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Watching You Watching Me: Lateral Surveillance In Singapore, Yan Song Lee Jan 2018

Watching You Watching Me: Lateral Surveillance In Singapore, Yan Song Lee

Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports (ETD)

Historically, top-down surveillance -- surveillance from the state and other organizations -- has dominated social life, but not anymore. Technological advances drove down the price of surveillance equipment which aided in the proliferation of devices such as dashboard cameras. The widespread use of affordable surveillance equipment gave rise to the phenomenon of lateral surveillance, whereby laypersons can employ surveillance techniques to monitor individuals around them. The Singapore metropolis provides an excellent example with the ubiquitous use of dashboard cameras for cars today. In this research, I focus on Singaporean rideshare drivers who are simultaneously subjected to traditional forms of top-down …

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Indications Of Future Performance Of Native And Non-Native Adult Oysters Under Acidification And Warming, Anaëlle J. Lemasson, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Stephen Fletcher, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Antony M. Knights Jan 2018

Indications Of Future Performance Of Native And Non-Native Adult Oysters Under Acidification And Warming, Anaëlle J. Lemasson, Jason M. Hall-Spencer, Stephen Fletcher, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Antony M. Knights

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Globally, non-native species (NNS) have been introduced and now often entirely replace native species in captive aquaculture; in part, a result of a perceived greater resilience of NSS to climate change and disease. Here, the effects of ocean acidification and warming on metabolic rate, feeding rate, and somatic growth was assessed using two co-occurring species of oysters – the introduced Pacific oyster Magallana gigas (formerly Crassostrea gigas), and native flat oyster Ostrea edulis. Biological responses to increased temperature and pCO2 combinations were tested, the effects differing between species. Metabolic rates and energetic demands of both species were increased by …

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Quest For New Drugs: A Way To Solve Anaesthesia Neurotoxicity?, L. Vutskits, J. R. Sneyd Jan 2018

Quest For New Drugs: A Way To Solve Anaesthesia Neurotoxicity?, L. Vutskits, J. R. Sneyd

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All contemporary general anaesthetics have been convincingly shown to produce neurotoxic effects in at least some experimental animal models, and many of the underlying mechanisms have been identified.1 Whilst the human relevance of these observations is still under intense scrutiny, the elaboration of protective strategies along with the development of new ‘non-toxic’ anaesthetic drug regimens have been identified as rational research directions to alleviate potential neurotoxicity.2 In this edition of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Atluri and colleagues3 report preliminary animal experiments for a novel neurosteroid hypnotic. They describe the compound as ‘safe’ in comparison to ketamine, and suggest that …

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Modified Supraglottic Airway For Gastroscopy: An Advance In Patient Safety?, J. R. Sneyd, E. P. O'Sullivan Jan 2018

Modified Supraglottic Airway For Gastroscopy: An Advance In Patient Safety?, J. R. Sneyd, E. P. O'Sullivan

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In this edition of the British Journal of Anaesthesia, Terblanche and colleagues1 describe their preliminary clinical experiences with the LMA® Gastro™, a modified supraglottic airway designed for airway maintenance and security during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Thirty anaesthetists successfully deployed the device in 290/292 patients. Endoscopy was achieved in 98%.Clinicians are here presented with a new device designed for a single clinical circumstance (albeit a common one). We should, therefore, ask whether the problem that the device sets out to solve is real, whether the device addresses it effectively, and reflect whether the apparatus is a useful addition to the clinical …

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Information, Issues, And Supporters: The Application Of Online Persuasion In The 2015 General Election, N Jackson Jan 2018

Information, Issues, And Supporters: The Application Of Online Persuasion In The 2015 General Election, N Jackson

Plymouth Business School

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Attempting Tracheal Intubation Without Paralysis, J. R. Sneyd, E. P. O'Sullivan Jan 2018

Attempting Tracheal Intubation Without Paralysis, J. R. Sneyd, E. P. O'Sullivan

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Implication Of Major Adverse Postoperative Events And Myocardial Injury On Disability And Survival: A Planned Subanalysis Of The Enigma-Ii Trial, Anzca Clinical Trials Network For The Enigma-Ii Investigators, William Scott Beattie, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Matthew T.V. Chan, Philip J. Peyton, Kate Leslie, Michael J. Paech, Daniel I. Sessler, Sophie Wallace, Paul S. Myles, W. Galagher, C. Farrington, A. Ditoro, S. Baulch, S. Sidiropoulos, R. Bulach, D. Bryant, E. O'Loughlin, V. Mitteregger, S. Bolsin, C. Osborne, R. Mcrae, M. Backstrom, R. Cotter, S. March, B. Silbert, S. Said, R. Halliwell, J. Cope Jan 2018

