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Mate retention strategies, self-esteem, mate value and facial attractiveness disparity in Brazil and in the UK (2019)
Journal Article

This study compared mate retention strategies (MRS) in Brazil and in the UK, testing whether culture moderates the association between MRS and self-evaluated variables (e.g. mate value). Our findings demonstrated that women’s MRS varied cross-cultura... Read More about Mate retention strategies, self-esteem, mate value and facial attractiveness disparity in Brazil and in the UK.

Science Hunters: An inclusive approach to engaging with science through Minecraft (2019)
Journal Article

Science Hunters is an outreach project which employs the computer game Minecraft to engage children with scientific learning and research through school visits, events, and extracurricular clubs. We principally target children who may experience barr... Read More about Science Hunters: An inclusive approach to engaging with science through Minecraft.

Pharmacodynamics of ciprofloxacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa planktonic and biofilm‐derived cells (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 The Society for Applied Microbiology The influence of growth phase and state on the survival and recovery of Pseudomonas aeruginosa exposed to ciprofloxacin was investigated using batch culture grown planktonic cells and disaggregated biofilm... Read More about Pharmacodynamics of ciprofloxacin against Pseudomonas aeruginosa planktonic and biofilm‐derived cells.

Interview with La Nacion (2019)
Newspaper / Magazine

Interview with La Nacion, an Argentine Daily Newspaper.

Effect of Fe-rich intermetallics on tensile behavior of Al–Cu 206 cast alloys at solid and near-solid states (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Iron is one of the most common impurity elements in Al–Cu 206 cast alloys as it often causes the precipitation of Fe-rich intermetallic phases during solidification due to its extremely low solid solubility in aluminum. The characteristics of the Fe-... Read More about Effect of Fe-rich intermetallics on tensile behavior of Al–Cu 206 cast alloys at solid and near-solid states.

Brexit: Chronicles of a crisis foretold (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The European integration process is certainly the most advanced and remarkable example of regional integration unequalled so far in any other parts of the world even though some lighter forms of regional integration have been more or less modelled on... Read More about Brexit: Chronicles of a crisis foretold.

British housing: Timelines and types (2019)
Exhibition / Performance

British Housing: Timelines and typologies

New homes being built in the United Kingdom (UK) today have been criticised for not providing space for basic living functions1. We now have the smallest homes in Europe1&2, they tend to have very little s... Read More about British housing: Timelines and types.

Systemic vasculitis and patient-reported outcomes: How the assessment of patient preferences and perspectives could improve outcomes (2019)
Journal Article

The systemic vasculitides are a group of multisystem diseases, which can be life and organ threatening. High-dose immunosuppressants are required to control inflammation in vital organs, such as the kidneys, lungs, skin, joints, and eyes. Patients re... Read More about Systemic vasculitis and patient-reported outcomes: How the assessment of patient preferences and perspectives could improve outcomes.

Design and implementation of a large and complex trial in emergency medical services (2019)
Journal Article

Background: The research study titled “Cluster randomised trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the i-gel supraglottic airway device versus tracheal intubation in the initial airway management of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (AIRWAYS-2)”... Read More about Design and implementation of a large and complex trial in emergency medical services.

Introducing 'A Fluid Landscape' by Amanda Harman (2019)
Digital Artefact

Feature on the project 'A Fluid Landscape'

Modular Bayesian damage detection for complex civil infrastructure (2019)
Journal Article

We address the problem of damage identification in complex civil infrastructure with an integrative modular Bayesian framework. The proposed approach uses multiple response Gaussian processes to build an informative yet computationally affordable pro... Read More about Modular Bayesian damage detection for complex civil infrastructure.

Hip replacement surveillance. Use of clinical lectureship award for four projects (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

There are more than 80,000 hip replacements completed in England, Wales and Northern Ireland every year, but a hip replacement does not last forever (1). For every 100 hip replacements, approximately 10 will need to have another operation because, o... Read More about Hip replacement surveillance. Use of clinical lectureship award for four projects.

Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales (2019)
Journal Article

Scarcity of mineral supplies globally means that there is an international effort to examine the potential to extract resources from mine wastes. Such sites are often perceived as degraded and of little value. However, many sites are protected for th... Read More about Going to waste? The potential impacts on nature conservation and cultural heritage from resource recovery on former mineral extraction sites in England and Wales.

An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (2019)
Thesis

Domestic abuse (DA) perpetrated by female partners against male partners has been a subject of dispute amongst scholars, with disagreements regarding both the existence of male victimization and the nature as well as the severity of such abuse. The... Read More about An exploration into the experiences of Cypriot male victims of domestic abuse; An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis.

The recall of dementia-related and neutral words by people with dementia: The ironic process of thought suppression (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Objective: Thought suppression may not work effectively when people have a cognitive impairment. This study tests whether participants with dementia showed lessened or enhanced recall and recognition of dementia-relat... Read More about The recall of dementia-related and neutral words by people with dementia: The ironic process of thought suppression.

Short and medium term financial-real cycles: An empirical assessment (2019)
Journal Article

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Theories such as Minsky's financial instability hypothesis or New Keynesian financial accelerator models assign a key role to financial factors in business cycle dynamics. We propose a simple VAR-based estimation framework to exam... Read More about Short and medium term financial-real cycles: An empirical assessment.

In what ways could STEM employers create an inclusive working environment for potential BME applicants? (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

ROOMS – People, space and changed realities (2019)
Digital Artefact

“ROOMS” is the first Cinematic VR film (CineVR) of the Film University Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF (Germany). Directed by Christian Zipfel, the award winning 360 documentary invites the audience into five, private, strictly regulated, yet culturally signi... Read More about ROOMS – People, space and changed realities.

The need for a systems perspective to devise new solutions for contemporary and emergent air pollutants (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Structure of Presentation
1. Diagnosing the problem of anthropogenic air pollution
2. A brief comment on the Strategic Priorities Fund Clean Air Programme
3. The value of a systems perspective to address the issues, clarify the ambiguities and of... Read More about The need for a systems perspective to devise new solutions for contemporary and emergent air pollutants.

#BoPo on Instagram: An experimental investigation of the effects of viewing body positive content on young women’s mood and body image (2019)
Journal Article

Body positive content on social media aims to challenge mainstream beauty ideals and encourage acceptance and appreciation of all body types. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of viewing body positive Instagram posts on young women's... Read More about #BoPo on Instagram: An experimental investigation of the effects of viewing body positive content on young women’s mood and body image.