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How an ordeal becomes the norm: A qualitative exploration of experiences of self-cannulation in male home haemodialysis patients (2018)
Journal Article
C, M., R, M.-A., A, J., S, M., S, S., & A, W. (2018). How an ordeal becomes the norm: A qualitative exploration of experiences of self-cannulation in male home haemodialysis patients. British Journal of Health Psychology, 23(3), 544-560. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjhp.12303

Objectives Despite home haemodialysis (HHD) being associated with significant health and psychosocial benefits, it remains an under-utilized dialysis modality for people with chronic kidney disease. Self-cannulation, where patients insert their own... Read More about How an ordeal becomes the norm: A qualitative exploration of experiences of self-cannulation in male home haemodialysis patients.

Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges (2018)
Journal Article
Sequeira, A., Bouchet, P., Yates, K., Mengersen, K., & Caley, M. (2018). Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 9(5), 1250-1264. https://doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12998

After decades of extensive surveying, knowledge of the global distribution of species still remains inadequate for many purposes. In the short to medium term, such knowledge is unlikely to improve greatly given the often prohibitive costs of surveyin... Read More about Transferring biodiversity models for conservation : opportunities and challenges.

Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids : crossover at the Frenkel line (2018)
Journal Article
Fomin, Y., Ryzhov, V., Tsiok, E., Proctor, J., Prescher, C., Prakapenka, V., …Brazhkin, V. (2018). Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids : crossover at the Frenkel line. Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 30(13), #134003. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-648X/aaaf39

We review recent work aimed at understanding dynamical and thermodynamic properties of liquids and supercritical fluids. The focus of our discussion is on solid-like transverse collective modes, whose evolution in the supercritical fluids enables one... Read More about Dynamics, thermodynamics and structure of liquids and supercritical fluids : crossover at the Frenkel line.

Linking Community Research Engagement And Insight Adopting Qualitative Approaches That Really Inform (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Blezard, E., & Cheetham, L. (2018, March). Linking Community Research Engagement And Insight Adopting Qualitative Approaches That Really Inform. Presented at TPAS Engaging Communities Conference 2018, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Nottingham

An interactive workshop informing practitioners and residents from Social Housing how to combine community engagement, research and insight to improve social housing service delivery.

Evaluation of the Good Life Festival : a model for co-produced dementia events (2018)
Journal Article
Luxmoore, B., Marrett, C., Calvert, L., Calvert, S., Foy, P., Smith, E., & Collier, E. (2018). Evaluation of the Good Life Festival : a model for co-produced dementia events. Mental Health Practice, 21(6), https://doi.org/10.7748/mhp.2018.e1275

The article presents an evaluation of The Good Life Festival, a co-produced event between people living with dementia, Salford University Dementia Institute, Alzheimer’s Society, Salford and Salford Adventures. This was a new way of working but impor... Read More about Evaluation of the Good Life Festival : a model for co-produced dementia events.

Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation (2018)
Journal Article
Johansen, S., Hauge, I., Hogg, P., England, A., Lanca, L., Gunn, C., & Sanderud, A. (2018). Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 49(2), 201-206. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2018.02.002

Aim: To compare the absorption ability of two lead-free aprons with a lead apron. Method: Measure and compare the absorption ability of 3 aprons; OpaqFu bilayer apron containing bismuth and antimony, NoLead one layer apron containing antimony, and... Read More about Are antimony-bismuth aprons as efficient as lead rubber aprons in providing shielding against scattered radiation.

Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. (2018)
Journal Article
Buldt, A., Forghany, S., Landorf, K., Levinger, P., Murley, G., & Menz, H. (2018). Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet. Gait & Posture, 62, 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2018.03.005

Background Variations in foot posture, such as pes planus (low medial longitudinal arch) or pes cavus (high medial longitudinal arch) are associated with some lower limb injuries. However, the mechanism that links foot posture to injury is not cle... Read More about Foot posture is associated with plantar pressure during gait : a comparison of normal, planus and cavus feet..

Effect of technique and transfer board use on the performance of wheelchair transfers (2018)
Journal Article
Barbareschi, G., Cheng, T., & Holloway, C. (2018). Effect of technique and transfer board use on the performance of wheelchair transfers. Healthcare Technology Letters, 5(2), 76-80. https://doi.org/10.1049/htl.2017.0075

Transferring to and from the wheelchair seat is a necessary skill for many wheelchair users who wish to be independent of their everyday life. The performance of wheelchair transfers has been associated with the risk of falling and developing upper l... Read More about Effect of technique and transfer board use on the performance of wheelchair transfers.

Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan (2018)
Journal Article
Bebezov, B., Mamashev, N., Umetaliev, T., Ziadinov, I., Craig, P., Joekel, D., …Torgerson, P. (2018). Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 24(6), 1119-1122. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2406.161641

Human alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is a highly pathogenic zoonotic parasitic disease caused by Echinococcus multilocularis. An ultrasound study in southern Kyrgyzstan during 2012 revealed a prevalence of 4.2% probable or confirmed AE and an additiona... Read More about Intense focus of alveolar echinococcosis, South Kyrgyzstan.

