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Qualitative evaluation of media device orchestration for immersive spatial audio reproduction (2018)
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Francombe, J., Woodcock, J., Hughes, R., Mason, R., Franck, A., Pike, C., …Hilton, A. (2018). Qualitative evaluation of media device orchestration for immersive spatial audio reproduction. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 66(6), 414-429. https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2018.0027

The challenge of installing and setting up dedicated spatial audio systems can make it difficult to deliver immersive listening experiences to the general public. However, the proliferation of smart mobile devices and the rise of the Internet of Thin... Read More about Qualitative evaluation of media device orchestration for immersive spatial audio reproduction.

Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange (2018)
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Nasseri, A., Sayyadi, M., Yazdifar, H., Eskandari, R., & Al Bahloul, M. (2018). Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange. Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 17(2), 210-228. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652718776860

This paper employs the data from 155 companies from 27 different industries listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) for the period from 2000 to 2009 to examine the direction of causality between cash flow and earnings after taking consideration of... Read More about Causality between cash flow and earnings – evidence from Tehran (Iran) Stock Exchange.

An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography (2018)
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Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2018). An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography. British Journal of Radiology, 91(1089), https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20180317

Objectives: To determine if a relationship exists between low contrast detail (LCD) detectability using the CDRAD 2.0 phantom, visual measures of image quality (IQ) and simulated lesion visibility (LV) when performing digital chest radiography (CXR).... Read More about An investigation into the validity of utilising the CDRAD 2.0 phantom for optimisation studies in digital radiography.

Football’s emerging market trade network : ego network approach to world systems theory (2018)
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Bond, A., Widdop, P., & Chadwick, S. (2018). Football’s emerging market trade network : ego network approach to world systems theory. Managing Sport and Leisure, 23(1-2), 70-91. https://doi.org/10.1080/23750472.2018.1481765

The football transfer market is a billion-pound industry, traditionally dominated by the European market. This has been challenged by the rise of relatively new markets emerging from China, Brazil, Turkey and Russia. Important countries within the ma... Read More about Football’s emerging market trade network : ego network approach to world systems theory.

Impact of osteoarthritis on work participation: a systematic review (2018)
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Secchi, S., Holder, C., & Prior, Y. (2018). Impact of osteoarthritis on work participation: a systematic review. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.4231

Background Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common musculoskeletal condition in working age adults and linked to substantial reduction is work productivity and increased risk of work loss.1,2 Objectives This systematic review aimed to investigate the impa... Read More about Impact of osteoarthritis on work participation: a systematic review.

Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis patients’ perspectives on the effect of arthritis gloves on their hand pain and function (A-GLOVES TRIAL): a qualitative study (2018)
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Prior, Y., Arafin, N., Bartley, C., & Hammond, A. (2018). Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis patients’ perspectives on the effect of arthritis gloves on their hand pain and function (A-GLOVES TRIAL): a qualitative study. https://doi.org/10.1136/ANNRHEUMDIS-2018-EULAR.5980

Background Arthritis (compression) gloves are frequently provided to people with inflammatory (IA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the NHS, to help reduce swelling and alleviate hand pain by providing compression and improving circulation. However ev... Read More about Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis patients’ perspectives on the effect of arthritis gloves on their hand pain and function (A-GLOVES TRIAL): a qualitative study.

The effects of arthritis gloves on hand pain in people with rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis: a randomised controlled trial (A-GLOVES TRIAL) (2018)
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Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Heal, C., & Camacho, E. (2018). The effects of arthritis gloves on hand pain in people with rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis: a randomised controlled trial (A-GLOVES TRIAL). https://doi.org/10.1136/ANNRHEUMDIS-2018-EULAR.3524

Background Arthritis (compression) gloves are commonly provided to people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis (IA) in the UK health service. These apply pressure and warmth to relieve hand pain, stiffness and im... Read More about The effects of arthritis gloves on hand pain in people with rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis: a randomised controlled trial (A-GLOVES TRIAL).

