http://hdl.handle.net/1893/23441 This community contains ePrints produced by staff from the Senior Management Team. 2026-10-08T15:03:45Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/38385 Title: 'A Miner's Wife': Women Working-Class Poets and the Mining Industry Author(s): Blair, Kirstie Abstract: The article examines the contributions of women working-class poets connected to the mining industry. Topics include working-class literature, women's poetry, and mining communities, highlighting how female poets used verse to express the experiences, hardships, and perspectives of mining families, while demonstrating the often-overlooked literary voices of working-class women in the nineteenth century. 2026-07-10T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37895 Title: Working-Class Readers and Literary Culture in North-East England: The Allendale Lead-Miners’ Libraries Author(s): Blair, Kirstie Abstract: This article investigates the surviving borrowers’ catalogues (c.1850–70) of the Allendale lead-miners’ libraries, situating these within the wider history of workplace libraries in the North-East of England. It considers popular reading habits in this community and the patterns of borrowing among individuals, suggesting that these give us insight into the way in which working-class readers used libraries, especially those founded through management initiatives, and their reading preferences in the mid-Victorian period. 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/36920 Title: Zoledronic-acid plus neoadjuvant therapy is associated with provoking outcomes in Her2-positive breast cancer Author(s): de Paula, Bruno; Cexus, Olivier; Townsend, Paul; Crocamo, Susanne Abstract: First paragraph: Dear Editor, We recently came across Mei Liu et al meta-analysis, a comprehensive study published in 2023, and wish to discuss a few aspects. 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/36827 Title: Development and preliminary evaluation of a suicidal risk assessment protocol in a randomised controlled trial using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) Author(s): Wileman, Vari; McGuinness, Serena; Sweeney, Louise; Norton, Christine; Miller, Laura; Stagg, Imogen; O’Carroll, Ronan; Moss-Morris, Rona Abstract: Background Participants in research trials often disclose severe depression symptoms, including thoughts of self-harm and suicidal ideation, in validated self-administered questionnaires such as the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). However, there is no standard protocol for responding to such disclosure, and the opportunity to support people at risk is potentially missed. We developed and evaluated a risk assessment protocol for the IBD-BOOST randomised controlled trial (ISRCTN71618461 09/09/2019). Methods Participants completed the PHQ-9 at baseline and 6-month and 12-month follow-ups. The trial database automatically alerted the research team to risk assess participants. Trial researchers, trained in the protocol, contacted participants by telephone, completed the risk assessment, and signposted participants to appropriate professional services. Results Seven hundred eighty participants were randomised in the trial; 41 required risk assessment. One participant declined assessment, so 40 risk assessments were completed. Twenty-four participants were assessed as low-risk and 16 participants as medium-risk, with 12 declaring previous suicide attempts. None were rated as high-risk. Trial participants expressed appreciation for being contacted, and all except two wished to receive information about professional support services. Trial risk assessors reported positive experiences of conducting the risk assessment with suggestions for improvement, which resulted in minor modifications to the protocol. Discussion Our evaluation demonstrated that it was viable for a research trial team to successfully conduct a risk-assessment protocol for trial participants reporting thoughts of self-harm, with training and support from senior colleagues. Resources are required for training and delivery, but it is not unduly onerous. Trial participants appeared to find completing the assessment acceptable. 2024-07-12T00:00:00Z