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Design of new anticancer drugs by selectable intracellular organelle targeting: make for the mitochondria or turn left for the lysosome? (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mincher, D., Kamel, M., Mohammed, O., MacCallum, J., & Turnbull, A. (2024, June). Design of new anticancer drugs by selectable intracellular organelle targeting: make for the mitochondria or turn left for the lysosome?. Presented at EACR 2024: Innovative Cancer Science, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Introduction
Defining structural features that can control and pinpoint the delivery of drugs to specific sub-cellular organelles ofcancer cells offers the prospect of designing more potentand selective drugs that negate drug resistance, with less d... Read More about Design of new anticancer drugs by selectable intracellular organelle targeting: make for the mitochondria or turn left for the lysosome?.

Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design (2024)
Journal Article
McQueen, F., & Osborn, S. (2024). Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design. BMJ Open, 14(6), Article e078850. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078850

Objectives: This study aimed to identify factors that shaped working parents (WPs’) experiences of COVID-19-related social restrictions and analyse the relationships between those factors. Design: A qualitative descriptive design was used to collect... Read More about Identifying how pre-existing resources combine to shape the experiences of work and family life of a diverse sample of working parents with at least one child in primary school in Scotland during COVID-19 pandemic-related social restrictions: a qualitative descriptive design.

Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests (2024)
Journal Article
Thomson, T., Ellis, J. I., Fusi, M., Prinz, N., Lundquist, C. J., Bury, S. J., Shankar, U., Cary, S. C., & Pilditch, C. A. (2024). Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests. Science of the Total Environment, 940, Article 173579. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173579

Human land use changes are threatening the integrity and health of coastal ecosystems worldwide. Intensified land use for anthropogenic purposes increases sedimentation rates, pollutants, and nutrient concentrations into adjacent coastal areas, often... Read More about Effects of catchment land use on temperate mangrove forests.

Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop (2024)
Book Chapter
Keval, H. (2024). Encounters at the Counter: ‘Race’, Class and Belonging in the British Asian Corner Shop. In G. Campbell Gosling, A. R. Green, & G. Millar (Eds.), Retail and Community: Business, Charity and the End of Empire (176-194). Bristol University Press. https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529235265.ch011

A socio-cultural analysis of the intersections of race, ethnicity, national belonging in the UK landscape of 'corner' shop business ownership.

Gendering Narcissism: Different Roots and Different Routes to Intimate Partner Violence (2024)
Journal Article
Green, A., Hart, C. M., Day, N., MacLean, R., & Charles, K. (2024). Gendering Narcissism: Different Roots and Different Routes to Intimate Partner Violence. Sex Roles, 90, 723-741. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-024-01471-4

Research has only recently begun to explore narcissism in women using gender-inclusive assessments that move beyond traditional male-centric frameworks associated with grandiosity. Such work indicates gender differences in the onset and expression of... Read More about Gendering Narcissism: Different Roots and Different Routes to Intimate Partner Violence.

The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices (2024)
Journal Article
Bradfer‐Lawrence, T., Duthie, B., Abrahams, C., Adam, M., Barnett, R. J., Beeston, A., Darby, J., Dell, B., Gardner, N., Gasc, A., Heath, B., Howells, N., Janson, M., Kyoseva, M., Luypaert, T., Metcalf, O. C., Nousek‐McGregor, A. E., Poznansky, F., Ross, S. R. P., Sethi, S., …Froidevaux, J. S. P. (online). The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210x.14357

Ecoacoustics, the study of environmental sound, is a rapidly growing discipline offering ecological insights at scales ranging from individual organisms to whole ecosystems. Substantial methodological developments over the last 15 years have streamli... Read More about The Acoustic Index User's Guide: A practical manual for defining, generating and understanding current and future acoustic indices.

Sodium Metabisulfite Inhibits Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Growth through Thiamine Depletion (2024)
Journal Article
Mooney, R., Giammarini, E., Corbett, E., Thomson, S., McKinley, K., Sinisterra Sebastian, P., Rodgers, K., O’Donnell, J., McGinness, C., Roberts, C. W., Ramaesh, K., & Henriquez, F. L. (2024). Sodium Metabisulfite Inhibits Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Growth through Thiamine Depletion. Pathogens, 13(6), Article 431. https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens13060431

Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) is a severe infection of the cornea. Prevention and treatment are difficult due to the inefficacy of currently available compounds. The impact of many commonly used compounds for routine examinations of Acanthamoeba is une... Read More about Sodium Metabisulfite Inhibits Acanthamoeba Trophozoite Growth through Thiamine Depletion.

A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention (2024)
Journal Article
Marshall, J., Ward, P. B., Martindale, R., & Ferrier, B. (2024). A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention. Global Journal of Community Psychology Practice, 15(1),

Emergency responders/healthcare workers face significant mental health burdens associated with their integral roles within society. Alongside the need for more mental health support, a major contributing factor to this burden are barriers to accessin... Read More about A Pragmatic Delphi Exploring Barriers and Facilitators to Emergency Responder/Healthcare Workers' Participation in the Blue Light Surf Club Therapy Intervention.

UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers" (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulpa, R. (2024, May). UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers". Presented at Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, PL

In this invited contribution, Dr Kulpa will share reflections on how EDI (equality, diversity, and inclusion) and decolonialisation work in the UK academic contexts, embedded in the processes of neoliberalization of higher education in the anglophone... Read More about UK perspectives & experiences of "Queering the Academy - Policies, Practices, and Barriers".

Experiences and perspectives of adults on using opioids for pain management in the postoperative period: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Aljohani, D. M., Almalki, N., Dixon, D., Adam, R., & Forget, P. (2024). Experiences and perspectives of adults on using opioids for pain management in the postoperative period: A scoping review. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 41(7), 500-512. https://doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000002002

BACKGROUND
Opioids play an important role in peri-operative pain management. However, opioid use is challenging for healthcare practitioners and patients because of concerns related to opioid crises, addiction and side effects.
OBJECTIVE
This re... Read More about Experiences and perspectives of adults on using opioids for pain management in the postoperative period: A scoping review.

Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions (2024)
Report
McQueen, F. (2024). Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions. Edinburgh: School of Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University

There has been an increase in attention paid to the need for prevention work in response to the pervasive issue of violence against women (VAW) which includes femicide, rape and other violence. The need to directly address men and boys in prevention... Read More about Young men and violence against women prevention: Exploring reactions and emotions.

Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia (2024)
Journal Article
Piotrowska, B., & Barratt, J. (2024). Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia. Dyslexia, 30(2), Article e1766. https://doi.org/10.1002/dys.1766

Stereotype threat (ST) is a phenomenon that leads to decreased test performance and occurs when one deals with added pressure of being judged on the basis of stereotyped group membership. The ST effect has been previously investigated in many context... Read More about Investigating low intelligence stereotype threat in adults with developmental dyslexia.

Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine (2024)
Journal Article
Mendel, J., & Sharapov, K. (2024). Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine. Anti-trafficking review, 22, 52-73. https://doi.org/10.14197/atr.201224224

Drawing on multi-method research, this article demonstrates that the risks of large-scale trafficking due to the war in Ukraine were mitigated by granting Ukrainians more extensive rights than typically afforded to refugees. This shows the advantages... Read More about Re-politicising Anti-trafficking: Migration, Labour, and the War in Ukraine.

Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland (2024)
Journal Article
Rodger, J. R., Lilly, J., Honkanen, H. M., del Villar, D., Kennedy, R., Maoiléidigh, N. Ó., Boylan, P., Rosell, R., Morris, D. J., O'Neill, R., Waters, C., Cotter, D., Wilkie, L., Barkley, A., Green, A., Beck, S. V., Ribbens, J., Henderson, J., Parke, D., Kettle-White, A., …Adams, C. E. (online). Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland. Journal of Fish Biology, https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15760

The migratory behavior of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) post-smolts in coastal waters is poorly understood. In this collaborative study, 1914 smolts, from 25 rivers, in four countries were tagged with acoustic transmitters during a single seasonal mi... Read More about Inshore and offshore marine migration pathways of Atlantic salmon post-smolts from multiple rivers in Scotland, England, Northern Ireland, and Ireland.

Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland (2024)
Journal Article
Clayton, E. (online). Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland. Criminology and Criminal Justice, https://doi.org/10.1177/17488958241249828

Since the implementation of stop and search reform in Scotland, the volume of this tactic has decreased and proportionality has increased. However, little has been published that has detailed the design, communication and implementation of stop and s... Read More about Mechanisms of the social control of children and young people: From ‘stop and search’ to ‘stop and engage’ in Police Scotland.

Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women (2024)
Journal Article
Johnson, C. C., Dzewaltowski, A. C., Dever, D. E., Krajewski, K. T., Rai, A., Ahamed, N. U., Allison, K. F., Flanagan, S. D., Graham, S. M., Lovalekar, M., Anderst, W. J., & Connaboy, C. (2024). Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 9542. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60187-3

The introduction of women into U.S. military ground close combat roles requires research into sex-specific effects of military training and operational activities. Knee osteoarthritis is prevalent among military service members; its progression has b... Read More about Load carriage changes tibiofemoral arthrokinematics during ambulatory tasks in recruit-aged women.

Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK (2024)
Journal Article
McKinley, K., Tsaousis, A. D., & Rückert, S. (2024). Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK. European Journal of Protistology, 94, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejop.2024.126084

Gregarines are symbiotic protists that are found in a broad spectrum of invertebrates, including insects, crustaceans, and annelids. Among these the globally distributed amphipod Gammarus pulex is one of the earliest recognized hosts for aquatic greg... Read More about Description and prevalence of gregarines infecting the amphipod Gammarus pulex, in the Water of Leith, Scotland, UK.