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Effect of biomechanical footwear on knee pain in people with knee osteoarthritis : the BIOTOK randomized clinical trial (2020)
Journal Article

Importance:
Individually calibrated biomechanical footwear therapy may improve pain and physical function in people with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis, but the benefits of this therapy are unclear.
Objective:
To assess the effect of a biomechan... Read More about Effect of biomechanical footwear on knee pain in people with knee osteoarthritis : the BIOTOK randomized clinical trial.

Training with weightlifting derivatives : the effects of force and velocity overload stimuli (2020)
Journal Article
Suchomel, T., McKeever, S., & Comfort, P. (2020). Training with weightlifting derivatives : the effects of force and velocity overload stimuli. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(7), 1808-1818. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003639

The purposes of this study were to compare the training effects of weightlifting movements performed with (CATCH) or without (PULL) the catch phase of clean derivatives performed at the same relative loads or training without the catch phase using a... Read More about Training with weightlifting derivatives : the effects of force and velocity overload stimuli.

The psychology of extreme violence : a case study approach to serial homicide, mass shooting, school shooting and lone-actor terrorism (2020)
Book
Allely, C. (2020). The psychology of extreme violence : a case study approach to serial homicide, mass shooting, school shooting and lone-actor terrorism. Routledge

Featuring a unique overview of the different forms of extreme violence, this book considers the psychology of extreme violence alongside a variety of contributing factors, such as brain abnormalities in homicide offenders. Featuring several contempor... Read More about The psychology of extreme violence : a case study approach to serial homicide, mass shooting, school shooting and lone-actor terrorism.

Let’s take the dog for a gait… (2020)
Journal Article
Gill, N., Kean, C., & King, M. (2020). Let’s take the dog for a gait…. Gait & Posture, 79, 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2020.03.018

Background
In 1872, Eadweard Muybridge was hired to research unsupported transit in horses, i.e. the trot and the gallop. This research was the first instance of the use of photography to analyse movement and was the ultimate precursor to motion cap... Read More about Let’s take the dog for a gait….

Comparison of 1-repetition-maximum performance across 3 weightlifting overhead pressing exercises and sport groups (2020)
Journal Article
Soriano, M., García-Ramos, A., Torres-González, A., Castillo-Palencia, J., Marín, P., de Baranda, P., & Comfort, P. (2020). Comparison of 1-repetition-maximum performance across 3 weightlifting overhead pressing exercises and sport groups. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance, 15(6), 862-867. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2019-0582

Objective: This study aimed to (I) compare the one repetition maximum (1RM) performance between the push press (PP), push jerk (PJ) and split jerk (SJ), and (II) explore these differences between weightlifters, CrossFit® athletes and a mixed group of... Read More about Comparison of 1-repetition-maximum performance across 3 weightlifting overhead pressing exercises and sport groups.

The relationship between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II collagen, knee joint load, pain, and physical function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis (2020)
Journal Article

Objective: Considering the osteoarthritis (OA) model that integrates the biological, mechanical, and structural components of the disease, the present study aimed to investigate the association between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II colla... Read More about The relationship between urinary C-Telopeptide fragments of type II collagen, knee joint load, pain, and physical function in individuals with medial knee osteoarthritis.

An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes (2020)
Journal Article
Jiang, Y., Liu, Q., Dannah, W., Jin, D., Liu, X., & Sun, M. (2020). An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes. Computers, Materials & Continua, 62(2), 713-729. https://doi.org/10.32604/cmc.2020.04604

Hadoop is a well-known parallel computing system for distributed computing and large-scale data processes. “Straggling” tasks, however, have a serious impact on task allocation and scheduling in a Hadoop system. Speculative Execution (SE) is an effic... Read More about An optimized resource scheduling strategy for Hadoop speculative execution based on non-cooperative game schemes.

Autism Spectrum Disorder, bestiality and zoophilia : a systematic PRISMA review (2020)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2020). Autism Spectrum Disorder, bestiality and zoophilia : a systematic PRISMA review. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 11(2), 75-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/JIDOB-06-2019-0012

Purpose
There remains a lack of knowledge surrounding paraphilic or deviant arousal sexual behaviours in individuals with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (Kellaher, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to explore the literature for any empirical study... Read More about Autism Spectrum Disorder, bestiality and zoophilia : a systematic PRISMA review.

