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Current trends in UK university libraries (2013)
Journal Article
Hurst, S. (2013). Current trends in UK university libraries. New Library World, 114(9), 398-407. https://doi.org/10.1108/NLW-04-2013-0032

Purpose – The paper aims to describe the effect of changes in UK higher education policy on services and staff in university libraries. Design/methodology/approach – A survey of academic literature, higher education statistics and news pieces was... Read More about Current trends in UK university libraries.

Children’s misunderstandings of hazard warning signs in the new globally harmonised system for classification and labelling (2013)
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Latham, G., Long, T., & Devitt, P. (2013). Children’s misunderstandings of hazard warning signs in the new globally harmonised system for classification and labelling. Issues in Comprehensive Pediatric Nursing, 36(4), 262-278. https://doi.org/10.3109/01460862.2013.825659

Accidental chemical poisoning causes more than 35,000 child deaths every year across the world, and it leads to disease, disability, and suffering for many more children. Children’s ignorance of dangers and their failure to interpret hazard warning s... Read More about Children’s misunderstandings of hazard warning signs in the new globally harmonised system for classification and labelling.

Universities, reflexivity and critique: Uneasy parallels in practice (2013)
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May, T., & Perry, B. (2013). Universities, reflexivity and critique: Uneasy parallels in practice. Policy Futures in Education, 11(5), 505-514. https://doi.org/10.2304/pfie.2013.11.5.505

There are profound changes affecting universities. Under pressure from the forward march of neo-liberalism, there is a process of forgetting about the origins of the university and its distinctive place in society. Whilst responses by university mana... Read More about Universities, reflexivity and critique: Uneasy parallels in practice.

Quantifying robustness in PFI's (2013)
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Eaton, D., & Sundaraj, G. (2013). Quantifying robustness in PFI's. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 18(1), 26-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/13664381311305069

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to define and quantify the term robustness within the context of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project environment from the perspective of the Granting Authority. The paper is conceptual, based on conceptua... Read More about Quantifying robustness in PFI's.

Crossing borders: Discussing the evidence relating to the mental health needs of women exposed to female genital mutilation (2013)
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Mulongo, P., McAndrew, S., & Hollins-Martin, C. (2013). Crossing borders: Discussing the evidence relating to the mental health needs of women exposed to female genital mutilation. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12060

The terms ‘female circumcision’ (FC), ‘FG cutting’ (FGC) and ‘FG mutilation’ (FGM) refer to procedures involving the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia for non-medical reasons. In practicing countries, FGC/FC is more widely use... Read More about Crossing borders: Discussing the evidence relating to the mental health needs of women exposed to female genital mutilation.

Authors’ reply to Morin and colleagues (2013)
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Pearson, S., & McMahon, J. (2013). Authors’ reply to Morin and colleagues. Sports Medicine, 43(2), 155-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-012-0016-7

We are grateful for the feedback provided by Dr Jean-Benoit Morin [1] and colleagues in relation to our recently published review article regarding lower limb mechanical properties [2]. The primary purpose of this short reply is to reiterate the aims... Read More about Authors’ reply to Morin and colleagues.

No kinetic differences during variations of the power clean in inexperienced collegiate athletes (2013)
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Comfort, P., McMahon, J., & Fletcher, C. (2013). No kinetic differences during variations of the power clean in inexperienced collegiate athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27(2), 363-368. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e31825489c6

Previous research has identified that the second pull phase of the clean generates the greatest power output and that the midthigh variations of the power clean also result in the greatest force and power output in male athletes; however, no research... Read More about No kinetic differences during variations of the power clean in inexperienced collegiate athletes.

The affect of grip width and hand orientation on muscle activity during pullups and the lat pulldown exercises (2013)
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Lesley, K., & Comfort, P. (2013). The affect of grip width and hand orientation on muscle activity during pullups and the lat pulldown exercises. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 35(1), 75-78. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0b013e318282120e

Summary: hand orientation (supinated, neutral, pronated) and grip width are commonly varied during pull-ups and lat pull-downs in an attempt to focus the training on specific muscle groups or to ensure that the movement is specific to the sporting ac... Read More about The affect of grip width and hand orientation on muscle activity during pullups and the lat pulldown exercises.

Female soccer: Part 1 - a needs analysis (2013)
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Turner, E., Munro, A., & Comfort, P. (2013). Female soccer: Part 1 - a needs analysis. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 35(1), 51-57. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0b013e318281f689

Summary: it is imperative for strength and conditioning coaches to conduct a detailed analysis of the demands of a sport, identifying normative data where possible to permit an evidence-based evaluation of an athlete’s current performance status and... Read More about Female soccer: Part 1 - a needs analysis.

