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Fact or fiction : an analysis of the 10 kVp ‘rule’ in computed radiography (2013)
Journal Article
radiography. Radiography, 19(3), 223-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.05.003

Purpose: To determine whether increasing the tube voltage by 10 kVp whilst reducing the tube current by
50% (10 kVp ‘rule’) produces similar perceptual image quality.
Method: 391 matched pairs of anthropomorphic chest phantom X-ray images were pro... Read More about Fact or fiction : an analysis of the 10 kVp ‘rule’ in computed radiography.

The power and the pain : mammographic compression research from the service-users’ perspective (2013)
Journal Article
Robinson, L., Hogg, P., & Newton-Hughes, A. (2013). The power and the pain : mammographic compression research from the service-users’ perspective. Radiography, 19(3), 190-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.04.005

Purpose: to explore the value service-users can add to our understanding of inter-practitioner
compression variability in mammography. Imaging of the breast for the screening and detection of
breast carcinoma is generally carried out by mammographi... Read More about The power and the pain : mammographic compression research from the service-users’ perspective.

Commentary: is digital health technology empowering patients? (2013)
Journal Article
Robinson, L. (2013). Commentary: is digital health technology empowering patients?. Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 60(3), 79-80. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.20

This brief commentary explores how Web 2.0 technology is leading to a new kind of digital health technology. It considers what this might mean for the patient–practitioner encounter; whether practitioners are signed up to the notion of shared decisio... Read More about Commentary: is digital health technology empowering patients?.

Intra and inter-tester reliability of the tuck jump assessment (2013)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Myer, G., & Munro, A. (2013). Intra and inter-tester reliability of the tuck jump assessment. Physical Therapy in Sport, 14(3), 152-155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.05.005

Objective: To assess the inter-tester and intra-tester reliability of the tuck jump test.

Design: Repeated measures.

Setting: University Human Performance laboratory.

Participants: Five male and five female athletes undertook the tuck jump t... Read More about Intra and inter-tester reliability of the tuck jump assessment.

Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy (2013)
Journal Article
Hackney, L., Williams, S., Hogg, P., & Szczepura, K. (2013). Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy. Radiography, 19(4), 366-368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.06.007

In full field digital mammography (FFDM) the whole breast is subjected to compression with a perspex compression paddle in order to reduce breast thickness and improve image quality. Once a mammographic abnormality has been detected using FFDM and a... Read More about Tissue bulge during stereotactic core biopsy.

Does an increase in compression force really improve visual image quality in mammography? An initial investigation (2013)
Journal Article
Mercer, C., Hogg, P., Cassidy, S., & Denton, E. (2013). Does an increase in compression force really improve visual image quality in mammography? An initial investigation. Radiography, 19(4), 363-365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2013.07.002

Objective: Literature speculates that visual image quality (IQ) and compression force levels may be
directly related. This small study investigates whether a relationship exists between compression force
levels and visual IQ.
Method: To investiga... Read More about Does an increase in compression force really improve visual image quality in mammography? An initial investigation.

A cross-sectional study of age-related changes in plantar pressure distribution between 4 and 7 years : a comparison of regional and pixel-level analyses (2013)
Journal Article
Phethean, J., Pataky, T., Nester, C., & Findlow, A. (2014). A cross-sectional study of age-related changes in plantar pressure distribution between 4 and 7 years : a comparison of regional and pixel-level analyses. Gait & Posture, 39(1), 154-160. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.06.015

Quantifying morphological and functional development in children's feet, and thereby establishing development norms is difficult. In addition to practical challenges of experimentation on children, measurement equipment like plantar pressure (PP) pla... Read More about A cross-sectional study of age-related changes in plantar pressure distribution between 4 and 7 years : a comparison of regional and pixel-level analyses.

A longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the job and the expenses scandal on UK national politicians’ experiences of work, stress and the home-work interface (2013)
Journal Article
Weinberg, A. (2013). A longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the job and the expenses scandal on UK national politicians’ experiences of work, stress and the home-work interface. Parliamentary Affairs, 68(2), 248-271. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gst013

Longitudinal cohorts drawn from a sample of 136 UK MPs responded to surveys assessing the impact of work-related changes over which they had either a higher or lower level of control – namely working hours reform and the expenses crisis respectively.... Read More about A longitudinal study of the impact of changes in the job and the expenses scandal on UK national politicians’ experiences of work, stress and the home-work interface.

Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes (2013)
Journal Article
Chapman, J., Preece, S., Braunstein, B., Höhne, A., Nester, C., Brueggemann, G., & Hutchins, S. (2013). Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes. Clinical Biomechanics, 28(6), 679-685. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2013.05.005

Background: There is no consensus on the precise rocker shoe outsole design that will optimally reduce plantar pressure in people with diabetes. This study aimed to understand how peak plantar pressure is influenced by systematically varying three de... Read More about Effect of rocker shoe design features on forefoot plantar pressures in people with and without diabetes.

CAD tools for designing shoe lasts for people with diabetes (2013)
Journal Article
Bernabeub, J., Germania, M., Mandolinia, M., Mengonia, M., Nester, C., Preece, S., & Raffaelia, R. (2013). CAD tools for designing shoe lasts for people with diabetes. Computer-Aided Design, 45(6), 977-990. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2012.12.005

In the context of a research program aiming at defining a framework to acquire patient data and support the whole shoe design and manufacturing process, this paper presents new CAD tools to design and validate lasts for shoes designed specifically fo... Read More about CAD tools for designing shoe lasts for people with diabetes.

