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Thermally responsive capillary suspensions (2017)
Journal Article
Das, A. A., Dunstan, T. S., Stoyanov, S. D., Starck, P., & Paunov, V. N. (2017). Thermally responsive capillary suspensions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9(50), 44152-44160. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b11358

© 2017 American Chemical Society. We demonstrate that stimulus-responsive capillary-structured materials can be formed from hydrophobized calcium carbonate particles suspended in a non-polar phase (silicone oil) and bridged by very small amounts of a... Read More about Thermally responsive capillary suspensions.

A retrospective cohort study in severe asthma describing commonly measured biomarkers: Eosinophil count and IgE levels (2017)
Journal Article
Haughney, J., Morice, A., Blyth, K. G., Lee, A. J., Coutts, A., McKnight, E., & Pavord, I. (2018). A retrospective cohort study in severe asthma describing commonly measured biomarkers: Eosinophil count and IgE levels. Respiratory medicine, 134, 117-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2017.12.001

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Background Identifying asthma patients suitable for biologic therapy includes the assessment of blood biomarkers (IgE and eosinophils (EOS)). How they relate to each other is unclear. Methods This retrospective, database study use... Read More about A retrospective cohort study in severe asthma describing commonly measured biomarkers: Eosinophil count and IgE levels.

ORAI channels are critical for receptor-mediated endocytosis of albumin (2017)
Journal Article
Zeng, B., Chen, G.-L., Garcia-Vaz, E., Bhandari, S., Daskoulidou, N., Berglund, L. M., Jiang, H., Hallett, T., Zhou, L.-P., Huang, L., Xu, Z.-H., Nair, V., Nelson, R. G., Ju, W., Kretzler, M., Atkin, S. L., Gomez, M. F., & Xu, S.-Z. (2017). ORAI channels are critical for receptor-mediated endocytosis of albumin. Nature communications, 8(1), Article 1920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02094-y

Impaired albumin reabsorption by proximal tubular epithelial cells (PTECs) has been highlighted in diabetic nephropathy (DN), but little is known about the underlying molecular mechanisms. Here we find that ORAI1-3, are preferentially expressed in PT... Read More about ORAI channels are critical for receptor-mediated endocytosis of albumin.

Enhanced violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities in an experimental three-level system (2017)
Journal Article
Wang, K., Emary, C., Zhan, X., Bian, Z., Li, J., & Xue, P. (2017). Enhanced violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities in an experimental three-level system. Optics express, 25(25), 31462-31470. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.25.031462

Leggett-Garg inequalities are tests of macroscopic realism that can be violated by quantum mechanics. In this letter, we realise photonic Leggett-Garg tests on a three-level system and implement measurements that admit three distinct measurement outc... Read More about Enhanced violations of Leggett-Garg inequalities in an experimental three-level system.

Categorisation of Mobile EEG: A Researcher's Perspective (2017)
Journal Article
Bateson, A. D., Baseler, H. A., Paulson, K. S., Ahmed, F., & Asghar, A. U. (2017). Categorisation of Mobile EEG: A Researcher's Perspective. Biomed research international, 2017, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/5496196

© 2017 Anthony D. Bateson et al. Researchers are increasingly attempting to undertake electroencephalography (EEG) recordings in novel environments and contexts outside of the traditional static laboratory setting. The term "mobile EEG," although com... Read More about Categorisation of Mobile EEG: A Researcher's Perspective.

Interventions to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A systematic review (2017)
Journal Article
Rees, I., Jones, D., Chen, H., & Macleod, U. (2018). Interventions to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A systematic review. Preventive Medicine, 111, 323-335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.11.019

© 2017 Elsevier Inc. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women worldwide. Screening can reduce both the incidence and mortality of the disease but is often not utilized by lower socioeconomic groups. A systematic review, including stu... Read More about Interventions to improve the uptake of cervical cancer screening among lower socioeconomic groups: A systematic review.

Churn flow in high viscosity oils and large diameter columns (2017)
Journal Article
Mohammed, S. K., Hasan, A., Dimitrakis, G., & Azzopardi, B. J. (2018). Churn flow in high viscosity oils and large diameter columns. International journal of multiphase flow, 100, 16-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmultiphaseflow.2017.11.018

Churn flow is an important intermediate flow regime occurring in between slug and annular flow patterns in two-phase flow, with profound implications in chemical and petroleum industry. The majority of studies to date in churn flow have been carried... Read More about Churn flow in high viscosity oils and large diameter columns.

Fighting money laundering with technology: a case study of Bank X in the UK (2017)
Journal Article
Demetis, D. S. (2018). Fighting money laundering with technology: a case study of Bank X in the UK. Decision Support Systems, 105, 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dss.2017.11.005

This paper presents a longitudinal interpretive case study of a UK bank’s efforts to combat Money Laundering (ML) by expanding the scope of its profiling of ML behaviour. The concept of structural coupling, taken from systems theory, is used to refle... Read More about Fighting money laundering with technology: a case study of Bank X in the UK.

