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The non-Gaussian tops and tails of diffusing boomerangs (2017)
Journal Article
Koens, L., Lisicki, M., & Lauga, E. (2017). The non-Gaussian tops and tails of diffusing boomerangs. Soft matter, 13(16), 2977-2982. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sm02649d

Experiments involving the two-dimensional passive diffusion of colloidal boomerangs tracked off their centre of mobility have shown striking non-Gaussian tails in their probability distribution function [Chakrabarty et al., Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 431... Read More about The non-Gaussian tops and tails of diffusing boomerangs.

Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches (2017)
Journal Article
Coulton, S., Dale, V., Deluca, P., Gilvarry, E., Godfrey, C., Kaner, E., McGovern, R., Newbury-Birch, D., Patton, R., Parrott, S., Perryman, K., Phillips, T., Shepherd, J., & Drummond, C. (2017). Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 52(3), 312-317. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agx017

Aims: The aim of the study was to explore the relative efficiency and effectiveness of targeted versus universal screening for at-risk alcohol use in a primary care population in the UK.Methods: The study was a randomized evaluation of screening appr... Read More about Screening for at-risk alcohol consumption in primary care: a randomized evaluation of screening approaches.

In dub conference : empathy, groove and technology in Jamaican popular music (2017)
Book Chapter
Oliver, R. (2017). In dub conference : empathy, groove and technology in Jamaican popular music. In Music and empathy. Routledge

This chapter will discuss empathic aspects of the way that groove occurs in Jamaican popular music (hereafter ‘JPM’), focusing initially on the stylistically specific relationship between the drums and the bass (as well as other instruments in the en... Read More about In dub conference : empathy, groove and technology in Jamaican popular music.

Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation (2017)
Journal Article
Barrett, D. (2017). Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation. Journal of clinical nursing, 26(19-20), 3088-3098. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.13656

Aims and objectives: To develop a theory that offered an evidence-based insight into the use of teleconsultation by nurses. Background: Teleconsultation is the use of video to facilitate real-time, remote interaction between healthcare practitioners... Read More about Rethinking presence: a grounded theory of nurses and teleconsultation.

Patterns of response by sociodemographic characteristics and recruitment methods for women in UK population surveys and cohort studies (2017)
Journal Article
Howcutt, S. J., Barnett, A. L., Barbosa-Boucas, S., & Smith, L. A. (2018). Patterns of response by sociodemographic characteristics and recruitment methods for women in UK population surveys and cohort studies. Women and Health, 58(4), 365-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2017.1310170

Women are an important public health focus, because they are more likely to experience some social determinants of disease, and they influence family health. Little research has explored the sociodemographic representativeness of women in research st... Read More about Patterns of response by sociodemographic characteristics and recruitment methods for women in UK population surveys and cohort studies.

Models of mortality rates–analysing the residuals (2017)
Journal Article
O’hare, C., & Li, Y. (2017). Models of mortality rates–analysing the residuals. Applied economics, 49(52), 5309-5323. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2017.1305092

The area of mortality modelling has received significant attention over the last 25 years owing to the need to quantify and forecast improving mortality rates. This need is driven primarily by the concern of governments, insurance and actuarial profe... Read More about Models of mortality rates–analysing the residuals.

Novel liquid crystalline organic semiconducting oligomers incorporating N-heterocyclic carbazole moieties for fluorescent OLEDs (2017)
Journal Article
Hu, G., Kitney, S. P., Kelly, S. M., Harrison, W., & O’Neill, M. (2017). Novel liquid crystalline organic semiconducting oligomers incorporating N-heterocyclic carbazole moieties for fluorescent OLEDs. Liquid crystals, 44(11), 1632-1645. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2017.1306633

A novel class of nematic liquid crystalline organic semiconducting oligomers incorporating N-heterocyclic carbazole moieties has been synthesised using simple and highly efficient reaction pathways. The electroluminescent colour of these novel oligom... Read More about Novel liquid crystalline organic semiconducting oligomers incorporating N-heterocyclic carbazole moieties for fluorescent OLEDs.

