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The effects of robot assisted gait training on temporal-spatial characteristics of people with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review (2018)
Journal Article
Hayes, S. C., James Wilcox, C. R., Forbes White, H. S., & Vanicek, N. (2018). The effects of robot assisted gait training on temporal-spatial characteristics of people with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review. The journal of spinal cord medicine : JSCM, 41(5), 529-543. https://doi.org/10.1080/10790268.2018.1426236

Context: Robotic assisted gait training (RAGT) technology can be used as a rehabilitation tool or as an assistive device for spinal cord injured (SCI) individuals. Its impact on upright stepping characteristics of SCI individuals using treadmill or o... Read More about The effects of robot assisted gait training on temporal-spatial characteristics of people with spinal cord injuries: a systematic review.

Severity of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Affects the Blood Levels of Circulating Inflammatory-Relevant MicroRNAs (2018)
Journal Article
Caserta, S., Mengozzi, M., Kern, F., Newbury, S. F., Ghezzi, P., & Llewelyn, M. J. (2018). Severity of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Affects the Blood Levels of Circulating Inflammatory-Relevant MicroRNAs. Frontiers in immunology, 8, Article ARTN 1977. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01977

The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is a potentially lethal response triggered by diverse forms of tissue injury and infection. When systemic inflammation is triggered by infection, the term sepsis is used. Understanding how inflammati... Read More about Severity of Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Affects the Blood Levels of Circulating Inflammatory-Relevant MicroRNAs.

Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid by a novel electrochemical sensor based on N2/Ar RF plasma assisted graphene nanosheets/graphene nanoribbons (2018)
Journal Article
Jothi, L., Neogi, S., Jaganathan, S. K., & Nageswaran, G. (2018). Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid by a novel electrochemical sensor based on N2/Ar RF plasma assisted graphene nanosheets/graphene nanoribbons. Biosensors & bioelectronics, 105, 236-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2018.01.040

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. A novel nitrogen/argon (N2/Ar) radio frequency (RF) plasma functionalized graphene nanosheet/graphene nanoribbon (GS/GNR) hybrid material (N2/Ar/GS/GNR) was developed for simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid (AA), dopamine... Read More about Simultaneous determination of ascorbic acid, dopamine and uric acid by a novel electrochemical sensor based on N2/Ar RF plasma assisted graphene nanosheets/graphene nanoribbons.

A Microdose PET Study of the Safety, Immunogenicity, Biodistribution, and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-FBA20FMDV2 for Imaging the Integrin αvβ6 (2018)
Journal Article
Keat, N., Kenny, J., Chen, K., Onega, M., Garman, N., Slack, R. J., Parker, C. A., Lumbers, R. T., Hallett, W., Saleem, A., Passchier, J., & Lukey, P. T. (2018). A Microdose PET Study of the Safety, Immunogenicity, Biodistribution, and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-FBA20FMDV2 for Imaging the Integrin αvβ6. Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology, 46(2), 136-143. https://doi.org/10.2967/jnmt.117.203547

The αvβ6 integrin is involved in the pathogenesis of cancer and fibrosis. A radiolabeled 20-amino-acid αvβ6-binding peptide, derived from the foot and mouth virus (NAVPNLRGDLQVLAQKVART [A20FMDV2]), has been developed to image αvβ6 levels preclinicall... Read More about A Microdose PET Study of the Safety, Immunogenicity, Biodistribution, and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-FBA20FMDV2 for Imaging the Integrin αvβ6.

Preferred exercise modalities in patients with intermittent claudication (2018)
Journal Article
Harwood, A., Hitchman, L. H., Ingle, L., Doherty, P., & Chetter, I. C. (2018). Preferred exercise modalities in patients with intermittent claudication. Journal of Vascular Nursing, 36(2), 81-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvn.2017.12.002

Conventional supervised exercise programs (SEPs) for claudicants are traditionally based on time-constrained, group-based structured programs usually at a hospital site. Uptake of an SEP is poor, despite the high-level evidence demonstrating its clin... Read More about Preferred exercise modalities in patients with intermittent claudication.

High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study (2018)
Journal Article
Palese, A., Grassetti, L., Bandera, D., Zuttion, R., Ferrario, B., Ponta, S., Hayter, M., & Watson, R. (2018). High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study. Health Policy, 122(3), 301-308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2018.01.011

Objectives: An increased amount of functional dependence has been reported among residents living in nursing homes. Among others, feeding dependence is one of the most complex needs to satisfy: behind the attempt to personalise meals with individual... Read More about High feeding dependence prevalence in residents living in Italian nursing homes requires new policies: findings from a regionally based cross-sectional study.

A review of service quality and service delivery: Towards a customer co-production and customer-integration approach (2018)
Journal Article
Alzaydi, Z. M., Al-Hajla, A., Nguyen, B., & Jayawardhena, C. (2018). A review of service quality and service delivery: Towards a customer co-production and customer-integration approach. Business process management journal, 24(1), 295-328. https://doi.org/10.1108/bpmj-09-2016-0185

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide researchers with an overview of the service quality and delivery domain, focussing on the inclusion of customer co-production and customer integration. Specifically,... Read More about A review of service quality and service delivery: Towards a customer co-production and customer-integration approach.

A comparison of personality in the common and Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri boliviensis) (2018)
Journal Article
Wilson, V. A., Inoue-Murayama, M., & Weiss, A. (2018). A comparison of personality in the common and Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri boliviensis). Journal of Comparative Psychology, 132(1), 24-39. https://doi.org/10.1037/com0000093

Personality has been studied in all of the great apes, many Old World monkey species, but only a handful of New World monkey species. Because understanding the personalities of New World monkeys is crucial to understanding personality evolution in pr... Read More about A comparison of personality in the common and Bolivian squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus and Saimiri boliviensis).

