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The subject of enhancement: Augmented capacities, extended cognition and delicate ecologies of the mind (2015)
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This paper argues for an inflationary and capacity-relative understanding of human enhancement technology. In doing so it echoes the approach followed by Buchanan (2011a, 2011b). Particular emphasis is placed on the point that capacities themselves a... Read More about The subject of enhancement: Augmented capacities, extended cognition and delicate ecologies of the mind.

Enhancing student learning experiences in sport psychology modules using practical activities (2015)
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The University of Worcester states in its most recent strategic plan (2013 – 2018) a set of enduring values that guide and direct the activities of the institution. The first listed, and perhaps the most important value is the striving to be “an out... Read More about Enhancing student learning experiences in sport psychology modules using practical activities.

Is the internet another source of appearance concern for young people? (2015)
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Factors that determine the effectiveness of peer interventions in prisons in England and Wales (2015)
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Epidemiological assessment of the prison population globally shows undeniable health need, with research evidence consistently demonstrating that the prevalence of ill health is higher than rates reported in the wider community. Since a meeting conv... Read More about Factors that determine the effectiveness of peer interventions in prisons in England and Wales.

What is acceptance and commitment therapy for body dissatisfaction? (2015)
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The PMLD ambiguity: Articulating the life-worlds of children with profound and multiple learning disabilities (2015)
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The PMLD Ambiguity questions the passive construction of children and adults with profound and multiple learning disabilities (PMLD) viewing PMLD people as having complex, dynamic and varied forms of shared and personal experience. It is based on Ben... Read More about The PMLD ambiguity: Articulating the life-worlds of children with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Leadership as experts by experience in professional education (2015)
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A Knowledge Café approach was used to provide opportunities for participants to explore and reflect together on shared experiences of what it means to be an expert by experience, and the extent to which the role can be understood in terms of grounded... Read More about Leadership as experts by experience in professional education.

The Taiwanese Derriford Appearance Scale: The translation and validation of a scale to measure individual responses to living with problems of appearance (2015)
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© 2015 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Wiley Publishing Asia Pty Ltd. The extent of concern about physical appearance is increasingly the subject of scientific study, interventions by health professionals, and media attention... Read More about The Taiwanese Derriford Appearance Scale: The translation and validation of a scale to measure individual responses to living with problems of appearance.

The mysterious case of the feminist non revolution (2015)
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When is a revolution not a revolution? When it's about Women's Liberation of course; surprise, surprise. I'm tired of a feminism that acquiesces, of a feminism that smashes its own foundation instead of the patriarchy. Feminism is a global, political... Read More about The mysterious case of the feminist non revolution.

Social pressures and health consequences associated with body hair removal (2015)
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Positive and negative thoughts in ambiguous anxiety-related stories: The child’s perspective (2015)
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Aim: To evaluate the presence/absence, frequency of cognitive products (positive, negative and neutral thoughts) in a Portuguese community sample of children aged 10 and 11 years. Method: A total of 274 children participated in this study, 151 girls... Read More about Positive and negative thoughts in ambiguous anxiety-related stories: The child’s perspective.

The biggest threat to feminism? It's not just the patriarchy (2015)
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What is 'choice-feminism' and why isn't it feminist?

The efficacy of ‘debriefing’ after childbirth: Is there a case for targeted intervention? (2015)
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Objective: To review the efficacy of debriefing interventions for reducing posttraumatic stress (PTS) and/ or depressive symptoms in postnatal women. Background: Techniques referred to as debriefing have been adapted for use within maternity care set... Read More about The efficacy of ‘debriefing’ after childbirth: Is there a case for targeted intervention?.

Reframing the ‘Prison Works’ debate. For whom and in what ways does prison work? (2015)
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JM Moore argues that prison works very well in maintaining an unjust society and deflecting attention from wider harms.

Finn Mackay on radical feminism (2015)
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Physical and psychological scars: The impact of breast cancer on women's body image (2015)
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Whilst breast cancer remains the most common cancer amongst women in the United Kingdom, advances in medicine have seen survival rates improve over the years and the number of women living with the residual consequences of the disease and its treatme... Read More about Physical and psychological scars: The impact of breast cancer on women's body image.

'Gotta Go Visit Family': Reconsidering the Relationship Between Tourism and Transnationalism (2015)
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. A comparative examination of two groups of highly skilled Global North migrants - US citizens (Americans) in London, Berlin, and Paris and French citizens in London - this paper explores the nature of these migrants'... Read More about 'Gotta Go Visit Family': Reconsidering the Relationship Between Tourism and Transnationalism.

Pluralistic therapy for depression: Acceptability, outcomes and helpful aspects in a multisite open-label trial (2015)
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Objectives: The aim of this open-label trial was to assess the outcomes, acceptability and helpful aspects of a pluralistic therapeutic intervention for depression. Design: The study adopted a multisite, non-randomised, pre-/post-intervention design... Read More about Pluralistic therapy for depression: Acceptability, outcomes and helpful aspects in a multisite open-label trial.

Feminism at the crossroads (2015)
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Mechanisms underpinning use of new walking and cycling infrastructure in different contexts: Mixed-method analysis (2015)
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© 2015 Sahlqvist et al. Background: Few studies have evaluated the effects of infrastructural improvements to promote walking and cycling. Even fewer have explored how the context and mechanisms of such interventions may interact to produce their out... Read More about Mechanisms underpinning use of new walking and cycling infrastructure in different contexts: Mixed-method analysis.