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Suicidal students’ use of and attitudes to primary care support services (2010)
Journal Article
Stanley, N., Mallon, S., Bell, J., & Manthorpe, J. (2010). Suicidal students’ use of and attitudes to primary care support services. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 11(04), 315-325. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423610000149

Aim: The aims of this study were to improve responses to students in distress and who are feeling suicidal, to help practitioners to increase their responsiveness to those at high risk of suicide and to develop effective responses to those affected b... Read More about Suicidal students’ use of and attitudes to primary care support services.

Chronic illness and the family (2010)
Book Chapter
Mould, J., & Elliott, B. (2010). Chronic illness and the family. In A textbook of children's and young people's nursing (675 - 689). (2nd). Churchill Livingstone

Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy (2010)
Journal Article
Binks, B. P., & Rocher, A. (2010). Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy. Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP, 12(32), 9169-9171. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0cp00777c

We describe the stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by micro-particles of a low surface energy solid. By varying the surface tension of the liquid, various particle-stabilised materials from oil dispersions to air-in-oil foams to dry water can be pr... Read More about Stabilisation of liquid-air surfaces by particles of low surface energy.

Positive allometry and the prehistory of sexual selection (2010)
Journal Article
Tomkins, J. L., Lebas, N. R., Witton, M. P., Martill, D. M., & Humphries, S. (2010). Positive allometry and the prehistory of sexual selection. The American naturalist, 176(2), 141-148. https://doi.org/10.1086/653001

The function of the exaggerated structures that adorn many fossil vertebrates remains largely unresolved. One recurrent hypothesis is that these elaborated traits had a role in thermoregulation. This orthodoxy persists despite the observation that tr... Read More about Positive allometry and the prehistory of sexual selection.

On the Necessity of Necessity: An Economic Analysis of Contracts Concluded in a Situation of Need (2010)
Journal Article
Szalai, A., & Cserne, P. (2010). On the Necessity of Necessity: An Economic Analysis of Contracts Concluded in a Situation of Need. Silesian journal of legal studies, 2, 11-25

In this paper the authors argue that the received view is unwarranted. Their model suggests that in many cases the socially efficient contract price is higher than the rescue costs. To be sure, due to serious information problems the practical implem... Read More about On the Necessity of Necessity: An Economic Analysis of Contracts Concluded in a Situation of Need.

VUV 157 nm laser ablation of composite structures (2010)
Journal Article
Cockcroft, S., Walton, C. D., & Zakaria, R. (2010). VUV 157 nm laser ablation of composite structures. Applied physics. A, Materials science & processing, 101(2), 379-383. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-5831-9

We report on the laser ablation of composite prismatic structures using a vacuum ultraviolet (VUV) 157 nm F 2 laser. Polycarbonate and CR-39 substrates have been intentionally seeded with silver wires and silicon carbide whiskers respectively. The s... Read More about VUV 157 nm laser ablation of composite structures.

Evaluation of extraction methods for use with NMR-based metabolomics in the marine polychaete ragworm, Hediste diversicolor (2010)
Journal Article
del Carmen Alvarez, M., Donarski, J. A., Elliott, M., & Charlton, A. J. (2010). Evaluation of extraction methods for use with NMR-based metabolomics in the marine polychaete ragworm, Hediste diversicolor. Metabolomics, 6(4), 541-549. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11306-010-0222-y

The sediment-dwelling polychaete, Hediste diversicolor, is commonly found in Northern temperate estuaries. Its limited mobility and tolerance to polluted conditions makes it a good candidate for biological monitoring. Moreover, its importance in the... Read More about Evaluation of extraction methods for use with NMR-based metabolomics in the marine polychaete ragworm, Hediste diversicolor.

Integrating sustainable waste management into product design: Sustainability as a functional requirement (2010)
Journal Article
Deutz, P., Neighbour, G., & McGuire, M. (2010). Integrating sustainable waste management into product design: Sustainability as a functional requirement. Sustainable Development, 18(4), 229 - 239. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.469

Municipal waste management is, by definition, spatially organized. In the United Kingdom the national government designates waste collection and disposal responsibilities to the various scales of local government. However, whilst the highest aim of w... Read More about Integrating sustainable waste management into product design: Sustainability as a functional requirement.

The last glacial-interglacial cycle in Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania): testing diatom response to climate (2010)
Journal Article
Reed, J. M., Cvetkoska, A., Levkov, Z., Vogel, H., & Wagner, B. The last glacial-interglacial cycle in Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania): testing diatom response to climate. Biogeosciences Discussions, 7(10), 4689-4714. https://doi.org/10.5194/bgd-7-4689-2010

Lake Ohrid is a site of global importance for palaeoclimate research. This study presents results of diatom analysis of a ca. 136 ka sequence, Co1202, from the northeast of the lake basin. It offers the opportunity to test diatom response across two... Read More about The last glacial-interglacial cycle in Lake Ohrid (Macedonia/Albania): testing diatom response to climate.

The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future (2010)
Journal Article
Hering, D., Borja, A., Carstensen, J., Carvalho, L., Elliott, M., Feld, C. K., Heiskanen, A. S., Johnson, R. K., Moe, J., Pont, D., Solheim, A. L., & de Bund, W. V. (2010). The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future. Science of the Total Environment, 408(19), 4007-4019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.05.031

The European Water Framework Directive (WFD), which was adopted in 2000, changed water management in all member states of the European Union fundamentally, putting aquatic ecology at the base of management decisions. Here we review the successes and... Read More about The European Water Framework Directive at the age of 10: A critical review of the achievements with recommendations for the future.