The value of observer performance studies in dose optimization: A focus on free-response receiver operating characteristic methods (2013)
Journal Article
operating characteristic methods. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 41(2), 57-64. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.112.116566

Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis has been
successfully used in radiology to help determine the combined
success of system and observer. There is great value in
these methods for assessing new and existing techniques to
see if diag... Read More about The value of observer performance studies in dose optimization: A focus on free-response receiver operating characteristic methods.

The development and evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation training programme for rheumatology occupational therapists (2013)
Journal Article
O'Brien, R., Woodbridge, S., Hammond, A., Adkin, J., & Culley, J. (2013). The development and evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation training programme for rheumatology occupational therapists. Musculoskeletal Care, 11(2), 99-105. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1050

People with inflammatory arthritis rapidly develop work disability, yet there is limited provision of vocational
rehabilitation (VR) in rheumatology departments. As part of a randomized, controlled trial, ten occupational
therapists (OTs) were surv... Read More about The development and evaluation of a vocational rehabilitation training programme for rheumatology occupational therapists.

Meeting the demands of a podiatry service for patients with arthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Rome, K., Erikson, K., Ng, A., Gow, P., Sahid, H., & Williams, A. (2013). Meeting the demands of a podiatry service for patients with arthritis. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 6(S1), O32-O32. https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-6-S1-O32

Despite evidence for the need of podiatry services, podiatry is frequently an underused and under-resourced service and in many areas in New Zealand there is no specialist podiatry service. In support of specialist foot care, a new podiatric rheumato... Read More about Meeting the demands of a podiatry service for patients with arthritis.

Remembering the past, looking to the future : Christmas as a symbol of change in later life widowhood (2013)
Journal Article
Collins, T. (2014). Remembering the past, looking to the future : Christmas as a symbol of change in later life widowhood. Ageing and society, 34(9), 1525-1549. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X13000329

Many older women experience the loss of a spouse or partner in later life. This paper explores older women's experiences of Christmas in order to locate process and meaning in relation to the transition of later life widowhood. Drawing on longitudina... Read More about Remembering the past, looking to the future : Christmas as a symbol of change in later life widowhood.

Towards a research informed teaching experience within a diagnostic radiography curriculum: The level 4 (year 1) student holistic experience (2013)
Journal Article
Higgins, R., Hogg, P., & Robinson, L. (2013). Towards a research informed teaching experience within a diagnostic radiography curriculum: The level 4 (year 1) student holistic experience. Radiography, 19(1), 62-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2012.08.006

Aim: This article discusses the level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography student holistic experience of the
Research-informed Teaching experience (RiTe) at the University of Salford, UK. The purpose of RiTe is to
expose undergraduate radiography stu... Read More about Towards a research informed teaching experience within a diagnostic radiography curriculum: The level 4 (year 1) student holistic experience.

Does the change in Q angle magnitude in unilateral stance differ when comparing asymptomatic individuals to those with patellofemoral pain? (2013)
Journal Article
Herrington, L. (2013). Does the change in Q angle magnitude in unilateral stance differ when comparing asymptomatic individuals to those with patellofemoral pain?. Physical Therapy in Sport, 14(2), 94-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ptsp.2012.02.008

Objective: To determine if Q angle changes in magnitude from bilateral stance when compared to unilateral stance and then if they are significantly different changes related to the presence of patellofemoral joint pain.

Design: Observational corre... Read More about Does the change in Q angle magnitude in unilateral stance differ when comparing asymptomatic individuals to those with patellofemoral pain?.

Curiosity and willingness to learn : Linda Dubrow-Marshall offers advice for counsellors on working with former cult members (2013)
Journal Article
Dubrow-Marshall, L. (2013). Curiosity and willingness to learn : Linda Dubrow-Marshall offers advice for counsellors on working with former cult members. ICSA today (Online), 6(2), 22-22

It is likely that counsellors will work with former cult members even if this is not their speciality, and suggestions are given to help address therapeutic issues which may arise. There are challenges to establishing a therapeutic relationship with... Read More about Curiosity and willingness to learn : Linda Dubrow-Marshall offers advice for counsellors on working with former cult members.

Parental knowledge of alcohol consumption : a cross sectional survey of 11-17 year old schoolchildren and their parents (2013)
Journal Article
Morleo, M., Cook, P., Elliott, G., & Phillips-Howard, P. (2013). Parental knowledge of alcohol consumption : a cross sectional survey of 11-17 year old schoolchildren and their parents. BMC Public Health, 13(412), https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-412

Background: Developing timely and effective strategies for preventing alcohol misuse in young people is required
in order to prevent related harms since, worldwide, alcohol consumption was associated with 320,000 deaths
amongst 15–29 year olds in 2... Read More about Parental knowledge of alcohol consumption : a cross sectional survey of 11-17 year old schoolchildren and their parents.

Integrating research-informed teaching within an undergraduate level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography curriculum: a pilot study (2013)
Journal Article
Higgins, R., Hogg, P., & Robinson, L. (2013). Integrating research-informed teaching within an undergraduate level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography curriculum: a pilot study. Journal of Vocational Education and Training, 65(3), 351-368. https://doi.org/10.1080/13636820.2013.819562

This article discusses the piloting and evaluation of the Research-informed Teaching experience (RiTe) project. The aim of RiTe was to link teaching and learning with research within an undergraduate diagnostic radiography curriculum. A preliminary p... Read More about Integrating research-informed teaching within an undergraduate level 4 (year 1) diagnostic radiography curriculum: a pilot study.