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The Alma Learning Programme at Plymouth University: Learning to learn in permanent beta

Menendez-Alonso, E (SCONUL, 2013-11-01)

Antagonistic Interactions between Benzo[a]pyrene and Fullerene (C60) in Toxicological Response of Marine Mussels

Barranger, A; Langan, LM; Sharma, V; Rance, GA; Aminot, Y; Weston, NJ; Akcha, F; Moore, MN; Arlt, VM; Khlobystov, AN; Readman, JW; Jha, AN (MDPI AG, 2019-07-08)

This study aimed to assess the ecotoxicological effects of the interaction of fullerene (C60) and benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) on the marine mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. The uptake of nC60, B[a]P and mixtures of ...

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in elemental speciation

Clough, R; Harrington, CF; Hill, SJ; Madrid, Y; Tyson, JF (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-06-25)

This review covers advances in elemental speciation by a range of coupled techniques, including HPLC-ICP-MS, HPLC-HG-AFS and GC-ICP-MS.

Atomic spectrometry update: Review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials

Carter, S; Clough, R; Fisher, A; Gibson, B; Russell, B; Waack, J (2019-11-01)

There has been a large increase in the number of papers published that are relevant to this review over this review period. The growth in popularity of LIBS is rapid, with applications being published for most sample ...

Atomic spectrometry update: review of advances in the analysis of metals, chemicals and materials

Carter, S; Clough, R; Fisher, A; Gibson, B; Russell, B; Waack, J (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2018-10-12)

This review covers advances in the analysis of advanced materials, metals, fuels and lubricants, nano structures, ceramics, refractories, organic and inorganic chemicals, catalysts and nuclear materials by a range of ...

Biosynthesis of ambrein in ambergris: evidence from isotopic data and identification of possible intermediates

Rowland, SJ; Sutton, PA; Wolff, GA (Taylor & Francis, 2019-07-30)

Body mass index and dental caries in young people: a systematic review

Paisi, M; Kay, E; Bennett, C; Kaimi, I; Witton, R; Nelder, R; Lapthorne, D (BMC, 2019-04-23)

Building research-informed teacher education communities: A UCET framework.

La Velle, LM; Kendall, A

Candidate Ethnic Origins and Voter Preferences: Examining Name Discrimination in Local Elections in Britain

Thrasher, M; Borisyuk, G; Rallings, C; Webber, R (2017-04-01)

This article examines the relationship between candidate names as they appear on the ballot paper and voting patterns in British local elections. Specifically, it explores whether some voters favour candidates with ...

Capital punishment, my sixth great grandfather, and me—an essay by J Robert Sneyd

Sneyd, JR (2019-04-11)

After finding out about a distant forebear’s execution, J Robert Sneyd acted as an expert witness in a US court to try to prevent the use of a new drug for lethal injection, appalled that untrained government workers were ...

Cause-and-effect in Mediterranean erosion: The role of humans and climate upon Holocene sediment flux into a central Anatolian lake catchment

Roberts, N; Allcock, SL; Barnett, H; Mather, A; Eastwood, WJ; Jones, M; Primmer, N; Yigitbasioglu, H; Vanniere, B (2018-11-20)

Changes in the EEG amplitude as a biomarker for early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

Al-Nuaimi, AH; Jammeh, E; Lingfen Sun; Ifeachor, E (United States, 2016-08)

The rapid increase in the number of older people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other forms of dementia represents one of the major challenges to the health and social care systems. Early detection of AD makes it ...

Coast/breakwater-integrated OWC: A theoretical model

Zheng, S; Zhang, Y; Iglesias, G (Elsevier, 2019-07)

Comparative costs and activity from a sample of UK clinical trials units.

Hind, D; Reeves, BC; Bathers, S; Bray, C; Corkhill, A; Hayward, C; Harper, L; Napp, V; Norrie, J; Speed, C; Tremain, L; Keat, N; Bradburn, M (England, 2017-05-02)

BACKGROUND: The costs of medical research are a concern. Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) need to better understand variations in the costs of their activities. METHODS: Representatives of ten CTUs and two grant-awarding ...

Comparison of the effects of pulmonary and extra-pulmonary symptoms on health-related quality of life in patients with severe asthma

Lanario, JW; Hyland, ME; Wei, Y; Jones, RC; Masoli, M (Elsevier BV, 2020-02)

Correction to: Dexamethasone for adult patients with a symptomatic chronic subdural haematoma (Dex-CSDH) trial: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Kolias, AG; Edlmann, E; Thelin, EP; Bulters, D; Holton, P; Suttner, N; Owusu-Agyemang, K; Al-Tamimi, YZ; Gatt, D; Thomson, S; Anderson, IA; Richards, O; Whitfield, P; Gherle, M; Caldwell, K; Davis-Wilkie, C; Tarantino, S; Barton, G; Marcus, HJ; Chari, A; Brennan, P; Belli, A; Bond, S; Turner, C; Whitehead, L; Wilkinson, I; Hutchinson, PJ; British Neurosurgical Trainee Research Collaborative (BNTRC) and Dex-CSDH Trial Collaborators (England, 2019-03-18)

After publication of the original article [1], the authors notified that that one of the BNTRC institutional collaborator names was misspelled.

Current epidemiology of cerebrospinal fluid shunt surgery in the UK and Ireland (2004-2013).

Fernández-Méndez, R; Richards, HK; Seeley, HM; Pickard, JD; Joannides, AJ; UKSR collaborators (England, 2019-07)

OBJECTIVES: To determine current epidemiology and clinical characteristics of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt surgery, including revisions. METHODS: A retrospective, multicentre, registry-based study was conducted based ...

Dentists’ perceptions of their professional roles regarding referrals within primary dental care in England: a qualitative study

Allen, Z (Dennis Barber, 2020-09)

Design catalogue for eco-engineering of coastal artificial structures: a multifunctional approach for stakeholders and end-users

O’Shaughnessy, KA; Hawkins, SJ; Evans, AJ; Hanley, ME; Lunt, P; Thompson, RC; Francis, RA; Hoggart, SPG; Moore, PJ; Iglesias, G; Simmonds, D; Ducker, J; Firth, LB (2020-04-01)

Coastal urbanisation, energy extraction, food production, shipping and transportation have led to the global proliferation of artificial structures within the coastal and marine environments (sensu “ocean sprawl”), with ...

Dex-CSDH randomised, placebo-controlled trial of dexamethasone for chronic subdural haematoma: report of the internal pilot phase

Edlmann, E; Thelin, EP; Caldwell, K; Turner, C; Whitfield, P; Bulters, D; Holton, P; Suttner, N; Owusu-Agyemang, K; Al-Tamimi, YZ; Gatt, D; Thomson, S; Anderson, IA; Richards, O; Gherle, M; Toman, E; Nandi, D; Kane, P; Pantaleo, B; Davis-Wilkie, C; Tarantino, S; Barton, G; Marcus, HJ; Chari, A; Belli, A; Bond, S; Gafoor, R; Dawson, S; Whitehead, L; Brennan, P; Wilkinson, I; Kolias, AG; Hutchinson, PJA (Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019-12)