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The Experiences of Parents of Children who have Engaged in Harmful Sexual Behaviour: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
(2017-10-12)
Background and Aims: The importance of the involvement of parents in treatment
approaches for Children and Young People (CYP) who have engaged in Harmful
Sexual Behaviour (HSB) has been consistently highlighted within ...
Personal Constructs of Body-Mind Identity With Persons Who Experience Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS)
(2017-10-12)
Medically Unexplained Symptoms (MUS) are bodily symptoms for which no organic cause has been identified, and which result in significant levels of psychological distress and functional impairment. MUS are thought to be ...
How People With Intellectual Disabilities Experience Transitions Through the Transforming Care Programme: a Grounded Theory Study
(2017-10-12)
Following the exposure of abuse of people with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) at Winterbourne View, the Government launched the Transforming Care programme, to support people to transition out of hospital into their own ...
Disordered Eating in a Digital Age: Narratives of Withdrawal From Pro-Ana/Mia Forums by Regular Site Users
(2017-10-09)
Background & Aims: Studies estimate that over 500 live Pro-Ana websites are in existence (Hansen, 2008). Broadly speaking they advocate that eating ‘disorders’’ are a ‘life-style’ choice rather than a mental health problem ...
Taking Experience Seriously: a Critical Inquiry Into Consultant-Led Leadership Development Programmes in Global Corporations
(2017-09-21)
Corporate Leadership Development (LD) is a multi-billion dollar industry. It is estimated that in the US alone corporations spend between US$14-20 billion annually on LD (Pfeffer, 2015: 10), yet academics and practitioners ...
Patients' Health Related Quality of Life After Coronary Revascularization: A Longitudinal Mixed Method Study
(2017-08-21)
Aims: Coronary Revascularization (CR) has increased patients’ survival rate globally. However, the lack of a consensus definition of Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) and the different methodological and conceptual ...
Galaxy Evolution in a z~3 Protocluster
(2017-07-27)
Environment is known to have a significant impact on the evolution of galaxies. This is most
evident in the local Universe, where the oldest and most massive galaxies are found at the
of massive galaxy clusters. Current ...
Sustainable Strawberry Production and Management Including Control of Strawberry Powdery Mildew
(2017-07-24)
At present, the global population is increasing, while soil and fresh water resources for crop production are declining. It is important to adopt sustainable practices to optimise the use
of limited natural resources ...
The Molecular Basis of Pasteuria-nematode Interactions Using Closely Related Bacillus spp.
(2017-07-24)
Phytonematodes are known to cause substantial losses in crop yields across the world. Since the middle of the last century, these pests have been adequately controlled by chemical nematicides. However, due to increasing ...
A Method for Consistent Non-Local Configuration of Component Interfaces
(2017-07-24)
Service-oriented computing is a popular technology that facilitates the development
of large-scale distributed systems. However, the modular composition and flexible
coordination of such applications still remains ...