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A narrative review of musculoskeletal problems of the lower extremity and back associated with the interface between occupational tasks, feet, footwear and flooring (2016)
Journal Article

At least 50% of workers are exposed to the risk of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) due to spending
prolonged hours standing at work. There is a lack of information regarding issues with the
feet, solutions to the problem, and links between MSD, fee... Read More about A narrative review of musculoskeletal problems of the lower extremity and back associated with the interface between occupational tasks, feet, footwear and flooring.

‘They look at you like an insect that wants to be squashed’ : an ethnographic account of the racialized sexual spaces of Manchester’s Gay Village (2016)
Journal Article
Held, N. (2017). ‘They look at you like an insect that wants to be squashed’ : an ethnographic account of the racialized sexual spaces of Manchester’s Gay Village. Sexualities, 20(5-6), 535-557. https://doi.org/10.1177/1363460716676988

This article explores the interactive relationship between sexuality, ‘race’ and space. By drawing on ethnographic research with bisexual and lesbian women, it looks at the lived experiences of the intersections of sexuality and ‘race’ in a particula... Read More about ‘They look at you like an insect that wants to be squashed’ : an ethnographic account of the racialized sexual spaces of Manchester’s Gay Village.

The use of computerised clinical decision support systems in emergency care : a substantive review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article

Objectives: This paper provides a substantive review of international literature evaluating the impact of computerised clinical decision support systems (CCDSS) on the care of emergency department (ED) patients.
Material and Methods: A literature s... Read More about The use of computerised clinical decision support systems in emergency care : a substantive review of the literature.

Diffusive Release of Photosensitizing Agents (PS) from Novel PVA-Borate Semi-Solid Drug Carriers Through In Vitro Oral Streptococcus mutans Biofilm (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Streptococcus mutans, one of the agent of human dental caries, is particularly effective at forming biofilms on the hard tissues of the human oral cavity; the purpose of this study was to investigate and quantify the diffusional release o... Read More about Diffusive Release of Photosensitizing Agents (PS) from Novel PVA-Borate Semi-Solid Drug Carriers Through In Vitro Oral Streptococcus mutans Biofilm.

A framework for implementation of IPD principles in oil & gas projects (2016)
Thesis

Investment in the global Oil and Gas sector is huge. In 2014, the cumulative investment in between 2014 and 2035 was estimated to be US$22.4 trillion, equivalent to an average annual spend of more than US$1 trillion. A high percentage of Oil & Gas pr... Read More about A framework for implementation of IPD principles in oil & gas projects.

Examining the relationships between challenge and threat cognitive appraisals and coaching behaviours in football coaches (2016)
Journal Article
Dixon, M., Turner, M., & Gillman, J. (2016). Examining the relationships between challenge and threat cognitive appraisals and coaching behaviours in football coaches. Journal of Sports Sciences, 35(24), 2466-2452. https://doi.org/10.1080/02640414.2016.1273538

Previous research demonstrates that sports coaching is a stressful activity. This article investigates coaches’ challenge and threat cognitive appraisals of stressful situations and their impact on coaching behaviour, using Blascovich and Mendes’ (20... Read More about Examining the relationships between challenge and threat cognitive appraisals and coaching behaviours in football coaches.

Targeting cancer stem cell propagation with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor: Telomerase drives tumor cell heterogeneity (2016)
Journal Article
Bonuccelli, G., Peires-Pages, M., Ozsvari, B., Martinez- Outschoorn, U., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2017). Targeting cancer stem cell propagation with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor: Telomerase drives tumor cell heterogeneity. Oncotarget, 8(6), 9868-9884. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.14196

In this report, we systematically examined the role of telomerase activity in
lung and ovarian cancer stem cell (CSC) propagation. For this purpose, we indirectly
gauged telomerase activity, by linking the hTERT-promoter to eGFP. Using lung
(A549)... Read More about Targeting cancer stem cell propagation with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor: Telomerase drives tumor cell heterogeneity.

Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring (2016)
Journal Article

Reducing space heating energy demand supports the UK’s legislated carbon emission reduction targets and requires the effective characterisation of the UK’s existing housing stock to facilitate retrofitting decision-making. Approximately 6.6 million U... Read More about Heat-flow variability of suspended timber ground floors: Implications for in-situ heat-flux measuring.

Numerical study of slip effects on unsteady aysmmetric bioconvective nanofluid flow in a porous microchannel with an expanding/ contracting upper wall using Buongiorno’s model (2016)
Journal Article
Beg, O., Basir, M., Uddin, M., & Ismail, A. (2016). Numerical study of slip effects on unsteady aysmmetric bioconvective nanofluid flow in a porous microchannel with an expanding/ contracting upper wall using Buongiorno’s model. Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology, 17(3), 1750059. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219519417500592

In this paper, the unsteady fully developed forced convective flow of viscous incompressible biofluid that contains both nanoparticles and gyrotactic microorganisms in a horizontal micro-channel is studied. Buongiorno’s model is employed. The upper c... Read More about Numerical study of slip effects on unsteady aysmmetric bioconvective nanofluid flow in a porous microchannel with an expanding/ contracting upper wall using Buongiorno’s model.

