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Lessons on the research-practice relationship : from critique to co-production in Greater Manchester (2015)
Book Chapter
Perry, B., & May, T. (2015). Lessons on the research-practice relationship : from critique to co-production in Greater Manchester. In M. Polk (Ed.), Co-Producing Knowledge for Sustainable Cities: Joining Forces for Change. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315748030

At the current time, many issues and problems within sustainable urban development are managed within traditional disciplinary and organizational structures. However, problems such as, climate change, resource constraints, poverty and social tensions... Read More about Lessons on the research-practice relationship : from critique to co-production in Greater Manchester.

Neuropsychiatry (2015)
Book Chapter
Allely, C., Hadjikhani, N., Toro, R., & Gillberg, C. (2015). Neuropsychiatry. In Brain Mapping (1049-1060). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-397025-1.00131-7

In this article, a variety of neuroimaging methods that have been applied to investigate autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) will be covered, and a review of the latest findings for each will be summarized. Studies that attempt to map identified brain a... Read More about Neuropsychiatry.

Compliance with driving instructions following anaesthesia for a day-case procedure (2015)
Journal Article
Mitchell, M. (2015). Compliance with driving instructions following anaesthesia for a day-case procedure

The study explored the behaviour of patients driving within 24 hours of a day-case procedure. Although advised not to drive for 24 hours, evidence suggests some patients are non-compliant. Of the 654 questionnaires returned, 3 people drove home follo... Read More about Compliance with driving instructions following anaesthesia for a day-case procedure.

Understanding the distribution of crime victimization using ‘British crime survey’ data: an exercise in statistical reasoning (2015)
Journal Article
Hope, T. (2015). Understanding the distribution of crime victimization using ‘British crime survey’ data: an exercise in statistical reasoning. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199935383.013.41

This paper focuses upon the question of understanding the data generating process that gives rise to the frequency distribution of crime victimization count data sampled from the British Crime Survey (BCS). Having described the form of this data, the... Read More about Understanding the distribution of crime victimization using ‘British crime survey’ data: an exercise in statistical reasoning.

Telling wildlife’s story: the role of soundscape on film (2015)
Book Chapter
James, P. (2015). Telling wildlife’s story: the role of soundscape on film. In A. Calanchi (Ed.), Il Suono Percepito, Il Suono Raccontato (151-170). Galaad Edizioni

The essence of a wildlife documentary film is to tell a story with which the intended audience can connect. Through the images the viewer is led into the intimate lives of animals and plants, or into the natural history of specific locations. While... Read More about Telling wildlife’s story: the role of soundscape on film.

Sex offenders (2015)
Book Chapter
Cowburn, M., & Myers, J. (2015). Sex offenders. In International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2nd edition, (672-677). Oxford: Elsevier

Social work with sex offenders operates at the intersections of sociology, psychology, and criminology. While key criminal
justice and corrections agencies operate with convicted offenders, social work(ers) may be involved with unconvicted people
w... Read More about Sex offenders.

Our home our Salford : transgressing the borders of social work education subtitle : in our back yard (2015)
Book Chapter
Hesk, G., Syed, I., & Nkurunziza, W. (2015). Our home our Salford : transgressing the borders of social work education subtitle : in our back yard. In M. Hill, A. Hudson, S. Mckendry, N. Raven, D. Saunders (OBE), J. Storan, & T. Ward (Eds.), Collaborate to Widen Participation: to, through and Beyond Higher Education (153-166). Forum for Access and Continuing Education (FACE)

Founded on the emancipatory initiative ‘In our back yard’ which directly confronted ‘Not in our back yard’ attitudes and practice,s. Our Home Our Salford positioned community activism within the University of Salford, which effectively redirected t... Read More about Our home our Salford : transgressing the borders of social work education subtitle : in our back yard.