Implication Of Major Adverse Postoperative Events And Myocardial Injury On Disability And Survival: A Planned Subanalysis Of The Enigma-Ii Trial, Anzca Clinical Trials Network For The Enigma-Ii Investigators, William Scott Beattie, Duminda N. Wijeysundera, Matthew T.V. Chan, Philip J. Peyton, Kate Leslie, Michael J. Paech, Daniel I. Sessler, Sophie Wallace, Paul S. Myles, W. Galagher, C. Farrington, A. Ditoro, S. Baulch, S. Sidiropoulos, R. Bulach, D. Bryant, E. O'Loughlin, V. Mitteregger, S. Bolsin, C. Osborne, R. Mcrae, M. Backstrom, R. Cotter, S. March, B. Silbert, S. Said, R. Halliwell, J. Cope

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BACKGROUND: Globally, >300 million patients have surgery annually, and ≤20% experience adverse postoperative events. We studied the impact of both cardiac and noncardiac adverse events on 1-year disability-free survival after noncardiac surgery. METHODS: We used the study cohort from the Evaluation of Nitrous oxide in Gas Mixture of Anesthesia (ENIGMA-II) trial, an international randomized trial of 6992 noncardiac surgical patients. All were ≥45 years of age and had moderate to high cardiac risk. The primary outcome was mortality within 1 postoperative year. We defined 4 separate types of postoperative adverse events. Major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) included myocardial infarction (MI), …

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Response To Serrao And Goodchild, J. R. Sneyd Jan 2018

Response To Serrao And Goodchild, J. R. Sneyd

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Understanding The Role Of Local Food In Sustaining Chinese Destinations, Qian Chen, Rong Huang Jan 2018

Understanding The Role Of Local Food In Sustaining Chinese Destinations, Qian Chen, Rong Huang

Plymouth Business School

No abstract provided.

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Enablers To Implement Sustainable Initiatives In Agri-Food Supply Chains, S Mangla, S Luthra, N Rich, D Kumar, Np Rana, Yk Dwivedi Jan 2018

Enablers To Implement Sustainable Initiatives In Agri-Food Supply Chains, S Mangla, S Luthra, N Rich, D Kumar, Np Rana, Yk Dwivedi

Plymouth Business School

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Is Lean Synergistic With Sustainable Supply Chain? An Empirical Investigation From Emerging Economy, Sk Jakhar, H Rathore, Sk Mangla Jan 2018

Is Lean Synergistic With Sustainable Supply Chain? An Empirical Investigation From Emerging Economy, Sk Jakhar, H Rathore, Sk Mangla

Plymouth Business School

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. In the extant literature some researchers have agreed upon the nature of inter-relationship between lean and green as synergistic whereas other have termed it as coincidental or even dichotomous. We submit that the inconclusiveness in the relationship between lean and green arises from not investigating it from a holistic standpoint. In this study, we address this gap by adjudging the relationship of lean systems with holistic supply chain context which includes sourcing, production and logistics. The proposed hypotheses are grounded in the resource-based view of the firm. We examine the relationship in the context of emerging …

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From Rural Citizenship To The Rural Citizen: Farming, Dementia And Networks Of Care, Claire Kelly, Richard Yarwood Jan 2018

From Rural Citizenship To The Rural Citizen: Farming, Dementia And Networks Of Care, Claire Kelly, Richard Yarwood

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Citizenship is gaining increased attention in the social sciences but has been under-utilised in rural studies. In this paper we argue that greater attention should be paid to social aspects of citizenship in order to understand participation in daily life and society. In doing so, emphasis needs to be placed on the rural citizen and how he or she engages with different communities across different scales. To explore these ideas we draw upon a case study of farmers living with dementia in Devon, UK. We use concepts of citizenship to explore their rights to services, the effectiveness of active citizenship …

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Dental Public Health In Action: Understanding Oral Health Care Needs And Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life In Vulnerable Adults In Plymouth, R Patel, R. Witton, R. Potterton, W. Smith, I. Kaimi Jan 2018

Dental Public Health In Action: Understanding Oral Health Care Needs And Oral Health-Related Quality Of Life In Vulnerable Adults In Plymouth, R Patel, R. Witton, R. Potterton, W. Smith, I. Kaimi

Peninsula Dental School

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A Persistência Das Desigualdades Raciais No Sistema De Justiça Criminal Dos Eua, George Bisharat Jan 2018

