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In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates (2019)
Journal Article
Stratakos, A. C., Ijaz, U. Z., Ward, P., Linton, M., Kelly, C., Pinkerton, L., …Corcionivoschi, N. (2020). In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates. Food Control, 107, Article 106784. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2019.106784

Listeriosis is an important food-borne disease responsible for high rates of morbidity and mortality. L. monocytogenes has been the cause of several foodborne outbreaks and its ability to adapt and survive in a wide range of environmental conditions... Read More about In vitro and in vivo characterisation of Listeria monocytogenes outbreak isolates.

Moving radiation protection on from the limitations of empirical concentration ratios (2019)
Journal Article
Beresford, N. A., & Willey, N. (2019). Moving radiation protection on from the limitations of empirical concentration ratios. Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, 208-209, Article 106020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2019.106020

Radionuclide activity concentrations in food crops and wildlife are most often predicted using empirical concentration ratios (CRs). The CR approach is simple to apply and some data exist with which to parameterise models. However, the parameter is h... Read More about Moving radiation protection on from the limitations of empirical concentration ratios.

Interspecies Urban Planning, Reimaging City Infrastructures with Slime Mould (2019)
Book Chapter
Dillon, T. (2019). Interspecies Urban Planning, Reimaging City Infrastructures with Slime Mould. . River Publishers

The slime mould Physarum polycephalum optimises its shape in a geometrically constrained space. We explore this property in order to reconsider how we could develop more inclusive, interspecies approaches to urban planning and infrastructure. Working... Read More about Interspecies Urban Planning, Reimaging City Infrastructures with Slime Mould.

Using debate to educate young people in schools about antibiotic use and resistance: A before and after evaluation using a questionnaire survey (2019)
Journal Article
Young, V. L., Berry, M., Verlander, N., Ridgway, A., & McNulty, C. (2019). Using debate to educate young people in schools about antibiotic use and resistance: A before and after evaluation using a questionnaire survey. Journal of Infection Prevention, 20(6), 281-288. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757177419862039

Introduction: The use of debating as an educational tool is increasing in popularity. Students who take part in debates can develop a range of skills such as confidence and communication as well as gaining a greater understanding of the topic discuss... Read More about Using debate to educate young people in schools about antibiotic use and resistance: A before and after evaluation using a questionnaire survey.

Scaffolding in indoor and outdoor mobility a wearable and mobile application for senior tourism in a playable city (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Costa, L. V., Veloso, A. I., Arnab, S., Loizou, M., Tomlins, R., & Sukumar, A. (2019). Scaffolding in indoor and outdoor mobility a wearable and mobile application for senior tourism in a playable city. In A. Rocha, I. Pedrosa, {. P. Cota, & R. Goncalves (Eds.), Proceedings of CISTI 2019 - 14th Iberian Conference on Information Systems and Technologies. https://doi.org/10.23919/CISTI.2019.8760927

The growth of urban population and the challenges of an ageing society have brought to the fore the need of innovative ways to re-invent sustainable healthy ageing lifestyles and meet the growing demand on transport and residents' assistance with age... Read More about Scaffolding in indoor and outdoor mobility a wearable and mobile application for senior tourism in a playable city.

Multilingual immersive communication technology: Repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching (2019)
Book Chapter
Brick, B., Cervi-Wilson, T., Graham, S., Tsankov, T., Ryan, K., Godson, N., & Loizou, M. (2019). Multilingual immersive communication technology: Repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching. In New Educational Landscapes: Innovative Perspectives in Language Learning and Technology (5-10). Research-publishing.net. https://doi.org/10.14705/rpnet.2019.36.949

This paper will report on a pilot Virtual Reality (VR) projectwhich repurposes an existing scenario-based VR asset for healthsciences. The original scenario aims to prepare health care students for home visits by allowing them to experience a semi-li... Read More about Multilingual immersive communication technology: Repurposing virtual reality for Italian teaching.

Are we seeing the whole picture in land-sea systems? Opportunities and challenges for operationalizing the ES concept (2019)
Journal Article
Alonso Roldán, V., Galván, D. E., Lopes, P. F., López, J., Sanderson Bellamy, A., Gallego, F., …Góngora, M. E. (2019). Are we seeing the whole picture in land-sea systems? Opportunities and challenges for operationalizing the ES concept. Ecosystem Services, 38, 100966. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100966

The concept of Ecosystem Services (ES) highlights that human wellbeing depends on nature and is a ‘whole system aware’ view. Land-sea systems are examples of complex systems including interfaces that can be perceived as boundaries, overlooking connec... Read More about Are we seeing the whole picture in land-sea systems? Opportunities and challenges for operationalizing the ES concept.

Therapy Today 2019 30(6) 41 (2019)
Other
Costello, J. (2019). Therapy Today 2019 30(6) 41

And what do you do?: You're cornered at a social event by another guest who asks you what you do and starts telling you their personal problems....

Mangadrill Conservation Action Plan: a strategy for the survival of Cercocebus and Mandrillus (2019)
Journal Article
Fernandez, D., Dempsey, A., McCabe, G., & McGraw, W. S. (2019). Mangadrill Conservation Action Plan: a strategy for the survival of Cercocebus and Mandrillus. African Primates, 13, 66-67

Summary of the Mangadrill Conservation Action Plan Workshop, 17-19 June, Accra, Ghana

Herbal teas and their health benefits: A scoping review (2019)
Journal Article
Poswal, F. S., Russell, G., Mackonochie, M., MacLennan, E., Adukwu, E. C., & Rolfe, V. (2019). Herbal teas and their health benefits: A scoping review. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition, 74(3), 266-276. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11130-019-00750-w

Herbal teas are used as therapeutic vehicles in many forms of traditional medicine and are a popular global beverage. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the evidence relating to the clinical efficacy and safety of herbal teas, and to i... Read More about Herbal teas and their health benefits: A scoping review.