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The moving minimum audible angle is smaller during self motion than during source motion (2014)
Journal Article
Brimijoin, W. O., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2014). The moving minimum audible angle is smaller during self motion than during source motion. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8, Article 273. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2014.00273

We are rarely perfectly still: our heads rotate in three axes and move in three dimensions, constantly varying the spectral and binaural cues at the ear drums. In spite of this motion, static sound sources in the world are typically perceived as stab... Read More about The moving minimum audible angle is smaller during self motion than during source motion.

The effect of hearing aid microphone mode on performance in an auditory orienting task (2014)
Journal Article
Brimijoin, W. O., Whitmer, W. M., McShefferty, D., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2014). The effect of hearing aid microphone mode on performance in an auditory orienting task. Ear and Hearing, 35(5), Article e204-e212. https://doi.org/10.1097/AUD.0000000000000053

OBJECTIVES: Although directional microphones on a hearing aid provide a signal-to-noise ratio benefit in a noisy background, the amount of benefit is dependent on how close the signal of interest is to the front of the user. It is assumed that whe... Read More about The effect of hearing aid microphone mode on performance in an auditory orienting task.

Surgical intervention versus expectant management for endometrial polyps in subfertile women (2014)
Journal Article
Jayaprakasan, K., Polanski, L., Sahu, B., Thornton, J., & Raine-Fenning, N. (2014). Surgical intervention versus expectant management for endometrial polyps in subfertile women. Cochrane Library, https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD009592.pub2

BACKGROUND: Endometrial polyps, which are benign growths of the endometrium, may be a factor in female subfertility. Possible mechanisms include physical interference with gamete transport, alteration of the endometrial milieu and unresponsiveness t... Read More about Surgical intervention versus expectant management for endometrial polyps in subfertile women.

Dual role of B7 costimulation in obesity-related nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and metabolic dysregulation (2014)
Journal Article
Chatzigeorgiou, A., Chung, K., Garcia-Martin, R., Alexaki, V., Klotzsche-von Ameln, A., Phieler, J., …Chavakis, T. (2014). Dual role of B7 costimulation in obesity-related nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and metabolic dysregulation. Hepatology, 60(4), https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.27233

The low-grade inflammatory state present in obesity contributes to obesity-related metabolic dysregulation, including nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and insulin resistance. Intercellular interactions between immune cells or between immune cells... Read More about Dual role of B7 costimulation in obesity-related nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and metabolic dysregulation.

Who should have a pre–discharge home assessment visit after a stroke? A qualitative study of occupational therapists' views (2014)
Journal Article
Whitehead, P. J., Fellows, K. R., Sprigg, N., Walker, M. F., & Drummond, A. E. (2014). Who should have a pre–discharge home assessment visit after a stroke? A qualitative study of occupational therapists' views. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(8), https://doi.org/10.4276/030802214X14071472109752

Introduction: The number of patients who have a pre-discharge home assessment visit following a stroke has been reported to vary nationally. The purpose of this research was to explore the factors influencing occupational therapists' decisions to co... Read More about Who should have a pre–discharge home assessment visit after a stroke? A qualitative study of occupational therapists' views.

Comparison of the benefits of cochlear implantation versus contra-lateral routing of signal hearing aids in adult patients with single-sided deafness: study protocol for a prospective within-subject longitudinal trial (2014)
Journal Article
Kitterick, P. T., O’Donoghue, G. M., Edmondson-Jones, M., Marshall, A., Jeffs, E., Craddock, L., …Seeber, B. U. (2014). Comparison of the benefits of cochlear implantation versus contra-lateral routing of signal hearing aids in adult patients with single-sided deafness: study protocol for a prospective within-subject longitudinal trial. BMC Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders, 14, Article 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6815-14-7

Background Individuals with a unilateral severe-to-profound hearing loss, or single-sided deafness, report difficulty with listening in many everyday situations despite having access to well-preserved acoustic hearing in one ear. The standard of... Read More about Comparison of the benefits of cochlear implantation versus contra-lateral routing of signal hearing aids in adult patients with single-sided deafness: study protocol for a prospective within-subject longitudinal trial.

The Optimal Study: describing the key components of optimal health care delivery to UK care home residents: a research protocol (2014)
Journal Article
Gordon, A. L., Goodman, C., Dening, T., Davies, S., Gladman, J. R., Bell, B. G., …Victor, C. (2014). The Optimal Study: describing the key components of optimal health care delivery to UK care home residents: a research protocol. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 15(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.06.011

Long term institutional care in the UK is provided by care homes. Residents have prevalent cognitive impairment and disability, have multiple diagnoses and are subject to polypharmacy. Prevailing models of healthcare provision - ad hoc, reactive and... Read More about The Optimal Study: describing the key components of optimal health care delivery to UK care home residents: a research protocol.

Temperature-ramped 129Xe spin-exchange optical pumping (2014)
Journal Article
Nikolaou, P., Coffey, A. M., Barlow, M. J., Rosen, M. S., Goodson, B. M., & Chekmenev, E. Y. (2014). Temperature-ramped 129Xe spin-exchange optical pumping. Analytical Chemistry, 86(16), 8206-8212. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac501537w

We describe temperature-ramped spin-exchange optical pumping (TR-SEOP) in an automated high-throughput batch-mode 129Xe hyperpolarizer utilizing three key temperature regimes: (i) “hot”—where the 129Xe hyperpolarization rate is maximal, (ii) “warm”—w... Read More about Temperature-ramped 129Xe spin-exchange optical pumping.

