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Conditional deletion of E11/podoplanin in bone protects against load-induced osteoarthritis (2019)
Journal Article
Staines, K., Ikpegbu, E., Törnqvist, A., Dillon, S., Javaheri, B., Amin, A. K., Clements, D. N., Buttle, D. J., Pitsillides, A. A., & Farquharson, C. (2019). Conditional deletion of E11/podoplanin in bone protects against load-induced osteoarthritis. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20, Article 344 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2731-9

Background: Subchondral bone (SCB) thickening is one of the earliest detectable changes in osteoarthritic joints and is considered a potential trigger for subsequent articular cartilage degeneration. In this manuscript, we examine whether disruption... Read More about Conditional deletion of E11/podoplanin in bone protects against load-induced osteoarthritis.

Carbon counter electrode mesoscopic ambient processed & characterised perovskite for adaptive BIPV fenestration (2019)
Journal Article
Ghosh, A., Bhandari, S., Sundaram, S., & Mallick, T. K. (2020). Carbon counter electrode mesoscopic ambient processed & characterised perovskite for adaptive BIPV fenestration. Renewable Energy, 145, 2151-2158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.07.119

In this work, carbon counter electrode perovskite was developed at the laboratory environment and building integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) window application using this material was investigated. At 1 sun (1000 W/m2) continuous incident solar radiatio... Read More about Carbon counter electrode mesoscopic ambient processed & characterised perovskite for adaptive BIPV fenestration.

Best Practices in Comics Scholarly Publishing (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kohlert, F. B. (2019, July). Best Practices in Comics Scholarly Publishing. Presented at 2nd Annual Conference of the Comics Studies Society, Ryerson University, Canada

Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK (2019)
Journal Article
Jama Mohamed, M., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(4), 823-836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.07.013

New technologically driven, on-demand ridesourcing business models that provide low-cost alternative transport to car ownership and public transport – such as those provided by Uber and Lyft – are causing unprecedented disruption to the way urban mob... Read More about Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK.

Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients (2019)
Journal Article
Kelly, L. J., Snowden, A., Paterson, R., & Campbell, K. (2019). Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients. British Journal of Nursing, 28(14), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2019.28.14.S4

Background
The literature on patient experience of living with a central venous access device (CVAD) is growing, but remains sparse. It suggests that patients accept CVADs as should reduce episodes of repeated cannulations. However, a recent doctor... Read More about Health professionals' lack of knowledge of central venous access devices: the impact on patients.

DNS-IdM: A Blockchain Identity Management System to Secure Personal Data Sharing in a Network (2019)
Journal Article
Alsayed Kassem, J., Sayeed, S., Marco-Gisbert, H., Pervez, Z., & Dahal, K. (2019). DNS-IdM: A Blockchain Identity Management System to Secure Personal Data Sharing in a Network. Applied Sciences, 9(15), Article 2953. https://doi.org/10.3390/app9152953

Identity management (IdM) is a method used to determine user identities. The centralized aspect of IdM introduces a serious concern with the growing value of personal information, as well as with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The pro... Read More about DNS-IdM: A Blockchain Identity Management System to Secure Personal Data Sharing in a Network.

Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method (2019)
Journal Article
Shenkin, S., Fox, C., Godfrey, M., Siddiqi, N., Goodacre, S., Young, J., Anand, A., Gray, A., Hanley, J., MacRaild, A., Steven, J., Black, P., Tieges, Z., Boyd, J., Stephen, J., Weir, C., & MacLullich, A. (2019). Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method. BMC Medicine, 17, Article 138. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-019-1367-9

Background:
Delirium affects >15% of hospitalised patients but is grossly underdetected, contributing to poor care. The 4 ‘A’s Test (4AT; www.the4AT.com) is a short delirium assessment tool designed for routine use without special training. The prim... Read More about Delirium detection in older acute medical inpatients: a multicentre prospective comparative diagnostic test accuracy study of the 4AT and the Confusion Assessment Method.

Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, S., Paterson, C., Dougall, N., Cameron, S., & Wheelhouse, N. (2019). Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 19(1), Article 992. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7313-0

Background
Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Recent studies suggest that in addition to the genital tract, C. trachomatis is found in the throat and rectum, suggesting the n... Read More about Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study.

Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Contemporary and Traditional Housing in Palestine (2019)
Journal Article
Piroozfar, P., Pomponi, F., & El-Alem, F. (2019). Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Contemporary and Traditional Housing in Palestine. Energy and Buildings, 202, Article 109333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.109333

Residential buildings consume a vast amount of energy throughout their whole-life cycles with the subsequent greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted in the atmosphere. This phenomenon will only be exacerbated by projected trends in excessive urbanisation and... Read More about Life Cycle Environmental Impact Assessment of Contemporary and Traditional Housing in Palestine.

