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Undergraduate students as co-producers in the creation of first-year practical class resources (2017)
Journal Article
Hubbard, K. E., Brown, R., Deans, S., García, M. P., Pruna, M.-G., & Mason, M. J. (2017). Undergraduate students as co-producers in the creation of first-year practical class resources. Higher Education Pedagogies, 2(1), 58-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/23752696.2017.1338529

Undergraduate students are increasingly working with academic staff to evaluate and design teaching materials in Higher Education, thereby moving from being passive consumers of knowledge to genuine partners in their education. Here we describe a stu... Read More about Undergraduate students as co-producers in the creation of first-year practical class resources.

Respiratory interventions for breathlessness in adults with advanced diseases (2017)
Journal Article
Bolzani, A., Rolser, S. M., Kalies, H., Maddocks, M., Rehfuess, E., Swan, F., Gysels, M., Higginson, I. J., Booth, S., & Bausewein, C. (2017). Respiratory interventions for breathlessness in adults with advanced diseases. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2017(6), Article CD012683. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012683

This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects and safety of interventions targeting respiration as the predominant underlying mechanism of effect to relieve breathlessness in adults suff... Read More about Respiratory interventions for breathlessness in adults with advanced diseases.

Sustainable rice cultivation in the deep flooded zones of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta (2017)
Journal Article
Chapman, A., Darby, S., Tompkins, E., Hackney, C., Leyland, J., Van, P. D. T., Pham, T. V., Parsons, D., Aalto, R., & Nicholas, A. (2017). Sustainable rice cultivation in the deep flooded zones of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta. Vietnam Journal of Science, Technology and Engineering, 59(2), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.31276/VJSTE.59%282%29.34

This paper explains how the management of the full-dyke system in the deep flooded zones of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta affects rice cultivation, and outlines how alternative dyke management strategies could offer more sustainable adaptations in the... Read More about Sustainable rice cultivation in the deep flooded zones of the Vietnamese Mekong Delta.

Cognitive-emotional interventions for breathlessness in adults with advanced diseases (2017)
Journal Article
Bolzani, A., Rolser, S. M., Kalies, H., Maddocks, M., Rehfuess, E., Hutchinson, A., Gysels, M., Higginson, I. J., Booth, S., & Bausewein, C. (2017). Cognitive-emotional interventions for breathlessness in adults with advanced diseases. The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2017(6), Article CD012682. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012682

© 2017 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects and safety of interventions targeting cognition, emotion or both a... Read More about Cognitive-emotional interventions for breathlessness in adults with advanced diseases.

Fabrication of hierarchical macroporous biocompatible scaffolds by combining Pickering high internal phase emulsion templates with three-dimensional printing (2017)
Journal Article
Yang, T., Hu, Y., Wang, C., & Binks, B. P. (2017). Fabrication of hierarchical macroporous biocompatible scaffolds by combining Pickering high internal phase emulsion templates with three-dimensional printing. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(27), 22950-22958. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b05012

Biocompatible and biodegradable porous scaffolds with adjustable pore structure have aroused increasing interest in bone tissue engineering. Here, we report a facile method to fabricate hierarchical macroporous biocompatible (HmPB) scaffolds by combi... Read More about Fabrication of hierarchical macroporous biocompatible scaffolds by combining Pickering high internal phase emulsion templates with three-dimensional printing.

Interconvertible geometric isomers of Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors exhibit multiple binding modes (2017)
Journal Article
McConkey, G. A., Bedingfield, P. T., Burrell, D. R., Chambers, N. C., Cunningham, F., Prior, T. J., Fishwick, C. W., & Boa, A. N. (2017). Interconvertible geometric isomers of Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors exhibit multiple binding modes. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 27(16), 3878-3882. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.06.052

Two new tricyclic β-aminoacrylate derivatives (2e and 3e) have been found to be inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (PfDHODH) with Ki 0.037 and 0.15 μM respectively. 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic data show that these compo... Read More about Interconvertible geometric isomers of Plasmodium falciparum dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors exhibit multiple binding modes.

