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Integrating academic, professional and personal learning through multicultural group work (2016)
Presentation / Conference
Bridges, S. (2016, December). Integrating academic, professional and personal learning through multicultural group work. Paper presented at Exploring freedom and control in global higher education: SHRE Annual Research Conference, Newport, South Wales

Multicultural group work is an element of pedagogy which presents rich opportunities for helping students function more effectively within the intercultural contexts of their worlds. Drawing on theories of cosmopolitanism and the ‘capability approac... Read More about Integrating academic, professional and personal learning through multicultural group work.

Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes (2016)
Journal Article
Elhage, A., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2017). Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes. ACS Catalysis, 7(1), 250-255. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.6b02832

Palladium-decorated TiO2 is a moisture- and air-tolerant versatile catalyst. Its photocatalytic activity can be tuned in favor of hydrogenation or isomerization of benzyl-substituted alkenes simply by changing the irradiation wavelength. Benzyl-subst... Read More about Tunable Photocatalytic Activity of Palladium-Decorated TiO2: Non-Hydrogen-Mediated Hydrogenation or Isomerization of Benzyl-Substituted Alkenes.

From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy (2016)
Journal Article
Wang, B., Durantini, J., Decan, M. R., Nie, J., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2017). From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy. Chemical Communications, 53(2), 328-331. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6cc08905d

Single molecule spectroscopy (SMS) inspired the optimization of a heterogeneous ‘click’ catalyst leading to enhanced yields of the Cu-catalyzed reaction of azides with terminal alkynes. Changes in SMS data after optimization confirm the improvements... Read More about From the molecule to the mole: improving heterogeneous copper catalyzed click chemistry using single molecule spectroscopy.

The regional heterogeneity of wellbeing ‘expenditure’ preferences: evidence from a simulated allocation choice on the BES indicators (2016)
Journal Article
Becchetti, L., Corrado, L., & Fiaschetti, M. (2017). The regional heterogeneity of wellbeing ‘expenditure’ preferences: evidence from a simulated allocation choice on the BES indicators. Journal of Economic Geography, 17(4), 857-891. https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbw042

© The Author (2016). Published by Oxford University Press. With an online survey on major Italian newspapers we ask respondents to simulate the typical policymaker decision, that is, the dilemma of allocating scarce financial resources among alternat... Read More about The regional heterogeneity of wellbeing ‘expenditure’ preferences: evidence from a simulated allocation choice on the BES indicators.

What is the relationship between health, mood, and mild cognitive impairment? (2016)
Journal Article
Yates, J. A., Clare, L., Woods, R. T., & The Cognitive Function and Ageing Study: Wales, . (2017). What is the relationship between health, mood, and mild cognitive impairment?. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 55(3), (1183-1193). doi:10.3233/jad-160611. ISSN 1387-2877

Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) often co-exists with mood problems, and both cognitive functioning and mood are known to be linked with health. This study aims to investigate how health, mood, and cognitive impairment interact. Health is often assess... Read More about What is the relationship between health, mood, and mild cognitive impairment?.

Multicomposition EPSR: toward transferable potentials to model chalcogenide glass structures (2016)
Journal Article
Towey, J. J., & Barney, E. R. (2016). Multicomposition EPSR: toward transferable potentials to model chalcogenide glass structures. Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 120(51), 13169-13183. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b08793

The structure of xAs40Se60–(1 – x)As40S60 glasses, where x = 1.000, 0.667, 0.500, 0.333, 0.250, and 0.000, is investigated using a combination of neutron and X-ray diffraction coupled with computational modeling using multicomposition empirical poten... Read More about Multicomposition EPSR: toward transferable potentials to model chalcogenide glass structures.

Characterisation of monoclonal antibodies specific for hamster leukocyte differentiation molecules (2016)
Journal Article
Rees, J., Haig, D., Mack, V., & Davis, W. C. (in press). Characterisation of monoclonal antibodies specific for hamster leukocyte differentiation molecules. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 183, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2016.12.003

Flow cytometry was used to identify mAbs that recognize conserved epitopes on hamster leukocyte differentiation molecules (hLDM) and also to characterize mAbs developed against hLDM. Initial screening of mAbs developed against LDMs in other species y... Read More about Characterisation of monoclonal antibodies specific for hamster leukocyte differentiation molecules.

A novel high capacity space efficient heat storage system for domestic applications (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ramadan, M. E., Omer, S., & Riffat, S. (2016). A novel high capacity space efficient heat storage system for domestic applications.

Energy consumption in domestic buildings is dominated by space heating 60 percent followed by hot water 14 percent in the UK. Space heating and water heating confers a disparate set of industrial challenges to the manufacture and this is a very deman... Read More about A novel high capacity space efficient heat storage system for domestic applications.

Commit* to change? A call to end the publication of the phrase ‘commit* suicide’ (2016)
Journal Article
Nielsen, E., Padmanathan, P., & Knipe, D. (2016). Commit* to change? A call to end the publication of the phrase ‘commit* suicide’. Wellcome Open Research, 1, https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.10333.1

Background: Countering stigma is a fundamental facet of suicide prevention efforts. Integral to this is the promotion of accurate and sensitive language. The phrase ‘commit* suicide’ has prompted marked opposition primarily due to the connotations of... Read More about Commit* to change? A call to end the publication of the phrase ‘commit* suicide’.

