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“They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves”: Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue
Journal Article
Dures, E., Kitchen, K., Almeida, C., Ambler, N., Cliss, A., Hammond, A., …Hewlett, S. “They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves”: Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue. Arthritis Care and Research, 64(4), 494-501. https://doi.org/10.1002/acr.21562

Objective. Fatigue is an overwhelming rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptom caused by interacting clinical and psychosocial factors. Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) addresses links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses cognitive restruc... Read More about “They didn't tell us, they made us work it out ourselves”: Patient perspectives of a cognitive-behavioral program for rheumatoid arthritis fatigue.

The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation
Thesis
Thompson, J. The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis describes the value of the free-response receiver operating characteristic (FROC) paradigm for dose and image quality optimisation in a niche area of imaging. The empirical works discussed in this thesis focus on the diagnostic value of t... Read More about The role of the free-response receiver operating characteristic method for dose and image quality optimisation.

The characterisation of flavone-DNA isoform interactions as a basis for anticancer drug development
Journal Article
Ragazzon, P., Bradshaw, T., Mathews, C., Iley, J., & Missailidis, S. The characterisation of flavone-DNA isoform interactions as a basis for anticancer drug development. Anticancer Research, 29(6), 2273-2283

BACKGROUND: The interactions of small molecules with nucleic acids are of considerable interest for the design of novel anticancer compounds. The physical properties and sequence specificity observed in the interactions between a group of flavonoi... Read More about The characterisation of flavone-DNA isoform interactions as a basis for anticancer drug development.

Synthesis and biological evaluation of bisindenoisoquinolines as topoisomerase I inhibitors
Journal Article
Muthukaman, N., Morrell, A., Smitha, A., Kohlhagen, G., Agama, K., Pommier, Y., …Cushman, M. Synthesis and biological evaluation of bisindenoisoquinolines as topoisomerase I inhibitors. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 24(49), 5129-5140

The indenoisoquinolines represent a class of non-camptothecin topoisomerase I (Top1) inhibitors that exert cytotoxicity by trapping the covalent complex formed between DNA and Top1 during relaxation of DNA supercoils. As an ongoing evaluation of Top1... Read More about Synthesis and biological evaluation of bisindenoisoquinolines as topoisomerase I inhibitors.

Human response to environmental noise and vibration from freight and passenger railway traffic
Thesis
Sharp, C. Human response to environmental noise and vibration from freight and passenger railway traffic. (Thesis). University of Salford

There is currently a push to increase the proportion of freight traffic that is transported by rail, which is argued to be a safer, more sustainable and more climate friendly means of freight transportation when compared with road or air transportati... Read More about Human response to environmental noise and vibration from freight and passenger railway traffic.

Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management
Thesis
Garnett, V. Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management. (Thesis). University of Salford

Abstract Introduction Asthma is the most common long-term illness in children and for the majority of these children asthma continues into adult life. Therefore, developing good decision-making skills at a young age could optimise long-term health... Read More about Child-parent shifting and shared decision-making for asthma management.

Enhancing self-efficacy and pelvic floor muscle exercise adherence through sEMG biofeedback : a randomised study
Thesis
Hallam, S. Enhancing self-efficacy and pelvic floor muscle exercise adherence through sEMG biofeedback : a randomised study. (Thesis). University of Salford

Background Pelvic floor muscle exercises are a recommended first-line treatment for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women (NICE, 2006). Poor adherence to pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) is a recognised problem which has the potential to... Read More about Enhancing self-efficacy and pelvic floor muscle exercise adherence through sEMG biofeedback : a randomised study.

The formation of nominal derivatives in the Arabic language with a view to computational linguistics
Thesis
Alshdaifat, A. The formation of nominal derivatives in the Arabic language with a view to computational linguistics. (Thesis). University of Salford

This study investigates the formation of nominal derivatives in Arabic by providing a multi-level analysis in the light of state-of-the-art theories and approaches in modern linguistics. Six types of nominal derivative are described and analyzed: the... Read More about The formation of nominal derivatives in the Arabic language with a view to computational linguistics.

Stakeholder engagement to enhance integrated water management in the context of a river basin in Portugal
Thesis
Teixeira Cardoso Gamboa, M. Stakeholder engagement to enhance integrated water management in the context of a river basin in Portugal. (Thesis). Salford University

The purpose of this research is to define a framework for the enhancement and commitment of public participation in the context of river basin management (RBM) in Portugal based on the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) to achieve... Read More about Stakeholder engagement to enhance integrated water management in the context of a river basin in Portugal.

Antibacterial activity of novel self-disinfecting surface coatings
Thesis
Elfakhri, S. Antibacterial activity of novel self-disinfecting surface coatings. (Thesis). University of Salford

The antibacterial activities of different thin films (TiO2/CuO, Cu/SiO2 and Ag/SiO2) prepared by flame-assisted chemical vapour deposition (FACVD) and atmospheric pressure thermal (APT-FCVD) for TiO2/CuO films, were investigated against standard strai... Read More about Antibacterial activity of novel self-disinfecting surface coatings.

Terminopolis or terminal institution? A sociological examination of the institutionalised airport terminal
Thesis
Coulton, J. Terminopolis or terminal institution? A sociological examination of the institutionalised airport terminal. (Thesis). University of Salford

The airport terminal is becoming an increasingly ‘taken for granted’ part of many peoples’ lives. As air travel becomes less expensive, more and more individuals are choosing to travel for both business and pleasure, and the airport has become a site... Read More about Terminopolis or terminal institution? A sociological examination of the institutionalised airport terminal.

Quantitative tool for measuring safety culture on busy construction sites in Great Britain
Thesis
Dixon, W. Quantitative tool for measuring safety culture on busy construction sites in Great Britain. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis is aimed at developing an academically robust, cost effective tool / procedure for measuring safety culture that is easily administered on a busy construction site in Great Britain. This researcher works as a safety manager on construc... Read More about Quantitative tool for measuring safety culture on busy construction sites in Great Britain.

Modelling and optimising the sport and exercise training process
Thesis
Shrahili, M. Modelling and optimising the sport and exercise training process. (Thesis). University of Salford

In elite sport, the fundamental aim of training is to improve performance in competition. It should develop the abilities of the athletes to achieve the highest level of performance. The fundamental aim of monitoring in training is to determine wheth... Read More about Modelling and optimising the sport and exercise training process.

The effects of country-of-origin image on consumer product involvement : a Pakistani university teachers’ perspective
Thesis
Shahzad, A. The effects of country-of-origin image on consumer product involvement : a Pakistani university teachers’ perspective. (Thesis). Salford Business School

This study aims at investigating the consumer behaviour (of University teachers) in Pakistan with reference to the effects and association of country-of-origin (COO) image on consumer product involvement. In order to have in-depth insights, the const... Read More about The effects of country-of-origin image on consumer product involvement : a Pakistani university teachers’ perspective.

A text mining approach for Arabic question answering systems
Thesis
Sadek, J. A text mining approach for Arabic question answering systems. (Thesis). University of Salford

As most of the electronic information available nowadays on the web is stored as text, developing Question Answering systems (QAS) has been the focus of many individual researchers and organizations. Relatively, few studies have been produced for e... Read More about A text mining approach for Arabic question answering systems.