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Development of a core outcome set for disease modification trials in mild to moderate dementia: a systematic review, patient and public consultation and consensus recommendations (2017)
Journal Article

Background There is currently no disease-modifying treatment available to halt or delay the progression of the disease pathology in dementia. An agreed core set of the best-available and most appropriate outcomes for disease modification would fac... Read More about Development of a core outcome set for disease modification trials in mild to moderate dementia: a systematic review, patient and public consultation and consensus recommendations.

Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue (2017)
Journal Article
Clawson, R., & Fyson, R. (2017). Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue. Disability and Society, 32(6), 810-830. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2017.1320271

This paper reports some of the findings of an exploratory study which sought to better understand the demographics of forced marriage of people with learning disabilities and the contexts in which such marriages may occur. It was found that forced ma... Read More about Forced marriage of people with learning disabilities: a human rights issue.

“Your name does not tick the box”: the intertwining of names, bodies, religion and nationality in the construction of identity within the UK asylum system (2017)
Journal Article
Madziva, R. (in press). “Your name does not tick the box”: the intertwining of names, bodies, religion and nationality in the construction of identity within the UK asylum system. Ethnic and Racial Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2017.1318215

This article draws on research with Pakistani Christians seeking asylum in the UK, focusing on those with English/biblical names, exploring, firstly the relationship between names and religious persecution in the country of origin, and secondly the c... Read More about “Your name does not tick the box”: the intertwining of names, bodies, religion and nationality in the construction of identity within the UK asylum system.

The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment (2017)
Journal Article
Laird, S. E. (2017). The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment. Australian Social Work, 70(4), 417-428. https://doi.org/10.1080/0312407X.2017.1309670

© 2017 Australian Association of Social Workers. Australia and the United Kingdom have mandatory systems of case reviews, which are conducted whenever a child known to welfare or health services has died or been seriously harmed due to maltreatment.... Read More about The Representation of the Family’s Voice in Serious Case Review Reports of Child Maltreatment.

Media framing of trolling and online abuse: silencing strategies, symbolic violence, and victim blaming (2017)
Journal Article
Lumsden, K., & Morgan, H. (2017). Media framing of trolling and online abuse: silencing strategies, symbolic violence, and victim blaming. Feminist Media Studies, 17(6), 926-940. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2017.1316755

This article draws on British newspaper reports in order to demonstrate that trolling, and the media’s subsequent framing of trolling, involves “silencing strategies.” It is important to examine how trolling is discussed within the media to understan... Read More about Media framing of trolling and online abuse: silencing strategies, symbolic violence, and victim blaming.

The effectiveness of lifestyle adaptation for the prevention of prediabetes in adults: a systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Shaw, I. (2017). The effectiveness of lifestyle adaptation for the prevention of prediabetes in adults: a systematic review. Journal of Diabetes Research, 2017, Article 8493145. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/8493145

Diabetes prevalence is increasing exceptionally worldwide and with this come associated healthcare costs. The primary outcome of this systematic review was to assess glycaemic control and incidence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) diagnosis after e... Read More about The effectiveness of lifestyle adaptation for the prevention of prediabetes in adults: a systematic review.

Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India (2017)
Journal Article
Jewitt, S., & Raman, S. (2017). Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India. Progress in Development Studies, 17(2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1464993416688837

This paper assesses recent efforts by the Indian Government to tackle energy poverty and sustainable development. It focuses on the new integrated energy policy, and initiatives to disseminate improved cookstoves and develop energy alternatives for t... Read More about Energy poverty, institutional reform and challenges of sustainable development: the case of India.

Public criminology, reflexivity and the enterprise university: Experiences of research, knowledge transfer work and co-option with police forces (2017)
Journal Article
Lumsden, K., & Goode, J. (2018). Public criminology, reflexivity and the enterprise university: Experiences of research, knowledge transfer work and co-option with police forces. Theoretical Criminology, 22(2), 243-257. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480616689299

This article reflects on an enterprise project which aimed to build partnerships with police forces in England. In attempting to do ‘public criminology’ we had to negotiate internal and external organizational cultures, public management and ‘audit c... Read More about Public criminology, reflexivity and the enterprise university: Experiences of research, knowledge transfer work and co-option with police forces.

Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men (2017)
Journal Article
Toft, A., & Yip, A. K.-T. (2018). Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men. Sexualities, 21(1-2), https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460716679793

Bringing into dialogue conceptual literature on bisexuality, intimacy, and personal community, this article illuminates the lived experiences of 80 bisexual women and men in the UK. The data were collected through questionnaire and individual intervi... Read More about Intimacy negotiated: the management of relationships and the construction of personal communities in the lives of bisexual women and men.