Exploring the reactivity of 2-trichloromethylbenzoxazoles for access to substituted benzoxazoles (2016)
Journal Article
Lester, R. P., Bham, T., Bousfield, T. W., Lewis, W., & Camp, J. E. (in press). Exploring the reactivity of 2-trichloromethylbenzoxazoles for access to substituted benzoxazoles. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 84(24), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.6b02315

The reactivity of 2-trichloromethylbenzoxazoles towards various nucleophiles, under metal free or iron-catalyzed conditions, for the synthesis of substituted benzoxazoles is described. These methods allow for selective substitution at either the 2- o... Read More about Exploring the reactivity of 2-trichloromethylbenzoxazoles for access to substituted benzoxazoles.

Design of a pneumatic muscle based continuum robot with embedded tendons (2016)
Journal Article
Kang, R., Guo, Y., Chen, L., Branson, D. T., & Dai, J. S. (2017). Design of a pneumatic muscle based continuum robot with embedded tendons. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 22(2), 751-761. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMECH.2016.2636199

© 1996-2012 IEEE. Continuum robots have attracted increasing focus in recent years due to their intrinsic compliance that allows for dexterous and safe movements. However, the inherent compliance in such systems reduces the structural stiffness, and... Read More about Design of a pneumatic muscle based continuum robot with embedded tendons.

Far-field resonance fluorescence from a dipole-interacting laser-driven cold atomic gas (2016)
Journal Article
Jones, R., Saint, R., & Olmos, B. (in press). Far-field resonance fluorescence from a dipole-interacting laser-driven cold atomic gas. Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, 50(1), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6455/50/1/014004

We analyze the temporal response of the fluorescence light that is emitted from a dense gas of cold atoms driven by a laser. When the average interatomic distance is comparable to the wavelength of the photons scattered by the atoms, the system exhib... Read More about Far-field resonance fluorescence from a dipole-interacting laser-driven cold atomic gas.

Hybrid active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converter (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ghanem, A., Rashed, M., Sumner, M., Elsayes, M., & Mansy, I. (2016). Hybrid active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converter.

A method for hybrid active damping in power converters connected to a weak grid using an LCL filter is proposed. It uses feedback of the grid current and capacitor voltage and is derived as an equivalent to the capacitor current feedback active dampi... Read More about Hybrid active damping of LCL-filtered grid connected converter.

The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure? (2016)
Journal Article
Cormac, R. (2016). The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure?. English Historical Review, 131(552), 1074-1104. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehr/cew342

This article examines the role of the IRD (Information Research Department) in Northern Ireland during the first half of the 1970s. After discussing British conceptualisations of propaganda, it offers a detailed account of IRD activity, including how... Read More about The Information Research Department, Unattributable Propaganda, and Northern Ireland, 1971–1973: Promising Salvation but Ending in Failure?.

Controls on Arctic glacier-fed river water temperature (2016)
Journal Article
Mellor, C. J., Dugdale, S. J., Garner, G., Milner, A. M., & Hannah, D. M. (2017). Controls on Arctic glacier-fed river water temperature. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 62(4), 499-514. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2016.1261295

The impact of climate change on Arctic rivers is expected to be severe. There is therefore a need for greater understanding of Arctic river temperature processes. This study quantifies the spatio-temporal variability of water temperatures in the Kårs... Read More about Controls on Arctic glacier-fed river water temperature.

Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article
Robinson, N., Brennan, M. L., Cobb, M., & Dean, R. S. (2017). Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom. Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 139, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2016.12.002

In order for veterinary surgeons to undertake an evidence-based approach to making decisions about theirpatients, it is important that new evidence is generated to support the clinical decision-making process.Many of the decisions are likely to be ar... Read More about Common decisions made and actions taken during small-animal consultations at eight first-opinion practices in the United Kingdom.

A comprehensive review of Pt electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: nanostructure, activity, mechanism and carbon support in PEM fuel cells (2016)
Journal Article
Sui, S., Wang, X., Zhou, X., Su, Y., Riffat, S., & Liu, C. (2017). A comprehensive review of Pt electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: nanostructure, activity, mechanism and carbon support in PEM fuel cells. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5(5), https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ta08580f

The sluggish rate of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells has been a major challenge. Significantly increasing efforts have been made worldwide towards a highly active ORR catalyst with high durability. Amo... Read More about A comprehensive review of Pt electrocatalysts for the oxygen reduction reaction: nanostructure, activity, mechanism and carbon support in PEM fuel cells.

Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids (2016)
Journal Article
Zavakhina, M. S., Yushina, I. V., Samsonenko, D. G., Dybtsev, D., Fedin, V. P., Argent, S. P., …Schröder, M. (2017). Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids. Dalton Transactions, 46(2), 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6DT03969C

Chromeazurol B (Na2HL) is a pH-sensitive (halochromic) dye based on a hydroxytriarylmethane core and two carboxylate functional groups, which makes it suitable for the synthesis of coordination polymers. Two new coordination polymers [NaZn4(H2O)3(L)3... Read More about Halochromic coordination polymers based on a triarylmethane dye for reversible detection of acids.