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Pulling their weight (2016)
Journal Article
Hambleton, R. (2016). Pulling their weight

This Opinion piece argues that universities can become for more active in the communities where they are located. The article welcomes the efforts of the nine English universities involved in six pilot 'Leading Places' initiatives. It notes that U... Read More about Pulling their weight.

Dynamic pile impedances for laterally–loaded piles using improved Tajimi and Winkler formulations (2016)
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Anoyatis, G., & Lemnitzer, A. (2017). Dynamic pile impedances for laterally–loaded piles using improved Tajimi and Winkler formulations. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 92, 279-297. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2016.09.020

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd Lateral dynamic soil–pile interaction is investigated through an improved Tajimi type solution. The soil is treated as a continuum with hysteretic material damping as previously proposed by the authors, and the pile is modelled as... Read More about Dynamic pile impedances for laterally–loaded piles using improved Tajimi and Winkler formulations.

A Printed and Microfabricated Sensor Device for the Sensitive Low Volume Measurement of Aqueous Ammonia (2016)
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Killard, A. J., Brannelly, N. T., Brannelly, N., & Killard, A. (2017). A Printed and Microfabricated Sensor Device for the Sensitive Low Volume Measurement of Aqueous Ammonia. Electroanalysis, 29(1), 162-171. https://doi.org/10.1002/elan.201600556

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The measurement of low concentrations of ammonia in small sample volumes is required in biological, biomedical and environmental measurement applications. However, achieving this without instrumenta... Read More about A Printed and Microfabricated Sensor Device for the Sensitive Low Volume Measurement of Aqueous Ammonia.

Class Struggle in Cultural Formation in Contemporary Times: A Focus on the Theoretical Importance of Antonio Gramsci and the Organic Intellectualism of Russell Brand (2016)
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Maisuria, A. (2016). Class Struggle in Cultural Formation in Contemporary Times: A Focus on the Theoretical Importance of Antonio Gramsci and the Organic Intellectualism of Russell Brand. Knowledge Cultures, 4(6), 81--96

The importance of education for social transformation is not exclusively something that is done in schools and universities. Taking education in its broadest formulation ? something that happens all of the time, in this article I posit the argument t... Read More about Class Struggle in Cultural Formation in Contemporary Times: A Focus on the Theoretical Importance of Antonio Gramsci and the Organic Intellectualism of Russell Brand.

Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers (2016)
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Nelson, E. A., Wright-Hughes, A., Brown, S., Lipsky, B. A., Backhouse, M., Bhogal, M., …Nixon, J. (2016). Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers. Health Technology Assessment, 20(82), 1-175. https://doi.org/10.3310/hta20820

© Queen’s Printer and Controller of HMSO 2016. Background: There is inadequate evidence to advise clinicians on the relative merits of swabbing versus tissue sampling of infected diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Objectives: To determine (1) concordance b... Read More about Concordance in diabetic foot ulceration: A cross-sectional study of agreement between wound swabbing and tissue sampling in infected ulcers.

Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children's centres (2016)
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Coupland, C. A., Watson, M. C., Watson, M. C., Mulvaney, C., Timblin, C., Stewart, J., …Kendrick, D. (2016). Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children's centres. Health Education Journal, 75(7), 833-842. https://doi.org/10.1177/0017896916629816

© The Authors 2016 . Objective: To ascertain the activities undertaken by children's centres to prevent unintentional injuries in the under-fives and, in particular, the prevention of falls, poisoning and scalds. Design: A questionnaire was posted to... Read More about Missed opportunities to keep children safe? National survey of injury prevention activities of children's centres.

Multi-locus sequence typing of Escherichia coli isolates with acquired ampC genes and ampC promoter mutations (2016)
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Lawrance, L. M., Moore, P. C., Lewis, J. A., Moore, P. C. L., Arnold, D. L., & Lawrance, L. (2016). Multi-locus sequence typing of Escherichia coli isolates with acquired ampC genes and ampC promoter mutations. Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, 86(3), 265-267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2016.08.008

© 2016 Elsevier Inc. Multi-locus sequence typing was used to reveal a high degree of diversity amongst the E. coli isolates with AmpC plasmid genes, and a high prevalence of the −32 mutation present.

Street-level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: A qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors (2016)
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Hughes, A., & Condon, L. (2016). Street-level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: A qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 17(6), 586-598. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423616000220

© 2016 Cambridge University Press. Aim To explore the experiences of student and novice health visitors in implementing health visiting policy reform pre-and post-qualification. Background In England, public health nursing has been subject to major p... Read More about Street-level bureaucracy and policy implementation in community public health nursing: A qualitative study of the experiences of student and novice health visitors.

Dignity and respect in midwifery education in the UK: A survey of Lead Midwives of Education (2016)
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Hall, J., & Mitchell, M. (2016). Dignity and respect in midwifery education in the UK: A survey of Lead Midwives of Education. Nurse Education in Practice, 21, 9-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2016.09.003

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd In the UK respect, dignity and compassion are the underpinning values which must determine service user care in the National Health Service (NHS). In midwifery education it is unclear how students are being taught these values. We... Read More about Dignity and respect in midwifery education in the UK: A survey of Lead Midwives of Education.

