Investigations on surface wettability of ZnO nanowires using UV LEDs for biosensing applications.

Bhavsar, K.; Prabhu, R.; Pollard, P.

doi:10.1088/1757-899X/64/1/012033

It’s a balance of just getting things right: mothers’ views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland. (2014)
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DOUGLAS, F., CLARK, J., CRAIG, L., CAMPBELL, J. and MCNEILL, G. 2014. It's a balance of just getting things right: mothers' views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland. BMC public health [online], 14, article 1009. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-1009

Background: The high prevalence of childhood obesity is a concern for policy makers and health professionals, leading to a focus on early prevention. The beliefs and perspectives of parents about early childhood obesity, and their views and opinions... Read More about It’s a balance of just getting things right: mothers’ views about pre-school childhood obesity and obesity prevention in Scotland..

Transcriptome analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in human subjects following a 36 h fast provides evidence of effects on genes regulating inflammation, apoptosis and energy metabolism. (2014)
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ELLIOTT, R.M., DE ROOS, B., DUTHIE, S.J., BOUWMAN, F.G., RUBIO-ALIAGA, I., CROSLEY, L.K., MAYER, C., POLLEY, A.C., HEIM, C., COORT, S.L., EVELO, C.T., MULHOLLAND, F., DANIEL, H., MARIMAN, E.C. and JOHNSON, I.T. 2014. Transcriptome analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in human subjects following a 36 h fast provides evidence of effects on genes regulating inflammation, apoptosis and energy metabolism. Genes and nutrition [online], 9(6), article 432. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12263-014-0432-4

There is growing interest in the potential health benefits of diets that involve regular periods of fasting. While animal studies have provided compelling evidence that feeding patterns such as alternate-day fasting can increase longevity and reduce... Read More about Transcriptome analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in human subjects following a 36 h fast provides evidence of effects on genes regulating inflammation, apoptosis and energy metabolism..

The 'Europeanization' of the Basel process: financial harmonization between globalization and parliamentarization. (2014)
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GREENWOOD, J. and ROEDERER-RYNNING, C. 2015. The 'Europeanization' of the Basel process: financial harmonization between globalization and parliamentarization. Regulation and governance [online], 9(4), pages 325-338. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/rego.12063

Public policy initiatives aimed at the prevention of future financial crises originate with global harmonization in the form of executive standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. This article explores the role of the European P... Read More about The 'Europeanization' of the Basel process: financial harmonization between globalization and parliamentarization..

Non-technical skills of the scrub practitioner: the SPLINTS system. (2014)
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FLIN, R., MITCHELL, L. and MCLEOD, B. 2014. Non-technical skills of the scrub practitioner: the SPLINTS system. ORNAC journal [online], 32(3), pages 33-38. Available from: https://view.flipdocs.com/?ID=10020446_247797

This article describes the nontechnical skill set, and behavioural rating tool, for scrub practitioners/nurses (e.g. perioperative registered nurses; operating room technicians) known as the Scrub Practitioners' List of Intraoperative Non Technical S... Read More about Non-technical skills of the scrub practitioner: the SPLINTS system..

Variability of automated carotid intima-media thickness measurements by novice operators. (2014)
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NICHOLS, S., MILNER, M., MEIJER, R., CARROLL, S. and INGLE, L. 2016. Variability of automated carotid intima-media thickness measurements by novice operators. Clinical physiology and functional imaging [online], 36(1), pages 25-32. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/cpf.12189

Carotid intima-media thickness (C-IMT) measurements provide a non-invasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis. The aim of the study was to assess the inter- and intra-observer variability of automated C-IMT measurements undertaken by two novic... Read More about Variability of automated carotid intima-media thickness measurements by novice operators..

A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future monitoring. (2014)
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PETRIE, B., BARDEN, R., and KASPRZYK-HORDERN, B. 2015. A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future monitoring. Water research [online], 72, pages 3-27. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2014.08.053

This review identifies understudied areas of emerging contaminant (EC) research in wastewaters and the environment, and recommends direction for future monitoring. Non-regulated trace organic ECs including pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs and personal... Read More about A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future monitoring..

