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A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, & Lawton. (2020). A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70742/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) are dependent healthcare professionals with two-years post-graduate generalist medical education. PAs can work in primary care immediately after graduation. However, PAs are novel to, and still relativel... Read More about A Novel Primary Healthcare Physician Associate Internship: Results from a Service Evaluation.

Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation (2020)
Journal Article
Silverwood, & Lawton. (2020). Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation. BMC Family Practice, https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-70741/v1

Abstract Background: Physician associates (PA) form part of the policy-driven response to increased primary care demand and a general practitioner recruitment and retention crisis. However, they are novel to the primary care workforce, have limitatio... Read More about Acceptability of Physician Associate Interns in Primary Care: Results from a Service Evaluation.

Proteomic Characterization of Host-Pathogen Interactions during Bovine Trophoblast Cell Line Infection by Neospora caninum. (2020)
Journal Article
Wastling. (2020). Proteomic Characterization of Host-Pathogen Interactions during Bovine Trophoblast Cell Line Infection by Neospora caninum. Pathogens an international, open access journal of pathogens and pathogen-host interactions, https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens9090749

Despite the importance of bovine neosporosis, relevant knowledge gaps remain concerning the pathogenic mechanisms of Neospora caninum. Infection of the placenta is a crucial event in the pathogenesis of the disease; however, very little is known abou... Read More about Proteomic Characterization of Host-Pathogen Interactions during Bovine Trophoblast Cell Line Infection by Neospora caninum..

The national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme: Focusing on the lungs does not mean missing adrenal lesions. (2020)
Journal Article
Hussain, I., Fryer, A. A., Barnett, J., & Hanna, F. W. (2020). The national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme: Focusing on the lungs does not mean missing adrenal lesions. Clinical Medicine, e202 - e203. https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0231

Recently, the UK's national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme produced recommendations for the management of incidental findings identified during the scans performed as part of the lung cancer screening programme. We identified significant discr... Read More about The national Targeted Lung Health Checks programme: Focusing on the lungs does not mean missing adrenal lesions..

Nicotinamide restricts neural precursor proliferation to enhance catecholaminergic neuronal subtype differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Nicotinamide restricts neural precursor proliferation to enhance catecholaminergic neuronal subtype differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells. PloS one, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233477

AbstractEmerging evidence indicates that a strong relationship exists between brain regenerative therapies and nutrition. Early life nutrition plays an important role during embryonic brain development, and there are clear consequences to an imbalanc... Read More about Nicotinamide restricts neural precursor proliferation to enhance catecholaminergic neuronal subtype differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells.

Nicotinamide restricts neural precursor proliferation to enhance catecholaminergic neuronal subtype differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). Nicotinamide restricts neural precursor proliferation to enhance catecholaminergic neuronal subtype differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells. PloS one, e0233477 -?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233477

Emerging evidence indicates that a strong relationship exists between brain regenerative therapies and nutrition. Early life nutrition plays an important role during embryonic brain development, and there are clear consequences to an imbalance in nut... Read More about Nicotinamide restricts neural precursor proliferation to enhance catecholaminergic neuronal subtype differentiation from mouse embryonic stem cells.

In Vitro Innovation of Tendon Tissue Engineering Strategies. (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). In Vitro Innovation of Tendon Tissue Engineering Strategies. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21186726

Tendinopathy is the term used to refer to tendon disorders. Spontaneous adult tendon healing results in scar tissue formation and fibrosis with suboptimal biomechanical properties, often resulting in poor and painful mobility. The biomechanical prope... Read More about In Vitro Innovation of Tendon Tissue Engineering Strategies..

Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) (2020)
Journal Article
Slater, N., White, S., & Frisher, M. (2020). Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA). BMJ Open, 10(9), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034346

OBJECTIVES: Many central nervous system (CNS) medications are considered potentially inappropriate for prescribing in older people; however, these medications are common in polypharmacy (=5 medicines) regimens. This paper aims to determine the preval... Read More about Central nervous system (CNS) medications and polypharmacy in later life: cross-sectional analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA).

The making of transnational distinction: An embodied cultural perspective on Chinese women students’ mobility (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). The making of transnational distinction: An embodied cultural perspective on Chinese women students’ mobility. British Journal of Sociology of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2020.1804836

Transnational distinction is highly relevant in an age when western degree inflation intersects with harsh gender expectations for Chinese women student migrants, a significant group of players in the scene of UK higher education. Drawing on particip... Read More about The making of transnational distinction: An embodied cultural perspective on Chinese women students’ mobility.

The isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonate as a record of pCO2: Insights from the Late Paleozoic of tropical western Pangea (2020)
Book Chapter
Tanner, L. H., & Lucas, S. G. (2020). The isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonate as a record of pCO2: Insights from the Late Paleozoic of tropical western Pangea. In M. Montenari (Ed.), Stratigraphy & Timescales (529-565). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.sats.2020.08.009

The use of the carbon isotope composition (δ13C) of pedogenic calcite as a proxy for pCO2 was established over three decades ago and remains a primary means of investigating climate history. Over time, an increased understanding of the systematics of... Read More about The isotopic composition of pedogenic carbonate as a record of pCO2: Insights from the Late Paleozoic of tropical western Pangea.