Expression of Arginase I in Myeloid Cells Limits Control of Residual Disease after Radiation Therapy of Tumors in Mice (2014)
Journal Article
Crittenden, M. R., Savage, T., Cottam, B., Baird, J., Rodriguez, P. C., Newell, P., …Gough, M. J. (2014). Expression of Arginase I in Myeloid Cells Limits Control of Residual Disease after Radiation Therapy of Tumors in Mice. Radiation Research, 182(2), 182-190. https://doi.org/10.1667/rr13493.1

An accumulating body of evidence demonstrates that radiation therapy can generate adaptive immune responses that contribute to tumor control. However, in the absence of additional immune therapy, the adaptive immune response is insufficient to preven... Read More about Expression of Arginase I in Myeloid Cells Limits Control of Residual Disease after Radiation Therapy of Tumors in Mice.

The degree of acute descending control of spinal nociception in an area of primary hyperalgesia is dependent on the peripheral domain of afferent input (2014)
Journal Article
Drake, R. A., Hulse, R. P., Lumb, B. M., & Donaldson, L. F. (2014). The degree of acute descending control of spinal nociception in an area of primary hyperalgesia is dependent on the peripheral domain of afferent input. Journal of Physiology, 592(16), 3611-3624. https://doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2013.266494

Descending controls of spinal nociceptive processing play a critical role in the development of inflammatory hyperalgesia. Acute peripheral nociceptor sensitization drives spinal sensitization and activates spino–supraspinal–spinal loops leading to d... Read More about The degree of acute descending control of spinal nociception in an area of primary hyperalgesia is dependent on the peripheral domain of afferent input.

Variations in the slope of the psychometric functions for speech intelligibility: a systematic survey (2014)
Journal Article
MacPherson, A., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2014). Variations in the slope of the psychometric functions for speech intelligibility: a systematic survey. Trends in Hearing, 18, https://doi.org/10.1177/2331216514537722

Although many studies have looked at the effects of different listening conditions on the intelligibility of speech, their analyses have often concentrated on changes to a single value on the psychometric function, namely, the threshold. Far less com... Read More about Variations in the slope of the psychometric functions for speech intelligibility: a systematic survey.

A shortened version of the Dementia Drivers’ Screening Assessment (2014)
Journal Article
Lincoln, N., & Radford, K. A. (in press). A shortened version of the Dementia Drivers’ Screening Assessment. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 21(6), https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2014.21.6.268

Introduction: Cognitive tests are used to inform recommendations about the safety of people with dementia to continue driving. The Dementia Drivers’ Screening Assessment (DDSA) is a neuropsychological battery designed to assist in this process. Howev... Read More about A shortened version of the Dementia Drivers’ Screening Assessment.

The perception of apparent auditory source width in hearing-impaired adults (2014)
Journal Article
Whitmer, W. M., Seeber, B. U., & Akeroyd, M. A. (2014). The perception of apparent auditory source width in hearing-impaired adults. Nature Energy, 135(6), https://doi.org/10.1121/1.4875575

In a previous study [Whitmer, Seeber and Akeroyd, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 132, 369-379 (2012)], it was demonstrated that older hearing-impaired (HI) listeners produced visual sketches of headphone-presented noises that were insensitive to changes in inte... Read More about The perception of apparent auditory source width in hearing-impaired adults.

Maternal perceptions of supervision in preschool-aged children: a qualitative approach to understanding differences between families living in affluent and disadvantaged areas (2014)
Journal Article
Ablewhite, J., Kendrick, D., Watson, M., & Shaw, I. (2015). Maternal perceptions of supervision in preschool-aged children: a qualitative approach to understanding differences between families living in affluent and disadvantaged areas. Primary Health Care Research and Development, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1017/S1463423614000218

Aim: To explore maternal perceptions of supervision and childhood unintentional injury in order to develop understanding and explanation for differences in unintentional injury rates between an advantaged and disadvantaged area. Background: Uninten... Read More about Maternal perceptions of supervision in preschool-aged children: a qualitative approach to understanding differences between families living in affluent and disadvantaged areas.

Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013 (2014)
Journal Article
Wang, H., Liddell, C. A., Coates, M. M., Mooney, M. D., Levitz, C. E., Schumacher, A. E., …Murray, C. J. L. (2014). Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013. Lancet, 384(9947), 957-979. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2814%2960497-9

Background Remarkable financial and political efforts have been focused on the reduction of child mortality during the past few decades. Timely measurements of levels and trends in under-5 mortality are important to assess progress towards the Mi... Read More about Global, regional, and national levels of neonatal, infant, and under-5 mortality during 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013.

Mobile Learning and Games in Special Education (2014)
Book Chapter
Standen, P., & Brown, . D. (2014). Mobile Learning and Games in Special Education. In F. Lani (Ed.), The SAGE handbook of special education (719-730). London: SAGE Publications Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446282236.n44

Information technology is now a ubiquitous presence in all educational settings as well as places in which people work. While most mainstream schools now rely heavily on this technology to support learning, special education was often at the forefron... Read More about Mobile Learning and Games in Special Education.

Evaluating the role of a humanoid robot to support learning in children with profound and multiple disabilities (2014)
Journal Article
Hedgecock, J., Standen, P. J., Beer, C., & Brown, D. (2014). Evaluating the role of a humanoid robot to support learning in children with profound and multiple disabilities. Journal of Assistive Technologies, 8(3), 111-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/JAT-02-2014-0006

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify ways teachers might employ a robot to achieve learning objectives with pupils with intellectual disabilities and potential outcome measures. Design/methodology/approach A series of five case studi... Read More about Evaluating the role of a humanoid robot to support learning in children with profound and multiple disabilities.