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An assessment of the efficacy of compression bandaging on blood loss and acute pain following total knee arthroplasty (2020)
Thesis
Kent, J. M. (2020). An assessment of the efficacy of compression bandaging on blood loss and acute pain following total knee arthroplasty. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222668

This thesis has been undertaken to assess whether compression bandaging can deliver improvements in important short-term outcomes such as blood loss and pain following total knee arthroplasty within an enhanced recovery setting.

To achieve this, a... Read More about An assessment of the efficacy of compression bandaging on blood loss and acute pain following total knee arthroplasty.

Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on endurance exercise with moderately trained males (2020)
Thesis
Shaw, J. (2020). Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on endurance exercise with moderately trained males. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222648

Introduction – Exercising for an extended period in thermally demanding conditions places greater physiological and perceptual strain on the body than when exercising in temperate conditions (Galloway & Maughan, 1997; Moss et al., 2020; Tucker, Rauch... Read More about Effectiveness of short-term heat acclimation on endurance exercise with moderately trained males.

Chirality in gold-LC nanocomposites and heliconical systems (2020)
Thesis
Yu, H. (2020). Chirality in gold-LC nanocomposites and heliconical systems. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222542

The research presented in this thesis is focused towards the design and synthesis of chiral liquid crystal gold nanoparticle nanocomposites and all of the related molecular sub-structures. It is intended that such organic-inorganic hybrid materials w... Read More about Chirality in gold-LC nanocomposites and heliconical systems.

The experience as a document: designing for the future of collaborative remembering in digital archives (2020)
Thesis
Delatte Espinosa, M. (2020). The experience as a document: designing for the future of collaborative remembering in digital archives. (Thesis). University of Hull. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4222371

How does it feel when we remember together on-line? Who gets to say what it is worth to be remembered? To understand how the user experience of participation is affecting the formation of collective memories in the context of online environments, fir... Read More about The experience as a document: designing for the future of collaborative remembering in digital archives.

Drug-induced cough (2020)
Journal Article
Shim, J. S., Song, W. J., & Morice, A. H. (2020). Drug-induced cough. Physiological Research, 69(S1), S81-S92. https://doi.org/10.33549/physiolres.934406

© 2020, Czech Academy of Sciences. Since the recognition of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs)-induced cough, drug has been considered as a potential cause of chronic cough. This review presents recent knowledge on drug-induced coughs i... Read More about Drug-induced cough.

An Unnecessary KIS? The UK’s Key Information Set, was it really needed and what was its real purpose? (2020)
Journal Article
Holmes, A. G. D. (2020). An Unnecessary KIS? The UK’s Key Information Set, was it really needed and what was its real purpose?. Shanlax International Journal of Education, 8(2), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.34293/education.v8i2.1477

This paper provides a critical analysis of the United Kingdom’s higher education Key Information Set (KIS), which was implemented following the 2011 UK White Paper ‘Students at the Heart of the System’. It argues that one of the central tenets of the... Read More about An Unnecessary KIS? The UK’s Key Information Set, was it really needed and what was its real purpose?.

Making War on Bodies: Militarisation, Aesthetics and Embodiment in International Politics (2020)
Book
Baker, C. (Ed.). Making War on Bodies: Militarisation, Aesthetics and Embodiment in International Politics. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474446181.001.0001

This vibrant collection of essays reveals the intimate politics of how people with a wide range of relationships to war identify with, and against, the military and its gendered and racialised norms. It synthesises three recent turns in the study of... Read More about Making War on Bodies: Militarisation, Aesthetics and Embodiment in International Politics.

Emerging challenges for HCI : enabling effective use of VR in education and training (2020)
Book Chapter
Gordon, N., & Brayshaw, M. (2020). Emerging challenges for HCI : enabling effective use of VR in education and training. In L. Bozgeyikli, & R. Bozgeyikli (Eds.), Virtual reality : recent advancements, applications and challenges. Gistrup, Denmark: River Publishers

This chapter considers some of the challenges in providing effective virtual reality (VR) environments for teaching and training, where users are encouraged and enabled to be truly engaged in their learning. One approach is to use inquiry-based learn... Read More about Emerging challenges for HCI : enabling effective use of VR in education and training.

