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The trial of Alexander Trocchi. (2013)
Book Chapter
McCleery, A. (2013). The trial of Alexander Trocchi. In E. Bell, & L. Gunn (Eds.), The Scottish Sixties: Reading, Rebellion, Revolution?, 135-142. Rodopi

Developing inter-disciplinary and inter-agency networks: reflections on a “community of practice” approach (2013)
Journal Article
E. Anderson, S., Hennessy, C., Cornes, M., & Manthorpe, J. (2013). Developing inter-disciplinary and inter-agency networks: reflections on a “community of practice” approach. Advances in dual diagnosis, 6(3), 132-144. https://doi.org/10.1108/add-05-2013-0013

Purpose
People with a dual diagnosis or other multiple and complex needs often require support from a range of services and agencies. Social policy has focused on achieving an integrated response from practitioners; however, service responses to thi... Read More about Developing inter-disciplinary and inter-agency networks: reflections on a “community of practice” approach.

Behavioral Interventions Associated with Smoking Cessation in the Treatment of Tobacco Use (2013)
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Kerr, S. M., & Smith, S. M. (2013). Behavioral Interventions Associated with Smoking Cessation in the Treatment of Tobacco Use. Health Services Insights, 6, https://doi.org/10.4137/hsi.s11092

Tobacco smoke is the leading cause of preventable premature death worldwide. While the majority of smokers would like to stop, the habitual and addictive nature of smoking makes cessation difficult. Clinical guidelines suggest that smoking cessation... Read More about Behavioral Interventions Associated with Smoking Cessation in the Treatment of Tobacco Use.

Morphological prediction of the polymorphic forms of para amino-benzoic acid based on internal crystallographic structure and crystallisation environment (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rosbottom, I., Roberts, K. J., Hammond, R. B., & Soufian, M. (2013, August). Morphological prediction of the polymorphic forms of para amino-benzoic acid based on internal crystallographic structure and crystallisation environment. Presented at 17th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy - ICCGE-17

Morphological prediction of the polymorphic forms of para amino-benzoic acid based on internal crystallographic structure and crystallisation environment.

Vibrational performance of timber floors constructed with metal web joists (2013)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., Kermani, A., & Fillingham, T. (2013). Vibrational performance of timber floors constructed with metal web joists. Engineering Structures, 56, 1321-1334. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.07.011

Metal web engineered timber joists are increasingly being used nowadays to replace traditional solid timber joists for constructing intermediate-span timber floors in low-rise houses and long-span floors in commercial buildings. Vibrational performan... Read More about Vibrational performance of timber floors constructed with metal web joists.

Frequency of nursing tasks in medical and surgical wards (2013)
Journal Article
Farquharson, B., Bell, C., Johnston, D., Jones, M., Schofield, P., Allan, J., Ricketts, I., Morrison, K., & Johnston, M. (2013). Frequency of nursing tasks in medical and surgical wards. Journal of Nursing Management, 21(6), 860-866. https://doi.org/10.1111/jonm.12110

Aim

To explore the frequency of different nursing tasks in medical and surgical wards.
Background

The time nurses spend on direct patient care is important for both patients and nurses. However, little is known about the time nurses spend on v... Read More about Frequency of nursing tasks in medical and surgical wards.

Identification of novel regulators of osteoblast matrix mineralization by time series transcriptional profiling (2013)
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Zhu, D., Farquharson, C., & MacRae, V. E. (2014). Identification of novel regulators of osteoblast matrix mineralization by time series transcriptional profiling. Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism, 32(3), 240-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-013-0493-2

Bone mineralization is a carefully orchestrated process, regulated by a number of promoters and inhibitors that function to ensure effective hydroxyapatite formation. Here we sought to identify new regulators of this process through a time series mic... Read More about Identification of novel regulators of osteoblast matrix mineralization by time series transcriptional profiling.

Declining total cholesterol levels and increasing lipid lowering therapy use at presentation in patients with acute coronary syndrome. (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chan, T., Ranasinghe, I., Neubeck, L., Hyun, K., Brieger, D., Aliprandi-Costa, B., Lefkovits, J., Devlin, G., Juergens, C., Turnbull, F., Chew, D., & Freedman, S. B. (2013, August). Declining total cholesterol levels and increasing lipid lowering therapy use at presentation in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Poster presented at Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting

Dark and toxic tourism in the Chernobyl exclusion zone (2013)
Journal Article
Yankovska, G., & Hannam, K. (2014). Dark and toxic tourism in the Chernobyl exclusion zone. Current Issues in Tourism, 17(10), 929-939. https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2013.820260

With the development of ‘dark’ and ‘toxic’ tourism, interest in death, sufferings or disasters has grown significantly and there is a need to achieve an in depth understanding of tourists experiences at such sites. This paper is an attempt to explor... Read More about Dark and toxic tourism in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.

