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Social prescribing : the whys, wherefores and implications for nurses & prescribers. (2019)
Journal Article
Howarth, M., & Donovan, H. (2019). Social prescribing : the whys, wherefores and implications for nurses & prescribers. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 1(2), 94-98. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2019.1.2.94

This article discusses ‘social prescribing’ as a non-medical approach for nurse prescribers that can promote health and wellbeing within a personalised care context as part of the NHS Long Term Plan (DHS 2019). The concept of social prescribing and i... Read More about Social prescribing : the whys, wherefores and implications for nurses & prescribers..

A literature review exploring student midwives' experiences of continuity of mentorship on the labour ward (2019)
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Hallam, E., & Choucri, L. (2019). A literature review exploring student midwives' experiences of continuity of mentorship on the labour ward. British Journal of Midwifery, 27(2), 115-119. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2019.27.2.115

Background: Continuity of mentorship is central to students' clinical placement experience. Despite a plethora of studies investigating student-mentor relationships and how it affects grading, limited attention has been paid to the extent to which a... Read More about A literature review exploring student midwives' experiences of continuity of mentorship on the labour ward.

Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen (2019)
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Zhang, X., Li, S., Li, Z., He, C., Hide, G., Lai, D., & Lun, Z. (2019). Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen. Cell Cycle, 18(5), 552-567. https://doi.org/10.1080/15384101.2019.1577651

Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) lewisi is a globally distributed rat trypanosome, currently considered as a zoonotic pathogen; however, a detailed understanding of the morphological events occurring during the cell cycle is lacking. This study aimed to inv... Read More about Cell cycle and cleavage events during in vitro cultivation of bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma lewisi, a zoonotic pathogen.

Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study (2019)
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Shamshuddin, M., Mishra, S., Kadir, A., & Beg, O. (2019). Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study. Journal of Nanofluids, 8(2), 407-419. https://doi.org/10.1166/jon.2019.1587

Corrosion in lubricating systems involves many complex phenomena including chemical reaction, surfacial degradation, heat dissipation and unsteady effects. Biomimetic design is increasingly being employed in many branches of engineering (including tr... Read More about Unsteady chemo-tribological squeezing flow of magnetized bioconvection lubricants : numerical study.

Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents (2019)
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Xiang, N., Wang, Y., Oleiwi, H., Chadwick, E., Yao, G., Augusthus Nelson, L., …Shabalin, I. (2020). Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents. Magazine of Concrete Research, 72(11), 552-563. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.18.00198

The electrical resistivity of concrete is an important property in the assessment of reinforcement corrosion in concrete and an essential parameter in the design and operation of cathodic protection for reinforced-concrete (RC) structures. Water and... Read More about Modelling the electrical resistivity of concrete with varied water and chloride contents.

An investigation into the effects of, and interaction between, heel height and shoe upper stiffness on plantar pressure and comfort (2019)
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Melvin, J., Price, C., Preece, S., Nester, C., & Howard, D. (2019). An investigation into the effects of, and interaction between, heel height and shoe upper stiffness on plantar pressure and comfort. Footwear Science, 11(1), 25-34. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2018.1555862

High heeled shoes remain popular, nevertheless it is not clear what influence manipulating characteristics of this footwear has on their functioning. It is accepted that shoe features other than heel height can affect plantar pressures. However, few... Read More about An investigation into the effects of, and interaction between, heel height and shoe upper stiffness on plantar pressure and comfort.

Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa (2019)
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Almeida, R., De La Fuente, L., Koebnik, R., Lopes, J., Parnell, S., & Scherm, H. (2019). Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa. Phytopathology, 109(2), 172-174. https://doi.org/10.1094/phyto-12-18-0488-fi

Xylella fastidiosa is one of the most important threats to plant health worldwide. This bacterial pathogen has a long history, causing disease in the Americas on a range of agricultural crops and trees, with severe economic repercussions particularly... Read More about Addressing the new global threat of Xylella fastidiosa.

Known unknowns (2019)
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Beck, C. (2019). Known unknowns. Works management, Feb 19,

With time running out until the UK leaves the EU, manufacturing supply chains are coming under scrutiny. What should companies be doing to prepare?

Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction : implications on performance and risk of injury (2019)
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Dos'Santos, A., Thomas, C., Comfort, P., & Jones, P. (2019). Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction : implications on performance and risk of injury. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 41(1), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0000000000000395

Most change of direction biomechanical investigations and current technique guidelines focus on the role of the final foot contact (plant foot contact). However, it is evident that the braking characteristics during the penultimate foot contact pla... Read More about Role of the penultimate foot contact during change of direction : implications on performance and risk of injury.