Identifying pathways of exposure to highway pollutants in great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) road mitigation tunnels: Exposure pathways of highway pollutants to Triturus cristatus (2017)
Journal Article
White, K. J., Mayes, W. M., & Petrovan, S. O. (2017). Identifying pathways of exposure to highway pollutants in great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) road mitigation tunnels: Exposure pathways of highway pollutants to Triturus cristatus. Water and environment journal : the journal / the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 31(3), 310-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12244

Road mitigation tunnels are increasingly deployed for amphibians but very little is known about chemical pollution in such schemes. We assessed pollution pressures associated with road runoff at a major great crested newt mitigation scheme in England... Read More about Identifying pathways of exposure to highway pollutants in great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) road mitigation tunnels: Exposure pathways of highway pollutants to Triturus cristatus.

Vortex sound radiation in a flow duct with a dipole source and a flexible wall of finite length (2017)
Journal Article
Chiang, Y. K., Choy, Y. S., & Tang, S. K. (2017). Vortex sound radiation in a flow duct with a dipole source and a flexible wall of finite length. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(3), 1999-2010. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4978521

The noise attenuation of fan-ducted noise at low blade-passage frequency remains a challenge. The present study investigates the noise reduction mechanism of a tensioned membrane housing device that directly controls the sound radiation from the doub... Read More about Vortex sound radiation in a flow duct with a dipole source and a flexible wall of finite length.

Ice formation within a thin film flowing over a flat plate (2017)
Journal Article
Moore, M. R., Mughal, M. S., & Papageorgiou, D. T. (2017). Ice formation within a thin film flowing over a flat plate. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 817, 455-489. https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2017.100

We present a model for ice formation in a thin, viscous liquid film driven by a Blasius boundary layer after heating is switched off along part of the flat plate. The flow is assumed to initially be in the Nelson et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 284, 199... Read More about Ice formation within a thin film flowing over a flat plate.

Scaling and functional morphology in strigiform hind limbs (2017)
Journal Article
Rayfield, E. J., Madan, M. A., & Bright, J. A. (2017). Scaling and functional morphology in strigiform hind limbs. Scientific reports, 7, Article 44920. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep44920

© The Author(s) 2017. Strigiformes are an order of raptorial birds consisting exclusively of owls: the Tytonidae (barn owls) and the Strigidae (true owls), united by a suite of adaptations aiding a keen predatory lifestyle, including robust hind limb... Read More about Scaling and functional morphology in strigiform hind limbs.

Genetic evidence challenges the native status of a threatened freshwater fish (Carassius carassius) in England (2017)
Journal Article
Jeffries, D. L., Copp, G. H., Maes, G. E., Lawson Handley, L., Sayer, C. D., & Hänfling, B. (2017). Genetic evidence challenges the native status of a threatened freshwater fish (Carassius carassius) in England. Ecology and Evolution, 7(9), 2871-2882. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.2831

© 2017 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A fundamental consideration for the conservation of a species is the extent of its native range, that is, regions naturally colonized. However, both natural processes and... Read More about Genetic evidence challenges the native status of a threatened freshwater fish (Carassius carassius) in England.

Long-term outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of supervised exercise, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or combined treatment for patients with intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal disease (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Mazari, F. A., Khan, J. A., Samuel, N., Smith, G., Carradice, D., McCollum, P., & Chetter, I. Long-term outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of supervised exercise, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or combined treatment for patients with intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal disease

Background: To compare the long-term outcomes of angioplasty (PTA), supervised exercise (SEP) and combined treatment (PTA+SEP) in patients with intermittent claudication (IC) due to femoropopliteal disease. Methods: Patients recruited to PTA, SEP and... Read More about Long-term outcomes of a randomized clinical trial of supervised exercise, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty or combined treatment for patients with intermittent claudication due to femoropopliteal disease.

