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A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games (2018)
Journal Article
Crawford, G., Muriel, D., & Conway, S. (2019). A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games. Convergence, 25(5-6), 937-952. https://doi.org/10.1177/1354856518772027

Video gaming is often understood and narrated as an 'experience', and we would suggest that this is particularly notable with sports-themed video games. However, we would argue that how the game experience is curated and consumed, and how this relate... Read More about A feel for the game : exploring gaming 'experience' through the case of sports-themed video games.

Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome - a Finnish Birth Register study (2018)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., Lamminpää, R., Selander, T., Gissler, M., Vehviläinen-Julkunen, K., Heinonen, S., …Räsänen, K. (2018). Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome - a Finnish Birth Register study. European Journal of Public Health, 28(6), 1122-1126. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cky081

Background: Negative effects of manual handling of burdens on pregnancy outcomes are not elucidated in Finland. This study examines the association between perinatal outcomes and occupational exposure to manual handling of burdens. Methods: The... Read More about Manual handling of burdens as a predictor of birth outcome - a Finnish Birth Register study.

Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives (2018)
Journal Article
Johnson, B., & Minor, L. (2018). Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives. Feminist Media Studies, 19(3), 364-379. https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2018.1468795

The UK television drama Shameless (Channel 4, 2004-2011) ran for eleven series, ending with its 138th episode in 2011. The closing episode did not only mark an end, however, but also a beginning - of a US remake on Showtime (2011-). Eight series down... Read More about Shameless television: gendering transnational narratives.

Analytical approach for entropy generation and heat transfer in CNT-nanofluid dynamics through a ciliated porous medium (2018)
Journal Article
Akbar, N., Shoaib, M., Tripathi, D., Bhushan, S., & Beg, O. (2018). Analytical approach for entropy generation and heat transfer in CNT-nanofluid dynamics through a ciliated porous medium. Journal of Hydrodynamics, 30(2), 296-306. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42241-018-0021-x

The transportation of biological and industrial nanofluids by natural propulsion like cilia movement and self-generated contraction-relaxation of flexible walls has significant applications in numerous emerging technologies. Inspired by multi-discipl... Read More about Analytical approach for entropy generation and heat transfer in CNT-nanofluid dynamics through a ciliated porous medium.

“The embodiment of pure thought”? Digital fabrication, disability and new possibilities for auto/biography (2018)
Journal Article
disability and new possibilities for auto/biography. Auto/Biography Studies, 33(2), 285-300. https://doi.org/10.1080/08989575.2018.1445509

This essay draws on findings from a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council project: “In the Making” (AH/M006026/1) to argue that the digital turn in art therapy – particularly 3D printing – makes possible new forms of disability agency, engaging pos... Read More about “The embodiment of pure thought”? Digital fabrication, disability and new possibilities for auto/biography.

War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare (2018)
Journal Article
Searle, D. (2018). War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare. Militärgeschichtliche Zeitschrift, 77(1), 37-77. https://doi.org/10.1515/mgzs-2018-0002

Although scholars have in the past dismissed the claim that war elephants were the »tanks of the ancient world«, a closer examination of the similarities between the two weapons reveals some remarkable parallels. In fact, a comparison shows that many... Read More about War elephants and early tanks : a transepochal comparison of ancient and modern warfare.

Cancer stem cells (CSCs) : metabolic strategies for their identification and eradication (2018)
Journal Article
De Francesco, E., Sotgia, F., & Lisanti, M. (2018). Cancer stem cells (CSCs) : metabolic strategies for their identification and eradication. Biochemical Journal, 475(9), 1611-1634. https://doi.org/10.1042/BCJ20170164

Phenotypic and functional heterogeneity is one of the most relevant features of cancer cells within different tumor types and is responsible for treatment failure. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are a population of cells with stem cell-like properties that... Read More about Cancer stem cells (CSCs) : metabolic strategies for their identification and eradication.

The ‘fear factor’ : Nigerian women and practitioners’ views on the factors affecting attendance in mammography screening (2018)
Thesis
Lawal, O. (in press). The ‘fear factor’ : Nigerian women and practitioners’ views on the factors affecting attendance in mammography screening. (Thesis). University of Salford

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death amongst women. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a significant increase in the incidence of breast cancer is expected in developing countries (such as Nigeria) by 2030. Mammography... Read More about The ‘fear factor’ : Nigerian women and practitioners’ views on the factors affecting attendance in mammography screening.

Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner (2018)
Book Chapter
Stonehouse, D. (2018). Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner. In F. Brown, & M. Wragg (Eds.), Play and Playwork: Notes and Reflections in a Time of Austerity. London: Routledge

This paper discusses the importance of ethics for play and playwork practitioners as the sector and work force move towards becoming a recognised profession within the United Kingdom. Exactly what is meant by the term ethics is defined, before moving... Read More about Ethical practice for the playwork practitioner.

Brexit : the links between domestic and foreign policy (2018)
Journal Article
Williams, B. (2018). Brexit : the links between domestic and foreign policy. Political Insight, 9(2), 36-39. https://doi.org/10.1177/2041905818779334

The UK’s vote to leave the EU was as much a product of divisions within the Conservative party as wider concerns about Britain’s relationship with Europe. Ben Williams explores the often complex relationship between domestic and foreign policy and it... Read More about Brexit : the links between domestic and foreign policy.

