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Respecting the Voices of Children and Young People in Participatory Action Research. (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Jervis, J., Read, S., & Murray, M. (2015, November). Respecting the Voices of Children and Young People in Participatory Action Research. Presented at 2nd International Conference, Where's the Patients Voice in Health Professional Education 10 Years on?, Vancouver, Canada

A participatory action research (PAR) PhD study is being conducted to critically explore the issues surrounding children visiting adult patients in a large UK hospital. The primary objectives are to increase understanding of how staff could be better... Read More about Respecting the Voices of Children and Young People in Participatory Action Research..

An analysis of business phenomena and austerity narratives in the arts sector from a new materialist perspective (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). An analysis of business phenomena and austerity narratives in the arts sector from a new materialist perspective. Accounting and business research, 738-764. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2015.1081555

The paper adopts a lens of new materialism to analyse narratives of managers in the arts sector in response to the master narrative of austerity and proposed‘solutions’ using business models(including accounting). It explores the complex trajectories... Read More about An analysis of business phenomena and austerity narratives in the arts sector from a new materialist perspective.

An analysis of business phenomena and austerity narratives in the arts sector from a new materialist perspective (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). An analysis of business phenomena and austerity narratives in the arts sector from a new materialist perspective. Accounting and business research, 738-764. https://doi.org/10.1080/00014788.2015.1081555

The paper adopts a lens of new materialism to analyse narratives of managers in the arts sector in response to the master narrative of austerity and proposed ‘solutions’ using business models (including accounting). It explores the complex trajectori... Read More about An analysis of business phenomena and austerity narratives in the arts sector from a new materialist perspective.

The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the l=30 degrees field (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the l=30 degrees field. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 4264 -4277. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stv1833

We present early results from the JCMT (James Clerk Maxwell Telescope) Plane Survey (JPS), which has surveyed the northern inner Galactic plane between longitudes = 7? and = 63? in the 850-µm continuum with SCUBA-2 (Submm Common-User Bolometer Arra... Read More about The JCMT Plane Survey: early results from the l=30 degrees field.

Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices (2015)
Journal Article
Karstens, S., Krug, K., Hill, J. C., Stock, C., Steinhaeuser, J., Szecsenyi, J., & Joos, S. (2015). Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 16, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-015-0806-9

BACKGROUND: Current research emphasizes the high prevalence and costs of low back pain (LBP). The STarT Back Tool was designed to support primary care decision making for treatment by helping to determine the treatment prognosis of patients with non-... Read More about Validation of the German version of the STarT-Back Tool (STarT-G): a cohort study with patients from primary care practices.

Does extreme asymmetric dominance promote hybridization between Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae s.s. in seasonal malaria mosquito communities of West Africa? (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Does extreme asymmetric dominance promote hybridization between Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae s.s. in seasonal malaria mosquito communities of West Africa?. Parasites and Vectors, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1190-x

Background
Anopheles gambiae s.s. and An. coluzzii are two of the most important malaria vector species in sub-Saharan Africa. These recently-diverged sibling species do not exhibit intrinsic post-zygotic barriers to reproduction and are thought to... Read More about Does extreme asymmetric dominance promote hybridization between Anopheles coluzzii and Anopheles gambiae s.s. in seasonal malaria mosquito communities of West Africa?.

Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). (2015)
Journal Article
Fiegna, C., Dagleish, M., Coulter, L., Milne, E., Meredith, A., Finlayson, J., …McInnes, C. (2016). Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris). Veterinary Microbiology, 182, 18-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2015.10.012

To improve our understanding of squirrelpox virus (SQPV) infection in the susceptible host, three red squirrels were challenged with wild-type SQPV via scarification of the hind-limb skin. All squirrels seroconverted to the infection by the end of th... Read More about Host-pathogen dynamics of squirrelpox virus infection in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris)..

Genome-wide profiling in treatment-naive early rheumatoid arthritis reveals DNA methylome changes in T and B lymphocytes (2015)
Journal Article
Glossop, J. R., Emes, R. D., Nixon, N. B., Packham, J. C., Fryer, A. A., Mattey, D. L., & Farrell, W. E. (2016). Genome-wide profiling in treatment-naive early rheumatoid arthritis reveals DNA methylome changes in T and B lymphocytes. Epigenomics, 8(2), 209-224. https://doi.org/10.2217/epi.15.103

Aim: Although aberrant DNA methylation has been described in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), no studies have interrogated this epigenetic modification in early disease. Following recent investigations of T and B lymphocytes in established disease, we now... Read More about Genome-wide profiling in treatment-naive early rheumatoid arthritis reveals DNA methylome changes in T and B lymphocytes.

A predictive multi-linear regression model for organic micropollutants, based on a laboratory-scale column study simulating the river bank filtration process (2015)
Journal Article
Bertelkamp, C., Verliefde, A., Reynisson, J., Singhal, N., Cabo, A., de Jonge, M., & van der Hoek, J. (2016). A predictive multi-linear regression model for organic micropollutants, based on a laboratory-scale column study simulating the river bank filtration process. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 304, 502-511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.11.003

This study investigated relationships between OMP biodegradation rates and the functional groups present in the chemical structure of a mixture of 31 OMPs. OMP biodegradation rates were determined from lab-scale columns filled with soil from RBF site... Read More about A predictive multi-linear regression model for organic micropollutants, based on a laboratory-scale column study simulating the river bank filtration process.