Reference values for developing responsive functional outcome measures across the lifespan (2017)
Journal Article
McKay, M. J., Baldwin, J. N., Ferreira, P., Simic, M., Vanicek, N., Burns, J., & For the 1000 Norms Project Consortium. (2017). Reference values for developing responsive functional outcome measures across the lifespan. Neurology, 88(16), 1512-1519. https://doi.org/10.1212/WNL.0000000000003847

Objective: To generate a reference dataset of commonly performed functional outcome measures in 1,000 children and adults and investigate the influence of demographic, anthropometric, strength, and flexibility characteristics. Methods: Twelve functio... Read More about Reference values for developing responsive functional outcome measures across the lifespan.

Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Blanke, A., Schmitz, H., Patera, A., Dutel, H., & Fagan, M. J. (2017). Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 14(128), Article 20161038. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2016.1038

© 2017 The Author(s). Functional requirements may constrain phenotypic diversification or foster it. For insect mouthparts, the quantification of the relationship between shape and function in an evolutionary framework remained largely unexplored. He... Read More about Form-function relationships in dragonfly mandibles under an evolutionary perspective.

The filter is so much more fragile when you are queer (2017)
Journal Article
Baker, C. (2017). The filter is so much more fragile when you are queer. Critical Studies on Security, 5(1), 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1080/21624887.2017.1294831

Effective and meaningful engagement of older people in health care interventions using co-methodologies: an integrative literature review (protocol) (2017)
Preprint / Working Paper
Cowdell, F., Taylor, E., Sykes, M., & Dyson, J. Effective and meaningful engagement of older people in health care interventions using co-methodologies: an integrative literature review (protocol)

Review question How can older people most effectively and most meaningfully be engaged in health care intervention design, development or delivery using co-methodologies?

Observing and modelling phytoplankton community structure in the North Sea (2017)
Journal Article
Ford, D. A., van der Molen, J., Hyder, K., Bacon, J., Barciela, R., Creach, V., McEwan, R., Ruardij, P., & Forster, R. (2017). Observing and modelling phytoplankton community structure in the North Sea. Biogeosciences, 14(6), 1419-1444. https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-14-1419-2017

© Author(s) 2017. CC Attribution 3.0 License. Phytoplankton form the base of the marine food chain, and knowledge of phytoplankton community structure is fundamental when assessing marine biodiversity. Policy makers and other users require informati... Read More about Observing and modelling phytoplankton community structure in the North Sea.

Restoring speech following total removal of the larynx by a learned transformation from sensor data to acoustics (2017)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. M., Gonzalez, J. A., Cheah, L. A., Ell, S. R., Green, P., Moore, R. K., & Holdsworth, E. (2017). Restoring speech following total removal of the larynx by a learned transformation from sensor data to acoustics. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 141(3), EL307-EL313. https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4978364

Total removal of the larynx may be required to treat laryngeal cancer: speech is lost. This article shows that it may be possible to restore speech by sensing movement of the remaining speech articulators and use machine learning algorithms to derive... Read More about Restoring speech following total removal of the larynx by a learned transformation from sensor data to acoustics.

Choreography, controversy and child sex abuse: Theoretical reflections on a cultural criminological analysis of dance in a pop music video (2017)
Journal Article
Dearey, M. (2018). Choreography, controversy and child sex abuse: Theoretical reflections on a cultural criminological analysis of dance in a pop music video. Theoretical Criminology, 22(2), 189-205. https://doi.org/10.1177/1362480617699159

This article was inspired by the controversy over claims of ‘pedophilia!!!!’ undertones and the ‘triggering’ of memories of childhood sexual abuse in some viewers by the dance performance featured in the music video for Sia’s ‘Elastic Heart’ (2015).... Read More about Choreography, controversy and child sex abuse: Theoretical reflections on a cultural criminological analysis of dance in a pop music video.