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Life-history, movement, and habitat use of Scylla serrata (Decapoda, Portunidae): current knowledge and future challenges. (2015)
Journal Article
Alberts-Hubatsch, H., Lee, S. Y., Meynecke, J., Diele, K., Nordhaus, I., & Wolff, M. (2016). Life-history, movement, and habitat use of Scylla serrata (Decapoda, Portunidae): current knowledge and future challenges. Hydrobiologia, 763(1), 5-21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-015-2393-z

The mud crab Scylla serrata is a highly exploited species, associated to mangrove ecosystems in the Indo-West-Pacific. It has a complex life cycle with a dispersing larvae phase, and benthic juveniles and adults. The former are stenohaline depending... Read More about Life-history, movement, and habitat use of Scylla serrata (Decapoda, Portunidae): current knowledge and future challenges..

Cross-modal tactile–taste interactions in food evaluations (2015)
Journal Article
Slocombe, B., Carmichael, D., & Simner, J. (2016). Cross-modal tactile–taste interactions in food evaluations. Neuropsychologia, 88, 58-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2015.07.011

Detecting the taste components within a flavoured substance relies on exposing chemoreceptors within the mouth to the chemical components of ingested food. In our paper, we show that the evaluation of taste components can also be influenced by the ta... Read More about Cross-modal tactile–taste interactions in food evaluations.

Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: why we need blind data recording (2015)
Journal Article
Holman, L., Head, M. L., Lanfear, R., & Jennions, M. D. (2015). Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: why we need blind data recording. PLoS Biology, 13(7), Article e1002190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.1002190

Observer bias and other “experimenter effects” occur when researchers’ expectations influence study outcome. These biases are strongest when researchers expect a particular result, are measuring subjective variables, and have an incentive to produce... Read More about Evidence of experimental bias in the life sciences: why we need blind data recording.

In an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prenatal androgens suppress female fetal renal gluconeogenesis. (2015)
Journal Article
Kanellopoulos-Langevin, C., Connolly, F., Rae, M. T., Späth, K., Boswell, L., McNeilly, A. S., & Duncan, W. C. (2015). In an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prenatal androgens suppress female fetal renal gluconeogenesis. PLOS ONE, 10, Article e0132113. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132113

Increased maternal androgen exposure during pregnancy programmes a polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)-like condition, with metabolic dysfunction, in adult female offspring. Other in utero exposures associated with the development of insulin resistance,... Read More about In an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) prenatal androgens suppress female fetal renal gluconeogenesis..

Stop And Search Pilot Evaluation Report (2015)
Report
O'Neill, M., Aston, L., & Krause, A. (2015). Stop And Search Pilot Evaluation Report. Scotland: Scottish Institute for Policing Research

In the context of increased attention and scrutiny regarding stop and search in Scotland, the introduction of Police Scotland’s stop and search pilot, which aims to improve data recording practices,
accountability and community confidence in the use... Read More about Stop And Search Pilot Evaluation Report.

Eurasian lynx natal den site and maternal home-range selection in multi-use landscapes of Norway: Habitat selection by denning Eurasian lynx (2015)
Journal Article
White, S., Briers, R. A., Bouyer, Y., Odden, J., & Linnell, J. D. C. (2015). Eurasian lynx natal den site and maternal home-range selection in multi-use landscapes of Norway: Habitat selection by denning Eurasian lynx. Journal of Zoology, 297(2), 87-98. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12260

In carnivores, securing suitable den sites with associated early maternal home ranges is important for successful reproduction, and understanding natal den site selection is essential to ensure that these habitats are protected from human disturbance... Read More about Eurasian lynx natal den site and maternal home-range selection in multi-use landscapes of Norway: Habitat selection by denning Eurasian lynx.

Crime prevention and the development of the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS). (2015)
Journal Article
Aston, E. V., & Lum, C. (2015). Crime prevention and the development of the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS). Scottish Justice Matters, 3(2), 17-18

THE Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS) is a knowledge exchange tool which aims to provide easy access to evidence on policing and community safety from Scotland and
farther afield. It has emerged against the backdrop of a collaborati... Read More about Crime prevention and the development of the Safer Communities Evidence Matrix Scotland (SCEMS)..

