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The Effect of Dimple Insole Design on the Plantar Temperature and Pressure in People with Diabetes and in Healthy Individuals (2024)
Journal Article

An increase in plantar pressure and skin temperature is commonly associated with an increased risk of diabetic foot ulcers. However, the effect of insoles in reducing plantar temperature has not been commonly studied. The aim was to assess the effect... Read More about The Effect of Dimple Insole Design on the Plantar Temperature and Pressure in People with Diabetes and in Healthy Individuals.

Modern Slavery, Victim Identification and the ‘Victimized State’ (2024)
Journal Article
Findlay, J. (in press). Modern Slavery, Victim Identification and the ‘Victimized State’. British Journal of Criminology, XX(XX), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azae061

Resistance to entering the UK government’s modern slavery victim identification mechanism is widespread and part of normal practices of state evasion that shape the lives of large numbers of insufficiently documented people. This article provides evi... Read More about Modern Slavery, Victim Identification and the ‘Victimized State’.

RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data (2024)
Digital Artefact
Rowland, A., Fussey, E., & Kennedy, L. RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data. [Online]

The negative health impacts of physical punishment in childhood are well documented, clear and need no further debate. Children who experience physical punishment are more likely to develop poorer mental health and are more likely to experience serio... Read More about RCPCH responds to NSPCC’s corporal punishment data.

The relationship between lifestyle habits and obesity among students in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia: using the Arab Teens Lifestyle (ATLS) questionnaire (2024)
Journal Article
Woodman, A., Coffey, M., Cooper-Ryan, A.-M., & Jaoua, N. (in press). The relationship between lifestyle habits and obesity among students in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia: using the Arab Teens Lifestyle (ATLS) questionnaire. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article 2267. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19353-5

Background: The Arab Teens Lifestyle (ATLS) questionnaire was an initiative to assess the lifestyle habits influencing obesity rates in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, including physical activity (PA) patterns, sedentary and eating be... Read More about The relationship between lifestyle habits and obesity among students in the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia: using the Arab Teens Lifestyle (ATLS) questionnaire.

Practitioner Perspectives on Agency Social Work in Children and Families Social Work in England (2024)
Journal Article
McLaughlin, H., Scholar, H., McCaughan, S., & Pollock, S. (in press). Practitioner Perspectives on Agency Social Work in Children and Families Social Work in England. The British Journal of Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcae134

This article examines practitioner perspectives on agency social work in Local Authority Children’s Services Departments in England. There have been ongoing concerns about the use of agency workers, relating to cost, quality and impact on services, d... Read More about Practitioner Perspectives on Agency Social Work in Children and Families Social Work in England.

Podcast: Ensuring Safety and Security for Human Rights Defenders (2024)
Digital Artefact
Silika, K. (in press). Podcast: Ensuring Safety and Security for Human Rights Defenders. [Podcast]

In this episode, host Mantate Mlotshwa speaks with Dr. Keith Silika about the challenges facing human rights defenders in Zimbabwe. Dr. Silika, an expert in policing and forensic analysis, discusses the current climate for activists, strategies for p... Read More about Podcast: Ensuring Safety and Security for Human Rights Defenders.

Travellers with prosthetic limbs, a neglected population. A perspective on what travel health practitioners need to know (2024)
Journal Article
L. Bauer, I., & H. Nagaraja, V. (2024). Travellers with prosthetic limbs, a neglected population. A perspective on what travel health practitioners need to know. #Journal not on list, 10, Article 14. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40794-024-00226-z

Background: The benefits of travel for the wellbeing of people of all ages and abilities are well known, though travellers with prostheses have so far been excluded. Limb loss, due to trauma, vascular disease, cancer, or infections requires a prosthe... Read More about Travellers with prosthetic limbs, a neglected population. A perspective on what travel health practitioners need to know.

“It was like someone was pissin on me in my own home”: experiences of Sinophobia victims during the COVID-19 global pandemic (2024)
Journal Article
Patel, T. G. (in press). “It was like someone was pissin on me in my own home”: experiences of Sinophobia victims during the COVID-19 global pandemic. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 1-25. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2024.2386335

Having seen a rise in the expression of Sinophobia and anti-Chinese / East Asian sentiments during the Covid-19 pandemic, this article hypothesizes that such racism is intersectionally informed, resulting in non-universal experiences. In discussing s... Read More about “It was like someone was pissin on me in my own home”: experiences of Sinophobia victims during the COVID-19 global pandemic.

Early Versus Late Rapid Force Production During Single-Joint Isometric Hamstring Assessment Using Force Plates. (2024)
Journal Article
Ripley, N. J., Barber, R., Fahey, J. T., Fahey, J., & Comfort, P. (2024). Early Versus Late Rapid Force Production During Single-Joint Isometric Hamstring Assessment Using Force Plates. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000004911

Ripley, NJ, Barber, R, Fahey, JT, and Comfort, P. Early versus late rapid force production during single-joint isometric hamstring assessment using force plates. J Strength Cond Res XX(X): 000-000, 2024-The aim of this study was to assess differences... Read More about Early Versus Late Rapid Force Production During Single-Joint Isometric Hamstring Assessment Using Force Plates..

Nursing in the Digital Age: Harnessing telemedicine for enhanced patient care (2024)
Journal Article
Clement David-Olawade, A., Olawade, D. B., Ojo, I. O., Famujimi, M. E., Olawumi, T. T., & Esan, D. T. (in press). Nursing in the Digital Age: Harnessing telemedicine for enhanced patient care. #Journal not on list, 1(2), 100-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.infoh.2024.07.003

Background
Telemedicine has emerged as a transformative force in contemporary healthcare, reshaping nursing practice across various specialties. This narrative review explored the role, challenges, and ethical considerations associated with telemedi... Read More about Nursing in the Digital Age: Harnessing telemedicine for enhanced patient care.

Reflections of Social Work Academics on Moving from Social Work Practice to the Academic Environment (2024)
Journal Article
Edwards, D., & Parkinson, K. (2024). Reflections of Social Work Academics on Moving from Social Work Practice to the Academic Environment. Practice, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2024.2386247

The social work academic field, in common with other professional qualification degrees requires academics to have substantial social work practice experience. This reflective paper explores the journey of two social work academics who have made the... Read More about Reflections of Social Work Academics on Moving from Social Work Practice to the Academic Environment.

Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity? (2024)
Journal Article
Battista, S., Giardulli, B., Sieiro Santos, C., Aharonov, O., Puttaswamy, D., Russell, A. –. M., & Gupta, L. (2024). Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity?. Current Rheumatology Reports, 26(11), 383-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11926-024-01157-6

Purpose of Review: This paper explored the potential of digital health in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs), with a focus on self-management. Digital self-management technology includes tailored treatment plans, symptom tracking, educational... Read More about Digital Health and Self-Management in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Missed Opportunity?.

Harnessing real-life experiences: the development of guidelines to communicate research findings on Developmental Coordination Disorder/dyspraxia (2024)
Journal Article

Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also known as dyspraxia, affects 5–15% of school-aged children (Hamilton and Sutton, Am Fam Physician 66:1435, 2002) and significantly impacts a child’s ability to learn motor skills and perform everyday act... Read More about Harnessing real-life experiences: the development of guidelines to communicate research findings on Developmental Coordination Disorder/dyspraxia.