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The influence of coal mine spoil physical properties on the spatial distribution of lichen-rich communities (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Whitlock, D., Rickson, J., Humphries, N., Thompson, R., & Tibbett, M. (2015, June). The influence of coal mine spoil physical properties on the spatial distribution of lichen-rich communities. Presented at Mine Closure 2015

Coal mine spoil tips have been recognised as a UK Biodiversity Action Plan habitat owing to the presence of a host of unique flora and fauna assemblages and, in particular, " lichen heaths. " The natural revegetation of abandoned spoil tips in South... Read More about The influence of coal mine spoil physical properties on the spatial distribution of lichen-rich communities.

Dangling above the swamps of nothingness. (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Neill, C. (2015, September). Dangling above the swamps of nothingness. Paper presented at 2015 SEP-FEP Joint Annual Conference: New Frontiers, Dundee University

Constructing more informative plant–pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community (2015)
Journal Article
Ballantyne, G., Baldock, K. C. R., & Willmer, P. G. (2015). Constructing more informative plant–pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 282(1814), Article 20151130. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.1130

Interaction networks are widely used as tools to understand plant–pollinator communities, and to examine potential threats to plant diversity and food security if the ecosystem service provided by pollinating animals declines. However, most networks... Read More about Constructing more informative plant–pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community.

Positive psychology: A movement to reintegrate career counselling within counselling psychology (2015)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2015). Positive psychology: A movement to reintegrate career counselling within counselling psychology. Counselling psychology review / the British Psychological Society, 30(3), 26-35

Content & Focus: In the UK career counselling has tended to evolve separately from the counselling psychology profession. Elsewhere, notably in North America, counselling psychology does embrace career issues. This paper explores the contested bounda... Read More about Positive psychology: A movement to reintegrate career counselling within counselling psychology.

Shrimp aquaculture as a vehicle for Climate Compatible Development in Sri Lanka. The case of Puttalam Lagoon (2015)
Journal Article
Harkes, I., Drengstig, A., Kumara, M., Jayasinghe, J., & Huxham, M. (2015). Shrimp aquaculture as a vehicle for Climate Compatible Development in Sri Lanka. The case of Puttalam Lagoon. Marine Policy, 61, 273-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2015.08.003

At present, aquaculture of black tiger shrimp (Penaeus monodon) in the Puttalam district of Sri Lanka is unsustainable with more than 90% of the former shrimp ponds laying abandoned as a result of shrimp disease and improper management. Between 1992-... Read More about Shrimp aquaculture as a vehicle for Climate Compatible Development in Sri Lanka. The case of Puttalam Lagoon.

The assessment of a protease -dependent prodrug in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the treatment of parasitic helminth infections (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oluwadare, E., Turnbull, A., Malone, E., Mincher, D., & Proudfoot, L. (2015, August). The assessment of a protease -dependent prodrug in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the treatment of parasitic helminth infections. Poster presented at Molecular & Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites IX, Hydra, Greece

Billions of livestock, and a third of the current human population, are infected with helminth parasites. In livestock, these helminth infections are accompanied by significant morbidity and mortality, and although anthelmintic drugs are available, t... Read More about The assessment of a protease -dependent prodrug in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans for the treatment of parasitic helminth infections.

High-Intensity Cycling Training: The Effect of Work-to-Rest Intervals on Running Performance Measures (2015)
Journal Article
Kavaliauskas, M., Aspe, R. R., & Babraj, J. (2015). High-Intensity Cycling Training: The Effect of Work-to-Rest Intervals on Running Performance Measures. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 29(8), 2229-2236. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000000868

The work-to-rest ratio during cycling-based high-intensity interval training (HIT) could be important in regulating physiological and performance adaptations. We sought to determine the effectiveness of cycling-based HIT with different work-to-rest r... Read More about High-Intensity Cycling Training: The Effect of Work-to-Rest Intervals on Running Performance Measures.

A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles (2015)
Journal Article
Hougaard, K. S., Campagnolo, L., Chavatte-Palmer, P., Tarrade, A., Rousseau-Ralliard, D., Valentino, S., Park, M. V. D. Z., de Jong, W. H., Wolterink, G., Piersma, A. H., Ross, B. L., Hutchison, G. R., Hansen, J. S., Vogel, U., Jackson, P., Slama, R., Pietroiusti, A., & Cassee, F. R. (2015). A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles. Reproductive Toxicology, 56, 118-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.05.015

This paper aimed to clarify whether maternal inhalation of engineered nanoparticles (NP) may constitute a hazard to pregnancy and fetal development, primarily based on experimental animal studies of NP and air pollution particles. Overall, it is plau... Read More about A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles.