Spatial and pregnancy-related changes in the protein, amino acid, and carbohydrate composition of bovine oviduct fluid (2020)
Journal Article
Rodríguez-Alonso, B., Maillo, V., Acuña, O. S., López-Úbeda, R., Torrecillas, A., Simintiras, C. A., Sturmey, R., Avilés, M., Lonergan, P., & Rizos, D. (2020). Spatial and pregnancy-related changes in the protein, amino acid, and carbohydrate composition of bovine oviduct fluid. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(5), Article 1681. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21051681

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Knowledge of how the biochemical composition of the bovine oviduct is altered due to the oviduct anatomy or the presence of an embryo is lacking. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess the... Read More about Spatial and pregnancy-related changes in the protein, amino acid, and carbohydrate composition of bovine oviduct fluid.

Property relations and the politics of the suburban living place in the post-communist city : transition stories from Tirana, Albania (2020)
Book Chapter
Mele, M., & Jonas, A. E. (2020). Property relations and the politics of the suburban living place in the post-communist city : transition stories from Tirana, Albania. In L. B. Drummond, & D. Young (Eds.), Socialist and post-socialist urbanisms : critical reflections from a global perspective (227-245). University of Toronto Press

One well-known feature of capitalist forms of urban development in North America and Western Europe is the emergence of a politics of the suburban living place, the spatial appearance of which seems to be separate from class and political tensions ar... Read More about Property relations and the politics of the suburban living place in the post-communist city : transition stories from Tirana, Albania.

Is there a dose response relationship between soft tissue manual therapy and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia? (2020)
Journal Article
Sturman, S., & Killingback, C. (2020). Is there a dose response relationship between soft tissue manual therapy and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia?. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies, 24(3), 141-153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.02.010

Background
Current clinical guidelines do not support the use of manual therapy (MT) interventions for Fibromyalgia (FM) patients, despite evidence of positive biochemical, mechanical and psychological effects, and the popularity of hands-on treatme... Read More about Is there a dose response relationship between soft tissue manual therapy and clinical outcomes in fibromyalgia?.

The challenges of long-term invasive mammal management: lessons from the UK (2020)
Journal Article
Mill, A. C., Crowley, S. L., Lambin, X., McKinney, C., Maggs, G., Robertson, P., Robinson, N. J., Ward, A. I., & Marzano, M. (2020). The challenges of long-term invasive mammal management: lessons from the UK. Mammal Review, 50(2), 136-146. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12186

We consider the motivations, strategies, and costs involved in invasive mammal management undertaken in the UK. Widespread established invasive mammals require long‐term management to limit damage or spread, but ongoing management is costly and compl... Read More about The challenges of long-term invasive mammal management: lessons from the UK.

Environmental UVR Levels and Skin Pigmentation Gene Variants Associated with Folate and Homocysteine Levels in an Elderly Cohort (2020)
Journal Article
Jones, P., Lucock, M., Scarlett, C. J., Veysey, M., & Beckett, E. (2020). Environmental UVR Levels and Skin Pigmentation Gene Variants Associated with Folate and Homocysteine Levels in an Elderly Cohort. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(5), Article 1545. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17051545

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is a ubiquitous exposure which may contribute to decreased folate levels. Skin pigmentation mediates the biological effect of UVR exposure, but its relationship to folate levels is unexamined. Interactions may exist betwee... Read More about Environmental UVR Levels and Skin Pigmentation Gene Variants Associated with Folate and Homocysteine Levels in an Elderly Cohort.

Flash Flood!: A SeriousGeoGames activity combining science festivals, video games, and virtual reality with research data for communicating flood risk and geomorphology (2020)
Journal Article
Skinner, C. (2020). Flash Flood!: A SeriousGeoGames activity combining science festivals, video games, and virtual reality with research data for communicating flood risk and geomorphology. Geoscience Communication, 3(1), 1-17. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-1-2020

The risk of flooding around the world is large and increasing, yet in many areas there is still a difficulty in engaging the public with their own flood risk. Geomorphology is a science that is linked to flooding and can exacerbate risks, but awarene... Read More about Flash Flood!: A SeriousGeoGames activity combining science festivals, video games, and virtual reality with research data for communicating flood risk and geomorphology.