Five principles for the practice of knowledge exchange in environmental management. (2014)
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REED, M.S., STRINGER, L.C., FAZEY, I., EVELY, A.C. and KRUIJSEN, J.H.J. 2014. Five principles for the practice of knowledge exchange in environmental management. Journal of environmental management [online], 146, pages 337-345. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.07.021

This paper outlines five principles for effective practice of knowledge exchange, which when applied, have the potential to significantly enhance the impact of environmental management research, policy and practice. The paper is based on an empirical... Read More about Five principles for the practice of knowledge exchange in environmental management..

Understanding entrepreneurship: challenging dominant perspectives and theorizing entrepreneurship through new postpositivist epistemologies. (2014)
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KARATAS-OZKAN, M., ANDERSON, A.R., FAYOLLE, A., HOWELLS, J. and CONDOR, R. 2014. Understanding entrepreneurship: challenging dominant perspectives and theorizing entrepreneurship through new postpositivist epistemologies. Journal of small business management [online], 52(4), pages 589-593. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/jsbm.12124

Entrepreneurship is characterized by complex, dynamic and emergent processes, and the interplay between actors, processes, and contexts. Postpositivistic approaches offer the opportunity to examine subtleties of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship by... Read More about Understanding entrepreneurship: challenging dominant perspectives and theorizing entrepreneurship through new postpositivist epistemologies..

Rough justice? Exploring the relationship between information access and environmental and ecological justice pertaining to two controversial coastal developments in North-east Scotland. (2014)
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BAXTER, G. 2014. Rough justice? Exploring the relationship between information access and environmental and ecological justice pertaining to two controversial coastal developments in North-east Scotland. Cosmopolitan civil societies: an interdisciplinary journal [online], 6(2), pages 94-116. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v6i2.3914

This paper explores the relationship between information access and environmental and ecological justice through an historical comparison of two controversial coastal developments in Aberdeenshire, North-east Scotland: the building of a North Sea gas... Read More about Rough justice? Exploring the relationship between information access and environmental and ecological justice pertaining to two controversial coastal developments in North-east Scotland..

The 2014 Scottish independence referendum: a study of voters' online information behaviour. (2014)
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BAXTER, G. and MARCELLA, R. 2014. The 2014 Scottish independence referendum: a study of voters' online information behaviour. Information research [online], 19(4, Supplement): proceedings of the 2014 Information behaviour conference (ISIC 2014), 2-5 September 2014, Leeds, UK, paper number isicsp5. Available from: http://www.informationr.net/ir/19-4/isic/isicsp5.html

Introduction. The paper will present the preliminary results of a study of voters' online information behaviour being conducted during the 2014 Scottish independence referendum campaign. The referendum provides a rare opportunity to explore politicia... Read More about The 2014 Scottish independence referendum: a study of voters' online information behaviour..

Assessing the contribution of the 'theory of matriarchy' to the entrepreneurship and family business literatures. (2014)
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SMITH, R. 2014. Assessing the contribution of the 'theory of matriarchy' to the entrepreneurship and family business literatures. International journal of gender and entrepreneurship [online], 6(3), pages 255-275. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJGE-06-2011-0061

The purpose of this paper is to assess the contribution of 'Matriarchy' to the entrepreneurship and family business literature. The literature on gendered aspects of entrepreneurship is expanding and maturing in its level of theoretical sophisticatio... Read More about Assessing the contribution of the 'theory of matriarchy' to the entrepreneurship and family business literatures..

Entrepreneurship and networked collaboration: synergetic innovation, knowledge and uncertainty. (2014)
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ANDERSON, A. and LI, J. 2014. Entrepreneurship and networked collaboration: synergetic innovation, knowledge and uncertainty. Journal of general management [online], 40(1), pages 7-21. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/030630701404000102

This conceptual paper examines the nature of entrepreneurship in innovation processes in time of crisis. Crisis is a time of heightened uncertainty, manifested as increased ambiguity about what knowledge is available yet necessary for innovation. It... Read More about Entrepreneurship and networked collaboration: synergetic innovation, knowledge and uncertainty..

Why drawing, now? (2014)
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DOUGLAS, A., RAVETZ, A., GENEVER, K. and SIEBERS, J. 2014. Why drawing, now? Journal of arts and communities [online], 6(2-3), pages 119-131. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1386/jaac.6.2-3.119_1

This article takes the question 'why drawing, now?' as a speculative way to enter the debate on the relationship of art to different understandings of community. Drawing offers a paradox around the place of art in society. Drawing can be thought abou... Read More about Why drawing, now?.

