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What would it mean for natural language to be the language of thought? (2020)
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Dupre. (2020). What would it mean for natural language to be the language of thought?. Linguistics and Philosophy, 773 - 812. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10988-020-09304-9

AbstractTraditional arguments against the identification of the language of thought with natural language assume a picture of natural language which is largely inconsistent with that suggested by contemporary linguistic theory. This has led certain p... Read More about What would it mean for natural language to be the language of thought?.

Navigating complexity of child abuse through intuition and evidence-based guidelines: a mix-methods study among child and youth healthcare practitioners (2020)
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Erisman, J. C., De Sabbata, K., Zuiderent-Jerak, T., & Syurina, E. V. (2020). Navigating complexity of child abuse through intuition and evidence-based guidelines: a mix-methods study among child and youth healthcare practitioners. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01226-6

Abstract Background Dutch child and youth health care (CYHC) practitioners monitor and assess the well-being of children. One of their main concerns is identifying cases of child abuse, which is an arduous and sensitive task. In these contexts, CYHC-... Read More about Navigating complexity of child abuse through intuition and evidence-based guidelines: a mix-methods study among child and youth healthcare practitioners.

Domestic Violence through the window of the Covid-19 Lockdown: A Public crisis embodied/exposed in the private/domestic sphere (2020)
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Krishnadas, J., & Taha Hayat, S. (2020). Domestic Violence through the window of the Covid-19 Lockdown: A Public crisis embodied/exposed in the private/domestic sphere. https://doi.org/10.13169/jglobfaul.7.1.0046

COVID-19 has been recognized globally as a public health crisis, which has directly led to the deaths of more than 40,000 people in the UK (World Health Organization, 2020). The lockdown measures in the public sphere have created a window into the ex... Read More about Domestic Violence through the window of the Covid-19 Lockdown: A Public crisis embodied/exposed in the private/domestic sphere.

An epigenetic clock for human skeletal muscle. (2020)
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(2020). An epigenetic clock for human skeletal muscle. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 887 - 898. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12556

BACKGROUND: Ageing is associated with DNA methylation changes in all human tissues, and epigenetic markers can estimate chronological age based on DNA methylation patterns across tissues. However, the construction of the original pan-tissue epigeneti... Read More about An epigenetic clock for human skeletal muscle..

Reusable respirators as personal protective equipment during ENT surgery (2020)
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(2020). Reusable respirators as personal protective equipment during ENT surgery. Journal of Laryngology and Otology, 732 - 734. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215120001346

Background Robust personal protective equipment is essential in preventing the transmission of coronavirus disease 2019 to head and neck surgeons who are routinely involved in aerosol generating procedures. Objective This paper describes the col... Read More about Reusable respirators as personal protective equipment during ENT surgery.

The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis. (2020)
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Heron. (2020). The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155565

Background: Shoulder pain is common in primary care. The management of subacromial impingement (SAI) can include corticosteroid injections and physiotherapy. Physiotherapy can be on an individual or group basis. Aim: To examine the clinical effective... Read More about The Effectiveness of Individual or Group Physiotherapy in the Management of Sub-Acromial Impingement: A Randomised Controlled Trial and Health Economic Analysis..

Drug survival of adalimumab, ustekinumab and secukinumab in patients with psoriasis: a prospective cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR). (2020)
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Yiu, Z., Mason, K., Hampton, P., Reynolds, N., Smith, C., Lunt, M., …Warren, R. (2020). Drug survival of adalimumab, ustekinumab and secukinumab in patients with psoriasis: a prospective cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR). British Journal of Dermatology, 183(2), 294 - 302. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.18981

BACKGROUND: Real-world biologic drug survival is an important proxy measure for effectiveness. Predictors of drug survival may help patients with psoriasis choose between biologic therapies. OBJECTIVES: (i) To assess the relative drug survival of... Read More about Drug survival of adalimumab, ustekinumab and secukinumab in patients with psoriasis: a prospective cohort study from the British Association of Dermatologists Biologics and Immunomodulators Register (BADBIR)..

Foundations for Computing: Applying Pedagogy to a Foundation Year Computer Science Module (2020)
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(2020). Foundations for Computing: Applying Pedagogy to a Foundation Year Computer Science Module. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/pban-v980

Computers and Programming is a core module for Foundation Year students at Keele University intending to progress on to study Computer Science. This paper details a three-year reflection on how this module could be better delivered. After several are... Read More about Foundations for Computing: Applying Pedagogy to a Foundation Year Computer Science Module.

A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques (2020)
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(2020). A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/mrgg-zx39

The search for clandestine graves involves a multi-disciplinary approach using techniques such as foot searches, ground penetrating radar and cadaver dogs. In order to incorporate a practical activity into a taught session in December an alternative... Read More about A classroom-based game to support student learning of missing person and clandestine grave search techniques.

Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context: a phenomenological study based on participant observation of module delivery as part of a TNE programme with a Chinese partner university (2020)
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(2020). Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context: a phenomenological study based on participant observation of module delivery as part of a TNE programme with a Chinese partner university. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/669e-7n31

The purpose of this paper is to provide a contemporary evidence-based evaluation of Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context. The study underpinning this paper is phenomenological in nature and uses participant observation to syste... Read More about Online Distance Learning (ODL) in the international context: a phenomenological study based on participant observation of module delivery as part of a TNE programme with a Chinese partner university.

Influence of Medical Student Age and Experience on Clinical Rotations and Specialty Choice (2020)
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(2020). Influence of Medical Student Age and Experience on Clinical Rotations and Specialty Choice. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/fytb-pw81

Background: Historically, most medical students began medical school right after completing their undergraduate degree. However, over the past 4 years, the average age of medical student matriculation was 24 years. Many students are taking a few yea... Read More about Influence of Medical Student Age and Experience on Clinical Rotations and Specialty Choice.

Integrating Video Content into Humanities Teaching: a case study (2020)
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Kistler, J., & Shears, J. (2020). Integrating Video Content into Humanities Teaching: a case study. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/bj37-7330

Screencasts and other video content offer an innovative means of improving communication between tutors and students and addressing student concerns about limited contact hours, which can be particularly pressing in English Literature. Our students’... Read More about Integrating Video Content into Humanities Teaching: a case study.

Developing Graduate Skills through Studying Seventeenth-Century Literature: Some Reflections (2020)
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Adcock. (2020). Developing Graduate Skills through Studying Seventeenth-Century Literature: Some Reflections. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/kd1t-g977

This paper advocates for the use of learner-centred teaching activities and enquiry-based assessment through reflection on the organisation of a FHEQ Level 5 seventeenth-century English literature module. While English is a subject where, traditional... Read More about Developing Graduate Skills through Studying Seventeenth-Century Literature: Some Reflections.

Using PAR to promote social justice for older people and people with intellectual disabilities (2020)
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Wright Bevans, K., & Richards, M. (2020). Using PAR to promote social justice for older people and people with intellectual disabilities. International Review of Qualitative Research, 13(2), 219-232. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940844720934367

Qualitative research methods and participatory action research (PAR) share many intrinsic and complementary qualities. We present two cases, one adopted a broader PAR approach, a health promotion project with men with intellectual disabilities, and t... Read More about Using PAR to promote social justice for older people and people with intellectual disabilities.