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Space, Scholarship and Skills: Building Library Strategy on New and Emerging Needs of the Academic Community (2018)
Journal Article
Blake, M., Gallimore, V., & Radford, K. (2018). Space, Scholarship and Skills: Building Library Strategy on New and Emerging Needs of the Academic Community. LIBER Quarterly, 28(1), 1-15. https://doi.org/10.18352/lq.10254

This article follows the publication of a previous article which discussed the outcomes of the Understanding Academics research project (2016-2017) which sought to better understand academic staff at the University of York. The project centred around... Read More about Space, Scholarship and Skills: Building Library Strategy on New and Emerging Needs of the Academic Community.

Feminist historical geographies: doing and being (2018)
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McDonagh, B. (2018). Feminist historical geographies: doing and being. Gender, Place and Culture, 25(11), 1563-1578. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2018.1552122

As part of GPC’s 25-year anniversary celebrations, this article explores possibilities and prospects for feminist historical geographies and geographers. Here I define feminist historical geography as scholarship which asks geographical questions of... Read More about Feminist historical geographies: doing and being.

Migrants' healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature (2018)
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Luiking, M.-L., Heckemann, B., Ali, P., Dekker-van Doorn, C., Ghosh, S., Kydd, A., Watson, R., & Patel, H. (2018). Migrants' healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 51(1), 58-67. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12442

Purpose. Worldwide, more than 214 million people have left their country of origin. This unprecedented mass migration impacts on healthcare in host countries. This paper explores and synthesizes literature on the healthcare experiences of migrants. D... Read More about Migrants' healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature.

Metallothionein-I/II expression associates with the astrocyte DNA damage response and not Alzheimer-type pathology in the aging brain (2018)
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Waller, R., Murphy, M., Garwood, C. J., Jennings, L., Heath, P. R., Chambers, A., …Simpson, J. E. (2018). Metallothionein-I/II expression associates with the astrocyte DNA damage response and not Alzheimer-type pathology in the aging brain. Glia, 66(11), 2316-2323. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23465

Oxidative stress and oxidative DNA damage are early features of mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease (AD), occurring before the formation of classical AD neuropathology, and resulting from an imbalance between pro- and anti-oxidants. Ast... Read More about Metallothionein-I/II expression associates with the astrocyte DNA damage response and not Alzheimer-type pathology in the aging brain.

Understanding the relationship between cognition and death: a within cohort examination of cognitive measures and mortality (2018)
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Hayat, S. A., Luben, R., Dalzell, N., Moore, S., Hogervorst, E., Matthews, F. E., …Khaw, K. T. (2018). Understanding the relationship between cognition and death: a within cohort examination of cognitive measures and mortality. European Journal of Epidemiology, 33(11), 1049-1062. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-018-0439-z

Despite several studies demonstrating an independent and inverse association between cognition and mortality, the nature of this association still remains unclear. To examine the association of cognition and mortality after accounting for sociodemogr... Read More about Understanding the relationship between cognition and death: a within cohort examination of cognitive measures and mortality.

Loneliness as a risk factor for care home admission in the english longitudinal study of ageing (2018)
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Hanratty, B., Stow, D., Moore, D. C., Valtorta, N. K., & Matthews, F. (2018). Loneliness as a risk factor for care home admission in the english longitudinal study of ageing. Age and ageing, 47(6), 896-900. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy095

Background: loneliness has an adverse effect on health and well-being, and is common at older ages. Evidence that it is a risk factor for care home admission is sparse. Objective: to investigate the association between loneliness and care home admiss... Read More about Loneliness as a risk factor for care home admission in the english longitudinal study of ageing.

'It feels like its sink or swim': Newly qualified teachers' experiences of their induction year (2018)
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Glazzard, J., & Coverdale, L. (2018). 'It feels like its sink or swim': Newly qualified teachers' experiences of their induction year. International Journal of Learning, Teaching and Educational Research, 17(11), 89-101. https://doi.org/10.26803/ijlter.17.11.7

This study examined the experiences of a small group of Newly Qualified Teachers (NQTs) during their NQT year. A focus group was used to explore the NQTs' understandings of their role and the influence of the NQT year on the development of their prof... Read More about 'It feels like its sink or swim': Newly qualified teachers' experiences of their induction year.

