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Task-specific training versus usual care to improve upper limb function after stroke: The “Task-AT Home” randomised controlled trial protocol (2023)
Journal Article
van Vliet, P., Carey, L. M., Turton, A., Kwakkel, G., Palazzi, K., Oldmeadow, C., …Tavener, M. (2023). Task-specific training versus usual care to improve upper limb function after stroke: The “Task-AT Home” randomised controlled trial protocol. Frontiers in Neurology, 14, Article 1140017. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1140017

Background: Sixty percent of people have non-functional arms 6 months after stroke. More effective treatments are needed. Cochrane Reviews show low-quality evidence that task-specific training improves upper limb function. Our feasibility trial showe... Read More about Task-specific training versus usual care to improve upper limb function after stroke: The “Task-AT Home” randomised controlled trial protocol.

Multi-vulnerability analysis for seismic risk management in historic city centres: an application to the historic city centre of La Serena, Chile (2023)
Journal Article
Baquedano-Juliá, P., Ferreira, T. M., Arriagada-Luco, C., Sandoval, C., Palazzi, N. C., & Oliveira, D. V. (in press). Multi-vulnerability analysis for seismic risk management in historic city centres: an application to the historic city centre of La Serena, Chile. Natural Hazards, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-06008-8

A comprehensive understanding of the elements at risk, through the identification of the main hazards, level of exposure and different dimensions of the vulnerability of the communities, is an essential step toward the definition and adoption of more... Read More about Multi-vulnerability analysis for seismic risk management in historic city centres: an application to the historic city centre of La Serena, Chile.

How can we help you? A global investigation into girls’ body image experiences in sport and intervention preferences (2023)
Journal Article
Matheson, E. L., Schneider, J., Tinoco, A., Silva-Breen, H., LaVoi, N. M., & Diedrichs, P. C. (2023). How can we help you? A global investigation into girls’ body image experiences in sport and intervention preferences. Body Image, 46, 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.012

Existing interventions that target the intersection of girls’ body image and sports participation are marginally effective, which is, in part, due to methodological limitations pertaining to intervention development (i.e., not theoretically or stakeh... Read More about How can we help you? A global investigation into girls’ body image experiences in sport and intervention preferences.

A six-country study of coaches’ perspectives of girls’ body image concerns in sport and intervention preferences: Template analysis of survey and focus group data (2023)
Journal Article
Schneider, K., Matheson, E. L., Tinoco, A., Silva-Breen, H., Diedrichs, P. C., & LaVoi, N. M. (2023). A six-country study of coaches’ perspectives of girls’ body image concerns in sport and intervention preferences: Template analysis of survey and focus group data. Body Image, 46, 300-312. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.013

Coaches are a key influence of athletes’ body image, but often feel ill-equipped to address body image concerns and can perpetuate harmful body ideals. Limited research has investigated coaches’ attitudes and opinions and few effective resources are... Read More about A six-country study of coaches’ perspectives of girls’ body image concerns in sport and intervention preferences: Template analysis of survey and focus group data.

Decision making and the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) – two-day special workshop and discussion symposium (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Williamson, P. (2023, June). Decision making and the Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) – two-day special workshop and discussion symposium. Presented at Decision Making and the SIO – two-day special workshop and discussion symposium, The Investigator

Sensitivity of the seismic response to the modelling variables defining constitutive models of reinforced concrete frames (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Karaki, G. (2023). Sensitivity of the seismic response to the modelling variables defining constitutive models of reinforced concrete frames. In Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003323020

Probabilistic performance-based methods are well integrated into earthquake engineering applications. Therefore, the seismic response uncertainty and its sources must be adequately characterized for a more reliable seismic assessment. The paper exami... Read More about Sensitivity of the seismic response to the modelling variables defining constitutive models of reinforced concrete frames.

Tackling loneliness with transport fund: Engaging young people with community rail - Evaluation report (2023)
Report
Ricci, M. (in press). Tackling loneliness with transport fund: Engaging young people with community rail - Evaluation report. Community Rail Network

This report presents the evaluation approach and results of the project Engaging Young People with Community Rail, funded by the Department for Transport’s Tackling Loneliness with Transport Fund . The project engaged with young people aged 15-24... Read More about Tackling loneliness with transport fund: Engaging young people with community rail - Evaluation report.

Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning (2023)
Journal Article
Harrington, E., Bell, K., McEwen, L., & Everett, G. (2023). Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning. Journal of Extreme Events, 9(02n03), https://doi.org/10.1142/s234573762350001x

Climate change-related extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe, requiring urgent action to effectively plan for them. While disabled women are one group likely to be disproportionately and negatively affected by disasters, they a... Read More about Is there room on the broom for a crip? Disabled women as experts in disaster planning.

Methodologies and practice for improving measurement in urodynamics – quantifying accuracy, quality and contractility (2023)
Thesis
Gammie, A. Methodologies and practice for improving measurement in urodynamics – quantifying accuracy, quality and contractility. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/10417940

Any clinical practitioner using a physiological measurement relies on assurance of the quality of that measurement. In urodynamics, the measurement of lower urinary tract function, poor quality results leading to incorrect diagnoses could result in m... Read More about Methodologies and practice for improving measurement in urodynamics – quantifying accuracy, quality and contractility.

