All Projects (1088)

Multiple Factors Engaged Heat Transfer in the Refuge Chambers Mar 1, 2015 - Feb 28, 2017
This project aims to investigate a few particular heat transfer problems remaining with the mining industry's refuge chambers, by considering interactions among the rock wall, human bodies, phase change material, and indoor air. This will enable (1)... Read More about Multiple Factors Engaged Heat Transfer in the Refuge Chambers.

Microfluidic System for Water Quality Monitoring in Resource Poor Environments Mar 1, 2015 - Feb 28, 2017
The diseases resultant of microbial contamination in water is a global burden. A single yet common consequence of water borne diseases is diarrhoea which according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) afflicts mainly the poverty stricken in develop... Read More about Microfluidic System for Water Quality Monitoring in Resource Poor Environments.

The MID (Multi-Modal Intervention Diabetes) - Frail Study Jun 1, 2015 - Apr 30, 2018

Yorkshire generalist palliative care guidelines Apr 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2025
Thanks Katherine, It would be April to April: Consultant - 10 days = £3067 (to HEY) Secretary - average of 0.5 days/week over 3 months, basic banding (?band4) Printing - 15,000 booklets, A5, soft bound, 40 pages App development Travel - 150 miles for... Read More about Yorkshire generalist palliative care guidelines.

Maximising musculoskeletal function for falls prevention in lower-limb amputees May 1, 2015 - Apr 30, 2018
The burden of lower-limb amputation and the associated health comorbidities is complex. More than 52% of lower-limb amputees (LLAs) fall each year, with 75% as recurrent fallers. Previous research has made evidence-based recommendations for targeted... Read More about Maximising musculoskeletal function for falls prevention in lower-limb amputees.

Knee Pain Method Validation Collaboration Jan 1, 2016 - Jul 31, 2017

Maximizing voluntary compliance in antimicrobial stewardship programs: a critical factor for effective intervention Jan 15, 2017 - Jan 14, 2023
Efforts to encourage the prudent use of antimicrobials have shifted focus towards designing and implementing stewardship programs. Because agricultural uses of antimicrobials have varied broadly in scope and scale, application of stewardship programs... Read More about Maximizing voluntary compliance in antimicrobial stewardship programs: a critical factor for effective intervention.

Commander: A randomized, double-blind, event-driven, multicentre study comparing the efficacy and safety of Rivaroxaban with placebo for reducing the risk of death, myocardial infarction or stroke in subjects with heart failure and significant coronary artery diseas Oct 1, 2015 - May 31, 2018

Can prevention of the activation of PAR2 prevent the release of procoagulant microvesicles from cancer cells, reduce the risk of VTE and contain the deterioration of the vasculature? Jul 1, 2015 - Jun 30, 2020
The study aims to demonstrate the indirect effect of Apixaban on suppressing the release of pro-inflammatory, pro-coagulant tissue factor-containing microvesicles, by inhibiting factor Xa and preventing the activation of PAR2. The study also demonstr... Read More about Can prevention of the activation of PAR2 prevent the release of procoagulant microvesicles from cancer cells, reduce the risk of VTE and contain the deterioration of the vasculature?.

Social cash transfers, generational relations and youth poverty trajectories in rural Lesotho and Malawi Oct 1, 2015 - Sep 30, 2019
Youth poverty is important, not least because of its implications for the future, yet rural youth poverty in particular has received little attention from researchers or policy makers. The major recent innovation in policy responses to poverty in sub... Read More about Social cash transfers, generational relations and youth poverty trajectories in rural Lesotho and Malawi.

EC - COST - 'INOGOV' Sep 1, 2016 - Sep 30, 2016
The workshop will contribute in particular to Objective 1. However, it will also make significant contributions to Objectives 2 and 3. The workshop will foster an urgently needed interdisciplinary dialogue between researchers from different disciplin... Read More about EC - COST - 'INOGOV'.

Development of a multipurpose small animal phantom for pre-clinical radiotherapy studies Apr 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2019
The project aims to both reduce the total number of animals used for preclinical radiotherapy experiments whilst concurrently increasing the accuracy of such investigations in order to maximise their clinical impact. This will be achieved through the... Read More about Development of a multipurpose small animal phantom for pre-clinical radiotherapy studies.

Global infrastructure public-private partnerships and the geopolitics of city-regions Nov 1, 2015 - Oct 30, 2017
In a context of global austerity and regulatory instability, city-regional authorities in many countries are turning to a new generation of global infrastructure public-private partnerships (GIP3s) in order to leverage private investment for major in... Read More about Global infrastructure public-private partnerships and the geopolitics of city-regions.

Teacher Mobile Application supporting Innovative Learning Nov 1, 2015 - Jul 31, 2019

Positron Emission Tomography research Mar 1, 2016 - Feb 28, 2017

The effect of monopile-induced turbulence on local suspended sediment patterns around UK wind farms Mar 1, 2016 - Jan 31, 2018

Socio-Economic-Environmental Impacts of Green Port Hull and the Review of the Strategies to Develop a Sustainable Renewable Industry in Hull and East Riding Jan 1, 2016 - Jun 30, 2018

A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study to assess the effect of Serelaxin versus placebo on high-sensitivity cardia troponin I (hs-cTnl) release in patients with chronic heart failure after exercise when used in additio Feb 18, 2016 - Feb 17, 2017
Numerous pathophysiological mechanisms are responsible for heart failure such as myocardial injury, oxidative stress, neuro-hormonal activation, inflammation, fibrosis and apoptosis. Besides B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) and N-terminal pro-BNP (NT... Read More about A multi-centre, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II study to assess the effect of Serelaxin versus placebo on high-sensitivity cardia troponin I (hs-cTnl) release in patients with chronic heart failure after exercise when used in additio.

CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire Sep 1, 2016 - Jan 30, 2019
People with cancer need good access to palliative care to relieve distressing symptoms, but some get better access than others. Developed in Australia, the Needs Assessment Tool - Progressive Disease Cancer (NAT:PD-C) is a tested, "everyday practice"... Read More about CANAssess: Reducing inequalities in care for people with cancer and palliative care needs: a programme of work for cancer patients and caregivers in the community based in Yorkshire.

Iron and Heart: A pilot trial of the effect of intravenous iron supplementation (Mononfer) in deficient but not anaemic patients with chronic kidney disease stages 3b or worse on functional status and cardiac structure and function Jun 1, 2015 - Sep 30, 2019
Clincal Trial