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Deck your halls with dinosaurs! (2016)
Digital Artefact
Ollerenshaw, K., & Hobbs, L. (2016). Deck your halls with dinosaurs!

Behind door 17, a guest post from Cotton On’s Kerry Ollerenshaw and Science From the Start’s Dr Laura Hobbs – if you create a dinosaur tree decoration, let us know in the comments, on their Facebook pages or via #geoadvent on twitter!

Becoming "another brick in the wall": A thematic analysis of Central and Eastern European immigrants' experiences of psychological distress and help-seeking (2016)
Thesis
A thematic analysis of Central and Eastern European immigrants' experiences of psychological distress and help-seeking. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/905373

Background: Since 2004, a large number of immigrants from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have taken up residence in the UK. This study explored how the experience of immigration impacted on the wellbeing of sixteen participants of Central and East... Read More about Becoming "another brick in the wall": A thematic analysis of Central and Eastern European immigrants' experiences of psychological distress and help-seeking.

Clinical measures of static foot posture do not agree (2016)
Journal Article
Morrison, S. C., Langley, B., Cramp, M., & Morrison, S. (2016). Clinical measures of static foot posture do not agree. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 9(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13047-016-0180-3

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: The aim of this study was to determine the level of agreement between common clinical foot classification measures. Methods: Static foot assessment was undertaken using the Foot Posture Index (FPI-6), rearfoot angle... Read More about Clinical measures of static foot posture do not agree.

Early language delay: A study of the evolving language environments of preschool children (2016)
Thesis
Blackwell, A. Early language delay: A study of the evolving language environments of preschool children. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/906944

Primary language impairment (PLI) affects approximately one in 20 young children, who may have difficulties with language in later life. The importance of parent-child interaction (PCI) for language development has been well established. Many early s... Read More about Early language delay: A study of the evolving language environments of preschool children.

Desperate father or murderous fool? The genesis of one migratory legend of poverty, fecundity and multiple birth (2016)
Journal Article
Davies, S. J. (2016). Desperate father or murderous fool? The genesis of one migratory legend of poverty, fecundity and multiple birth. Folk Life, 54(2), 81-97. https://doi.org/10.1080/04308778.2016.1227663

© 2016, © The Society for Folk Life Studies 2016. This study explores attitudes expressed in one specific Devon legend, concerning the multiple birth of seven children, as it was told in early seventeenth-century England. A diachronic study of relate... Read More about Desperate father or murderous fool? The genesis of one migratory legend of poverty, fecundity and multiple birth.

Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Jewett, L. R., Kwakkenbos, L., Carrier, M., Malcarne, V. L., Bartlett, S. J., Furst, D. E., …Thombs, B. D. (2016). Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study. Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 34(S100),

Objective: Appearance concerns are common in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and have been linked to younger age and more severe disease. No study has examined their association with sex or race/ethnicity. Methods: SSc patients were sampled from the Scl... Read More about Examination of the association of sex and race/ethnicity with appearance concerns: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) cohort study.

Men's experiences of having the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis (2016)
Thesis
Evans, M. A. Men's experiences of having the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/907297

Objectives There is a lack of attention and evidence in the literature regarding Borderline Personality Disorder (hereafter BPD) and men and how the disorder is conceptualised and understood by clinicians’ and researchers’ in relation to men. Thus,... Read More about Men's experiences of having the diagnosis of Borderline Personality Disorder: An interpretative phenomenological analysis.

Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors (2016)
Journal Article
Lam, J. K., Repetto, S. L., Repetto, S., Patel, R., Johnson, T., Costello, J. F., …Chuck, C. J. (2016). Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors. Energy and Fuels, 30(11), 9080-9088. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.6b01727

© 2016 American Chemical Society. A novel approach for protecting jet fuel against the effects of water contamination based upon Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors (FDII) is presented. This dual-action strategy is predicated on the addition of a fuel-... Read More about Dual Action Additives for Jet A-1: Fuel Dehydrating Icing Inhibitors.

