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Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among dental health care workers in Northern Germany (StaphDent study) (2021)
Journal Article
Lerche, N., Holtfreter, S., Walther, B., Semmler, T., Al’Sholui, F., Dancer, S. J., Daeschlein, G., Hübner, N., Bröker, B. M., Papke, R., Kohlmann, T., Baguhl, R., Seifert, U., & Kramer, A. (2021). Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among dental health care workers in Northern Germany (StaphDent study). International Journal of Medical Microbiology, 311(6), Article 151524. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmm.2021.151524

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can colonize dental patients and students, however, studies on the prevalence of MRSA and methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (MSSA) among dental health care workers (DHCW) including use of personal pr... Read More about Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization among dental health care workers in Northern Germany (StaphDent study).

ICD-11 ‘Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder’ is Clinical Rather than Sub-Clinical and More Common than Anxiety and Depression in the General Population (2021)
Journal Article
Shevlin, M., Hyland, P., Nolan, E., Owczarek, M., Ben-Ezra, M., & Karatzias, T. (2022). ICD-11 ‘Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder’ is Clinical Rather than Sub-Clinical and More Common than Anxiety and Depression in the General Population. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61(1), 18-36. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12321

Background: The new International Classification of Diseases was published in 2018 (ICD-11; World Health Organization, 2018) and now includes ‘Mixed depressive and anxiety disorder’ (6A73: MDAD) designated as a mood disorder. This disorder is defined... Read More about ICD-11 ‘Mixed Depressive and Anxiety Disorder’ is Clinical Rather than Sub-Clinical and More Common than Anxiety and Depression in the General Population.

State ownership, prior experience and performance: a comparative analysis of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquisitions (2021)
Journal Article
Du, M., Kwabi, F., & Yang, T. (2021). State ownership, prior experience and performance: a comparative analysis of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquisitions. International Journal of Accounting and Information Management, 29(3), 472-491. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijaim-01-2021-0027

Purpose Drawing on three theoretical frameworks, this paper aims to examine the effects of state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and the interaction between SOEs and prior acquisition experience of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquirers. Design/met... Read More about State ownership, prior experience and performance: a comparative analysis of Chinese domestic and cross-border acquisitions.

One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia (2021)
Journal Article
Esposito, G., Clement, J., Mora, L., & Crutzen, N. (2021). One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia. Cities, 118, Article 103329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2021.103329

Smart city initiatives are increasingly dominating urban policy scripts worldwide, and their diffusion is centered upon different regional strategies. Adopting the Narrative Policy Framework as methodological basis, this article examines the smart ci... Read More about One Size Does Not Fit All: Framing Smart City Policy Narratives within Regional Socio-Economic Contexts in Brussels and Wallonia.

A Review and Comparison of the State-of-the-Art Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation Detection and Skin Hydration (2021)
Journal Article
Liaqat, S., Dashtipour, K., Zahid, A., Arshad, K., Ullah Jan, S., Assaleh, K., & Ramzan, N. (2021). A Review and Comparison of the State-of-the-Art Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation Detection and Skin Hydration. Frontiers in Communications and Networks, 2, Article 679502. https://doi.org/10.3389/frcmn.2021.679502

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common types of cardiac arrhythmia, with a prevalence of 1–2% in the community, increasing the risk of stroke and myocardial infarction. Early detection of AF, typically causing an irregular and abnormally... Read More about A Review and Comparison of the State-of-the-Art Techniques for Atrial Fibrillation Detection and Skin Hydration.

The Edinburgh Lifetime Musical Experience Questionnaire (ELMEQ): Responses and non-musical correlates in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936 (2021)
Journal Article
Okely, J. A., Deary, I. J., & Overy, K. (2021). The Edinburgh Lifetime Musical Experience Questionnaire (ELMEQ): Responses and non-musical correlates in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936. PLOS ONE, 16(7), Article e0254176. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254176

There is growing evidence of the potential effects of musical training on the human brain, as well as increasing interest in the potential contribution of musical experience to healthy ageing. Conducting research on these topics with older adults req... Read More about The Edinburgh Lifetime Musical Experience Questionnaire (ELMEQ): Responses and non-musical correlates in the Lothian Birth Cohort 1936.

Policy narrative, policy understanding and policy support intention: a survey experiment on energy conservation (2021)
Journal Article
Mu, R., Li, Y., & Cui, T. (2022). Policy narrative, policy understanding and policy support intention: a survey experiment on energy conservation. Policy Studies, 43(6), 1361-1381. https://doi.org/10.1080/01442872.2021.1954609

Nowadays, policy narratives as a communication strategy are frequently used by governments to persuade target populations and obtain policy support. However, few studies have empirically examined whether and through what mechanisms policy narratives... Read More about Policy narrative, policy understanding and policy support intention: a survey experiment on energy conservation.

LiSP-XK: Extended Light-Weight Signcryption for IoT in Resource-Constrained Environments (2021)
Journal Article
Kim, T.-H., Kumar, G., Saha, R., Buchanan, W. J., Devgun, T., & Thomas, R. (2021). LiSP-XK: Extended Light-Weight Signcryption for IoT in Resource-Constrained Environments. IEEE Access, 9, 100972-100980. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3097267

There is an increasing drive to provide improved levels of trust within an Internet-of-Things (IoTs) environments, but the devices and sensors used tend to be limited in their capabilities for dealing with traditional cryptography methods. Resource c... Read More about LiSP-XK: Extended Light-Weight Signcryption for IoT in Resource-Constrained Environments.

