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Socioeconomic Deprivation as Measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation and Its Association with Low Sex Hormone Binding Globulin in Women. (2017)
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Heald, A., Laing, I., McLernon, D. J., Donn, R., Hartland, A. J., Fryer, A. A., & Livingston, M. (2017). Socioeconomic Deprivation as Measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation and Its Association with Low Sex Hormone Binding Globulin in Women. The Open Biochemistry Journal, 1 - 7. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874091X01711010001

OBJECTIVE: Sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) is a marker of insulin resistance. Given established links between BMI and socioeconomic disadvantage, we investigated how SHBG varies by index of multiple deprivation (IMD). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:... Read More about Socioeconomic Deprivation as Measured by the Index of Multiple Deprivation and Its Association with Low Sex Hormone Binding Globulin in Women..

Copper Contamination of Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Modified Silicon Surfaces Following a “Click” Reaction Characterized with LAPS and SPIM (2017)
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Wu, F., Zhang, D., Wang, J., Watkinson, M., & Krause, S. (2017). Copper Contamination of Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Modified Silicon Surfaces Following a “Click” Reaction Characterized with LAPS and SPIM. Langmuir, 33(13), 3170 - 3177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b03831

A copper(I)-catalyzed azide alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction combined with microcontact printing was used successfully to pattern alkyne-terminated self-assembled organic monolayer-modified silicon surfaces. Despite the absence of a copper peak... Read More about Copper Contamination of Self-Assembled Organic Monolayer Modified Silicon Surfaces Following a “Click” Reaction Characterized with LAPS and SPIM.

Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics (2017)
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Matthews, P., McNaughter, P., Lewis, D., & O'Brien, P. (2017). Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics. Chemical Science, 4177-4187. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7SC00642J

Transition metal chalcogenides are an important family of materials that have received significant interest in recent years as they have the potential for diverse applications ranging from use in electronics to industrial lubricants. One of their mos... Read More about Shining a light on transition metal chalcogenides for sustainable photovoltaics.

Longitudinal Investigation of Medical Student Perceptions of a Video-based Guided Study Resource used to Facilitate an Eight Week Module in Medicine. (2017)
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(2017). Longitudinal Investigation of Medical Student Perceptions of a Video-based Guided Study Resource used to Facilitate an Eight Week Module in Medicine

We use an action research approach to evaluate three successive cohorts of medical student perceptions of using a multi-faceted video-based guided study resource which provides academic (skills-based), social (motivation-based) and professional (clin... Read More about Longitudinal Investigation of Medical Student Perceptions of a Video-based Guided Study Resource used to Facilitate an Eight Week Module in Medicine..

Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics (2017)
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Skipper, Y., Williams, H., Kent, A., Berry, D. M., & Budds, K. (2017). Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics. Higher Education Research and Development, 36(6), 1194-1207. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2017.1300141

In the current research-focused climate, academics are facing increasing pressure to produce research outputs. This pressure can prove particularly daunting for early career (EC) academics, who are simultaneously attempting to master new teaching and... Read More about Promoting writing amongst peers: establishing a community of writing practice for early career academics.

The Role of Feedback in Young People’s Academic Choices (2017)
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(2017). The Role of Feedback in Young People’s Academic Choices. International Journal of Science Education, 453-467. https://doi.org/10.1080/09500693.2017.1294783

Women are underrepresented in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects with more girls leaving these subjects at every stage in education. The current research used a scenario methodology to examine the impact of teacher feedback on... Read More about The Role of Feedback in Young People’s Academic Choices.

Psychologies of Ageing: Research, policy and practice (2017)
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(2017). Psychologies of Ageing: Research, policy and practice. Working with Older People, 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/wwop-12-2016-0035

A frequent concern of older people and of those who work with older people is that research is often divorced from reality and does not inform everyday practice. For many years, psychology and related disciplines have investigated the social and psyc... Read More about Psychologies of Ageing: Research, policy and practice.

The aggregation pheromones of thrips (Thysanoptera) and their potential for pest management (2017)
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(2017). The aggregation pheromones of thrips (Thysanoptera) and their potential for pest management. International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 41-49. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1742758416000205

Aggregation pheromones have been identified and tested in the field for Frankliniella occidentalis and Thrips palmi. These pheromones are produced by adult males and attract both males and females. They are likely to be widespread across the Thripida... Read More about The aggregation pheromones of thrips (Thysanoptera) and their potential for pest management.