Female Soccer: Part 2 – training considerations and recommendations (2013)
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Turner, E., Munro, A., & Comfort, P. (2013). Female Soccer: Part 2 – training considerations and recommendations. Strength and Conditioning Journal, 35(1), 58-65. https://doi.org/10.1519/SSC.0b013e318282106d

Summary: part 1 of this article identified the demands of female soccer and the specific areas of development required to optimize performance and reduce the risk of common injuries. increases in aerobic capacity, strength, and lower limb control wer... Read More about Female Soccer: Part 2 – training considerations and recommendations.

The perception of psychology and the frequency of psychological strategies used by strength and conditioning practitioners (2013)
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Radcliffe, J., Comfort, P., & Fawcett, T. (2013). The perception of psychology and the frequency of psychological strategies used by strength and conditioning practitioners. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27(4), 1136-1146. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182606ddc

The study aimed to first examine the frequency of the psychological skills and strategies of strength and conditioning practitioners and second distinguish between demographic differences in relation to psychological skills and strategy use. The Stre... Read More about The perception of psychology and the frequency of psychological strategies used by strength and conditioning practitioners.

Within and between session reliability of power, force and rate of force development during the power clean (2013)
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Comfort, P. (2013). Within and between session reliability of power, force and rate of force development during the power clean. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 27(5), 1210-1214. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0b013e3182679364

Although there has been extensive research regarding the power clean, its application to sports performance, and use as a measure of assessing changes in performance, no research has determined the reliability assessing the kinetics of the power clea... Read More about Within and between session reliability of power, force and rate of force development during the power clean.

Syndicalism and strikes, leadership and influence: Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and the United States (2013)
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Darlington, R. (2013). Syndicalism and strikes, leadership and influence: Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and the United States. International Labor and Working-Class History, 83(Spring), 37-53. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0147547913000136

The explosion of industrial and political militancy that swept the world during the early years of the twentieth century gave the revolutionary syndicalist movement a prominence and notoriety it would not otherwise have possessed, while at the same t... Read More about Syndicalism and strikes, leadership and influence: Britain, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and the United States.

Objective but not detached: Partisanship in industrial relations research’ (2013)
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Darlington, R., & Dobson, J. (2013). Objective but not detached: Partisanship in industrial relations research’. Capital and Class, 37(2), 285-297. https://doi.org/10.1177/0309816813489936

This article considers whether industrial relations (IR) research is objective, impartial or value-free, and argues that many IR academics in Britain have tended to start from a social-democratic premise which makes them relatively more sympathetic t... Read More about Objective but not detached: Partisanship in industrial relations research’.

Assessing Risk and Guidance on Monitoring ofBatrachochytrium dendrobatidisin Europe through Identification of Taxonomic Selectivity of Infection (2013)
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Balaz, V., Voros, J., Civis, P., Vojar, J., Hettyey, A., SOS, E., …Bielby, J. (2013). Assessing Risk and Guidance on Monitoring ofBatrachochytrium dendrobatidisin Europe through Identification of Taxonomic Selectivity of Infection. Conservation Biology, 28(1), 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.12128

Amphibians are globally threatened, but not all species are affected equally by different threatening processes. This is true for the threat posed by the chytridiomycete fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis). We compiled a European data set for B.... Read More about Assessing Risk and Guidance on Monitoring ofBatrachochytrium dendrobatidisin Europe through Identification of Taxonomic Selectivity of Infection.

Constructing a holistic approach to disaster risk reduction : the significance of focusing on vulnerability reduction (2013)
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Palliyaguru, R., Amaratunga, R., & Baldry, D. (2013). Constructing a holistic approach to disaster risk reduction : the significance of focusing on vulnerability reduction. Disasters, 38(1), 45-61. https://doi.org/10.1111/disa.12031

As a result of the increase in natural disaster losses, policy-makers, practitioners, and members of the research community around the world are seeking effective and efficient means of overcoming or minimising them. Although various theoretical cons... Read More about Constructing a holistic approach to disaster risk reduction : the significance of focusing on vulnerability reduction.

Adherence to physical activity guidelines among cancer support group participants (2013)
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Stevinson, C., Lydon, A., & Amir, Z. (2013). Adherence to physical activity guidelines among cancer support group participants. European Journal of Cancer Care, 23(2), 199-205. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12145

Physical activity is recommended after cancer diagnosis for physical function, quality of life and survival benefits. This study provided preliminary data on the prevalence of physical activity among adult men and women with cancer in the UK. As part... Read More about Adherence to physical activity guidelines among cancer support group participants.

Blogging in context: reviewing the academic library blogosphere (2013)
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Adams, R. (2013). Blogging in context: reviewing the academic library blogosphere. Electronic Library, 31(5), 664-677. https://doi.org/10.1108/EL-05-2012-0054

Purpose – This article aims to set a context for blogging within academic libraries in order to identify key themes and examples of good practice for others considering blogging as a future activity. Design/methodology/approach – The study encompa... Read More about Blogging in context: reviewing the academic library blogosphere.