We need to talk about dementia (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., & Woodstoke, N. (2023, June). We need to talk about dementia

Richard Cheston is a Dementia Research Professor at the University of Bristol. As a clinical psychologist with a background in group psychotherapy, he has extensive experience leading groups of people with dementia and is co-founder of the "Living We... Read More about We need to talk about dementia.

Two-stage grasp detection method for robotics using point clouds and deep hierarchical feature learning network (2023)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Huang, C., Li, J., Wan, W., & Yang, C. (2024). Two-stage grasp detection method for robotics using point clouds and deep hierarchical feature learning network. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems, 16(2), 720 - 731. https://doi.org/10.1109/tcds.2023.3289987

When human beings see different objects, they can quickly make correct grasping strategies through brain decisions. However, grasp, as the first step of most manipulation tasks, is still an open issue in robotics. Although many detection methods have... Read More about Two-stage grasp detection method for robotics using point clouds and deep hierarchical feature learning network.

Talking openly about dementia – theory and principles (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., & Woodstoke, N. (2023, June). Talking openly about dementia – theory and principles. Presented at Invited presentation to the psychology department and clinical training course, University of Padua

Collaborative inquiry fuelled by reflexive learning: Changing change (2023)
Journal Article
Antonacopoulou, E., Bento, R., Edwards, G., Hawkins, B., Moldjord, C., Rigg, C., …Stokkeland, . C. (2023). Collaborative inquiry fuelled by reflexive learning: Changing change. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 59(4), 740-777. https://doi.org/10.1177/00218863231183217

In this paper, we dig deeper into the reflexive learning that fuels collaborative inquiry by examining the unique ways in which changing itself takes place. We draw on two examples of collaborative inquiry, offering autoethnographic insights from our... Read More about Collaborative inquiry fuelled by reflexive learning: Changing change.

Behavioural biases and credit card repayments among Malaysians (2023)
Journal Article
Sahul Hamid, F., & Md Harizan, S. H. (2023). Behavioural biases and credit card repayments among Malaysians. International Journal of Banking and Finance, 18(2), 53-78. https://doi.org/10.32890/ijbf2023.18.2.3

Analyses done using the survey response of 451 credit cardholders in the northern region of West Malaysia have shown that credit cardholder repayment pattern differed based on their demographic profile. Specifically, the study found that credit cardh... Read More about Behavioural biases and credit card repayments among Malaysians.

Event-triggered tracking control for switched nonlinear systems (2023)
Journal Article
Dong, X., Qiao, H., Zhu, Q., & Yao, Y. (2023). Event-triggered tracking control for switched nonlinear systems. Mathematical Biosciences and Engineering, 20(8), 14046-14060. https://doi.org/10.3934/mbe.2023627

In this paper, we study the output tracking control problem based on the event-triggered mechanism for cascade switched nonlinear systems. Firstly, an integral controller based on event-triggered conditions is designed, and the output tracking error... Read More about Event-triggered tracking control for switched nonlinear systems.

Borders (2023)
Journal Article
Devereux, M. (2023). Borders. UOU Scientific Journal, 05, 18-23. https://doi.org/10.14198/UOU.2023.5

An editorial for UoU Scientific Journal #05 on the theme of borders commentating on the breadth of the term (and associated terms) in architecture and urbanism, along with a reflective commentory on the articles in this edition of the journal, for w... Read More about Borders.

Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK (2023)
Journal Article
Craddock, N., Gentili, C., Phoenix, A., White, P., Diedrichs, P. C., & Barlow, F. K. (2023). Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK. Body Image, 46, 246-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.06.010

Colourism is a form of prejudice and discrimination based on skin shade, disadvantaging people of colour with darker skin. This study investigates the relationship between perceived colourism, body image, and psychological wellbeing, considering perc... Read More about Investigating the role of perceived ingroup and outgroup colourism on body image and wellbeing among Black, Asian, and other racialised/ethnic minority groups living in the UK.

Plastic justice assembly (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Vickress, A., Schrader, N., Alexander, L., Freyr Pálsson, R., Goñi Fernandez, R., Hall, P., …Raides, A. (2023, June). Plastic justice assembly. Presented at Plastic Justice Assembly, The Hague, Netherlands

Plastic Justice presentation given at Plastic Justice Assembly 2022 24 June. The Hague, Netherlands. About Plastic Justice: Research and curricula design for Plastic Justice, an educational programme, including a conference, exhibition and websi... Read More about Plastic justice assembly.

Uncertain futures: Perceptions of refugees in a story completion task (2023)
Journal Article
Parker, S., Earnshaw, D., Penn, E., & Kumari, R. (2023). Uncertain futures: Perceptions of refugees in a story completion task. Qualitative Research Journal, 23(5), 545-556. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-11-2022-0145

Purpose: In recent years the movement of refugees has led to increasing negative media and political discourse about migration in the United Kingdom, particularly as the number of refugees crossing the English Channel has increased. Despite this host... Read More about Uncertain futures: Perceptions of refugees in a story completion task.

Using assimilation to track changes in talk during a Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) group (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., & Woodstoke., N. (2023, June). Using assimilation to track changes in talk during a Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) group. Presented at Society for Psychotherapy Research annual conference, Trinity College, Dublin

Background. Whilst good dementia care is typically thought of as a person-centred process, psychotherapy generally plays little role in this. One reason for this is that there are relatively few psychologists, therapists and counsellors working in de... Read More about Using assimilation to track changes in talk during a Living Well with Dementia (LivDem) group.