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A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, L.-Q., Chien, W. T., Yip, L. K., & Karatzias, T. (2016). A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up. Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 12, 3097-3110. https://doi.org/10.2147/ndt.s123239

Mindfulness-based interventions have been increasingly evidenced to be effective in different mental illnesses but limited in schizophrenia. This single-blind, multisite randomized controlled trial tested the effects of a mindfulness-based psychoeduc... Read More about A randomized controlled trial of a mindfulness-based intervention program for people with schizophrenia: 6-month follow-up.

Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Webster, G., Smith, S., & Smith, C. (2016, December). Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement. Paper presented at Society for Research into Higher Education 2016

Moves towards the marketisation of higher education have led to greater priority being placed upon students undertaking relevant work experience while they study. Recognising a strong demand for placements, the e-Placement Scotland project set out to... Read More about Learning for the Workplace: Exploring professional identity in search of meaningful alternatives to student work placement.

Spatial frequency based video stream analysis for object classification and recognition in clouds (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yaseen, M. U., Anjum, A., & Antonopoulos, N. (2016, December). Spatial frequency based video stream analysis for object classification and recognition in clouds. Presented at 3rd IEEE/ACM conference on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies, Shanghai, China

The recent rise in multimedia technology has made it easier to perform a number of tasks. One of these tasks is monitoring where cheap cameras are producing large amount of video data. This video data is then processed for object classification to ex... Read More about Spatial frequency based video stream analysis for object classification and recognition in clouds.

Clinical and genomics data integration using meta-dimensional approach (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Subhani, M. M., Anjum, A., Koop, A., & Antonopoulos, N. (2016, December). Clinical and genomics data integration using meta-dimensional approach. Presented at UCC '16: 9th International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing, Shanghai, China

Clinical and genomics datasets contain humongous amount of information which are used in their respective environments independently to produce new science or better explain existing approaches. The interaction of data between these two domains is ve... Read More about Clinical and genomics data integration using meta-dimensional approach.

The Power of Relationships: Making Transnational Collaborations Work (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McLatchie, J. (2016, December). The Power of Relationships: Making Transnational Collaborations Work. Paper presented at SRHE Newer and Early Career Researchers Conference 2016, Cardiff, UK

Introduction
This presentation is based on an empirical research project which examined the lived experience of local academics in transnational partnerships. It explored the participants’ experience of working within the competing realities of th... Read More about The Power of Relationships: Making Transnational Collaborations Work.

Personal reflections. (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B., & Taylor, R. (2016). Personal reflections. In R. Taylor, & B. Webster (Eds.), The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

Harnessing your skills as a future leader - role models in action. (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B. (2016). Harnessing your skills as a future leader - role models in action. In R. Taylor, & B. Webster (Eds.), The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

The coaching leader. (2016)
Book Chapter
Webster-Henderson, B., McCready, G., & Cairncross, S. (2016). The coaching leader. In R. Taylor, & B. Webster (Eds.), The essentials of nursing leadership. SAGE Publications

Assessment workshops: ‘feeding forward, backward and side-to-side’. (2016)
Digital Artefact
Urquhart, E. (2016). Assessment workshops: ‘feeding forward, backward and side-to-side’. [http://learningandteaching-navitas.com/assessment-workshops-feeding-forward-backward-side-side/]

As practitioners, we are constantly aware of the importance of proactively feeding-forward into assessment whilst also using feedback assessments to help shape tailored support. As a conduit for this, I run a dedicated ‘assessment workshop’ for every... Read More about Assessment workshops: ‘feeding forward, backward and side-to-side’..

Guidance to manage inappropriate polypharmacy in older people: systematic review and future developments (2016)
Journal Article
Lewek, P., MacLure, K., McIntosh, J., Alonso, A., Kardas, P., Wilson, M., Mair, A., & Stewart, D. (2016). Guidance to manage inappropriate polypharmacy in older people: systematic review and future developments. Expert Opinion on Drug Safety, 16(2), 203-213. https://doi.org/10.1080/14740338.2017.1265503

Introduction: Single disease state led evidence-based guidelines do not provide sufficient coverage of issues of multimorbidities, with the cumulative impact of recommendations often resulting in overwhelming medicines burden. Inappropriate polypharm... Read More about Guidance to manage inappropriate polypharmacy in older people: systematic review and future developments.

The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment (2016)
Journal Article
Saharudin, M., Wei, J., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016). The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016, Article 2604631. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/2604631

Polyester based polymers are extensively used in aggressive marine environments; however inadequate data available on the effects of the seawater on the polyester based nanocomposites mechanical properties. This paper reports the effect of seawater a... Read More about The degradation of mechanical properties in halloysite nanoclay-polyester nanocomposites exposed in seawater environment.

