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The impact of childbirth on female sexuality (2012)
Journal Article

Objective: To compare variables related to sexual functioning, namely: sexual desire, arousal, orgasm, pain, sexual satisfaction and sexual function in women during the pregnancy and 3 months after delivery. Methods: This is an exploratory and descri... Read More about The impact of childbirth on female sexuality.

The educative and emancipatory potential of human rights in prisons: Lessons from English and Dutch Prisons (2012)
Book Chapter

The Ashgate research companion to contemporary religion and sexuality (2012)
Book

The Ashgate Research Companion to Contemporary Religion and Sexuality provides academics and students with a comprehensive and authoritative state-of-the-art review of current research in the area of sexuality and religion, broadly defined. This coll... Read More about The Ashgate research companion to contemporary religion and sexuality.

Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice (2012)
Journal Article

The current study sought to provide an empirical model of the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice. In Experiment 1 (direct effect) participants were required to make a preference on a dichotomous choice task. After m... Read More about Modelling the direct and indirect effects of thought suppression on personal choice.

An Evaluation of Current Services Available for People Diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer in the UK (2009-2010) (2012)
Journal Article

Aims: To evaluate current care and service provision for people with head and neck cancer in the UK. Materials and Methods: Self-report questionnaires for cancer networks, clinical leads of oncology units and leads for multidisciplinary teams (MDTs)... Read More about An Evaluation of Current Services Available for People Diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer in the UK (2009-2010).

The myth of hidden ovulation: Shape and texture changes in the face during the menstrual cycle (2012)
Journal Article

In recent years, evidence has been gathered indicating increased attractiveness of female faces at the point of ovulation. In this paper, we asked what changes in facial appearance occur during menstrual cycle that lead to this shift in attractivenes... Read More about The myth of hidden ovulation: Shape and texture changes in the face during the menstrual cycle.

Contrasting beliefs about screening for mental disorders among UK military personnel returning from deployment to Afghanistan (2012)
Journal Article

Objective The objective of the study was to elicit beliefs and experiences of the value of a screening programme for mental illness among UK military personnel. Method Three months after returning from Afghanistan 21 army personnel participated in a... Read More about Contrasting beliefs about screening for mental disorders among UK military personnel returning from deployment to Afghanistan.

Learning from the past: Remembering road victims (2012)
Journal Article

Available information about Road traffic crashes in Nepal shows that nearly 1,700 people lost their lives and over 13,000 people sustained injuries in the year 2010. So far, this number corresponds to 5 deaths each day in Nepal. A study conducted by... Read More about Learning from the past: Remembering road victims.

Examining theory and evidence to inform the development of an active commuting intervention: An iConnect case study (2012)
Journal Article

Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease (2012)
Journal Article

Background: Medication non-adherence is prevalent in Parkinson's disease (PD) and results in substantial motor dysfunction. Although various approaches have been suggested to address non-adherence in PD, good quality evidence of associated factors is... Read More about Systematic review on factors associated with medication non-adherence in Parkinson's disease.

It is all in the mind: How the pseudo-science of phrenology changed penology's understanding of the reformation of criminals (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The deliberate infliction of pain (2012)
Journal Article

John Moore says that we should not forget that punishment is a nasty business.

The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components (2012)
Journal Article

This paper describes the creation and psychometric properties of two independent measures of aspects of appearance schematicity - appearance salience and valence, assessed by the CARSAL and CARVAL, and their relation to appearance self-consciousness.... Read More about The Moderated Relationship of Appearance Valence on Appearance Self Consciousness: Development and Testing of New Measures of Appearance Schema Components.

Lessons from Lance: Moralities of the human cyborg (2012)
Journal Article

Agriculture and rural policy since 1914 (2012)
Book Chapter

The chapter considers agriculture and rural policy in the six counties of Ulster that formed Northern Ireland after 1921. First, trends in the socio-economic structure of the rural world are examined, considering changes in farm size, production pat... Read More about Agriculture and rural policy since 1914.

The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2012)
Journal Article

Graded motor imagery (GMI) is becoming increasingly used in the treatment of chronic pain conditions. The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize all evidence concerning the effects of GMI and its constituent components on chronic pain.... Read More about The effects of graded motor imagery and its components on chronic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

In search of experience effects: How TSA officers differ from undergraduates on visual search tasks. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Visual search is a routine activity that people perform countless times each day. Search is also crucial for certain professions (e.g., airport security, radiology), and here we examine how the extensive practice gained through these careers alters s... Read More about In search of experience effects: How TSA officers differ from undergraduates on visual search tasks..

From poison to problem: Governing the drug using population (2012)
Thesis

Contemporary approaches to the treatment of problematic drug use situate the individual within a complex system of power-relations. This system of power-relations operates through a wide range of experts, techniques, strategies, institutions and subj... Read More about From poison to problem: Governing the drug using population.

Inter-institutional decision-making: The case of the Common Agricultural Policy (2012)
Journal Article

The dominant portrayal of the policy process around the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) emphasises a system of inter-governmental bargaining, close links between institutions and farming interests, and compartmentalised closed policy networks. This... Read More about Inter-institutional decision-making: The case of the Common Agricultural Policy.

Independence movements in the Caribbean: Withering on the vine? (2012)
Journal Article

Several countries in the Caribbean are not yet independent. However, none wish to become so, despite politicians in several of them initiating moves towards that end. This contribution evaluates these attempts and explains why they failed. The key fa... Read More about Independence movements in the Caribbean: Withering on the vine?.