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The role of networking and social media tools during job search: an information behaviour perspective (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mowbray, J., Hall, H., Raeside, R., & Robertson, P. (2016, June). The role of networking and social media tools during job search: an information behaviour perspective. Presented at Ninth International Conference on Conceptions of Library and Information Science, Uppsala, Sweden

Introduction. The paper presents a critical analysis of the extant literature pertaining to the networking behaviour of young jobseekers in both offline and online environments. A framework derived from information behaviour theory is proposed as a b... Read More about The role of networking and social media tools during job search: an information behaviour perspective.

Isolation of Indigenous Hydrocarbon Transforming Bacteria from Oil Contaminated Soils in Libya: Selection for Use as Potential Inocula for Soil Bioremediation (2017)
Journal Article
Hakima, A., & Ian, S. (2017). Isolation of Indigenous Hydrocarbon Transforming Bacteria from Oil Contaminated Soils in Libya: Selection for Use as Potential Inocula for Soil Bioremediation. International journal of environmental bioremediation & biodegradation, 5(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.12691/ijebb-5-1-2

The Libyan oil industry has left a significant legacy of contamination and methods are required to remediate oil-contaminated soils in the area. In this work hydrocarbon utilizing microorganisms were isolated and identified from contaminated soil sam... Read More about Isolation of Indigenous Hydrocarbon Transforming Bacteria from Oil Contaminated Soils in Libya: Selection for Use as Potential Inocula for Soil Bioremediation.

Restorative responses to sexual violence: Legal, social and therapeutic dimensions (2017)
Book
Zinsstag, E., & Keenan, M. (Eds.). (2017). Restorative responses to sexual violence: Legal, social and therapeutic dimensions. London: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315630595

Sexual violence, in all its forms, is a crime for which anecdotal accounts and scholarly reports suggest victims in their great majority do not receive adequate ‘justice’ or redress. The theory and practice of restorative justice is rapidly developin... Read More about Restorative responses to sexual violence: Legal, social and therapeutic dimensions.

Identifying and measuring capabilities for career development in NEET young people (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. J. (2017). Identifying and measuring capabilities for career development in NEET young people. Recherches sociologique et anthropologique/ Sociological and anthropological research, 47(2), 83-99

Amartya Sen's Capability Approach offers great potential as a conceptual framework for promoting social justice and well-being through economic and educational engagement. Yet the capability approach presents researchers with formidable difficulties,... Read More about Identifying and measuring capabilities for career development in NEET young people.

The relationship between the Big 5 personality traits and eyewitness recognition (2017)
Journal Article
Curley, L., MacLean, R., & Murray, J. (2017). The relationship between the Big 5 personality traits and eyewitness recognition. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 13(2), 57-72

The aim of the current research was to identify which, if any, personality traits are related to recognition in an eyewitness task. A correlational design was used with the co-variables being personality traits and correct (false) recognition. Eight... Read More about The relationship between the Big 5 personality traits and eyewitness recognition.

Encountering Misrecognition: Being Mistaken for Being Muslim (2017)
Journal Article
Hopkins, P., Botterill, K., Sanghera, G., & Arshad, R. (2017). Encountering Misrecognition: Being Mistaken for Being Muslim. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, 107(4), 934-948. https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2016.1270192

Exploring both debates about misrecognition and explorations of encounters, this paper focuses upon the experiences of ethnic and religious minority young people who are mistaken for being Muslim in Scotland. We explore experiences of encountering mi... Read More about Encountering Misrecognition: Being Mistaken for Being Muslim.

Recruitment of inflammatory monocytes after liver transplantation and correlation with clinical outcome (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Robertson, F., Male, V., Wright, G., Fuller, B., & Davidson, B. (2017, February). Recruitment of inflammatory monocytes after liver transplantation and correlation with clinical outcome

Background Ischaemia reperfusion injury is a key cause of mortality and graft loss after liver transplantation. After tissue injury, monocytes are rapidly mobilised and recruited to injured tissue by monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1). Eleva... Read More about Recruitment of inflammatory monocytes after liver transplantation and correlation with clinical outcome.

