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Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control (2013)
Journal Article
Varghese, S., Elfakhri, S., Sheel, D., Sheel, P., Bolton, F., & Foster, H. (2013). Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control. Journal of Applied Microbiology, 115(5), 1107-1116. https://doi.org/10.1111/jam.12308

Aims: Environmental contamination plays an important role in the transmission of infections, especially healthcare-associated infections. Disinfection transiently reduces contamination, but surfaces can rapidly become re-contaminated. Antimicrobia... Read More about Novel antibacterial silver-silica surface coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition for infection control.

The effect of unstable sandals on instability in gait in healthy female subjects (2013)
Journal Article
Price, C., Smith, L., Graham-Smith, P., & Jones, R. (2013). The effect of unstable sandals on instability in gait in healthy female subjects. Gait & Posture, 38(3), 410-415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.01.003

Unstable footwear generally lacks thorough peer-review published research to support concepts and marketing claims. The purpose of this study was to investigate the instability induced by four (FitFlop, Masai Barefoot Technology, Reebok Easy-Tone and... Read More about The effect of unstable sandals on instability in gait in healthy female subjects.

Accurate localization of incidental findings on the computed tomography attenuation correction image (2013)
Journal Article
Thompson, J., Hogg, P., Higham, S., & Manning, D. (2013). Accurate localization of incidental findings on the computed tomography attenuation correction image. Nuclear Medicine Communications, 34(2), 180-184. https://doi.org/10.1097/MNM.0b013e32835c0984

This observer performance study assessed lesion detection in the computed tomography attenuation correction image, as would be produced for myocardial perfusion imaging over a tube current (mA) range. A static anthropomorphic chest phantom contai... Read More about Accurate localization of incidental findings on the computed tomography attenuation correction image.

A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Jones, R. K., Nester, C., Richards, J. D., Kim, W. Y., Johnson, D. S., Jari, S., …Tyson, S. (2013). A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Gait & Posture, 37(3), 368-372. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.08.002

Increases in the external knee adduction moment (EKAM) have been associated with increased mechanical load at the knee and progression of knee osteoarthritis. Valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles are common approaches to reducing this loadin... Read More about A comparison of the biomechanical effects of valgus knee braces and lateral wedged insoles in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee Osteoarthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Parkes, M., Maricar, N., Lunt, M., LaValley, M. P., Jones, R., Segal, N., …Felson, D. (2013). Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee Osteoarthritis. Journal of the American Medical Association, 310(7), 722. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2013.243229

Importance There is no consensus regarding the efficacy of lateral wedge insoles as a treatment for pain in medial knee osteoarthritis. Objective To evaluate whether lateral wedge insoles reduce pain in patients with medial knee osteoarthritis c... Read More about Lateral wedge insoles as a conservative treatment for pain in patients with medial knee Osteoarthritis.

Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques (2013)
Journal Article
Magkonis, G., & Tsopanakis, A. (2013). Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques. Applied Economics Letters, 20(5), 476-479. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2012.667540

We examine the existence of Real Interest Rate Parity (RIRP) for a number of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries. Using time series techniques, we manage to identify cointegrating relationships. For a subset of cou... Read More about Real interest rate parity in OECD countries: new evidence from time series and panel cointegration techniques.

(Mis)Communication wars : terrorism, counterterrorism and the media (2013)
Book Chapter
Archetti, C. (2013). (Mis)Communication wars : terrorism, counterterrorism and the media. In D. Welch (Ed.), Propaganda, Power and Persuasion : From the First World War to Wikileaks (209-224). London: IB Tauris

This chapter is part of a book dedicated to the memory of Professor Philip Taylor. It critically reviews existing assessments about the role of media and communication technologies in the current phenomenon of international terrorism. It demonstrates... Read More about (Mis)Communication wars : terrorism, counterterrorism and the media.

On the subjective nature of binaural externalisation (2013)
Journal Article
Alastair, P., & Fazenda, B. (2013). On the subjective nature of binaural externalisation. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 35(2),

Externalisation (the sensation of hearing a sound object outside the head) on headphone reproduction is a recurrent topic in modern research for binaural sound reproduction. One of the inherent issues with testing for externalisation is its quantific... Read More about On the subjective nature of binaural externalisation.

Awareness system for headphone users (2013)
Journal Article
Kay, J., & Fazenda, B. (2013). Awareness system for headphone users. Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, 35(2),

Hearing is arguably one of the most important senses in providing situational awareness and maintaining personal safety. There has been recently a marked increase of headphone use in public environments where, arguably, one’s safety might be jeopardi... Read More about Awareness system for headphone users.

Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years (2013)
Journal Article
Allely, C., Purves, D., McConnachie, A., Marwick, H., Johnson, P., Doolin, O., …Wilson, P. (2013). Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(3), 985-993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.11.024

This study investigatedtheutility of adult andinfant vocalisationinthepredictionof child psychopathology. Familieswere sampledfromtheAvonLongitudinal StudyofParents and Children (ALSPAC) birth cohort. Vocalisation patterns were obtained from 180 vi... Read More about Parent–infant vocalisations at 12 months predict psychopathology at 7 years.

Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult–infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months (2013)
Journal Article
Marwick, H., Doolin, O., Allely, C., McConnachie, A., Johnson, P., Puckering, C., …Wilson, P. (2013). Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult–infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 34(1), 562-572. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2012.09.007

To establish which social interactive behaviours predict later psychiatric diagnosis, we examined 180 videos of a parent–infant interaction when children were aged one year, from within the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) coh... Read More about Predictors of diagnosis of child psychiatric disorder in adult–infant social-communicative interaction at 12 months.