5G as an enabler for Medical IOT - 5GMIOT (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thuemmler, C., & Jefefries, N. (2016, December). 5G as an enabler for Medical IOT - 5GMIOT. Presented at IEEE Globecom 2016

Short Power Point presentation on 5G as enabler for Medical IoT – 5GMIOT Standards, policies and strategies for social technological alignment of 5G technology

Prediction and mechanism elucidation of analyte retention on phospholipid stationary phases (IAM-HPLC) by in silico calculated physico-chemical descriptors (2016)
Journal Article
Russo, G., Grumetto, L., Barbato, F., Vistoli, G., & Pedretti, A. (2017). Prediction and mechanism elucidation of analyte retention on phospholipid stationary phases (IAM-HPLC) by in silico calculated physico-chemical descriptors. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 99, 173-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejps.2016.11.026

The present study proposes a method for an in silico calculation of phospholipophilicity. Phospholipophilicity is intended as the measure of analyte affinity for phospholipids; it is currently assessed by HPLC measures of analyte retention on phospha... Read More about Prediction and mechanism elucidation of analyte retention on phospholipid stationary phases (IAM-HPLC) by in silico calculated physico-chemical descriptors.

Jamming in the 3rd Room. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Moir, Z., Ferguson, P., & Smith, G. D. (2016, December). Jamming in the 3rd Room. Paper presented at Art of Record Production

No abstract available.

An Overview of Nanoparticle Biocompatibility for Their Use in Nanomedicine (2016)
Book Chapter
Boyles, M. S., Powell, L. G., Kermanizadeh, A., Johnston, H. J., Rothen-Rutishauser, B., Stone, V., & Clift, M. J. (2017). An Overview of Nanoparticle Biocompatibility for Their Use in Nanomedicine. In Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology: Innovation and Production: Innovation and Production (443-468). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527800681.ch18

Nanotechnology, considered an industrial revolution occurring across the twentieth and twenty first centuries, promises to provide numerous advantages to both humans and the environment, across consumer, industrial, and technology sectors. Although a... Read More about An Overview of Nanoparticle Biocompatibility for Their Use in Nanomedicine.

The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Xie, Y. H., Yang, Z. X., & Barreto, D. (2016, August). The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials. Presented at 7th International Conference on Discrete Element Methods, Dalian, China

The mechanical response of granular material depends both on the material properties (e.g. stiffness, anisotropy, permeability, etc.) and particle geometry (shape, roughness, etc.). This paper presents a study of the effect of particle shape (i.e. as... Read More about The Influence of Particles’ Aspect Ratio on the Shear Behaviour of Granular Materials.

Real Sounds, Real Instruments: Discourses of Fidelity and Authenticity in the Design and Use of Digital Sampling Technologies (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Harkins, P. (2016, December). Real Sounds, Real Instruments: Discourses of Fidelity and Authenticity in the Design and Use of Digital Sampling Technologies. Paper presented at Art of Record Production (ARP) conference

This paper explores how an ideology of realism was central to the designers of early digital synthesizer/sampling technologies and how discourses of authenticity remain important to the contemporary users of digital technologies in the production of... Read More about Real Sounds, Real Instruments: Discourses of Fidelity and Authenticity in the Design and Use of Digital Sampling Technologies.

An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland (2016)
Journal Article
O'May, F., Gill, J., Black, H., Rees, C., & Chick, J. (2017). An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland. Journal of Substance Use, 22(4), 442-448. https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2016.1235732

Background: Alcohol consumption has posed well-documented problems for Scottish society in terms of morbidity, mortality, and wider societal costs. Objectives: To investigate the lived experiences and drinking behaviors of people with alcohol-related... Read More about An exploration of the lived experiences of people with alcohol-related harm in Scotland.

An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ameerbakhsh, O., Maharaj, S., Hussain, A., Paine, T., & Taiksi, S. (2016, September). An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology. Presented at 2016 15th International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET), Istanbul, Turkey

This paper explores the effectiveness of interactive simulation for teaching a selected complex subject, Ecology, in higher education. Specifically, we carry out a lab intervention using interactive agent based simulation, to teach the complex concep... Read More about An exploratory case study of interactive simulation for teaching Ecology.

Investigative Journalism post-print: Dead as a dodo or alive and kicking? (2016)
Book Chapter
O'Neill, E. (2016). Investigative Journalism post-print: Dead as a dodo or alive and kicking?. In Last Words: How can journalism survive the decline of print?. abramis

As print journalism sales in the UK continue to slide downwards, this chapter examines the state of investigative journalism, in both qualitative and quantitative terms.