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Interventions for post-stroke fatigue: a Cochrane review summary. (2017)
Journal Article
KENNEDY, C. and KIDD, L. 2018. Interventions for post-stroke fatigue: a Cochrane review summary. International journal of nursing studies [online], 85, pages 136-137. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2017.11.006

This is a summary of a Cochrane review of Wu, S., Kutlubaev, M.A., Chun, H.-Y.Y., Cowey, E., Pollock, A., Macleod, M.R., Dennis, M., Keane, E., Sharpe, M. and Mead, G.E. Interventions for post-stroke fatigue. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,... Read More about Interventions for post-stroke fatigue: a Cochrane review summary..

Visualisation-centred interventions in the healthcare-associated infections field: an integrative review. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
TSATTALIOS, K., MACDUFF, C., STEPHEN, A. and HENDERSON, S. 2017. Visualisation-centred interventions in the healthcare-associated infections field: an integrative review. Presented at the 6th International conference of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC 2017), 20-22 November 2017, Canberra, Australia.

Introduction: Within educational and practice based interventions to help address healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), visualisations are often used as contributory or central components. However, these have not yet been the subject of systematic... Read More about Visualisation-centred interventions in the healthcare-associated infections field: an integrative review..

Unlocking the potential of visualisation approaches to address healthcare associated infections: a new international, cross-disciplinary network. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
MACDUFF, C., MACDONALD, A. and TSATTALIOS, K. 2017. Unlocking the potential of visualisation approaches to address healthcare associated infections: a new international, cross-disciplinary network. Presented at the 6th International conference of the Australasian College for Infection Prevention and Control (ACIPC 2017), 20-22 November 2017, Canberra, Australia.

Introduction: The use and experience of visual images in their many forms is a taken-for-granted aspect of endeavours within infection prevention and control. Contemporary IPC presents both enduring visualisation challenges (e.g. the invisibility of... Read More about Unlocking the potential of visualisation approaches to address healthcare associated infections: a new international, cross-disciplinary network..

A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people. (2017)
Journal Article
STEWART, D., GIBSON-SMITH, K., MACLURE, K., MAIR, A., ALONSO, A., CODINA, C., CITTADINI, A., FERNANDEZ-LLIMOS, F., FLEMING, G., GENNIMATA, D., GILLESPIE, U., HARRISON, C., JUNIUS-WALKER, U., KARDAS, P., KEMPEN, T., KINNEAR, M., LEWEK, P., MALVA, J., MCINTOSH, J., SCULLIN, C. and WIESE, B. 2017. A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people. PLOS one [online], 12(11), e0188348. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0188348

Background:- Inappropriate use of multiple medicines (inappropriate polypharmacy) is a major challenge in older people with consequences of increased prevalence and severity of adverse drug reactions and interactions, and reduced medicines adherence.... Read More about A modified Delphi study to determine the level of consensus across the European Union on the structures, processes and desired outcomes of the management of polypharmacy in older people..

Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in Kazakhstan. (2017)
Journal Article
AHMAD, S., NADEEM, A., AKHANOVA, G., HOUGHTON, T. and MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. 2017. Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in Kazakhstan. Energy [online], 141, pages 1880-1891. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.11.102

Kazakhstan's electricity generation depends heavily on fossil fuels. Renewables and other non-fossil resources provide potential alternatives to diversify the electricity generation system. In this paper, various potential local non-fossil fuel resou... Read More about Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in Kazakhstan..

Heartrate variability comparison between electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and ballistic pulse waveforms at fiducial points. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
JANJUA, G.M.W., HADIA, R., GULDENRING, D., FINLAY, D.D. and MCLAUGHLIN, J.A.D. 2018. Heartrate variability comparison between electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and ballistic pulse waveforms at fiducial points. In Maglaveras, N., Chouvarda, I. and de Carvalho, P. (eds.) Precision medicine powered by pHealth and connected health: proceedings of 3rd International conference on biomedical and health informatics (ICBHI 2017), 18-21 November 2017, Thessaloniki, Greece. IFMBE proceedings, 66. Singapore: Springer [online], pages 171-177. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7419-6_29

Heart rate variability analysis (HRVA) gives valuable insight to the cardiovascular system. Electrocardiogram (ECG) based HRVA has been assessment gold standard but eavesdropping of wearable technology requires the comparison of its surrogacy to an a... Read More about Heartrate variability comparison between electrocardiogram, photoplethysmogram and ballistic pulse waveforms at fiducial points..

