Time trends in 30 day case-fatality following hospitalisation for asthma in adults in Scotland: A retrospective cohort study from 1981 to 2009
Journal Article
Roberts, N. J., Lewsey, J. D., Gillies, M., Briggs, A. H., Belozeroff, V., Globe, D. R., …Globe, G. (2013)
Time trends in 30 day case-fatality following hospitalisation for asthma in adults in Scotland: A retrospective cohort study from 1981 to 2009. Respiratory Medicine, 107(8), 1172-1177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2013.04.004
Background
The risk of case-fatality following hospitalisation for asthma has not been well characterised. We describe trends in 30 day case-fatality following hospitalisation...
Exploration of management and leadership techniques that enhance joint working in an Agile Project
Thesis
Heinemann, B. Exploration of management and leadership techniques that enhance joint working in an Agile Project. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2709111
The purpose of this research is to explore the connection between management techniques and leadership techniques that influence collaboration in projects. The specific object...
Sensational interests are not a simple predictor of adolescent offending: Evidence from a large normal British sample
Journal Article
Charles, K. E., & Egan, V. (2009)
Sensational interests are not a simple predictor of adolescent offending: Evidence from a large normal British sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 47(4), 235-240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2009.03.005
Anecdote and samples from extreme populations suggest military interests and ‘esoteric’ or Gothic interests (collectively referred to as sensational interests) are a predictor...
Monoclonal T-Cell Receptors: New Reagents for Cancer Therapy
Journal Article
Stauss, H. J., Cesco-Gaspere, M., Thomas, S., Hart, D. P., Xue, S., Holler, A., …Morris, E. C. (2007)
Monoclonal T-Cell Receptors: New Reagents for Cancer Therapy. Molecular Therapy, 15(10), 1744-1750. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mt.6300216
Adoptive transfer of antigen-specific T lymphocytes is an effective form of immunotherapy for persistent virus infections and cancer. A major limitation of adoptive therapy is...
Giving up the ghost: Findings on fathers and social work from a study of pre-birth child protection
Journal Article
Critchley, A. (2022)
Giving up the ghost: Findings on fathers and social work from a study of pre-birth child protection. Qualitative Social Work, 21(3), 580-601. https://doi.org/10.1177/14733250211019463
This article reports findings from an ethnographic study of pre-birth child protection, conducted in an urban Scottish setting. The study was designed to explore the interacti...
The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses
Journal Article
Clements, H. S., Do Linh San, E., Hempson, G., Linden, B., Maritz, B., Monadjem, A., …Woodhouse, G. M. (2024)
The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses. Scientific Data, 11(1), Article 191. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02832-6
Sub-Saharan Africa is under-represented in global biodiversity datasets, particularly regarding the impact of land use on species’ population abundances. Drawing on recent adv...
Airborne SARS-CoV-2
Journal Article
Dancer, S. J. (2022)
Airborne SARS-CoV-2. BMJ, 377, o1408. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.o1408
Debate over the exact mode of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 has been intense. This is entirely reasonable, given that the mechanism of spread determines preventive and potentiall...
Cochrane EPOC Protocol Providing medication adherence feedback to healthcare providers. The effect on care and outcomes. Protocol for a Cochrane review update Authors
Working Paper
Hassett, R., Sabatier, B., Savoldelli, V., Mair, A., Hanley, J., Dima, A., & Paterson, R. (2022)
Cochrane EPOC Protocol Providing medication adherence feedback to healthcare providers. The effect on care and outcomes. Protocol for a Cochrane review update Authors
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (update).
Background
Key barriers to effectively supporting adherence include poor awareness amongst healthcare professionals (HCPs),...
Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city
Other
Taylor, M. & Dalton, A. (2017)
Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city. Scotland on Sunday
Article published on risk of nerve damage associated with poor cycling infrastructure in the City of Edinburgh. Research collaboration with Professor Chris Oliver (Edinburgh ...
A framework for data security in cloud using collaborative intrusion detection scheme
Conference Proceeding
Nagar, U., Nanda, P., He, X., & Tan, Z. (. (2017)
A framework for data security in cloud using collaborative intrusion detection scheme. In Proceedings of 10th International Conference On Security Of Information And Networks. , (188-193). https://doi.org/10.1145/3136825.3136905
Cloud computing offers an on demand, elastic, global network access to a shared pool of resources that can be configured on user demand. It offers a unique pay-as-you go featu...