Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (1182)

Between-Session Reliability of Isometric Midthigh Pull Kinetics and Maximal Power Clean Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players. (2018)
Journal Article
T, D., C, T., P, C., JJ, M., PA, J., NP, O., & AL, Y. (2018). Between-Session Reliability of Isometric Midthigh Pull Kinetics and Maximal Power Clean Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 32(12), https://doi.org/10.1519/jsc.0000000000001830

Between-session reliability of isometric midthigh pull kinetics and maximal power clean performance in male youth soccer players. J Strength Cond Res 32(12): 3373–3381, 2018—The aim of the study was to determine the between-session reliability of iso... Read More about Between-Session Reliability of Isometric Midthigh Pull Kinetics and Maximal Power Clean Performance in Male Youth Soccer Players..

Mapping Eurasia : contrasting the public diplomacies of Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative (2018)
Journal Article
Pieper, M. (2018). Mapping Eurasia : contrasting the public diplomacies of Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative. Rising powers quarterly (Online), 3(3),

This paper contrasts the public diplomacies behind China and Russia’s approaches to Eurasian Order and process-traces the gradual interaction between the two. It argues that Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ vision seeks to create a common space in Eurasia... Read More about Mapping Eurasia : contrasting the public diplomacies of Russia’s ‘Greater Eurasia’ and China’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative.

Eye gaze markers indicate visual attention to threatening images in individuals with chronic back pain (2018)
Journal Article
Franklin, Z., Holmes, P., & Fowler, N. (2018). Eye gaze markers indicate visual attention to threatening images in individuals with chronic back pain. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 8(1), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm8010031

Research into attentional biases and threatening, pain-related information has primarily been investigated using reaction time as the dependent variable. This study aimed to extend previous research to provide a more in depth investigation of chronic... Read More about Eye gaze markers indicate visual attention to threatening images in individuals with chronic back pain.

A cause of communication failure in managing industrialized building system (IBS) projects : a perspective view from project managers (2018)
Journal Article
Pozin, M., Nawi, M., Lee, A., Yaakob, M., & Hanafi, M. (2018). A cause of communication failure in managing industrialized building system (IBS) projects : a perspective view from project managers. International Journal of Technology, 9(8), 1523-1532. https://doi.org/10.14716/ijtech.v9i8.2750

An effective communication process is an important element in distributing information to various project teams. The previous study demonstrates the importance of communication in the project management process in order to encourage project delivery... Read More about A cause of communication failure in managing industrialized building system (IBS) projects : a perspective view from project managers.

An evidence-based approach to measuring affective domain development (2018)
Journal Article
Stephens, M., & Ormandy, P. (2019). An evidence-based approach to measuring affective domain development. Journal of Professional Nursing, 35(3), 216-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.profnurs.2018.12.004

Background: Educational taxonomies are utilised within nursing programmes to design curriculum, develop learning objectives, and measure attainments including the assessment of values, behaviours, and attitudes. Current measurement of the affective... Read More about An evidence-based approach to measuring affective domain development.

Heat-killed lactobacilli alter both microbiota composition and behaviour (2018)
Journal Article
Warda, A., Rea, K., Fitzgerald, P., Hueston, C., Gonzalez Tortuero, E., Dinan, T., & Hill, C. (2019). Heat-killed lactobacilli alter both microbiota composition and behaviour. Behavioural Brain Research, 362, 213-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2018.12.047

Recently it has been proposed to expand the definition of psychobiotics (beneficial bacteria (probiotics) or support for such bacteria (prebiotics) that positively impact mental health) to any exogenous influence whose effect on the brain is bacteria... Read More about Heat-killed lactobacilli alter both microbiota composition and behaviour.

Governing under pressure : the mental well-being of politicians (2018)
Journal Article
Flinders, M., Weinberg, A., Weinberg, J., Geddes, M., & Kwiatkowski, R. (2020). Governing under pressure : the mental well-being of politicians. Parliamentary Affairs, 73(2), 253-273. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsy046

Despite the singular importance of the work of national politicians in creating legislation, representing constituents and holding government to account, relatively little work has been done concerning their wellbeing and psychological health. There... Read More about Governing under pressure : the mental well-being of politicians.

Priorities for nutrition research in pediatric critical care (2018)
Journal Article
Tume, L., Valla, F., Floh, A., Goday, P., Jotterand-Chapparo, C., Larsen, B., …Mehta, N. (2019). Priorities for nutrition research in pediatric critical care. Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, 43(7), 853-862. https://doi.org/10.1002/jpen.1498

Background: Widespread variation exists in pediatric critical care nutrition practices, largely because of the scarcity of evidence to guide best practice recommendations. Objective: The objective of this paper was to develop a list of topics to be... Read More about Priorities for nutrition research in pediatric critical care.

Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study (2018)
Journal Article
Al-Murshedi, S., Hogg, P., & England, A. (2019). Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study. Physica Medica, 57(Jan 19), 65-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejmp.2018.12.009

Purpose: To evaluate the influence of being overweight on image quality (IQ), radiation dose and acquisition parameters when undertaking adult chest x-ray (CXR) examinations using routine acquisition protocols. Methods: The Lungman chest phantom... Read More about Relationship between body habitus and image quality and radiation dose in chest x-ray examinations : a phantom study.

Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search (2018)
Journal Article
Bendall, R., Mohamed, A., & Thompson, C. (2019). Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search. Cognitive processing, 20, 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10339-018-0898-x

Research shows that emotional stimuli can capture attention, and this can benefit or impair performance, depending on the characteristics of a task. Additionally, whilst some findings show that attention expands under positive conditions, others show... Read More about Emotional real-world scenes impact visual search.

Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius) (2018)
Journal Article
Simpson, J., & O'Hara, S. (2018). Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius). Animal Cognition, 22(2), 145-152. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10071-018-1230-y

Gaze following is the ability to utilise information from another's gaze. It is most often seen in a social context or as a reflexive response to interesting external stimuli. Social species can potentially reveal utilisable knowledge about another's... Read More about Gaze following in an asocial reptile (Eublepharis macularius).

Measuring and modelling retrofit fabric performance in solid wall conjoined dwellings (2018)
Journal Article
Farmer, D., Parker, J., Johnston, D., Fletcher, M., Thomas, F., Gorse, C., & Stenlund, S. (2019). Measuring and modelling retrofit fabric performance in solid wall conjoined dwellings. Energy and Buildings, 185, 49-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.12.010

There remains a significant number of occupied and uninsulated solid wall dwellings in the UK. Deep retrofit is often required for these buildings to become energy efficient but it is difficult to determine how these buildings will respond to retrofi... Read More about Measuring and modelling retrofit fabric performance in solid wall conjoined dwellings.

The ER-alpha mutation Y537S confers Tamoxifen-resistance via enhanced mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis and Rho-GDI/PTEN signaling : implicating TIGAR in somatic resistance to endocrine therapy (2018)
Journal Article
Fiorillo, M., Sanchez-Alvarez, R., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2018). The ER-alpha mutation Y537S confers Tamoxifen-resistance via enhanced mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis and Rho-GDI/PTEN signaling : implicating TIGAR in somatic resistance to endocrine therapy. Aging, 10(12), 4000-4023. https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.101690

Naturally-occurring somatic mutations in the estrogen receptor gene (ESR1) have been previously implicated in the clinical development of resistance to hormonal therapies, such as Tamoxifen. For example, the somatic mutation Y537S has been specifical... Read More about The ER-alpha mutation Y537S confers Tamoxifen-resistance via enhanced mitochondrial metabolism, glycolysis and Rho-GDI/PTEN signaling : implicating TIGAR in somatic resistance to endocrine therapy.

ICFHR 2018 Competition on recognition of historical Arabic scientific manuscripts - RASM2018 (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Clausner, C., Antonacopoulos, A., McGregor, N., & Wilson-Nunn, D. (2018). ICFHR 2018 Competition on recognition of historical Arabic scientific manuscripts - RASM2018. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICFHR-2018.2018.00088

This paper presents an objective comparative evaluation of page analysis and recognition methods for historical scientific manuscripts with text in Arabic language and script. It describes the competition (modus operandi, dataset and evaluation metho... Read More about ICFHR 2018 Competition on recognition of historical Arabic scientific manuscripts - RASM2018.

Effect of confinement on the bearing capacity and settlement of spread foundations (2018)
Journal Article
settlement of spread foundations. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2021831

Allowable-bearing capacity is the competency of soil to safely carries the pressure from the superstructure without experiencing a shear failure with accompanying excessive settlements. Ensuring a safe bearing pressure with respect to failure does no... Read More about Effect of confinement on the bearing capacity and settlement of spread foundations.

A dualistic view of employment in China (2018)
Journal Article
Ma, G. (2018). A dualistic view of employment in China. Society and Business Review, 15(1), 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-10-2018-0111

This paper aims to bring to the fore some neglected implications of the dual employment systems in China, especially for the public sector. Design/methodology/approach This paper reinterprets some recent developments in understanding Chinese empl... Read More about A dualistic view of employment in China.

Uptake of health services by people from the Dalit community (2018)
Journal Article
Thapa, R., van Teijlingen, E., Regmi, P., & Heaslip, V. (2018). Uptake of health services by people from the Dalit community. Journal of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, 1(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.3126/jbpkihs.v1i2.22072

Studies and reports on uptake of health services in Nepal and other low-income countries often focus on limitations due to physical factors, such as travel distance to health facility, or lack of medical facilities or electricity at the health care c... Read More about Uptake of health services by people from the Dalit community.