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Advocacy, social justice and children's rights (2011)
Journal Article
Boylan, J., & Dalrymple, J. (2011). Advocacy, social justice and children's rights. Practice, 23(1), 19-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503153.2010.536212

The emergence of independent advocacy services for children and young people has had an impact on promoting the rights of children and young people. Historically, advocacy has been considered an important social work skill underpinned by principles o... Read More about Advocacy, social justice and children's rights.

Phenomenology and its application in medicine (2011)
Journal Article
Carel, H. (2011). Phenomenology and its application in medicine. Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics, 32(1), 33-46. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11017-010-9161-x

Phenomenology is a useful methodology for describing and ordering experience. As such, phenomenology can be specifically applied to the first person experience of illness in order to illuminate this experience and enable health care providers to enha... Read More about Phenomenology and its application in medicine.

Growth processes of Italian manufacturing firms (2011)
Journal Article
Coad, A., Rao, R., & Tamagni, F. (2011). Growth processes of Italian manufacturing firms. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 22(1), 54-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2010.09.001

This paper presents a multidimensional empirical analysis of firm growth. Exploiting census data on Italian manufacturing firms, 1989-1997, we estimate a reduced-form VAR to analyze the co-evolution of employment growth, sales growth, growth of profi... Read More about Growth processes of Italian manufacturing firms.

Advanced image fusion to overlay coronary sinus anatomy with real-time fluoroscopy to facilitate left ventricular lead implantation in CRT (2011)
Journal Article
Ginks, M. R., Duckett, S. G., Knowles, B. R., Ma, Y., Shetty, A., Bostock, J., …Rinaldi, C. A. (2011). Advanced image fusion to overlay coronary sinus anatomy with real-time fluoroscopy to facilitate left ventricular lead implantation in CRT. Pacing and Clinical Electrophysiology, 34(2), 226-234. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8159.2010.02940.x

Background: Failure rate for left ventricular (LV) lead implantation in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) is up to 12%. The use of segmentation tools, advanced image registration software, and high-fidelity images from computerized tomography (... Read More about Advanced image fusion to overlay coronary sinus anatomy with real-time fluoroscopy to facilitate left ventricular lead implantation in CRT.

The development of an innovative approach to postgraduate ultrasound education: An evolving process (2011)
Journal Article
Gibbs, V. (2011). The development of an innovative approach to postgraduate ultrasound education: An evolving process. Radiography, 17(1), 28-32. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2010.06.002

Increasing economic pressures on higher education institutions to limit the number of modules offered, together with the conflicting pressure from hospital departments requiring an increasingly skilled and flexible workforce, have resulted in the req... Read More about The development of an innovative approach to postgraduate ultrasound education: An evolving process.

Interventions that involve parents to improve children's weight-related nutrition intake and activity patterns - what nutrition and activity targets and behaviour change techniques are associated with intervention effectiveness? (2011)
Journal Article
Golley, R. K., Hendrie, G. A., Slater, A., & Corsini, N. (2011). Interventions that involve parents to improve children's weight-related nutrition intake and activity patterns - what nutrition and activity targets and behaviour change techniques are associated with intervention effectiveness?. Obesity Reviews, 12(2), 114-130. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-789X.2010.00745.x

Parent involvement is an important component of obesity prevention interventions. However, the best way to support parents remains unclear. This review identifies interventions targeting parents to improve children's weight status, dietary and/or act... Read More about Interventions that involve parents to improve children's weight-related nutrition intake and activity patterns - what nutrition and activity targets and behaviour change techniques are associated with intervention effectiveness?.

Grounded: Impacts of and insights from the volcanic ash cloud disruption (2011)
Journal Article
Guiver, J., & Jain, J. (2011). Grounded: Impacts of and insights from the volcanic ash cloud disruption. Mobilities, 6(1), 41-55. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2011.532651

This paper presents the preliminary findings of a survey of over 500 people whose travel was affected. Stranded passengers used various support networks and means of contact. While travel providers were most likely to be able to help, they were less... Read More about Grounded: Impacts of and insights from the volcanic ash cloud disruption.