Larval exposure to field-realistic concentrations of clothianidin has no effect on development rate, over-winter survival or adult metabolic rate in a solitary bee, Osmia bicornis (2017)
Journal Article
Nicholls, E., Fowler, R., Niven, J. E., Gilbert, J. D., & Goulson, D. (2017). Larval exposure to field-realistic concentrations of clothianidin has no effect on development rate, over-winter survival or adult metabolic rate in a solitary bee, Osmia bicornis. PeerJ, 5(6), e3417. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3417

© 2017 Nicholls et al. There is widespread concern regarding the effects of agro-chemical exposure on bee health, of which neonicotinoids, systemic insecticides detected in the pollen and nectar of both crops and wildflowers, have been the most stron... Read More about Larval exposure to field-realistic concentrations of clothianidin has no effect on development rate, over-winter survival or adult metabolic rate in a solitary bee, Osmia bicornis.

Bias in mean velocities and noise in variances and covariances measured using a multistatic acoustic profiler: the Nortek Vectrino Profiler (2017)
Journal Article
Creelle, S., Thomas, R. E., Schindfessel, L., McLelland, S. J., Creëlle, S., & De Mulder, T. (2017). Bias in mean velocities and noise in variances and covariances measured using a multistatic acoustic profiler: the Nortek Vectrino Profiler. Measurement Science and Technology, 28(7), 075302. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aa7273

This paper compiles the technical characteristics and operating principles of the Nortek Vectrino Profiler and reviews previously reported user experiences. A series of experiments are then presented that investigate instrument behaviour and performa... Read More about Bias in mean velocities and noise in variances and covariances measured using a multistatic acoustic profiler: the Nortek Vectrino Profiler.

Investigating and critiquing teacher educators’ mobile learning practices (2017)
Journal Article
Burden, K. J., & Kearney, M. (2017). Investigating and critiquing teacher educators’ mobile learning practices. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 14(2), 110-125. https://doi.org/10.1108/itse-05-2017-0027

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: This study aims to investigate contemporary mobile learning practices in teacher education, exploring the following research question: how are teacher educators exploiting the pedagogical features of mob... Read More about Investigating and critiquing teacher educators’ mobile learning practices.

Scotland as a case study for how benefits of marine ecosystem services may contribute to the commercial fishing industry (2017)
Journal Article
Brooker, E., Devenport, E., Hopkins, C. R., Hennige, S., Roberts, J. M., & Duncan, C. (2018). Scotland as a case study for how benefits of marine ecosystem services may contribute to the commercial fishing industry. Marine Policy, 93, 271-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2017.06.009

In July 2015, Scotland became one of the first countries to sign up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which, unlike their forerunner the Millennium Development Goals, are not restricted to developing nations. Their respective targets sho... Read More about Scotland as a case study for how benefits of marine ecosystem services may contribute to the commercial fishing industry.

Integrated planning framework for successful river restoration projects: upscaling lessons learnt from European case studies (2017)
Journal Article
Angelopoulos, N. V., Cowx, I. G., & Buijse, A. D. (2017). Integrated planning framework for successful river restoration projects: upscaling lessons learnt from European case studies. Environmental science & policy, 76, 12-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2017.06.005

Despite considerable investment in river restoration projects, there is still limited information on the efficacy and success of river restoration activities. One of the main reasons is poor or improper project design, resulting in common problems su... Read More about Integrated planning framework for successful river restoration projects: upscaling lessons learnt from European case studies.

Contemporary slavery and its definition in law (2017)
Book Chapter
Allain, J. (2017). Contemporary slavery and its definition in law. In A. Bunting, & J. Quirk (Eds.), Contemporary slavery: Popular rhetoric and political practice (36-66). UBC Press

Developing a business analytics methodology: a case study in the foodbank sector (2017)
Journal Article
Hindle, G. A., & Vidgen, R. (2018). Developing a business analytics methodology: a case study in the foodbank sector. European journal of operational research, 268(3), 836-851. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2017.06.031

The current research seeks to address the following question: how can organizations align their business analytics development projects with their business goals? To pursue this research agenda we adopt an action research framework to develop and app... Read More about Developing a business analytics methodology: a case study in the foodbank sector.