A Persistência Das Desigualdades Raciais No Sistema De Justiça Criminal Dos Eua, George Bisharat

Faculty Scholarship

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Relationships Between Markers Of Inflammation And Muscle Mass, Strength And Function: Findings From The Hertfordshire Cohort Study, L. D. Westbury, N. R. Fuggle, H. E. Syddall, N. A. Duggal, S. C. Shaw, K. Maslin, E. M. Dennison, J. M. Lord, C. Cooper Jan 2018

Relationships Between Markers Of Inflammation And Muscle Mass, Strength And Function: Findings From The Hertfordshire Cohort Study, L. D. Westbury, N. R. Fuggle, H. E. Syddall, N. A. Duggal, S. C. Shaw, K. Maslin, E. M. Dennison, J. M. Lord, C. Cooper

School of Nursing and Midwifery

We investigated the longitudinal relationships between inflammation markers and the following outcomes in a UK cohort study: appendicular lean mass (ALM); walking speed; level and change in grip strength; and sarcopenia defined by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People. Analyses were based on 336 community-dwelling older men and women (aged 59-70 years) who participated in the Hertfordshire Cohort Study (HCS). Inflammation markers were ascertained at baseline using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay techniques and Bio-Plex Pro Assays. Grip strength was measured at baseline and follow-up [median follow-up time: 10.8 years (inter-quartile range 10.2-11.6)] and change in grip strength was …

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Comparison Of Nutrient Intake In Adolescents And Adults With And Without Food Allergies, K. Maslin, C. Venter, H. Mackenzie, B. Vlieg-Boerstra, T. Dean, I. Sommer Jan 2018

Comparison Of Nutrient Intake In Adolescents And Adults With And Without Food Allergies, K. Maslin, C. Venter, H. Mackenzie, B. Vlieg-Boerstra, T. Dean, I. Sommer

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.

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Pliocene Stratigraphic Paleobiology In Tuscany And The Fossil Record Of Marine Megafauna, S Dominici, S Danise, M Benvenuti Jan 2018

Pliocene Stratigraphic Paleobiology In Tuscany And The Fossil Record Of Marine Megafauna, S Dominici, S Danise, M Benvenuti

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Tuscany has a rich Pliocene record of marine megafauna (MM), including mysticetes, odontocetes, sirenians and seals among the mammals, and six orders of sharks among the elasmobranchs. This is reviewed with respect to paleogeography and sequence-stratigraphy in six different basins. Conditions at the ancient seafloor are explored by means of sedimentary facies analysis, taphonomy and multivariate techniques applied to a large quantitative dataset of benthic molluscs. MM is rare or absent in most basins during the Zanclean, except in one basin, and most abundant in Piacenzian deposits in all six basins. MM occurs preferentially in fine-grained, shelfal highstand-deposits of small-scale …

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The Challenges In Caring For Morbidly Obese Patients In Intensive Care: A Focused Ethnographic Study, C Hales, M Coombs, K De Vries Jan 2018

The Challenges In Caring For Morbidly Obese Patients In Intensive Care: A Focused Ethnographic Study, C Hales, M Coombs, K De Vries

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background Critically ill morbidly obese patients pose considerable healthcare delivery and resource utilisation challenges. However little is known about the care of these patients in intensive care. Objective To explore medical and nursing practices and attitudes in intensive care when caring for critically ill morbidly obese patients. Methods A focused ethnographic approach was adopted. Participant observation of care practices and interviews with intensive care doctors and nurses were undertaken over a four month period. Qualitative analysis was conducted using constant comparison. Setting An 18 bedded tertiary intensive care unit in New Zealand. Participants Sixty-seven intensive care nurses and 13 intensive …

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Sustainable Eating: Opportunities For Nutrition Professionals, C. Pettinger Jan 2018

Sustainable Eating: Opportunities For Nutrition Professionals, C. Pettinger

School of Health Professions

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Development And Evaluation Of A Hospital Discharge Information Package To Empower Parents In Caring For A Child With A Fever, De Maat Js Van, Klink D Van, Hartogh-Griffioen A Den, Eva Schmidt-Cnossen, Hester Rippen, Amber Hoek, Sarah Neill, Monica Lakhanpaul, Henriette A. Moll, Rianne Oostenbrink Jan 2018

Development And Evaluation Of A Hospital Discharge Information Package To Empower Parents In Caring For A Child With A Fever, De Maat Js Van, Klink D Van, Hartogh-Griffioen A Den, Eva Schmidt-Cnossen, Hester Rippen, Amber Hoek, Sarah Neill, Monica Lakhanpaul, Henriette A. Moll, Rianne Oostenbrink

