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Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care (2019)
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Roland, D., Rowland, A., Cotterill, S., Heal, C., Woby, S., Garratt, N., …Long, A. (2019). Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care. BMJ, 367, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.l6226

Reluctance of the Royal College of General Practitioners to endorse NEWS2 (the second iteration of the national early warning score) has surprised some and been supported by others.1 This dichotomy over what seems to be a proved safety measure shows... Read More about Fine balance between pragmatism and rigidness in system approaches to acute care.

Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless (2019)
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Bull, M. (2019). Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless

By calling an early election, government and parliament have effectively breached both the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act. The implications of this outcome are significant and suggest that the act is unlikely to survive another l... Read More about Parliament has breached the spirit and intent of the Fixed-Term Parliament Act, rendering it meaningless.

Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme (2019)
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Leigh, J., Lawson, D., Griffin, S., & Yates Bolton, N. (2019). Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme. Nursing and Residential Care, 21(11), 621-624. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2019.21.11.621

The daily business of running a care home means that, outside of regulatory inspections, assessing and improving the user experience can often be forgotten. Healthwatch Salford discuss their process of gaining constructive feedback using their innova... Read More about Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme.

Efficient and effective OCR engine training (2019)
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Clausner, C., Antonacopoulos, A., & Pletschacher, S. (2020). Efficient and effective OCR engine training. International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition, 23(1), 73-78. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10032-019-00347-8

We present an efficient and effective approach to train OCR engines using the Aletheia document analysis system. All components required for training are seamlessly integrated into Aletheia: training data preparation, the OCR engine’s training proces... Read More about Efficient and effective OCR engine training.

The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models (2019)
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Farajpouri Haghigh, H., & Yazdifar, H. (2019). The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models. Religación, 4(20), 432-440

Currently, competition in the global economy is the most complex issue that gives organizations a lot of opportunities and threats. Therefore, the manager of the organization should be able to enhance the organization's performance in this competit... Read More about The effect of managers’ optimism on competitive strategy and final cost models.

Working and homeless : exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity (2019)
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Jones, K., Ahmed, A., Madoc-Jones, I., Gibbons, A., Rogers, M., & Wilding, M. (2020). Working and homeless : exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity. Social Policy and Society, 19(1), 121-132. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746419000332

Alongside an increasing focus on ‘prevention’, moving homeless adults into work is frequently considered an important part of helping them overcome homelessness and sustain an ‘independent’ life. However, a growing evidence base shows that work does... Read More about Working and homeless : exploring the interaction of housing and labour market insecurity.

2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record (2019)
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Feurdean, A., Galka, M., Florescu, G., Diaconu, A., Tantau, I., Kirpotin, S., & Hutchinson, S. (2019). 2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record. Quaternary Science Reviews, 226, 105948. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2019.105948

The climate of Siberia is primarily influenced by the Siberian High (SH), although other large-scale atmospheric circulation systems, in particular North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) storm tracks, play an important role. How variability in the relative... Read More about 2000 years of variability in hydroclimate and carbon accumulation in western Siberia and the relationship with large-scale atmospheric circulation : a multi-proxy peat record.

A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months (2019)
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Bramah, C., Preece, S., Gill, N., & Herrington, L. (2019). A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 47(14), 3406-3413. https://doi.org/10.1177/0363546519879693

Background: Aberrant frontal plane hip and pelvis kinematics have been frequently observed in runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP). Gait retaining interventions have been shown to improve running kinematics and may therefore be beneficial in runner... Read More about A 10% increase in step rate improves running kinematics and clinical outcomes in runners with patellofemoral pain at 4 weeks and 3 months.

Detecting a decline in serial homicide : have we banished the devil from the details? (2019)
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Yaksic, E., Allely, C., De Silva, R., Smith-Inglis, M., Konikoff, D., Ryan, K., …Keatley, D. (2019). Detecting a decline in serial homicide : have we banished the devil from the details?. Cogent Social Sciences, 5(1), 1678450. https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2019.1678450

The current research provides perspective regarding the true prevalence of serial murderers in modern society and addresses the conflict between the evidenced decline in serial homicide and the viewpoint that the phenomenon is increasing. The likelih... Read More about Detecting a decline in serial homicide : have we banished the devil from the details?.

What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol (2019)
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O'Leary, B., Bryce, D., McKinley, E., Addison, P. F. E., Williams, C., Carpenter, G., …Yates, K. L. (2019). What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence, 8(1), 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-019-0178-y

Background: Anthropogenic degradation of marine ecosystems is widely accepted as a major social-ecological problem. The growing urgency to better manage marine ecosystems has led to the increasing application of ‘spatial management measures’ includin... Read More about What is the nature and extent of evidence on methodologies for monitoring and evaluating marine spatial management measures in UK and similar coastal waters? A systematic map protocol.

