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AQUEDUCT intervention for crisis team quality and effectiveness in dementia: Protocol for a feasibility study (2020)
Journal Article
Broome, E. E., Coleston-Shields, D. M., Dening, T., Moniz-Cook, E., Poland, F., Stanyon, M., & Orrell, M. (2020). AQUEDUCT intervention for crisis team quality and effectiveness in dementia: Protocol for a feasibility study. JMIR Research Protocols, 9(10), Article e18971. https://doi.org/10.2196/18971

Background: Specialist community teams often support people with dementia who experience crisis. These teams may vary in composition and models of practice, which presents challenges when evaluating their effectiveness. A best practice model for deme... Read More about AQUEDUCT intervention for crisis team quality and effectiveness in dementia: Protocol for a feasibility study.

In-situ measurement and prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tang, S. K., & Li, X. (2020). In-situ measurement and prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows. In INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings 2020 (1368-1375)

In the present study, the traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows are measured in-situ in a 30-storey high-rise building located in an opened environment next to a very busy and noisy ma... Read More about In-situ measurement and prediction of traffic noise transmission loss across a residential flat unit façade installed with two plenum windows.

Representation of incomplete contact problems by half-planes (2020)
Journal Article
Andresen, H., Hills, D., & Moore, M. (2021). Representation of incomplete contact problems by half-planes. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 85, Article 104138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2020.104138

for finding the optimal choices of the applied remote loads – the applied normal force, moment, shear force and remote bulk stresses – needed to solve frictional contact problems in partial-slip using half-plane theory are derived by using data from... Read More about Representation of incomplete contact problems by half-planes.

CANcer BEhavioural nutrition and exercise feasibility trial (CanBenefit); phase I qualitative interview findings (2020)
Journal Article
Swan, F., Chen, H., Forbes, C. C., Johnson, M. J., & Lind, M. (in press). CANcer BEhavioural nutrition and exercise feasibility trial (CanBenefit); phase I qualitative interview findings. Journal of Geriatric Oncology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2020.09.026

Background: Older people with lung cancer are often frail and unfit due to their cancer and co-morbidities and may tolerate cancer treatments poorly. Physical activity (PA) and a healthy diet offer quality of life benefit to people with cancer before... Read More about CANcer BEhavioural nutrition and exercise feasibility trial (CanBenefit); phase I qualitative interview findings.

Challenging behaviour in dementia care: A novel framework for translating knowledge to practice (2020)
Journal Article
James, I. A., Reichelt, K., James, I., Reichelt, K., Moniz-Cook, E., & Lee, K. (2020). Challenging behaviour in dementia care: A novel framework for translating knowledge to practice. the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 13, Article e43. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1754470X20000434

This article provides guidance on the management of challenging behaviours (CBs) in dementia care, and introduces concepts from positive behavioural support not usually applied to dementia. While the use of formulations has received a lot of attentio... Read More about Challenging behaviour in dementia care: A novel framework for translating knowledge to practice.

Curcumin for the management of periodontal diseases: a review (2020)
Journal Article
Forouzanfar, F., Forouzanfar, A., Sathyapalan, T., Orafai, H. M., & Sahebkar, A. (2020). Curcumin for the management of periodontal diseases: a review. Current Pharmaceutical Design, 26(34), 4277-4284. https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612826666200513112607

Periodontal disease is one of the most common causes of tooth loss among adults. Research shows that inflammation is one of the crucial components in the initiation and progression of periodontitis. Various herbal medicines have recently been receivi... Read More about Curcumin for the management of periodontal diseases: a review.

Adopting the use of a legacy digital artefact in formal educational settings: opportunities and challenges (2020)
Journal Article
Gouseti, A., Abbott, D., Burden, K., & Jeffrey, S. (2020). Adopting the use of a legacy digital artefact in formal educational settings: opportunities and challenges. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 29(5), 613-629. https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2020.1822435

This paper explores how a legacy digital artefact can be adopted within formal education settings and looks at the pedagogical and other opportunities created by its use within three primary and secondary classrooms in the UK. Through a comparative c... Read More about Adopting the use of a legacy digital artefact in formal educational settings: opportunities and challenges.

Structural response analysis of road pavement solar collector (RPSC) with serpentine heat pipes under validated temperature field (2020)
Journal Article
Zhou, B., Pei, J., Richard Hughes, B., SNM Nasir, D., Vital, B., Pantua, C. A. J., …Zhang, J. (2021). Structural response analysis of road pavement solar collector (RPSC) with serpentine heat pipes under validated temperature field. Construction and Building Materials, 268, Article 121110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121110

Road Pavement Solar Collector (RPSC) is one of the inevitable products of the diversified development of pavement, which can reduce the temperature of the road surface to mitigate the urban heat island (UHI) effect. The arrangement of the heat pipes... Read More about Structural response analysis of road pavement solar collector (RPSC) with serpentine heat pipes under validated temperature field.

On developing and validating dynamic systems: simulation engineering (2020)
Journal Article
Polack, F., & Alden, K. (2020). On developing and validating dynamic systems: simulation engineering. Journal of Object Technology, 19(3), 3:1-13. https://doi.org/10.5381/jot.2020.19.3.a6

Dynamic systems, where the behaviour is the dominant characteristic, pose engineering challenges that are often neglected in model-based software engineering. However, supporting simulation development from design models is important in demonstrating... Read More about On developing and validating dynamic systems: simulation engineering.

