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The Mau Mau genocide: A neo-Lemkinian analysis (2013)
Journal Article
Crook, M. (2013). The Mau Mau genocide: A neo-Lemkinian analysis. Journal of Human Rights in the Commonwealth, 1(1), 18-37. https://doi.org/10.14296/jhrc.v1i1.1697

This paper attempts to analyse the colonisation of Kenya by the British colonial government and the necessary genocidal effect on the ethnic group known as the Kikuyu through the lens of genocide as understood by Raphael Lemkin, the neologist of the... Read More about The Mau Mau genocide: A neo-Lemkinian analysis.

Perceptual learning with complex visual stimuli is based on location, rather than content, of discriminating features (2013)
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Jones, S. P., & Dwyer, D. M. (2013). Perceptual learning with complex visual stimuli is based on location, rather than content, of discriminating features. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Behavior Processes, 39(2), 152-165. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031509

Exposure to complex checkerboards (comprising a common background, e.g., X, with unique features,e.g., A-D, that are placed in particular locations on the background) improves discrimination between them (perceptual learning). Such stimuli have been... Read More about Perceptual learning with complex visual stimuli is based on location, rather than content, of discriminating features.

"If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body (2013)
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Rance, N., Clarke, V., & Moller, N. (2014). "If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body. Eating Disorders, 22(2), 111-120. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640266.2013.860847

Although people with eating disorders are known to observe and assess body related stimuli, research has yet to explore these behaviors in the therapy room. Consequently, practitioners do not know if their bodies are having an impact on their clients... Read More about "If I See Somebody. I'll Immediately Scope Them Out": Anorexia Nervosa Clients' Perceptions of Their Therapists' Body.

Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society (2013)
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Hunt, S., & Hunt, S. E. (2013). Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society. Journal of Church and State, 55(4), 690-711. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcs/css078

Few recent legislative enactments in the United Kingdom have wrought so much controversy as the Equality Act 2010. The far-ranging legislation, aiming to enhance civil rights and social inclusion, provides a unique opportunity to analyze how equality... Read More about Negotiating equality in the equality act 2010 (United Kingdom): Church-state relations in a post-Christian society.

Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial (2013)
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Haase, A. M., Powell, J. E., Powell, J., Carroll, F. E., Sebire, S. J., Haase, A., & Jago, R. (2013). Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial. BMJ Open, 3(12), e003726-e003726. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003726

Background: There is currently little guidance for pilot trial economic evaluation where health outcomes and costs are influenced by a range of wider determinants and factors. Objectives: This article presents the findings of a pilot economic evaluat... Read More about Bristol girls dance project feasibility study: Using a pilot economic evaluation to inform design of a full trial.

"It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body (2013)
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Braun, V., Tricklebank, G., & Clarke, V. (2013). "It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37(4), 478-493. https://doi.org/10.1177/0361684313492950

Women's and men's bodies and sexuality can be understood as socially situated and socially produced. This means they are affected by, and developed in relation to, patterned sociocultural meanings and representations. We aim here to understand a rece... Read More about "It Shouldn't Stick Out from Your Bikini at the Beach": Meaning, Gender, and the Hairy/Hairless Body.

Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding (2013)
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Crociani-Windland, L. (2013). Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding. Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, 18(4), 335-351. https://doi.org/10.1057/pcs.2013.4

This paper develops a psycho-social understanding of difficult and disabling life transitions, particularly in relation to old age. The paper brings together a biographical case study and theoretical analysis that draws on three sources: the work of... Read More about Old age and difficult life transitions: A psycho-social understanding.

The common agricultural policy and the EU budget: Stasis or change? (2013)
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Greer, A. (2013). The common agricultural policy and the EU budget: Stasis or change?. European Journal of Government and Economics, 2(2), 119-136

After highlighting the budgetary context and the historical trends on the funding of the CAP, this paper considers contemporary debates about its reform in the context of two ‘historic firsts’. Negotiations about the multiannual financial framework (... Read More about The common agricultural policy and the EU budget: Stasis or change?.

Appearance distress and dysfunction in the elderly: International contrasts across italy and the UK using DAS59 (2013)
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Moss, T. P., Moss, T., Cogliandro, A., Persichetti, P., Pennacchini, M., & Tambone, V. (2013). Appearance distress and dysfunction in the elderly: International contrasts across italy and the UK using DAS59. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 37(6), 1187-1193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-013-0209-y

Background: As the global population grows, the percentage of those over 60 will escalate disproportionately. Their needs will become an ever more dominant feature of public policy and healthcare provision. Older adults' appearance is often removed f... Read More about Appearance distress and dysfunction in the elderly: International contrasts across italy and the UK using DAS59.