The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, and their carers' / families' and healthcare professionals' experiences in relation to mental health service delivery. [Protocol] (2017)
Other
WELLS, J., KENNEDY, C., BAIN, H. and LEE, S.H. 2017. The experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, and their carers' / families' and healthcare professionals' experiences in relation to mental health service delivery. [Protocol]. PROSPERO [online], item number CRD42017080576. Available from http://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.asp?ID=CRD42017080576

The aim of this review is to synthesise the evidence related to the experiences of older adults with a diagnosed functional mental illness, their carers' / families' and professionals' experiences in relation to mental health service delivery.

Heterogeneous Ti3SiC2@C-containing Na2Ti7O15 architecture for high-performance sodium storage at elevated temperatures. (2017)
Journal Article
ZOU, G., ZHANG, Q., FERNANDEZ, C., HUANG, G., HUANG, J. and PENG, Q. 2017. Heterogeneous Ti3SiC2@C-containing Na2Ti7O15 architecture for high-performance sodium storage at elevated temperatures. ACS nano [online], 11(12), pages 12219-12229. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.7b05559

Rational design of heterogeneous electrode materials with hierarchical architecture is a potential approach to significantly improve their energy densities. Herein, we report a tailored microwave-assisted synthetic strategy to create heterogeneous hi... Read More about Heterogeneous Ti3SiC2@C-containing Na2Ti7O15 architecture for high-performance sodium storage at elevated temperatures..

Children's use of multiple categorisations in practice in a multicultural setting. (2017)
Journal Article
WOODS, R. 2018. Children's use of multiple categorisations in practice in a multicultural setting. Children and society, [online], 32(5), pages 357-367. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/chso.12254

Little is known about whether and how children combine categories of race, ethnicity, language and religion in multicultural settings where more than one of these dimensions is salient. Ethnographic data from a multicultural London primary school fou... Read More about Children's use of multiple categorisations in practice in a multicultural setting..

Towards computational dialogue types for BIM collaborative design: an initial study. (2017)
Conference Proceeding
TONIOLO, A. and LEON, M. 2017. Towards computational dialogue types for BIM collaborative design: an initial study. In Bistarelli, S., Giacomin, M. and Pazienza, A. (eds.) Proceedings of the 1st Workshop on advances in argumentation in artificial intelligence (AI^3 2017), 16-17 November 2017, Bari, Italy. CEUR workshop proceedings, 2012. Aachen: CEUR-WS [online], session 3: dialogues, real world arguments and applications, pages 79-84. Available from: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2012/AI3-2017_paper_8.pdf

Collaborative design is an iterative process of selecting and evaluating solutions under potentially conflicting requirements, a concept central to Building Information Modelling (BIM) implementation. Previous research has shown that design can be be... Read More about Towards computational dialogue types for BIM collaborative design: an initial study..

Carbon and cost critical elements: a comparative analysis of two office buildings. (2017)
Journal Article
VICTORIA, M.F., PERERA, S., DAVIS, A. and FERNANDO, N. 2017. Carbon and cost critical elements: a comparative analysis of two office buildings. Built environment project and asset management [online], 7(5), pages 460-470. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-12-2016-0086

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify and compare cost and carbon critical elements of two office buildings, and to help achieve an optimum balance between the capital cost (CC) and embodied carbon (EC) of buildings. Design/methodology/ap... Read More about Carbon and cost critical elements: a comparative analysis of two office buildings..

Self-healing polymer nanocomposites for composite structure applications. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
GUPTA, R., JHA, V., LATTO, J., PANCHOLI, M., HUO, D. and PANCHOLI, K. 2017. Self-healing polymer nanocomposites for composite structure applications. Presented at the 3rd Defence and security doctoral symposium, 14-15 November 2017, Swindon, UK [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.5675281.v1

Nanocomposites offer the possibility of realizing materials with bespoke properties that were un-realizable by the parent pristine materials. Since, nanoscale inclusions firstly engender small mechanical, electrical and optical defects; and secondly... Read More about Self-healing polymer nanocomposites for composite structure applications..

Insulating polymer nanocomposites for high thermal conduction and fire retarding applications. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
GUPTA, R., HUO, D., PANCHOLI, M., NJUGUNA, J. and PANCHOLI, K. 2017. Insulating polymer nanocomposites for high thermal conduction and fire retarding applications. Presented at the 3rd Defence and security doctoral symposium, 14-15 November 2017, Swindon, UK [online]. Available from: https://doi.org/10.17862/cranfield.rd.5675281.v1

The possibility of combining the flexibility and light - weight of polymers with the highest insulation of ceramics, drives the field of nanocomposites for potential commercial application. The inclusion of nano-sized insulating particles in the poly... Read More about Insulating polymer nanocomposites for high thermal conduction and fire retarding applications..

