All Outputs (92)

We go hunting...too: experiences of people living with obesity and food insecurity in an ethnically diverse community when shopping for supermarket foods. [Preprint] (2025)
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GREATWOOD, H.C., HUNTER, E., DOUGLAS, F., SAWZCUK, T., GILTHORPE, M.S., STONE, R.A., BROWN, A., JOHNSTONE, A., HARDMAN, C. and GRIFFITHIS, C., on behalf of the FIO Food Team. 2025. We go hunting…. too: experiences of people living with obesity and food insecurity in an ethnically diverse community when shopping for supermarket foods. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/eswd8_v1

The United Kingdom faces complex economic and structural challenges that have disrupted food pricing, contributing to widespread food insecurity. These fluctuations diminish the affordability and accessibility of healthy, nutrient-dense foods among v... Read More about We go hunting...too: experiences of people living with obesity and food insecurity in an ethnically diverse community when shopping for supermarket foods. [Preprint].

Characteristics of supermarket-based interventions in high-income countries, aimed at improving the dietary quality and environmental sustainability of diets of people living with obesity and/or overweight and food insecurity: a scoping review. [Preprint] (2025)
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HUNTER, E., STONE, R.A., GREATWOOD, H., GRIFFITHS, C., HARDMAN, C.A., DOUGLAS, F., LONNIE, M., GREEN, M., SRITHARAN, N., THOMAS, M. and JOHNSTONE, A.M. 2025. Characteristics of supermarket-based interventions in high-income countries, aimed at improving the dietary quality and environmental sustainability of diets of people living with obesity and/or overweight and food insecurity: a scoping review. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/szbgc_v1

Food insecurity (FI), is defined as unreliable access to healthy and nutritious food, and is a major health concern in higher-income countries, primarily due to its association with an increased risk of obesity. Adherence to healthy eating recommenda... Read More about Characteristics of supermarket-based interventions in high-income countries, aimed at improving the dietary quality and environmental sustainability of diets of people living with obesity and/or overweight and food insecurity: a scoping review. [Preprint].

Participants or pretenders? Addressing the challenge of inauthentic participation in academic research in the UK: experiences from the FIO and DIO Food research teams. [Preprint] (2025)
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HUNTER, E., STONE, R.A., GREATWOOD, H.C., JOHNSTONE, A.M., GRIFFITHS, C., CRABTREE, D.R., DOUGLAS, F., on behalf of the FIO and DIO Food Team. Participants or pretenders? Addressing the challenge of inauthentic participation in academic research in the UK: experiences from the FIO and DIO food research teams. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/gzfxh_v1

Individuals participate in research for numerous reasons, however, the global economic downturn may have driven some to participate solely for monetary recompense. While inauthentic participation is more widely recognised in quantitative survey studi... Read More about Participants or pretenders? Addressing the challenge of inauthentic participation in academic research in the UK: experiences from the FIO and DIO Food research teams. [Preprint].

Views and experiences of people living with obesity and food insecurity on supermarket messaging: a reflexive thematic analysis. [Preprint] (2025)
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GREATWOOD, H.C., SAWZCUK, T., HUNTER, E., STONE, R.A., LONNIE, M., GILTHORPE, M.S., JOHNSTONE, A., BROWN, A., HARDMAN, C., WILKINS, E., DOUGLAS, F., THOMAS, M., SRITHARAN, N., GRIFFITHIS, C. on behalf of the FIO-Food Team. 2025. Views and experiences of people living with obesity and food insecurity on supermarket messaging: a reflexive thematic analysis. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3egnt_v1

People experiencing food insecurity (FI) are more likely to live with obesity and purchase foods of lower dietary quality. Retail campaigns have the potential to influence food purchasing behaviours. Still, little is known about how the retailers' me... Read More about Views and experiences of people living with obesity and food insecurity on supermarket messaging: a reflexive thematic analysis. [Preprint].

Understanding the lived experience of low-income UK parents’ and carers’, management of infant feeding challenges in the context of the current cost of living crisis: the Diet and Health Inequalities (DIO Food) project. [Preprint] (2025)
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HUNTER, E. and DOUGLAS, F. [2025]. Understanding the lived experience of low-income UK parents' and carers', management of infant feeding challenges in the context of the current cost of living crisis: the Diet and Health Inequalities (DIO Food) project. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/4ebwh_v1

As the cost-of-living crisis continues, food charities report increased demand from families with young children and babies, suggesting, infants in low-income UK households are amongst the most food insecure of our citizens. This is concerning, first... Read More about Understanding the lived experience of low-income UK parents’ and carers’, management of infant feeding challenges in the context of the current cost of living crisis: the Diet and Health Inequalities (DIO Food) project. [Preprint].

Polyetherureas as aqueous binders for Li ion batteries. [Preprint] (2024)
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TAN, M., SAINI, G., STANZIONE, M., PANCHOLI, K., SAMPATHKUMAR, H., WALKER, M., PATTERSON, C., VASSALLI, M., NADEN, A., MAGDYSYUK, O., ARMSTRONG, R. and KUMAR, A. 2024. Polyetherureas as aqueous binders for Li ion batteries. [Preprint]. Hosted on ChemRxiv. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2024-mk39b

We report here the application of polyetherureas as a new class of aqueous binder for the LiFePO4 positive electrode material in lithium-ion batteries. Polyetherureas have been synthesized using a greener route (avoiding conventionally used toxic dii... Read More about Polyetherureas as aqueous binders for Li ion batteries. [Preprint].