An anatomically-based masking protocol for the assessment of in-shoe plantar pressure measurement of the forefoot (2018)
Journal Article
Forghany, S., Bonanno, D., Menz, H., & Landorf, K. (2018). An anatomically-based masking protocol for the assessment of in-shoe plantar pressure measurement of the forefoot. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 11(31), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-018-0271-4

Background The area beneath the metatarsal heads is a common location of foot pain, which is often associated with high plantar pressures. Current plantar pressure assessment protocols focus mainly on the gross area of the forefoot with minimal att... Read More about An anatomically-based masking protocol for the assessment of in-shoe plantar pressure measurement of the forefoot.

Digital technologies to promote self-management in musculoskeletal health: a systematic review (2018)
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Sammut, L., Arafin, N., & Prior, Y. (2018). Digital technologies to promote self-management in musculoskeletal health: a systematic review. https://doi.org/10.1136/ANNRHEUMDIS-2018-EULAR.7542

Background: With the emergence of musculoskeletal conditions as a major threat to health status and one of the largest causes of health care expenditures, the role of self-management strategies has emerged. Digital media as a platform for self manage... Read More about Digital technologies to promote self-management in musculoskeletal health: a systematic review.

"As a practitioner I feel enriched": rheumatology tutors' experiences of delivering a manualised group cognitive-behavioural fatigue programme to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (2018)
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Dures, E., Hammond, A., Hewlett, S., & Group, R. (2018). "As a practitioner I feel enriched": rheumatology tutors' experiences of delivering a manualised group cognitive-behavioural fatigue programme to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77, https://doi.org/10.1136/ANNRHEUMDIS-2018-EULAR.1126

Background Reducing Arthritis Fatigue by clinical Teams using cognitive-behavioural approaches (RAFT) is a 7-centre RCT of a manualised group cognitive-behavioural (CB) programme to reduce fatigue impact.1 After four days training plus a delivery obs... Read More about "As a practitioner I feel enriched": rheumatology tutors' experiences of delivering a manualised group cognitive-behavioural fatigue programme to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Moral (dis)engagement with anthropogenic climate change in online comments on newspaper articles (2018)
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Woods, R., Coen, S., & Fernandez, A. (2018). Moral (dis)engagement with anthropogenic climate change in online comments on newspaper articles. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 28(4), 244-257. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.2355

Anthropogenic climate change (ACC) is widely acknowledged to be morally significant, but little is known about everyday moralising around ACC. We addressed this gap via quantified thematic analysis of 300 online comments to British newspaper articles... Read More about Moral (dis)engagement with anthropogenic climate change in online comments on newspaper articles.

Neurodevelopmental outcomes in individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) with and without exposure to neglect : clinical cohort data from a national FASD diagnostic clinic (2018)
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Mukherjee, R., Cook, P., Norgate, S., & Price, A. (2019). Neurodevelopmental outcomes in individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) with and without exposure to neglect : clinical cohort data from a national FASD diagnostic clinic. Alcohol, 76, 23-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.06.002

Disentangling the relative developmental impact of prenatal alcohol exposure from postnatal neglect is clinically valuable for informing future service provision. In this study developmental outcomes across groups are compared in a ‘natural experim... Read More about Neurodevelopmental outcomes in individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) with and without exposure to neglect : clinical cohort data from a national FASD diagnostic clinic.

Balancing justice and welfare needs in family group conferences for children with harmful sexual behaviour : the HSB-FGC framework (2018)
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Anderson, M., & Parkinson, K. (2018). Balancing justice and welfare needs in family group conferences for children with harmful sexual behaviour : the HSB-FGC framework. Journal of Child Sexual Abuse, 27(5), 490-509. https://doi.org/10.1080/10538712.2018.1477217

In England and Wales, family group conferences (FGCs) are most often found either in the field of youth justice or in the field of child protection, and consequently often have priorities in line with either one of the two systems. On the one hand, F... Read More about Balancing justice and welfare needs in family group conferences for children with harmful sexual behaviour : the HSB-FGC framework.

Psychometric testing of a german version of the evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis (2018)
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Hammond, A., Niedermann, K., Tyson, S., & Tennant, A. (2018). Psychometric testing of a german version of the evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(Suppl2), A1820. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.3826

Background: The Evaluation of Daily Activity Questionnaire (EDAQ) is a patient reported outcome (PRO) of activity limitations. The English EDAQ is reliable, valid and a comprehensive measure of the commonest problems experienced by people with rheuma... Read More about Psychometric testing of a german version of the evaluation of daily activity questionnaire in rheumatoid arthritis.

Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis patients’ perspectives on the effect of arthritis gloves on their hand pain and function (A-GLOVES TRIAL) : a qualitative study (2018)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Arafin, N., Bartley, C., & Hammond, A. (2018). Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis patients’ perspectives on the effect of arthritis gloves on their hand pain and function (A-GLOVES TRIAL) : a qualitative study. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(Suppl2), A1866. https://doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-eular.5980

Background: Arthritis (compression) gloves are frequently provided to people with inflammatory (IA) or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the NHS, to help reduce swelling and alleviate hand pain by providing compression and improving circulation. However e... Read More about Inflammatory or rheumatoid arthritis patients’ perspectives on the effect of arthritis gloves on their hand pain and function (A-GLOVES TRIAL) : a qualitative study.

The effects of arthritis gloves on hand pain in people with rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis : a randomised controlled trial (A-GLOVES TRIAL) (2018)
Journal Article
Hammond, A., Prior, Y., Sutton, C., Cotterill, S., Heal, C., & Camacho, E. (2018). The effects of arthritis gloves on hand pain in people with rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis : a randomised controlled trial (A-GLOVES TRIAL). Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 77(Suppl2), A204

Background: Arthritis (compression) gloves are commonly provided to people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and undifferentiated inflammatory arthritis (IA) in the UK health service. These apply pressure and warmth to relieve hand pain, stiffness and i... Read More about The effects of arthritis gloves on hand pain in people with rheumatoid or inflammatory arthritis : a randomised controlled trial (A-GLOVES TRIAL).

Growing spaces : an evaluation of the mental health recovery programme using mixed methods (2018)
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Howarth, M., Rogers, M., Withnell, N., & McQuarrie, C. (2018). Growing spaces : an evaluation of the mental health recovery programme using mixed methods. Journal of Research in Nursing, 23(6), 476-489. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987118766207

Background: Therapeutic horticulture is a nature-based method which includes a range of green activities such as gardening to promote wellbeing. It is believed that therapeutic horticulture provides a person-centred approach that can reduce social is... Read More about Growing spaces : an evaluation of the mental health recovery programme using mixed methods.

Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education? (2018)
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McKee, A., Albury, K., Burgess, J., Light, B., Osman, K., & Walsh, A. (2018). Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education?. New Media and Society, 20(12), 4571-4589. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444818778255

This article reports on focus groups exploring the best way to reach young men with vulgar comedy videos that provide sexual health information. Young people reported that they found the means by which the material was presented - as a locked down ap... Read More about Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education?.

Market Clearing and Settlement Using Participant Based Distributed Slack Optimal Power Flow Model for a Double Sided Electricity Auction Market–Part II (2018)
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Sundaram, A., & Abdullah Khan, M. (2018). Market Clearing and Settlement Using Participant Based Distributed Slack Optimal Power Flow Model for a Double Sided Electricity Auction Market–Part II. Electric Power Components and Systems, 46(5), 533–543. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325008.2018.1460640

Even though non-linear Optimal Power Flow model proposed in part I of this paper provide accurate results there are difficulties in solving a full non-linear Optimal Power Flow model since it is a very time consuming. Due to speed and robustness, Lin... Read More about Market Clearing and Settlement Using Participant Based Distributed Slack Optimal Power Flow Model for a Double Sided Electricity Auction Market–Part II.

An investigation into the effects of excluding the catch phase of the power clean on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks (2018)
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Comfort, P., Dos'Santos, T., Thomas, C., McMahon, J., & Suchomel, T. (2018). An investigation into the effects of excluding the catch phase of the power clean on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(8), 2116-2129. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000002656

The aims of this study were to compare the effects of the exclusion or inclusion of the catch phase during power clean (PC) derivatives on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks, after two 4-week mesocycles of resistance traini... Read More about An investigation into the effects of excluding the catch phase of the power clean on force-time characteristics during isometric and dynamic tasks.