Users' perceptions of interprofessional collaborative care during their cancer journeys'. (2017)
Journal Article
JOSEPH, S., BARNARD, S., MACDUFF, C., MOFFAT, M., WALKER, P. and DIACK, L. 2017. Users' perceptions of interprofessional collaborative care during their cancer journeys'. Journal of health science and education [online], 1(3), pages 1-11. Available from: http://escires.com/articles/Health-1-122.pdf

Purpose: The study aimed to construct narratives of journeys that cancer patients and their families experience and to investigate participants' perceptions of related interagency collaboration spanning any engagements with the National Health Servic... Read More about Users' perceptions of interprofessional collaborative care during their cancer journeys'..

Citizen curation in online discussions of Donald Trump's presidency: sharing the news on Mumsnet. (2017)
Journal Article
PEDERSEN, S. and BURNETT, S. 2018. Citizen curation in online discussions of Donald Trump's presidency: sharing the news on Mumsnet. Digital journalism [online], 6(5), pages 545-562. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2017.1399806

In an era of fake news and concerns about social-media bubbles, we consider how participants in online discussions on the UK parenting website Mumsnet assess the validity and potential subjectivity of news information sources. Building on previous wo... Read More about Citizen curation in online discussions of Donald Trump's presidency: sharing the news on Mumsnet..

Nick Moore, his information policy matrix, with a bibliometric analysis. (2017)
Journal Article
MUIR, A. and OPPENHEIM, C. 2017. Nick Moore, his information policy matrix, with a bibliometric analysis. Library management, 38(8/9), pages 394-403. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-02-2017-0027

One of Nick Moore's contributions to library and information research and practice was the development of a matrix to be used for analysing different countries' information policies. Conceptions of information policy have changed over time, from mana... Read More about Nick Moore, his information policy matrix, with a bibliometric analysis..

"Another nice mess you've gotten me into" employers' liability for workplace banter. (2017)
Journal Article
MIDDLEMISS, S. 2017. 'Another nice mess you've gotten me into' employers' liability for workplace banter. International journal of law and management [online], 59(6), pages 916-938. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLMA-07-2016-0063

Purpose – Banter has been defined in the Oxford Dictionary as "the playful and friendly exchange of playful remarks" [www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banter]. This suggests that it is a form of dialogue or conversation that is welcome, non-threate... Read More about "Another nice mess you've gotten me into" employers' liability for workplace banter..

Investigating adherence and quality of life in relation to group based exercise among individuals with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
WYNNE, D., RICKHART, E. and COOPER, K. 2017. Investigating adherence and quality of life in relation to group based exercise among individuals with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review. Presented at the 2017 Physiotherapy UK conference and trade exhibition: transform lives, maximise independence and empower populations, 10-11 November 2017, Birmingham, UK.

Adherence to exercise and maintaining quality of life are primary concerns among patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This study sought to determine the effects of group-based exercise on adherence and quality of life (QOL) among individuals with M... Read More about Investigating adherence and quality of life in relation to group based exercise among individuals with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review..

Twelve tips for embedding human factors and ergonomics principles in healthcare education. (2017)
Journal Article
VOSPER, H., HIGNETT, S. and BOWIE, P. 2018. Twelve tips for embedding human factors and ergonomics principles in healthcare education. Medical teacher [online], 40(4), pages 357-363. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1080/0142159X.2017.1387240

Safety and improvement efforts in healthcare education and practice are often limited by inadequate attention to human factors/ergonomics (HFE) principles and methods. Integration of HFE theory and approaches within undergraduate curricula, postgradu... Read More about Twelve tips for embedding human factors and ergonomics principles in healthcare education..

Perceived levels of physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's: impact of age, gender and geography. (2017)
Presentation / Conference
JONES, J.C. and ALEXANDER, L. 2017. Perceived levels of physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's: impact of age, gender and geography. Presented at the 2017 Physiotherapy UK conference and trade exhibition: transform lives, maximise independence and empower populations, 10-11 November 2017, Birmingham, UK.

Purpose: 1) To explore perceptions of perceived levels physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's. 2) To identify whether relationships exist between perceived levels of physical activity and age, gender, time since diagnosis and geographical... Read More about Perceived levels of physical activity amongst people with Parkinson's: impact of age, gender and geography..