All Outputs (147)

The sociology of love (2015)
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In a recent Sociological Review paper Julia Carter​, Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University, reported on the curious absence of love in young women's account of their relationships. She found that many of these women struggled to talk... Read More about The sociology of love.

Origin stories from a regional placenta tissue collection (2015)
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© 2015 The Author(s). Twenty-three years ago when women and their children were recruited to a longitudinal genetic epidemiological study during pregnancy, placentas were collected at birth. This paper explores the history of a regional placenta biob... Read More about Origin stories from a regional placenta tissue collection.

Increasing children's physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: Process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial (2015)
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© 2015 Jago et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Many children do not engage in recommended levels of physical activity (PA), highlighting the need to find ways to increase children's PA. Process evaluations play an important role in improvin... Read More about Increasing children's physical activity through a teaching-assistant led extracurricular intervention: Process evaluation of the action 3:30 randomised feasibility trial.

What can 1 billion trials tell us about visual search? (2015)
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Mobile technology (e.g., smartphones and tablets) has provided psychologists with a wonderful opportunity: through careful design and implementation, mobile applications can be used to crowd source data collection. By garnering massive amounts of dat... Read More about What can 1 billion trials tell us about visual search?.

Insider perspectives: Qualitative insight from health visitor practice teachers and managers in 2012/13 (2015)
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This study was conducted to understand the impact of the Health Visitor Implementation Plan on practice in the South West of England from the perspective of practice teachers and managers. A qualitative approach was used; data from practice teachers... Read More about Insider perspectives: Qualitative insight from health visitor practice teachers and managers in 2012/13.

Learning faces: Similar comparator faces do not improve performance (2015)
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Recent evidence indicates that comparison of two similar faces can aid subsequent discrimination between them. However, the fact that discrimination between two faces is facilitated by comparing them directly does not demonstrate that comparison prod... Read More about Learning faces: Similar comparator faces do not improve performance.

An in-depth appraisal of career termination experiences in professional cricket (2015)
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© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Abstract: This qualitative study explored the career termination experiences of 9 male, retired professional cricketers between the ages of 28 and 40 (mean value34, s=4.65 m). The participants took part in retrospective, se... Read More about An in-depth appraisal of career termination experiences in professional cricket.

Il y a du soin dans l’air: Robots soignants et environnements de soin (2015)
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In this article we examine the possible challenges facing the use of the concept of « care » or « taking care », when the carer is an autonomous robot, what we call an « artificial medical care agent ». In other words, we ask if robots can care. Agai... Read More about Il y a du soin dans l’air: Robots soignants et environnements de soin.

Cleft Care UK study. Part 5: Child psychosocial outcomes and satisfaction with cleft services (2015)
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objectives: To describe the impact of cleft service centralization on parental perceptions of child outcomes and satisfaction with care from the Cleft Care UK (CCUK) study and compare them to the Clinical Standards Adv... Read More about Cleft Care UK study. Part 5: Child psychosocial outcomes and satisfaction with cleft services.

Functional outcomes in the Cleft Care UK study - Part 3: Oral health and audiology (2015)
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objectives: To compare oral health and hearing outcomes from the Clinical Standards Advisory Group (CSAG, 1998) and the Cleft Care UK (CCUK, 2013) studies. Setting and sample population: Two UK-based cross-sectional st... Read More about Functional outcomes in the Cleft Care UK study - Part 3: Oral health and audiology.

A cross-sectional survey of 5-year-old children with non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate: The Cleft Care UK study. Part 1: Background and methodology (2015)
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objectives: We describe the methodology for a major study investigating the impact of reconfigured cleft care in the United Kingdom (UK) 15 years after an initial survey, detailed in the Clinical Standards Advisory Gro... Read More about A cross-sectional survey of 5-year-old children with non-syndromic unilateral cleft lip and palate: The Cleft Care UK study. Part 1: Background and methodology.

Centralization of cleft care in the UK. Part 6: A tale of two studies (2015)
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Objectives: We summarize and critique the methodology and outcomes from a substantial study which has investigated the impact of reconfigured cleft care in the United Kingdom (UK) 15 years after the UK government start... Read More about Centralization of cleft care in the UK. Part 6: A tale of two studies.

Sense and life: Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy of nature and evolutionary biology (2015)
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The article addresses Merleau-Ponty's later philosophy of nature in relation to two of its central operating concepts, behaviour and latency. It then examines some contemporary arguments for an extended evolutionary synthesis from the perspective of... Read More about Sense and life: Merleau-Ponty’s philosophy of nature and evolutionary biology.

Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy (2015)
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© 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the acceptability of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse from the perspective of women using maternity services. It also sought to understand the experiences of referral... Read More about Women's views and experiences of antenatal enquiry for domestic abuse during pregnancy.

Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery (2015)
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© 2015 The Authors. BJS published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of BJS Society Ltd. Background Appropriate outcome selection is essential if research is to guide decision-making and inform policy. Systematic reviews of the clinical, cosmetic a... Read More about Development of a core outcome set for research and audit studies in reconstructive breast surgery.

The Mediating Role of Appearance Comparisons in the Relationship Between Media Usage and Self-Objectification in Young Women (2015)
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© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. The media’s portrayal of women is often sexually objectifying, and greater exposure to objectifying media is associated with higher levels of self-objectification among young women. One reason why media usage may be asso... Read More about The Mediating Role of Appearance Comparisons in the Relationship Between Media Usage and Self-Objectification in Young Women.

The Commonwealth Caribbean and Europe: The End of the Affair? (2015)
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© 2015 The Round Table Ltd. Abstract: The institutional relationship between the Commonwealth Caribbean and the European Union (EU) dates back to the mid-1970s, when the Lomé Convention was signed. The agreement was seen as a high water mark in First... Read More about The Commonwealth Caribbean and Europe: The End of the Affair?.

Supporting communication in semantic dementia: Clinical consensus from expert practitioners (2015)
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© Kindell, J. Sage, K. and Cruice, M. Published by Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to gain consensus regarding the clinical priorities and tasks required in supporting communication needs in those living with... Read More about Supporting communication in semantic dementia: Clinical consensus from expert practitioners.

The Role of Self-Objectification in the Mental Health of Early Adolescent Girls: Predictors and Consequences (2015)
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© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. All rights reserved. Objectives: The overall aim of the study was to investigate the applicability of Objectification Theory to the mental healt... Read More about The Role of Self-Objectification in the Mental Health of Early Adolescent Girls: Predictors and Consequences.

"It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate (2015)
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© Copyright 2015 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Cleft in the lip and/or the palate (CL/P) is considered to be a lifelong condition, yet relatively little is known about the long-term outcomes for patients. Existing litera... Read More about "It doesn't all just stop at 18": Psychological adjustment and support needs of adults born with cleft lip and/or palate.