Ego depletion in visual perception: Ego-depleted viewers experience less ambiguous figure reversal. (2017)
Journal Article
Wimmer, M. C., Stirk, S., & Hancock, P. J. B. (2017). Ego depletion in visual perception: Ego-depleted viewers experience less ambiguous figure reversal. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, 24, 1620-1626. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-017-1247-2

This study examined the effects of ego depletion on ambiguous figure perception. Adults (N = 315) received an ego depletion task and were subsequently tested on their inhibitory control abilities that were indexed by the Stroop task (Experiment 1) an... Read More about Ego depletion in visual perception: Ego-depleted viewers experience less ambiguous figure reversal..

Using computer, mobile and wearable technology interventions to change sedentary behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stephenson, A., Murphy, M., McDonough, S., Nugent, C., & Mair, J. (2017, February). Using computer, mobile and wearable technology interventions to change sedentary behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Presented at 3rd UCL Centre for Behaviour Change Digital Health Conference 2017: Harnessing digital technology for behaviour change, London, UK

Rationale: High levels of sedentary behavior (SB) are strongly associated with several negative health consequences (1). Technologies such as mobile applications (apps), wearable activity monitors, prompting software, texts, emails and websites are b... Read More about Using computer, mobile and wearable technology interventions to change sedentary behaviours: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Assessing the role of intertidal seagrasses as coastal carbon sinks in Scotland (2017)
Thesis
Potouroglou, M. Assessing the role of intertidal seagrasses as coastal carbon sinks in Scotland. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/975386

Seagrasses are marine foundation species that form ecologically important habitats in coastal areas around the world. They provide a range of ecosystem services, including coastal protection and the recently recognised large contribution to global ca... Read More about Assessing the role of intertidal seagrasses as coastal carbon sinks in Scotland.

Intergroup contact and the potential for post-conflict reconciliation: Studies in Northern Ireland and South Africa. (2017)
Journal Article
Tropp, L. R., Hawi, D. R., O'Brien, T. C., Gheorghiu, M., Zetes, A., & Butz, D. A. (2017). Intergroup contact and the potential for post-conflict reconciliation: Studies in Northern Ireland and South Africa. Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology, 23(3), 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1037/pac0000236

With surveys of Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland, and Whites and Blacks in South Africa, this research examines how both contact quality and exposure to intergroup conflict predict attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors relevant to intergroup... Read More about Intergroup contact and the potential for post-conflict reconciliation: Studies in Northern Ireland and South Africa..

Are developments in mental scanning and mental rotation related? (2017)
Journal Article
Wimmer, M. C., Robinson, E. J., & Doherty, M. J. (2017). Are developments in mental scanning and mental rotation related?. PLOS ONE, 12, Article e0171762. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171762

The development and relation of mental scanning and mental rotation were examined in 4-, 6-, 8-, 10-year old children and adults (N = 102). Based on previous findings from adults and ageing populations, the key question was whether they develop as a... Read More about Are developments in mental scanning and mental rotation related?.

Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (2017)
Journal Article
Smith, J., Kyle, R. G., Daniel, B., & Hubbard, G. (2018). Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 23(1), 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12207

Background During 12 month period (2012/13) around 21,480 children and young people (CYP) were referred to CAMHS in Scotland (NHS Scotland 2013). At the end of September 2012 there were 3,602 CYP still waiting for ‘start of treatment’ or ‘removal fr... Read More about Patterns of referral and waiting times for specialist Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.

