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The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: Systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data (2013)
Journal Article
Janse Van Rensburg, K., Haasova, M., Hassova, M., Warren, F. C., Ussher, M., Van Rensberg, K., …Taylor, A. H. (2013). The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: Systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data. Addiction, 108(1), 26-37. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04034.x

Aims: To conduct an updated systematic review and the first meta-analysis of experimental trials investigating the acute effects of short bouts of physical activity (PA) on strength of desire (SoD) and desire to smoke (DtS) using individual participa... Read More about The acute effects of physical activity on cigarette cravings: Systematic review and meta-analysis with individual participant data.

Acute effects of caffeine on attention: A comparison of non-consumers and withdrawn consumers (2013)
Journal Article
Smith, A. P., Smith, A., Christopher, G., & Sutherland, D. (2013). Acute effects of caffeine on attention: A comparison of non-consumers and withdrawn consumers. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 27(1), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269881112460112

Despite the large number of studies on caffeine and attention, interpretation is often difficult because of methodological weaknesses. In the present study, use of a small battery of tests with four key outcome measures, combined with an appropriate... Read More about Acute effects of caffeine on attention: A comparison of non-consumers and withdrawn consumers.

Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women (2013)
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Lawrence, L. M., Matthews, L., Gray, S., Gray, D., & Lawrance, L. (2013). Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women. British Journal of Midwifery, 21(1), 16-22. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2013.21.1.16

Rubella, an insignificant viral disease of childhood, can have devastating effects on the fetus if infection is acquired during pregnancy. An immunisation programme was established in the UK in the 1970s, with the monitoring of pregnant women for rub... Read More about Post-partum MMR immunisation rates in rubella-susceptible antenatal women.

The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles (2013)
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Evans, S., Jones, M., Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Deave, T., & Simon, E. (2013). The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(5), 1948-1962. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10051948

Developed countries are experiencing high levels of mental and physical illness associated with long term health conditions, unhealthy lifestyles and an ageing population. Given the limited capacity of the formal health care sector to address these p... Read More about The role of community centre-based arts, leisure and social activities in promoting adult well-being and healthy lifestyles.

Why do people live apart together? (2013)
Journal Article
Stoilova, M., Roseneil, S., Phillips, M., Duncan, S., & Carter, J. (2013). Why do people live apart together?. Families, Relationships and Societies, 2(3), 323-338. https://doi.org/10.1332/204674313X673419

© The authors 2013. Interpretations of living apart together (LAT) have typically counter-posed 'new family form' versus 'continuist' perspectives. Recent surveys, however, construct LAT as a heterogeneous category that supports a 'qualified continui... Read More about Why do people live apart together?.

A clean bill of health? The efficacy of an NHS commissioned outsourced police custody healthcare service (2013)
Journal Article
De Viggiani, N. (2013). A clean bill of health? The efficacy of an NHS commissioned outsourced police custody healthcare service. Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine, 20(6), 610-617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jflm.2013.03.014

Police custody healthcare services for detainees in the UK are most commonly outsourced to independent healthcare providers who employ custody nurses and forensic physicians to deliver forensic healthcare services. A pilot was introduced in 2008 by t... Read More about A clean bill of health? The efficacy of an NHS commissioned outsourced police custody healthcare service.

Readiness for practice: social work students' perspectives in England, Italy, and Sweden (2013)
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Höjer, S., Frost, E., Hojer, S., & Campanini, A. (2013). Readiness for practice: social work students' perspectives in England, Italy, and Sweden. European Journal of Social Work, 16(3), 327-343. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2012.716397

The aim of this article is to present the views of social work students from three different welfare regimes-Italy, Sweden, and England-and to analyze in what way at the end of their training they feel ready to practice. Primarily, it considers the f... Read More about Readiness for practice: social work students' perspectives in England, Italy, and Sweden.

Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells (2013)
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Chambers, L. D., Winfield, J., Chambers, L., Rossiter, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2013). Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells. Bioresource Technology, 148, 480-486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2013.08.163

The long and short-term stability of two porous dependent ion exchange materials; starch-based compostable bags (BioBag) and ceramic, were compared to commercially available cation exchange membrane (CEM) in microbial fuel cells. Using bi-directional... Read More about Comparing the short and long term stability of biodegradable, ceramic and cation exchange membranes in microbial fuel cells.