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Manufacturing and finite element assessment of a novel pressure reducing insole for Diabetic Neuropathic patients (2014)
Journal Article
Ghassemi, A., Mossayebi, A., Jamshidi, N., Naemi, R., & Karimi, M. (2014). Manufacturing and finite element assessment of a novel pressure reducing insole for Diabetic Neuropathic patients. Australasian Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 38, 63–70. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13246-014-0319-0

Diabetes is one of the metabolic diseases. Uncontrolled diabetes can lead to diabetic foot ulcers and if it was not treated would lead to amputation. Foot ulcers can be prevented by using suitable insoles which are made of appropriate material and ge... Read More about Manufacturing and finite element assessment of a novel pressure reducing insole for Diabetic Neuropathic patients.

Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states (2014)
Journal Article
Pickering, J., Skovgaard, J., Kim, S., Roberts, J., Rossati, D., Stadelmann, M., & Reich, H. (2015). Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states. World Development, 68, 149-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2014.10.033

Developed countries have relied heavily on aid budgets to fulfill their pledges to boost funding for addressing climate change in developing countries. However, little is known about how interaction between aid and other ministries has shaped contrib... Read More about Acting on climate finance pledges: Inter-Agency dynamics and relationships with aid in contributor states.

Investigation of infectivity of neonates and adults from different rat strains to toxoplasma gondii prugniaud shows both variation which correlates with iNOS and Arginase-1 activity and increased susceptibility of neonates to infection (2014)
Journal Article
Gao, J., Yi, S., Wu, M., Geng, G., Shen, J., Lu, F., …Lun, Z. (2015). Investigation of infectivity of neonates and adults from different rat strains to toxoplasma gondii prugniaud shows both variation which correlates with iNOS and Arginase-1 activity and increased susceptibility of neonates to infection. Experimental Parasitology, 149, 47-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2014.12.008

Mouse models differ considerably fromhumans with regard to clinical symptoms of toxoplasmosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii and, by comparison, the rat model is more representative of this disease in humans. In the present study, we found that differ... Read More about Investigation of infectivity of neonates and adults from different rat strains to toxoplasma gondii prugniaud shows both variation which correlates with iNOS and Arginase-1 activity and increased susceptibility of neonates to infection.

Moving beyond green : Exploring the relationship of environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on emotional well-being following group walks (2014)
Journal Article
Marselle, M., Irvine, K., Lorenzo-Arribas, A., & Warber, S. (2014). Moving beyond green : Exploring the relationship of environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on emotional well-being following group walks. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12, 106-130. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph120100106

Against the backdrop of increasing interest in the relationship between Nature and health, this study examined the effect of perceived environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on short-term emotional well-being following out... Read More about Moving beyond green : Exploring the relationship of environment type and indicators of perceived environmental quality on emotional well-being following group walks.

Urocortin - from Parkinson's disease to the skeleton (2014)
Journal Article
Lawrence, K., Jackson, T., Jamieson, D., Stevens, A., Owens, G., Sayan, B., …Townsend, P. (2014). Urocortin - from Parkinson's disease to the skeleton. International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, 60, 130-138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocel.2014.12.005

Urocortin (Ucn 1), a 40 amino acid long peptide related to corticotropin releasing factor (CRF) was discovered 19 years ago, based on its sequence homology to the parent molecule. Its existence was inferred in the CNS because of anatomical and pharma... Read More about Urocortin - from Parkinson's disease to the skeleton.

Age difference and face-saving in an inter-generational problem based learning group (2014)
Journal Article
Robinson, L. (2014). Age difference and face-saving in an inter-generational problem based learning group. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 40(4), 466-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/0309877X.2014.984598

This study used Grounded Theory methodology to investigate whether learning in a Problem Based Learning (PBL) group was influenced by student demographic diversity. Data comprised observations, in the form of video footage, of one first year PBL grou... Read More about Age difference and face-saving in an inter-generational problem based learning group.

Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida (2014)
Thesis
Alazawi, Z. (in press). Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida. (Thesis). University of Salford

The importance of emergency response systems have grown tremendously in the recent times due to the many manmade and natural disasters in recent years such as September 2001, July 2005 London bombings and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami disaste... Read More about Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida.

Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography (2014)
Journal Article
Nightingale, J., Murphy, F., Robinson, L., Newton-Hughes, A., & Hogg, P. (2015). Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography. Radiography, 21(4), 364-369. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radi.2014.11.004

Objective: Breast compression decreases radiation dose and reduces potential for motion and geometric unsharpness, yet there is variability in applied compression force within and between some centres. This article explores the problem solving proces... Read More about Breast compression - an exploration of problem solving and decision making in mammography.

The catalyst role of school architecture in enhancing children’s environmental behavior (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Izadpanahi, P., & Elkadi, H. (2014, December). The catalyst role of school architecture in enhancing children’s environmental behavior. Presented at 30th International Passive and Low Energy Architecture (PLEA) Conference, Ahmedabad, India

The interrelationships between school design and children learning are well established. Less evident is the relationship between sustainable school design and the level of environmental behaviour of the children in attendance. Newly erected prim... Read More about The catalyst role of school architecture in enhancing children’s environmental behavior.