An Online Approach to the Associate Transition Programme – What Works? (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meharg, D., Fabian, K., Mooney, C., Harkness, R., & Qadir, N. (2021, July). An Online Approach to the Associate Transition Programme – What Works?. Presented at The 9th European Conference on Education, Online

As education continues to be interrupted, we must now consider how we support our wider student body, our associate and direct-entry students. This paper presents empirical work exploring the impact of moving interventions to support the transition... Read More about An Online Approach to the Associate Transition Programme – What Works?.

Type 1 diabetes patients increase CXCR4+ and CXCR7+ haematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells with exercise, but the response is attenuated (2021)
Journal Article
Taylor, G. S., Shaw, A., Smith, K., Capper, T. E., Scragg, J. H., Cronin, M., Bashir, A., Flatt, A., Campbell, M. D., Stevenson, E. J., Shaw, J. A., Ross, M., & West, D. J. (2021). Type 1 diabetes patients increase CXCR4+ and CXCR7+ haematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells with exercise, but the response is attenuated. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 14502. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93886-2

Background: Exercise mobilizes angiogenic cells, which stimulate vascular repair. However, limited research suggests exercise-induced increase of endothelial progenitor cell (EPCs) is completely lacking in type 1 diabetes (T1D). Clarification, along... Read More about Type 1 diabetes patients increase CXCR4+ and CXCR7+ haematopoietic and endothelial progenitor cells with exercise, but the response is attenuated.

What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs? A systematic ‘review of reviews’ (2021)
Journal Article
Miler, J. A., Carver, H., Masterton, W., Parkes, T., Maden, M., Jones, L., & Sumnall, H. (2021). What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs? A systematic ‘review of reviews’. PLOS ONE, 16(7), Article e0254729. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0254729

Background People who experience homelessness and those vulnerably housed experience disproportionately high rates of drug use and associated harms, yet barriers to services and support are common. We undertook a systematic ‘review of reviews’ to in... Read More about What treatment and services are effective for people who are homeless and use drugs? A systematic ‘review of reviews’.

Multiple credit ratings and liquidity creation (2021)
Journal Article
Kladakis, G., Chen, L., & Bellos, S. K. (2022). Multiple credit ratings and liquidity creation. Finance Research Letters, 46(A), Article 102313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2021.102313

We examine the relationship between multiple credit rating purchases by banks and liquidity creation using a diverse sample of 486 banks from 71 countries. We show that liquidity creation is negatively associated with the number of ratings purchased... Read More about Multiple credit ratings and liquidity creation.

Blockchain for edge-enabled smart cities applications (2021)
Journal Article
Jan, M. A., Yeh, K., Tan, Z., & Wu, Y. (2021). Blockchain for edge-enabled smart cities applications. Journal of Information Security and Applications, 61, 102937. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jisa.2021.102937

The Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices are increasing at an exponential rate and share massive data generated in smart cities around the globe. The time-critical and delay-sensitive nature of this data means that cloud service providers are una... Read More about Blockchain for edge-enabled smart cities applications.

Discerning the adverse effects of psychological therapy: consensus between experts by experience and therapists (2021)
Journal Article
McGlanaghy, E., Jackson, J., Morris, P., Prentice, W., Dougall, N., & Hutton, P. (2022). Discerning the adverse effects of psychological therapy: consensus between experts by experience and therapists. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 29(2), 579-589. https://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2648

Measurement of adverse effects of psychological therapy is inconsistent due to ambiguity about the concept. The perspective of people undertaking psychological therapy (that is, experts by experience) has largely been overlooked. This study will inve... Read More about Discerning the adverse effects of psychological therapy: consensus between experts by experience and therapists.

Online Organising of Creative Communities (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Patrick, H. (2021, July). Online Organising of Creative Communities. Paper presented at British Universities Industrial Relations Association Conference 2021, Online

‘Organising from home’: Beating the Trade Union Act 2016 in a global pandemic/recession (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Richards, J., & Ellis, V. (2021, July). ‘Organising from home’: Beating the Trade Union Act 2016 in a global pandemic/recession. Paper presented at British Universities Industrial Relations Association (BUIRA), Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester

In 2017, the Trade Union Act 2016 (the Act) became law in the UK, an Act extending several decades of anti-union measures, but notable for the setting of a 50% threshold in statutory ballots. Further, as there is little prospect of the Act being repe... Read More about ‘Organising from home’: Beating the Trade Union Act 2016 in a global pandemic/recession.

Polypharmacy and Integrated Care (2021)
Book Chapter
Mair, A., & Alonso, A. (2021). Polypharmacy and Integrated Care. In V. Amelung, V. Stein, E. Suter, N. Goodwin, E. Nolte, & R. Balicer (Eds.), Handbook Integrated Care (453-477). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69262-9_27

Safe and effective pharmacological treatment remains one of the greatest challenges in medicine, where models of healthcare delivery lag behind the enormous growth in single disease focused treatment with medicines. The implications for safe, efficie... Read More about Polypharmacy and Integrated Care.