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A Single Dose of Beetroot Juice Enhances Cycling Performance in Simulated Altitude (2014)
Journal Article
Muggeridge, D. J., Howe, C. C. F., Spendiff, O., Pedlar, C., James, P. E., & Easton, C. (2014). A Single Dose of Beetroot Juice Enhances Cycling Performance in Simulated Altitude. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(1), 143-150. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e3182a1dc51

INTRODUCTION: Increasing nitric oxide bioavailability via supplementation with nitrate-rich beetroot juice (BR) has been shown to attenuate the negative effect of hypoxia on peripheral oxygen saturation and exercise tolerance. PURPOSE: We investig... Read More about A Single Dose of Beetroot Juice Enhances Cycling Performance in Simulated Altitude.

Signals and Signposts of the Future: Literary Festival Consumption in 2050 (2014)
Journal Article
Robertson, M., & Yeoman, I. (2014). Signals and Signposts of the Future: Literary Festival Consumption in 2050. Tourism Recreation Research, 39(3), 321-342. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2014.11087004

This conceptual paper uses a scenario planning process to facilitate possible futures for literary festivals, a form of festival tourism that has grown rapidly in the developed and developing countries of the world in the early decades of the 21st Ce... Read More about Signals and Signposts of the Future: Literary Festival Consumption in 2050.

A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol (2014)
Journal Article
Redfern, J., Usherwood, T., Harris, M. F., Rodgers, A., Hayman, N., Panaretto, K., …Peiris, D. (2014). A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol. BMJ Open, 4(2), Article e004523. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004523

Introduction Fewer than half of all people at highest risk of a cardiovascular event are receiving and adhering to best practice recommendations to lower their risk. In this project, we examine the role of an e-health-assisted consumer-focused strate... Read More about A randomised controlled trial of a consumer-focused e-health strategy for cardiovascular risk management in primary care: the Consumer Navigation of Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) study protocol.

Practitioners undertaking modular family intervention training: measuring competence (2014)
Journal Article
Fleming, M. P., Savage-Grainge, A., Allinson, R., & Martin, C. R. (2014). Practitioners undertaking modular family intervention training: measuring competence. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 3(1), 12-17. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjmh.2014.3.1.12

Family interventions based on the principles of behavioural and cognitive therapy, delivered for more than three months or 10–15 sessions have proved efficacious in reducing relapses and re-hospitalisation for people with schizophrenia. They are reco... Read More about Practitioners undertaking modular family intervention training: measuring competence.

Is Tourist a Secular Pilgrim or a Hedonist in Search of Pleasure? (2014)
Journal Article
Knox, D., Hannam, K., Margry, P. J., Olsen, D. H., & Salazar, N. B. (2014). Is Tourist a Secular Pilgrim or a Hedonist in Search of Pleasure?. Tourism Recreation Research, 39(2), 235-267. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2014.11081769

The metaphor of the tourist as pilgrim and tourism as a pilgrimage has been an important idea in tourism studies, reproduced in both academic and popular accounts with varying degrees of criticality. This research probe considers a number of differen... Read More about Is Tourist a Secular Pilgrim or a Hedonist in Search of Pleasure?.

Investigating the Influence of Causal Attributions on Both the Worksheet and Checklist Versions of the HCR-20 (2014)
Journal Article
Murray, J., Charles, K. E., Cooke, D. J., & Thomson, M. E. (2014). Investigating the Influence of Causal Attributions on Both the Worksheet and Checklist Versions of the HCR-20. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 13(1), 8-17. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2014.890978

Attribution theories suggest that when assessing an individual's actions, judgments are made about the cause of these behaviours and often these judgments focus on internal or external causal explanations. The current research investigated the effect... Read More about Investigating the Influence of Causal Attributions on Both the Worksheet and Checklist Versions of the HCR-20.

Techniques for Auditing the ICT Carbon Footprint of an Organisation (2014)
Journal Article
Mouchet, C., Urquhart, N., & Kemmer, R. (2014). Techniques for Auditing the ICT Carbon Footprint of an Organisation. International Journal of Green Computing, 5(1), 44-61. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijgc.2014010104

This article has presents an extensive survey of the state of the art in Green IT/S. The findings of the survey suggest that there is scope for a reliable carbon footprint auditing tool for organisational ICT usage. A prototype auditing tool is devel... Read More about Techniques for Auditing the ICT Carbon Footprint of an Organisation.

Using participatory visualisation of soundscapes to compare designers’ and listeners’ experiences of sound designs (2014)
Journal Article
McGregor, I., Turner, P., & Benyon, D. (2014). Using participatory visualisation of soundscapes to compare designers’ and listeners’ experiences of sound designs. Journal of Sonic Studies, 6(1),

There are numerous rules and well-established guidelines to help designers with the visual appearance of interactive technologies. In contrast, when it comes to the use of sound, there is a paucity of practical information regarding design for euphon... Read More about Using participatory visualisation of soundscapes to compare designers’ and listeners’ experiences of sound designs.

An examination of the role of sound in defining the city in the context of Edinburgh (2014)
Journal Article
Vettese-Forster, S., Gowans, S., Case, J., & Maciej, K. (2014). An examination of the role of sound in defining the city in the context of Edinburgh. European Academic Research, 1, 3218-3247

The surfeit of generic and place-specific sounds that exist in the urban environment contribute to what has been referred to as the soundscape. Within the built environment sound has the potential to create thresholds and acoustic territories that de... Read More about An examination of the role of sound in defining the city in the context of Edinburgh.

Balanced Scorecard: Performance Management (2014)
Journal Article
Steven, G. (2014). Balanced Scorecard: Performance Management. Financial Management -London-,

There is no such thing as a perfect performance measurement system – and the balanced scorecard is no exception. But over the past two decades its creators have refined, augmented and popularised their invention worldwide.

'Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill' (2014)
Journal Article
Stavert, J. (2014). 'Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill'. Mental Capacity Law Newsletter, 41,

No abstract available.

Assessment and care planning for cancer survivors: a concise evidence review. (2014)
Report
Snowden, A. & White, C. (2013). Assessment and care planning for cancer survivors: a concise evidence review. London, UK: Macmillan Cancer

This concise review examines the evidence for Holistic Needs Assessment (HNA) in cancer survivors. It takes a structured approach by categorising levels of evidence pertaining to a series of specific statements. We therefore begin with summary def... Read More about Assessment and care planning for cancer survivors: a concise evidence review..

Resistance Exercise Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Angiogenic Factors (2014)
Journal Article
Ross, M. D., Wekesa, A. L., Phelan, J. P., & Harrison, M. (2014). Resistance Exercise Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Angiogenic Factors. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(1), 16-23. https://doi.org/10.1249/mss.0b013e3182a142da

Bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPC) are involved in vascular growth and repair. They increase in the circulation after a single bout of aerobic exercise, potentially related to muscle ischemia. Muscular endurance resistance exercis... Read More about Resistance Exercise Increases Endothelial Progenitor Cells and Angiogenic Factors.

CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education. (2014)
Journal Article
Macdonald, I. (2014). CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education. AD, 24-25

This small study was undertaken in two secondary schools in Edinburgh where art and design teachers were willing to be interviewed on video following a semi-structured questionnaire. This study asked the questions: • Will these pupils be better pre... Read More about CURRICULUM FOR EXCELLENCE: a study of art & design and the impact on Higher Education..

On Depression and Subjectivity: A Lacanian Approach (2014)
Thesis
Johnson, R. A. On Depression and Subjectivity: A Lacanian Approach. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7559

The signifier of ‘depression’, substantiated by dominant therapeutic practices such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and constructed by mainstream psychological discourse, is ubiquitous. Yet within the omnipresent nature of such a social pandemic lie... Read More about On Depression and Subjectivity: A Lacanian Approach.

Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel endoprotease-activated prodrugs and fluorogenic probes with theranostic applications in chemotherapy (2014)
Thesis
Ding, Y. Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel endoprotease-activated prodrugs and fluorogenic probes with theranostic applications in chemotherapy. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/7555

Proteolytic degradation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) by overexpressed endoproteases, notably the matrix metalloproteinase MMP-9 and legumain (human asparaginyl endopeptidase), contributes to the invasive and migratory phenotype of cancer cells a... Read More about Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel endoprotease-activated prodrugs and fluorogenic probes with theranostic applications in chemotherapy.

Intellibike: a cycle path surface quality assessment tool (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Calvey, J., Taylor, M. D., Shackleton, J. P., & Llewellyn, R. (2014). Intellibike: a cycle path surface quality assessment tool.

The IntelliBike is an instrumented bicycle capable of monitoring cycle path surface quality through onboard measuring and logging devices, as well as other key variables pertinent to infrastructure and environmental quality and thus cyclist comfort.... Read More about Intellibike: a cycle path surface quality assessment tool.