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Falling through the gap: Dental treatment experiences of patients affected by cleft lip and/or palate (2018)
Journal Article
Stock, N. M., Sharratt, N. D., Heath, J., Nankivell, D., Martindale, A., Ridley, M., …Cunniffe, C. (2018). Falling through the gap: Dental treatment experiences of patients affected by cleft lip and/or palate. British Dental Journal, 225(3), 218-222. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.542

© 2018, Nature Publishing Group. All rights reserved. Introduction In the UK, one in 600–700 infants is born with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). Previous research has identified patients with CL/P to be at high risk of long-term oral health issues... Read More about Falling through the gap: Dental treatment experiences of patients affected by cleft lip and/or palate.

Selective forgetting of self-threatening statements: Mnemic neglect for dementia information in people with mild dementia (2018)
Journal Article
Cheston, R., Dodd, E., Christopher, G., Jones, C., Wildschut, T., & Sedikides, C. (2018). Selective forgetting of self-threatening statements: Mnemic neglect for dementia information in people with mild dementia. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 33(8), 1065-1073. https://doi.org/10.1002/gps.4894

© 2018 The Authors. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Objective: We tested whether people with dementia manifest selective forgetting for self-threatening information, the mnemic neglect effect (MNE).... Read More about Selective forgetting of self-threatening statements: Mnemic neglect for dementia information in people with mild dementia.

Suppression of the in vitro growth and development of Microdochium nivale by phosphite (2018)
Journal Article
Dempsey, J., Wilson, I. D., Spencer-Phillips, P., & Arnold, D. L. (2018). Suppression of the in vitro growth and development of Microdochium nivale by phosphite. Plant Pathology, 67(6), 1296-1306. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppa.12846

© 2018 British Society for Plant Pathology The ascomycete fungus Microdochium nivale is a major pathogen of many species of the gramineae. Control measures rely heavily on chemical fungicides, making alternative means of disease reduction desirable.... Read More about Suppression of the in vitro growth and development of Microdochium nivale by phosphite.

Bacterial processing of fluorescent organic matter in freshwater (2018)
Thesis
Fox, B. Bacterial processing of fluorescent organic matter in freshwater. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/863820

Organic matter (OM) is ubiquitous to all aquatic environments and plays an essential role in global biogeochemical cycles and transportation of organic carbon throughout the hydrological continuum. Excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectr... Read More about Bacterial processing of fluorescent organic matter in freshwater.

Developing a Community of Practice to support the space engineering higher education community (2018)
Journal Article
Glester, A. (2018). Developing a Community of Practice to support the space engineering higher education community. International Journal of Engineering Education, 34(5), 1562-1568

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.

Pectobacterium atrosepticum phage vB_PatP_CB5: A member of the proposed genus ‘Phimunavirus’ (2018)
Journal Article
Buttimer, C., Lucid, A., Neve, H., Franz, C., O’Mahony, J., Turner, D., …Coffey, A. (2018). Pectobacterium atrosepticum phage vB_PatP_CB5: A member of the proposed genus ‘Phimunavirus’. Viruses, 10(8), Article 394. https://doi.org/10.3390/v10080394

© 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Pectobacterium atrosepticum is a phytopathogen of economic importance as it is the causative agent of potato blackleg and soft rot. Here we describe the Pectobacterium phage vB_PatP_CB5 (abbre... Read More about Pectobacterium atrosepticum phage vB_PatP_CB5: A member of the proposed genus ‘Phimunavirus’.

Chemotherapy-induced genotoxic damage to bone marrow cells: Long-term implications (2018)
Journal Article
May, J. E., Donaldson, C., Gynn, L., & Ruth Morse, H. (2018). Chemotherapy-induced genotoxic damage to bone marrow cells: Long-term implications. Mutagenesis, 33(3), 241-251. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gey014

© The Author(s) 2018. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the UK Environmental Mutagen Society. Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) within the bone marrow (BM) are vitally important in forming the micro-environment supporting haematop... Read More about Chemotherapy-induced genotoxic damage to bone marrow cells: Long-term implications.