Purification of gases using nanoporous inorganic membranes. (2014)
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KAJAMA, M.N., SHEHU, H. and GOBINA, E. 2014. Purification of gases using nanoporous inorganic membranes. International journal of scientific engineering and technology [online], 3(9), pages 1156-1159. Available from: https://www.ijset.com/publication/v3/262.pdf

The application of membranes has gained acceptance in the chemical and process industries for separation and purification for over three decades and is currently being practiced for natural gas processing, waste water treatment among others. A crack-... Read More about Purification of gases using nanoporous inorganic membranes..

Integration of gas transport through a composite catalytic inorganic ceramic membrane for environmental gas separation processes. (2014)
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NWOGU, N., OKON, E. and GOBINA, E. 2014. Integration of gas transport through a composite catalytic inorganic ceramic membrane for environmental gas separation processes. International journal of scientific engineering and technology [online], 3(9) pages 1184-1188. Available from: http://ijset.com/publication/v3/268.pdf

This work presents the transport behaviour of carrier gases with inorganic ceramic membrane used for environmental gas separations at 289K and 0.01-1 bar. The gases tested include: Helium (He), Nitrogen (N2), Carbon dioxide (CO2) and Argon (AR). The... Read More about Integration of gas transport through a composite catalytic inorganic ceramic membrane for environmental gas separation processes..

Competencies and skills to enable effective care of severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery across a multi-disciplinary healthcare perspective: a systematic review. (2014)
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STEPHEN, A., GIOVANNA, B., BRUCE, D. and KIRKPATRICK, P. 2014. Competencies and skills to enable effective care of severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery across a multi-disciplinary healthcare perspective: a systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports [online], 12(9), pages 321-397. Available from: https://doi.org/10.11124/jbisrir-2014-1583

Increasing numbers of illicit and unlicensed medicines are in general circulation and regularly seized by the police and other regulatory authorities. Forensic identification of seized tablets tends to focus on visual appearance and chromatographic i... Read More about Competencies and skills to enable effective care of severely obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery across a multi-disciplinary healthcare perspective: a systematic review..

Liquidity measures and cost of trading in an illiquid market. (2014)
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ARMITAGE, S., BRZESZCZYNSKI, J. and SERDYUK, A. 2014. Liquidity measures and cost of trading in an illiquid market. Journal of emerging market finance [online], 13(2), pages 155-196. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1177/0972652714541340

We provide the first in-depth study of trading on the Ukrainian stock exchange, using trade-by-trade data. Though Ukraine has some large listed companies, the market is quite illiquid. We study the efficiency of five liquidity measures in the market.... Read More about Liquidity measures and cost of trading in an illiquid market..

Experiences of supervision at practice placement sites. (2014)
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DIACK, L., GIBSON, K., MUNRO, K. and STRATH, A. 2014. Experiences of supervision at practice placement sites. Education research international [online], 2014, Article ID 764519. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/764519

Whilst placement supervision and clinical education programmes are of significant value in shaping the behaviours of undergraduate healthcare students, appropriate provisions which are efficacious to the learner are somewhat lacking, particularly for... Read More about Experiences of supervision at practice placement sites..

Time for a public policy update in police liability? (2014)
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ARNELL, S. 2014. Time for a public policy update in police liability? Scots law times [online], 2014(26), pages 111-113. Available from: http://westlaw.co.uk

This article discusses, with reference to leading case law developments such as the Queen's Bench Division ruling in DSD v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, the issue of police accountability in the detection and investigation of crime and co... Read More about Time for a public policy update in police liability?.

Investigations on surface wettability of ZnO nanowires using UV LEDs for biosensing applications. (2014)
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BHAVSAR, K., PRABHU, R. and POLLARD, P. 2014. Investigations on surface wettability of ZnO nanowires using UV LEDs for biosensing applications. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering [online], 64, Article 012033. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/64/1/012033

ZnO is a biocompatible material suitable for biosensors and microfluidic devices. Nanowires of ZnO tend to show hydrophobic nature which decelerates the adhesion/adsorption of biomolecules on the surface. This paper discusses the investigations on tu... Read More about Investigations on surface wettability of ZnO nanowires using UV LEDs for biosensing applications..

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