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University of Bedfordshire

EducationLuton, Bedford, United Kingdom
About: University of Bedfordshire is a education organization based out in Luton, Bedford, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Social work. The organization has 3860 authors who have published 6079 publications receiving 143448 citations. The organization is also known as: University of Luton.


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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed existing evidence and debates in relation to young people and sexual exploitation in the light of new empirical evidence generated through primary research and suggested that, in order to provide young people with the most appropriate support, practice responses need to be developed from the concrete conditions in which young people are subject to sexual exploitation, rather than applying abstract'models' that fail to capture the lived experience of the young people concerned.
Abstract: This article reviews existing evidence and debates in relation to young people and sexual exploitation in the light of new empirical evidence generated through primary research. This research explored the types of sexual exploitation that practitioners had worked with in the preceding year and Local Safeguarding Children Boards' responses to young people's sexual exploitation. The findings indicate that there may be several models of sexual exploitation operating simultaneously in any particular area, and the article therefore suggests that the discourse on young people's sexual exploitation that has dominated policy and practice for more than a decade in the UK requires reconsideration to account for the complex forms of sexual exploitation young people experience in the 21st century. The paper suggests that, in order to provide young people with the most appropriate support, practice responses need to be developed from the concrete conditions in which young people are subject to sexual exploitation, rather than applying abstract 'models' that fail to capture the lived experience of the young people concerned. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 'There may be several modes of sexual exploitation operating simultaneously' Key Practitioner Messages * There is confusion in relation to identifying child sexual exploitation. * Several models of child sexual exploitation may be operating simultaneously in any one place and at any one time. * Practitioners need to account for the agency and decision-making process of young people when working with those who are sexually exploited. 'There is confusion in relation to identifying child sexual exploitation' Language: en

45 citations

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TL;DR: Findings suggest that acetaminophen may reduce the thermal challenge of exercise in hot conditions, and participants found the exercise less of a thermal strain.
Abstract: a placebo control or an oral dose of acetaminophen in a randomized, double-blind design. Following acetaminophen ingestion, participants cycled for a significantly longer period of time (acetaminophen, 23 ±15 min versus placebo, 19 ±13 min; P =0.005; 95% confidence interval= 90‐379 s), and this was accompanied by significantly lower core (−0.15 ◦ C), skin (−0.47 ◦ C) and body temperatures (0.19 ◦ C; P 0.05). This is the first study to demonstratethatanacutedoseofacetaminophencanimprovecyclingcapacityinhotconditions, and that this may be due to the observed reduction in core, skin and body temperature and the subjective perception of thermal comfort. These findings suggest that acetaminophen may reduce the thermoregulatory strain elicited from exercise, thus improving time to exhaustion.

45 citations

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TL;DR: HSP72 and HSP90α mRNA increased in response to each HA session, but did not change with CON, and O2 saturation higher at 65% V̇O2 peak following HA, but not CON, which induced greater rectal temperatures, sweat rate, and heart rates than CON during the training sessions.
Abstract: Heat acclimation (HA) attenuates physiological strain in hot conditions via phenotypic and cellular adaptation. The aim of this study was to determine whether HA reduced physiological strain, and h...

45 citations

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TL;DR: This review shows that despite some drawbacks, UWB is not only needed because of the spectrum gridlock but it can still deliver its promises, including gigabit wireless.
Abstract: It has been 20 years since the word ultrawideband (UWB) has first been used in the open literature. In these 20 years, ideas have been transformed into real products. Yet, some might object that UWB has not yet lived upto the promises of gigabit wireless. This review shows that despite some drawbacks, UWB is not only needed because of the spectrum gridlock but it can still deliver its promises, including gigabit wireless. To do so, the gap between the potential, which is achievable, and the current performance must be closed. Thus, this review identifies some main issues of UWB (range, bit error rate performance, data rate, chip complexity and issues associated by strong narrowband interference). It shows that their reasons are well understood and addressed by erudite research, which includes low complexity chip design, alternative modulation schemes, multiple antenna systems, UWB radio-over-fibre, higher band UWB and interferer detection and suppression techniques. A specific feature of this review is the cross-layer approach. The latest findings from different system layers, for example, wave propagation, are linked to the system performance or complexity.

44 citations

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TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the extent to which the provision of official travel advice gives rise to the opportunity for tourism to be used as a political bargaining tool and suggest that the detail and accuracy of travel advice issued by government agencies may be influenced by broader political objectives and consider the implications of this for tourists and the tourism industry.

44 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Jie Zhang1784857221720
Oscar H. Franco11182266649
Timothy J. Foster9842032338
Christopher P. Denton9567542040
Ian Kimber9162028629
Michael J. Gidley8642024313
David Carling8618645066
Anthony Turner7948924734
Rhys E. Green7828530428
Vijay Kumar Thakur7437517719
Dave J. Adams7328319526
Naresh Magan7240017511
Aedin Cassidy7021817788
David A. Basketter7032516639
Richard C. Strange6724917805
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
20236
202248
2021345
2020363
2019323
2018329