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“Pacing does help you get your life back” : the acceptability of a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue (2021)
Journal Article
Antcliff, D., Keenan, A., Keeley, P., Woby, S., & McGowan, L. (2022). “Pacing does help you get your life back” : the acceptability of a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue. Musculoskeletal Care, 20(1), 99-110. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1557

Objectives: We have developed and feasibility tested an activity pacing framework for clinicians to standardise their recommendations of activity pacing to patients with chronic pain/fatigue. This study aimed to explore the acceptability and fidelity... Read More about “Pacing does help you get your life back” : the acceptability of a newly developed activity pacing framework for chronic pain/fatigue.

Motor learning methods that induce high practice variability reduce kinematic and kinetic risk factors of non-contact ACL injury (2021)
Journal Article
Orangi, B., Yaali, R., Bahram, A., Aghdasi, M., van der Kamp, J., Vanrenterghem, J., & Jones, P. (2021). Motor learning methods that induce high practice variability reduce kinematic and kinetic risk factors of non-contact ACL injury. Human Movement Science, 78, 102805. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.humov.2021.102805

The prevention of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries often involves movement training, but the effectiveness of different motor learning methods has not been fully investigated. The purpose of this study was therefore to examine th... Read More about Motor learning methods that induce high practice variability reduce kinematic and kinetic risk factors of non-contact ACL injury.

SICK! Festival, part one (2021)
Journal Article
Edge, C., & Davenport, C. (2021). SICK! Festival, part one. Psychologist (Leicester),

Dr Clare Edge on her involvement in SICK! Festival: Mindscapes, with a contribution from Chloe Davenport, Psychology and Counselling Student at University of Salford.

Relationships among countermovement vertical jump performance metrics, strategy variables, and inter-limb asymmetry in females (2021)
Journal Article
Harry, J., Barker, L., Tinsley, G., Krzyszkowski, J., Chowning, L., McMahon, J., & Lake, J. (2021). Relationships among countermovement vertical jump performance metrics, strategy variables, and inter-limb asymmetry in females. Sports Biomechanics, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14763141.2021.1908412

Dependent variables commonly studied during countermovement vertical jump (CMVJ) tests largely stem from male-only studies despite females’distinct energy storage and reutilisation strategies. This could limit progress among females seeking increased... Read More about Relationships among countermovement vertical jump performance metrics, strategy variables, and inter-limb asymmetry in females.

P2P lending Fintechs and SMEs’ access to finance (2021)
Journal Article
Abbasi, K., Alam, M., Brohi, N., Brohi, I., & Nasim, S. (2021). P2P lending Fintechs and SMEs’ access to finance. Economics Letters, 204, 109890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2021.109890

Given the importance of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to the economy, we investigate whether peer-to-peer (P2P) lending financial technologies (Fintechs) enhance the SMEs’ access to finance. Using a sample of OECD countries from 2011-2018, our... Read More about P2P lending Fintechs and SMEs’ access to finance.

Exposure to airborne bacteria depends upon vertical stratification and vegetation complexity (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, J., Cando-Dumancela, C., Antwis, R., Cameron, R., Liddicoat, C., Poudel, R., …Breed, M. (2021). Exposure to airborne bacteria depends upon vertical stratification and vegetation complexity. Scientific reports, 11(1), 9516. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-89065-y

Exposure to biodiverse aerobiomes supports human health, but it is unclear which ecological factors influence exposure. Few studies have investigated near-surface green space aerobiome dynamics, and no studies have reported aerobiome vertical stratif... Read More about Exposure to airborne bacteria depends upon vertical stratification and vegetation complexity.

An educational initiative to support the development of communities of practice in older people’s care home settings (2021)
Journal Article
Kirsten, J., Jones, L., & Hamshire, C. (2021). An educational initiative to support the development of communities of practice in older people’s care home settings. #Journal not on list, 11(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.19043/ipdj.111.007

Background: It is predicted that care home provision for older people will need to increase significantly over the next 30 years, requiring a skilled workforce that expands to meet this growing need. Innovative practice development strategies are req... Read More about An educational initiative to support the development of communities of practice in older people’s care home settings.

