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Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation (2016)
Journal Article
Nolan, J. P., Ferrando, P., Soar, J., Benger, J., Thomas, M., Harrison, D. A., & Perkins, G. D. (2016). Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Critical Care, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1390-6

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: In recent years there have been many developments in post-resuscitation care. We have investigated trends in patient characteristics and outcome following admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary... Read More about Increasing survival after admission to UK critical care units following cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hamlet, C., Williamson, H., Moss, T., & Meyrick, J. (2016, June). The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review. Poster presented at Appearance Matters 7 Conference, Royal College of Surgeons, London

Bariatric surgery is the most effective medical treatment for short and long term weight loss1 but should only be carried out once psychosocial interventions* in combination with diet and exercise changes are attempted 2. Body image (BI) dissatisfact... Read More about The effect of psychosocial versus surgical weight loss interventions on body image: A systematic review.

Volcano experiments (2016)
Journal Article
Hobbs, L. (2016). Volcano experiments

Guest Post - Volcano Experiments by Laura Hobbs

Does mindfulness have potential in eating disorders prevention? A preliminary controlled trial with young adult women (2016)
Journal Article
Atkinson, M. J., & Wade, T. D. (2016). Does mindfulness have potential in eating disorders prevention? A preliminary controlled trial with young adult women. Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 10(3), 234-245. https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12160

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd. Aim: This preliminary randomized controlled trial assessed the feasibility of a pilot mindfulness-based intervention with respect to reducing the risk of eating disorders in young women. Methods: Forty-four... Read More about Does mindfulness have potential in eating disorders prevention? A preliminary controlled trial with young adult women.

Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses (2016)
Journal Article
Bray, I., Kenny, G., Pontin, D., Williams, R., & Albarran, J. (2016). Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses. Journal of Research in Nursing, 21(4), 306-322. https://doi.org/10.1177/1744987116645838

© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016. Background. There is increasing debate about the advantages and disadvantages of family-witnessed resuscitation. Research about the views of healthcare providers depends upon reliable tools to measure their perceptions.... Read More about Family presence during resuscitation: Validation of the risk–benefit and self-confidence scales for student nurses.

Letter: Faecal volatile organic metabolites, promising biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease and Letter: Faecal volatile organic metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease. Authors' reply (2016)
Journal Article
Ratcliffe, N., Ahmed, I., Greenwood, R., Costello, B., Ratcliffe, N. M., & Probert, C. (2016). Letter: Faecal volatile organic metabolites, promising biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease and Letter: Faecal volatile organic metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease. Authors' reply. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 43(11), 1241-1242. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13617

The aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains poorly understood. Recent evidence suggests an important role of gut microbial dysbiosis in IBD, and this may be associated with changes in faecal volatile organic metabolites (VOMs).To descri... Read More about Letter: Faecal volatile organic metabolites, promising biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease and Letter: Faecal volatile organic metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease. Authors' reply.

Hoarding behaviour fact sheet (2016)
Report
Turner, E., & Karnes, M. (2016). Hoarding behaviour fact sheet

NHS Islington Evidence Hub : A joint strategic needs assessment project paper

Double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow in a porous medium subject to gravitational variation (2016)
Journal Article
Matta, A., Narayana, P. A., & Hill, A. A. (2016). Double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow in a porous medium subject to gravitational variation. International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 102, 300-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2015.10.034

© 2015 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. A model for double-diffusive porous Hadley-Prats flow under the effect of a variable gravity field is explored. Both linear instability and nonlinear stability analyses are performed to assess the suit... Read More about Double-diffusive Hadley-Prats flow in a porous medium subject to gravitational variation.

Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development & international decade for people of African descent (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2016, March). Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development & international decade for people of African descent. Presented at Meeting of ENAR Steering Group on Afrophobia, Brussels, Belgium

Presentation made to ENAR Steering Group on Afrophobia highlighting UN GA RES. 68/237 which approved commencement of the International Decade for People of African Descent in 2015 with objectives of recognition, justice and development.The 2030 Agend... Read More about Transforming our world: The 2030 agenda for sustainable development & international decade for people of African descent.

'But isn't it the baby that decides when it will be born?': Temporality and women's embodied experiences of giving birth (2016)
Journal Article
White, J. (2016). 'But isn't it the baby that decides when it will be born?': Temporality and women's embodied experiences of giving birth. Cambridge Journal of Anthropology, 34(1), 72-86. https://doi.org/10.3167/ca.2016.340108

Drawing on primary ethnographic research, this paper explores the intermeshing of different forms of time in contemporary childbirth, including the ways in which pregnant women are embedded within, informed by, and resist institutional categorization... Read More about 'But isn't it the baby that decides when it will be born?': Temporality and women's embodied experiences of giving birth.