Labels, identity and narratives in children with primary speech and language impairments (2016)
Journal Article
Lyons, R., & Roulstone, S. (2017). Labels, identity and narratives in children with primary speech and language impairments. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 19(5), 503-518. https://doi.org/10.1080/17549507.2016.1221455

© 2016 The Speech Pathology Association of Australia Limited. Purpose: There has been debate about labels in relation to speech and language impairments. However, children’s views are missing from this debate, which is risky considering that labels w... Read More about Labels, identity and narratives in children with primary speech and language impairments.

The use of key performance indicators for external quality control in histological dissection (2016)
Thesis
Griffiths, M. The use of key performance indicators for external quality control in histological dissection. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/908927

The recent reports into standards in the NHS (Francis, 2013) and quality in pathology (Barnes, 2014) have focused scrutiny on the way in which we work in pathology and how we can provide assurance that this is of a sufficiently high standard. There a... Read More about The use of key performance indicators for external quality control in histological dissection.

Prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder at eight years old: Findings from a population cohort study (2016)
Journal Article
Peters, T. J., Miller, L. L., Miller, L., Peters, T., Emond, A., Roulstone, S., & Wren, Y. (2016). Prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder at eight years old: Findings from a population cohort study. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 59(4), 647-673. https://doi.org/10.1044/2015_JSLHR-S-14-0282

© 2016 The Authors. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder (SSD) in children aged 8 years after disregarding children presenting solely with common clinical distortions (i.e.,... Read More about Prevalence and predictors of persistent speech sound disorder at eight years old: Findings from a population cohort study.

The effects of therapist training and experience on the outcomes of psychological therapy within an NHS setting (2016)
Thesis
Newman, M. The effects of therapist training and experience on the outcomes of psychological therapy within an NHS setting. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/909393

Background: This study is based on the notion that client therapy outcomes are dependent, in part, on who the therapist is and not on the techniques they use or what theoretical model is drawn upon to conceptualise the presenting difficulties. Resear... Read More about The effects of therapist training and experience on the outcomes of psychological therapy within an NHS setting.

The impact of new hybrid imaging technology on the nuclear medicine workforce: Opportunities and challenges (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Griffiths, M. (2016, July). The impact of new hybrid imaging technology on the nuclear medicine workforce: Opportunities and challenges. Presented at International Conference on Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy, Cologne, Germany

Health professionals across the world now work within an environment of flux and uncertainty, which inevitably presents new opportunities and challenges for the workforce in terms of developing new skills and knowledge. The introduction of any new h... Read More about The impact of new hybrid imaging technology on the nuclear medicine workforce: Opportunities and challenges.

Corrado Alvaro and the Calabrian mafia: A critical case study of the use of literary and journalistic texts in research on Italian organized crime (2016)
Journal Article
Phillips, A. (2017). Corrado Alvaro and the Calabrian mafia: A critical case study of the use of literary and journalistic texts in research on Italian organized crime. Trends in Organized Crime, 20(1-2), 179-195. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12117-016-9285-0

The Calabrian mafia, or ‘Ndrangheta, is a hugely powerful international crime syndicate, with origins that can be traced back to the late nineteenth century. By far the least studied of Italy’s ‘big three’ mafias, socio-historical research on the ear... Read More about Corrado Alvaro and the Calabrian mafia: A critical case study of the use of literary and journalistic texts in research on Italian organized crime.

Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (2016)
Journal Article
Nolan, J. P., Ferrando, P., Soar, J., Benger, J., Thomas, M., Harrison, D. A., & Perkins, G. D. (2016). Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Critical Care, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1390-6

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: In recent years there have been many developments in post-resuscitation care. We have investigated trends in patient characteristics and outcome following admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary... Read More about Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hamlet, C., Williamson, H., Moss, T., & Meyrick, J. (2016, June). The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 7 Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, London

Bariatric surgery is the most effective medical treatment for short and long term weight loss1 but should only be carried out once psychosocial interventions* in combination with diet and exercise changes are attempted 2. Body image (BI) dissatisfact... Read More about The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review.

Volcano experiments (2016)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2016). Volcano experiments

Guest Post - Volcano Experiments by Laura Hobbs