MoO2 Nanowire Electrochemically Decorated Graphene Additively Manufactured Supercapacitor Platforms (2021)
Journal Article
Ferrari, A., Pimlott, J., Down, M., Rowley-Neale, S., & Banks, C. (2021). MoO2 Nanowire Electrochemically Decorated Graphene Additively Manufactured Supercapacitor Platforms. #Journal not on list, 11(23), https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202100433

Additively manufactured (AM) supercapacitor platforms are fabricated from bespoke filaments, which are comprised of electro-conductive graphene (20 wt%) incorporated polylactic acid (80 wt%), via fused deposition modeling and denoted as G/AMEs. The G... Read More about MoO2 Nanowire Electrochemically Decorated Graphene Additively Manufactured Supercapacitor Platforms.

Optimising bat bioacoustic surveys in human‐modified Neotropical landscapes (2021)
Journal Article
López-Baucells, A., Yoh, N., Rocha, R., Bobrowiec, P., Palmeirim, J., & Meyer, C. (2021). Optimising bat bioacoustic surveys in human‐modified Neotropical landscapes. Ecological Applications, 31(6), e02366. https://doi.org/10.1002/eap.2366

During the last decades, the use of bioacoustics as a non‐invasive and cost‐effective sampling method has greatly increased worldwide. For bats, acoustic surveys have long been known to complement traditional mist‐netting, however, appropriate protoc... Read More about Optimising bat bioacoustic surveys in human‐modified Neotropical landscapes.

A systematic review of exercise testing in patients with intermittent claudication : a focus on test standardisation and reporting quality in randomised controlled trials of exercise interventions (2021)
Journal Article
Birkett, S., Harwood, A., Caldow, E., Ibeggazene, S., Ingle, L., & Pymer, S. (2021). A systematic review of exercise testing in patients with intermittent claudication : a focus on test standardisation and reporting quality in randomised controlled trials of exercise interventions. PLoS ONE, 16(5), e0249277. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249277

A systematic review was conducted to identify the range of terminology used in studies to describe maximum walking distance and the exercise testing protocols, and testing modalities used to measure it in patients with intermittent claudication. A se... Read More about A systematic review of exercise testing in patients with intermittent claudication : a focus on test standardisation and reporting quality in randomised controlled trials of exercise interventions.

Is paediatric endotracheal suctioning by nurses’ evidence based? An international survey (2021)
Journal Article
Rad, L., Carter, B., Curley, M., Copnell, B., & Tume, L. (2021). Is paediatric endotracheal suctioning by nurses’ evidence based? An international survey. Nursing in Critical Care, 26(5), 372-379. https://doi.org/10.1111/nicc.12644

Background: Endotracheal suction (ETS) is essential in intubated patients to prevent tube occlusion and is one of the most common nursing interventions performed in intensive care.
Aim: To explore how paediatric endotracheal suctioning (ETS) practic... Read More about Is paediatric endotracheal suctioning by nurses’ evidence based? An international survey.

Part 2 : a qualitative description of participation in an eight-week infant skin integrity study (2021)
Journal Article
MacVane Phipps, F., Price, A., Ackers-Johnson, J., Cook, P., & Lythgoe, J. (2021). Part 2 : a qualitative description of participation in an eight-week infant skin integrity study. British Journal of Midwifery, 29(5), 260-266. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2021.29.5.260

Background This is the second paper in a two-part series; the first paper was published in volume 29, issue 4 of the British Journal of Midwifery. The qualitative phase of the Baby Skin Integrity Comparison Survey (BaSICS) study was designed to addre... Read More about Part 2 : a qualitative description of participation in an eight-week infant skin integrity study.

