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Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs (2023)
Journal Article
Talbott, S. (2023). Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/351d-x428

Since the academic year 2021-22, a project has been underway to innovate assessment in History
Individual Study Project modules at Keele. This includes a second-year dissertation preparation
module, and the final-year dissertation. In the context... Read More about Developing Innovation in Assessment in History ISPs.

Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory (2023)
Journal Article
Coyle, S. (2023). Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/zeh6-dk31

This is a reflection on the teaching and assessment of the Legal Essentials module, in terms of its role
in preparing Level 4 students for the rest of their Law degree. Legal Essentials is designed to provide
a grounding in legal skills and the l... Read More about Assessing the (Legal) Essentials: A Reflection through the Prism of Self-Determination Theory.

Creation of a Novel Collaborative Resource for Sharing Scholarship (2023)
Journal Article
Door, R. (2023). Creation of a Novel Collaborative Resource for Sharing Scholarship. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/d1w7-m071

The growing number of teaching and scholarship positions in academia encourages staff to formalize their
scholarship practice. Such creative practices do not easily fit within the rigid structure of traditional journal
articles and therefore the... Read More about Creation of a Novel Collaborative Resource for Sharing Scholarship.

What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme (2023)
Journal Article
Sousounis, P. (2023). What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/83ee-8043

In economics and social sciences in general, it is often difficult for students to connect theory with
practice and identify how material that is being taught, develops discipline-specific skills, and
importantly, in this context, employability (... Read More about What Have You Learned? Matching Academic Content to Employability Skills in an Economics Undergraduate Programme.

Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders (2023)
Journal Article
Waddington, K., Husbands, D., & Bonaparte, B. (2023). Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/xszj-2r62

This Highlight article describes a small pilot study of a ‘reverse mentoring’ study in a UK university,
involving five undergraduate Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) psychology students who
mentored five senior leaders. Inverted commas wer... Read More about Leaving Egos Outside: A 'Reverse Mentoring' Study of BAME Psychology Students and Senior University Leaders.

Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science (2023)
Journal Article
Cartwright, V. (2023). Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science. The Journal of Academic Development and Education, https://doi.org/10.21252/77pf-h729

A new project-based induction was designed for 2020. The induction was a fully online project for
welcoming our first-year students. The aims of the activities were to concentrate on a smooth and
successful transition into higher education, intro... Read More about Evaluation of online project-based induction activities in Forensic Science.

Spot, treat and stop delirium: Acceptability and feasibility of a novel ‘Delirium Wheel App’ to identify and manage delirium in a care home setting in the United Kingdom (2023)
Presentation / Conference
Negi, R. (2023, December). Spot, treat and stop delirium: Acceptability and feasibility of a novel ‘Delirium Wheel App’ to identify and manage delirium in a care home setting in the United Kingdom. Poster presented at Clinical Manifestations

AbstractBackgroundDelirium is common in elderly, frail residents in care home settings, who may already be suffering from dementia. The prevalence of delirium in nursing homes can be up to 60%. Care home staff are potentially in a unique position to... Read More about Spot, treat and stop delirium: Acceptability and feasibility of a novel ‘Delirium Wheel App’ to identify and manage delirium in a care home setting in the United Kingdom.

Genetic Loss of miR-205 Causes Increased Mammary Gland Development (2023)
Journal Article
Cataldo, A., Cheung, D. G., Hagan, J. P., Fassan, M., Sandhu-Deol, S., Croce, C. M., Di Leva, G., & Iorio, M. V. (in press). Genetic Loss of miR-205 Causes Increased Mammary Gland Development. Non-Coding RNA, 10(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/ncrna10010004

MiRNAs play crucial roles in a broad spectrum of biological processes, both physiological and pathological. Different reports implicate miR-205 in the control of breast stem cell properties. Differential miR-205 expression has been observed in differ... Read More about Genetic Loss of miR-205 Causes Increased Mammary Gland Development.

Lay, professional, and police rape stereotype acceptance in England and Wales: A holistic, mixed-methods overview of the Criminal Justice System (2023)
Thesis
Hermolle, M. F. V. Lay, professional, and police rape stereotype acceptance in England and Wales: A holistic, mixed-methods overview of the Criminal Justice System. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674588

This thesis examined rape stereotype acceptance and use in England and Wales, viewed through the lens of Social Representations Theory (SRT). Given the high attrition rate and low prosecution rate for rape, the project was a holistic look at stereoty... Read More about Lay, professional, and police rape stereotype acceptance in England and Wales: A holistic, mixed-methods overview of the Criminal Justice System.

Hydrodynamic simulations of convection and nucleosynthesis in the late phases of massive stars to constrain and guide stellar evolution theory (2023)
Thesis
Rizzuti, F. Hydrodynamic simulations of convection and nucleosynthesis in the late phases of massive stars to constrain and guide stellar evolution theory. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674565

The present knowledge of stellar evolution is still limited today by large uncertainties that derive from the complex multi-dimensional processes occurring in stars. Among them, the turbulent motions of the stellar fluid control the size and evolutio... Read More about Hydrodynamic simulations of convection and nucleosynthesis in the late phases of massive stars to constrain and guide stellar evolution theory.

