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Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates (2020)
Journal Article
Weitkamp, E., McEwen, L., & Ramirez, P. (2020). Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates. Climatic Change, 163, 831-850. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02906-z

This paper explores stakeholder perspectives on the drought discourse in the UK, where climate change is predicted to increase drought risk. This study took a co-productive, mixed-methods approach to investigate drought risk communication issues thro... Read More about Communicating the hidden: Toward a framework for drought risk communication in maritime climates.

Biofilm management; Investigating the inhibitory effects of chlorine-based disinfectants on biofilms (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Clayton, G., Thorn, R., & Reynolds, D. (in press). Biofilm management; Investigating the inhibitory effects of chlorine-based disinfectants on biofilms

Summary of key findings Direct disinfection of established Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms by electrochemically activated solutions [ECAS] exhibited significantly greater anti-biofilm activity compared to NaOCl and HOCl at free chlorine concentratio... Read More about Biofilm management; Investigating the inhibitory effects of chlorine-based disinfectants on biofilms.

Roost selection by Mauritian tomb bats (Taphozus mauritianus) in Lilongwe city, Malawi – importance of woodland for sustainable urban planning (2020)
Journal Article
O’Malley, K. D., Kunin, W. E., Town, M., Mgoola, W. O., & Stone, E. L. (2020). Roost selection by Mauritian tomb bats (Taphozus mauritianus) in Lilongwe city, Malawi – importance of woodland for sustainable urban planning. PLoS ONE, 15(11), e0240434. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240434

Increasing urbanisation has led to a greater use of artificial structures by bats as alternative roost sites. Despite the widespread presence of bats, roost availability may restrict their distribution and abundance in urban environments. There is li... Read More about Roost selection by Mauritian tomb bats (Taphozus mauritianus) in Lilongwe city, Malawi – importance of woodland for sustainable urban planning.

Understanding the acceptability of delivering a Fibromyalgia Self-Management Programme in the community (FALCON): Qualitative findings (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Pearson, J., Coggins, J., Derham, S., Russell, J., Walsh, N., & Cramp, F. (2020, November). Understanding the acceptability of delivering a Fibromyalgia Self-Management Programme in the community (FALCON): Qualitative findings. Presented at Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Online

Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a complex long-term condition affecting up to 5.4% of the UK population. It is associated with chronic widespread pain, fatigue, stiffness, sleep problems, memory and concentration difficulties, and irritable bowel syndr... Read More about Understanding the acceptability of delivering a Fibromyalgia Self-Management Programme in the community (FALCON): Qualitative findings.

The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (2020)
Journal Article
Ansari, K. A., Keaney, N., & Farooqi, F. (2022). The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Perspectives in Public Health, 142(1), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913920960787

Aims: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic respiratory disorder that affects health outcomes on multiple levels including overall wellbeing. More specifically, factors such as spiritual wellbeing, and psychological, mental and m... Read More about The development of a novel Wellness Assessment Instrument and its use in the assessment of wellness status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Studies towards the development of a novel, screen-printed carbon-based, biosensor for the measurement of polyunsaturated fatty acids (2020)
Journal Article
Smart, A., Hart, J., Crew, A., & Doran, O. (2020). Studies towards the development of a novel, screen-printed carbon-based, biosensor for the measurement of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Applied Sciences, 10(21), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/app10217779

This paper describes the design, development and characterisation of an electrochemical biosensor for the measurement of linoleic and α-linolenic acid, as representative free polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), that may be implicated in food safety... Read More about Studies towards the development of a novel, screen-printed carbon-based, biosensor for the measurement of polyunsaturated fatty acids.

The virtual Natural History Museum: Placing digitized collections back within a museum context (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Marshall, D., Hobbs, L., Bird, H., & Bird, C. (2020, October). The virtual Natural History Museum: Placing digitized collections back within a museum context. Paper presented at GSA 2020 Connects Online

As digitization of museum collections becomes more prevalent, the question of how to utilize such resources becomes increasingly pertinent. Digital collections predominantly exist as queryable databases designed for the retrieval of specific data by... Read More about The virtual Natural History Museum: Placing digitized collections back within a museum context.

Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers (2020)
Journal Article
Birkenhead, J., Radford, F., Stead, J. L., Cundy, A. B., & Hudson, M. D. (2020). Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers. Scientific Reports, 10(1), Article 17892. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-74635-3

Many of the methods for microplastics quantification in the environment are criticised creating problems with data validity. Quantification of microplastics in the surface microlayer of aquatic environments using glass plate dipping holds promise as... Read More about Validation of a method to quantify microfibres present in aquatic surface microlayers.