Treatment advances in mental health (2021)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2021). Treatment advances in mental health. Journal of Prescribing Practice, 3(5), 170-171. https://doi.org/10.12968/jprp.2021.3.5.170

Deborah Robertson provides an overview of recently published articles that may be of interest to non-medical prescribers. Should you wish to look at any of the papers in more detail, a full reference is provided

A review of post-study and post-task subjective questionnaires to guide assessment of system usability (2021)
Journal Article
Hodrien, A., & Fernando, T. (2021). A review of post-study and post-task subjective questionnaires to guide assessment of system usability. Journal of usability studies, 16(3), 203-232

Usability is a key consideration when developing an interactive software application because of the various outcomes it can produce. Accordingly, numerous evaluation methods have been proposed, however, a recent review of usability methods concluded... Read More about A review of post-study and post-task subjective questionnaires to guide assessment of system usability.

A Learning Fuzzy Cognitive Map (LFCM) approach to predict student performance (2021)
Journal Article
Mansouri, T., ZareRavasan, A., & Ashrafi, A. (2021). A Learning Fuzzy Cognitive Map (LFCM) approach to predict student performance. Journal of Information Technology Education: Research, 20, 221-243. https://doi.org/10.28945/4760

Aim/Purpose: This research aims to present a brand-new approach for student performance prediction using the Learning Fuzzy Cognitive Map (LFCM) approach. Background: Predicting student academic performance has long been an important research topic i... Read More about A Learning Fuzzy Cognitive Map (LFCM) approach to predict student performance.

A mathematical model to investigate heat transfer in footwear during walking and jogging (2021)
Journal Article
Nemati, H., Moghimi, M., & Naemi, R. (2021). A mathematical model to investigate heat transfer in footwear during walking and jogging. Journal of Thermal Biology, 97, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102778

Foot temperature during activities of daily living affects the human performance and well-being. Footwear thermal characteristics affect the foot temperature inside the shoe during activities of daily living. The temperate at the sole of the foot (pl... Read More about A mathematical model to investigate heat transfer in footwear during walking and jogging.

Factors affecting the use of smart mobile examination platforms by universities’ postgraduate students during the COVID 19 pandemic : an empirical study (2021)
Journal Article
Alshurideh, M., Kurdi, B., AlHamad, A., Salloum, S., Alkurdi, S., Dehghan, A., …Masa’deh, R. (2021). Factors affecting the use of smart mobile examination platforms by universities’ postgraduate students during the COVID 19 pandemic : an empirical study. Informatics, 8(2), e32. https://doi.org/10.3390/informatics8020032

Recent years have seen an increasingly widespread use of online learning technologies. This has prompted universities to make huge investments in technology to augment their position in the face of extensive competition and to enhance their students’... Read More about Factors affecting the use of smart mobile examination platforms by universities’ postgraduate students during the COVID 19 pandemic : an empirical study.

Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad : an exclusive discussion with national coordinator of CONABIO Dr. José Sarukhán Kermez (2021)
Journal Article
Woodman, A. (2021). Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad : an exclusive discussion with national coordinator of CONABIO Dr. José Sarukhán Kermez. Analele Societăţii Naţionale de Biologie Celulară, 25(4), 6003-6009

The Mexican Commission for the Knowledge and Use of Biodiversity (CONABIO) is an Inter-Ministerial Commission dedicated to developing, maintaining, and updating the National Information Systemon Biodiversity(SNIB) (1-3). CONABIO... Read More about Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad : an exclusive discussion with national coordinator of CONABIO Dr. José Sarukhán Kermez.

Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens (2021)
Journal Article
Moraes, C., McEachern, M., Gibbons, A., & Scullion, L. (2021). Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens. Sociology, 55(6), 1169-1190. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385211003450

This article examines lived experiences of food insecurity in the United Kingdom as a
liminal phenomenon. Our research is set within the context of austerity measures, welfare
reform and the precarity experienced by increasing numbers of individual... Read More about Understanding lived experiences of food insecurity through a paraliminality lens.