Nurses’ perceptions of caring activities in nursing (2020)
Journal Article
Akansel, N., Watson, R., Vatansever, N., & Özdemir, A. (in press). Nurses’ perceptions of caring activities in nursing. Nursing Open, https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.653

Aim This study aimed to determine nurses’ perceptions of caring activities in nursing. Design A descriptive study design. Methods A Turkish translation of the 25‐item version of the Caring Dimensions Inventory was completed by 260 nurses wor... Read More about Nurses’ perceptions of caring activities in nursing.

Light-Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis (2020)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Li, Z., Shi, Y., Zhu, A., Zhao, Y., Wang, H., Binks, B. P., & Wang, J. (in press). Light-Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis. Angewandte Chemie, https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202010750

© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH Pickering emulsions are an excellent platform for interfacial catalysis. However, developing simple and efficient strategies to achieve product separation and catalyst and emulsifier recovery is still a challenge. Herein, we rep... Read More about Light-Responsive, Reversible Emulsification and Demulsification of Oil-in-Water Pickering Emulsions for Catalysis.

Normative reference values for estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in apparently healthy British men and women (2020)
Journal Article
Ingle, L., Rigby, A., Brodie, D., & Sandercock, G. (2020). Normative reference values for estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in apparently healthy British men and women. PLoS ONE, 15(10), Article e0240099. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240099

Copyright: © 2020 Ingle et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and sour... Read More about Normative reference values for estimated cardiorespiratory fitness in apparently healthy British men and women.

The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Medea, B., Roberts, M., Dunn, R., & Andrew James, I. (2020). The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia. Open Access Journal of Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine, 5(5), Article 555671

The British Psychological Society’s Briefing Paper for Behaviors that Challenge (BtC) in dementia states that psychological formulation helps in the development of effective and well targeted treatments [1]. While not explicitly using the term psycho... Read More about The Role of Models and Formulations in the Management of Behaviors that Challenge in Dementia.

Hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes exacerbates amyloid-related proteins associated with dementia (2020)
Journal Article
Moin, A. S. M., Al-Qaissi, A., Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (in press). Hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes exacerbates amyloid-related proteins associated with dementia. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14220

Objective Hypoglycemia in diabetes (T2D) may increase the risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). We hypothesized that hypoglycemia‐induced amyloid‐related protein changes would be exacerbated in T2D. Methods A prospective, parallel study in T2D (n=2... Read More about Hypoglycaemia in type 2 diabetes exacerbates amyloid-related proteins associated with dementia.

CONVEX (CONtinuously Varied EXtrusion): A new scale of design for additive manufacturing (2020)
Journal Article
Moetazedian, A., Budisuharto, A. S., Silberschmidt, V. V., & Gleadall, A. (2021). CONVEX (CONtinuously Varied EXtrusion): A new scale of design for additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 37, Article 101576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2020.101576

This study introduces a new microscale design approach, CONVEX, based on the idea of CONtinuously Varying EXtrusion widths of deposited filaments in material extrusion additive manufacturing (MEAM). The CONVEX design approach breaks free from the tra... Read More about CONVEX (CONtinuously Varied EXtrusion): A new scale of design for additive manufacturing.

Noise reduction of plenum windows on the façade of a high-rise residential building next to heavy road traffic (2020)
Journal Article
Li, X., Tang, S. K., Yim, S. Y., Lee, R. Y., & Hung, T. (2020). Noise reduction of plenum windows on the façade of a high-rise residential building next to heavy road traffic. Building and Environment, 186, Article 107353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.107353

Extensive traffic noise transmission loss measurements were carried out inside selected residential units of a standalone 32-storey housing block located next to a very busy and noisy main trunk road in the present study. A total of 35 units, which w... Read More about Noise reduction of plenum windows on the façade of a high-rise residential building next to heavy road traffic.

Taboo Or Not Taboo: (In)visibilities Of Death, Dying And Bereavement (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hård Af Segerstad, Y., Bell, J., Giaxoglou, K., Pitsillides, S., & Yeshua-Katz, D. Taboo Or Not Taboo: (In)visibilities Of Death, Dying And Bereavement. Presented at Annual Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers., 2020

The notion that ‘death is a taboo’ pervades private, public and academic discourses around death, dying and bereavement in contemporary Western societies. The rise of digital media within the last decades further complicates the appreciation of the s... Read More about Taboo Or Not Taboo: (In)visibilities Of Death, Dying And Bereavement.

Bioimprint Mediated Label-Free Isolation of Pancreatic Tumor Cells from a Healthy Peripheral Blood Cell Population (2020)
Journal Article
Pelle, M., Das, A. A. K., Madden, L. A., & Paunov, V. N. (in press). Bioimprint Mediated Label-Free Isolation of Pancreatic Tumor Cells from a Healthy Peripheral Blood Cell Population. Advanced Biosystems, Article 2000054. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000054

New techniques are required for earlier diagnosis and response to treatment of pancreatic cancer. Here, a label-free approach is reported in which circulating pancreatic tumor cells are isolated from healthy peripheral blood cells via cell bioimprint... Read More about Bioimprint Mediated Label-Free Isolation of Pancreatic Tumor Cells from a Healthy Peripheral Blood Cell Population.

Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk (2020)
Journal Article
Semilin, V., Balan, W. S., Janaun, J., Chung, C. H., Zhu, Z., Haywood, S. K., Touhami, D., Chong, K. P., Yaser, A. Z., Lee, P. C., & Zein, S. H. (2021). Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk. Journal of hazardous materials, 404(Part B), Article 124092. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124092

In this study, carbon-silica based acid catalysts derived from rice husks (RH) were successfully synthesised using microwave (MW) technology. The results showed that MW sulphonation produced Sulphur (S) content of 17.2–18.5 times higher than in raw R... Read More about Esterification of residual palm oil using solid acid catalyst derived from rice husk.