The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale (2013)
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Mikton, C., Power, M., Raleva, M., Makoae, M., Al Eissa, M., Cheah, I., …Almuneef, M. (2013). The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale. Child Abuse and Neglect, 37(12), 1237-1251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.07.009

This study aimed to systematically assess the readiness of five countries - Brazil, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa - to implement evidence-based child maltreatment prevention programs on a large sc... Read More about The assessment of the readiness of five countries to implement child maltreatment prevention programs on a large scale.

The good, the bad and the uncertainty: Trainees' perceptions of the personal development group (2013)
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Moller, N. P., & Rance, N. (2013). The good, the bad and the uncertainty: Trainees' perceptions of the personal development group. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 13(4), 282-289. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2012.754482

Background: Views about the purpose and role of personal development groups (PD group) in the counsellor training process are varied. Some argue they enhance self-awareness, self-exploration, the ability to be congruent and, ultimately, that they mak... Read More about The good, the bad and the uncertainty: Trainees' perceptions of the personal development group.

Patient satisfaction: The importance of support in the decision-making process (2013)
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Griffiths, C. (2013). Patient satisfaction: The importance of support in the decision-making process. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing, 2(10), 498-500. https://doi.org/10.12968/joan.2013.2.10.498

Long are the days when the success of an operation was determined by the surgeon alone. Surgical teams are increasingly eliciting the opinions of patients themselves to ascertain surgery success, argues Catrin Griffiths. It is vital for clinicians to... Read More about Patient satisfaction: The importance of support in the decision-making process.

Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study (2013)
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French, T., Hewlett, S., Kirwan, J., & Sanderson, T. (2013). Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study. Musculoskeletal Care, 11(4), 229-237. https://doi.org/10.1002/msc.1046

Objective: The Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (DAS28) is a key measure in clinical practice and clinical trials. There are at least five different versions of the 'Patient Global' Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) being used in the DAS28. The devel... Read More about Different Wording of the Patient Global Visual Analogue Scale (PG-VAS) Affects Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients' Scoring and the Overall Disease Activity Score (DAS28): A Cross-Sectional Study.

Recording therapy sessions: What do clients and therapists really think? (2013)
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Moller, N., Brown, E., Moller, N. P., & Ramsey-Wade, C. (2013). Recording therapy sessions: What do clients and therapists really think?. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 13(4), 254-262. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2013.768286

Aims: Recording therapy sessions has become part of routine practice amongst trainee psychotherapists. To date most research has focused on the benefits of recording sessions to support clinical supervision. There are few data about the benefits or r... Read More about Recording therapy sessions: What do clients and therapists really think?.

The path towards a professional identity: An IPA study of Greek family therapy trainees (2013)
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Fragkiadaki, E., Triliva, S., Balamoutsou, S., & Prokopiou, A. (2013). The path towards a professional identity: An IPA study of Greek family therapy trainees. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, 13(4), 290-299. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733145.2013.768287

Objective: Contemporary psychotherapy research has focused mainly on practitioners' training and education. The impact of training on professional development and the application of therapeutic skills have been the primary foci of the empirical liter... Read More about The path towards a professional identity: An IPA study of Greek family therapy trainees.

Feminism: We're not calling for equal inequality (2013)
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Mackay, F. (2013). Feminism: We're not calling for equal inequality

Speech given to the Feminism in London Conference 2013 and published in Open Democracy in English and Turkish.

Supporting patients who are affected by chemotherapy-induced hair loss (2013)
Journal Article
Pilkington, M. (2013). Supporting patients who are affected by chemotherapy-induced hair loss

Those who suffer from treatment-related alopecia often experience depression and anxiety as a result of their altered appearance. Although breast cancer is the most common cancer in the UK, there is little specialist and readily available psychologic... Read More about Supporting patients who are affected by chemotherapy-induced hair loss.

The curious absence of love stories in women's talk (2013)
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Carter, J. (2013). The curious absence of love stories in women's talk. Sociological Review, 61(4), 728-744. https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-954X.12082

Sociological debate has dealt with love in a number of different ways. For some, love offers a unique opportunity; it is a path to salvation (Jackson, 1993; Langford, 1999). Others, however, take a more sceptical approach to love in modern society: f... Read More about The curious absence of love stories in women's talk.

From a lack of engagement and mistrust to partnership? Public attitudes to the disclosure of sex offender information (2013)
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McCartan, K. (2013). From a lack of engagement and mistrust to partnership? Public attitudes to the disclosure of sex offender information

This paper discusses public attitudes to the current limited disclosure of sex offender scheme in the UK. The study focuses on two ‘countries’ of the UK (ie, Northern Ireland and Wales) where, up until now, no direct research has been done with t... Read More about From a lack of engagement and mistrust to partnership? Public attitudes to the disclosure of sex offender information.