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A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy (2015)
Journal Article

Cysticercosis caused by the metacestode stage of Taenia hydatigena is endemic in Sardinia. Information on the genetic variation of this parasite is important for epidemiological studies and implementation of control programs. Using two mitochondrial... Read More about A preliminary investigation into the genetic variation and population structure of Taenia hydatigena from Sardinia, Italy.

Patient anxiety and satisfaction in a magnetic resonance imaging department : initial results from an action research study (2015)
Journal Article
Munn, Z., Pearson, A., Jordan, Z., Murphy, F., Pilkington, D., & Anderson, A. (2015). Patient anxiety and satisfaction in a magnetic resonance imaging department : initial results from an action research study. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 46(1), 23-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2014.07.006

Purpose

The way patients experience health care is largely dependent on the attitudes and actions of the health care professionals they encounter. In medical imaging, the radiographer is often the biggest provider of patient care. Patients undergo... Read More about Patient anxiety and satisfaction in a magnetic resonance imaging department : initial results from an action research study.

Current management of fistula-in-ano (2015)
Journal Article
Phillips, J., Lees, N., & Arnall, F. (2015). Current management of fistula-in-ano. British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 76(3), 142-147. https://doi.org/10.12968/hmed.2015.76.3.142

Anal fistulae management is a balance of effective healing and the risk of incontinence from sphincter division. This review examines the heterogeneity in the literature of treatment options and the difficulties this presents for surgical training an... Read More about Current management of fistula-in-ano.

The efficiency of mechanical orthoses in affecting parameters associated with daily living in spinal cord injury patients: a literature review (2015)
Journal Article
Ahmadi Bani, M., Arazpour, M., Farahmand, F., Mousavi, M., & Hutchins, S. (2015). The efficiency of mechanical orthoses in affecting parameters associated with daily living in spinal cord injury patients: a literature review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(3), 183-190. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2013.875067

Objective: The most simple and common approach in providing standing and walking by subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI) is the use of mechanical orthoses. These include traditional orthoses, medial linkage orthoses (MLOs) and reciprocating gait or... Read More about The efficiency of mechanical orthoses in affecting parameters associated with daily living in spinal cord injury patients: a literature review.

A phantom-based JAFROC observer study of two CT reconstruction methods : the search for optimisation of lesion detection and effective dose (2015)
Journal Article

Purpose: To investigate the dose saving potential of iterative reconstruction (IR) in a computed tomography (CT) examination of the thorax.
Materials and Methods: An anthropomorphic chest phantom containing various configurations of simulated lesi... Read More about A phantom-based JAFROC observer study of two CT reconstruction methods : the search for optimisation of lesion detection and effective dose.

The influence of a rocker sole adaptation on gait parameters in spinal cord injury patients ambulating with the advanced reciprocating gait orthosis – a pilot study (2015)
Journal Article
Arazpour, M., Hutchins, S., Ahmadi Bani, M., Curran, S., Bahramizadeh, M., Saberi, H., & Mardani, M. (2015). The influence of a rocker sole adaptation on gait parameters in spinal cord injury patients ambulating with the advanced reciprocating gait orthosis – a pilot study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(1), 89-92. https://doi.org/10.3109/17483107.2013.838805

Objective: When walking with an advanced reciprocating gait orthosis (ARGO), ankle and knee joint motion is restricted which causes an un-cosmetic gait compared to normal walking. The purpose of this study was to develop and evaluate a rocker modific... Read More about The influence of a rocker sole adaptation on gait parameters in spinal cord injury patients ambulating with the advanced reciprocating gait orthosis – a pilot study.

Investing in our reviewers [editorial] (2015)
Journal Article
Nightingale, J. (2015). Investing in our reviewers [editorial]. Radiography, 21(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.12.008

A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities (2015)
Journal Article
Chamindi, M., & Amaratunga, D. (2015). A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities. International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, 6(1), 102-116. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJDRBE-10-2014-0071

Purpose

– This research aims at making recommendations to empower the Sri Lankan local governments in creating a disaster resilient built environment. Disasters make a huge impact on the built environment. In turn, failure of the built environment... Read More about A disaster resilient built environment in urban cities.