Crowds and public order policing: an analysis of crowds and interpretations of their behaviour based on observational studies: by Ibrahim Cerrah, London, Routledge, 1998, £27.99 (paperback), ISBN 9781138612471 (2020)
Journal Article
Stott, C. (2020). Crowds and public order policing: an analysis of crowds and interpretations of their behaviour based on observational studies: by Ibrahim Cerrah, London, Routledge, 1998, £27.99 (paperback), ISBN 9781138612471. Policing and Society, 30(8), 982-984. https://doi.org/10.1080/10439463.2020.1819277

Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019—Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation (2020)
Journal Article
Vairo, F., Aimè Coussoud-Mavoungou, M., Ntoumi, F., Castilletti, C., Kitembo, L., Haider, N., …Ippolito, G. (2020). Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019—Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation. Viruses, 1020 - 1020. https://doi.org/10.3390/v12091020

The Republic of Congo (RoC) declared a chikungunya (CHIK) outbreak on 9 February 2019. We conducted a ONE-Human-Animal HEALTH epidemiological, virological and entomological investigation. Methods: We collected national surveillance and epidemiologica... Read More about Chikungunya Outbreak in the Republic of the Congo, 2019—Epidemiological, Virological and Entomological Findings of a South-North Multidisciplinary Taskforce Investigation.

Author Correction: Self-assembled poly-catenanes from supramolecular toroidal building blocks (2020)
Journal Article
Datta, S., Kato, Y., Higashiharaguchi, S., Aratsu, K., Isobe, A., Saito, T., …Yagai, S. (2020). Author Correction: Self-assembled poly-catenanes from supramolecular toroidal building blocks. Nature, 586(7827), E6-E6. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-020-2723-9

Atomistic computer simulations were performed for the actinide oxides (UO2, PuO2 and MOX) in the temperature range 300 K-2000 K, in order to elucidate the physical and defect properties of these nuclear fuel materials. Parameterised cation-anion Buck... Read More about Author Correction: Self-assembled poly-catenanes from supramolecular toroidal building blocks.

In situ spectroscopic identification of the six types of asbestos (2020)
Journal Article
(2020). In situ spectroscopic identification of the six types of asbestos. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 123951 - 123951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123951

Exposure to asbestos fibres is related to a number of severe lung diseases, and therefore, rapid, accurate and reliable in situ or on-site asbestos detection in real-life samples is of considerable importance. This work presents a comprehensive inves... Read More about In situ spectroscopic identification of the six types of asbestos.

Wearable epilepsy seizure monitor user interface evaluation (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Rukasha, T., Woolley, S. I., & Collins, T. (in press). Wearable epilepsy seizure monitor user interface evaluation. . https://doi.org/10.1145/3410530.3414382

Wearable health devices have the potential to incentivize individuals in health-promoting behaviors and to assist in the monitoring of health conditions. Wearable epilepsy seizure monitoring devices are now evolving that can support individuals and t... Read More about Wearable epilepsy seizure monitor user interface evaluation.

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study (2020)
Journal Article
Shields, A., Faustini, S. E., Perez-Toledo, M., Jossi, S., Aldera, E., Allen, J. D., …Richter, A. G. (2020). SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study. Thorax, 75(12), 1089 - 1094. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215414

ObjectiveTo determine the rates of asymptomatic viral carriage and seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in healthcare workers.DesignA cross-sectional study of asymptomatic healthcare workers undertaken on 24/25 April 2020.SettingUniversity Hospita... Read More about SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and asymptomatic viral carriage in healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study.

Behavioral and Regional Brain Responses to Inhalation of Capsaicin Modified by Painful Conditioning in Humans (2020)
Journal Article
Dimmock, M., Abubakar, A. B., Bautista, T. G., Mazzone, S. B., & Farrell, M. J. (2021). Behavioral and Regional Brain Responses to Inhalation of Capsaicin Modified by Painful Conditioning in Humans. Chest, 159(3), 1136-1146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2020.08.2105

BACKGROUND: Cough is a defense mechanism that protects the airways and lungs in response to airway irritation. The sensory neurons involved in detecting airway irritants and the neural pathways mediating cough share similarities with those that encod... Read More about Behavioral and Regional Brain Responses to Inhalation of Capsaicin Modified by Painful Conditioning in Humans.

Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation (2020)
Journal Article
Mamas, M. (2020). Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation. BMC Health Services Research, 859 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05661-0

BACKGROUND: National Clinical Audits (NCAs) are a well-established quality improvement strategy used in healthcare settings. Significant resources, including clinicians' time, are invested in participating in NCAs, yet there is variation in the exten... Read More about Exploring variation in the use of feedback from national clinical audits: a realist investigation.

The Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) Version 3: Simplified Data Exchange for Bioengineering (2020)
Journal Article
Grünberg, R., Bartley, B., Scott-Brown, J., Vaidyanathan, P., Fontanarrosa, P., Oberortner, E., …Misirli, G. (2020). The Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) Version 3: Simplified Data Exchange for Bioengineering. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.01009

The Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) is a community-developed data standard that allows knowledge about biological designs to be captured using a machine-tractable, ontology-backed representation that is built using Semantic Web technologies. W... Read More about The Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) Version 3: Simplified Data Exchange for Bioengineering.