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Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process (2019)
Journal Article
Barbosa, J. Z., Motta, A. C. V., Corrêa, R. S., Melo, V. D. F., Muniz, A. W., Martins, G. C., …Broadley, M. R. (2020). Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process. Geoderma, 361, Article 114085. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoderma.2019.114085

© 2019 Elsevier B.V. Amazonian Dark Earths (ADEs) are soils studied for archaeological purposes and as a potentially agricultural model for the humid tropic. We investigated the chemical composition of an ADE in comparison to an adjacent Ultisol with... Read More about Elemental signatures of an Amazonian Dark Earth as result of its formation process.

Long-Term Ibrutinib Therapy Reverses CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (2019)
Journal Article
Parry, H. M., Mirajkar, N., Cutmore, N., Zuo, J., Long, H., Kwok, M., …Moss, P. (2019). Long-Term Ibrutinib Therapy Reverses CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia. Frontiers in Immunology, 10, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2019.02832

Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia (CLL) is associated with immune suppression and susceptibility to infection. CD8+ T cell numbers are increased and demonstrate elevated expression of PD-1 and impaired function. The mechanisms driving these features of e... Read More about Long-Term Ibrutinib Therapy Reverses CD8+ T Cell Exhaustion in B Cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia.

Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal (2019)
Journal Article
Gu, F., Nolan, J., & Rowley, C. (2020). Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal. Asia Pacific Business Review, 26(2), 168-189. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602381.2019.1700622

Drawing on survey (n = 308) and interview (n = 22) data from three different types of banks in China, we found significant differences in perceptions of organizational justice in performance appraisal processes. The state-owned bank was perceived as... Read More about Organizational justice in Chinese banks: understanding the variable influence of guanxi on perceptions of fairness in performance appraisal.

Interpreting signals in other people's behavior to sense things about them and to infer things about their world (2019)
Journal Article
Wu, W., Sheppard, E., & Mitchell, P. (2019). Interpreting signals in other people's behavior to sense things about them and to infer things about their world. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 13(12), Article e12513. https://doi.org/10.1111/spc3.12513

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd In this article, we propose a new framework for investigating how accurately and by what process people read others' minds—a process that requires perceivers to make a retrodictive inference. In this context, we discuss... Read More about Interpreting signals in other people's behavior to sense things about them and to infer things about their world.

The AIR model (Activities, Internal world, Relationships): a pragmatic framework for evaluating co-design (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gosling, J., Craven, M. P., Dening, T., Coleston-Shields, D., Aberturas, A. G., Martín, S. G., …Abrilahij, A. (2019). The AIR model (Activities, Internal world, Relationships): a pragmatic framework for evaluating co-design. In K. Niedderrer, G. Ludden, R. Cain, & C. Wölfel (Eds.),

A pragmatic model, AIR (Activities; Internal world; Relationships), is presented for co-design of technologies and products to support well-being of people living with dementia. This model, co-developed with people with lived experience, is aimed at... Read More about The AIR model (Activities, Internal world, Relationships): a pragmatic framework for evaluating co-design.

Food Supply and Military Mutiny in the Late Roman Empire (2019)
Journal Article
Lee, A. (2019). Food Supply and Military Mutiny in the Late Roman Empire. Journal of Late Antiquity, 12(2), 277-297. https://doi.org/10.1353/jla.2019.0017

This paper approaches the subject of food supply in late Roman warfare from the perspective of military mutiny, with a view to highlighting the political importance of effective logistics for maintenance of troop loyalty and discipline. It begins by... Read More about Food Supply and Military Mutiny in the Late Roman Empire.

Mapping Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space to an integrated approach for sustainable urbanism (2019)
Book Chapter
Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. (2019). Mapping Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space to an integrated approach for sustainable urbanism. In M. Leary-Owhin, & J. McCarthy (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Henri Lefebvre, The City and Urban Society (346-354). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315266589-36

The established gates to global markets have led to a clear divide between the economic opportunities in urban areas and the emerging struggles in rural areas. The subsequent migration has fuelled the fast growth of urbanisation rates in the developi... Read More about Mapping Lefebvre’s theory on the production of space to an integrated approach for sustainable urbanism.

Healthcare professional views of implementing remote measurement technology in central nervous system disorders: A qualitative interview study (Preprint) (2019)
Other
Andrews, J., Craven, M. P., Jamnadas-Khoda, J., Lang, A. R., Morriss, R., & Hollis, C. (in press). Healthcare professional views of implementing remote measurement technology in central nervous system disorders: A qualitative interview study (Preprint)

Background:
Remote measurement technologies (RMTs) can be used to collect data on a variety of bio-behavioural variables, which may benefit the care of people with central nervous system disorders. While various studies have explored their potential... Read More about Healthcare professional views of implementing remote measurement technology in central nervous system disorders: A qualitative interview study (Preprint).

Investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia, and cognitive decline: A meta-analysis (2019)
Journal Article
Rockwood, K., Peters, R., Yasar, S., Anderson, C. S., Andrews, S., Antikainen, R., …Anstey, K. J. (2020). Investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia, and cognitive decline: A meta-analysis. Neurology, 94(3), e267-e281. https://doi.org/10.1212/wnl.0000000000008732

Objective High blood pressure is one of the main modifiable risk factors for dementia. However, there is conflicting evidence regarding the best antihypertensive class for optimizing cognition. Our objective was to determine whether any particular an... Read More about Investigation of antihypertensive class, dementia, and cognitive decline: A meta-analysis.

