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Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (STAK) (2011)
Journal Article
Glazebrook, C., Batty, M. J., Mullan, N., MacDonald, I., Nathan, D., Sayal, K., …Hollis, C. (2011). Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (STAK). BMC Public Health, 11, Article 830. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-830

Background Low levels of physical activity in children have been linked to an increased risk of obesity, but many children lack confidence in relation to exercise (exercise self-efficacy). Factors which can impact on confidence include a chronic hea... Read More about Evaluating the effectiveness of a schools-based programme to promote exercise self-efficacy in children and young people with risk factors for obesity: Steps to active kids (STAK).

Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images (2011)
Thesis
Henshaw, H. (2011). Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images. (Thesis). University of Leicester. Retrieved from https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/16230390

“A picture speaks a thousand words”, yet retrieval of a specific, previously viewed image from a large image collection may result in a substantial number of unwanted returns. This thesis offers an investigation into the feasibility of a novel soluti... Read More about Quantifying the effects of content, complexity and delay on memory for real-world images.

Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England (2011)
Journal Article
Wilberforce, M., Glendinning, C., Challis, D., Fernandez, J. L., Jacobs, S., Jones, K., …Stevens, M. (2011). Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England. Social Policy and Administration, 45(5), 593-612. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9515.2011.00788.x

common with many advanced welfare states, England has increasingly relied on consumerist principles to deliver both greater quality and improved efficiency the long-term care system. The Individual Budget (IB) pilots marked the next step this process... Read More about Implementing Consumer Choice Long-term Care: The Impact of Individual Budgets on Social Care Providers England.