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Community screening to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase producing organisms in East London, 2018 (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Henderson, J., Ciesielczuk, H., Nelson, S., & Wilks, M. (2018, November). Community screening to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase producing organisms in East London, 2018. Poster presented at Federation of Infection Sciences Conference 2018, Newcastle, England

Carbapenems are broad spectrum antibiotics reserved for patients who are extremely ill or suspected of having an infection caused by a multidrug resistant organism (Nordmann et al., 2011). Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in... Read More about Community screening to determine the prevalence of carbapenemase producing organisms in East London, 2018.

Initial validation of the CAR Romantic Relationships and Intimacy Scale (CARRIS) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sharratt, N., Moss, T., Jenkinson, E., Clarke, A., & Rumsey, N. (2018, September). Initial validation of the CAR Romantic Relationships and Intimacy Scale (CARRIS). Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Health Psychology Annual Conference, Newscastle, England

Objectives: Whilst participants with an appearance altering condition have expressed distress and anxiety in relation to their capacity to engage in romantic relationships, there exists no measure of the effect of visible difference upon this domain.... Read More about Initial validation of the CAR Romantic Relationships and Intimacy Scale (CARRIS).

Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of ethylene glycol in whole blood (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Robson, J., Townsend, S., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2018, June). Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of ethylene glycol in whole blood. Paper presented at Modern analytical pyrolysis approaches to research, innovation and industrial applications, Analytix, Newcastle, UK

Outline of talk Ethylene glycol Problems of analysis Our new approach Optimisation studies Analytical performance characteristics Analytical application Areas of future work Conclusions Acknowledgements

Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages for use against biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Box, J., Turner, D., & Nelson, S. (2018, June). Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages for use against biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates. Poster presented at Microbiology Society Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Summer Conference, Birmingham, UK

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a World Health Organization priority 1, ESKAPE pathogen that is capable of causing a wide spectrum of nosocomial and community-acquired infections. It employs a wide range of antibiotic resistance mechanisms and is often dif... Read More about Isolation and characterisation of bacteriophages for use against biofilms of Pseudomonas aeruginosa clinical isolates.

Characterisation of a dual species perfusion biofilm model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Steven, J., & Nelson, S. (2018, June). Characterisation of a dual species perfusion biofilm model. Poster presented at Microbiology Society Early Career Microbiologists’ Forum Summer Conference, Birmingham, UK

An estimated 65–80% of human infections are biofilm-related. As the biofilm mode of growth significantly contributes to bacterial tolerance of antimicrobial treatment, this has important ramifications for patient morbidity and associated healthcare c... Read More about Characterisation of a dual species perfusion biofilm model.

Tracking momentary experience in the evaluation of arts on prescription services: A pilot study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Holt, N. J., Matthews, J., & Disney, B. (2018, June). Tracking momentary experience in the evaluation of arts on prescription services: A pilot study. Poster presented at 1st International Social Prescribing Network Research Conference, Salford, Manchester

Aim of project: Although there is increasing impetus to explore the use arts on prescription, as advocated by a recent All Party Enquiry on the Arts and Health (2017), there is a limited evidence base for its efficacy. Nevertheless, arts on prescript... Read More about Tracking momentary experience in the evaluation of arts on prescription services: A pilot study.

In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Green, N., & Adukwu, E. (2018, June). In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii. Poster presented at ECM Forum Summer Conference 2018, Birmingham, UK

Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) and Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) are both significant nosocomial pathogens that have become increasingly resistant to conventional antimicrobial therapies. There is a need for alternative therapies to com... Read More about In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cymbopogon flexuosus against Staphylococcus aureus and Acinetobacter baumannii.

Breaking barriers to game-based learning for active ageing and healthy lifestyles (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Costa, L., Veloso, A., Loizou, M., & Arnab, S. (2018, May). Breaking barriers to game-based learning for active ageing and healthy lifestyles. Paper presented at 6th International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health, IEEE SeGAH 2018

This study aims to explore a set of design components that a game-based learning programme should have in order to encourage active ageing and healthy lifestyles. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 Subject Matter Experts from the Indus... Read More about Breaking barriers to game-based learning for active ageing and healthy lifestyles.

Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicological relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Robson, J., Townsend, S., Bowdler, P., & Honeychurch, K. C. (2018, April). Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicological relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood. Paper presented at CRIB Annual Meeting 2018, Bristol, England

Ethylene Glycol has been determined directly in whole blood using thermal desorption gas chromatography. Recoveries of between 84.8 % to 107 % were recorded, with corresponding %CV of between 1.7 % and 5.8 %. No extraction or derivatization steps w... Read More about Direct thermal desorption gas chromatographic determination of toxicological relevant concentrations of ethylene glycol in whole blood.

Location-based metagames for learning (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Stanescu, I. A., Gheorghe, A. F., Ștefan, A., Arnab, S., Loizou, M., Morini, L., & Baalsrud Hauge, J. M. (2018, April). Location-based metagames for learning. Paper presented at International scientific conference on "eLearning and software for education", eLSE 2018

Developing a community of practice to support the space engineering higher education community (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Berthoud, L., & Glester, A. (2018, April). Developing a community of practice to support the space engineering higher education community. Paper presented at 2nd Symposium on Space Educational Activities: April 11-13 2018, Budapest University of Technology and Economics

The UK-based “Space Universities Network” (SUN) was formed in 2016 with the aim of enhancing the quality of learning and teaching by providing support and resources to the space science and engineering higher education community. The goal of this res... Read More about Developing a community of practice to support the space engineering higher education community.

Interrogating water and public health concerns through participatory theatre methodologies - The Iheakpu-Awka example (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Erojikwe, I., Chigor, V., & Adukwu, E. (2018, April). Interrogating water and public health concerns through participatory theatre methodologies - The Iheakpu-Awka example. Paper presented at Faculty of arts, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 2018 international conference, University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Health Humanities as an emerging discipline seeks the convergence of health and humanities in the effort to promote good health as well tackle health concerns. Theatre has been identified as a powerful tool of change for preventive medicine. As an ef... Read More about Interrogating water and public health concerns through participatory theatre methodologies - The Iheakpu-Awka example.

Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage: A retrospective cohort study (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Altinoluk-Davis, F., Gray, S., Bray, I., & Powell, J. (2018, March). Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage: A retrospective cohort study. Presented at South West Public Health Scientific Conference 2018, Bristol, England

Aim: This study aims to determine the extent to which increased coverage of at least one dose and two doses of MMR differs between areas in which school nurses deliver catch-up MMR doses to adolescents in school settings, compared to signposting to g... Read More about Measuring the effectiveness of catch-up MMR delivered by school nurses compared to signposting to general practice on improving MMR coverage: A retrospective cohort study.