Watery Leeds  (2010)
Other
McKay, K. (2010). Watery Leeds 

A prose/image extended piece of writing, done for www.leedcanvas.com , as background work for a film for the Leeds Cultural Olympiad 2012 

Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Abane, A., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Mashiri, M., & Tanle, A. (2010). Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa. Geoforum, 41(5), 796-804. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2010.05.001

This paper explores young people's experiences and perceptions of mobility and mobility constraints in poorer urban areas of Ghana, Malawi and South Africa within the specific context of inter-generational relations. Drawing principally on qualitativ... Read More about Moving young lives: Mobility, immobility and inter-generational tensions in urban Africa.

Optimization of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with Organic Rankine Cycle in different areas (2010)
Journal Article
Jing, L., Gang, P., & Jie, J. (2010). Optimization of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with Organic Rankine Cycle in different areas. Applied energy, 87(11), 3355-3365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2010.05.013

The presented low temperature solar thermal electric generation system mainly consists of compound parabolic concentrators (CPC) and the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) working with HCFC-123. A novel design is proposed to reduce heat transfer irreversibi... Read More about Optimization of low temperature solar thermal electric generation with Organic Rankine Cycle in different areas.

The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients (2010)
Journal Article
Pinar, R., Ataalkin, S., & Watson, R. (2010). The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients. Journal of clinical nursing, 19(13-14), 1861-1864. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2702.2010.03224.x

Aims: To test whether there is any difference between blood pressure readings with patients wearing clothes under the manometer's cuff and not wearing clothes. Background: The few studies published on this subject have shown that blood pressure measu... Read More about The effect of clothes on sphygmomanometric blood pressure measurement in hypertensive patients.

De Chirico's threads (2010)
Book
Rumens, C. (2010). De Chirico's threads. Seren Books

De Chirico’s Threads, the new collection of poems from Carol Rumens features an unusual centre-piece, a verse-play, fizzing with ideas and surrealist imagery, based on the life and work of the Italian painter Georges De Chirico, as well as forty page... Read More about De Chirico's threads.

Thermal conductivity measurement of liquids in a microfluidic device (2010)
Journal Article
Kuvshinov, D., Bown, M. R., MacInnes, J. M., Allen, R. W., Ge, R., Aldous, L., Hardacre, C., Doy, N., Newton, M. I., & McHale, G. (2011). Thermal conductivity measurement of liquids in a microfluidic device. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 10(1), 123-132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10404-010-0652-x

A new microfluidic-based approach to measuring liquid thermal conductivity is developed to address the requirement in many practical applications for measurements using small (microlitre) sample size and integration into a compact device. The approac... Read More about Thermal conductivity measurement of liquids in a microfluidic device.

Tectonic history and occurrence of 2.4 Ga mafic dyke swarms adjacent to Godavari Basin, Karimnagar, India (2010)
Journal Article
Mallikharjuna Rao, J., Poornachandra Rao, G. V., Widdowson, M., Yellappa, T., & Kelley, S. P. (2010). Tectonic history and occurrence of 2.4 Ga mafic dyke swarms adjacent to Godavari Basin, Karimnagar, India. Current Science, 98(11), 1472-1478

Proterozoic dyke swarms are exposed partly in granulitic terrain and partly in gneissic terrain and extend in a NE-SW direction near the Godavari Basin, Karimnagar area, Central India. The Karimnagar dyke swarm petrographically exhibits two groups su... Read More about Tectonic history and occurrence of 2.4 Ga mafic dyke swarms adjacent to Godavari Basin, Karimnagar, India.

Harmonizing recreational fisheries and conservation objectives for aquatic biodiversity in inland waters (2010)
Journal Article
Cowx, I. G., Arlinghaus, R., & Cooke, S. J. (2010). Harmonizing recreational fisheries and conservation objectives for aquatic biodiversity in inland waters. Journal of fish biology, 76(9), 2194-2215. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02686.x

The importance of recreational fisheries to local and national economies, and as a generator of immense social welfare throughout the developed world, is well established. Development in the sector and its interaction with non-fishery-related nature... Read More about Harmonizing recreational fisheries and conservation objectives for aquatic biodiversity in inland waters.

Children as research collaborators: Issues and reflections from a mobility study in sub-Saharan Africa (2010)
Journal Article
Porter, G., Hampshire, K., Bourdillon, M., Robson, E., Munthali, A., Abane, A., & Mashiri, M. (2010). Children as research collaborators: Issues and reflections from a mobility study in sub-Saharan Africa. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46(1), 215-227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9317-x

This paper reflects on issues raised by work with children in an ongoing child mobility study in three sub-Saharan African countries: Ghana, Malawi and South Africa. There are now 70 school pupils of varying ages involved in the project, but the pape... Read More about Children as research collaborators: Issues and reflections from a mobility study in sub-Saharan Africa.

News: The Lowing Study. (Scots Language Centre. Centre for the Scots Leid) (2010)
Digital Artefact
(2010). News: The Lowing Study. (Scots Language Centre. Centre for the Scots Leid). [Web]

First paragraph: 'Ane Instructioun for Bairnis to be Learnit in Scottis' is a co-constructive participatory study of Scots language and literature use for social inclusion in the Scottish secondary classroom. The research is largely concerned with de... Read More about News: The Lowing Study. (Scots Language Centre. Centre for the Scots Leid).