All Outputs (34)

A novel electroanalytical approach to the measurement of B vitamins in food supplements based on screen-printed carbon sensors (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. This paper describes the development of a novel electrochemical assay for the measurement of water-soluble vitamins in food and pharmaceutical products. The optimum conditions for the determination of vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (r... Read More about A novel electroanalytical approach to the measurement of B vitamins in food supplements based on screen-printed carbon sensors.

Science Hunters - using Minecraft as an engagement tool (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Science Hunters is an outreach project based in Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, which uses Minecraft to engage children in science learning and environmental science research. We offer opportunities across all year groups in schoo... Read More about Science Hunters - using Minecraft as an engagement tool.

Living well with chronic pain: The role of pain-management programmes (2017)
Journal Article

- Chronic pain conditions may not be adequately managed by medications alone
- Chronic pain states are driven by well understood neurophysiological mechanisms and are not ‘psychosomatic’
- Patient behaviours and coping styles will determine functio... Read More about Living well with chronic pain: The role of pain-management programmes.

Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services (2017)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst drug and alcohol staff in the UK.

Design/methodology/approach: The study employed a cross-sectional design utilising a self-comple... Read More about Prevalence of somatisation as a determinant of burnout amongst staff working in drug and alcohol services.

Perioperative passport: empowering people with diabetes along their surgical journey (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 Diabetes UK Aim: To determine whether a handheld ‘perioperative passport’ could improve the experience of perioperative care for people with diabetes and overcome some of the communication issues commonly identified in inpatient extracts. Meth... Read More about Perioperative passport: empowering people with diabetes along their surgical journey.

Evidencing the value of patient and public involvement in inter-organisational health networks (2017)
Thesis

Patient and public involvement (PPI) and inter-organisational networks (IONs) such as the Academic Health Science Network (AHSN) are parallel policy responses to “wicked problems” (Rittel and Weber, 1973, p. 155) in health. The two policy responses h... Read More about Evidencing the value of patient and public involvement in inter-organisational health networks.

Quantitation of cocaine on banknotes (2017)
Thesis

Money suspected of being involved with drug related crime can be seized by law enforcement agencies and forensically tested for traces of drug contamination. Forensic experts compare these results with background levels found on ‘normal’ banknotes,... Read More about Quantitation of cocaine on banknotes.

The role of empowerment in recovery from the experience of severe psychological distress: A grounded theory exploration (2017)
Thesis

Empowerment has been identified as important in recovery from severe psychological distress by policy makers, mental health services and by service users. However, while there has been a huge amount of research into the role of empowerment in recover... Read More about The role of empowerment in recovery from the experience of severe psychological distress: A grounded theory exploration.

The effect of exogenous in vitro expression of wild type and mutant JAK2 in erythroblast progenitors (2017)
Thesis

Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion has become a routine and indispensable procedure for many clinical purposes. As there is no appropriate alternative, the in vitro manufacture of RBCs is a potential means to ensure an adequate and safe supply of blood... Read More about The effect of exogenous in vitro expression of wild type and mutant JAK2 in erythroblast progenitors.

A relational systems psychodynamic approach to the understanding of group and organisational processes: The construction of 'the relational terrain' (2017)
Thesis

Abstract:

This submission comprises a body of published works which update and extend the range of theories-in-use in the practice of Group Relations experiential learning, bringing a relational psychoanalytic framework to the understanding of gro... Read More about A relational systems psychodynamic approach to the understanding of group and organisational processes: The construction of 'the relational terrain'.

Psychosocial interventions for young people with burn injuries and their families (2017)
Thesis

Burn injuries can be one of the most traumatic experiences of a young person’s life. Research has documented a wide range of effects that a burn injury can have on both the children and young people (CYP) who sustain the injury and their family, incl... Read More about Psychosocial interventions for young people with burn injuries and their families.

How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation was made to the audience at an event hosted by Harrow BHM, in celebration of the International Day Of African Resistance Against Enslavement, otherwise known as the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Ab... Read More about How can the international decade for people of African descent be used to move Africans forward?.

WISH (Well-being Intervention for Self-managing Health): A feasibility work-based self-management intervention for employees with long-term health conditions (2017)
Thesis

Aim: The aim of this feasibility study is to design and evaluate the effectiveness of providing a self-management workplace intervention to employees with long-term health conditions, working in a Civil Service Department. Method: The WISH interve... Read More about WISH (Well-being Intervention for Self-managing Health): A feasibility work-based self-management intervention for employees with long-term health conditions.

Educators' perspectives on facilitating computer-assisted speech intervention in early childhood settings (2017)
Journal Article

© SAGE Publications. Early childhood educators are frequently called on to support preschool-aged children with speech sound disorders and to engage these children in activities that target their speech production. This study explored factors that ac... Read More about Educators' perspectives on facilitating computer-assisted speech intervention in early childhood settings.

Post-surgical cliff after weight loss surgery: Accounts of patients and their health care professionals (2017)
Thesis

Background: Little is known about the psychological effects on life after weight loss surgery. Results from the systematic review above showed some persisting disordered psychosocial quality of life and wellbeing in longer term follow up periods in p... Read More about Post-surgical cliff after weight loss surgery: Accounts of patients and their health care professionals.

Subgroup formation and identification in multinational teams: Do birds of a feather flock together (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Multinational teams (MNTs) consist of members from different national backgrounds who work interdependently to achieve a shared objective (Earley & Gibson, 2002). Much of the previous research on MNTs has focused on whether members’ national backgrou... Read More about Subgroup formation and identification in multinational teams: Do birds of a feather flock together.

Proteomic analysis of host responses to wounding and aphid infestation in pea (2017)
Thesis

PhD thesis

Can I be helped? The prospects for change in me and my depression: A thematic analysis of pre-therapy expectations (2017)
Thesis

While clients’ expectations are understood to contribute significantly to outcomes in therapy, attempts to understand this contribution have been confusing, and there is a paucity of research on the subject for adults with depression seeking therapy.... Read More about Can I be helped? The prospects for change in me and my depression: A thematic analysis of pre-therapy expectations.

Science Hunters: Science learning through Minecraft (2017)
Journal Article

Science Hunters is an outreach project based at Lancaster University. The project aims to engage children, particularly those who may face such barriers to accessing Higher Education, with science learning and university research.

Falling short: The psychosocial impact of living with Russell-Silver syndrome (2017)
Thesis

We do not know what it means to live with Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS), as currently there is a dearth of literature exploring the lived experience of this rare genetic condition characterised by pre and postnatal growth retardation. Discovering how... Read More about Falling short: The psychosocial impact of living with Russell-Silver syndrome.