 'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus. Performance Research, 22(6), 83-92. https://doi.org/10.1080/13528165.2017.1412654

Give Me Your Love by Jon Haynes and David Woods, Artistic Directors of Ridiculusmus, is the second in a trilogy Dialogue As The Embodiment of Love, to be presented in 2018, a series of plays investigating innovative mental health therapies. Give Me Y... Read More about 'It blows my mind' : intoxicated performances by Ridiculusmus.

A psycho-legal perspective on sexual offending in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (2017)
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Creaby-Attwood, A., & Allely, C. (2017). A psycho-legal perspective on sexual offending in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 55, 72-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2017.10.009

It is important to consider whether there are innate vulnerabilities that increase the risk of an individual with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), predominantly those defendants with a diagnosis of Asperger’s Syndrome, being charged and convicted... Read More about A psycho-legal perspective on sexual offending in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

The design and mathematical modelling of novel extensor bending pneumatic artificial muscles (EBPAMs) for soft exoskeletons (2017)
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Al-Fahaam, H., Davis, S., & Nefti-Meziani, S. (2017). The design and mathematical modelling of novel extensor bending pneumatic artificial muscles (EBPAMs) for soft exoskeletons. Robotics and autonomous systems, 99, 63-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2017.10.010

This article presents the development of a power augmentation and rehabilitation exoskeleton based on a novel actuator. The proposed soft actuators are extensor bending pneumatic artificial muscles. This type of soft actuator is derived from extendin... Read More about The design and mathematical modelling of novel extensor bending pneumatic artificial muscles (EBPAMs) for soft exoskeletons.

Challenges associated with x-ray imaging of stretcher-bound patients (2017)
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Tugwell, J., England, A., Hogg, P., & Legg, J. (2017). Challenges associated with x-ray imaging of stretcher-bound patients. Radiologic technology, 89(2), 159-172

Patients often arrive at imaging departments on stretchers, and in certain circumstances they must remain on the stretcher for the imaging examination to reduce the likelihood of exacerbating injuries. Imaging stretcher-bound patients can be challeng... Read More about Challenges associated with x-ray imaging of stretcher-bound patients.

A cyber kill chain based taxonomy of banking Trojans for evolutionary computational intelligence (2017)
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Kiwia, D., Dehghantanha, A., Choo, K., & Slaughter, J. (2017). A cyber kill chain based taxonomy of banking Trojans for evolutionary computational intelligence. Journal of Computational Science, 27, 394-409

Malware such as banking Trojans are popular with financially-motivated cybercriminals. Detection of banking Trojans remains a challenging task, due to the constant evolution of techniques used to obfuscate and circumvent existing detection and securi... Read More about A cyber kill chain based taxonomy of banking Trojans for evolutionary computational intelligence.

When your life is not your own (2017)
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Dubrow-Marshall, L., & Dubrow-Marshall, R. (2017). When your life is not your own

The Serious Crime Act (2015) in the UK made controlling and coercive behaviour in an intimate or family relationship a criminal abuse, recognising the damaging effects of a pattern of psychological abuse. Yet, people in psychologically abusive relati... Read More about When your life is not your own.

A blot on the landscape? Civic memory and municipal public parks in early twentieth century Manchester (2017)
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O'Reilly, C. (2017). A blot on the landscape? Civic memory and municipal public parks in early twentieth century Manchester. Landscape History, 38(2), 63-75. https://doi.org/10.1080/01433768.2017.1394066

This paper examines the decision to locate the façade of Manchester’s old Town Hall in a public park (Heaton Park) in 1912. It argues that, in so doing, the city’s Parks and Cemeteries committee was attempting to refine the didactic space of the park... Read More about A blot on the landscape? Civic memory and municipal public parks in early twentieth century Manchester.

Vers un droit à l’autonomie des personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer? (2017)
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Baudoin, M., & Kang-Riou, N. (2017). Vers un droit à l’autonomie des personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer?. Gérontologie et société, 39(154), 45-59

Towards a right to autonomy for people living with dementia? One of the key challenges of the 21st century is to protect the autonomy of an ageing population, with a growing proportion living with cognitive impairments. However, this is an arduo... Read More about Vers un droit à l’autonomie des personnes vivant avec la maladie d’Alzheimer?.

Being in the Social : a cross-cultural and cross generational study on identity processes related to Facebook use (2017)
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Manzi, C., Coen, S., Regalia, C., Yévenes, A., Giuliani, C., & Vignoles, V. (2018). Being in the Social : a cross-cultural and cross generational study on identity processes related to Facebook use. Computers in Human Behavior, 80, 81-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.10.046

Facebook (FB) is a social network allowing people to express their own identity. We propose that the frequency of use of FB can be explained in part by two identity processes: identity motives satisfaction (esteem, continuity, belonging and efficacy)... Read More about Being in the Social : a cross-cultural and cross generational study on identity processes related to Facebook use.