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IPBES global assessment report: Summary for policymakers (2019)
Report
(2019). IPBES global assessment report: Summary for policymakers. Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

This Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services has been carried out by about 150 selected experts from all regions of the world, including 16 early career fellows, assisted by 350 contributing authors. More than 15,000 scientific publi... Read More about IPBES global assessment report: Summary for policymakers.

Investigation of transverse residual stresses in a thick pultruded composite using digital image correlation with hole drilling (2019)
Journal Article
Yuksel, O., Baran, I., Ersoy, N., & Akkerman, R. (2019). Investigation of transverse residual stresses in a thick pultruded composite using digital image correlation with hole drilling. Composite Structures, 223, 110954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2019.110954

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Process induced residual stresses are one of the main sources of defects such as (pre) mature matrix cracking during pultrusion of fiber reinforced polymer composite profiles. Recently, comprehensive process models have been devel... Read More about Investigation of transverse residual stresses in a thick pultruded composite using digital image correlation with hole drilling.

Developing a group intervention to manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis through modifying physical activity (2019)
Journal Article
Salmon, V. E., Hewlett, S., Walsh, N. E., Kirwan, J. R., Morris, M., Urban, M., & Cramp, F. (2019). Developing a group intervention to manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis through modifying physical activity. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 20(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-019-2558-4

© 2019 The Author(s). Background: Fatigue is a major symptom of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is some evidence that physical activity (PA) may be effective in reducing RA fatigue. However, few PA interventions have been designed to manage fatigue... Read More about Developing a group intervention to manage fatigue in rheumatoid arthritis through modifying physical activity.

Response of ceramic microbial fuel cells to direct anodic airflow and novel hydrogel cathodes (2019)
Journal Article
Winfield, J., Greenman, J., & Ieropoulos, I. (2019). Response of ceramic microbial fuel cells to direct anodic airflow and novel hydrogel cathodes. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44(29), 15344-15354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2019.04.024

© 2019 The Authors The presence of air in the anode chamber of microbial fuel cells (MFCs)might be unavoidable in some applications. This study purposely exposed the anodic biofilm to air for sustained cycles using ceramic cylindrical MFCs. A method... Read More about Response of ceramic microbial fuel cells to direct anodic airflow and novel hydrogel cathodes.

Pickcells: A physically reconfigurable cell-composed touchscreen (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Goguey, A., Steer, C., Lucero, A., Nigay, L., Sahoo, D. R., Coutrix, C., …Jones, M. (2019). Pickcells: A physically reconfigurable cell-composed touchscreen. In CHI '19: Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (1-14). https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300503

Touchscreens are the predominant medium for interactions with digital services; however, their current fixed form factor narrows the scope for rich physical interactions by limiting interaction possibilities to a single, planar surface. In this paper... Read More about Pickcells: A physically reconfigurable cell-composed touchscreen.

Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clegg, P. (2019, May). Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization. Paper presented at United Nations Regional Seminar Caribbean 2019, St George's, Grenada, Caribbean

The British Overseas Territories, especially those in the Caribbean, are experiencing a period of significant uncertainty. There is the still unresolved issue of ‘Brexit’, and the likely impact on the territories in regard to trade, aid, and politica... Read More about Establishing a pragmatic path to greater autonomy and decolonization.

“I cut it and I… well now what?”: (Un)collaborative language in timed puzzle games (2019)
Book Chapter
Rudge, L. A. (2019). “I cut it and I… well now what?”: (Un)collaborative language in timed puzzle games. In A. Ennslin, & I. Balteiro (Eds.), Approaches to Videogame Discourse: Lexis, Interaction, Textuality (178-200). Bloomsbury Publishing

Language, in its production and reception, allows us to perform collaborative tasks. These tasks may involve language solely, such as the sentencing of a criminal by a judge, or by using language alongside physical actions. In the world of video gami... Read More about “I cut it and I… well now what?”: (Un)collaborative language in timed puzzle games.

Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: Status, challenges and opportunities for conservation (2019)
Journal Article
Pinder, A. C., Britton, J. R., Harrison, A. J., Nautiyal, P., Bower, S. D., Cooke, S. J., …Raghavan, R. (2019). Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: Status, challenges and opportunities for conservation. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries, 29(2), 417-452. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11160-019-09566-y

© 2019, The Author(s). The mahseer fishes (Tor spp.) represent an iconic genus of large-bodied species of the Cyprinidae family. Across the 16 recognised species in the genus, individual fish can attain weights over 50kg, resulting in some species be... Read More about Mahseer (Tor spp.) fishes of the world: Status, challenges and opportunities for conservation.

