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Decolonizing Queer Epistemologies: Section Introduction (2016)
Book Chapter
Kulpa, R., & Silva, J. M. (2016). Decolonizing Queer Epistemologies: Section Introduction. In G. Brown, & K. Browne (Eds.), The Routledge Research Companion to Geographies of Sex and Sexualities (139-142). London: Routledge

Objectively Measured Sedentary Time in Children and Their Parents (2016)
Journal Article
R Hughes, A., J Muggeridge, D., Gibson, A., Johnstone, A., & Kirk, A. (2016). Objectively Measured Sedentary Time in Children and Their Parents. AIMS public health, 3(4), 823-836. https://doi.org/10.3934/publichealth.2016.4.823

Background: No studies have examined associations in objectively measured sedentary time between parents and young people using activPAL posture sensors, which provide a more accurate estimate of sedentary time compared to accelerometer-based devices... Read More about Objectively Measured Sedentary Time in Children and Their Parents.

Mungos mungo (2016)
Digital Artefact
Gilchrist, J., & Do Linh San, E. (2016). Mungos mungo

A conservation assessment of Mungos mungo (2016)
Book Chapter
Gilchrist, J., Stuart, C., Stuart, T., & Do Linh San, E. (2016). A conservation assessment of Mungos mungo. In M. Child, L. Roxburgh, E. Do Linh San, D. Raimondo, & H. Davies-Mostert (Eds.), The Red List of Mammals of South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. South Africa: South African National Biodiversity Institute and Endangered Wildlife Trust

The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring (2016)
Book Chapter
Chandler, M., See, L., Andrianandrasana, H., Becker, D., Berardi, A., Bodmer, R., …Williams, J. N. (2016). The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring. In M. Gill, R. Jongman, S. Luque, B. Mora, M. Paganini, & Z. Szantoi (Eds.), A Sourcebook of Methods and Procedures for Monitoring Essential Biodiversity Variables in Tropical Forests with Remote Sensing

Introduction - Earth Observation (EO) refers to the direct and indirect measurement of the Earth’s surface that can be undertaken using satellites, aircraft, on the ground and underwater using active and passive sensors (O’Connor et al., 2015). EO pr... Read More about The value and opportunites of community-and citizen-based approaches to tropical forest biodiversity monitoring.

Vascular Ageing and Exercise: Focus on Cellular Reparative Processes (2016)
Journal Article
Ross, M. D., Malone, E., & Florida-James, G. (2016). Vascular Ageing and Exercise: Focus on Cellular Reparative Processes. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2016, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3583956

Ageing is associated with an increased risk of developing noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD). The increased risk can be attributable to increased prolonged exposure to oxidative stress. Often, CVD is pr... Read More about Vascular Ageing and Exercise: Focus on Cellular Reparative Processes.

Beyond a simple effect: variable and changing responses to anthropogenic noise. (2016)
Book Chapter
Radford, A. N., Purser, J., Bruintjes, R., Voellmy, I. K., Everley, K. A., Wale, M. A., …Simpson, S. D. (2016). Beyond a simple effect: variable and changing responses to anthropogenic noise. In A. N. Popper, & A. Hawkins (Eds.), The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II (901-907). New York, USA: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_111

A growing number of experimental studies have demonstrated that exposure to anthropogenic noise can affect the behavior and physiology of a variety of aquatic organisms. However, work in other fields suggests that responses are likely to differ betwe... Read More about Beyond a simple effect: variable and changing responses to anthropogenic noise..

Teenage pregnancy, parenting and intergenerational relations. (2016)
Book
Brown, S. (2016). Teenage pregnancy, parenting and intergenerational relations. Palgrave Macmillan

Drawing on interviews and focus groups with young mothers and fathers, their parents and other relatives, this book provides a rich exploration of the experience of being a teenage parent now, and for earlier generations, closely examining teenage pr... Read More about Teenage pregnancy, parenting and intergenerational relations..

Beetroot juice versus chard gel: A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic comparison of nitrate bioavailability (2016)
Journal Article
McIlvenna, L. C., Monaghan, C., Liddle, L., Fernandez, B. O., Feelisch, M., Muggeridge, D. J., & Easton, C. (2017). Beetroot juice versus chard gel: A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic comparison of nitrate bioavailability. Nitric Oxide: Biology and Chemistry, 64, 61-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.niox.2016.12.006

Dietary supplementation with inorganic nitrate (NO3−) has been shown to induce a multitude of advantageous cardiovascular and metabolic responses during rest and exercise. While there is some suggestion that pharmacokinetics may differ depending on t... Read More about Beetroot juice versus chard gel: A pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic comparison of nitrate bioavailability.

Effects of Dry and Wet Sieving of Soil on Identification and Interpretation of Microbial Community Composition (2016)
Book Chapter
Blaud, A., Menon, M., van der Zaan, B., Lair, G., & Banwart, S. (2017). Effects of Dry and Wet Sieving of Soil on Identification and Interpretation of Microbial Community Composition. In D. Sparks, & S. Banwart (Eds.), Quantifying and Managing Soil Functions in Earth's Critical Zone - Combining Experimentation and Mathematical Modelling (119-142). Academic Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.agron.2016.10.006

Soil aggregates are microhabitats for microorganisms, and directly influence microorganisms that live within and are influenced by microorganisms in return. Two methods are used to isolate soil aggregates by their size: dry sieving (sieving air-dried... Read More about Effects of Dry and Wet Sieving of Soil on Identification and Interpretation of Microbial Community Composition.

