Outputs (1044)

Enhancement of red blood cell transfusion compatibility using CRISPR-mediated erythroblast gene editing (2018)
Journal Article

Regular blood transfusion is the cornerstone of care for patients with red blood cell (RBC) disorders such as thalassaemia or sickle-cell disease. With repeated transfusion, alloimmunisation often occurs due to incompatibility at the level of minor b... Read More about Enhancement of red blood cell transfusion compatibility using CRISPR-mediated erythroblast gene editing.

Causes of delay in construction projects in Oman (2018)
Journal Article

Construction projects are full of risk and uncertainties and delays can have negative economic consequences and can create bad image for all the parties involved in the project. Delays in construction projects have several causes associated with owne... Read More about Causes of delay in construction projects in Oman.

Interrogating water and public health concerns through participatory theatre methodologies - The Iheakpu-Awka example (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

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.

Assessing the microbial quality of water from different local sources in an urban town in South East Nigeria, Nsukka (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups (2018)
Other

Different communities have different dementia related needs and should not be treated as a single homogenous grouping.
• The numbers of people from BAME communities who are affected by dementia will increase more rapidly than those of the white com... Read More about Evidence briefing: Dementia, accessibility and minority groups.

Factors that influence safety climate in construction in Oman (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The safety climate on a specific construction project refers to managers? and workers? shared perceptions of the adequacy of the safety and health programmes and the consistency between the organization?s espoused safety policies/procedures and the a... Read More about Factors that influence safety climate in construction in Oman.

Causes of construction accidents in Oman (2017)
Journal Article

Considering the costs associated with accidents in construction, a model identifying root causes of accidents is proposed for construction organisations in Oman. The model classifies the accidents in construction mainly arising from main four causes:... Read More about Causes of construction accidents in Oman.

Academic advising, a case study of A'Sharqiyah University-Oman (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

By definition, the academic advising is the process between the student and an academic advisor of exploring the value of a general education, reviewing the services and policies of the institution, discussing educational and career plans, and making... Read More about Academic advising, a case study of A'Sharqiyah University-Oman.

Looking for Archie: A walking tour of Cary Grant's Bristol (2017)
Physical Artefact

The Looking For Archie Walking Tour of Cary Grant's Bristol was first developed in 2017 as part of the Being Human Festival . Cary Grant was born as Archibald Leach in Bristol in 1904, but many Bristolians are unaware that he grew up here and continu... Read More about Looking for Archie: A walking tour of Cary Grant's Bristol.

Women, Boards, and the UK Built Environment (2017)
Report

"The most recent 2017 statistics have seen a small increase in women holding technical roles in UK industry. However, despite years of attention from industry leaders, activists and government, the built environment sector has failed to achieve femal... Read More about Women, Boards, and the UK Built Environment.

Lycra arm sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A preliminary study (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Introduction: Glenohumeral subluxation (GHS) is reported to occur in 81% of patients post stroke. The aims of the study were to assess the effectiveness of Lycra sleeves on GHS and explore patients’ perceptions regarding the practicality of applying... Read More about Lycra arm sleeve for the management of glenohumeral subluxation in people with stroke – A preliminary study.

‘That boy needs therapy’: Constructions of psychotherapy in popular song lyrics (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper discusses constructions of psychotherapy in the lyrics of popular songs and identifies relevant discourses that are invoked or crafted. Despite a plethora of academic and clinical descriptions of psychotherapy, less research attention has... Read More about ‘That boy needs therapy’: Constructions of psychotherapy in popular song lyrics.

Development of cultures of the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perleve for genotoxicity assessment using the alkaline comet assay (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 SETAC Sponges are a potential alternative model species to bivalves in pollution biomonitoring and environmental risk assessment in the aquatic ecosystem. In the present study, a novel in vivo exposure sponge culture model was developed from f... Read More about Development of cultures of the marine sponge Hymeniacidon perleve for genotoxicity assessment using the alkaline comet assay.

How critical are we? (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The reliability of the scapula posture and scapula dyskinesis tests in rugby union players (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background:
The scapula plays an integral role in shoulder function and there is evidence of an association between scapula dysfunction and shoulder pain in overhead athletes. In rugby, players' shoulders are subject to numerous impact forces that a... Read More about The reliability of the scapula posture and scapula dyskinesis tests in rugby union players.

Causes of accidents in highway construction projects in Oman (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Construction workers are three to four times more likely than workers in other sectors to die from accidents at work. Construction is one of the main industries in Oman providing jobs to 18% of the total population and contributing around 10% of the... Read More about Causes of accidents in highway construction projects in Oman.

Self-tracking, embodiment and resistance: A phenomenological enquiry (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

For the first time in human history we are experiencing the convergence of biology with technology at an immense socio-cultural scale, with affordable digital media devices and self-tracking technologies being ubiquitously disseminated, employed en m... Read More about Self-tracking, embodiment and resistance: A phenomenological enquiry.

CD47 surface stability is sensitive to actin disruption prior to inclusion within the band 3 macrocomplex (2017)
Journal Article

CD47 is an important 'marker of self' protein with multiple isoforms produced though alternative splicing that exhibit tissue-specific expression. Mature erythrocytes express CD47 isoform 2 only, with membrane stability of this version dependent on i... Read More about CD47 surface stability is sensitive to actin disruption prior to inclusion within the band 3 macrocomplex.

Briefing: Cost of accidents in the construction industry of Oman (2017)
Journal Article

In this paper, ongoing and planned projects for the financial year 2015-2016 in different sectors in Oman are presented. While specific focus is on the construction industry, the costs of accidents associated with the projects in different sectors ar... Read More about Briefing: Cost of accidents in the construction industry of Oman.

Briefing: Using ‘safety climate factors’ to improve construction safety (2017)
Journal Article

This briefing discusses the health and safety problems in the construction industry. The focus is on safety performance improvement by using ‘safety climate factors’. Construction organisations can assess their safety climate factors by using a safet... Read More about Briefing: Using ‘safety climate factors’ to improve construction safety.