A single-arm, non-randomized investigation into the short-term effects and follow up of a 4-week lower limb exercise programme on kinesiophobia in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (2020)
Journal Article
Molyneux, J., Herrington, L., Riley, B., & Jones, R. (2020). A single-arm, non-randomized investigation into the short-term effects and follow up of a 4-week lower limb exercise programme on kinesiophobia in individuals with knee osteoarthritis. Physiotherapy Research International, 25(3), e1831. https://doi.org/10.1002/pri.1831

Objective
To investigate the short-term effects and follow-up of a 4-weeks lower limb exercise programme on kinesiophobia in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Design
Participants diagnosed with knee OA clinically against the American Coll... Read More about A single-arm, non-randomized investigation into the short-term effects and follow up of a 4-week lower limb exercise programme on kinesiophobia in individuals with knee osteoarthritis.

Pain Catastrophising Predicts Alcohol Hangover Severity and Symptoms (2020)
Journal Article
Royle, S., Owen, L., Roberts, D., & Marrow, L. (2020). Pain Catastrophising Predicts Alcohol Hangover Severity and Symptoms. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(1), 280. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9010280

Alcohol hangover is a cause of considerable social and economic burden. Identification of predictors of alcohol hangover severity have the potential to contribute to reductions in costs associated with both absenteeism/presenteeism and health care. P... Read More about Pain Catastrophising Predicts Alcohol Hangover Severity and Symptoms.

How to build better fall detection technology : a search for characteristics unique to falls and methods to robustly evaluate performance (2020)
Thesis
Broadley, R. How to build better fall detection technology : a search for characteristics unique to falls and methods to robustly evaluate performance. (Thesis). University of Salford

Falls can have severe consequences for older adults, such as bone fractures and long periods unable to get up from the ground, known as a long-lie. The capability to automatically detect falls would reduce long-lies through ensuring prompt arrival of... Read More about How to build better fall detection technology : a search for characteristics unique to falls and methods to robustly evaluate performance.

‘Eating to survive’ : a qualitative analysis of factors influencing food choice and eating behaviour in a food-insecure population (2019)
Journal Article
Puddephatt, J., Keenan, G., Fielden, A., Reaves, D., Halford, J., & Hardman, C. (2020). ‘Eating to survive’ : a qualitative analysis of factors influencing food choice and eating behaviour in a food-insecure population. Appetite, 147, 104547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.104547

Food insecurity affects approximately 8.4 million people in the UK, one of the worst levels in Europe. Food insecurity is associated with poor diet quality and obesity; however, the drivers of this relationship are unclear. This study used a qualitat... Read More about ‘Eating to survive’ : a qualitative analysis of factors influencing food choice and eating behaviour in a food-insecure population.

Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players (2019)
Journal Article
Jones, P., Dos'Santos, T., McMahon, J., & Graham-Smith, P. (2019). Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003433

The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of eccentric strength to performance of a 70-90° cutting task (CUT) (time to complete: 5 m approach, 70-90° cut, 3 m exit). Nineteen female soccer players (mean ± SD age, height and mass; 21.6 ± 4... Read More about Contribution of eccentric strength to cutting performance in female soccer players.

Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners (2019)
Journal Article
Harden, M., Bruce, C., Wolf, A., Hicks, K., & Howatson, G. (2020). Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners. International journal of Sports Science & Coaching, 15(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747954119891154

Habitual use of eccentric exercise has been recognised to increase strength and power; however, the current body of knowledge has limited potential to understand the application of such resistance training in athletic populations. In order to develop... Read More about Exploring the practical knowledge of eccentric resistance training in high-performance strength and conditioning practitioners.

Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players (2019)
Journal Article
McMahon, J., Jones, P., & Comfort, P. (2019). Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003380

The countermovement jump (CMJ) is regularly tested in rugby league (RL), with recent work reporting reactive strength index modified (RSImod) to distinguish between levels of play. Differences in CMJ-derived RSImod and underpinning force-time variabl... Read More about Comparison of countermovement jump–derived reactive strength index modified and underpinning force-time variables between super league and championship rugby league players.

The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (2019)
Journal Article
Angélica de Souza, M., Cezarani, A., Aparecida da Silva Lizzi, E., Barroso de Queiroz Davoli, G., Márcia Mattiello, S., Jones, R., & Cláudia Mattiello-Sverzut, A. (2020). The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Journal of Biomechanics, 98, 109485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2019.109485

Therapeutic gait interventions for individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) should be based on understanding how movement of the individual is affected and whether different clusters of individuals, determined by clinical severity, differ.... Read More about The use of the gait profile score and gait variable score in individuals with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method (2019)
Journal Article
Herrington, L., Oliver, B., Munro, A., & Gerald, S. (2019). The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method. Thermology international, 29(4), 136-145

INTRODUCTION: Prior to utilising smartphone-based thermal imaging for clinical assessment of the Achilles tendon, the intra-rater and inter-rater reliability of the method of analysis must be established, with associated standard error of measurement... Read More about The reliability of an Achilles tendon infrared image analysis method.