Long-term variability of T Tauri stars using WASP (2017)
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(2017). Long-term variability of T Tauri stars using WASP. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stw2977

We present a reference study of the long-term optical variability of young stars using data from the WASP project. Our primary sample is a group of well-studied classical T Tauri stars (CTTS), mostly in Taurus-Auriga. WASP lightcurves cover timescale... Read More about Long-term variability of T Tauri stars using WASP.

A Chemical Signature from Fast-rotating Low-metallicity Massive Stars: ROA 276 inωCentauri (2017)
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Yong, D., Norris, J. E., Da Costa, G. S., Stanford, L. M., Karakas, A. I., Shingles, L. J., …Pignatari, M. (2017). A Chemical Signature from Fast-rotating Low-metallicity Massive Stars: ROA 276 inωCentauri. Astrophysical Journal, 837(2), 176. https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa6250

We present a chemical abundance analysis of a metal-poor star, ROA 276, in the stellar system ω Centauri. We confirm that this star has an unusually high [Sr/Ba] abundance ratio. Additionally, ROA 276 exhibits remarkably high abundance ratios, [X/Fe]... Read More about A Chemical Signature from Fast-rotating Low-metallicity Massive Stars: ROA 276 inωCentauri.

Explanatory model of illness of the patients with schizophrenia and the role of educational intervention (2017)
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Farooq. (2017). Explanatory model of illness of the patients with schizophrenia and the role of educational intervention. Schizophrenia Research, 68-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2017.03.006

This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Department of Psychiatry, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar from February to August 2015 to explore beliefs and concepts of patients with schizophrenia about their illness and to find out the effectiven... Read More about Explanatory model of illness of the patients with schizophrenia and the role of educational intervention.

The feasibility and challenges of energy self-sufficient wastewater treatment plants (2017)
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Robinson, Z., Gu, Y., Li, Y., Li, X., Luo, P., Wang, H., …Wu, J. (2017). The feasibility and challenges of energy self-sufficient wastewater treatment plants. Applied Energy, 1463-1475. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.02.069

Energy efficiency optimization is crucial for wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) because of increasing energy costs and concerns about global climate change. Energy efficiency optimization can be achieved through a combination of energy recovery fro... Read More about The feasibility and challenges of energy self-sufficient wastewater treatment plants.

Targeting male mosquito swarms to control malaria vector density (2017)
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(2017). Targeting male mosquito swarms to control malaria vector density. PloS one, e0173273 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0173273

Malaria control programs are being jeopardized by the spread of insecticide resistance in mosquito vector populations. It has been estimated that the spread of resistance could lead to an additional 120000 deaths per year, and interfere with the pros... Read More about Targeting male mosquito swarms to control malaria vector density.

The absence of detectable ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase-1) activity in synovial fluid is a predictive indicator of autologous chondrocyte implantation success (2017)
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Kuiper, J., Roberts, S., & Wright, K. (2017). The absence of detectable ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase-1) activity in synovial fluid is a predictive indicator of autologous chondrocyte implantation success. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 1806-1814

Background: Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is used worldwide in the treatment of cartilage defects in the knee. Several demographic and injury-specific risk factors have been identified that can affect the success of ACI treatment. Howeve... Read More about The absence of detectable ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase-1) activity in synovial fluid is a predictive indicator of autologous chondrocyte implantation success.

High rates of diabetes found in post-partum follow up of women with gestational diabetes, but screening rates still not high enough (2017)
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Ward, R., Hanna, F., Shelley-Hitchen, A., Hodgson, E., Heald, A., Fryer, A., & Duff, C. (2017, March). High rates of diabetes found in post-partum follow up of women with gestational diabetes, but screening rates still not high enough. Paper presented at Abstracts of the Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2017, Manchester, England, UK

Background: Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes (GDM) have elevated risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. NICE recommend women who develop GDM are screened 6 weeks post-partum and annually thereafter. Aims: To (i) evaluate conformity to guidan... Read More about High rates of diabetes found in post-partum follow up of women with gestational diabetes, but screening rates still not high enough.

Frequency of testing for glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, affects likelihood of reaching target levels in patients with diabetes independently of starting value (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Driskell, O., Duff, C., Holland, D., Waldron, J., Ford, C., Tran, M., …Heald, A. (2017, March). Frequency of testing for glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, affects likelihood of reaching target levels in patients with diabetes independently of starting value. Poster presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2017, Manchester, UK

Objectives: Studies have established that there is a clear link between monitoring frequency and diabetes control. Nevertheless, the wider question of optimum number of tests per year to attain target HbA1c remains unclear. Methods: Data on all Hb... Read More about Frequency of testing for glycated haemoglobin, HbA1c, affects likelihood of reaching target levels in patients with diabetes independently of starting value.