Exploration of the experiences of young mothers seeking and accessing health services. (2013)
Journal Article
Robb, Y., McInery, D., & Hollins Martin, C. J. (2013). Exploration of the experiences of young mothers seeking and accessing health services. Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 31, 399-412. https://doi.org/10.1080/02646838.2013.832181

The objective was to explore young mothers’ experiences of seeking and accessing health services, specifically maternity care. Study design: a phenomenological approach underpinned by the work of Husserl and guided by the framework offered by Giorgi.... Read More about Exploration of the experiences of young mothers seeking and accessing health services..

Synthonic engineering: tools for the rational design of high quality pharmaceuticals (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hammond, R., Nguyen, H., Pickering, J., Soufian, M., Ramachandran, V., Roberts, K., …George, N. (2013). Synthonic engineering: tools for the rational design of high quality pharmaceuticals. In Proceeding of ICCOSS 2013

Synthonic engineering: tools for the rational design of high quality pharmaceuticals.

The Loop. In Wendy McMurdo (2013)
Exhibition / Performance
Holmes, P., & McMurdo, W. The Loop. In Wendy McMurdo. Exhibited at Tin Shed, London, UK. 4 August 2013 - 22 March 2013. (Unpublished)

McMurdo's solo retrospective included video work "The Loop" by Wendy McMurdo and Paul Holmes

Curated by Catherine Weir and Jonathan Munro.

Internal and external oblique muscles are similar in their phasic activity during walking and running (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valentin, S., Treppler, M., & Licka, T. (2013, August). Internal and external oblique muscles are similar in their phasic activity during walking and running. Paper presented at XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics : XV Brazilian Congress of Biomechanics (ISB 2013 Brazil), Natal, Brazil

Human gait has been extensively investigated, althoughless is reported about trunk muscle activation during gait.The study aim was to determine internal oblique (IO) andexternal oblique (EO) muscle activity during walking andrunning, using a quartile... Read More about Internal and external oblique muscles are similar in their phasic activity during walking and running.

Variability of trunk muscle co-activation during repeated thoracolumbar flexion in 4-point kneeling (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Valentin, S., Tobner, K., & Licka, T. (2013, August). Variability of trunk muscle co-activation during repeated thoracolumbar flexion in 4-point kneeling. Paper presented at XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics : XV Brazilian Congress of Biomechanics (ISB 2013 Brazil), Natal, Brazil

The aim of this study was to evaluate intra and interparticipant variability of trunk muscle co-activation during thoracolumbar flexion in 4-point kneeling. Kinematic data were collected using 10 high speed cameras to identify reflective marker movem... Read More about Variability of trunk muscle co-activation during repeated thoracolumbar flexion in 4-point kneeling.

Trunk muscle activity is independent of angle achieved in posterior pelvic tilt (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Grill, K., Valentin, S., & Licka, T. (2013, August). Trunk muscle activity is independent of angle achieved in posterior pelvic tilt. Paper presented at XXIV Congress of the International Society of Biomechanics : XV Brazilian Congress of Biomechanics (ISB 2013 Brazil), Natal, Brazil

Posterior pelvic tilt (PPT) exercises are frequently used in back rehabilitation, although the immediate effect of PPT in people not educated in this exercise is unknown. This study evaluated the effect of PPT in healthy participants on pelvic angle... Read More about Trunk muscle activity is independent of angle achieved in posterior pelvic tilt.

Organisational impact of a forensic education programme (2013)
Journal Article
Walker, H., Young, J., Langton, D., & Thomson, L. (2013). Organisational impact of a forensic education programme. Journal of Forensic Practice, 15(3), 218-230. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-09-2012-0020

Purpose

– The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the organisational impact of the New to Forensic Mental Health education programme, developed for use across all forensic services in Scotland. To date, 267 have been trained as a trainer or mento... Read More about Organisational impact of a forensic education programme.

Investigating the experience of outdoor and adventurous project work in an educational setting using a self-determination framework (2013)
Journal Article
Sproule, J., Martindale, R., Wang, J., Allison, P., Nash, C., & Gray, S. (2013). Investigating the experience of outdoor and adventurous project work in an educational setting using a self-determination framework. European Physical Education Review, 19(3), 315-328. https://doi.org/10.1177/1356336x13495629

The purpose of this study was to carry out a preliminary investigation to explore the use of
outdoor and adventurous project work (PW) within an educational setting. Specifically, differences
between the PW and normal academic school experiences we... Read More about Investigating the experience of outdoor and adventurous project work in an educational setting using a self-determination framework.

Game physics analysis and development – a quality-driven approach using the Entity Component Pattern (2013)
Journal Article
Reilly, C., & Chalmers, K. (2013). Game physics analysis and development – a quality-driven approach using the Entity Component Pattern. The Computer Games Journal, 2, 125-149

The games industry is a broad, multi-discipline industry, which continues to grow in terms of revenue and cultural significance. Despite the accolades of this “recession-proof” industry, video game projects often fail either to deliver on time and on... Read More about Game physics analysis and development – a quality-driven approach using the Entity Component Pattern.