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The Ankle Recovery Trial (ART): clinical outcomes and patient experience of a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing cast versus removable boot for early mobilisation after ankle fracture surgical fixation (2025)
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Aims: This study compares functional outcomes and patient experience between cast immobilisation and early mobilisation in a removable boot after ankle fracture fixation, with early weight-bearing encouraged in both groups.
Methods: This pragmatic... Read More about The Ankle Recovery Trial (ART): clinical outcomes and patient experience of a pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled trial comparing cast versus removable boot for early mobilisation after ankle fracture surgical fixation.

Understanding Vulnerabilities and ‘Pathways’ in the Commission of Sexual Offences by Autistic Individuals: Perspectives from UK-based Practitioners (2025)
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Although autistic people are no more likely to perpetrate crime compared to the general population, evidence suggests that certain types of crime, such as sexual offences, are more common among autistic individuals who do engage in crime. In recent y... Read More about Understanding Vulnerabilities and ‘Pathways’ in the Commission of Sexual Offences by Autistic Individuals: Perspectives from UK-based Practitioners.

COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis (2025)
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Objective: Despite the physical demands of their job, firefighters often experience declining health, a trend that has worsened with coronavirus infection. We investigated the correlation between physical activity (PA) and metabolic syndrome (MS) ris... Read More about COVID-19’s impact on physical activity and metabolic syndrome in firefighters: A randomized trial of pre- and post-recovery analysis.

Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study. (2025)
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Aerobic and strength exercises are commonly recommended for patients with type-1 diabetes (T1DM) but may not suit everyone. Body-weight functional exercise (BWFE) could offer an alternative for diabetes management. We aimed to compare blood glucose (... Read More about Body-weight functional exercise promotes greater and safer blood glucose reduction compared to aerobic and strength exercises in type 1 diabetics: a randomised crossover study..

Parents’ lived experience of support through their neonate’s end of life and grief journey: An interpretative phenomenology study (2025)
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Medical and pharmacological advancements have influenced the ability to treat acutely ill neonates. However, complications of prematurity mean that death is unpreventable in some cases. The aim of this study was to explore parents’ lived experiences... Read More about Parents’ lived experience of support through their neonate’s end of life and grief journey: An interpretative phenomenology study.

The time for debate is over: The health, education, and legal case for legislative change to prohibit and eliminate all physical punishment of children and to achieve equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland (2024)
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Within the UK, children in England and Northern Ireland are the only people who are not fully protected in law from assault. Scotland and Wales have paved the way towards the UK becoming a more equal society and better protecting children, leaving En... Read More about The time for debate is over: The health, education, and legal case for legislative change to prohibit and eliminate all physical punishment of children and to achieve equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland.

The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): an open-access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments (2024)
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The growing interest in harnessing natural environments to enhance mental health, including cognitive functioning and mood, has yielded encouraging results in initial studies. Given that images of nature have demonstrated similar benefits, they are f... Read More about The Salford Nature Environments Database (SNED): an open-access database of standardized high-quality pictures from natural environments.

Associations between prenatal alcohol exposure and early education outcomes: a matched controls study using the born in Bradford dataset (2024)
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Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with cognitive, behavioural, and developmental impairments throughout the lifespan of affected individuals, but there is limited evidence on how early this impact can be identified through routinely colle... Read More about Associations between prenatal alcohol exposure and early education outcomes: a matched controls study using the born in Bradford dataset.

The forced sterilisation of Indigenous and racialised Peoples: origins, nature of abuses, impacts and responses (2024)
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Purpose. To draw attention to the global infringement of reproductive rights of Indigenous and racialised Peoples.
Approach. Narrative literature review. Description and comparative analysis of examples of forced sterilisation.
Findings. Large-scal... Read More about The forced sterilisation of Indigenous and racialised Peoples: origins, nature of abuses, impacts and responses.

The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review (2024)
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Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the scope of existing practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).

Introduction: Type 2 diabetes mel... Read More about The practice, nature, and impact of nurse-led type 2 diabetic foot prevention services and educational programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.

A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature on Sexual Orientation Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (SO-OCD): Important Clinical Considerations and Recommendations (2024)
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterised by the occurrence of persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted (obsessions), and compulsive actions that the individual feels driven to... Read More about A Systematic Scoping Review of the Literature on Sexual Orientation Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (SO-OCD): Important Clinical Considerations and Recommendations.

Establishing a national linked database for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the UK: multi-method public and professional involvement to determine acceptability and feasibility. (2024)
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Introduction: Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is one of the leading non-genetic causes of developmental disability worldwide and is thought to be particularly common in the UK. Despite this, there is a lack of data on FASD in the UK.

Object... Read More about Establishing a national linked database for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the UK: multi-method public and professional involvement to determine acceptability and feasibility..