A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using an extreme learning approach (2015)
Book Chapter
Liu, Q., Zhang, Y., Shen, J., Xiao, B., & Linge, N. (2015). A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using an extreme learning approach. In 2015 17th International Conference on Advanced Communication Technology (ICACT) (133-137). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICACT.2015.7224772

Monitoring and controlling microclimate in a greenhouse becomes one of the research hotspots in the field of agrometeorology, where the application of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) recently attracts more attentions due to its features of self-adapti... Read More about A WSN-based prediction model of microclimate in a greenhouse using an extreme learning approach.

The use of instrumented gait analysis for individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions in children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial protocol (2015)
Journal Article

Background:

Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often have an altered gait. Orthopaedic surgery, spasticity management, physical therapy and orthotics are used to improve the gait. Interventions are individually tailored and are planned on the basi... Read More about The use of instrumented gait analysis for individually tailored interdisciplinary interventions in children with cerebral palsy: a randomised controlled trial protocol.

Claustrophobia in magnetic resonance imaging: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
Journal Article
Munn, Z., Moola, S., Lisy, K., Riitano, D., & Murphy, F. (2015). Claustrophobia in magnetic resonance imaging: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Radiography, 21(2), e59-e63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.12.004

Purpose

Anxiety and claustrophobia are common during MRI scanning. It has been estimated that 2 million scans worldwide cannot be performed annually either due to premature scan termination or refusal due to claustrophobia. The actual prevalence o... Read More about Claustrophobia in magnetic resonance imaging: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Alignment of project management with business strategy in construction: evidence from the Turkish contractors (2015)
Journal Article
Budayan, C., Dikmen, I., & Birgonul, M. (2015). Alignment of project management with business strategy in construction: evidence from the Turkish contractors. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 21(1), 94-106. https://doi.org/10.3846/13923730.2013.802737

The importance of fit between an organization's implementation of project management (PM), and its business level strategy is emphasized in the literature. However, there are a limited number of studies investigating the relationship between business... Read More about Alignment of project management with business strategy in construction: evidence from the Turkish contractors.

The influence of orthotic gait training with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis on the walking ability of paraplegic patients: a pilot study (2015)
Journal Article
Samadian, M., Arazpour, M., Ahmadi Bani, M., Pouyan, A., Bahramizadeh, M., & Hutchins, S. (2015). The influence of orthotic gait training with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis on the walking ability of paraplegic patients: a pilot study. Spinal Cord, 53(10), 754-757. https://doi.org/10.1038/sc.2015.60

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of walking with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis (IRGO) by spinal cord injury (SCI) patients on walking speed, distance walked and energy consumption whilst participating in a 1... Read More about The influence of orthotic gait training with an isocentric reciprocating gait orthosis on the walking ability of paraplegic patients: a pilot study.

Learning to ensure patient safety in clinical settings : comparing Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions (2015)
Journal Article
Tella, S., Smith, N., Partanen, P., Jamookeeah, D., Lamidi, M., & Turunen, H. (2015). Learning to ensure patient safety in clinical settings : comparing Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 24(19-20), 2954-2964. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.12914

Aims and objectives

To explore and compare Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions of their learning about patient safety in clinical settings.


Background

Patient safety culture and practices in different health care organisation... Read More about Learning to ensure patient safety in clinical settings : comparing Finnish and British nursing students’ perceptions.

Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia (2015)
Journal Article
Boufana, B., Saïd, Y., Dhibi, M., Craig, P., & Lahmar, S. (2015). Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia. Acta tropica, 152, 112-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2015.08.015

Echinococcus granulosus sensu lato (s.l.) is a zoonotic disease highly endemic in Tunisia. Canids including stray and semi-stray dogs, jackals and foxes are known as definitive hosts and a wide range of ungulates have been shown to harbour the metace... Read More about Echinococcus granulosus sensu stricto (s.s.) from the critically endangered antelope Addax nasomaculatus in Tunisia.

Institutional culture of mergers and alliances in South Africa (2015)
Book Chapter
Hall, M. (2015). Institutional culture of mergers and alliances in South Africa. In Mergers and Alliances in Higher Education (145-173). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13135-1_8

South Africa’s extensive set of higher education mergers were implemented between 2002 and 2005. While there has not been a systematic evaluation of this merger process, that created 11 new institutions from 26 merger partners and affected 62 % of th... Read More about Institutional culture of mergers and alliances in South Africa.