Metamorphosis of the edible mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in response to benthic microbial biofilms (2017)
Journal Article
Simith, D. D. J. D. B., Abrunhosa, F. A., & Diele, K. (2017). Metamorphosis of the edible mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in response to benthic microbial biofilms. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, 492, 132-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2017.01.022

Benthic microbial communities can play an important role in the induction of larval metamorphosis in marine invertebrates. The role of biofilms in recognizing the parental habitat is unknown for the ecologically and economically important mangrove cr... Read More about Metamorphosis of the edible mangrove crab Ucides cordatus (Ucididae) in response to benthic microbial biofilms.

Listeria monocytogenes (2017)
Book Chapter
Rees, C., Doyle, L., & Taylor, C. (2017). Listeria monocytogenes. In Foodborne Diseases (253-276). (3rd). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-385007-2.00012-7

Listeria monocytogenes was first described in 1923. Before 1982, L. monocytogenes was recognized as a cause of abortions and encephalitis in many animals (particularly cattle and sheep) and was thought to be associated with contaminated animal feed o... Read More about Listeria monocytogenes.

Increase student ownership to build innovation and enterprise in the applied sciences classroom (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Malone, E., & Wright, G. (2017, February). Increase student ownership to build innovation and enterprise in the applied sciences classroom. Presented at The Teaching Fellows Conference, Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh

In response to the University’s 2020 Strategy: Building Success and particularly the objective, “to provide a learning environment that develops graduates who have enterprising and innovative mind-sets and who are well prepared to thrive in complex u... Read More about Increase student ownership to build innovation and enterprise in the applied sciences classroom.

Reliability of the Kinetics of British Army Foot-Drill in Untrained Personnel (2017)
Journal Article
Rawcliffe, A. J., Simpson, R. J., Graham, S. M., Psycharakis, S. G., Moir, G. L., & Connaboy, C. (2017). Reliability of the Kinetics of British Army Foot-Drill in Untrained Personnel. Journal of strength and conditioning research, 31(2), 435-444. https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001492

The purpose of this study was to quantify the reliability of kinetic variables of British Army foot drill performance within untrained civilians and report the magnitude of vertical ground reaction force (vGRF) and vertical rate of force development... Read More about Reliability of the Kinetics of British Army Foot-Drill in Untrained Personnel.

Theories of the state (2017)
Book Chapter
Maglione, G. (2017). Theories of the state. In S. Morley, K. Corteen, J. Turner, & P. Taylor (Eds.), A Companion to State Power, Rights and Liberties. Policy Press

The concept of 'State' is one of the most deep-rooted answers that western (originally European) social and political thought has ever offered to the question of how to organise the social body, how to transform a mass of individuals on a certain lan... Read More about Theories of the state.

Poly-lactic acid nanoparticles (PLA-NP) promote physiological modifications in lung epithelial cells and are internalized by clathrin-coated pits and lipid rafts (2017)
Journal Article
da Luz, C. M., Boyles, M. S. P., Falagan-Lotsch, P., Pereira, M. R., Tutumi, H. R., de Oliveira Santos, E., Martins, N. B., Himly, M., Sommer, A., Foissner, I., Duschl, A., Granjeiro, J. M., & Leite, P. E. C. (2017). Poly-lactic acid nanoparticles (PLA-NP) promote physiological modifications in lung epithelial cells and are internalized by clathrin-coated pits and lipid rafts. Journal of Nanobiotechnology, 15(1), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12951-016-0238-1

Background Poly-lactic acid nanoparticles (PLA-NP) are a type of polymeric NP, frequently used as nanomedicines, which have advantages over metallic NP such as the ability to maintain therapeutic drug levels for sustained periods of time. Despite PL... Read More about Poly-lactic acid nanoparticles (PLA-NP) promote physiological modifications in lung epithelial cells and are internalized by clathrin-coated pits and lipid rafts.

Career Guidance, Health and Well-being (2017)
Journal Article
Robertson, P. (2017). Career Guidance, Health and Well-being. Career Matters, 5(1), 36-37

This is a brief article for practitioners in the Career Development Institute's magazine: Career Matters. It explores the links between work, health and well-being, and considers the implications for career development practice.