School of Nursing and Midwifery

ObjectivesFirst, to explore parents’ views on and experiences of managing their febrile child and to assess their behaviour and needs when in search of information about fever; second, to develop and evaluate a hospital discharge information package about fever in children.DesignMixed methods: (A) qualitative study with semistructured interviews and a focus group discussion (FGD) and (B) quantitative survey.SettingEmergency department, non-acute hospital setting and day nursery in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.ParticipantsParents of children <18 years (interviews, n=22) parents of children under 5 years (FGD (n=14), survey (n=38)).InterventionInformation package about fever in children (leaflet and website including videos).Outcome measures quantitative surveyKnowledge of fever and confidence in caring for a febrile child (Likert scale 0–5).ResultsParents found fever mostly alarming, especially high fever. Help-seeking behaviour was based on either specific symptoms or on an undefined intuition. When parents did not feel recognised in their concern or felt criticised, anxiety increased as well as the threshold to seek healthcare for future illnesses. Information was needed, especially for situations when the general practitioner or social network were less easily available. This information should be reliable, consistent, available in multiple formats and include advice on management of fever at home and precise referral to medical services. Parents reported improved knowledge about fever (p<0.05) and mentioned improved confidence in caring for a child with fever at home after consulting the information package.ConclusionParents of children with a fever visiting the hospital are concerned about specific symptoms or based on an undefined intuition. Rather than telling parents that they should manage their child’s illness at home, healthcare professionals should recognise parental intuition and provide clear information on alarming signs and potential diagnoses to empower parents in the management of their febrile child.

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Spaces Of Concern: Parliamentary Discourse On Britain's Overseas Territories., Nichola Harmer Jan 2018

Spaces Of Concern: Parliamentary Discourse On Britain's Overseas Territories., Nichola Harmer

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

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Creating And Facilitating Change For Person-Centred Coordinated Care (P3c): The Development Of The Organisational Change Tool (P3c-Oct), Jane Horrell, Helen Lloyd, Thavapriya Sugavanam, James Close, Richard Byng Jan 2018

Creating And Facilitating Change For Person-Centred Coordinated Care (P3c): The Development Of The Organisational Change Tool (P3c-Oct), Jane Horrell, Helen Lloyd, Thavapriya Sugavanam, James Close, Richard Byng

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BACKGROUND: Person Centred Coordinated Care (P3C) is a UK priority for patients, carers, professionals, commissioners and policy makers. Services are developing a range of approaches to deliver this care with a lack of tools to guide implementation. METHODOLOGY: A scoping review and critical examination of current policy, key literature and NHS guidelines, together with stakeholder involvement led to the identification of domains, subdomains and component activities (processes and behaviours) required to deliver P3C. These were validated through codesign with stakeholders via a series of workshops and cognitive interviews. RESULTS: Six core domains of P3C were identified as follows: (i) my …

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Intravenous Injection Of Unfunctionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials Confirms The Minimal Toxicity Observed In Aqueous And Dietary Exposures In Juvenile Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus Mykiss ), David Boyle, Paul A. Sutton, Richard D. Handy, Theodore B. Henry Jan 2018

Intravenous Injection Of Unfunctionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials Confirms The Minimal Toxicity Observed In Aqueous And Dietary Exposures In Juvenile Rainbow Trout ( Oncorhynchus Mykiss ), David Boyle, Paul A. Sutton, Richard D. Handy, Theodore B. Henry

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Relative Comparison Of Tissue Specific Bioaccumulation And Radiation Dose Estimation In Marine And Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs Following Exposure To Phosphorus-32, Emily L. Vernon, Jim T. Smith, Awadhesh N. Jha Jan 2018

Relative Comparison Of Tissue Specific Bioaccumulation And Radiation Dose Estimation In Marine And Freshwater Bivalve Molluscs Following Exposure To Phosphorus-32, Emily L. Vernon, Jim T. Smith, Awadhesh N. Jha

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

No abstract provided.