Salivary testosterone measurement in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome (2017)
Journal Article
Sathyapalan, T., Al-Qaissi, A., Kilpatrick, E. S., Dargham, S. R., Adaway, J., Keevil, B., & Atkin, S. L. (2017). Salivary testosterone measurement in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. Scientific reports, 7(1), Article ARTN 3589. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03945-w

Clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenism is one of the diagnostic criteria for PCOS. An evaluation of the role of salivary testosterone (salT) and androstenedione (salA) for the diagnosis of PCOS was undertaken in a cross sectional study involvin... Read More about Salivary testosterone measurement in women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome.

Nonlinear control systems - A brief overview of historical and recent advances (2017)
Journal Article
Iqbal, J., Ullah, M., Khan, S. G., Khelifa, B., & Ćuković, S. (2017). Nonlinear control systems - A brief overview of historical and recent advances. Nonlinear Engineering, 6(4), 301-312. https://doi.org/10.1515/nleng-2016-0077

Last five decades witnessed remarkable developments in linear control systems and thus problems in this subject has been largely resolved. The scope of the present paper is beyond linear solutions. Modern technology demands sophisticated control laws... Read More about Nonlinear control systems - A brief overview of historical and recent advances.

Reform of the House of Lords (2017)
Book
Norton, P. (2017). Reform of the House of Lords. Manchester University Press

This book is the only one of its kind, providing a clear and exhaustive analysis of the different approaches to the future of Britain's second chamber. The House of Lords has long been the subject of proposals for reform - some successful, others not... Read More about Reform of the House of Lords.

Cyanobacteria and microcystin contamination in untreated and treated drinking water in Ghana (2017)
Journal Article
Addico, G. N. D., Hardege, J. D., Kohoutek, J., DeGraft-Johnson, K. A. A., & Babica, P. (2017). Cyanobacteria and microcystin contamination in untreated and treated drinking water in Ghana. Advances in oceanography and limnology, 8(1), https://doi.org/10.4081/aiol.2017.6323

© 2017, Page Press Publications. All rights reserved. Although cyanobacterial blooms and cyanotoxins represent a worldwide-occurring phenomenon, there are large differences among different countries in cyanotoxin-related human health risk assessment,... Read More about Cyanobacteria and microcystin contamination in untreated and treated drinking water in Ghana.

Unveiling ethical product features: The importance of an elaborated information presentation (2017)
Journal Article
Osburg, V.-S., Strack, M., Conroy, D. M., & Toporowski, W. (2017). Unveiling ethical product features: The importance of an elaborated information presentation. Journal of cleaner production, 162, 1582-1591. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.112

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Despite growing consumer awareness of ethical consumption, market sales are not growing accordingly. Because the presentation of appropriate ethical product information may influence consumers to choose ethical products, this pape... Read More about Unveiling ethical product features: The importance of an elaborated information presentation.

Polymer-protein conjugate particles with biocatalytic activity for stabilization of water-in-water emulsions (2017)
Journal Article
Xue, L.-H., Xie, C.-Y., Meng, S.-X., Bai, R.-X., Yang, X., Wang, Y., Wang, S., Binks, B. P., Guo, T., & Meng, T. (2017). Polymer-protein conjugate particles with biocatalytic activity for stabilization of water-in-water emulsions. ACS Macro Letters, 6(7), 679-683. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00294

Water-in-water (w/w) emulsions are attractive micro-compartmentalized platforms due to their outstanding biocom-patibility. To address the main disadvantage of poor stability that hampers their practical application, here we report a novel type of po... Read More about Polymer-protein conjugate particles with biocatalytic activity for stabilization of water-in-water emulsions.