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The Impact of Attendance on Academic Performance in Forensic Science Undergraduate Programs: A Cohort Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Preece, D. (2024). The Impact of Attendance on Academic Performance in Forensic Science Undergraduate Programs: A Cohort Analysis. Journal of Forensic Science Education, 6(2), 1-10

Attendance in educational settings has long been regarded as a crucial factor influencing student performance and outcomes. In the field of forensic science, where both theoretical knowledge and practical skills are essential, regular attendance in l... Read More about The Impact of Attendance on Academic Performance in Forensic Science Undergraduate Programs: A Cohort Analysis.

Enhancing forensic science communication through the jigsaw method (2024)
Journal Article
Preece, D. (2024). Enhancing forensic science communication through the jigsaw method. International Journal of Didactical Studies, 5(1), Article 27538. https://doi.org/10.33902/ijods.202427538

Traditional didactic approaches often fall short in preparing students for real-world minutiae, such as scientific communication. After the pandemic, it is evident students are struggling with communication skills. However, the vital skill of communi... Read More about Enhancing forensic science communication through the jigsaw method.

The effects of chlorination, thickness, and moisture on glove donning efficiency (2021)
Journal Article
Preece, D., Hong Ng, T., Tong, H. K., Lewis, R., & Carré, M. J. (2021). The effects of chlorination, thickness, and moisture on glove donning efficiency. Ergonomics, 64(9), 1205-1216. https://doi.org/10.1080/00140139.2021.1907452

Changing gloves more frequently is encouraged, more now than ever given the COVID-19 pandemic. When the donning process has moisture introduced, however, complications can arise, which consumes vital time. Most commonly, gloves undergo a chlorination... Read More about The effects of chlorination, thickness, and moisture on glove donning efficiency.

Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and tactile sensitivity of medical glove users (2020)
Journal Article
Preece, D., Lewis, R., & Carré, M. J. (2020). Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and tactile sensitivity of medical glove users. Biotribology, 24, Article 100146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2020.100146

The evaluation of medical glove performance has mostly focused on analysing how good a barrier the glove materials are, as well as their durability. Very few studies aim to determine how these gloves affect the performance of the user. This could lea... Read More about Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and tactile sensitivity of medical glove users.

Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves (2020)
Journal Article
Preece, D., Lewis, R., & Carré, M. J. (2020). Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves. International Journal of Ergonomics, 10(1), 1-17

Quickly donning and doffing medical gloves is of vital importance for high-pressure environments. The efficiency of glove donning, however, is sometimes hindered because of moisture on the hand. A variety of commercial glove coatings exist that are s... Read More about Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves.

A critical review of the assessment of medical gloves (2020)
Journal Article
Preece, D., Lewis, R., & Carré, M. J. (2021). A critical review of the assessment of medical gloves. Tribology: Materials, Surfaces and Interfaces, 15(1), 10-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/17515831.2020.1730619

Medical protective gloves must be assessed to adequate standards before becoming available for commercial use. Strength, integrity and contamination are assessed at the manufacturing stage. However, concerns are raised over the standardisation of the... Read More about A critical review of the assessment of medical gloves.

An analysis of the quality of experimental design and reliability of results in tribology research (2019)
Journal Article
Watson, M., Christoforou, P., Herrera, P., Preece, D., Carrell, J., Harmon, M., Krier, P., Lewis, S., Maiti, R., Skipper, W., Taylor, E., Walsh, J., Zalzalah, M., Alhadeff, L., Kempka, R., Lanigan, J., Lee, Z. S., White, B., Ishizaka, K., Lewis, R., …Marshall, M. (2019). An analysis of the quality of experimental design and reliability of results in tribology research. Wear, 426-427, 1712-1718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wear.2018.12.028

In recent years several high profile projects have questioned the repeatability and validity of scientific research in the fields of psychology and medicine. In general, these studies have shown or estimated that less than 50% of published research f... Read More about An analysis of the quality of experimental design and reliability of results in tribology research.