Does PAL work? An exploration of affect amongst First-year HE in FE students (2019)
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Bosmans, D., Thompson, R., & Young, E. (2019). Does PAL work? An exploration of affect amongst First-year HE in FE students. Athens Journal of Education (online), 6(1), 13-32. https://doi.org/10.30958/aje.6-1-2

The study evaluates a peer-assisted learning (PAL) scheme as an effective strategy in alleviating levels of negative emotions and, in the process, contributes to explorations of affect in first-year students in an HE in FE environment, with a particu... Read More about Does PAL work? An exploration of affect amongst First-year HE in FE students.

Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron (2019)
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Padbhushan, R., Mandal, J., Kumar, S., & Kumar, A. (2019). Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron. Journal of Plant Nutrition, 42(5), 491-500. https://doi.org/10.1080/01904167.2019.1567770

The present study was conducted with an objective to estimate the distribution of boron (B) application in various soil fractions and their plant response for assessing the availability in the soil. Two soils (alluvial and red soil) and five levels o... Read More about Chemical fractions and response of cauliflower (Brassica oleracea var. botrytis) to soil applied boron.

How does acute pain influence biomechanics and quadriceps function in individuals with patellofemoral pain? (2019)
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Greuel, H., Herrington, L., Liu, A., & Jones, R. (2019). How does acute pain influence biomechanics and quadriceps function in individuals with patellofemoral pain?. ˜The œKnee (Amsterdam. Online), 26(2), 330-338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knee.2018.12.008

Objectives: Beside pathophysiological factors, pain is believed to play a crucial role in the progression of patellofemoral pain (PFP). However, the isolated effect of pain on biomechanics and quadriceps function has not been investigated in PFP. T... Read More about How does acute pain influence biomechanics and quadriceps function in individuals with patellofemoral pain?.

It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making (2019)
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Hayes, S. (2019). It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making. Town Planning Review, 90(1), 57-79. https://doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2019.5

Literature provides a basis for understanding the relationship between strategic environmental assessment (SEA) and plan-making. This research furthers this by examining dialogue between SEA and plan-making more closely. The research draws on communi... Read More about It's good to talk : dialogue between strategic environmental assessment and plan-making.

Comparative study of calculated and actual dimensions in shaped weft-knitwear (2019)
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Power, E., & Almond, K. (2019). Comparative study of calculated and actual dimensions in shaped weft-knitwear. International Journal of Fashion Design, Technology and Education, 12(2), 225-234. https://doi.org/10.1080/17543266.2019.1573439

This research explores and quantifies the relationship between traditional mathematical theories used for the calculation of fully-fashioned, weft-knitwear and the physical measurements of knitted garments in order to improve sizing accuracy within k... Read More about Comparative study of calculated and actual dimensions in shaped weft-knitwear.

Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study (2019)
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Al-Tameemi, A., Wang, Y., Albayati, A., & Haynes, B. (2019). Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 31(4), 04019019. https://doi.org/10.1061/%28ASCE%29MT.1943-5533.0002634

Hydrated lime has been recognized as an effective additive used to improve asphalt concrete properties in pavement applications. However, further work is still needed to quantify the effect of hydrated lime on asphaltic concrete performance under var... Read More about Moisture susceptibility and fatigue performance of hydrated lime-modified asphalt concrete : experiment and design application case study.

Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios (2019)
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Costamagna, E., Thies, S., Kenney, L., Howard, D., Lindemann, U., Klenk, J., & Baker, R. (2019). Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios. PLoS ONE, 14(1), e0210960. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0210960

Walking aids are widely used by older adults, however, alarmingly, their use has been linked to increased falls-risk, yet clinicians have no objective way of assessing user stability. This work aims to demonstrate the application of a novel methodolo... Read More about Objective measures of rollator user stability and device loading during different walking scenarios.

The between-day reliability of peroneus longus EMG during walking (2019)
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Reeves, J., Jones, R., Liu, A., Bent, L., & Nester, C. (2019). The between-day reliability of peroneus longus EMG during walking. Journal of Biomechanics, 86(Mar 19), 243-246. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.01.037

The peroneus longus (PL) is a rearfoot evertor, important in frontal plane foot motion. Studying PL function has been limited by previous electromyography (EMG) studies reporting poor between-day reliability. Due to its close proximity to adjacent mu... Read More about The between-day reliability of peroneus longus EMG during walking.

Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study (2019)
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Taylor, P., Mwiki, H., Dehghantanha, A., Akibini, A., Choo, K., Hammoudeh, M., & Parizi, R. (2019). Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study. Science & justice (Online), 59(3), 337-348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scijus.2019.01.005

Minecraft, a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG), has reportedly millions of players from different age groups worldwide. With Minecraft being so popular, particularly with younger audiences, it is no surprise that the interactive nature of Mine... Read More about Forensic investigation of cross platform massively multiplayer online games : Minecraft as a case study.