Recreating arterial thrombosis models using tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in platelet research (2023)
Thesis
Ranjbar, J. A. Recreating arterial thrombosis models using tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in platelet research. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674551

Intravital microscopy in mice is widely used to study in vivo thrombus formation, however, the relevance of these studies to human physiology is unclear. In this thesis, a 3D tissue-engineered human arterial construct (TEAC) was developed that replic... Read More about Recreating arterial thrombosis models using tissue-engineered arterial constructs: A method to reduce and replace mice used in platelet research.

Unravelling the immunomodulatory effect of Poly (glycolic acid) particles using new techniques (2023)
Thesis
Xie, B. Unravelling the immunomodulatory effect of Poly (glycolic acid) particles using new techniques. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674529

Non-degradable and biodegradable implants inevitably generate debris or degradation products in the body, and these induce acute and chronic inflammation. Polyglycolic acid (PGA) is a simple linear aliphatic polyester with a wide set of medical appli... Read More about Unravelling the immunomodulatory effect of Poly (glycolic acid) particles using new techniques.

FTIR Spectroscopy for cancer diagnosis. How can glass substrates be used to bring it closer to clinical practice? (2023)
Thesis
Dowling, L. M. M. FTIR Spectroscopy for cancer diagnosis. How can glass substrates be used to bring it closer to clinical practice?. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674513

Cancer incidence rates are increasing world-wide including in the UK. An increase in cancer cases puts further pressure on pathology departments that are often already struggling to meet targets to diagnose cancers in a timely manner. Delays in diagn... Read More about FTIR Spectroscopy for cancer diagnosis. How can glass substrates be used to bring it closer to clinical practice?.

The role of physiotherapy in polymyalgia rheumatica in the United Kingdom: a mixed method study (2023)
Thesis
O'Brien, A. V. The role of physiotherapy in polymyalgia rheumatica in the United Kingdom: a mixed method study. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674475

Background: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is the commonest rheumatic condition affecting older people, typically treated with glucocorticoids. However, the treatment side-effects including fatigue, anxiety and other alterations in mood, are frequent a... Read More about The role of physiotherapy in polymyalgia rheumatica in the United Kingdom: a mixed method study.

Clinical effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for the management of anxiety in community dwelling people living with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2023)
Journal Article
Nimmons, D., Aker, N., Burnand, A., Jordan, K. P., Cooper, C., Davies, N., Manthorpe, J., Chew-Graham, C. A., Kingstone, T., Petersen, I., & Walters, K. (2023). Clinical effectiveness of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments for the management of anxiety in community dwelling people living with dementia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 157, 105507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105507

Characterising the molecular consequences of LMNA mutations in congenital muscular dystrophy (2023)
Thesis
Storey, E. C. Characterising the molecular consequences of LMNA mutations in congenital muscular dystrophy. (Thesis). Keele University. https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/674333

LMNA-related congenital muscular dystrophy (L-CMD) is a rare disorder predominantly causing muscle weakness and wasting, over time, leading to development of dysphagia and life-threating respiratory insufficiency, and sometimes cardiac arrhythmias. T... Read More about Characterising the molecular consequences of LMNA mutations in congenital muscular dystrophy.

Effects of top-down and bottom-up attention on post-selection posterior contralateral negativity (2023)
Journal Article
Rashal, E., Santandrea, E., Ben-Hamed, S., Macaluso, E., Chelazzi, L., & Boehler, C. N. (2023). Effects of top-down and bottom-up attention on post-selection posterior contralateral negativity. Attention, Perception, and Psychophysics, 85(3), 705-717. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13414-022-02636-7

We examined the effect of combined top-down and bottom-up attentional control sources in easy and difficult visual search tasks. Applying a new analysis on previously acquired data, we focused on the sustained posterior contralateral negativity (SPCN... Read More about Effects of top-down and bottom-up attention on post-selection posterior contralateral negativity.

WHAT DO PATIENTS WANT AND NEED FROM AN OSTEOARTHRITIS EXPLANATION: RESULTS FROM STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION EXERCISE (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jinks, C., Campbell, L., Croft, P., Dziedzic, K., Grossmann, H., Hadley-Barrows, T., Maddison, J., Main, C., McRobert, C., Nicholls, E., Paskins, Z., Peat, G., Porcheret, M., Protheroe, J., Quicke, J., Shivji, N., & Cottrell, E. (2023, December). WHAT DO PATIENTS WANT AND NEED FROM AN OSTEOARTHRITIS EXPLANATION: RESULTS FROM STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATION EXERCISE. Paper presented at SAPC ASM 2023, Brighton

FireNet-v2: Improved Lightweight Fire Detection Model for Real-Time IoT Applications (2023)
Journal Article
Shees, A., Ansari, M. S., Varshney, A., Asghar, M. N., & Kanwal, N. (2023). FireNet-v2: Improved Lightweight Fire Detection Model for Real-Time IoT Applications. Procedia Computer Science, 218, 2233-2242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2023.01.199

Fire hazards cause huge ecological, social and economical losses in day to day life. Due to the rapid increase in the prevalence of fire accidents, it has become vital to equip the assets with fire prevention systems. There have been numerous researc... Read More about FireNet-v2: Improved Lightweight Fire Detection Model for Real-Time IoT Applications.