Development and biological evaluation of fluorophosphonate-modified hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic applications (2018)
Journal Article
Neary, G., Blom, A. W., Shiel, A. I., Wheway, G., & Mansell, J. P. (2018). Development and biological evaluation of fluorophosphonate-modified hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 29(8), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-018-6130-9

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Abstract: There is an incentive to functionalise hydroxyapatite (HA) for orthopaedic implant use with bioactive agents to encourage superior integration of the implants into host... Read More about Development and biological evaluation of fluorophosphonate-modified hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic applications.

Exploring altered body perception and comfort after stroke: An interpretive phenomenological analysis (2018)
Journal Article
Stott, H., Cramp, M., McClean, S., & Turton, A. (2018). Exploring altered body perception and comfort after stroke: An interpretive phenomenological analysis. Clinical Rehabilitation, 32(10), 1406-1417. https://doi.org/10.1177/0269215518784346

Background: After stroke, changes to body perception are common. However, little is known about what these disturbed perceptions feel like to the stroke survivor. This study took a phenomenological approach to explore experiences of altered body per... Read More about Exploring altered body perception and comfort after stroke: An interpretive phenomenological analysis.

Adding authenticity to controlled conditions assessment: introduction of an online, open book, essay based exam (2018)
Journal Article
Moore, C. P. (2018). Adding authenticity to controlled conditions assessment: introduction of an online, open book, essay based exam. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 15(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s41239-018-0108-z

© 2018, The Author(s). In the practice of designing examinations, where the emphasis is normally on the assessment of knowledge and understanding of content covered, the authenticity of that assessment model related to skills required for employabili... Read More about Adding authenticity to controlled conditions assessment: introduction of an online, open book, essay based exam.

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

Ionizing radiation, higher plants, and radioprotection: From acute high doses to chronic low doses (2018)
Journal Article
Willey, N., & Caplin, N. (2018). Ionizing radiation, higher plants, and radioprotection: From acute high doses to chronic low doses. Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article 847. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.00847

© 2018 Caplin and Willey. Understanding the effects of ionizing radiation (IR) on plants is important for environmental protection, for agriculture and horticulture, and for space science but plants have significant biological differences to the anim... Read More about Ionizing radiation, higher plants, and radioprotection: From acute high doses to chronic low doses.

The isolation and characterisation of Proteus mirabilis bacteriophages and their effect on the colonisation and blockage of urinary catheters (2018)
Thesis
Thompson, R. The isolation and characterisation of Proteus mirabilis bacteriophages and their effect on the colonisation and blockage of urinary catheters. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/866010

Catheter associated urinary tract infection seriously complicates the care of an already vulnerable patient set and has been estimated to cost the UK National Health Service in excess of one billion pounds per annum. Approximately 50 % of patients ca... Read More about The isolation and characterisation of Proteus mirabilis bacteriophages and their effect on the colonisation and blockage of urinary catheters.

A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates (2018)
Journal Article
Chreiki, M. K., Steer, M. D., Majeed, S. U., Kakembo, S., & Ross, S. (2018). A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 10(7), 11928-11933. https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.4093.10.7.11928-11933

We report the first records of the Indian Crested Porcupine (Hystrix indica; Kerr, 1792) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), approximately 600km beyond its known range in Arabia. Images of H. indica were taken by camera traps at two locations in Wadi... Read More about A first confirmed record of the Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica (Mammalia: Rodentia: Hystricidae) in the United Arab Emirates.

Electrochemical (bio) sensors for environmental and food analyses (2018)
Journal Article
Honeychurch, K. C., & Piano, M. (2018). Electrochemical (bio) sensors for environmental and food analyses. Biosensors, 8(3), 57. https://doi.org/10.3390/bios8030057

© 2018 by the authors. In recent years, great progress has been made in the development of sensors and biosensors to meet the demands of environmental and food analysis. In this Special Issue, the state of art and the future trends in the field of en... Read More about Electrochemical (bio) sensors for environmental and food analyses.

Games for active ageing, wellbeing and quality of life: A pilot study (2018)
Journal Article
Costa, L., Veloso, A., Loizou, M., & Arnab, S. (2018). Games for active ageing, wellbeing and quality of life: A pilot study. Behaviour and Information Technology, 37(8), 842-854. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2018.1485744

The goal of this study is to identify a set of psychosocial variables and design domains important for game designers to encourage active ageing, well-being and quality of life. Sixty adult learners at four universities of third age were randomly ass... Read More about Games for active ageing, wellbeing and quality of life: A pilot study.

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.

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.