Why we study appearance (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2011, February). Why we study appearance. Paper presented at GWR Seminar, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Interrater and intrarater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromion-greater tuberosity distance in healthy people (2011)
Journal Article
Kumar, P., Chetwynd, J., Evans, A., Wardle, G., Crick, C., & Richardson, B. (2011). Interrater and intrarater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromion-greater tuberosity distance in healthy people. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 27(2), 172-175. https://doi.org/10.3109/09593985.2010.481012

Acromion-greater tuberosity (AGT) distance could potentially be used to assess rotator cuff tears and shoulder subluxation in patients with poststroke hemiplegia. The aim of this study was to assess the interrater and intrarater reliability of ultras... Read More about Interrater and intrarater reliability of ultrasonographic measurements of acromion-greater tuberosity distance in healthy people.

In planta conditions induce genomic changes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola (2011)
Journal Article
Godfrey, S. A., Lovell, H. C., Jackson, R. W., Mansfield, J. W., Hancock, J. T., Desikan, R., & Arnold, D. L. (2011). In planta conditions induce genomic changes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola. Molecular Plant Pathology, 12(2), 167-176. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00658.x

The co-evolution of bacterial plant pathogens and their hosts is a complex and dynamic process. Plant resistance can impose stress on invading pathogens that can lead to, and select for, beneficial changes in the bacterial genome. The Pseudomonas syr... Read More about In planta conditions induce genomic changes in Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola.

Post-feminist advertising laid bare: Young women's talk about the sexually agentic woman of 'midriff' advertising (2011)
Journal Article
Rúdólfsdóttir, A., Malson, H., Halliwell, E., & Tischner, I. (2011). Post-feminist advertising laid bare: Young women's talk about the sexually agentic woman of 'midriff' advertising. Feminism and Psychology, 21(1), 74-99. https://doi.org/10.1177/0959353510370030

This paper presents a feminist Foucauldian analysis of women's interpretations of images of women in post-feminist advertising. Building on Ros Gill's analysis of post-feminist advertising images of women, and more specifically the figure of 'the mid... Read More about Post-feminist advertising laid bare: Young women's talk about the sexually agentic woman of 'midriff' advertising.

Impact of land management practices on high-affinity methanotrophic bacterial populations: Evidence from long-term sites at Rothamsted (2011)
Journal Article
Maxfield, P. J., Brennand, E. L., Powlson, D. S., & Evershed, R. P. (2011). Impact of land management practices on high-affinity methanotrophic bacterial populations: Evidence from long-term sites at Rothamsted. European Journal of Soil Science, 62(1), 56-68. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2389.2010.01339.x

The impacts of land-use change and long-term agricultural practices on the bacterial and methanotrophic biomass in the soils comprising the Classical Experiments at Rothamsted Research were investigated by using 13CH 4 phospholipid fatty acid stable... Read More about Impact of land management practices on high-affinity methanotrophic bacterial populations: Evidence from long-term sites at Rothamsted.

Making sense of research (2011)
Book
Moule, P., & Hek, G. (2011). Making sense of research. SAGE publications

Research is now an integral part of everyday practice in health and social care. The fourth edition of this essential book equips professionals in these fields with the tools to read, analyse and apply research effectively in their work. Though resea... Read More about Making sense of research.

Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy? (2011)
Journal Article
Nikitas, A., Avineri, E., & Parkhurst, G. (2011). Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?. Transportation Planning and Technology, 34(1), 87-108. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2011.530831

In an ageing society older people have a growing influence on politics in general, and potentially on the acceptability of road charging in particular. They face specific types of risk of transport-related social exclusion which may influence their v... Read More about Older people’s attitudes to road charging: are they distinctive and what are the implications for policy?.

Body image: I don't like the way I look (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2011, February). Body image: I don't like the way I look. Presented at Psychology in Action event for GSCE and A-Level students, Disneyland Paris, France

Face transplantation (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Rumsey, N. (2011, February). Face transplantation. Paper presented at AHRB Seminar Series, National Portrait Gallery, London, UK