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Reviewing The Effect Of Hyperemesis Gravidarum On Women's Lives And Mental Health, C Dean, K Bannigan, J Marsden Jan 2018

Reviewing The Effect Of Hyperemesis Gravidarum On Women's Lives And Mental Health, C Dean, K Bannigan, J Marsden

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

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Physiotherapeutic Interventions In Multiple Sclerosis Across Europe: Regions And Other Factors That Matter., Patrícia Martinková, Jenny Freeman, Adéla Drabinová, Elena Erosheva, Davide Cattaneo, Johanna Jonsdottir, Ilse Baert, Tori Smedal, Anders Romberg, Peter Feys, Jose Alves-Guerreiro, Mario Habek, Thomas Henze, Carme Santoyo Medina, Antonie Beiske, Asch P Van, Daphne Bakalidou, Yeliz Salcı, Erieta Nikolikj Dimitrova, Markéta Pavlíková, Kamila Řasová Jan 2018

Physiotherapeutic Interventions In Multiple Sclerosis Across Europe: Regions And Other Factors That Matter., Patrícia Martinková, Jenny Freeman, Adéla Drabinová, Elena Erosheva, Davide Cattaneo, Johanna Jonsdottir, Ilse Baert, Tori Smedal, Anders Romberg, Peter Feys, Jose Alves-Guerreiro, Mario Habek, Thomas Henze, Carme Santoyo Medina, Antonie Beiske, Asch P Van, Daphne Bakalidou, Yeliz Salcı, Erieta Nikolikj Dimitrova, Markéta Pavlíková, Kamila Řasová

School of Health Professions

BACKGROUND: A wide variety of interventions exists in physical therapy (PT), but knowledge about their use across different geographical regions is limited. This study investigated the use of PT interventions in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) across Europe. It aimed to determine whether regions differ in applying interventions, and explore whether factors other than regions play a role in their use. METHODS: In an online cross-sectional survey, 212 respondents from 115 European workplaces providing PT services to people with MS representing 26 countries (four European regions) participated. Cluster analysis, Pearson Chi-squared test and a Poisson regression model were used to …

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The Experiences Of Stroke Survivors, And Their Families And Unpaid Carers, Regarding Goal Setting Within Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Evidence., Anna Lloyd, Katrina Bannigan, Thavapriya Sugavanam, Jennifer Freeman Jan 2018

The Experiences Of Stroke Survivors, And Their Families And Unpaid Carers, Regarding Goal Setting Within Stroke Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review Of Qualitative Evidence., Anna Lloyd, Katrina Bannigan, Thavapriya Sugavanam, Jennifer Freeman

School of Health Professions

No abstract provided.

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Community Resilience In Rural China: The Case Of Hu Village, Sichuan Province, G Wilson, Z Hu, S Rahman Jan 2018

Community Resilience In Rural China: The Case Of Hu Village, Sichuan Province, G Wilson, Z Hu, S Rahman

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Building on conceptual frameworks to assess community resilience developed by Emery and Flora (2006) and Kelly et al. (2015), this study analyses the resilience of Hu village (Sichuan, China). The resilience of the village is assessed in the face of multiple and complex slow- and fast onset anthropogenic disturbances, especially the impacts of globalisation and modernisation, which have substantially transformed Chinese society. Hu village is typical for a rural community in transition affected by industrialisation, deagrarianisation, counter-urbanisation and changing stakeholder expectations and opportunities. This has been accompanied by agricultural depopulation, outmigration, increasing non-farm employment, declining agricultural incomes, and associated social …

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Obesity And Caries In Four-To-Six Year Old English Children: A Cross-Sectional Study, Martha Paisi, Elizabeth Kay, Irene Kaimi, Robert Witton, Robert Nelder, Ruth Potterton, Debra Lapthorne Jan 2018

Obesity And Caries In Four-To-Six Year Old English Children: A Cross-Sectional Study, Martha Paisi, Elizabeth Kay, Irene Kaimi, Robert Witton, Robert Nelder, Ruth Potterton, Debra Lapthorne

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Learns: A Creative Approach To Analysing And Representing Narrative Data Incorporating Photo-Elicitation Techniques, Wendy Marsh, Jen Leamon, Ann Robinson, Jill Shawe Jan 2018

Learns: A Creative Approach To Analysing And Representing Narrative Data Incorporating Photo-Elicitation Techniques, Wendy Marsh, Jen Leamon, Ann Robinson, Jill Shawe

School of Nursing and Midwifery

© 2018, The Author(s) 2018. Background: Diversity exists in how storied data gathered in narrative inquiry is analysed and represented, more so when there is a need to combine multiple data collection methods, including photographs. Aim: This paper discusses the use of an analytical framework entitled LEARNS developed as part of a PhD study that has potential to fill this gap. Results: The step-by-step framework presented in this paper was developed in order to analyse the data collected in this research study and gives understanding and insight into the experience of mothers whose babies are removed at birth. The LEARNS …

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