Desistance in drug-using offenders: A narrative review (2016)
Journal Article
Van Roeyen, S., Anderson, S., Vanderplasschen, W., Colman, C., & Vander Laenen, F. (2017). Desistance in drug-using offenders: A narrative review. European Journal of Criminology, 14(5), 606-625. https://doi.org/10.1177/1477370816682980

The majority of available desistance research has examined desistance in the general offender population. However, applying the desistance approach to specific groups of offenders has potential to enrich our knowledge since their change processes sho... Read More about Desistance in drug-using offenders: A narrative review.

Chloride co-transporters as possible therapeutic targets for stroke (2016)
Journal Article
Martín-Aragón Baudel, M. A. S., Martín-Aragón Baudel, M. A. S., Poole, A. V., & Darlison, M. G. (2017). Chloride co-transporters as possible therapeutic targets for stroke. Journal of Neurochemistry, 140(2), 195-209. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnc.13901

Stroke is one of the major causes of death and disability worldwide. The major type of stroke is an ischaemic one, which is caused by a blockage that interrupts blood flow to the brain. There are currently very few pharmacological strategies to red... Read More about Chloride co-transporters as possible therapeutic targets for stroke.

Overexpression of TIMP-3 in Chondrocytes Produces Transient Reduction in Growth Plate Length but Permanently Reduces Adult Bone Quality and Quantity (2016)
Journal Article
Poulet, B., Liu, K., Plumb, D., Vo, P., Shah, M., Staines, K., …Bou-Gharios, G. (2016). Overexpression of TIMP-3 in Chondrocytes Produces Transient Reduction in Growth Plate Length but Permanently Reduces Adult Bone Quality and Quantity. PLOS ONE, 11(12), Article e0167971. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0167971

Bone development and length relies on the growth plate formation, which is dependent on degradative enzymes such as MMPs. Indeed, deletion of specific members of this enzyme family in mice results in important joint and bone abnormalities, suggesting... Read More about Overexpression of TIMP-3 in Chondrocytes Produces Transient Reduction in Growth Plate Length but Permanently Reduces Adult Bone Quality and Quantity.

Beyond criminal justice: connecting justice and sustainability (2016)
Journal Article
Hallenberg, K. M., & Haddow, C. (2016). Beyond criminal justice: connecting justice and sustainability. Law Teacher, 50(3), 352-370. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069400.2016.1262985

The potential of higher education in advancing sustainability has been widely accepted and even partly realised, although a wholesale reorientation of core activities and curricula toward and embedded with sustainability is still an exception. But ev... Read More about Beyond criminal justice: connecting justice and sustainability.

The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses (2016)
Journal Article
Pagani-Núñez, E., Renom, M., Mateos-Gonzalez, F., Cotín, J., & Senar, J. C. (2017). The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses. Basic and Applied Ecology, 18, 57-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.baae.2016.11.004

The diet of wild animals has been studied using many different strategies, approaches and methods in recent decades. In this regard, stable isotopes analysis (SIA) is becoming a widespread tool, but no study has yet, to our knowledge, compared diet e... Read More about The diet of great tit nestlings: Comparing observation records and stable isotope analyses.

Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Fountain, H., Martindale, R., Tony, W., & Moira, L. (2016, December). Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach. Poster presented at BPS- Divison of Sport and Exercise Psychology Annual Conference

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the nature of psychological resilience in the context of junior Rugby League, using a novel Q-sort method. Design: A cross-sectional, quali-quantilogical design Methods: Initially, 29 jun... Read More about Exploring the Nature of Psychological Resilience in Junior Rugby League Players: A Q-Method Approach.

The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update (2016)
Journal Article
Staines, K. A., Poulet, B., Wentworth, D. N., & Pitsillides, A. A. (2017). The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 25(6), 802-808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.014

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease and a world-wide healthcare burden. Characterized by cartilage degradation, subchondral bone thickening and osteophyte formation, osteoarthritis inflicts much pain and suffering, for which there are curr... Read More about The STR/ort mouse model of spontaneous osteoarthritis – an update.

Pan-European inter-laboratory studies on a panel of in vitro cytotoxicity and pro-inflammation assays for nanoparticles (2016)
Journal Article
Piret, J., Bondarenko, O. M., Boyles, M. S. P., Himly, M., Ribeiro, A. R., Benetti, F., …Toussaint, O. (2017). Pan-European inter-laboratory studies on a panel of in vitro cytotoxicity and pro-inflammation assays for nanoparticles. Archives of Toxicology, 91(6), 2315-2330. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-016-1897-2

The rapid development of nanotechnologies and increased production and use of nanomaterials raise concerns about their potential toxic effects for human health and environment. To evaluate the biological effects of nanomaterials, a set of reliable an... Read More about Pan-European inter-laboratory studies on a panel of in vitro cytotoxicity and pro-inflammation assays for nanoparticles.