Making sense of dementia: Exploring the use of the Markers of Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Dementia scale to understand how couples process a diagnosis of dementia (2016)
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Snow, K., Cheston, R., & Smart, C. (2016). Making sense of dementia: Exploring the use of the Markers of Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Dementia scale to understand how couples process a diagnosis of dementia. Dementia, 15(6), 1515-1533. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301214564447

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. This qualitative study aimed to see whether the Markers of Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Dementia (MAPED) scale could be applied to couples. It aimed to explore the interactions between couples and how this... Read More about Making sense of dementia: Exploring the use of the Markers of Assimilation of Problematic Experiences in Dementia scale to understand how couples process a diagnosis of dementia.

The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings (2016)
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Stock, N. M., Stoneman, K., Cunniffe, C., & Rumsey, N. (2016). The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 53(6), 670-682. https://doi.org/10.1597/15-148

BACKGROUND: Sibling relationships are among the most unique social connections, significantly affecting psychosocial adjustment. Previous reviews in the fields of chronic illness and disability have concluded that unaffected siblings of children with... Read More about The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings.

A social mechanism facilitates ant colony emigrations over different distances (2016)
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Franks, N. R., Edgley, D. E., Wilson-Aggarwal, D. K., O'Shea-Wheller, T. A., O'Shea-Wheller, T., Wilson-Aggarwal, D., …Franks, N. (2016). A social mechanism facilitates ant colony emigrations over different distances. Journal of Experimental Biology, 219(21), 3439-3446. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.145276

© 2016. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd. Behavioural responses enable animals to react rapidly to fluctuating environments. In eusocial organisms, such changes are often enacted at the group level, but may be organised in a decentralised f... Read More about A social mechanism facilitates ant colony emigrations over different distances.

Financial transparency in Britain’s secrecy jurisdictions has just got a whole lot murkier following the UK’s decision to leave the EU (2016)
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Young, M. A. (2016). Financial transparency in Britain’s secrecy jurisdictions has just got a whole lot murkier following the UK’s decision to leave the EU. Journal of International Banking Law and Regulation, 31(11), 583-586

In light of recent political events, this commentary aims to provoke and promote a discussion concerning the effect of the UK’s decision to leave the EU, on its ability to regulate financial crime in the Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies wh... Read More about Financial transparency in Britain’s secrecy jurisdictions has just got a whole lot murkier following the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

Personal message cards: An evaluation of an alternative method of delivering simulated presence therapy (2016)
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Evans, N., Cheston, R., & Harris, N. (2016). Personal message cards: An evaluation of an alternative method of delivering simulated presence therapy. Dementia, 15(6), 1703-1715. https://doi.org/10.1177/1471301215574363

© 2015, © The Author(s) 2015. Simulated presence therapy is a technique which utilises a familiar recorded voice to calm and reassure people with dementia who are agitated or anxious. Although simulated presence therapy has shown potential benefits i... Read More about Personal message cards: An evaluation of an alternative method of delivering simulated presence therapy.

Visual analytics for non-expert users in cyber situation awareness (2016)
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Legg, P. (2016). Visual analytics for non-expert users in cyber situation awareness. https://doi.org/10.22619/IJCSA

Situation awareness is often described as the perception and comprehension of the current situation, and the projection of future status. Whilst this may be well understood in an organisational cybersecurity context, there is a strong case to be made... Read More about Visual analytics for non-expert users in cyber situation awareness.

Evidence base for health and planning – lessons from an ESRC seminar series (2016)
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Carmichael, L., Lock, K., Sweeting, D., Townshend, T., & Fischer, T. B. (2016). Evidence base for health and planning – lessons from an ESRC seminar series. Town and Country Planning -London- Town and Country Planning Association-, 85(11), 461-464

The article looks at the lessons on the health and planning evidence base, evidence-sharing and integration that have been emerging from an ESRC seminar series on reuniting health and planning bringing together academics and planning and public healt... Read More about Evidence base for health and planning – lessons from an ESRC seminar series.

Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia (2016)
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Bell, K. (2016). Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia. Journal of Political Ecology, 23(1), 71-92. https://doi.org/10.2458/jpe.v23i1

'Green Economy' and 'Living Well ('Vivir Bien)' have emerged as contending macro-policies in the search for a future direction that meets human needs whilst respecting environmental limits. There are a number of different interpretations of each conc... Read More about Green economy or living well? Assessing divergent paradigms for equitable eco-social transition in South Korea and Bolivia.

Understandings, implications and alternative approaches to the use of the sex offenders register in the UK (2016)
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O'sullivan, J., Hoggett, J., Kemshall, H., & McCartan, K. (2016). Understandings, implications and alternative approaches to the use of the sex offenders register in the UK. Irish Probation Journal, 13, 84-101

This paper reviews the current position in relation to sex offender registration and community notification in England and Wales. It reports on data collected as part of a wider research project evaluating law enforcement perspectives related to sex... Read More about Understandings, implications and alternative approaches to the use of the sex offenders register in the UK.

Modelling and simulations of a narrow track tilting vehicle (2016)
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Chong, J., Marco, J., & Greenwood, D. (2016). Modelling and simulations of a narrow track tilting vehicle. Exchanges, 4(1), 86-105

Narrow track tilting vehicle is a new category of vehicle that combines the dynamical abilities of a passenger car with a motorcycle. In the presence of overturning moments during cornering, an accurate assessment of the lateral dynamics plays an imp... Read More about Modelling and simulations of a narrow track tilting vehicle.