Intracellular cytarabine triphosphate in circulating blasts post-treatment predicts remission status in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (2019)
Journal Article
Anderson, E., Rees, B., Hull, J., Heywood, J., Preston, A., Protheroe, R., …Mehta, P. (2019). Intracellular cytarabine triphosphate in circulating blasts post-treatment predicts remission status in patients with acute myeloid leukemia. Experimental Hematology, 74, 13-18.e3. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exphem.2019.04.005

© 2019 Cytarabine remains the backbone of therapy in acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The ability to assess intracellular cytarabine triphosphate (ara-CTP) levels in patients receiving cytarabine represents a major goal in the prediction of treatment re... Read More about Intracellular cytarabine triphosphate in circulating blasts post-treatment predicts remission status in patients with acute myeloid leukemia.

Surface normals based landmarking for 3D face recognition using photometric stereo captures (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Gao, J., Hansen, M., Smith, M., & Evans, A. N. (2019). Surface normals based landmarking for 3D face recognition using photometric stereo captures. In Proceedings of the 2019 3rd International Conference on Biometric Engineering and Applications. , (43-47). https://doi.org/10.1145/3345336.3345339

In recent decades, many 3D data acquisition methods have been developed to provide accurate and cost-effective 3D captures of the human face. An example system, which can accommodate both research and commercial applications, is the Photoface device.... Read More about Surface normals based landmarking for 3D face recognition using photometric stereo captures.

Connecting in a virtual world (2019)
Digital Artefact
Joyce, K. (2019). Connecting in a virtual world. [Website]

Invited industry article published by European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC)*. A synopsis of my research project that explored the use of virtual blogs as a remote coaching intervention. Published on the Knowledge Exchange member section of... Read More about Connecting in a virtual world.

The Rise of Online Shopping: Could Servicescape Revive the High Street? (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Wiseman, G., & Poole, A. (in press). The Rise of Online Shopping: Could Servicescape Revive the High Street?.

Against a background of rising online sales and the decline of traditional high street shopping, this study examines factors related to in-store 'atmosphere' and 'servicescape' that may encourage consumers to purchase in-store rather than online in t... Read More about The Rise of Online Shopping: Could Servicescape Revive the High Street?.

Vision network: Augmented reality and virtual reality for digital built Britain (2019)
Report
Davila Delgado, J. M. (2019). Vision network: Augmented reality and virtual reality for digital built Britain

The Vision Network, a mix of academics and industry experts, conducted a study into the levels of adoption of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in the UK’s Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sectors. A mixed... Read More about Vision network: Augmented reality and virtual reality for digital built Britain.

Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations (2019)
Journal Article
Derrick, B., White, P., & Toher, D. (2019). Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations. Journal of modern applied statistical methods : JMASM, 18(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.22237/jmasm/1556669520

Samples that include both independent and paired observations cause a dilemma for researchers that covers the full breadth of empirical research. Parametric approaches for the comparison of two samples using all available observations are considered,... Read More about Parametric and non-parametric tests for the comparison of two samples which both include paired and unpaired observations.

Challenges and opportunities for involving patients and the public in acute antimicrobial medicine development research: An interview study (2019)
Journal Article
Gibson, A., Kok, M., Evans, D., Grier, S., & Macgowan, A. (2019). Challenges and opportunities for involving patients and the public in acute antimicrobial medicine development research: An interview study. BMJ Open, 9(4), https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024918

Objectives: To explore what approaches to patient and public involvement (PPI) in antimicrobial medicines development are currently being utilised, what are the impacts of PPI on antimicrobial medicines development and what are the barriers to its im... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for involving patients and the public in acute antimicrobial medicine development research: An interview study.

Test-retest reliability for common tasks in vision science (2019)
Presentation / Conference
Clark, K., Pennington, C. R., Hedge, C., Lee, J. T., & Petrie, A. C. P. (2019, May). Test-retest reliability for common tasks in vision science. Poster presented at Vision Sciences Society, St Pete Beach, Florida, United States

Historically, research in cognitive psychology has sought to evaluate cognitive mechanisms according to the average response to a manipulation. Differences between individuals have been dismissed as “noise” with an aim toward characterising an overal... Read More about Test-retest reliability for common tasks in vision science.