Co-authoring desistance narratives: Analysing interactions in groupwork for addressing sexual offending (2019)
Journal Article
Mullins, E., & Kirkwood, S. (2021). Co-authoring desistance narratives: Analysing interactions in groupwork for addressing sexual offending. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 21(3), https://doi.org/10.1177/1748895819863101

Research and theory suggest desistance narratives and pro-social identities are key to the process of desistance from crime. However, little research has examined how desistance narratives and related identities are produced in contexts other than re... Read More about Co-authoring desistance narratives: Analysing interactions in groupwork for addressing sexual offending.

'I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder.' Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study. (2019)
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2019). 'I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder.' Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study. Qualitative Research Journal, 19(3), 271-280. https://doi.org/10.1108/QRJ-12-2018-0006

Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to discuss methodological issues connected to being a member of a stigmatised group invited to take part in a research study.

Design
This paper draws on experiences of interviewing young parents and their fam... Read More about 'I wouldn’t have let you in if you’d had a folder.' Access and resistance in a qualitative interview study..

Understanding the importance that consumers attach to social media sharing (ISMS): Scale development and validation (2019)
Journal Article
Dedeoğlu, B. B., Taheri, B., Okumus, F., & Gannon, M. (2020). Understanding the importance that consumers attach to social media sharing (ISMS): Scale development and validation. Tourism Management, 76, Article 103954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2019.103954

In response to the increasing ubiquity of social media platforms, improved consumer choice, and technological progress, the importance of consumer-generated content (CGC) continues to grow for organizations marketing their destinations, products, and... Read More about Understanding the importance that consumers attach to social media sharing (ISMS): Scale development and validation.

Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services (2019)
Journal Article
Ahmad, A. A.-S., & Andras, P. (2019). Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services. Journal of cloud computing: advances, systems and applications, 8, Article 10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13677-019-0134-y

Performance and scalability testing and measurements of cloud-based software services are necessary for future optimizations and growth of cloud computing. Scalability, elasticity, and efficiency are interrelated aspects of cloud-based software servi... Read More about Scalability analysis comparisons of cloud-based software services.

Life Cycle Assessment of a Static Concentrator (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zawadzki, P., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S., Bani, N., Abubakar Mas’ud, A., Ardila-Rey, J., & Munir, A. (2019, July). Life Cycle Assessment of a Static Concentrator. Paper presented at 14th International Universiti Malaysia Terengganu Annual Symposium (UMTAS), Terengganu, Malaysia

In recent years, there has been a significant raise of concerns over global warming and its effect on the environment. This has led to an increased use of renewable energy sources such as wind, solar and various bio-energy. Despite all the technologi... Read More about Life Cycle Assessment of a Static Concentrator.

Intermediated Reality: A Framework for Communication Through Tele-Puppetry (2019)
Journal Article
Casas, L., & Mitchell, K. (2019). Intermediated Reality: A Framework for Communication Through Tele-Puppetry. Frontiers in Robotics and AI, 6, https://doi.org/10.3389/frobt.2019.00060

We introduce Intermediated Reality (IR), a framework for intermediated communication enabling collaboration through remote possession of entities (e.g., toys) that come to life in mobile Mediated Reality (MR). As part of a two-way conversation, each... Read More about Intermediated Reality: A Framework for Communication Through Tele-Puppetry.

Childhood adversity and psychosis in detained inpatients from medium to high secured units: Results from the Scottish census survey (2019)
Journal Article
Karatzias, T., Shevlin, M., Pitcairn, J., Thomson, L., Mahoney, A., & Hyland, P. (2019). Childhood adversity and psychosis in detained inpatients from medium to high secured units: Results from the Scottish census survey. Child Abuse and Neglect, 96, Article 104094. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.104094

Background
There is limited data available regarding the most common forms of psychiatric illness, the occurrence of childhood adversity, and the link between childhood adversity and criminal and psychiatric outcomes amongst forensic inpatients.... Read More about Childhood adversity and psychosis in detained inpatients from medium to high secured units: Results from the Scottish census survey.

The symbiotic spectrum: where do the gregarines fit? (2019)
Journal Article
Rueckert, S., Betts, E. L., & Tsaousis, A. D. (2019). The symbiotic spectrum: where do the gregarines fit?. Trends in Parasitology, 35(9), 687-694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.013

Gregarine apicomplexans are closely related to parasites such as Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, and Cryptosporidium, which are causing severe health and economic burdens. Colonizing only invertebrates and having no obvious medical relevance, they are mostly... Read More about The symbiotic spectrum: where do the gregarines fit?.