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STEPFORWARD study : a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot for older patients with vascular-related amputations (2021)
Journal Article
Vanicek, N., Coleman, E., Watson, J., Bell, K., McDaid, C., Barnett, C., …Mitchell, N. (2021). STEPFORWARD study : a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot for older patients with vascular-related amputations. BMJ Open, 11(3), e045195. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045195

Objectives: To determine the feasibility of conducting a full-scale randomised controlled trial (RCT) of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot compared with a standard prosthetic ankle-foot. Design: Multice... Read More about STEPFORWARD study : a randomised controlled feasibility trial of a self-aligning prosthetic ankle-foot for older patients with vascular-related amputations.

Enlargement (2021)
Book Chapter
Chiva, C. (2021). Enlargement. In G. Abels, A. Krizsán, H. MacRae, & A. van der Vleuten (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of gender and EU politics (183-194). London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351049955-18

This chapter argues that the European union's (EU’s) eastwards expansion in particular marked a watershed moment in the development of the EU’s enlargement policy, and that this had momentous consequences for gender equality policy in the new member... Read More about Enlargement.

Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Features in Post-Stroke Patients with Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Context of Care (2021)
Journal Article
Gandolfi, M., Donisi, V., Battista, S., Picelli, A., Valè, N., Del Piccolo, L., & Smania, N. (2021). Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Features in Post-Stroke Patients with Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Context of Care. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 3089. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063089

This study aims at exploring disability, health-related quality of life (HrQoL), psychological distress, and psychological features in post-stroke patients with chronic pain. An observational cross-sectional study involving 50 post-stroke patients (2... Read More about Health-Related Quality of Life and Psychological Features in Post-Stroke Patients with Chronic Pain: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Neuro-Rehabilitation Context of Care.

Continuous professional development changes for construction professionals post Covid-19 (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Watts, G., & Harris, N. (2021, March). Continuous professional development changes for construction professionals post Covid-19. Presented at Exploring Contemporary Issues and Challenges in the Construction Industry: (CCC2021), the 5th Coventry University Construction Conference, Online

Continuous Professional Development (CPD) is a requirement of all Chartered construction professionals. The benefits of CPD are also espoused by many construction companies so arguably CPD should also be undertaken by all professionals regardless of... Read More about Continuous professional development changes for construction professionals post Covid-19.

Comparing construction professionals job descriptions with university modules. Do the modules taught match the needs required? (2021)
Presentation / Conference
Harris, N., & Watts, G. (2021, March). Comparing construction professionals job descriptions with university modules. Do the modules taught match the needs required?. Presented at Exploring Contemporary Issues and Challenges in the Construction Industry: (CCC2021), the 5th Coventry University Construction Conference, Online

Long before Covid19 the roles and requirements of construction professionals have been evolving. The pandemic has served to increase this pace of change. Some of these changes are temporary (although who knows for how long) whilst other changes could... Read More about Comparing construction professionals job descriptions with university modules. Do the modules taught match the needs required?.

Exploring the experiences and use of text messages to enhance health behaviours and self-management in South Asian patients (2021)
Thesis
Chaudhry, T. Exploring the experiences and use of text messages to enhance health behaviours and self-management in South Asian patients. (Thesis). University of Salford

This PhD thesis seeks to explore and understand the use and experiences of whether text-messaging in the South-Asian (SA) community enhances positive health behaviours, and self-management through the Florence (FLO) text messaging system. It also exa... Read More about Exploring the experiences and use of text messages to enhance health behaviours and self-management in South Asian patients.

Cement Prints (2021)
Journal Article
Cherniwchan, C. (2021). Cement Prints. #Journal not on list, 30(117),

A Glimpse at Freedom (2021)
Journal Article
Cherniwchan, C. (2021). A Glimpse at Freedom. #Journal not on list, 30(117),

Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas (2021)
Journal Article
Franco, C., Rocha El Bizri, H., Souza, P., Fa, J., Valsecchi, J., Sousa, I., & Quieroz, H. (2021). Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas. Journal of Environmental Management, 287, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.112314

Globally, community-based initiatives are effective in protecting ecosystems and the species within them. In this paper, we analyze the emergence and large-scale expansion of a community-based environmental protection system (the Voluntary Environmen... Read More about Community-based environmental protection in the Brazilian Amazon: recent history, legal landmarks and expansion across protected areas.

Belittling Ern : the changing performance dynamic of Morecambe and Wise (2021)
Journal Article
Hewett, R. (2021). Belittling Ern : the changing performance dynamic of Morecambe and Wise. Comedy Studies, 12(2), 203-214. https://doi.org/10.1080/2040610X.2021.1893468

Despite their renown as one of the most successful double acts in British television history, Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise have received scant academic attention. However, they have been celebrated in numerous biographies and documentaries, as resul... Read More about Belittling Ern : the changing performance dynamic of Morecambe and Wise.