Modeling transient magnetohydrodynamic peristaltic pumping of electroconductive viscoelastic fluids through a deformable curved channel (2018)
Journal Article
Narla, V., Tripathi, D., Beg, O., & Kadir, A. (2018). Modeling transient magnetohydrodynamic peristaltic pumping of electroconductive viscoelastic fluids through a deformable curved channel. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 111(1), 127-143. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-018-9958-6

A mathematical model is presented to analyze the unsteady peristaltic flow of magnetized viscoelastic fluids through a deformable curved channel. The study simulates the bio-inspired pumping of electro-conductive rheological polymers which possess both... Read More about Modeling transient magnetohydrodynamic peristaltic pumping of electroconductive viscoelastic fluids through a deformable curved channel.

Building a causation annotated corpus : the Salford Arabic Causal Bank-proclitics (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sadek, J., & Meziane, F. (2018, May). Building a causation annotated corpus : the Salford Arabic Causal Bank-proclitics. Presented at The 3rd Workshop on Open-Source Arabic Corpora and Processing Tools, Miyazaki, Japan

We introduce the Salford Arabic Causal Bank (SACB) corpus, a new corpus dedicated to Arabic Causal relations. Causality as a linguistic phenomenon can be expressed using different elements and grammatical expressions. In Arabic language, causal parti... Read More about Building a causation annotated corpus : the Salford Arabic Causal Bank-proclitics.

Prescribing for the ageing patient (2018)
Journal Article
Robertson, D. (2018). Prescribing for the ageing patient. Nurse Prescribing, 16(5), 238-240. https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2018.16.5.238

There are many considerations that need to be made when prescribing for the ageing patient. This article will illustrate the common issues when prescribing for the over-65 population. Focus will be on pharmacokinetics and the four processes that occu... Read More about Prescribing for the ageing patient.

A review of the risks associated with children and young people’s social media use and the implications for social work practice (2018)
Journal Article
Willoughby, M. (2019). A review of the risks associated with children and young people’s social media use and the implications for social work practice. Journal of Social Work Practice, 33(2), 127-140. https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2018.1460587

This paper explores what the research says about the risks to children and young people of using social media. Taking a systematic approach this literature search identified 16 peer reviewed articles, written in English since January 2010. Four areas... Read More about A review of the risks associated with children and young people’s social media use and the implications for social work practice.

Modulation of vascular reactivity by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) (2018)
Journal Article
Agabiti Rosei, C., Paini, A., De Ciuceis, C., Withers, S., Greenstein, A., Heagerty, A., & Rizzoni, D. (2018). Modulation of vascular reactivity by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT). Current Hypertension Reports, 20(44), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11906-018-0835-5

Purpose of Review: In this review we discuss the role of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) in the modulation of vascular contractility and arterial pressure, focusing on the role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system and oxidative stress/infla... Read More about Modulation of vascular reactivity by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT).

A performance evaluation of multi-tenant data tier design patterns in a containerized environment (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Abdul, A., Bass, J., Ghavimi, H., & Adam, P. (2018). A performance evaluation of multi-tenant data tier design patterns in a containerized environment. In 2017 International Conference on Information Society (i-Society). https://doi.org/10.23919/i-Society.2017.8354684

Software as a Service (SaaS) has become one of de facto approach for deploying cloud base services or applications for many businesses. At the core of SaaS is Multi-tenancy; multi-tenancy gives customers (i.e. tenants) and software provider vast oppo... Read More about A performance evaluation of multi-tenant data tier design patterns in a containerized environment.

Unsteady nonlinear lifting line model for applied aerodynamics studies (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sugar-Gabor, O. (2018, May). Unsteady nonlinear lifting line model for applied aerodynamics studies. Presented at Advances in Aerospace Structures, Systems and Technology (AASST 2018), London, UK

The lifting line theory is widely used for obtaining aerodynamic performance results in various engineering fields, from aircraft conceptual design to wind power generation. Many different models were proposed, each tailored for a specific purpose, t... Read More about Unsteady nonlinear lifting line model for applied aerodynamics studies.

New insights into the distribution and conservation status of the Golden-White Tassel-Ear Marmoset Mico chrysoleucos (Primates, Callitrichidae) (2018)
Journal Article
Ennes Silva, F., Endo, W., de Sousa E Silva Júnior, J., Dos Santos Junior, M., Sampaio, R., & Röhe, F. (2018). New insights into the distribution and conservation status of the Golden-White Tassel-Ear Marmoset Mico chrysoleucos (Primates, Callitrichidae). Primates, 59(4), 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10329-018-0665-8

Among the 13 Mico species recognized by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, six are listed as "Data Deficient". The geographic range of most of the Mico species has been estimated from only a few records. We report new localities and the geograp... Read More about New insights into the distribution and conservation status of the Golden-White Tassel-Ear Marmoset Mico chrysoleucos (Primates, Callitrichidae).