Ultra-violet body painting: A new tool in the spectrum of anatomy education (2018)
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Finn, G. M., Bazira, P. J., Bateman, J., & Sanders, K. A. (2018). Ultra-violet body painting: A new tool in the spectrum of anatomy education. European Journal of Anatomy, 22(6), 521-527

This descriptive article explores the use of ultraviolet (UV) body painting within anatomy education. Whilst the use of body painting is not new, UV paint has not previously been used within medical education. It is well documented that body painting... Read More about Ultra-violet body painting: A new tool in the spectrum of anatomy education.

Dickens’s gothic double: A tale of two cities and Watts Phillips’s The dead heart (2018)
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Crofts, M. (2018). Dickens’s gothic double: A tale of two cities and Watts Phillips’s The dead heart. Victoriographies, 8(3), 290-306. https://doi.org/10.3366/vic.2018.0319

Dickens’s extraordinary literary reputation and close associations with the Victorian period can be seen in action through the lasting comparisons between his most read novel, A Tale of Two Cities (1859), and a now obscure play by the writer Watts Ph... Read More about Dickens’s gothic double: A tale of two cities and Watts Phillips’s The dead heart.

Ultra-violet body painting: A new tool in the spectrum of anatomy education (2018)
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Finn, G. M., Bazira, P. J., Bateman, J., & Sanders, K. A. (2018). Ultra-violet body painting: A new tool in the spectrum of anatomy education. 00 Journal not listed, 22(6), 521-527

This descriptive article explores the use of ultraviolet (UV) body painting within anatomy education. Whilst the use of body painting is not new, UV paint has not previously been used within medical education. It is well documented that body painting... Read More about Ultra-violet body painting: A new tool in the spectrum of anatomy education.

Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (2018)
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Murray, C. J. L., Callender, C. S. K. H., Kulikoff, X. R., Srinivasan, V., Abate, D., Abate, K. H., Abay, S. M., Abbasi, N., Abbastabar, H., Abdela, J., Abdelalim, A., Abdel-Rahman, O., Abdi, A., Abdoli, N., Abdollahpour, I., Abdulkader, R. S., Abebe, H. T., Abebe, M., Abebe, Z., Abebo, T. A., …Lim, S. S. (2018). Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017. Lancet, 392(10159), 1995-2051. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2818%2932278-5

© 2018 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Background: Population estimates underpin demographic and epidemiological research and are used to track progress on numerous international in... Read More about Population and fertility by age and sex for 195 countries and territories, 1950–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017.

A review of priority criteria and decision-making methods applied in selection of sustainable city logistics initiatives and collaboration partners (2018)
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Jamshidi, A., Jamshidi, F., Ait-Kadi, D., & Ramudhin, A. (2019). A review of priority criteria and decision-making methods applied in selection of sustainable city logistics initiatives and collaboration partners. International Journal of Production Research, 57(15-16), 5175-5193. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207543.2018.1540892

Sustainable city logistics plans could significantly affect the quality of life in the urban environment. Evaluating sustainable city logistics initiatives such as urban distribution centres, congestion pricing, delivery timing and access restriction... Read More about A review of priority criteria and decision-making methods applied in selection of sustainable city logistics initiatives and collaboration partners.

Women's decision-making about birthplace choices: Booking for birth centre, hospital or home birth in the North of England (2018)
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Lambert, C., Jomeen, J., & McSherry, W. (2018). Women's decision-making about birthplace choices: Booking for birth centre, hospital or home birth in the North of England. International journal of childbirth, 8(2), 115-134. https://doi.org/10.1891/2156-5287.8.2.115

Aim This paper presents findings from an Interpretive Phenomenological study that illuminates unique characteristics of the different social representations of antenatal primigravida and multigravida women who book to birth their babies in a birth ce... Read More about Women's decision-making about birthplace choices: Booking for birth centre, hospital or home birth in the North of England.

Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: Phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR) (2018)
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Kessler, D. S., MacNeill, S. J., Tallon, D., Lewis, G., Peters, T. J., Hollingworth, W., Round, J., Burns, A., Chew-Graham, C. A., Anderson, I. M., Shepherd, T., Campbell, J., Dickens, C. M., Carter, M., Jenkinson, C., Macleod, U., Gibson, H., Davies, S., & Wiles, N. J. (2018). Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: Phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR). BMJ, 363, Article k4218. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4218

Objective: To investigate the effectiveness of combining mirtazapine with Serotonin-Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitor (SNRI) or Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants for patients in primary care who had not responded to an anti... Read More about Mirtazapine added to SSRIs or SNRIs for treatment resistant depression in primary care: Phase III randomised placebo controlled trial (MIR).

A mixed methods study of the factors associated with HIV testing among young people in Saudi Arabia (2018)
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Almilaibary, A., & Hayter, M. (2018). A mixed methods study of the factors associated with HIV testing among young people in Saudi Arabia. Journal of AIDS and HIV Research, 10(6), 96-102. https://doi.org/10.5897/JAHR2017.0446

Despite recent progress in enhancing the accessibility of HIV-related health services worldwide, opportunities to diagnose patients are often missed due to genuine barriers at different levels. The aim of the study is to explore the factors that affe... Read More about A mixed methods study of the factors associated with HIV testing among young people in Saudi Arabia.

Changes in objectively measured activity behavior among women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Longitudinal cohort study (2018)
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Keats, M., Rainham, D., Younis, T., Blanchard, C. M., & Forbes, C. C. (2018). Changes in objectively measured activity behavior among women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Longitudinal cohort study. Rehabilitation Oncology, 36(4), 198-205. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.REO.0000000000000137

Purpose: Activity behaviors of breast cancer survivors (BCSs) during treatment are unlikely to be at levels sufficient enough to gain health benefits. Previous activity research among BCSs has been mainly posttreatment and generally cross-sectional.... Read More about Changes in objectively measured activity behavior among women undergoing breast cancer treatment: Longitudinal cohort study.

Protocol for the IDEAL-2 longitudinal study: Following the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers to understand what contributes to living well with dementia and enhances active life (2018)
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Silarova, B., Nelis, S. M., Ashworth, R. M., Ballard, C., Bieńkiewicz, M., Henderson, C., …Clare, L. (2018). Protocol for the IDEAL-2 longitudinal study: Following the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers to understand what contributes to living well with dementia and enhances active life. BMC public health, 18(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-018-6129-7

Background: There is a major need for longitudinal research examining the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers, as relatively little is known about how the factors associated with capability to 'live well' vary over time. The... Read More about Protocol for the IDEAL-2 longitudinal study: Following the experiences of people with dementia and their primary carers to understand what contributes to living well with dementia and enhances active life.

Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion (2018)
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Choudhary, S., Nayak, R., Kumari, S., & Choudhury, H. (2019). Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 145, 481-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.009

Drawing on theories of acculturation and information diffusion, this paper examines whether social media usage, intergroup contacts and information dissemination influence the cultural adaptation of three ethnic groups, and its implications on sustai... Read More about Analysing acculturation to sustainable food consumption behaviour in the social media through the lens of information diffusion.

Genomic signatures of local adaptation to the degree of environmental predictability in rotifers (2018)
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Franch-Gras, L., Hahn, C., García-Roger, E. M., Carmona, M. J., Serra, M., & Gómez, A. (2018). Genomic signatures of local adaptation to the degree of environmental predictability in rotifers. Scientific reports, 8(1), Article 16051. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34188-y

Environmental fuctuations are ubiquitous and thus essential for the study of adaptation. Despite this, genome evolution in response to environmental fuctuations —and more specifcally to the degree of environmental predictability– is still unknown. Sa... Read More about Genomic signatures of local adaptation to the degree of environmental predictability in rotifers.