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Aging and conflict outside and behind your front door: Comment on the Israeli case study from a British perspective (2016)
Book Chapter
Clarke, C. (2016). Aging and conflict outside and behind your front door: Comment on the Israeli case study from a British perspective. In Transnational Social Work and Social Welfare (217-220). Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315691794

There are three phrases in Irit Regev’s chapter which stand out for me as being of immense signifi cance and which thread through this response: 1 ‘the relationship between individuals and their social environment’, 2 ‘sense of belonging … feelings o... Read More about Aging and conflict outside and behind your front door: Comment on the Israeli case study from a British perspective.

Language issues facing non-traditional students: some problems and solutions (2016)
Book Chapter
Bruce, M., Rees, S., & Wilson, J. (2016). Language issues facing non-traditional students: some problems and solutions. In C. Marshall, S. Nolan, & D. Newton (Eds.), Widening Participation, Higher Education and Non-Traditional Students: Supporting Transitions through Foundation Programmes. Palgrave Macmillan

Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature (2016)
Journal Article
Hesketh, K., O'Malley, C., Paes, V., Moore, H., Summerbell, C., Ong, K., …Sluijs, E. (2016). Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature. Sports Medicine, 47(4), 1349-1374. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-016-0656-0

Background Understanding the determinants of children’s health behaviours is important to develop successful behaviour-change interventions. Objective We aimed to synthesise the evidence around determinants (‘preceding predictors’) of change in physi... Read More about Determinants of Change in Physical Activity in Children 0–6 years of Age: A Systematic Review of Quantitative Literature.

The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Hillier-Brown, F., Summerbell, C., Moore, H., Routen, A., Lake, A., Adams, J., …Brown, T. (2017). The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review. Obesity Reviews, 18(2), 227-246. https://doi.org/10.1111/obr.12479

Summary Introduction Ready-to-eat meals sold by food outlets that are accessible to the general public are an important target for public health intervention. We conducted a systematic review to assess the impact of such interventions. Methods Studie... Read More about The impact of interventions to promote healthier ready-to-eat meals (to eat in, to take away, or to be delivered) sold by specific food outlets open to the general public: a systematic review.

"Peacekeeping" (2016)
Book Chapter
Belcher, O. (in press). "Peacekeeping". In D. Richardson, N. Castree, M. Goodchild, A. Kobayashi, W. Liu, & R. Marston (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Geography: People, the Earth, Environment, and Technology (1-3). Wiley

Lived experiences of routine antenatal dietetic services among women with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study (2016)
Journal Article
Heslehurst, N., Dinsdale, S., Brandon, C., Johnston, C., Summerbell, C., & Rankin, J. (2017). Lived experiences of routine antenatal dietetic services among women with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study. Midwifery, 49, 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.midw.2016.11.001

Objective to understand the lived experiences and views of being referred to an antenatal dietetic service from the perspective of pregnant women with obesity. Design a qualitative, interpretive approach using one-to-one in-depth interviews to explor... Read More about Lived experiences of routine antenatal dietetic services among women with obesity: A qualitative phenomenological study.

‘Very positive’ or ‘vague and detached’? Unpacking ambiguities in further education teachers’ responses to professional standards in England (2016)
Journal Article
Tummons, J. (2016). ‘Very positive’ or ‘vague and detached’? Unpacking ambiguities in further education teachers’ responses to professional standards in England. Research in Post-Compulsory Education, 21(4), 346-359. https://doi.org/10.1080/13596748.2016.1226589

During the last two decades, a number of successive policy initiatives have attempted to professionalise the further education sector in England: professional qualifications have been rewritten, made compulsory and then returned to voluntary status;... Read More about ‘Very positive’ or ‘vague and detached’? Unpacking ambiguities in further education teachers’ responses to professional standards in England.

Thinking the yet to be thought: envisioning autonomous and alternative pedagogies for socially just education (2016)
Journal Article
Montgomery, C., & Hope, M. (2016). Thinking the yet to be thought: envisioning autonomous and alternative pedagogies for socially just education. FORUM, 58(3), 307-314. https://doi.org/10.15730/forum.2016.58.3.307

This article introduces this Special Issue of FORUM with a discussion of freedom and autonomy and considers the ways in which alternative approaches to pedagogy might provide opportunities to address inequalities in the context of education and in so... Read More about Thinking the yet to be thought: envisioning autonomous and alternative pedagogies for socially just education.

Urban Living Labs: Governing Urban Sustainability Transitions (2016)
Journal Article
Bulkeley, H., Coenen, L., Frantzeskaki, N., Hartmann, C., Kronsell, A., Mai, L., …Voytenko Palgan, Y. (2016). Urban Living Labs: Governing Urban Sustainability Transitions. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 22, 13-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.02.003

Urban Living Labs (ULL) are advanced as an explicit form of intervention delivering sustainability goals for cities. Established at the boundaries between research, innovation and policy, ULL are intended to design, demonstrate and learn about the ef... Read More about Urban Living Labs: Governing Urban Sustainability Transitions.

Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies (2016)
Journal Article
Adams, J., Hillier-Brown, F., Moore, H., Lake, A., Araujo-Soares, V., White, M., & Summerbell, C. (2016). Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies. Systematic Reviews, 5, Article 164. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-016-0337-y

Background Grey literature includes a range of documents not controlled by commercial publishing organisations. This means that grey literature can be difficult to search and retrieve for evidence synthesis. Much knowledge and evidence in public heal... Read More about Searching and synthesising ‘grey literature’ and ‘grey information’ in public health: critical reflections on three case studies.

Enhancing urban autonomy: towards a new political project for cities (2016)
Journal Article
Bulkeley, H., Luque-Ayala, A., McFarlane, C., & MacLeod, G. (2018). Enhancing urban autonomy: towards a new political project for cities. Urban Studies, 55(4), 702-719. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016663836

As the 21st Century world assumes an increasingly urban landscape, the question of how definitive urban spaces are to be governed intensifies. At the heart of this debate lies a question about the degree and type of autonomy that towns and cities mig... Read More about Enhancing urban autonomy: towards a new political project for cities.

Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions (2016)
Journal Article
Goffe, L., Wrieden, W., Penn, L., Hillier-Brown, F., Lake, A., Araujo-Soares, V., …Adams, J. (2016). Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions. PLoS ONE, 11(9), Article e0163093. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163093

Objectives To determine if the amount of salt delivered by standard salt shakers commonly used in English independent takeaways varies between those with five and 17 holes; and to determine if any differences are robust to variations in: the amount o... Read More about Reducing the Salt Added to Takeaway Food: Within-Subjects Comparison of Salt Delivered by Five and 17 Holed Salt Shakers in Controlled Conditions.

Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study (2016)
Journal Article
Goffe, L., Hillier-Brown, F., Doherty, A., Wrieden, W., Lake, A., Araujo-Soares, V., …Adams, J. (2016). Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13, Article 102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-016-0429-z

Background Takeaway food has a relatively poor nutritional profile. Providing takeaway outlets with reduced-holed salt shakers is one method thought to reduce salt use in takeaways, but effects have not been formally tested. We aimed to determine if... Read More about Comparison of sodium content of meals served by independent takeaways using standard versus reduced holed salt shakers: cross-sectional study.