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Manchester Metropolitan University

EducationManchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
About: Manchester Metropolitan University is a education organization based out in Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Context (language use). The organization has 5435 authors who have published 16202 publications receiving 442561 citations. The organization is also known as: Manchester Polytechnic & MMU.


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TL;DR: The geomorphology and morphostratigraphy of numerous worldwide sites reveal the relative movements of sea level during the peak of the last interglaciation (Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5e, assumed average duration between 13072 and 11972 ka) as discussed by the authors.

347 citations

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TL;DR: The data suggest that cryotherapy can increase PTH and PTO at the ankle and this was associated with a significant decrease in NCV, which may be a mechanism by which cryotherapy achieves its clinical goals.
Abstract: Objectives: To determine the impact of the application of cryotherapy on nerve conduction velocity (NCV), pain threshold (PTH) and pain tolerance (PTO). Design: A within-subject experimental design; treatment ankle (cryotherapy) and control ankle (no cryotherapy). Setting: Hospital-based physiotherapy laboratory. Participants: A convenience sample of adult male sports players (n = 23). Main outcome measures: NCV of the tibial nerve via electromyogram as well as PTH and PTO via pressure algometer. All outcome measures were assessed at two sites served by the tibial nerve: one receiving cryotherapy and one not receiving cryotherapy. Results: In the control ankle, NCV, PTH and PTO did not alter when reassessed. In the ankle receiving cryotherapy, NCV was significantly and progressively reduced as ankle skin temperature was reduced to 10°C by a cumulative total of 32.8% (p Conclusions: The data suggest that cryotherapy can increase PTH and PTO at the ankle and this was associated with a significant decrease in NCV. Reduced NCV at the ankle may be a mechanism by which cryotherapy achieves its clinical goals.

346 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors examine current debates about gender equality, work-life balance and flexible working, and show that despite the increasingly gender-neutral language of official discourses, participants consistently reformulate the debates around gendered explanations and assumptions.
Abstract: This article examines current debates about gender equality, work-life balance and flexible working. We contrast policymakers’ and organizational discourses of flexible working and work‐life balance with managers’ and employees’ talk about these issues within their organizations. We show how, despite the increasingly gender-neutral language of the official discourses, in the data studied participants consistently reformulate the debates around gendered explanations and assumptions. For example, a ‘generic female parent’ is constructed in relation to work‐life balance and flexible working yet participants routinely maintain that gender makes no difference within their organization. We consider the effects of these accounts; specifically the effect on those who take up flexible working, and the perceived backlash against policies viewed as favouring women or parents. We argue that the location of work‐life balance and flexibility debates within a gender-neutral context can in practice result in maintaining or encouraging gendered practices within organizations. Implications of this for organizations, for policymakers and for feminist researchers are discussed.

345 citations

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TL;DR: The results of this survey suggest that the impacts of nitrogen deposition can be observed over a large geographical range, suggesting that to protect the most sensitive grasslands resources should be focussed where deposition is currently low.

344 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors draw on case studies of organizations at various stages of developing family friendly policies to identify two barriers to fundamental shifts in organizational culture; low sense of entitlement to consideration of family needs, and organizational discourses of time as representing productivity, commitment and value.
Abstract: Formal ‘family friendly’ policies, including flexible or reduced hours of work and periods of leave, designed to help employees to balance work and family demands have the potential to challenge traditional models of work and organizational values. However, while these policies can reduce stress for individual employees, it is argued that there is less evidence of widespread organizational culture change. This paper draws on case studies of organizations at various stages of developing ‘family friendly’ policies to identify two barriers to fundamental shifts in organizational culture; low sense of entitlement to consideration of family needs, and organizational discourses of time as representing productivity, commitment and value. Some conditions under which broader culture change may be achieved are explored.

343 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
David T. Felson153861133514
João Carvalho126127877017
Andrew M. Jones10376437253
Michael C. Carroll10039934818
Mark Conner9837947672
Richard P. Bentall9443130580
Michael Wooldridge8754350675
Lina Badimon8668235774
Ian Parker8543228166
Kamaruzzaman Sopian8498925293
Keith Davids8460425038
Richard Baker8351422970
Joan Montaner8048922413
Stuart Robert Batten7832524097
Craig E. Banks7756927520
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Performance
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
202350
2022471
20211,600
20201,341
20191,110
20181,076