Graphene oxide interfaces in serum based autoantibody quantification (2014)
Journal Article
Xu, Q., Cheng, H., Lehr, J., Patil, A., & Davis, J. (2015). Graphene oxide interfaces in serum based autoantibody quantification. Analytical Chemistry, 87(1), 346-350. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac503890e

A reliable quantification of protein markers will undoubtedly underpin profound developments in disease surveillance, diagnostics, and improved therapy. Although there potentially exist numerous means of achieving this, electrochemical impedimetric t... Read More about Graphene oxide interfaces in serum based autoantibody quantification.

Sputtering yields exceeding 1000 by 80keV Xe irradiation of Au nanorods (2014)
Journal Article
Ilinov, A., Kuronen, A., Nordlund, K., Greaves, G., Hinks, J., Busby, P., …Donnelly, S. (2014). Sputtering yields exceeding 1000 by 80keV Xe irradiation of Au nanorods. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms, 341, 17-21. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2014.03.025

Using experiments and computer simulations, we find that 80 keV Xe ion irradiation of Au nanorods can produce sputtering yields exceeding 1000, which to our knowledge are the highest yields reported for sputtering by single ions in the nuclear collis... Read More about Sputtering yields exceeding 1000 by 80keV Xe irradiation of Au nanorods.

Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach (2014)
Journal Article
Crotty, J. (2016). Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach. Business and Society, 55(6), 825-853. https://doi.org/10.1177/0007650314561965

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a concept for business from within developed, Western economies. Such economies are underpinned by functioning institutions, where compliance with regulation is assumed. Recently, however, the abil... Read More about Corporate social responsibility in the Russian federation: A contextualized approach.

Revealing DNA interactions with exogenous agents by surface-enhanced raman scattering (2014)
Journal Article
Masetti, M., Xie, H., Krpetic, Z., Recanatini, M., Alvarez-Puebla, R., & Guerrini, L. (2015). Revealing DNA interactions with exogenous agents by surface-enhanced raman scattering. Abstracts of papers / American Chemical Society, 137(1), 469-476. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja511398w

The standard protocols for DNA analysis largely involve polymerase chain reaction (PCR). However, DNA structures bound to chemical agents cannot be PCR-amplified, and therefore any sequence changes induced by external agents may be neglected. Thus, t... Read More about Revealing DNA interactions with exogenous agents by surface-enhanced raman scattering.

The concept and realization of nanostructure fabrication using free-standing metallic wires with rapid thermal annealing (2014)
Journal Article
Cui, A., Hao, T., Li, W., Shen, T., Liu, Z., Jiang, Q., & Gu, C. (2015). The concept and realization of nanostructure fabrication using free-standing metallic wires with rapid thermal annealing. SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics and Astronomy, 58(4), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11433-014-5623-x

Free-standing metallic nanostructures are considered to be highly relevant to many branches of science and technology with applications of three dimensional metallic nanostructures ranging from optical reflectors, actuators, and antenna, to free-stan... Read More about The concept and realization of nanostructure fabrication using free-standing metallic wires with rapid thermal annealing.

Anastomosing reach control on hydraulics and sediment distribution on the Sabie River, South Africa (2014)
Journal Article
Entwistle, N., Heritage, G., Tooth, S., & Milan, D. (2015). Anastomosing reach control on hydraulics and sediment distribution on the Sabie River, South Africa. Proceedings of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences, 367, 215-219. https://doi.org/10.5194/piahs-367-215-2015

Many of the large rivers in southern Africa exhibit a strong bedrock influence, being characterised by a channel incised 10–20 m into ancient planation surfaces. Under alluviated conditions, these channels display downstream sequences of channel type... Read More about Anastomosing reach control on hydraulics and sediment distribution on the Sabie River, South Africa.

Mobilization of heavy metals from urban contaminated soils under water inundation conditions (2014)
Journal Article
Mukwaturi, M., & Lin, C. (2015). Mobilization of heavy metals from urban contaminated soils under water inundation conditions. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 285, 445-452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.10.020

A microcosm experiment was conducted to investigate heavy metal release from the urban soils heavily contaminated by past industrial activities. The aim was to assess the mobility of various heavy metals under inundation with water. The results sho... Read More about Mobilization of heavy metals from urban contaminated soils under water inundation conditions.

The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements (2014)
Journal Article
Sinclair, J., Chockalingam, N., Naemi, R., & Vincent, H. (2014). The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements. Footwear Science, 7(1), 31-36. https://doi.org/10.1080/19424280.2014.983445

Netball is associated with a high frequency of chronic injuries. There is currently a trend towards the utilisation of minimalist footwear in netball players in lieu of traditional netball trainers. The aim of the current investigation was to examine... Read More about The effects of sport-specific and minimalist footwear on the kinetics and kinematics of three netball-specific movements.

Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment? (2014)
Journal Article
Kamerāde, D., & McKay, S. (2015). Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment?. Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, 26(6), 2733-2754. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11266-014-9545-z

Previous studies have found that employment in the voluntary sector offers a so-called ‘job satisfaction premium’: despite lower salaries, voluntary sector employees are more satisfied with their jobs than workers in other sectors. This paper examine... Read More about Is there a subjective well-being premium in voluntary sector employment?.