Pain sensitivity and observer perception of pain in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (2013)
Journal Article
Allely, C. (2013). Pain sensitivity and observer perception of pain in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Scientific World Journal, 2013, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/916178

The peer-reviewed literature investigating the relationship between pain expression and perception of pain in individuals with ASD is sparse. The aim of the present systematic PRIMSA review was twofold: first, to see what evidence there is for the wi... Read More about Pain sensitivity and observer perception of pain in individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Development and evaluation of prefabricated antipronation foot orthosis (2013)
Journal Article
Majumdar, R., Laxton, P., Thuesen, A., Richards, B., Liu, A., Aran-Ais, F., …Nester, C. (2013). Development and evaluation of prefabricated antipronation foot orthosis. Journal of rehabilitation research and development, 50(10), 1332-1342. https://doi.org/10.1682/JRRD.2013.02.0038

Our aim was to develop and evaluate a new antipronation foot orthosis that addressed problems perceived by clinicians and users with existing foot orthoses. Clinicians and users were engaged to develop a user specification for the orthosis, and ort... Read More about Development and evaluation of prefabricated antipronation foot orthosis.

A comparison of plantar pressures in a standard flip-flop and a FitFlop using bespoke pressure insoles (2013)
Journal Article
Price, C., Graham-Smith, P., & Jones, R. (2013). A comparison of plantar pressures in a standard flip-flop and a FitFlop using bespoke pressure insoles. Footwear Science, 5(2), 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2013.790486

Purpose: The study was undertaken to quantify plantar pressures in a Havaiana flip-flop compared to a FitFlop. The FitFlop is a flip-flop designed to induce instability in the wearer during midstance as it incorporates a multi-density midsole in the... Read More about A comparison of plantar pressures in a standard flip-flop and a FitFlop using bespoke pressure insoles.

Evaluation of sampling methods for learning from imbalanced data (2013)
Book Chapter
Goel, G., Maguire, L., Li, Y., & McLoone, S. (2013). Evaluation of sampling methods for learning from imbalanced data. In D. Huang, V. Bevilacqua, J. Figueroa, & P. Premaratne (Eds.), Intelligent Computing Theories : 9th International Conference, ICIC 2013, Nanning, China, July 28-31, 2013, Proceedings (392-401). Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39479-9_47

The problem of learning from imbalanced data is of critical importance in a large number of application domains and can be a bottleneck in the performance of various conventional learning methods that assume the data distribution to be balanced. The... Read More about Evaluation of sampling methods for learning from imbalanced data.

EWMA based two-stage dataset shift-detection in non-stationary environments (2013)
Book Chapter
Raza, H., Prasad, G., & Li, Y. (2013). EWMA based two-stage dataset shift-detection in non-stationary environments. In H. Papadopoulos, A. Andreou, L. Iliadis, & I. Maglogiannis (Eds.), Artificial Intelligence Applications and Innovations : 9th IFIP WG 12.5 International Conference, AIAI 2013, Paphos, Cyprus, September 30–October 2, 2013, Proceedings (625-635). London: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-41142-7_63

Dataset shift is a major challenge in the non-stationary environments wherein the input data distribution may change over time. In a time-series data, detecting the dataset shift point, where the distribution changes its properties is of utmost inter... Read More about EWMA based two-stage dataset shift-detection in non-stationary environments.

Human parasitology - book review (2013)
Journal Article
Hide, G. (2013). Human parasitology - book review. British Journal of Biomedical Science, 70(4), 184-184

Antimicrobial activity of novel nanostructured Cu-SiO2 coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition against hospital related pathogens (2013)
Journal Article
Varghese, S., ElFakhri, S., Sheel, D., Sheel, P., Bolton, F., & Foster, H. (2013). Antimicrobial activity of novel nanostructured Cu-SiO2 coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition against hospital related pathogens. AMB Express, 2(53), https://doi.org/10.1186/2191-0855-3-53

There is increasing recognition that the healthcare environment acts as an important reservoir for transmission of healthcare acquired infections (HCAI). One method of reducing environmental contamination would be use of antimicrobial materials. The... Read More about Antimicrobial activity of novel nanostructured Cu-SiO2 coatings prepared by chemical vapour deposition against hospital related pathogens.

Population based prospective study of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain (2013)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Wilkie, R., Beech, R., & Peat, G. (2013). Population based prospective study of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 72(Suppl3), 777

Background: Self-care restriction is a frequent form of disability in older adults and is associated with joint pain. The natural history of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain is unknown. Objectives: To (i) describe the frequency... Read More about Population based prospective study of self-care restriction in older adults with joint pain.

Occupational therapists’ views of a structured interview to identify and prioritise the work problems of people with rheumatoid arthritis (2013)
Journal Article
Prior, Y., Bodell, S., Amanna, A., & Hammond, A. (2013). Occupational therapists’ views of a structured interview to identify and prioritise the work problems of people with rheumatoid arthritis. Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 59(Suppl2), 66-66

Objective: The Work Experience Survey-Rheumatoid Conditions (WES-RC) is a structured interview identifying work barriers of people with arthritis. Developed in the USA, it takes about 45 minutes. We are using it in work rehabilitation for inflammato... Read More about Occupational therapists’ views of a structured interview to identify and prioritise the work problems of people with rheumatoid arthritis.