Freeze-drying: An alternative method for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in the headspace of urine samples using solid phase micro-extraction coupled to gas chromatography - mass spectrometry (2016)
Journal Article
Probert, C. S., Aggio, R. B., Aggio, R. B. M., Mayor, A., Coyle, S., Reade, S., …Probert, C. S. J. (2016). Freeze-drying: An alternative method for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in the headspace of urine samples using solid phase micro-extraction coupled to gas chromatography - mass spectrometry. Chemistry Central Journal, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-016-0155-2

© 2016 Aggio et al. Background: Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be intermediates of metabolic pathways and their levels in biological samples may provide a better understanding about diseases in addition to potential methods for diagnosis. Head... Read More about Freeze-drying: An alternative method for the analysis of volatile organic compounds in the headspace of urine samples using solid phase micro-extraction coupled to gas chromatography - mass spectrometry.

The use of a gas chromatography-sensor system combined with advanced statistical methods, towards the diagnosis of urological malignancies (2016)
Journal Article
Aggio, R. B. M., De Lacy Costello, B., White, P., Khalid, T., Ratcliffe, N. M., Persad, R., & Probert, C. S. J. (2016). The use of a gas chromatography-sensor system combined with advanced statistical methods, towards the diagnosis of urological malignancies. Journal of Breath Research, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1752-7155/10/1/017106

© 2016 IOP Publishing Ltd. Prostate cancer is one of the most common cancers. Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is used to aid the selection of men undergoing biopsies. Its use remains controversial. We propose a GC-sensor algorithm system for cl... Read More about The use of a gas chromatography-sensor system combined with advanced statistical methods, towards the diagnosis of urological malignancies.

Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of cross-bred pigs (2016)
Journal Article
Madeira, M. S., Rolo, E. A., Alfaia, C. M., Pires, V. R., Luxton, R., Doran, O., …Prates, J. A. (2016). Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of cross-bred pigs. British Journal of Nutrition, 115(6), 937-950. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114515005218

© The Authors 2016. The isolated or combined effects of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets (RPD) on fat content, fatty acid composition and mRNA levels of genes controlling lipid metabolism in pig m. longissimus lumborum an... Read More about Influence of betaine and arginine supplementation of reduced protein diets on fatty acid composition and gene expression in the muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue of cross-bred pigs.

Transforming our world: Implications of sustainable development goals for people of African descent (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Olaiya, H. B. A. (2016, January). Transforming our world: Implications of sustainable development goals for people of African descent. Poster presented at Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup Launch: Together Against Racism, European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

This research poster was exhibited at the European Parliament in Brussels on 26 January 2016, in recognition of the International Decade for people of African descent. The poster illustrates the research project's aims and objectives, as well as oppo... Read More about Transforming our world: Implications of sustainable development goals for people of African descent.

Investigation of faecal volatile organic metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease (2016)
Journal Article
Ahmed, I., Greenwood, R., Costello, B., Ratcliffe, N., & Probert, C. S. (2016). Investigation of faecal volatile organic metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease. Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 43(5), 596-611. https://doi.org/10.1111/apt.13522

© 2016 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Background The aetiology of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains poorly understood. Recent evidence suggests an important role of gut microbial dysbiosis in IBD, and this may be associated with changes in faecal vo... Read More about Investigation of faecal volatile organic metabolites as novel diagnostic biomarkers in inflammatory bowel disease.

"Ahead on points": Understanding the long-term impact of colorectal cancer with liver metastases on quality of life and survivorship experiences (2016)
Thesis
Whale, K. "Ahead on points": Understanding the long-term impact of colorectal cancer with liver metastases on quality of life and survivorship experiences. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/915101

The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of colorectal cancer (CRC) with liver metastases on long-term quality of life (QOL) and survivorship experiences, and to explore the relevance of the EORTC QOL questionnaires to this population, usi... Read More about "Ahead on points": Understanding the long-term impact of colorectal cancer with liver metastases on quality of life and survivorship experiences.

The effectiveness of bariatric surgery on long term psychosocial quality of life – A systematic review (2016)
Journal Article
Jumbe, S. L., Jumbe, S., Bartlett, C., Jumbe, S., & Meyrick, J. (2016). The effectiveness of bariatric surgery on long term psychosocial quality of life – A systematic review. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice, 10(3), 225-242. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2015.11.009

© 2015 Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity Background Little is known about the psychological effects of bariatric surgery. This review aimed to assess long term effectiveness of bariatric surgery on psychosocial quality of life (QoL) o... Read More about The effectiveness of bariatric surgery on long term psychosocial quality of life – A systematic review.

Play-based science learning (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Hobbs, L. (2016, January). Play-based science learning. Presented at Association for Science Education Conference 2017, Birmingham, UK

Play-based science learning through Science from the Start