Democratic Inclusiveness, Climate Policy Outputs, and Climate Policy Outcomes (2015)
Journal Article
Böhmelt, T., Böker, M., & Ward, H. (2015). Democratic Inclusiveness, Climate Policy Outputs, and Climate Policy Outcomes. Democratization, 23(7), 1272-1291. https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2015.1094059

In an ideal inclusive political system, all citizens are equally able to influence and challenge policies. We focus on how inclusiveness affects climate policies and outcomes. We argue that more inclusive systems should produce more policies in respo... Read More about Democratic Inclusiveness, Climate Policy Outputs, and Climate Policy Outcomes.

Heat Dissipation of Hybrid Iron Oxide-Gold Nanoparticles in an Agar Phantom (2015)
Journal Article
Curtis, A., Malekigorji, M., Holman, J., Skidmore, M., & Hoskins, C. (2015). Heat Dissipation of Hybrid Iron Oxide-Gold Nanoparticles in an Agar Phantom. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, 6(6), https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7439.1000335

Hybrid iron oxide-gold nanoparticles (HNPs) have shown potential in cancer therapy as agents for tumour ablation and thermal switches for targeted drug release. Heat generation occurs by exploitation of the surface plasmon resonance of the gold coati... Read More about Heat Dissipation of Hybrid Iron Oxide-Gold Nanoparticles in an Agar Phantom.

Clustering of pain and its associations with health in people aged 50 years and older: cross-sectional results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project (2015)
Journal Article
Lacey, R. J., Strauss, V. Y., Rathod, T., Belcher, J., Croft, P. R., Natvig, B., …McBeth, J. (2015). Clustering of pain and its associations with health in people aged 50 years and older: cross-sectional results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project. BMJ Open, 5(11), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008389

Objective Most pain in patients aged =50 years affects multiple sites and yet the predominant mode of presentation is single-site syndromes. The aim of this study was to investigate if pain sites form clusters in this population and if any such clust... Read More about Clustering of pain and its associations with health in people aged 50 years and older: cross-sectional results from the North Staffordshire Osteoarthritis Project.

From raw data to data-analysis for magnetic resonance spectroscopy – the missing link: jMRUI2XML (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). From raw data to data-analysis for magnetic resonance spectroscopy – the missing link: jMRUI2XML. BMC Bioinformatics, 378 -378. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-015-0796-5

Background
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy provides metabolic information about living tissues in a non-invasive way. However, there are only few multi-centre clinical studies, mostly performed on a single scanner model or data format, as there is n... Read More about From raw data to data-analysis for magnetic resonance spectroscopy – the missing link: jMRUI2XML.

Family Practices, Holiday and the Everyday (2015)
Journal Article
Holdsworth, C., & Hall, S. M. (2015). Family Practices, Holiday and the Everyday. Mobilities, 284-302. https://doi.org/10.1080/17450101.2014.970374

Holidays are central to the rhythm of everyday family practices and consumption, and are often depicted, within both academic literature and consumer marketing, as a defining moment in contemporary family life. To date, academic accounts of the exper... Read More about Family Practices, Holiday and the Everyday.

Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds (2015)
Book Chapter
Yang, Y., & Wimpenny, I. (2015). Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds. In Characterisation and Design of Tissue Scaffolds (201-223). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-1-78242-087-3.00009-2

If you can measure something, then you can improve it. Measurement of the structural and functional parameters of tissue-engineering scaffolds is important in the context of better scaffold design, regulation of cellular activities, and the predictio... Read More about Image analysis and quantification of tissue scaffolds.

Snakes and Ladders: conducting action research in contemporary healthcare practice (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Jervis, J., Read, S., & Murray, M. (2015, November). Snakes and Ladders: conducting action research in contemporary healthcare practice. Presented at CARN Conference 2015 Action Research Across Disciplinary Settings, Braga, Portugal

A Participatory Action Research (PAR) PhD study is currently being conducted to critically explore the issues surrounding children visiting adult patients in a large UK hospital. The primary objectives are to increased understanding of how staff coul... Read More about Snakes and Ladders: conducting action research in contemporary healthcare practice.

Evaluating Joint Morbidity after Chondral Harvest for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI): A Study of ACI-Treated Ankles and Hips with a Knee Chondral Harvest (2015)
Journal Article
McCarthy, H. S., Richardson, J. B., Parker, J. C., & Roberts, S. (2015). Evaluating Joint Morbidity after Chondral Harvest for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI): A Study of ACI-Treated Ankles and Hips with a Knee Chondral Harvest. Cartilage, 7(1), 7-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/1947603515607963

Objective
To establish if harvesting cartilage to source chondrocytes for autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) results in donor site morbidity.

Design
Twenty-three patients underwent ACI for chondral defects of either the ankle or the hip.... Read More about Evaluating Joint Morbidity after Chondral Harvest for Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI): A Study of ACI-Treated Ankles and Hips with a Knee Chondral Harvest.

Peroxyl radical reactions with carotenoids in microemulsions: Influence of microemulsion composition and the nature of peroxyl radical precursor (2015)
Journal Article
(2015). Peroxyl radical reactions with carotenoids in microemulsions: Influence of microemulsion composition and the nature of peroxyl radical precursor. Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 75-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.10.427

The reactions of acetylperoxyl radicals with different carotenoids (7,7'-dihydro-ß-carotene and ?-carotene) in SDS and CTAC microemulsions of different compositions were investigated using laser flash photolysis (LFP) coupled with kinetic absorption... Read More about Peroxyl radical reactions with carotenoids in microemulsions: Influence of microemulsion composition and the nature of peroxyl radical precursor.