In utero androgen administration induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development in the cerebellum (2015)
Thesis
Wilson, L. M. In utero androgen administration induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development in the cerebellum. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8867

Steroids play a major role in the development of the CNS with those brain areas involved in sexual behaviour having been the focus of most neuroendocrine studies to date e.g. the hypothalamus and pituitary gland (Feist and Schreck, 1996; Mong, et al.... Read More about In utero androgen administration induces changes in gene expression and purkinje cell development in the cerebellum.

The wrong type of mother: moral panic and teenage parenting. (2015)
Book Chapter
Brown, S. (2015). The wrong type of mother: moral panic and teenage parenting. In V. E. Cree, G. Clapton, & M. Smith (Eds.), Revisiting Moral Panics: Book 1 Gender and the Family. Policy Press

We live in a world that is increasingly characterised as full of risk, danger and threat. Every day a new social issue emerges to assail our sensibilities and consciences. Drawing on the popular Economic Social and Research Council (ESRC) seminar ser... Read More about The wrong type of mother: moral panic and teenage parenting..

Test-retest reliability of the Wingate 6 and 30 second tests in males and females (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kavaliauskas, M., & Phillips, S. (2015, June). Test-retest reliability of the Wingate 6 and 30 second tests in males and females. Poster presented at 20th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, Malmö, Sweden

Introduction:
To accurately quantify the influence of an intervention, it is important to know the typical variance in test performance. Current data on the performance reliability of cycle sprinting suggests that reliability data from one sprint d... Read More about Test-retest reliability of the Wingate 6 and 30 second tests in males and females.

Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits (2015)
Journal Article
Giraudeau, M., Mateos-Gonzalez, F., Cotín, J., Pagani-Nuñez, E., Torné-Noguera, A., & Senar, J. (2015). Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits. Science of the Total Environment, 532, 512-516. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.021

Metals are naturally found in the environment but are also emitted through anthropogenic activities, raising some concerns about the potential deleterious effects of these elements on wildlife. The potential effects of metals on bird coloration have... Read More about Metal exposure influences the melanin and carotenoid-based colorations in great tits.

Enhanced Deposition by Electrostatic Field-Assistance Aggravating Diesel Exhaust Aerosol Toxicity for Human Lung Cells (2015)
Journal Article
Stoehr, L. C., Madl, P., Boyles, M. S. P., Zauner, R., Wimmer, M., Wiegand, H., Andosch, A., Kasper, G., Pesch, M., Lütz-Meindl, U., Himly, M., & Duschl, A. (2015). Enhanced Deposition by Electrostatic Field-Assistance Aggravating Diesel Exhaust Aerosol Toxicity for Human Lung Cells. Environmental Science and Technology, 49(14), 8721-8730. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b02503

Air pollution is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, but conventional air quality monitoring gives no information about biological consequences. Exposing human lung cells at the air–liquid interface (ALI) to ambie... Read More about Enhanced Deposition by Electrostatic Field-Assistance Aggravating Diesel Exhaust Aerosol Toxicity for Human Lung Cells.

Multi-walled carbon nanotube induced frustrated phagocytosis, cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory conditions in macrophages are length dependent and greater than that of asbestos (2015)
Journal Article
Boyles, M. S., Young, L., Brown, D. M., MacCalman, L., Cowie, H., Moisala, A., Smail, F., Smith, P. J., Proudfoot, L., Windle, A. H., & Stone, V. (2015). Multi-walled carbon nanotube induced frustrated phagocytosis, cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory conditions in macrophages are length dependent and greater than that of asbestos. Toxicology in Vitro, 29(7), 1513-1528. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2015.06.012

The potential toxicity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) has been compared to pathogenic fibres such as asbestos. It is important to test this hypothesis to ascertain safe methods for CNT production, handling and disposal. In this study aspects reported to... Read More about Multi-walled carbon nanotube induced frustrated phagocytosis, cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory conditions in macrophages are length dependent and greater than that of asbestos.

Articulatory imaging implicates prediction during spoken language comprehension (2015)
Journal Article
Drake, E., & Corley, M. (2015). Articulatory imaging implicates prediction during spoken language comprehension. Memory and Cognition, 43(8), 1136-1147. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-015-0530-6

It has been suggested that the activation of speech-motor areas during speech comprehension may, in part, reflect the involvement of the speech production system in synthesising upcoming material at an articulatorily-specified level. In this study we... Read More about Articulatory imaging implicates prediction during spoken language comprehension.