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Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Beneciuk, J., Hill, J., Campbell, P., Afolabi, E., George, S., Dunn, K., & Foster, N. (2017). Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis. Journal of Pain, 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpain.2016.10.002

Identification of patient characteristics influencing treatment outcomes is a top low back pain (LBP) research priority. Results from the STarT Back Trial support the effectiveness of prognostic stratified care for LBP compared to current best care,... Read More about Identifying Treatment Effect Modifiers in the STarT Back Trial: A Secondary Analysis.

Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test (2017)
Journal Article
Winter. (2017). Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test. https://doi.org/10.4172/2573-0312.1000125

Background: The hamstring muscles are regularly injured during high risk sports involving sprinting and kicking activities. Currently there is inconclusive evidence regarding hamstring muscle length measurements as a predictor for hamstring injury us... Read More about Comparing Hamstring Muscle Length Measurements of the Traditional Active Knee Extension Test and a Functional Hamstring Flexibility Test.

Would wider adoption of reproducible research be beneficial for empirical software engineering research? (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Would wider adoption of reproducible research be beneficial for empirical software engineering research?. Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, 1509-1521. https://doi.org/10.3233/JIFS-169146

Researchers have identified problems with the validity of software engineering research findings. In particular, it is often impossible to reproduce data analyses, due to lack of raw data, or sufficient summary statistics, or undefined analysis proce... Read More about Would wider adoption of reproducible research be beneficial for empirical software engineering research?.

Response to letter by Dziewierz et al. on “Influence of access site choice for cardiac catheterization on risk of adverse neurological events: A systematic review and meta- analysis” (2017)
Journal Article
Mamas. (2017). Response to letter by Dziewierz et al. on “Influence of access site choice for cardiac catheterization on risk of adverse neurological events: A systematic review and meta- analysis”. American Heart Journal, 107-119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2017.01.013

Letter to the editor.

A Transient Transit Signature Associated with the Young Star RIK-210 (2017)
Journal Article
David, T. J., Petigura, E. A., Hillenbrand, L. A., Cody, A. M., Cameron, A. C., Stauffer, J. R., …Anderson, D. R. A Transient Transit Signature Associated with the Young Star RIK-210. Astrophysical Journal, 835(2), 168. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/835/2/168

We find transient transit-like dimming events within the K2 time series photometry of the young star RIK-210 in the Upper Scorpius OB association. These dimming events are variable in depth, duration, and morphology. High spatial resolution imaging r... Read More about A Transient Transit Signature Associated with the Young Star RIK-210.

cis-Jasmone Elicits Aphid-Induced Stress Signalling in Potatoes (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). cis-Jasmone Elicits Aphid-Induced Stress Signalling in Potatoes. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 39 -52. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10886-016-0805-9

Elicitation of plant defense signaling that results in altered emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) offers opportunities for protecting plants against arthropod pests. In this study, we treated potato, Solanum tuberosum L., with the plant de... Read More about cis-Jasmone Elicits Aphid-Induced Stress Signalling in Potatoes.

A survey of eMedia-delivered interventions for schizophrenia used in randomized controlled trials (2017)
Journal Article
Farooq. (2017). A survey of eMedia-delivered interventions for schizophrenia used in randomized controlled trials. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 233 -243. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s115897

Background: Randomized trials evaluating electronic Media (eMedia) delivery of interventions are increasingly frequent in mental health. Although a number of reviews have reported efficacy of these interventions, none has reviewed the type of eMedia... Read More about A survey of eMedia-delivered interventions for schizophrenia used in randomized controlled trials.

Postgraduate Taught Students can do Posters too: Enhancing Postgraduate Taught Student Communication Skills through Interdisciplinary Peer Networking (2017)
Journal Article
George, S. (2017). Postgraduate Taught Students can do Posters too: Enhancing Postgraduate Taught Student Communication Skills through Interdisciplinary Peer Networking. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/keele-0000008

Postgraduate taught students are known to be a diverse group and their learning needs and preferences are different to that of the undergraduate student. This paper discusses the potential for these postgraduate students to benefit from actively part... Read More about Postgraduate Taught Students can do Posters too: Enhancing Postgraduate Taught Student Communication Skills through Interdisciplinary Peer Networking.

Teaching Social Research Methods on an International, Collaborative Environment & Sustainability Degree Programme: Exploring plagiarism, group work, and formative feedback (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Teaching Social Research Methods on an International, Collaborative Environment & Sustainability Degree Programme: Exploring plagiarism, group work, and formative feedback. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/keele-0000006

International collaboration is central to the Sustainable Development agenda given environmental challenges that span national boundaries. Education for Sustainability therefore needs to account for international/intercultural understandings, such as... Read More about Teaching Social Research Methods on an International, Collaborative Environment & Sustainability Degree Programme: Exploring plagiarism, group work, and formative feedback.

Making the Case for Digital Mapping as a Tool for Learning about the Past (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Making the Case for Digital Mapping as a Tool for Learning about the Past. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000003

Despite the fact that almost all historians today make use of such online tools as Google Books and digitised primary source archives, it is still considered unusual to make computer software a core part of one’s methodology for learning about the pa... Read More about Making the Case for Digital Mapping as a Tool for Learning about the Past.

Prioritising Diversity: Reflections from the Family Law Classroom (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Prioritising Diversity: Reflections from the Family Law Classroom. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000004

Recent research has found that LGBTQ university students have lesser rates of satisfaction, because their experiences at university are not always inclusive (Grimwood, 2016). This has led to calls for university lecturers to actively identify and cha... Read More about Prioritising Diversity: Reflections from the Family Law Classroom.

Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach (2017)
Journal Article
(2017). Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, 8-28. https://doi.org/10.21252/KEELE-0000005

Background: Although the mean age of first year medical students is 24, an increasing number of “mature-aged” students, defined as over age 30, are entering medical school in the United States. Few studies have employed qualitative methodology to det... Read More about Comparing the Experience of Mature-Aged and Traditional Medical Students in the Clinical Setting: A Qualitative Approach.

Incidence of venous thromboembolism in care homes: a prospective cohort study (2017)
Journal Article
Apenteng, P. N., Hobbs, F. R., Roalfe, A., Muhammad, U., Heneghan, C., & Fitzmaurice, D. (2017). Incidence of venous thromboembolism in care homes: a prospective cohort study. British Journal of General Practice (BJGP), 67(655), e130-e137. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp17x688873

Background Care home residents have venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk profiles similar to medical inpatients; however, the epidemiology of VTE in care homes is unclear. Aim To determine the incidence of VTE in care homes. Design and setting Obs... Read More about Incidence of venous thromboembolism in care homes: a prospective cohort study.

Earthworm (2017)
Book Chapter
Allen, D. (2017). Earthworm. In Humans and Animals: A Geography of Coexistence A Geography of Coexistence. ABC-CLIO

An engaging and at times sobering look at the coexistence of humans and animals in the 21st century and how their sometimes disparate needs affect environments, politics, economies, and culture worldwide. There is an urgent need to understand human-a... Read More about Earthworm.