Supermarket nutritionists' perspectives, views, and experiences on affordability interventions to support healthier and more environmentally sustainable food purchasing in UK retail settings. [Preprint] (2024)
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STONE, R.A., BROWN, A., DOUGLAS, F., GREATWOOD, H., GRIFFITHS, C., HUNTER, E., JOHNSTONE, A.M., LONNIE, M., MORRIS, M.A., SKEGGS, H. and HARDMAN, C.A. 2024. Supermarket nutritionists' perspectives, views, and experiences on affordability interventions to support healthier and more environmentally sustainable food purchasing in UK retail settings. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/6v4nx_v1

Food insecurity (lack of reliable access to affordable and nutritious food) is a major concern in high-income countries because it increases the risk of poor nutrition, obesity and associated adverse health outcomes. Healthier diets are often also mo... Read More about Supermarket nutritionists' perspectives, views, and experiences on affordability interventions to support healthier and more environmentally sustainable food purchasing in UK retail settings. [Preprint].

Supermarket nutritionists' perspectives, views and experiences on affordability interventions to support healthier and more environmentally sustainable food purchasing in UK retail settings. [Preprint] (2024)
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STONE, R.A., BROWN, A., DOUGLAS, F., GREATWOOD, H., GRIFFITHS, C., HUNTER, E., JOHNSTONE, A.M., LONNIE, M., MORRIS, M.A., SKEGGS, H. and HARDMAN, C.A. 2024. Supermarket nutritionists' perspectives, views and experiences on affordability interventions to support healthier and more environmentally sustainable food purchasing in UK retail settings. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF Preprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/6v4nx

Food insecurity (lack of reliable access to affordable and nutritious food) is a major concern in high-income countries because it increases the risk of poor nutrition, obesity and associated adverse health outcomes. Healthier diets are often also mo... Read More about Supermarket nutritionists' perspectives, views and experiences on affordability interventions to support healthier and more environmentally sustainable food purchasing in UK retail settings. [Preprint].

Prediction of gas-water multiphase flow behaviour and hydrates severity in gas-dominant subsea pipeline. [Preprint] (2024)
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UMUTEME, O.M., ISLAM, S.Z., HOSSAIN, M. and KARNIK, A. 2024. Prediction of gas-water multiphase flow behaviour and hydrates severity in gas-dominant subsea pipeline. [Preprint]. Hosted on Preprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202409.1227.v1

This study focuses on enhancing the prediction of flow characteristics in gas pipelines under hydrate-forming conditions using a validated CFD model. Four-Quadrants approach was introduced to analyse the relationship between gas and water flowrates,... Read More about Prediction of gas-water multiphase flow behaviour and hydrates severity in gas-dominant subsea pipeline. [Preprint].

Investigating barriers and enablers to the routine provision of HIV PrEP in community pharmacies in London. [Preprint] (2024)
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ALTER, M., LAKHANI, S., ALAA, A., KARKI, M., RIBOLI-SASCO, E. and EL-OSTA, A. 2024. Investigating barriers and enablers to the routine provision of HIV PrEP in community pharmacies in London. [Preprint]. Hosted on Research Square [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4644126/v1

The UK's integration of Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) into community pharmacies presents a promising avenue for enhancing HIV prevention. Despite its effectiveness, PrEP's accessibility remains hindered by various barriers within community settings... Read More about Investigating barriers and enablers to the routine provision of HIV PrEP in community pharmacies in London. [Preprint].

Enhancing the construction of attacker personas in cybersecurity software designs using case law-based facts. [Preprint] (2024)
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ILESANMI, O., FAILY, S., NICHO, M. and MCDERMOTT, C. 2024. Enhancing the construction of attacker personas in cybersecurity software designs using case law-based facts. [Preprint]. Hosted on SSRN [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4812698

Thwarting potential attackers is always at the heart of cybersecurity software designs. This interdisciplinary paper in computing science and law investigates the possibility of building attacker personas through reliance on case law facts. To combat... Read More about Enhancing the construction of attacker personas in cybersecurity software designs using case law-based facts. [Preprint].

Understanding the impact of antenatal care policies in Georgia (USA) and Scotland (UK): a textual synthesis. [Preprint] (2024)
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SHIM, J., BURNETT, V., VERNON, M., WORK, F., UWAIFO, I., RAY, C. and REDDI, P. 2024. Understanding the impact of antenatal care policies in Georgia (USA) and Scotland (UK): a textual synthesis. [Preprint]. medRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.21.24304668

This study aims to: 1) understand the role of policy in maternal health outcomes; and 2) establish any differences or similarities between health systems, providing benchmarks for future maternal and infant care policies in Georgia and Scotland. Guid... Read More about Understanding the impact of antenatal care policies in Georgia (USA) and Scotland (UK): a textual synthesis. [Preprint].

