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The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain (2012)
Journal Article
Vowles, K. E., & Thompson, M. (2012). The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain. Current Pain and Headache Reports, 16(2), 133-138. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-012-0244-4

The relationship between patient and provider has long been the subject of study within the psychotherapy literature, with the available data suggesting a modest, but reliable, association between the strength of this relationship and treatment outco... Read More about The patient-provider relationship in chronic pain.

Social anxiety in higher education (2012)
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Topham, P., & Russell, G. (2012). Social anxiety in higher education. Psychologist, 25(4), 280-282

Although anxiety is accepted as part of the learning process, there is little thought given to the impact of social anxiety. Yet social anxiety in learning situations such as seminars and presentations can inhibit student participation and impair the... Read More about Social anxiety in higher education.

Just one click: A content analysis of advertisements on teen web sites (2012)
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Slater, A., Tiggemann, M., Hawkins, K., & Werchon, D. (2012). Just one click: A content analysis of advertisements on teen web sites. Journal of Adolescent Health, 50(4), 339-345. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.08.003

Purpose: The current study provides a comprehensive analysis of the content of advertisements on Web sites targeted at adolescents, with a particular focus on the female beauty ideal. Methods: Advertisements (N = 631) from 14 Web sites popular with a... Read More about Just one click: A content analysis of advertisements on teen web sites.

Longings for Berlin: Exploring the workings of the psycho-social imaginary in British migration (2012)
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Maile, S., & Griffiths, D. (2012). Longings for Berlin: Exploring the workings of the psycho-social imaginary in British migration. Journal of Psychosocial Studies, 6(1), 30-53

This article explores the ways in which the dominant tropes and spaces of Berlin are used affectively and imaginatively to create meaning for individual migrants as psycho-social agents with unique biographies. Depth interpretation, drawing upon psyc... Read More about Longings for Berlin: Exploring the workings of the psycho-social imaginary in British migration.

Questioning the use value of qualitative research findings (2012)
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Lipscomb, M. (2012). Questioning the use value of qualitative research findings. Nursing Philosophy, 13(2), 112-125. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-769X.2011.00514.x

In this paper the use value of qualitative research findings to nurses in practice is questioned. More precisely it is argued that, insofar as action follows belief then, in all but the rarest of cases, the beliefs that nurses in practice can justifi... Read More about Questioning the use value of qualitative research findings.

The shifting nature of women's experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ (2012)
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Kennedy, F., Harcourt, D., & Rumsey, N. (2012). The shifting nature of women's experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(4), 856-867. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05788.x

Aim. This paper is a report of a descriptive qualitative study of the evolution of women's perceptions and experiences of ductal carcinoma in situ from the period near to diagnosis to 1year later. Background. Ductal carcinoma in situ is a non-invasiv... Read More about The shifting nature of women's experiences and perceptions of ductal carcinoma in situ.

Human trafficking in the UK: A focus on children (2012)
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Jones, J. (2012). Human trafficking in the UK: A focus on children. Child and Family Law Quarterly, 24(1), 77-94

Human trafficking is on the rise. Whether for sexual exploitation or forced labour, women, men and children are being trafficked to and inside the UK. In July 2011 the new UK strategy on human trafficking was published by the Home Office. It promise... Read More about Human trafficking in the UK: A focus on children.

Using graded motor imagery for complex regional pain syndrome in clinical practice: Failure to improve pain (2012)
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Johnson, S., Hall, J., Barnet, S., Draper, M., Derbyshire, G., Haynes, L., …Goebel, A. (2012). Using graded motor imagery for complex regional pain syndrome in clinical practice: Failure to improve pain. European Journal of Pain, 16(4), 550-561. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1532-2149.2011.00064.x

There is good evidence from studies conducted in a single-centre research setting for the efficacy of graded motor imagery (GMI) treatment, a complex physiotherapy intervention, to reduce pain in long-standing complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS). H... Read More about Using graded motor imagery for complex regional pain syndrome in clinical practice: Failure to improve pain.

Do ants need to be old and experienced to teach? (2012)
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Marshall, J. A., Robinson, E. J., Franklin, E. L., Sendova-Franks, A. B., & Franks, N. R. (2012). Do ants need to be old and experienced to teach?. Journal of Experimental Biology, 215(8), 1287-1292. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.064618

Learning is widespread in invertebrates. However, whether social insects improve their recruitment skills with experience is only beginning to be investigated. Tandem running is a one-to-one form of recruitment used by certain species of ant. It is a... Read More about Do ants need to be old and experienced to teach?.

Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production (2012)
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Ferriera, D., Clark, A., Almada-Lobo, B., & Morabito, R. (2012). Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production. International Journal of Production Economics, 136(2), 255-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2011.11.028

This study deals with industrial processes that produce soft drink bottles in different flavours and sizes, carried out in two synchronised production stages: liquid preparation and bottling. Four single-stage formulations are proposed to solve the s... Read More about Single-stage formulations for synchronised two-stage lot sizing and scheduling in soft drink production.

"They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue (2012)
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Swinkels, A., Almeida, C., Kitchen, K., Dures, E., Almeida, C., Ambler, N., …Hewlett, S. (2012). "They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 64(4), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21562

Objective. Fatigue is an overwhelming rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses cognitive restructu... Read More about "They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves": Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue.

Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls (2012)
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Cole, P. (2012). Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls. Journal of International Political Theory, 8(1-2), 121-134. https://doi.org/10.3366/jipt.2012.0033

In this paper I re-state the egalitarian argument against the morality of immigration controls: such limits violate the central ethical commitment to moral equality. This means that immigration controls fail a fundamental moral test and represent the... Read More about Taking moral equality seriously: Egalitarianism and immigration controls.

Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery (2012)
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Banner, D., Miers, M., Clarke, B., & Albarran, J. (2012). Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 68(4), 919-930. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05799.x

Aim. This paper is a report of a study of women's experiences of coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Background. Worldwide, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It has traditionally been viewed as primarily affect... Read More about Women's experiences of undergoing coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Dramatizing madness: In two minds and 1960s counter-cultural politics (2012)
Journal Article
Wilson, S. (2012). Dramatizing madness: In two minds and 1960s counter-cultural politics

This article explores the TV drama In Two Minds (BBC1, 1967) which was broadcast as a part of the Wednesday Play series. I argue that the play is the product of a constellation of social, cultural and institutional forces that dramatizes the avant-ga... Read More about Dramatizing madness: In two minds and 1960s counter-cultural politics.

The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre (2012)
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McClean, S., Bunt, L., & Daykin, N. (2012). The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre. Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 18(4), 402-407

Background: This article explores the theme of spirituality, health, and wellbeing, in relation to an emerging body of research on the impact of music therapy in cancer care. The focus of the article is a music therapy service established as part of... Read More about The healing and spiritual properties of music therapy at a cancer care centre.

Neighbourhood accessibility and active travel (2012)
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Barton, H., Horswell, M., & Millar, P. (2012). Neighbourhood accessibility and active travel. Planning Practice and Research, 27(2), 177-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/02697459.2012.661636

Neighbourhoods are advocated in UK planning policy in order to foster social capital, combat obesity and reduce transport greenhouse emissions. The new agenda of localism reinforces this move. Yet travel behaviour trends, and the continuing decline o... Read More about Neighbourhood accessibility and active travel.

Iran’s nuclear ambitions under the shah and ayatollahs (2012)
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McGlinchey, S., & Choksy, J. K. (2012). Iran’s nuclear ambitions under the shah and ayatollahs

During the 1970s, under the last shah, Iran’s nuclear program seemed to be gearing up so that nation could gain the option of declaring weapons capability if deemed necessary and at a point when the international community could no longer forestall i... Read More about Iran’s nuclear ambitions under the shah and ayatollahs.

Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events (2012)
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Haber, M., Platt, D. E., Ashrafian Bonab, M., Youhanna, S. C., Soria-Hernanz, D. F., Martínez-Cruz, B., …The Genographic Consortium. (2012). Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events. PLoS ONE, 7(3), e34288. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0034288

Afghanistan has held a strategic position throughout history. It has been inhabited since the Paleolithic and later became a crossroad for expanding civilizations and empires. Afghanistan's location, history, and diverse ethnic groups present a uniqu... Read More about Afghanistan's ethnic groups share a y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events.

Estimation of functional connectivity from electromagnetic signals and the amount of empirical data required (2012)
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Green, G. G., Holliday, I. E., Barnes, G. R., Nevado, A., Hadjipapas, A., Kinsey, K., & Moratti, S. (2012). Estimation of functional connectivity from electromagnetic signals and the amount of empirical data required. Neuroscience Letters, 513(1), 57-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2012.02.007

An increasing number of neuroimaging studies are concerned with the identification of interactions or statistical dependencies between brain areas. Dependencies between the activities of different brain regions can be quantified with functional conne... Read More about Estimation of functional connectivity from electromagnetic signals and the amount of empirical data required.