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Postgraduateness - A unique preparation for UK nurses
Presentation / Conference
Devitt, P., Allcroft, T., & Richardson, D. Postgraduateness - A unique preparation for UK nurses. Poster presented at Education in a Changing Environment (ECE) 6th International Conference, Creativity and Engagement in Higher Education, University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK

The use of physical intervention in acute mental healthcare: decision-making and rationalisation among healthcare staff.
Presentation / Conference
Prosser, H. The use of physical intervention in acute mental healthcare: decision-making and rationalisation among healthcare staff. Presented at BSA Medical Sociology Group 41st Annual Conference, 3-5 September 2009

Physical intervention (PI) is “a skilled hands-on method of physical restraint involving trained designated healthcare professionals (aiming) to prevent individuals from harming themselves, endangering others or seriously compromising the therapeutic... Read More about The use of physical intervention in acute mental healthcare: decision-making and rationalisation among healthcare staff..

Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance. Presented at 39th Annual Conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, Université de Savoie, Chambéry, France

This paper discusses the deviant labels (immigrant, anti-Western, British hostile, ‘enemy within’ and terrorist) commonly used in surveillance strategies within the ‘war on terror’ context. Particular attention is paid to those who are profiled based... Read More about Ethnic profiling, suspect bodies and the ‘war on terror’: The impact of surveillance.

“We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. “We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas. Presented at British Society of Criminology, Northumbria University, Newcastle, England

This paper reports on a study undertaken within a vulnerable residential area of an inner city in the UK. As a location, it has been marked as vulnerable due to its abnormally high crime rate. As such, it continues to attract police and local authori... Read More about “We’ll go grafting, yeah?” – Neglect, survival and crime in vulnerable inner city areas.

Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels
Presentation / Conference
Patel, T. Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels. Presented at York Deviancy Conference, University of York, England

This paper discusses the deviant labels (immigrant, anti-Western, British hostile, ‘enemy within’ and terrorist) commonly used in surveillance strategies within the ‘war on terror’ context. Particular attention is paid to those who are profiled based... Read More about Ethnic profiling, surveillance and the ‘war on terror’: responding to deviant labels.

Freak scene? Narrative, audience & scene
Presentation / Conference
Crawford, G., & Gosling, V. Freak scene? Narrative, audience & scene. Presented at The [Player] Conference, IT University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

This paper develops, and expands upon, ideas first set out in both Crawford (2006) and Crawford and Rutter (2007), which posits the idea of considering gamers as a (media) audience — enabling parallels to be drawn with wider literatures and debates... Read More about Freak scene? Narrative, audience & scene.

Occupational therapy and older people : assessment and evaluation of health and wellbeing
Presentation / Conference
Davys, D., & Tickle, E. Occupational therapy and older people : assessment and evaluation of health and wellbeing. Presented at College of Occupational Therapists Annual Conference, Brighton

Given the increasing numbers of older people within the population, occupational therapists have a significant role across the spectrum of practice in the promotion of health, well being and perceived quality of life for this client group (Horowitz a... Read More about Occupational therapy and older people : assessment and evaluation of health and wellbeing.

Quantified differences in intrinsic foot kinematics when using anti-pronation or lateral wedge orthoses
Presentation / Conference
Arndt, T., Liu, A., Jones, R., Lundberg, A., Lundgren, P., Wolf, P., & Nester, C. Quantified differences in intrinsic foot kinematics when using anti-pronation or lateral wedge orthoses. Presented at 6th World Congress of Biomechanics’ in conjunction with 14th International Conference on Biomechanical Engineering (ICBME) & 5th Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics (APBiomech), Singapore

Energy efficient clawar machines - implications for design and control
Presentation / Conference
Howard, D., Jiang, W., Karusi, S., & Liu, A. Energy efficient clawar machines - implications for design and control. Presented at Twelfth International Conference on Climbing and Walking Robots and the Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, Istanbul, Turkey

Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers
Presentation / Conference
Nester, C., Jones, R., Liu, A., Howard, D., Lundberg, A., Arndt, A., …Wolf, P. Foot kinematics during walking measured using bone and surface mounted markers. Presented at Salford’s 4th International Conference on Biomechanics of the Lower Limb in Health Disease and Rehabilitation, Salford