The impact of Compassionate Mind Training on qualified health professionals undertaking a Compassion Focused Therapy module (2021)
Journal Article
Beaumont, E., Bell, T., McAndrew, S., & Fairhurst, H. (2021). The impact of Compassionate Mind Training on qualified health professionals undertaking a Compassion Focused Therapy module. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 21(4), 910-922. https://doi.org/10.1002/capr.12396

Background Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and Compassionate Mind Training (CMT) aim to help people cultivate compassion for self and others. To date, there is little evidence exploring the effects CMT has on those engaged in or embarking on a care... Read More about The impact of Compassionate Mind Training on qualified health professionals undertaking a Compassion Focused Therapy module.

Thermal analysis of airway mucus clearance by ciliary activity in the presence of inertial forces (2021)
Journal Article
Shaheen, S., Maqbool, K., Beg, O., & Gul, F. (2021). Thermal analysis of airway mucus clearance by ciliary activity in the presence of inertial forces. SN Applied Sciences, 3(4), 461. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-021-04439-1

In this study heat transfer effects on cilia induced mucus flow in human airways is presented. The elliptic wave pattern of cilia tips produces metachronal wave which enables the transportation of highly viscous mucus with nonzero inertial forces. Up... Read More about Thermal analysis of airway mucus clearance by ciliary activity in the presence of inertial forces.

Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease : a multiprofessional scoping review protocol (2021)
Journal Article
Hurst, H., Jones, E., Ormandy, P., Brettle, A., Nixon, A., Young, H., …Finnigan, R. (2021). Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease : a multiprofessional scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(3), e040715. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040715

Reported outcomes for older people with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) often focus on survival and mortality and little attention is paid to symptom burden and health-related quality of life. Recognising frailty and providing interventions tha... Read More about Outcomes and care priorities for older people living with frailty and advanced chronic kidney disease : a multiprofessional scoping review protocol.

Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory (2021)
Journal Article
Farina, A., & James, P. (2021). Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory. Biosemiotics, 14(2), 419-431. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12304-021-09406-2

Vivoscape, from Latin ‘vivo’ (living) and the English ‘scape’ (shape and form of a place) is presented as a new ecosemiotic agency that integrates the interactions between biological and ecological components of a taxon with the environment. Accordin... Read More about Vivoscapes : an ecosemiotic contribution to the ecological theory.

"So this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Martin, P. (2021). "So this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK. International journal of Roma studies, 3(1), 46-72. https://doi.org/10.17583/ijrs.2021.6984

Following the 2016 Referendum on UK membership of the EU, the British government indicated that providing evidence of consistent, regular working histories would form the basis of applications by EU migrants seeking to remain in the country long-term... Read More about "So this is not a game” - Brexit as a ‘situation of uncommon precarity’ for migrants of Roma heritage in the UK.

Multi-objective optimal design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plate heat exchanger with phase change (2021)
Journal Article
Norouzi, M., Targhi, R., Hashemian, S., Vaziri, S., & Beg, O. (2021). Multi-objective optimal design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plate heat exchanger with phase change. AUT journal of mechanical engineering (Online), 5(4), 8. https://doi.org/10.22060/AJME.2021.19168.5935

Organic Rankine Cycles (ORCs) have been shown to be feasible thermodynamically for electricity generation from organic fluids as working fluids with low temperature sources. Heat exchanger performance is strongly influenced by thermodynamic cycle eff... Read More about Multi-objective optimal design of an Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) plate heat exchanger with phase change.

Fish out of water : consumers’ unfamiliarity with the appearance of commercial fish species (2021)
Journal Article
Cusa, M., Falcão, L., De Jesus, J., Biolatti, C., Blondeel, L., Bracken, F., …Mariani, S. (2021). Fish out of water : consumers’ unfamiliarity with the appearance of commercial fish species. Sustainability Science, 16(4), 1313-1322. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-021-00932-z

Seafood labels play an increasingly key role in assisting consumers in purchasing processed and featureless fish products, and in encouraging sustainable fishing and aquaculture practices. While informed purchasing choices are typically influenced by... Read More about Fish out of water : consumers’ unfamiliarity with the appearance of commercial fish species.

Elevated recapping behaviour and reduced Varroa destructor reproduction in natural Varroa resistant Apis mellifera honey bees from the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Hawkins, G., & Martin, S. (2021). Elevated recapping behaviour and reduced Varroa destructor reproduction in natural Varroa resistant Apis mellifera honey bees from the UK. Apidologie, 52(3), 647-657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-021-00852-y

Varroa destructor mites remain a major threat to Apis mellifera honey bees, yet many populations across the world have naturally evolved survivorship to infestation. Here, we investigated the roles of recapping and mite reproduction in natural Varroa... Read More about Elevated recapping behaviour and reduced Varroa destructor reproduction in natural Varroa resistant Apis mellifera honey bees from the UK.