The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity. [Preprint] (2024)
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STONE, R.A., BROWN, A., DOUGLAS, F., GREEN, M.A., HUNTER, E., LONNIE, M., JOHNSTONE, A.M., HARDMAN, C.A., on behalf of the FIO-Food Team. 2024. The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity. [Preprint]. Hosted on OSF: Centre for Open Science [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/pjkhd_v1

Lower income households are at greater risk of food insecurity and poor diet quality. In high-income countries, food insecurity is associated with higher levels of obesity, and the global cost of living crisis is likely to have exacerbated existing d... Read More about The impact of the cost of living crisis and food insecurity on food purchasing behaviours and food preparation practices in people living with obesity. [Preprint].

Overcoming CD spectroscopy sample preparation challenges in protein structural analysis for biosimilars. (2024)
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AGBELUSI, T., PANCHOLI, K., KUMAR, H.S. and KUMAR, A. 2024. Overcoming CD spectroscopy sample preparation challenges in protein structural analysis for biosimilars. Preprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202401.0441.v1

Circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy is a valuable tool in the pharmaceutical industry for determining the secondary and tertiary structure, folding, stability, and interactions of proteins in biosimilars. However, protein aggregation due to its inte... Read More about Overcoming CD spectroscopy sample preparation challenges in protein structural analysis for biosimilars..

Manganese catalysed synthesis of polyketones using hydrogen borrowing approach. [Preprint] (2024)
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KULYABIN, P., MAGDYSYUK, O., NADEN, A.B., DAWSON, D.M., PANCHOLI, K., WALKER, M., VASSALLI, M. and KUMAR, A. 2024. Manganese catalysed synthesis of polyketones using hydrogen borrowing approach. ChemRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2023-8lv3v-v2

We report here a new method to make polyketones from the coupling of diketones and diols using a manganese pincer complex. The methodology allows us to access a new type of polyketone (polyarylalkylketone) containing aryl, alkyl, and ether functional... Read More about Manganese catalysed synthesis of polyketones using hydrogen borrowing approach. [Preprint].

Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity. (2023)
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STONE, R.A., CHRISTIANSEN, P., JOHNSTONE, A.M., BROWN, A., DOUGLAS, F. and HARDMAN, C.A. 2023. Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity. OSFPreprints [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/3xe7w

In westernised countries, food insecurity (FI), poorer diet quality, and obesity are disproportionately represented in groups experiencing socio-economic disadvantage. Grocery stores are one promising arena for intervention; however how these setting... Read More about Understanding barriers to purchasing healthier, more sustainable food for people living with obesity and food insecurity..

Optimum hybrid configurations for rural and remote power generation in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria. (2023)
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BABAJIDE, N., ACHEAMPONG, T. and MENYEH, B. 2023. Optimum hybrid configurations for rural and remote power generation in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria. [Prepint]. Hosted on SSRN [online]. Available from: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4992116

This study uses Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewables (HOMER) software to conduct techno-economic analysis and identify optimum hybrid system for power generation in rural (remote) areas across six geopolitical zones of Nigeria, ranging f... Read More about Optimum hybrid configurations for rural and remote power generation in different geopolitical zones of Nigeria..

Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. [Preprint] (2023)
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COOPER, K., DUNCAN, E., HART-WINKS, E., COWIE, J., SHIM, J., STAGE, E., TOOMAN, T., ALEXANDER, L., LOVE, A., MORRIS, J., ORMEROD, J., PRESTON, J. and SWINTON, P.A. 2023. Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish General Practitioners and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. medRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.11.06.23298096

The objective of this study was to explore the experience of accessing Long COVID community rehabilitation from the perspectives of people with Long COVID and General Practitioners (GPs). This was a qualitative descriptive study, employing one-to-one... Read More about Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community rehabilitation for long COVID from the perspectives of Scottish general practitioners and people living with long COVID: a qualitative study. [Preprint].

Understanding the causes of disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. (2023)
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SIVERS, S. 2023. Understanding the causes of disputes in paediatrics to develop pathways to dispute resolution in North East Scotland. Aberdeen: Robert Gordon University. Hosted on OpenAIR [online]. Available from: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/2113793

This briefing note provides a summary of the findings from a project looking at dispute resolution in paediatrics, funded by NHS Grampian Charity.

Serious mental health diagnoses in children on the child protection register: a record linkage study. (2023)
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BALL, W.P., ANDERSON, C., BLACK, C., GORDON, S., LACKENBY, M., MURCHIE, M., OSTROVSKA, B., O'SULLIVAN, K., ROWLANDS, H., RZEWUSKA DÍAZ, M. and BUTLER, J.E. 2023. Serious mental health diagnoses in children on the child protection register: a record linkage study. Hosted on medRxiv [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.10.13.23296488

Children with experience of maltreatment, abuse or neglect are known to have a higher prevalence of poor mental health. Child Protection Services identify children most at risk of harm and in need of intervention. Mental healthcare usage in this popu... Read More about Serious mental health diagnoses in children on the child protection register: a record linkage study..