Investigation of potential reasons for bacterial survival on ‘ready-to-eat’ leafy produce during exposure to gaseous ozone (2015)
Journal Article
Wani, S., Barnes, J., & Singleton, I. (2016). Investigation of potential reasons for bacterial survival on ‘ready-to-eat’ leafy produce during exposure to gaseous ozone. Postharvest Biology and Technology, 111, 185-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2015.08.007

Fresh leafy produce, such as lettuce and coriander, are subject to post-harvest microbial contamination and decay. Because of increasing pesticide resistance and consumer pressures, alternative residue-free treatments, such as ozone, are being active... Read More about Investigation of potential reasons for bacterial survival on ‘ready-to-eat’ leafy produce during exposure to gaseous ozone.

Child maltreatment: pathway to chronic and long-term conditions? (2015)
Journal Article
Taylor, J., Bradbury-Jones, C., Lazenbatt, A., & Soliman, F. (2016). Child maltreatment: pathway to chronic and long-term conditions?. Journal of Public Health, 38(3), 426-431. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdv117

The manifesto Start Well, Live Better by the UK Faculty of Public Health (Start Well, Live Better—A Manifesto for the Public's Health. London: UK Faculty of Public Health, 2014) sets out 12 compelling priorities for the protection of people's health.... Read More about Child maltreatment: pathway to chronic and long-term conditions?.

Exploring contributions of project-based learning to health and wellbeing in secondary education (2015)
Journal Article
Allison, P., Gray, S., Sproule, J., Nash, C., Martindale, R., & Wang, J. (2015). Exploring contributions of project-based learning to health and wellbeing in secondary education. Improving Schools, 18(3), 207-220. https://doi.org/10.1177/1365480215599298

Regardless of the aims and purposes of education, recent trends in pedagogy suggest an increasing popularity of project-based learning (PBL) and a focus on interdisciplinary approaches to learning, however ill-defined they may be. Connections between... Read More about Exploring contributions of project-based learning to health and wellbeing in secondary education.

‘Traffickers and Their Victims’: Anti-Trafficking Policy in the United Kingdom (2015)
Journal Article
Sharapov, K. (2017). ‘Traffickers and Their Victims’: Anti-Trafficking Policy in the United Kingdom. Critical Sociology, 43(1), 91-111. https://doi.org/10.1177/0896920515598562

This paper relies upon the ‘what’s the problem represented to be?’ approach to policy analysis to interrogate key representations of human trafficking implicit in the UK government’s anti-trafficking policy. It identifies six policy vectors, or repre... Read More about ‘Traffickers and Their Victims’: Anti-Trafficking Policy in the United Kingdom.

Eutrophication (2015)
Book Chapter
Briers, R. (2015). Eutrophication. In C. Cater, & B. Garrod (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism (226). CAB International Publishing

No abstract available.

Mangroves. (2015)
Book Chapter
Velander, K., & Diele, K. (2015). Mangroves. In C. Cater, B. Garrod, & T. Low (Eds.), The encyclopedia of sustainable tourism, 320. CABI

Environmental impact assessment. (2015)
Book Chapter
Velander, K., & Diele, K. (2015). Environmental impact assessment. In C. Cater, B. Garrod, & T. Low (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism, 184. CABI

Environmental Management. (2015)
Book Chapter
Velander, K., & Diele, K. (2015). Environmental Management. In C. Cater, B. Garrod, & T. Low (Eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sustainable Tourism, 184. CABI

Contrasting responses of male and female foraging effort to year-round wind conditions (2015)
Journal Article
Lewis, S., Phillips, R. A., Burthe, S. J., Wanless, S., & Daunt, F. (2015). Contrasting responses of male and female foraging effort to year-round wind conditions. Journal of Animal Ecology, 84(6), 1490-1496. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.12419

There is growing interest in the effects of wind on wild animals, given evidence that wind speeds are increasing and becoming more variable in some regions, particularly at temperate latitudes. Wind may alter movement patterns or foraging ability, wi... Read More about Contrasting responses of male and female foraging effort to year-round wind conditions.

Arctic soil microbial diversity in a changing world (2015)
Journal Article
Blaud, A., Lerch, T. Z., Phoenix, G. K., & Osborn, A. M. (2015). Arctic soil microbial diversity in a changing world. Research in Microbiology, 166(10), 796-813. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resmic.2015.07.013

The Arctic region is a unique environment, subject to extreme environmental conditions, shaping life therein and contributing to its sensitivity to environmental change. The Arctic is under increasing environmental pressure from anthropogenic activit... Read More about Arctic soil microbial diversity in a changing world.

Data from: Constructing more informative plant-pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community (2015)
Data
Ballantyne, G., Baldock, K. C., & Willmer, P. G. (2015). Data from: Constructing more informative plant-pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.17pp3

Interaction networks are widely used as tools to understand plant–pollinator communities, and to examine potential threats to plant diversity and food security if the ecosystem service provided by pollinating animals declines. However, most networks... Read More about Data from: Constructing more informative plant-pollinator networks: visitation and pollen deposition networks in a heathland plant community.