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Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source (2014)
Journal Article
Mao, L., Bailey, E. H., Chester, J., Dean, J., Ander, E. L., Chenery, S. R., & Young, S. D. (2014). Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source. Environmental Chemistry, 11(6), 690-701. https://doi.org/10.1071/EN14100

Environmental Context: There is growing concern that lead (Pb) in the environment may cause adverse health effects in human populations. We investigated the combined use of isotopic abundance and isotopic dilution to show how the origins of soil Pb... Read More about Lability of Pb in soil: effects of soil properties and contaminant source.

Lens models of herschel-selected galaxies from high-resolution near-IR observations (2014)
Journal Article
Calanog, J. A., Fu, H., Cooray, A., Wardlow, J., Ma, B., Amber, S., …Vieira, J. D. (2014). Lens models of herschel-selected galaxies from high-resolution near-IR observations. Astrophysical Journal, 797(2), Article 138. https://doi.org/10.1088/0004-637X/797/2/138

© 2014. The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. We present Keck-Adaptive Optics and Hubble Space Telescope high resolution near-infrared (IR) imaging for 500 μm bright candidate lensing systems identified by the Herschel Multi-tiered... Read More about Lens models of herschel-selected galaxies from high-resolution near-IR observations.

Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists (2014)
Journal Article
Wright, N., Stickley, T., Mulla, I., Bradshaw, E., Buckley, L., & Archbold, S. (2014). Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists. Quality in Ageing and Older Adults, 15(4), 220-231. https://doi.org/10.1108/qaoa-08-2014-0014

Purpose
– The purpose of this paper is to explore audiologists, views and experiences of working with older adults with dementia.

Design/methodology/approach
– An online survey was distributed to audiologists working in the UK NHS and private se... Read More about Hearing loss and dementia: an exploratory study of the views of audiologists.

Taking notice of risk culture – the regulator’s approach (2014)
Journal Article
Ring, P. J., Bryce, C., McKinney, R., & Webb, R. (2016). Taking notice of risk culture – the regulator’s approach. Journal of Risk Research, 19(3), 364-387. https://doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2014.983944

Following the financial crisis and a series of mis-selling and ‘rigging’ scandals in the financial services, organisational culture, and particularly the risk culture of organisations, has come to be regarded as a key issue for both financial firms a... Read More about Taking notice of risk culture – the regulator’s approach.

Hybridising heuristics within an estimation distribution algorithm for examination timetabling (2014)
Journal Article
Qu, R., Pham, D. N. T., Bai, R., & Kendall, G. (2015). Hybridising heuristics within an estimation distribution algorithm for examination timetabling. Applied Intelligence, 42(4), 679-693. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10489-014-0615-0

This paper presents a hybrid hyper-heuristic approach based on estimation distribution algorithms. The main motivation is to raise the level of generality for search methodologies. The objective of the hyper-heuristic is to produce solutions of accep... Read More about Hybridising heuristics within an estimation distribution algorithm for examination timetabling.

In vivo evaluation of different formulation strategies for sustained release injectables of a poorly soluble HIV protease inhibitor (2014)
Journal Article
Wuyts, K., Meeus, J., Muees, J., Scurr, D. J., Amssoms, K., Annaert, P., …Van den Mooter, G. (2015). In vivo evaluation of different formulation strategies for sustained release injectables of a poorly soluble HIV protease inhibitor. Journal of Controlled Release, 199, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2014.11.020

At present no scientific rationale exists for selecting a particular enabling strategy to formulate a poorly water-soluble drug, although this is crucial as it will influence the in vivo performance of the resulting formulation. This study provides a... Read More about In vivo evaluation of different formulation strategies for sustained release injectables of a poorly soluble HIV protease inhibitor.

A feasibility study of an in-the-wild experimental public access WiFi network (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sathiaseelan, A., Mortier, R., Goulden, M., Greiffenhagen, C., Radenkovic, M., Crowcroft, J., & McAuley, D. (2014). A feasibility study of an in-the-wild experimental public access WiFi network. In Proceedings of the Fifth ACM Symposium on Computing for Development - ACM DEV-5 '14 (33-42). https://doi.org/10.1145/2674377.2674383

© 2014 ACM. Universal Internet access has become critical to modern life, leading to many explorations of approaches to increase its availability. In this paper we report on a study of one such approach, PAWS, that seeks to understand the technical a... Read More about A feasibility study of an in-the-wild experimental public access WiFi network.