Operando spectroscopy study of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction by iron species on nitrogen-doped carbon (2018)
Journal Article
Genovese, C., Schuster, M., Gibson, E., Gianolio, D., Posligua, V., Grau-Crespo, R., …Arrigo, R. (2018). Operando spectroscopy study of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction by iron species on nitrogen-doped carbon. Nature communications, 9, 935. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03138-7

The carbon–carbon coupling via electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide represents the biggest challenge for using this route as platform for chemicals synthesis. Here we show that nanostructured iron (III) oxyhydroxide on nitrogen-doped carbon en... Read More about Operando spectroscopy study of the carbon dioxide electro-reduction by iron species on nitrogen-doped carbon.

A memory advantage for past-oriented over future-oriented performance feedback (2018)
Journal Article
Nash, R., Winstone, N., Gregory, S., & Papps, E. (2018). A memory advantage for past-oriented over future-oriented performance feedback. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 44(12), 1864-1879. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000549

People frequently receive performance feedback that describes how well they achieved in the past, and how they could improve in future. In educational contexts, future-oriented (directive) feedback is often argued to be more valuable to learners than... Read More about A memory advantage for past-oriented over future-oriented performance feedback.

Skin swabs with FTA® cards as a dry storage source for amphibian DNA (2018)
Journal Article
Ward, A., Hide, G., & Jehle, R. (2019). Skin swabs with FTA® cards as a dry storage source for amphibian DNA. Conservation Genetics Resources, 11, 309-311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-018-1018-z

Amphibians are the most endangered group of vertebrates, and conservation measures increasingly rely on information drawn from genetic markers. The present study explores skin swabs with Whatman FTA® cards as a method to retrieve PCR-amplifiable amph... Read More about Skin swabs with FTA® cards as a dry storage source for amphibian DNA.

Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil (2018)
Journal Article
Carneiro, J., Sampaio, I., Silva-Junior, J., Farias, I., Hrbek, T., Pissinatti, A., …Schneider, H. (2018). Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 124, 10-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.03.001

The titi monkeys belong to a genus of New World primates endemic to South America, which were recently reclassified in three genera (Cheracebus, Plecturocebus and Callicebus). The genus Callicebus, which currently includes five species, is endemic to... Read More about Phylogeny, molecular dating and zoogeographic history of the titi monkeys (Callicebus, Pitheciidae) of eastern Brazil.

Saro-Wiwa’s language of dissent : translating between African Englishes (2018)
Journal Article
Kendall, J. (2018). Saro-Wiwa’s language of dissent : translating between African Englishes. Translation and Literature, 27(1), 25-52. https://doi.org/10.3366/tal.2018.0320

This article calls attention to the essential translational aspect of linguistic experimentation in literary uses of African Englishes in colonial and postcolonial West African literature. It focuses mainly on the literature of the most linguisticall... Read More about Saro-Wiwa’s language of dissent : translating between African Englishes.

Hide and seek : a multidisciplinary study on the ecological success of an estuarine dweller (2018)
Thesis
Siegenthaler, A. (in press). Hide and seek : a multidisciplinary study on the ecological success of an estuarine dweller. (Thesis). University of Salford

Estuaries are dynamic systems in which biotic and abiotic conditions vary remarkably. Survival in these habitats requires flexibility in dealing with these variations, which include changes in food availability and shelter opportunities. A thorough u... Read More about Hide and seek : a multidisciplinary study on the ecological success of an estuarine dweller.

Urban agriculture : evaluating informal and formal practices (2018)
Journal Article
Hardman, M., St. Clair, R., Adams, D., Armitage, R., Barry, V., Larkham, P., & Sherriff, G. (2018). Urban agriculture : evaluating informal and formal practices. North West geography (Online), 18(1), 1-10

Urban agriculture (UA) is a fast-increasing element in many settlements in the Global North. This paper reviews the diversity of UA activity, ranging from legal to illegal, formal to informal. Focusing particularly on current research on UA projects... Read More about Urban agriculture : evaluating informal and formal practices.

Role of sympathetic nerves and adipocyte catecholamine uptake in the vasorelaxant function of perivascular adipose tissue. (2018)
Journal Article
Saxton, S., Ryding, K., Aldous, R., Withers, S., Ohanian, J., & Heagerty, A. (2018). Role of sympathetic nerves and adipocyte catecholamine uptake in the vasorelaxant function of perivascular adipose tissue. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 38(4), 880-891. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.118.310777

Objective: Healthy perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) exerts an anticontractile effect on resistance arteries which is vital in regulating arterial tone. Activation of β3 -adrenoceptors by sympathetic nerve-derived NA (noradrenaline) may be implicate... Read More about Role of sympathetic nerves and adipocyte catecholamine uptake in the vasorelaxant function of perivascular adipose tissue..