The effects of seed priming with sodium hydrosulphide on drought tolerance of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in germination and early growth (2020)
Journal Article
Ocvirk, D., Špoljarević, M., Kristić, M., Hancock, J. T., Teklić, T., & Lisjak, M. (2021). The effects of seed priming with sodium hydrosulphide on drought tolerance of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in germination and early growth. Annals of Applied Biology, 178(2), 400-413. https://doi.org/10.1111/aab.12658

© 2020 Association of Applied Biologists Sunflower seeds (hybrid Luka) were primed with water (hydropriming) or sodium hydrosulphide (NaHS) solutions (0.1, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 mM NaHS) and subsequently dried to initial moisture content. Unprimed (contro... Read More about The effects of seed priming with sodium hydrosulphide on drought tolerance of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in germination and early growth.

Robots in Smart Cities (2020)
Book Chapter
Studley, M. E., & Little, H. (2021). Robots in Smart Cities. In How Smart is Your City? (75-88). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56926-6_7

Robots and Smart Cities seem like natural partners. They both gather data and process it, and could provide added value to each other in a variety of ways. In this chapter, we briefly explore some potential use cases featuring the smart city as an in... Read More about Robots in Smart Cities.

Spatial partial identity model reveals low densities of leopard and spotted hyaena in a miombo woodland (2020)
Journal Article
Davis, R. S., Stone, E. L., Gentle, L. K., Mgoola, W. O., Uzal, A., & Yarnell, R. W. (2021). Spatial partial identity model reveals low densities of leopard and spotted hyaena in a miombo woodland. Journal of Zoology, 313(1), 43-53. https://doi.org/10.1111/jzo.12838

Decline in global carnivore populations has led to increased demand for assessment of carnivore densities in understudied habitats. Spatial capture–recapture (SCR) is used increasingly to estimate species densities, where individuals are often identi... Read More about Spatial partial identity model reveals low densities of leopard and spotted hyaena in a miombo woodland.

PODCAST: Christmas lockdown, culture wars, student outcomes (2020)
Digital Artefact
Adukwu, E., Hewitt, R., & Leach, M. (2020). PODCAST: Christmas lockdown, culture wars, student outcomes. [Audio file hosted on publishers webpage]

This week on the podcast we discuss the proposed student lockdown for Christmas and the latest salvos in the sector's slice of the culture wars. We also review what’s happening on the ground in universities and consider a new report on student out... Read More about PODCAST: Christmas lockdown, culture wars, student outcomes.

Into the digital wild: Utilizing Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook for effective science and environmental communication (2020)
Journal Article
Pavelle, S., & Wilkinson, C. (2020). Into the digital wild: Utilizing Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook for effective science and environmental communication. Frontiers in Communication, 5, Article 575122. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2020.575122

Recent years have seen an upsurge in the digital environment and the reliance placed upon it by society. This case study reports on a project which sought to examine how the digital environment can be utilized for science communication, exploring the... Read More about Into the digital wild: Utilizing Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook for effective science and environmental communication.

Laboratory evaluation of the Sigma Transwab® transport system for the recovery of Candida species using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) document M40-A2 (2020)
Journal Article
Adukwu, E., & Elcocks, E. (2021). Laboratory evaluation of the Sigma Transwab® transport system for the recovery of Candida species using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) document M40-A2. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 40, 735-738. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-020-04062-9

Rising healthcare complications due to fungal infections increase the importance of efficient specimen collection and maintenance systems for correct identification and diagnosis. The CLSI M40-A2 protocol provides guidelines for laboratories assessin... Read More about Laboratory evaluation of the Sigma Transwab® transport system for the recovery of Candida species using the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI) document M40-A2.

Reactivity prediction in aza-Michael additions without transition state calculations: The Ames test for mutagenicity (2020)
Journal Article
Townsend, P. A., & Grayson, M. N. (2020). Reactivity prediction in aza-Michael additions without transition state calculations: The Ames test for mutagenicity. Chemical Communications, 56(88), 13661-13664. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc05681b

Animal testing remains a contentious ethical issue in predictive toxicology. Thus, a fast, versatile, low-cost quantum chemical model is presented for predicting the risk of Ames mutagenicity in a series of 1,4 Michael acceptor type compounds. This f... Read More about Reactivity prediction in aza-Michael additions without transition state calculations: The Ames test for mutagenicity.