Cost-effectiveness of nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a placebo randomised controlled trial (SNAP) (2014)
Journal Article
Essex, H., Parrott, S., Wu, Q., Li, J., Cooper, S., & Coleman, T. (2014). Cost-effectiveness of nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a placebo randomised controlled trial (SNAP). Nicotine and Tobacco Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntu258

Introduction: Smoking during pregnancy is the most important, preventable cause of adverse pregnancy outcomes including miscarriage, premature birth and low birth weight, with huge financial costs to the NHS. However, there are very few published eco... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of nicotine patches for smoking cessation in pregnancy: a placebo randomised controlled trial (SNAP).

Examining user comments for deliberative democracy: a corpus-driven analysis of the climate change debate online (2014)
Journal Article
Collins, L. C., & Nerlich, B. (2014). Examining user comments for deliberative democracy: a corpus-driven analysis of the climate change debate online. Environmental Communication, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1080/17524032.2014.981560

The public perception of climate change is characterized by heterogeneity, even polarization. Deliberative discussion is regarded by some as key to overcoming polarization and engaging various publics with the complex issue of climate change. In this... Read More about Examining user comments for deliberative democracy: a corpus-driven analysis of the climate change debate online.

The role of verbal and pictorial information in multimodal incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary (2014)
Journal Article
Bisson, M. J., van Heuven, W. J., Conklin, K., & Tunney, R. J. (2014). The role of verbal and pictorial information in multimodal incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 68(7), 1306-1326. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2014.979211

© 2014 The Author. Published by Taylor & Francis. This study used eye tracking to investigate the allocation of attention to multimodal stimuli during an incidental learning situation, as well as its impact on subsequent explicit learning. Particip... Read More about The role of verbal and pictorial information in multimodal incidental acquisition of foreign language vocabulary.

Cadaveric study of movement of an unstable atlanto-axial (C1/C2) cervical segment during laryngoscopy and intubation using the Airtraq (R), Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscopes (2014)
Journal Article

Concern that laryngoscopy and intubation might create or exacerbate a spinal cord injury has generated extensive research into cervical spinal movement during laryngoscopy. We performed a randomised trial on six cadavers, using three different laryng... Read More about Cadaveric study of movement of an unstable atlanto-axial (C1/C2) cervical segment during laryngoscopy and intubation using the Airtraq (R), Macintosh and McCoy laryngoscopes.

Snakes and ladders in an inhomogeneous neural field model (2014)
Journal Article
Avitabile, D., & Schmidt, H. (2015). Snakes and ladders in an inhomogeneous neural field model. Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 294, 24-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physd.2014.11.007

Continuous neural field models with inhomogeneous synaptic connectivities are known to support traveling fronts as well as stable bumps of localized activity. We analyze stationary localized structures in a neural field model with periodic modulation... Read More about Snakes and ladders in an inhomogeneous neural field model.

Investigating criterial discourse features across second language development: lexical bundles in rated learner essays, CEFR B1, B2 and C1 (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, Y.-H., & Baker, P. (2016). Investigating criterial discourse features across second language development: lexical bundles in rated learner essays, CEFR B1, B2 and C1. Applied Linguistics, 37(6), https://doi.org/10.1093/applin/amu065

In this study, we investigated criterial discourse features in L2 writing through the use of recurrent word combinations, a.k.a. lexical bundles, taking a corpus-driven and expert-judged approach by examining L2 English data across various proficienc... Read More about Investigating criterial discourse features across second language development: lexical bundles in rated learner essays, CEFR B1, B2 and C1.

Thermodynamic analysis of a hybrid energy storage system based on compressed air and liquid air (2014)
Journal Article
Kantharaj, B., Garvey, S. D., & Pimm, A. J. (2015). Thermodynamic analysis of a hybrid energy storage system based on compressed air and liquid air. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 11, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2014.11.002

As renewable electricity generation capacity increases, energy storage will be required at larger scales. Compressed air energy storage at large scales, with effective management of heat, is recognised to have potential to provide affordable grid-sca... Read More about Thermodynamic analysis of a hybrid energy storage system based on compressed air and liquid air.