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Context matters: The structure of task goals affects accuracy in multiple-target visual search (2013)
Journal Article

Career visual searchers such as radiologists and airport security screeners strive to conduct accurate visual searches, but despite extensive training, errors still occur. A key difference between searches in radiology and airport security is the str... Read More about Context matters: The structure of task goals affects accuracy in multiple-target visual search.

Changes in cardiovascular function after venlafaxine but not pregabalin in healthy volunteers: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of orthostatic challenge, blood pressure and heart rate (2013)
Journal Article

It is generally thought that venlafaxine raises blood pressure at higher doses; however, some studies have found no effect or a decrease in blood pressure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the cardiovascular (CV) effects of 3 weeks of dosing wit... Read More about Changes in cardiovascular function after venlafaxine but not pregabalin in healthy volunteers: A double-blind, placebo-controlled study of orthostatic challenge, blood pressure and heart rate.

High power generation by a membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using enzymatic bilirubin oxidase (BOx) air-breathing cathode (2013)
Journal Article

In this work, for the first time, we showed the successful utilization of enzymatic-based (bilirubin oxidase, BOx) air-breathing gas-diffusion (ABGD-BOx) cathode in membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cells (SCMFCs). At pH range of 7.2-7.5, th... Read More about High power generation by a membraneless single chamber microbial fuel cell (SCMFC) using enzymatic bilirubin oxidase (BOx) air-breathing cathode.

Introduction to Edward D Wood, Jr’s Plan 9 from Outer Space for Bristol Bad Film Club (2013)
Exhibition / Performance

The effect of beverages varying in glycaemic load on postprandial glucose responses, appetite and cognition in 10-12-year-old school children (2013)
Journal Article

Reducing glycaemic index (GI) and glycaemic load (GL) inconsistently improves aspects of cognitive function and appetite in children. Whether altering the GL by lowering carbohydrate relative to protein and fat has a role in these effects is unknown.... Read More about The effect of beverages varying in glycaemic load on postprandial glucose responses, appetite and cognition in 10-12-year-old school children.

Linking and implementation of fuzzy logic control to ordinate plant strategies (2013)
Journal Article

Fuzzy control algorithms are used to give structure to the spatial categorisation of plant species by integrating digital elevation model data at increased resolution with data of selected climatic variables (mean precipitation, temperature, ground f... Read More about Linking and implementation of fuzzy logic control to ordinate plant strategies.

An evaluation of four patterns of interaction for integrating disparate ESBs effectively and easily (2013)
Journal Article

Organisations use Enterprise Service Busses (ESBs) to support enterprise application integration. For a variety of reasons – mergers and acquisitions, geographically distributed enterprise units, distributed governance, scalability – enterprises some... Read More about An evaluation of four patterns of interaction for integrating disparate ESBs effectively and easily.

A preliminary inquiry into the applicability of client-contractor partnering in the Ghanaian construction industry (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Construction projects in Ghana are predominantly procured through the traditional route which has been reported to be characterised by adversarial client-contractor relationships. In an effort to engender more collaboration in client-contractor relat... Read More about A preliminary inquiry into the applicability of client-contractor partnering in the Ghanaian construction industry.

Qualitative evaluation of a self-management intervention for people in the early stage of dementia (2013)
Journal Article

© 2013, © The Author(s) 2013. Self-management programs are effective for people living with chronic illnesses. However, there has been little research addressing self-management for people with dementia in the early stages. This study presents a qual... Read More about Qualitative evaluation of a self-management intervention for people in the early stage of dementia.

The effect of aqueous extract of Euphorbia drupifera on the physiology of wistar rat (2013)
Journal Article

The plant Euphorbia came from Mount Atlas region of present-day Morocco and was probably the resin Spurge. This local herb is used by traditional herbalists for treatment of hypertension, diabetes and several other ailments. The aim of this study is... Read More about The effect of aqueous extract of Euphorbia drupifera on the physiology of wistar rat.

Stepwise, non-adherent differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to generate basal forebrain cholinergic neurons via hedgehog signaling (2013)
Journal Article

Basal forebrain cholinergic neurons (bfCNs) which provide innervation to the hippocampus and cortex, are required for memory and learning, and are primarily affected in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), resulting in related cognitive decline. Therefore gener... Read More about Stepwise, non-adherent differentiation of human pluripotent stem cells to generate basal forebrain cholinergic neurons via hedgehog signaling.

Integrated inventory management and supplier base reduction in a supply chain with multiple uncertainties (2013)
Journal Article

This paper considers a manufacturing supply chain with multiple suppliers in the presence of multiple uncertainties such as uncertain material supplies, stochastic production times, and random customer demands. The system is subject to supply and pro... Read More about Integrated inventory management and supplier base reduction in a supply chain with multiple uncertainties.

Trade Union Approaches towards the ICE Regulations: Defensive Realism or Missed Opportunity? (2013)
Journal Article

© John Wiley & Sons Ltd/London School of Economics 2013. Reflecting debates about whether statutory workforce-wide consultation arrangements are likely to undermine or underpin trade union representation, unions' approaches towards the UK's Informa... Read More about Trade Union Approaches towards the ICE Regulations: Defensive Realism or Missed Opportunity?.

Rescheduling nursing shifts: Scoping the challenge and examining the potential of mathematical model based tools (2013)
Journal Article

© 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Aim: To review research in the literature on nursing shift scheduling/rescheduling, and to report key issues identified in a consultation exercise with managers in four English National Health Service trusts to inform... Read More about Rescheduling nursing shifts: Scoping the challenge and examining the potential of mathematical model based tools.

The effect of air-drying on the volatiles composition of lemon thyme (Thymus citriodorus) and lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla) (2013)
Journal Article

The research investigates the effect of air-drying on the volatile composition of infusions prepared from
Thymus citriodorus (Pers.) Schreb and lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla (L'Herit)). The fresh and the dried herbs were analysed over a period o... Read More about The effect of air-drying on the volatiles composition of lemon thyme (Thymus citriodorus) and lemon verbena (Aloysia triphylla).

The Hydropolitics of Dams: Engineering or Ecosystems? (2013)
Book

Humanity’s diverse activities are all ultimately buoyed by fresh waters and the water-yielding ecosystems with which we have co-evolved. Control of water flows was central to the settlement of humanity, forming not only the foundation of our first c... Read More about The Hydropolitics of Dams: Engineering or Ecosystems?.

Nothing Matters Everything Matters (2013)
Digital Artefact

Something has happened to set Tim Andrews on a different path. Formerly a lawyer, he has dedicated himself to portrait photography, having been photographed by over 240 artists for his 'Over The Hill' project. Deviating from photography, I pitched an... Read More about Nothing Matters Everything Matters.

The evolution of selective analyses of HDL and LDL cholesterol in clinical and point of care testing (2013)
Journal Article

Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and is caused by the build up of atherosclerotic plaques in the vasculature. It is now well established that the formation of these plaques is closely related to levels of both high density... Read More about The evolution of selective analyses of HDL and LDL cholesterol in clinical and point of care testing.

The Epidemiology of Hospitalization for Pneumonia in Children under Five in the Rural Western Region of Nepal: A Descriptive Study (2013)
Journal Article

Pneumonia is one of the major public health problems in children under five years of age. The aim of this study was to analyze the time, place, and characteristics of the distribution of pneumonia in hospitalized children under five years of age at t... Read More about The Epidemiology of Hospitalization for Pneumonia in Children under Five in the Rural Western Region of Nepal: A Descriptive Study.

Assumptions, rationale and reality of special economic zones in the Polish regions (2013)
Journal Article