Developing clinical competency : experiences and perceptions of Advanced Midwifery Practitioners in training (2015)
Journal Article
Gaskell, L., & Beaton, S. (2015). Developing clinical competency : experiences and perceptions of Advanced Midwifery Practitioners in training. Nurse Education in Practice, 15(4), 265-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2015.03.001

This paper will describe the experiences and perception of a cohort of trainee Advanced Midwifery Practitioners (AMP's) during their training on an MSc in Advanced Practice. The educational philosophy underpinning the master's programme is interprofe... Read More about Developing clinical competency : experiences and perceptions of Advanced Midwifery Practitioners in training.

Social work: Oppression and resistance (2015)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S. (2015). Social work: Oppression and resistance. In I. Parker (Ed.), Handbook of Critical Psychology. Abingdon/New York: Routledge

Introduction to Audre Lorde ‘Age, race, class, and sex : Redefining difference’ (2015)
Book Chapter
Nayak, S. (2015). Introduction to Audre Lorde ‘Age, race, class, and sex : Redefining difference’. In I. Parker (Ed.), Marxismo, psicología y psicoanálisis. Mexico DF: Ideas y Letras

This text (1980) by the Black feminist lesbian activist Audre Lorde (1934 -1992) also known as the ‘Sister Outsider’ concerns issues that occupy Lorde’s critical social theory (Byrd, 2009:21). Re-reading Lorde forces critical analysis of reading pra... Read More about Introduction to Audre Lorde ‘Age, race, class, and sex : Redefining difference’.

Unpacking the box of delights : how BBC Radio 4 embraces the short-form feature (2015)
Book Chapter
McQueen, G. (2015). Unpacking the box of delights : how BBC Radio 4 embraces the short-form feature. In Radio, sound and Internet Proceedings of Net Station International Conference (289-298). CECS / eBooks

The proliferation of podcasting and on-demand services like NPR One challenges linear broadcast radio. Not only does "on demand" radio allow consumers a choice of content style but also of content length and audio feature makers now have greater flex... Read More about Unpacking the box of delights : how BBC Radio 4 embraces the short-form feature.

The delightful ambiguities in the translation of Japanese haiku : notes on Santoka's 分け入っても分け入っても青い山 (2015)
Journal Article
Kendall, J. (2015). The delightful ambiguities in the translation of Japanese haiku : notes on Santoka's 分け入っても分け入っても青い山. Presence (Elmham),

An investigation of particular challenges that face the translation of haiku from Japanese to English through an examination of the many differing translations of one of Santoka's most famous haiku.

Edward Thomas and Haiku (2015)
Journal Article
Kendall, J. (2015). Edward Thomas and Haiku. Blithe spirit, 25(1), 60-72

A discussion of the close relation that Thomas's criticism, processes of composition and poetry bear to the writing of Japanese haiku, with some reference to 21st century contemporary British haiku writers and with an emphasis on Thomas's poetry abou... Read More about Edward Thomas and Haiku.

First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England (2015)
Journal Article
Dhup, V., Kearns, A., Pichon, B., & Foster, H. (2015). First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England. Epidemiology and Infection, 43(13), 2989-2992. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0950268815000126

Sixty percent of all meat consumed in the UK is imported from European countries where there have been increasing reports of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) identified in food-producing animals, but rarely from such animals in the... Read More about First report of identification of livestock-associated MRSA ST9 in retail meat in England.

Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple? (2015)
Journal Article
Rogan, M., Bodell, A., & Craig, P. (2015). Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple?. Parasite Immunology, 37(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1111/pim.12149

In 1982, Rickard & Williams stated that immunity to larval taeniid cestodes could be divided into two different phases: the establishment phase, operating against oncospheres, and the established phase, operating against established metacestodes in t... Read More about Post-encystment/established immunity in cystic echinococcosis : is it really that simple?.

Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet (2015)
Journal Article
Buldt, A., Levinger, P., Murley, G., Menz, H., Nester, C., & Landorf, K. (2015). Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. Gait & Posture, 42(1), 42-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2015.03.004

Variations in foot posture are associated with the development of some lower limb injuries. However, the mechanisms underlying this relationship are unclear. The objective of this study was to compare foot kinematics between normal, pes cavus and pes... Read More about Foot posture is associated with kinematics of the foot during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet.