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Exploring undisturbed birth through art and social media : an interactive project with student midwives (2016)
Journal Article
Uppal, E., Davies, S., Nuttall, J., & Knowles, H. (2016). Exploring undisturbed birth through art and social media : an interactive project with student midwives. British Journal of Midwifery, 24(2), https://doi.org/10.12968/bjom.2016.24.2.124

Aim: To facilitate exposure of student midwives to images of undisturbed birth by engagement with the YouTube Series of images created by artist Helen Knowles (2015). Background: Although birth in the Western world is a relatively safe process, ther... Read More about Exploring undisturbed birth through art and social media : an interactive project with student midwives.

Design for safety : safety consideration in planning and design of airport airsides (2016)
Journal Article
Al-Saadi, M., & An, M. (2016). Design for safety : safety consideration in planning and design of airport airsides. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 10(4), 448-460. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1112129

During airport planning and design stages, the major issues of capacity and safety in construction and operation of an airport need to be taken into consideration. The airside of an airport is a major and critical infrastructure that usually consists... Read More about Design for safety : safety consideration in planning and design of airport airsides.

Using “omics” and integrated multi-omits approaches to guide probiotic selection to mitigate chytridiomycosis and other emerging infectious diseases (2016)
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Rebollar, E., Antwis, R., Becker, M., Belden, L., Bletz, M., Brucker, R., …Harris, R. (2016). Using “omics” and integrated multi-omits approaches to guide probiotic selection to mitigate chytridiomycosis and other emerging infectious diseases. Frontiers in Microbiology, 7(68), https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2016.00068

Emerging infectious diseases in wildlife are responsible for massive population declines. In amphibians, chytridiomycosis caused by Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, Bd, has severely affected many amphibian populations and species around the world. One... Read More about Using “omics” and integrated multi-omits approaches to guide probiotic selection to mitigate chytridiomycosis and other emerging infectious diseases.

Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood (2016)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Sailor, D., & Ban-Weiss, G. (2016). Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood. Environmental Research Letters, 11(2), https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/11/2/024003

The urban heat island impacts the thermal comfort of pedestrians in cities. In this paper, the effects of four heat mitigation strategies on micrometeorology and the thermal comfort of pedestrians were simulated for a neighborhood in eastern Los Ange... Read More about Micrometeorological simulations to predict the impacts of heat mitigation strategies on pedestrian thermal comfort in a Los Angeles neighborhood.

Accessory Liability (2016)
Journal Article
Carn, M. (2016). Accessory Liability. Trust law international, 30(1), 60-62

Publication review.

Analysis of motion during the breast clamping phase of mammography (2016)
Journal Article
Ma, W., McEntee, M., Kelly, J., Millington, S., Mercer, C., & Hogg, P. (2016). Analysis of motion during the breast clamping phase of mammography. British Journal of Radiology, 89(1059), 20150715. https://doi.org/10.1259/bjr.20150715

Objectives: To measure paddle motion during the clamping phase of a breast phantom for a range of machine/paddle combinations. Methods: A deformable breast phantom was used to simulate a female breast. Twelve mammography machines from three manufa... Read More about Analysis of motion during the breast clamping phase of mammography.

Corporate social responsibility in construction industry: a comparative study between UK and Turkey (2016)
Journal Article
Ulutaş, D., Giritli, H., & McDermott, P. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in construction industry: a comparative study between UK and Turkey. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(2), 218-231. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-08-2014-0039

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has evolved to an important agenda for many industries and its scope has been widened from the responsible business to strategic decisions. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the concept of CSR from the pe... Read More about Corporate social responsibility in construction industry: a comparative study between UK and Turkey.

Interpersonal processes and self-injury : a qualitative study using Bricolage (2016)
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study using Bricolage. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 23(1), 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12277

Introduction: Literature on self-injury has recognized the impact on the relationship between clients and staff. Rationale: There is an absence of a detailed account of interpersonal processes surrounding self-injury. Aim: A Bricolage qualitative... Read More about Interpersonal processes and self-injury : a qualitative study using Bricolage.

Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan (2016)
Journal Article
Asdullah, M., & Yazdifar, H. (2016). Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan. https://doi.org/10.21917/ijms.2016.0030

The purpose of this particular study is to evaluate the factors that influence the young customers (18 to 24 years age) in selection Islamic banking in Pakistan. Islamic banking is emerging vastly in Pakistan due to its majority of Muslim population.... Read More about Evaluation of factors influencing youth towards Islamic banking in Pakistan.

Stakeholder perceptions on critical success factors for public-private partnership projects in Nigeria (2016)
Journal Article
Babatunde, S., Perera, S., Zhou, L., & Udeaja, C. (2016). Stakeholder perceptions on critical success factors for public-private partnership projects in Nigeria. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 6(1), 74-91. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-11-2014-0061

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to identify and assess the perceptions of stakeholders on critical success factors (CSFs) for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach – A comprehensive literature rev... Read More about Stakeholder perceptions on critical success factors for public-private partnership projects in Nigeria.

Effects of silver sulphadiazine on production of extracellular proteins by strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from burns wound (2016)
Journal Article
Khojasteh, V., Elfakhri, S., & Foster, H. (2016). Effects of silver sulphadiazine on production of extracellular proteins by strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from burns wound. Iranian journal of pharmaceutical research (Online), 15(2), 653-660

Previous studies had shown that sub-inhibitory concentrations of silver sulphadiazine (AgSD) stimulated the production of Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxin-1 in certain strains (responder strains)of S.aureus and that protease production was also affected.... Read More about Effects of silver sulphadiazine on production of extracellular proteins by strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from burns wound.

Avian β-defensin variation in bottlenecked populations : the Seychelles warbler and other congeners (2016)
Journal Article
Gilroy, D., van Oosterhout, C., Komdeur, J., & Richardson, D. (2016). Avian β-defensin variation in bottlenecked populations : the Seychelles warbler and other congeners. Conservation Genetics, 17(3), 661-674. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0813-x

β-defensins are important components of the vertebrate innate immune system responsible for encoding a variety of anti-microbial peptides. Pathogen-mediated selection is thought to act on immune genes and potentially maintain allelic variation in the... Read More about Avian β-defensin variation in bottlenecked populations : the Seychelles warbler and other congeners.

Maternal depression and the role of psychosocial intervention: Perception of community health workers in Pakistan (2016)
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Karbhari, A., Chaudhry, N., Kiran, T., Fayyaz, H., Fatima, B., Furber, C., …Husain, N. (2016). Maternal depression and the role of psychosocial intervention: Perception of community health workers in Pakistan. European Psychiatry, 33,

Low-income countries have a critical shortage of health professionals. In countries such as Pakistan, Community Health Workers (CHWs) can play an important role in improving access to healthcare services and hence improve health outcomes.To explore t... Read More about Maternal depression and the role of psychosocial intervention: Perception of community health workers in Pakistan.

TA treatment of depression: a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study- 'Penelope' (2016)
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Benelli, E., Scotta, F., Barreca, S., Palmieri, A., Calvo, C., de Renoche, G., …Widdowson, M. (2016). TA treatment of depression: a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study- 'Penelope'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(1), 19-34

This study is the second of a series of three, and represents an Italian replication of a previous UK -based case series (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised transactional analysis treatme... Read More about TA treatment of depression: a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study- 'Penelope'.

TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Luisa' (2016)
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Benelli, E., Boschetti, D., Piccirillo, C., Quagliotti, L., Calvo, V., Palmieri, A., …Widdowson, M. (2016). TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Luisa'. International Journal of Transactional Analysis Research, 7(1), 35-50

This study is the third of a series of three, and represents an Italian systematic replication of previous UK findings (Widdowson 2012a, 2012b, 2012c, 2013) that investigated the effectiveness of a recently manualised transactional analysis treat... Read More about TA treatment of depression : a hermeneutic single-case efficacy design study - 'Luisa'.

Effect of biosurfactants on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in a BioFlux channel (2016)
Journal Article
De Rienzo, M., PS, S., R, M., & IM, B. (2016). Effect of biosurfactants on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in a BioFlux channel. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 100, 5773-5779. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-016-7310-5

Recent studies have indicated that biosurfactants play a role both in maintaining channels between multicellular structures in biofilms and in dispersal of cells from biofilms. A combination of caprylic acid (0.01 % v/v) together with rhamnolipids (0... Read More about Effect of biosurfactants on Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in a BioFlux channel.

The support worker's role in equality, diversity and inclusion (2016)
Journal Article
Stonehouse, D. (2016). The support worker's role in equality, diversity and inclusion. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 9(12), 619-621. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjha.2015.9.12.619

In this article, the author will be discussing the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion, and how support workers can promote these values within their care delivery. The Code of Conduct for Healthcare Support Workers and Adult Soci... Read More about The support worker's role in equality, diversity and inclusion.

Do apprehended saffron finches know how to survive predators? A careful look at reintroduction candidates (2016)
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Dutra, L., Young, R., Galdino, C., & Vasconcellos, A. (2016). Do apprehended saffron finches know how to survive predators? A careful look at reintroduction candidates. Behavioural Processes, 125, 6-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2016.01.007

Wildlife trafficking is a major factor contributing to the reduction of biological diversity. In Brazil, traf-ficked animals are apprehended by environmental agencies and released in the wild. The maintenance ofwild animals in captivity may jeopardiz... Read More about Do apprehended saffron finches know how to survive predators? A careful look at reintroduction candidates.

The role of temperate bacteriophages in bacterial infection (2016)
Journal Article
Davies, E., Winstanley, C., Fothergill, J., & James, C. (2016). The role of temperate bacteriophages in bacterial infection. FEMS Microbiology Letters, 363(5), fnw015. https://doi.org/10.1093/femsle/fnw015

Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria. There are an estimated 1031 phage on the planet, making them the most abundant form of life. We are rapidly approaching the centenary of their identification, and yet still have only a limited understa... Read More about The role of temperate bacteriophages in bacterial infection.