Neutral thermal sensation or dynamic thermal comfort? Numerical and field test analysis of a thermal chair (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shahzad, S., Calautit, J. K., Aquino, A. I., Nasir, D. S., & Hughes, B. R. (2017). Neutral thermal sensation or dynamic thermal comfort? Numerical and field test analysis of a thermal chair. Energy procedia, 142, 2189-2194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.12.587

Neutral thermal sensation is considered as the measure of thermal comfort in research, as when participants report feeling neutral regarding the thermal environment, they are considered as thermally comfortable. This is taken for granted, and althoug... Read More about Neutral thermal sensation or dynamic thermal comfort? Numerical and field test analysis of a thermal chair.

Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange (2017)
Thesis
Ahmed, R. (2017). Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223306

The thesis is comprised of three interrelated empirical chapters on the Pakistan stock exchange which effects on the market efficiency. In the first empirical chapter, ‘Is the Market Efficient – Evidence from Pakistan stock exchange’. It is evaluatin... Read More about Three empirical studies on market efficiency – evidence from the Pakistan stock exchange.

Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs (2017)
Thesis
Howe, D. (. (2017). Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221340

Previous research has reliably demonstrated that people can form false memories or beliefs of certain events from their personal past, and that these false memories and beliefs can have effects on attitudes and behaviour. When someone forms a false m... Read More about Implicit and explicit attitudinal consequences of false autobiographical memories and beliefs.

The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, dysphoric, and depressed individuals (2017)
Thesis
Boland, J. (2017). The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, dysphoric, and depressed individuals. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221178

Previous research demonstrates that depressed individuals have difficulties with prospection. For example, compared to non-depressed individuals, they predict negative events as more likely to happen, and positive events as less likely to happen, in... Read More about The effect of positive episodic simulation on future event predictions in non-depressed, dysphoric, and depressed individuals.

Near infrared fluorescence probes : towards applications in fluorescence guided surgery (2017)
Thesis
Cheng, H. Y. (2017). Near infrared fluorescence probes : towards applications in fluorescence guided surgery. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220740

Surgery has been a popular method for the treatment of cancers, in particular solid tumours; but the surgical margins for cancerous tissues are often indistinct and in most cases, the poor identification of residual cancer tissues can result in re-ex... Read More about Near infrared fluorescence probes : towards applications in fluorescence guided surgery.

Ambitwistor strings in ambitwistor space (2017)
Thesis
Carabine, N. (2017). Ambitwistor strings in ambitwistor space. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220737

This thesis is a recount of the research I undertook in the academic year 2016-2017 and the background work I learned from reading and attending lecture courses. Sections 2 and 3 are background sections providing an introduction to the concepts and m... Read More about Ambitwistor strings in ambitwistor space.

Doctors' moral beliefs and public policy (2017)
Thesis
Wardman, D. T. (2017). Doctors' moral beliefs and public policy. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220499

In this thesis, I address three related questions:

• First, suppose we legalise some controversial medical practice tomorrow. Should we respect the moral objections of those doctors who object to the practice? I argue that we should indeed respect... Read More about Doctors' moral beliefs and public policy.

Bio-signal data gathering, management and analysis within a patient-centred health care context (2017)
Thesis
Munnoch, R. A. (2017). Bio-signal data gathering, management and analysis within a patient-centred health care context. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220461

The healthcare service is under pressure to do more with less, and changing the way the service is modelled could be the key to saving resources and increasing efficacy. This change could be possible using patient-centric care models. This model woul... Read More about Bio-signal data gathering, management and analysis within a patient-centred health care context.

Asthma phenotypes: Do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma? (2017)
Journal Article
Morjaria, J. B., Rigby, A. S., & Morice, A. H. (2017). Asthma phenotypes: Do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma?. European respiratory journal, 50(6), Article 1701366. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01366-2017

Copyright © ERS 2017. Little is known of the long-term symptom profile in uncontrolled asthma and whether symptoms can predict distinct phenotypes. The primary objective of these analyses was to assess diurnal profile of cough and wheeze in an uncont... Read More about Asthma phenotypes: Do cough and wheeze predict exacerbations in persistent asthma?.

The effect of the presence of Sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) on the interactions between Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and protein papain (2017)
Journal Article
Mehta, S. K., Bhawna, Rekha, Kansal, S. K., & Ibhadon, A. O. (2017). The effect of the presence of Sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) on the interactions between Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and protein papain. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 248, 751-758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2017.10.083

Interactions between mixed anionic surfactants: Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and Sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) and papain were investigated over the entire mole fraction range of SDS i.e. αSDS. The UV–visible and fluorescence behavio... Read More about The effect of the presence of Sodium bis-(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (AOT) on the interactions between Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and protein papain.

Landscapes with different logics: A physicalistic approach to semantic conflicts in spatial planning (2017)
Journal Article
Krzysztofik, R., Dymitrow, M., Biegańska, J., Senetra, A., Gavriilidou, E., Nadolu, B., …Brauer, R. (2017). Landscapes with different logics: A physicalistic approach to semantic conflicts in spatial planning. Quaestiones Geographicae, 36(4), 29-45. https://doi.org/10.1515/quageo-2017-0034

This paper deals with the ways of categorising landscapes as ‘urban’ and ‘rural’ using a physicalist approach, where these terms have special meaning. The aim of this paper is to elaborate on the question whether such a division is still meaningful w... Read More about Landscapes with different logics: A physicalistic approach to semantic conflicts in spatial planning.