Development of generic core competences of health professionals in rheumatology: a systematic literature review informing the 2018 EULAR recommendations (2019)
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Fragoulis, G., Edelaar, L., Vlieland, T., Iagnocco, A., Schafer, V., Haines, C., & Schoones, J. (2019). Development of generic core competences of health professionals in rheumatology: a systematic literature review informing the 2018 EULAR recommendations. RMD Open, https://doi.org/10.1136/RMDOPEN-2019-001028

Objective To identify generic competences on the desired knowledge, skills and of health professionals in rheumatology (HPRs) to inform the respective EULAR recommendations. Methods A systematic literature review was performed on the generic core... Read More about Development of generic core competences of health professionals in rheumatology: a systematic literature review informing the 2018 EULAR recommendations.

P735 Interleukin-33 induced eosinophilia restores perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity (2019)
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Saxton, S., Potter, R., Withers, S., Grencis, R., & Heagerty, A. (2019). P735 Interleukin-33 induced eosinophilia restores perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity. European Heart Journal, 40(Supple), https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz747.0339

Abstract Background/Purpose Perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) is essential in the modulation of vascular tone. Recently we have shown that resident eosinophils play a vital role in regulating PVAT function. In obesity, eosinophil numbers are reduced... Read More about P735 Interleukin-33 induced eosinophilia restores perivascular adipose tissue function in obesity.

Experimental investigation into the effects of different metabolic rates of body movement on thermal comfort (2019)
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Zhang, Y., Zhou, X., Zheng, Z., Oladokun, M., & Fang, Z. (2020). Experimental investigation into the effects of different metabolic rates of body movement on thermal comfort. Building and Environment, 168, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106489

Whether humans are in an idle state, walking, or engaged in another type of movement, metabolic activity is the key influential factor in comfort. However, there are a limited number of studies on the thermal comfort experienced by people while they... Read More about Experimental investigation into the effects of different metabolic rates of body movement on thermal comfort.

Prospects of nanotechnology and design of materials based on refractory compounds (2019)
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Shabalin, I. (2019). Prospects of nanotechnology and design of materials based on refractory compounds. Izvestiya VUZ. Tsvetnaya Metallurgiya / Russian Journal of Non-Ferrous Metals, 60(5), 583-589. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1067821219050146

The prospects for the development of high-temperature ceramic materials science are considered as a matter of discussion. The substantiation of the development of hetero-modulus ceramic composites as the possibility to implement unique physicochemi... Read More about Prospects of nanotechnology and design of materials based on refractory compounds.

Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making : a literature review and synthesis (2019)
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McGrath, M., Reynolds, J., Smolar, M., Hare, S., Ogden, M., Popay, J., …Egan, M. (2019). Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making : a literature review and synthesis. International Journal of Drug Policy, 74, 193-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.09.020

Introduction Engaging communities in actions to reduce alcohol harms has been identified as an international priority. While there exist recommendations for community engagement within alcohol licensing legislation, there is limited understanding... Read More about Identifying opportunities for engaging the ‘community’ in local alcohol decision-making : a literature review and synthesis.

Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice? (2019)
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Abrantes, A., Ribeiro, L., da Silva, C., England, A., Azevedo, K., Almeida, R., & Canha Reis, M. (2020). Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice?. Radiography, 26(2), 127-132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2019.09.010

Introduction: Evidence based radiography (EBR) is the logical development of evidence based practice applied to radiography. The aim of this study was to investigate the opinion of a cohort of Portuguese radiographers in Southern Portugal working... Read More about Evidence-based radiography : a new methodology or the systematisation of an old practice?.

Evaluation of the effects of prescribing gait complexity using several fluctuating timing imperatives (2019)
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fluctuating timing imperatives. Journal of Motor Behavior, 52(5), 570-577. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222895.2019.1654971

Variability in the timing of walking patterns has a complex mathematical structure (fractality). Fractality of gait can reflect health,so practicing walking with specific temporal coordination could be helpful for various group... Read More about Evaluation of the effects of prescribing gait complexity using several fluctuating timing imperatives.

Person-centered dementia care in acute hospital wards — the influence of staff knowledge and attitudes (2019)
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Scerri, A., Innes, A., & Scerri, C. (2020). Person-centered dementia care in acute hospital wards — the influence of staff knowledge and attitudes. Geriatric Nursing, 41(3), 215-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.09.001

Person-centered dementia care practices in acute hospital wards are suboptimal and not commonly measured. Although previous research has indicated that the work environment of staff influences their perceptions of person-centeredness, few studies hav... Read More about Person-centered dementia care in acute hospital wards — the influence of staff knowledge and attitudes.