Number of subjects required in common study designs for functional GABA magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the human brain at 3 Tesla (2019)
Journal Article
Sanaei Nezhad, F., Lea‐Carnall, C. A., Anton, A., Jung, J., Michou, E., Williams, S. R., & Parkes, L. M. (2020). Number of subjects required in common study designs for functional GABA magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the human brain at 3 Tesla. European Journal of Neuroscience, 51(8), 1784-1793. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14618

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a research tool for measuring the concentration of metabolites such as γ‐aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate in the brain. MEGA‐PRESS has been the preferred pulse sequence for GABA measurements due to low p... Read More about Number of subjects required in common study designs for functional GABA magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the human brain at 3 Tesla.

Patient activation in psychotherapy interactions: Developing and validating the consultation interactions coding scheme (2019)
Journal Article
Malins, S., Moghaddam, N., Morriss, R., Schröder, T., Brown, P., Boycott, N., & Atha, C. (2020). Patient activation in psychotherapy interactions: Developing and validating the consultation interactions coding scheme. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 76(4), 646-658. https://doi.org/10.1002/jclp.22910

Objective

We describe the development of an instrument aiming to offer interaction‐level feedback based on “patient activation”: client confidence and perceived ability to manage their health.

Method

Twenty‐two session‐transcripts from cogni... Read More about Patient activation in psychotherapy interactions: Developing and validating the consultation interactions coding scheme.

Laser Induced Phased Arrays (LIPA) to detect nested features in additively manufactured components (2019)
Journal Article
Pieris, D., Stratoudaki, T., Javadi, Y., Lukacs, P., Catchpole-Smith, S., Wilcox, P. D., …Clark, M. (2020). Laser Induced Phased Arrays (LIPA) to detect nested features in additively manufactured components. Materials and Design, 187, Article 108412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108412

© 2019 The Authors. Additive manufacturing (AM) has the capability to build complex parts with internal features, which have many advantages over conventionally manufactured parts. This makes AM an alternative for advanced manufacturing sectors. AM c... Read More about Laser Induced Phased Arrays (LIPA) to detect nested features in additively manufactured components.

Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study (2019)
Journal Article
Welsh, V. K., Mallen, C. D., Ogollah, R., Wilkie, R., & McBeth, J. (2019). Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study. PLoS ONE, 14(12), Article e0226268. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226268

Older people are continuing to fall despite fall prevention guidelines targeting known falls' risk factors. Multisite pain is a potential novel falls' risk factor requiring further exploration. This study hypothesises that: (1) an increasing number o... Read More about Investigating multisite pain as a predictor of self-reported falls and falls requiring health care use in an older population: A prospective cohort study.

Goniozus omanensis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) an important parasitoid of the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae) in Oman (2019)
Journal Article
Polaszek, A., Almandhari, T., Fusu, L., Al-Khatri, S. A. H., Al Naabi, S., Al Shidi, R. H., …Hardy, I. C. W. (2019). Goniozus omanensis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) an important parasitoid of the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae) in Oman. PLoS ONE, 14(12), Article e0223761. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0223761

A new species of bethylid parasitoid wasp, Goniozus omanensis Polaszek sp. n., is described based on morphology and DNA sequence data. The species is currently known only from the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula, a pest of economic importance,... Read More about Goniozus omanensis (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) an important parasitoid of the lesser date moth Batrachedra amydraula Meyrick (Lepidoptera: Batrachedridae) in Oman.

Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes Towards Autistic Peers? (2019)
Journal Article
Engel, C. S., & Sheppard, E. (2020). Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes Towards Autistic Peers?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50, 1007–1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04318-0

This study aimed to assess the efficacy of two cartoons which depict autistic characters in improving attitudes towards autistic peers in two separate studies. Forty-six children participated in study 1 (4–7 years), and 47 children participated in st... Read More about Can Cartoons Which Depict Autistic Characters Improve Attitudes Towards Autistic Peers?.

Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial (2019)
Journal Article
Shafayat, A., Csipke, E., Bradshaw, L., Charlesworth, G., Day, F., Leung, P., …Orrell, M. (2019). Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial. Trials, 20(1), Article 709. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3838-x

Background: Memory services often see people with early stage dementia who are largely independent and able to participate in community activities but who run the risk of reducing activities and social networks. PRIDE is a self-management interventio... Read More about Promoting Independence in Dementia (PRIDE): Protocol for a Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial.

Weight, height and midupper arm circumference are associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: A cross-sectional study (2019)
Journal Article
Ahankari, A. S., Tata, L. J., & Fogarty, A. W. (2020). Weight, height and midupper arm circumference are associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: A cross-sectional study. Maternal and Child Nutrition, 16(2), Article e12908. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12908

Objective:
We aimed to explore the association of physical parameters with haemoglobin (Hb) levels to test the hypothesis that impaired physical development is associated with anaemia.

Methods:
A cross-sectional survey study recruited adolescent... Read More about Weight, height and midupper arm circumference are associated with haemoglobin levels in adolescent girls living in rural India: A cross-sectional study.