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Comprehensive longitudinal microbiome analysis of the chicken cecum reveals a shift from competitive to environmental drivers and a window of opportunity for Campylobacter (2018)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2018 Ijaz, Sivaloganathan, McKenna, Richmond, Kelly, Linton, Stratakos, Lavery, Elmi, Wren, Dorrell, Corcionivoschi and Gundogdu. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC B... Read More about Comprehensive longitudinal microbiome analysis of the chicken cecum reveals a shift from competitive to environmental drivers and a window of opportunity for Campylobacter.

A novel natural antimicrobial can reduce the in vitro and in vivo pathogenicity of T6SS positive Campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli chicken isolates (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Sima, Stratakos, Ward, Linton, Kelly, Pinkerton, Stef, Gundogdu, Lazar and Corcionivoschi. Human campylobacteriosis is considered one of the most common foodborne diseases worldwide with poultry identified as the main source of infection accou... Read More about A novel natural antimicrobial can reduce the in vitro and in vivo pathogenicity of T6SS positive Campylobacter jejuni and campylobacter coli chicken isolates.

A developmental arrest? Interruption and identity in adolescent chronic pain (2018)
Journal Article

Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. Introduction: Although the pediatric pain literature has explored the role of developmental factors in young children’s acute pain, relatively less is known about specific devel... Read More about A developmental arrest? Interruption and identity in adolescent chronic pain.

Lived experiences of biracial women with Pakistani and White parents: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of identity (2018)
Thesis

Counselling psychology has a commitment both to understanding and working with difference and to promoting social justice for socially marginalised groups. Biracial people are one such group and therefore a focus for social justice work in counsellin... Read More about Lived experiences of biracial women with Pakistani and White parents: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of identity.

Bergson, Plotinus and the Harmonics of Evolution (2018)
Thesis

This thesis argues that Bergson and Plotinus replicate the Pythagorean tradition by proposing a philosophy of dynamic transformation underpinned by two fundamental and interlinked premises: a universe generated and governed by a natural law of musica... Read More about Bergson, Plotinus and the Harmonics of Evolution.

The citizen and trust in the (trustworthy) state (2018)
Thesis

Public sector modernisation has focused on achieving greater efficiency within the institutions and agencies of the state. In comparison the relationship between citizen and state as a basis for service improvement has received less attention. This s... Read More about The citizen and trust in the (trustworthy) state.

Investigating the impact of providing a cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for frequent attenders at the Emergency Department with medically unexplained symptoms: A mixed method study (2018)
Thesis

Abstract

Background
There are a cohort of people who attend the Emergency Department (ED) extremely frequently. In many cases the symptoms driving their presentations are medically unexplained (MUS).

Objectives
The aim of the research was to... Read More about Investigating the impact of providing a cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for frequent attenders at the Emergency Department with medically unexplained symptoms: A mixed method study.

Acceptance and commitment therapy for people experiencing appearance - related distress associated with a visible difference: A rationale and review of relevant research (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Springer Publishing Company. People may have a visibly different appearance due to various causes, such as congenital conditions, injury, disease, or medical treatment. Some individuals with a visible difference experience social anxiety and i... Read More about Acceptance and commitment therapy for people experiencing appearance - related distress associated with a visible difference: A rationale and review of relevant research.

A novel genotyping approach to improve transfusion support for patients with HLA and/or HPA alloantibodies (2018)
Thesis

Patients who require platelet transfusion support but have become sensitised to Human Leucocyte Antigens (HLA) or Human Platelet Antigens (HPA) require suitably matched or selected products to avoid adverse transfusion reactions resulting from antibo... Read More about A novel genotyping approach to improve transfusion support for patients with HLA and/or HPA alloantibodies.

Variations in stakeholders' priorities and views on randomisation and funding decisions in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An exploratory study (2018)
Journal Article

Background and aims
Prehospital critical care for out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a complex and largely unproven intervention. During research to examine this intervention, we noted significant differences in stakeholders' views about resea... Read More about Variations in stakeholders' priorities and views on randomisation and funding decisions in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: An exploratory study.

Trust in an autonomously driven simulator and vehicle performing maneuvers at a T-junction with and without other vehicles (2018)
Book Chapter

Autonomous vehicle (AV) technology is developing rapidly. Level 3 automation assumes the user might need to respond to requests to retake control. Levels 4 (high automation) and 5 (full automation) do not require human monitoring of the driving task... Read More about Trust in an autonomously driven simulator and vehicle performing maneuvers at a T-junction with and without other vehicles.

Environmental health and housing: Issues for public health (2018)
Book Chapter

Submission of 3 case studies, Hoarding, using data and rent repayment orders

Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Antimicrobial effects of multiple physical, biological and natural interventions on pathogenic Escherichia coli in raw beef were assessed. A cocktail of E. coli strains was inoculated onto gamma-irradiated beef and enumerated imme... Read More about Evaluation of the efficacy of multiple physical, biological and natural antimicrobial interventions for control of pathogenic Escherichia coli on beef.

Evaluation of an intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with chronic pain and their parents: A nonrandomized clinical trial (2018)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society of Pediatric Psychology. Objective Parental factors are central in the development and maintenance of chronic pain in youths. Only a handful of studies have investiga... Read More about Evaluation of an intensive interdisciplinary pain treatment based on acceptance and commitment therapy for adolescents with chronic pain and their parents: A nonrandomized clinical trial.

The Long-Term Psychological Impact of Disclosing (Or Not) Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery (2018)
Journal Article

© Copyright 2018, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2018. Objective: Individuals opting for bariatric surgery to assist with weight loss face stigma from a variety of sources. This stigma influences individuals' decisions for disclosing (or not) their surgical... Read More about The Long-Term Psychological Impact of Disclosing (Or Not) Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Surgery.

Environmental education and engagement using a construction play computer game (2018)
Journal Article

Science Hunters is a university outreach project which engages children of all ages with learning about science and the environment using the popular computer game, Minecraft. A learner-centred constructivist approach using anchored instruction and c... Read More about Environmental education and engagement using a construction play computer game.

Psychotherapists’ personal appearance and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory of client perspectives (2018)
Thesis

Research conducted in the fields of sports psychology, psychiatry, nursing, complimentary medicine, social and cognitive psychology, and business psychology, suggests that appearance influences how others perceive the other to be, and in some instanc... Read More about Psychotherapists’ personal appearance and the therapeutic relationship: A grounded theory of client perspectives.

Engaging Young Carers With Science Through Textile-Based Crafts (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © The Author(s) 2018. Textile-based crafts were used to engage young carers (under 18s providing care for another person) and accompanying adults in learning about underlying chemistry concepts, in an economically deprived area of northwest E... Read More about Engaging Young Carers With Science Through Textile-Based Crafts.

Reasons for Treatment Non-Response: A Controlled Study of Patients' Views in Pain Rehabilitation (2018)
Journal Article

Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 2017. Background: Understanding successful and unsuccessful behavioural treatment for pain is essential. Aims: We carried out a retrospective survey of 130 people who had u... Read More about Reasons for Treatment Non-Response: A Controlled Study of Patients' Views in Pain Rehabilitation.

Understanding the link between feelings of mental defeat, self-efficacy and the experience of chronic pain (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, © The British Pain Society 2018. Objectives: ‘Mental defeat’ (MD) has been identified among people with chronic pain as a type of self-processing related to social role and rank. Research has linked it to anxiety, pain interference and functi... Read More about Understanding the link between feelings of mental defeat, self-efficacy and the experience of chronic pain.