Intelligence, security and the Attlee governments, 1945–51 : an uneasy relationship? (2016)
Book

Drawing on recently released documents and private papers, this is the first book-length study to examine the intimate relationship between the Attlee government and Britain's intelligence and security services at the start of the Cold War. Often pra... Read More about Intelligence, security and the Attlee governments, 1945–51 : an uneasy relationship?.

Benchmarking factor selection and sensitivity: a case study with nursing courses (2016)
Journal Article
Langan, A. M., Harris, W. E., Barrett, N., Hamshire, C., & Wibberley, C. (2018). Benchmarking factor selection and sensitivity: a case study with nursing courses. Studies in Higher Education, 43(9), 1586-1596. https://doi.org/10.1080/03075079.2016.1266613

There is an increasing requirement in higher education (HE) worldwide to deliver excellence. Benchmarking is widely used for this purpose, but methodological approaches to the creation of benchmark metrics vary greatly. Approaches require selection o... Read More about Benchmarking factor selection and sensitivity: a case study with nursing courses.

Human commercial models’ eye colour shows negative frequency-dependent selection (2016)
Journal Article
frequency-dependent selection. PLoS ONE, 11(12), e0168458. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0168458

In this study we investigated the eye colour of human commercial models registered in the UK (400 female and 400 male) and Brazil (400 female and 400 male) to test the hypothesis that model eye colour frequency was the result of negative frequency de... Read More about Human commercial models’ eye colour shows negative frequency-dependent selection.

Computational modelling folate metabolism and DNA methylation: implications for understanding health and ageing (2016)
Journal Article

Dietary folates have a key role to play in health, as deficiencies in the intake of these B vitamins have been implicated in a wide variety of clinical conditions. The reason for this is folates function as single carbon donors in the synthesis of me... Read More about Computational modelling folate metabolism and DNA methylation: implications for understanding health and ageing.

Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: A systematic scoping review of a decade of literature (2016)
Journal Article
Lowe, A., Gee, M., McLean, S., Littlewood, C., Lindsay, C., & Everett, S. (2016). Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: A systematic scoping review of a decade of literature. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 52, 122-127. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096735

Background: The health benefits of physical activity (PA) have been extensively documented. Globally PA levels are low with only a small proportion of the population reaching recommended levels. Insufficient PA is seen as a major public health proble... Read More about Physical activity promotion in physiotherapy practice: A systematic scoping review of a decade of literature.

Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA (2016)
Journal Article
Guardiola, M., Wangensteen Fuentes, O., Taberlet, P., Coissac, E., Uriz, M., & Turon, X. (2016). Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA. PeerJ, 4, e2807. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2807

We assessed spatio-temporal patterns of diversity in deep-sea sediment communities using metabarcoding. We chose a recently developed eukaryotic marker based on the v7 region of the 18S rRNA gene. Our study was performed in a submarine canyon and its... Read More about Spatio-temporal monitoring of deep-sea communities using metabarcoding of sediment DNA and RNA.

Urban measures for hot weather conditions in a temperate climate condition : a review study (2016)
Journal Article

This paper discusses the effects of urban design and meteorological parameters on thermal comfort for
pedestrians at street level. A comparison of different urban modifications allows an objective assessment of the
effectiveness of climate adaptati... Read More about Urban measures for hot weather conditions in a temperate climate condition : a review study.

Characterization of acoustic diffusion using refracto-vibrometry (2016)
Journal Article
Jackett, R., Piper, B., & Hughes, R. (2017). Characterization of acoustic diffusion using refracto-vibrometry. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 392, 70-76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2016.12.028

Refracto-vibrometry is a relatively new measurement technique that is sensitive to variations in the optical refractive index of a medium caused by changes in acoustic pressure within that medium (the acousto-optic effect). It has so far been employe... Read More about Characterization of acoustic diffusion using refracto-vibrometry.

Finite element modelling of the foot for clinical application: A systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Behforootan, S., Chatzistergos, P., Naemi, R., & Chockalingam, N. (2017). Finite element modelling of the foot for clinical application: A systematic review. Medical Engineering and Physics, 39, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medengphy.2016.10.011

Over the last two decades finite element modelling has been widely used to give new insight on foot and footwear biomechanics. However its actual contribution for the improvement of the therapeutic outcome of different pathological conditions of the... Read More about Finite element modelling of the foot for clinical application: A systematic review.

With a little help from my followers – facilitating the #LTHEchat (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Rowell, C., Baff, D., Beckingham, S., Withnell, N., Soper, K., Jobling, C., & Tindal, I. (2016, December). With a little help from my followers – facilitating the #LTHEchat. Presented at Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference: The Empowered Learner?, Sheffield Hallam University

“That’s not so comfortable for you, is it?’ : the spectre of misogyny in The Fall (2016)
Book Chapter