History of developments in understanding abnormal behavior (2018)
Book Chapter
Markova, I., & Berrios, G. (2018). History of developments in understanding abnormal behavior. In J. N. Butcher, & J. M. Hooley (Eds.), APA Handbook of Psychopathology Volume 1: Psychopathology: Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Adult Mental Disorders (13-39). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000064-002

This chapter explores the history of developments in understanding abnormal behavior. It takes the view that, to be of any use to the understanding of human suffering, psychiatry, psychology, and psychopathology must be reconceptualized as hybrid dis... Read More about History of developments in understanding abnormal behavior.

Electrochemical sensor for the detection of scaling ions in formation water (2018)
Thesis
Crapnell, R. D. (2018). Electrochemical sensor for the detection of scaling ions in formation water. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4628886

This thesis aims to develop appropriate sensing chemistry for the electrochemical detection of alkaline-earth metal ions in formation water. Accordingly, the first chapter outlines the relevance of this work and gives an overview of the methods curre... Read More about Electrochemical sensor for the detection of scaling ions in formation water.

Adults with intellectual disabilities’ lived experiences of wellbeing and the Internet : a descriptive phenomenological study (2018)
Thesis
Hebblewhite, G. H. (2018). Adults with intellectual disabilities’ lived experiences of wellbeing and the Internet : a descriptive phenomenological study. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4500279

Internet usage continues to increase among adults with intellectual disabilities (IDs), but many are scared to use the internet or are denied access by those who care for them. The internet offers many opportunities, such as the ability to increase s... Read More about Adults with intellectual disabilities’ lived experiences of wellbeing and the Internet : a descriptive phenomenological study.

Examining the creative tourism potential of intangible archaeological heritage in Alentejo (Portugal) – a study on the role of tourism providers in developing creative archaeological tourism experiences (2018)
Thesis
Ross, D. O. C. (2018). Examining the creative tourism potential of intangible archaeological heritage in Alentejo (Portugal) – a study on the role of tourism providers in developing creative archaeological tourism experiences. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4223357

This study conceptualises the role of tourism providers in facilitating creative tourism experiences by focusing on their ingenious enterprise. The emphasis is on how they make use of intangible archaeological heritage as tourism resource. Intangible... Read More about Examining the creative tourism potential of intangible archaeological heritage in Alentejo (Portugal) – a study on the role of tourism providers in developing creative archaeological tourism experiences.

Impact of flow regulation and habitat improvement on brown trout in Yorkshire rivers (2018)
Thesis
Stone, T. J. (2018). Impact of flow regulation and habitat improvement on brown trout in Yorkshire rivers. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4221403

In the UK, reservoirs are a relatively common component of the landscape and provide a variety of functions, including the provision of water to meet industrial, agricultural and societal needs, as well as recreational activities such as sailing and... Read More about Impact of flow regulation and habitat improvement on brown trout in Yorkshire rivers.

Observing the effect of galaxy environment on the evolution of active galactic nuclei in the era of multiplexed wide-field fibre-optic spectroscopy (2018)
Thesis
Gordon, Y. A. (2018). Observing the effect of galaxy environment on the evolution of active galactic nuclei in the era of multiplexed wide-field fibre-optic spectroscopy. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220780

In this thesis, we use the environment of active galactic nuclei (AGN) to test AGN unification. Furthermore, we analyse how interaction between the environment and host galaxy can influence AGN evolution. This is done for a range of galaxy densities,... Read More about Observing the effect of galaxy environment on the evolution of active galactic nuclei in the era of multiplexed wide-field fibre-optic spectroscopy.

Integrated HIV and maternal/reproductive health service utilization: trajectory for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe (2018)
Thesis
Gazimbi, M. (2018). Integrated HIV and maternal/reproductive health service utilization: trajectory for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220770

Background: The persistent high mortality related to HIV infection in sub-Saharan Africa has prompted calls for scaling-up access to sexual and reproductive health services including family planning as a trajectory to prevent HIV infection. Thus, HIV... Read More about Integrated HIV and maternal/reproductive health service utilization: trajectory for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in Zimbabwe.

Disclosure of voice hearing and mental health problems : experiences and effects (2018)
Thesis
Watkins, S. (2018). Disclosure of voice hearing and mental health problems : experiences and effects. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4220581

Research suggests that people who experience mental health problems and people who hear voices are likely to experience stigmatising attitudes and discrimination. This portfolio considers the experiences and impact of disclosing these stigmatised exp... Read More about Disclosure of voice hearing and mental health problems : experiences and effects.

Towards autonomous cleaning of photovoltaic modules: Design and realization of a robotic cleaner (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hassan, M. U., Nawaz, M. I., & Iqbal, J. (2018). Towards autonomous cleaning of photovoltaic modules: Design and realization of a robotic cleaner. In 2017 1st International Conference on Latest Trends in Electrical Engineering and Computing Technologies (INTELLECT). https://doi.org/10.1109/INTELLECT.2017.8277631

Solar panels typically consist of photovoltaic (PV) cells covered by a protective glass coating, which generate electricity when subjected to radiations. However, the capability of electricity generation is constrained due to layer of dust on PV modu... Read More about Towards autonomous cleaning of photovoltaic modules: Design and realization of a robotic cleaner.