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Evaluating the effects of air pollution derived toxic nanoparticles on astrocyte reactivity and neurodegeneration (2023)
Thesis
Villani, B. Evaluating the effects of air pollution derived toxic nanoparticles on astrocyte reactivity and neurodegeneration. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Particulate Matter is a toxicologically relevant air pollution component that has been shown to damage the cardiopulmonary system. Emission of ultrafine particulate matter – the most toxic type – is not regulated around the globe. Recent evidence fro... Read More about Evaluating the effects of air pollution derived toxic nanoparticles on astrocyte reactivity and neurodegeneration.

An Examination of Talent Identification and Development Systems within Jordanian Football (2023)
Thesis
Altwassi, S. S. An Examination of Talent Identification and Development Systems within Jordanian Football. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

In recent times, the sports sector across the globe has attracted economic interests both from the public and the private sector. For instance, it was estimated that over $14 billion was spent in hosting the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia. Also, by so... Read More about An Examination of Talent Identification and Development Systems within Jordanian Football.

Design, synthesis, and cytotoxicity of bifunctional anticancer agents targeted to mitochondria (2023)
Thesis
Kamel, M. A. Design, synthesis, and cytotoxicity of bifunctional anticancer agents targeted to mitochondria. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

One of the major challenges of cancer chemotherapy is multidrug resistance (MDR) leading to failure and drug withdrawal. A major factor in drug resistance is the overexpression of transmembrane P-gp protein efflux pumps in cancer cell membranes that... Read More about Design, synthesis, and cytotoxicity of bifunctional anticancer agents targeted to mitochondria.

Analysis of circumstances leading to injuries in elite football players (2023)
Thesis
Aiello, F. Analysis of circumstances leading to injuries in elite football players. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Understanding injury mechanisms is key to developing prevention strategies. Information concerning injury mechanisms can be obtained by analysing the sportspecific activities during which injuries occur (i.e., inciting circumstances). Despite the rec... Read More about Analysis of circumstances leading to injuries in elite football players.

The Unresolved Battles: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of UK Military Veterans Incarcerated in Scotland (2023)
Thesis
Rappoport, J. A. K. The Unresolved Battles: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of UK Military Veterans Incarcerated in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Background: Military veterans represent a sizeable occupational group incarcerated in UK prisons. Research investigating why is predominately dominated by discourse around employment and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Theorising the collective exper... Read More about The Unresolved Battles: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Lived Experiences of UK Military Veterans Incarcerated in Scotland.

Effects of Anthropogenic Sound and Environmental Chemistry on Early Life Stage Aquatic Invertebrates in a Multiple Driver Context (2023)
Thesis
Stenton, C. A. Effects of Anthropogenic Sound and Environmental Chemistry on Early Life Stage Aquatic Invertebrates in a Multiple Driver Context. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Aquatic environments and the species therein are facing unprecedented pressures and challenges as a result of anthropogenic activities. These challenges often are considered and discussed individually, e.g. sound/noise, chemical pollution, nutrient a... Read More about Effects of Anthropogenic Sound and Environmental Chemistry on Early Life Stage Aquatic Invertebrates in a Multiple Driver Context.

Design and Development of Novel Targeted Anticancer Drugs (2023)
Thesis
Akpughe, E. Design and Development of Novel Targeted Anticancer Drugs. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Despite major advances in treatments for cancer, the delivery of small molecule chemotherapeutics to tumour cells selectively and the circumvention of multidrug resistance persist as obstacles that limit their efficacy in the clinical setting. One ap... Read More about Design and Development of Novel Targeted Anticancer Drugs.

Design of a new fluorogenic molecular probe of lipases that will be specific for monoacylglycerol lipase (2023)
Thesis
Ajaezu, J. C. Design of a new fluorogenic molecular probe of lipases that will be specific for monoacylglycerol lipase. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University

Homeostatic imbalances in enzyme activities have been linked to an array of human pathological conditions. Evidence exists for the role of monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL) in the development and progression of malignant forms of cancers, including brea... Read More about Design of a new fluorogenic molecular probe of lipases that will be specific for monoacylglycerol lipase.

Playing position effects on biomarkers in male futsal players (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kaliarntas, K., Souglis, A., Andronikos, G., & Bogdanis, G. (2023, July). Playing position effects on biomarkers in male futsal players. Poster presented at ECSS Paris 2023, Paris

INTRODUCTION: Futsal or five-a-side indoor soccer is an ever-increasing in popularity team sport. Currently, studies focusing on the effects of playing position in futsal are limited let alone combining different playing position and measurement of... Read More about Playing position effects on biomarkers in male futsal players.

