Midwives, health visitors, family nurse practitioners and women’s experiences of the NHS Grampian’s Financial Inclusion Pathway: A qualitative investigation of early implementation and impact Apr 16, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022
This formative research study will enhance understanding about the implementation of the Financial Inclusion Pathway (FIP) within NHS Grampian in relation to its impact on clinical practice, both in terms of the delivery of and, experience of care....
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'Microcystin Toolbox' - monitoring the impact of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in Indonesia by HPLC May 31, 2019 - May 31, 2020
Water is a precious resource subject to a host of extreme environmental pressures which can effect water quality and pose a hazard to human and animal health. Many water quality issues are due to hazardous microbes present in drinking water including...
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Microplastics as a vector for micropollutants in aquatic environments Nov 1, 2019 - Oct 31, 2023
Any plastic particle that measures less than 5 mm in all dimensions is considered to be a microplastic. Microplastics have become a prevalent contaminant in most aquatic environments; conventional water and waste water treatment methods struggle to r...
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Elimination at source of biocidal agents from fresh water environments by TiO2 photocatalysis Oct 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2024
Herbicides and pesticides (i.e. biocides) are widely used world-wide. Many biocidal agents are persistent in the freshwater environment and are on the EU watchlist for priority and priority hazardous substances, as well as the Scottish Environmental...
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Design optimisation and prototyping for affordable rural housing: digitisation, automation and robotics options for the Integra House Feb 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2020
The current shortage of rural area new-build homes calls for innovation and improved productivity. There is a current need for housing construction to catch up and develop in tandem with social, economic, scientific, and technological advancements. T...
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Transport Modelling for Regional Planning in the Highlands May 11, 2020 - Nov 11, 2020
The project will develop s prototype planning tool that integrates transport data sources and constructs an interactive model of the transport network that can be interrogated by regional transport planners in support of planning decisions.
Exploration of family carers' experiences of support for rapid discharge arrangements for end of life care at home Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2023
Many patients and their families would prefer home-based end of life care, however, without appropriate support this can be a frightening experience. We aim to explore family carers experiences of support in preparation for rapid discharge for end of...
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#Doric Feb 1, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
This project comprises a series of edit-a-thons working on Wikipedia articles for (a) north-east topics and (b) written in Doric. These will include the entries for particular towns and other geographical locations or features in the North-East, eve...
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Qualitative investigation of the perspectives and experiences women and families living on low income in Aberdeen City associated with the introduction of the Financial Inclusion Pathway in 2019/2020 Feb 3, 2020 - Nov 13, 2020
Children and families living in poverty experience significantly poorer child health, developmental and educational outcomes. Such child health inequalities arise through a combination of low household income and the stress experienced by those paren...
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Natural Products from Scottish Non-Food Crops as Multi-Drug Resistance Effectors in Cancer Cells Nov 1, 2020 - Jul 31, 2022
Cultivation of non-food crops for high value chemicals’ production for the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical, food and cosmeceutical industries is a growing area of industrial biotechnology. Plants have been used as a source of traditional medicines and...
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Polar Actinobacteria for Microcystin degradation Sep 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022
Cyanobacteria (blue green algae) cause toxic blooms (microcystins) in aquatic systems as a result of pollution and global warming. Despite microcystins being a global problem, very little chemical data exists on their biodegradation products. This...
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Comparative metabolomics of non-toxic microalgae Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
In this project, comparative untargeted-metabolomic and biochemical profiling will be performed on 4 largely-uncharacterised non-toxic microalgae stains with commercial/environmental significance, representing the distinct genera (Cyanothece, Pseudan...
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iSee: Intelligent Sharing of Explanation Experience by Users for Users Mar 1, 2021 - May 31, 2024
Intelligent Sharing of Explanation Experience, (iSee) will show how users of Artificial Intelligence (AI) can capture, share and re-use their experiences of AI explanations with other users who have similar explanation needs. By explanations we mea...
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A Feasibility Study on an Anaerobic Digester (AD) Plant Installation in Orkney May 1, 2020 - Mar 30, 2021
The aim of this project is to conduct a feasibility study on a community driven Anaerobic Digester Plant Installation in Orkney for the Orkney Islands to address specific waste management challenges faced by remote, rural and island communities/local...
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Implementing a Digital Strategy Aug 1, 2020 - Jul 31, 2022
Applying business research methodologies to the design, development and deployment of a digital strategy and the associated programme of staff development and cultural change required to enable the company to expand their online B2C sales and grow th...
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Reducing Food Waste Feb 1, 2021 - Jan 31, 2023
The project will analyse fish waste (including heads, frame, tails and trimmings) and process components to extract and refine by-products (oils, nutrients & minerals) creating marketable products to maximise value from the supply chain, reducing the...
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Functional Disorders Scoping Review May 1, 2020 - Oct 31, 2020
Systematic scoping review on management of functional disorders using recognised scoping review methodology (Joanna Briggs)
Low-carbon, seismic-resistant building solution for developing densely-populated smart city; Istanbul Aug 10, 2020 - Feb 3, 2022
Istanbul, the Turkey’s largest city and its economic hub, is located on the Northern Anatolian fault zone with high seismic activity. Reducing the devastating effect of earthquake in such a densely-populated city is a big challenge.
In the Sendai...
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Multi-targets drug against Alzheimer (AD) disease: Mechanistic studies of drug action through amyloid and associated signalling pathways. Sep 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022
The aim of this project is to synthesise a small discrete library of novel compounds based on our lead compound, by applying the methodology developed in our laboratory, and to study the mechanism of action of active one and confirm the multi targe...
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Building resilience in Health and Social Care students entering the workforce using digital networks to support their mental health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic May 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic professional regulators are facilitating the inclusion of health and social care students in the workforce prior to satisfying previously essential criteria pre-registration and as new graduates. Around 1000 Robert Gordon...
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