Simple, sensitive and species-specific assays for detecting quagga and zebra mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and D. polymorpha) using environmental DNA (2020)
Journal Article
Blackman, R. C., Benucci, M., Donnelly, R., Hänfling, B., Harper, L. R., Sellers, G. S., & Lawson-Handley, L. (2020). Simple, sensitive and species-specific assays for detecting quagga and zebra mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and D. polymorpha) using environmental DNA. Management of Biological Invasions, 11(2), 218-236. https://doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2020.11.2.04

Early detection is paramount for attempts to remove invasive non-native species (INNS). Traditional methods rely on physical sampling and morphological identification, which can be problematic when species are in low densities and/or are cryptic. The... Read More about Simple, sensitive and species-specific assays for detecting quagga and zebra mussels (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis and D. polymorpha) using environmental DNA.

Chemical evolution of ultrafaint dwarf galaxies: testing the IGIMF (2020)
Journal Article
Lacchin, E., Matteucci, F., Vincenzo, F., & Palla, M. (2020). Chemical evolution of ultrafaint dwarf galaxies: testing the IGIMF. Monthly notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 495(3), 3276-3294. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/staa585

We test the integrated galactic initial mass function (IGIMF) on the chemical evolution of 16 ultrafaint dwarf (UFD) galaxies discussing in detail the results obtained for three of them: Boötes I, Boötes II, and Canes Venatici I, taken as prototypes... Read More about Chemical evolution of ultrafaint dwarf galaxies: testing the IGIMF.

Rethinking sustainability: Questioning old perspectives and developing new ones (2020)
Journal Article
Ramos, T. B., Caeiro, S., Disterheft, A., Mascarenhas, A., Deutz, P., Spangenberg, J. H., Montaño, M., Olayide, O., & Sohal, A. (2020). Rethinking sustainability: Questioning old perspectives and developing new ones. Journal of cleaner production, 258, Article 120769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120769

The concept of sustainability is still progressing, being complex and contested, and is therefore under continuous discussion and research. This special volume comprises 29 articles exploring recent developments of sustainability concepts, approaches... Read More about Rethinking sustainability: Questioning old perspectives and developing new ones.

Using and communicating uncertainty for the effective control of invasive non-native species (2020)
Journal Article
Ward, A. I., Richardson, S., Macarthur, R., & Mill, A. C. (2020). Using and communicating uncertainty for the effective control of invasive non-native species. Mammal Review, 50(2), 211-220. https://doi.org/10.1111/mam.12188

Estimates of quantities needed to plan invasive species control, such as population size, are always uncertain; this is an issue that can become a problem when mishandled in ecological science and its communication. The complexities of incorporating... Read More about Using and communicating uncertainty for the effective control of invasive non-native species.

“From caged birds to women with wings”: A perspective on consumption practices of new middle-class Indian women (2020)
Journal Article
Rangwala, S., Jayawardhena, C., & Saxena, G. (in press). “From caged birds to women with wings”: A perspective on consumption practices of new middle-class Indian women. European Journal of Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1108/EJM-02-2019-0135

Purpose – This study aims to explore consumption practices of new middle-class Indian women to explicate how they are challenging traditional social norms and redefining their identity through their consumption practices.

Design/methodology/approa... Read More about “From caged birds to women with wings”: A perspective on consumption practices of new middle-class Indian women.

Gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, for the treatment of refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, parallel-group, phase 2b trial (2020)
Journal Article
Smith, J. A., Kitt, M. M., Morice, A., Birring, S. S., McGarvey, L. P., Sher, M. R., Li, Y. P., Wu, W. C., Xu, Z. J., Muccino, D. R., Ford, A. P., Hull, J., Carr, W. W., Goldsobel, A. B., Gross, G. N., Holcomb, J. R., Hussain, I., Spangenthal, S., Storms, W., Elkayam, D., …Iyer, V. (2020). Gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, for the treatment of refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, parallel-group, phase 2b trial. The lancet. Respiratory medicine, 8(8), 775-785. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2213-2600%2819%2930471-0

Background: Gefapixant is a P2X3 receptor antagonist that has shown promise for the treatment of refractory and unexplained chronic cough. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of gefapixant compared with placebo after 12 weeks of treatm... Read More about Gefapixant, a P2X3 receptor antagonist, for the treatment of refractory or unexplained chronic cough: a randomised, double-blind, controlled, parallel-group, phase 2b trial.