Exploring what Student Engagement means for Biology Educators: What can Gamification Research tell us? (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garden, C. L. P. (2023, July). Exploring what Student Engagement means for Biology Educators: What can Gamification Research tell us?. Presented at Society for Experimental Biology Centenary Conference, Edinburgh

The way we teach experimental biology continues to change as we recover, and learn lessons, from the COVID-19 pandemic. We often discuss student engagement as part of this process, but what does this mean in practice? How can we tell if students are... Read More about Exploring what Student Engagement means for Biology Educators: What can Gamification Research tell us?.

Oxygen dynamics in marine productive ecosystems at ecologically relevant scales (2023)
Journal Article
Giomi, F., Barausse, A., Steckbauer, A., Daffonchio, D., Duarte, C. M., & Fusi, M. (2023). Oxygen dynamics in marine productive ecosystems at ecologically relevant scales. Nature Geoscience, 16, 560-566. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41561-023-01217-z

The decline of dissolved oxygen in the oceans could be detrimental to marine life and biogeochemical cycles. However, predicting future oxygen availability with models that mainly focus on temporal and spatial large-scale mean values could lead to in... Read More about Oxygen dynamics in marine productive ecosystems at ecologically relevant scales.

Characteristics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) nuclear genome (2023)
Journal Article
Wagner, C. I., Kopp, M. E. L., Thorburn, J., Jones, C. S., Hoarau, G., & Noble, L. R. (2023). Characteristics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) nuclear genome. G3, 13(9), Article jkad146. https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkad146

Sequenced shark nuclear genomes are underrepresented, with reference genomes available for only four out of nine orders so far. Here we present the nuclear genome, with annotations, of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias), a shark of interest to bio... Read More about Characteristics of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) nuclear genome.

A multidimensional framework to quantify the effects of urbanization on avian breeding fitness (2023)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Liu, Y., Patrick, S. C., Goodale, E., Safran, R. J., & Pagani‐Núñez, E. (2023). A multidimensional framework to quantify the effects of urbanization on avian breeding fitness. Ecology and Evolution, 13(7), Article e10259. https://doi.org/10.

Urbanization has dramatically altered Earth's landscapes and changed a multitude of environmental factors. This has resulted in intense land-use change, and adverse consequences such as the urban heat island effect (UHI), noise pollution, and artific... Read More about A multidimensional framework to quantify the effects of urbanization on avian breeding fitness.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities: Perspectives from people with disabilities (2023)
Journal Article
Sharapov, K., Anderson, D., Burova, O., Nazarenko, V., & Polishchuk, O. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities: Perspectives from people with disabilities. Sociology: Theory, Methods, Marketing, 2023(2), 182-192. https://d

In this paper, we relied on co-researching with persons with disabilities in Ukraine not as a means of understanding the epidemiology of this disease, or of its impact on human health. We approached COVID-19 and the Ukrainian authorities’ response to... Read More about The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities: Perspectives from people with disabilities.

Systematic review of blue-light service collaboration for community health and well-being (2023)
Journal Article
Dougall, N., MacGillivray, S., Heyman, I., Wooff, A., & Tatnell, A. (2023). Systematic review of blue-light service collaboration for community health and well-being. Journal of Community Safety and Well-Being, 8(2), 66-74. https://doi.org/10.35502/jcswb.

Effective cross-service collaboration has been posed as a way of improving outcomes for people, enhancing community safety and well-being, reducing social and health inequalities, and improving service resource efficiencies. However, it was not known... Read More about Systematic review of blue-light service collaboration for community health and well-being.

Facilitating structural elucidation of small environmental solutes in RPLC-HRMS by retention index prediction (2023)
Journal Article
Kajtazi, A., Russo, G., Wicht, K., Eghbali, H., & Lynen, F. (2023). Facilitating structural elucidation of small environmental solutes in RPLC-HRMS by retention index prediction. Chemosphere, 337, Article 139361. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023

Implementing effective environmental management strategies requires a comprehensive understanding of the chemical composition of environmental pollutants, particularly in complex mixtures. Utilizing innovative analytical techniques, such as high-reso... Read More about Facilitating structural elucidation of small environmental solutes in RPLC-HRMS by retention index prediction.

L’utilisation de la vidéo 360° dans la formation professionnelle des enseignants : une synthèse des connaissances [The Use of 360° Video in Teacher Education: A Synthesis of Knowledge] (2023)
Journal Article
Roche, L., Rolland, C., & Cunningham, I. (2023). L’utilisation de la vidéo 360° dans la formation professionnelle des enseignants : une synthèse des connaissances [The Use of 360° Video in Teacher Education: A Synthesis of Knowledge]. Médiations et

360° video is a new tool that has developed and its use in teacher training began less than 10 years ago. From a systematic analysis of the existing literature using the main databases, our objective is to report on the main current research results... Read More about L’utilisation de la vidéo 360° dans la formation professionnelle des enseignants : une synthèse des connaissances [The Use of 360° Video in Teacher Education: A Synthesis of Knowledge].