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Article

The tubercular badger and the uncertain curve:- the need for a multiple stressor approach in environmental radiation protection

Mothersill C, Abend M, Bréchignac F, Copplestone D, Geras’kin S, Goodman J, Horemans N, Jeggo P, McBride W, Mousseau TA, O’Hare A, Papineni RVL, Powathil G, Schofield PN & Austin B (2018) The tubercular badger and the uncertain curve:- the need for a multiple stressor approach in environmental radiation protection. Environmental Research, 168, pp. 130-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2018.09.031

Article

Adding Fish Oil to Whey Protein, Leucine and Carbohydrate Over a 6 Week Supplementation Period Attenuates Muscle Soreness Following Eccentric Exercise in Competitive Soccer Players

Philpott JD, Donnelly C, Walshe I, Dick JR, Galloway SD, Tipton K & Witard O (2018) Adding Fish Oil to Whey Protein, Leucine and Carbohydrate Over a 6 Week Supplementation Period Attenuates Muscle Soreness Following Eccentric Exercise in Competitive Soccer Players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 28 (1), pp. 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijsnem.2017-0161

Article

Protocol for a feasibility trial for improving breast feeding initiation and continuation: Assets-based infant feeding help Before and After birth (ABA)

Jolly K, Ingram J, Clarke J, Johnson D, Trickey H, Thomson G, Dombrowski SU, Stitch A, Dykes F, Feltham MG, Darwent K, MacArthur C, Roberts T & Hoddinott P (2018) Protocol for a feasibility trial for improving breast feeding initiation and continuation: Assets-based infant feeding help Before and After birth (ABA). BMJ Open, 8 (1), Art. No.: e019142. http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/8/1/e019142.info; https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019142

Article

Genetic fingerprinting of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) populations in the North-East Atlantic using a random forest classification approach

Jacobs A, De Noia M, Praebel K, Kanstad-Hanssen O, Paterno M, Jackson D, McGinnity P, McGinnity P, Sturm A, Elmer KR & Llewellyn MS (2018) Genetic fingerprinting of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) populations in the North-East Atlantic using a random forest classification approach. Scientific Reports, 8 (1), Art. No.: 1203. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19323-z

Article

Tropical forest canopies and their relationships with climate and disturbance: results from a global dataset of consistent field-based measurements

Pfeifer M, Gonsamo A, Woodgate W, Cayuela L, Marshall AR, Ledo A, Paine CET, Marchant R, Burt A, Calders K, Courtney-Mustaphi C, Cuni-Sanchez A, Deere NJ, Denu D & Hayward RM (2018) Tropical forest canopies and their relationships with climate and disturbance: results from a global dataset of consistent field-based measurements. Forest Ecosystems, 5 (1), Art. No.: 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40663-017-0118-7

Conference Paper (published)

Knowledge-oriented leadership and innovation: A mediating role of knowledge creation: A case of software industry

Mehmood K & Hussain A (2018) Knowledge-oriented leadership and innovation: A mediating role of knowledge creation: A case of software industry. In: 2017 4th International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI), volume 2018-January. 4th International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI), Hangzhou, China, 11.11.2017-13.11.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1647-1651. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSAI.2017.8248548

Conference Paper (published)

Managing association of information system outsourcing: A case of information technology (IT) service provider

Mehmood K & Hussain A (2018) Managing association of information system outsourcing: A case of information technology (IT) service provider. In: 2017 4th International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI), volume 2018-January. 4th International Conference on Systems and Informatics (ICSAI), 2017, Huangzhou, China, 11.11.2017-13.11.2017. Piscataway, NJ, USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 1703-1707. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=&doi=10.1109%2fICSAI.2017.8248558&partnerID=40&md5=ba3a4573d9b8a5ed161637eaedb90925; https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSAI.2017.8248558

Book Chapter

Yersinia ruckeri

Ormsby M & Davies R (2017) Yersinia ruckeri. In: Woo PTK & Cipriano RC (eds.) Fish viruses and bacteria: pathobiology and protection. Wallingford: CABI, pp. 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1079/9781780647784.0339

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Geochemical signatures in contourites from the Gulf of Cadiz

Smillie Z, Stow D, Wilkin J, Magill C, Boyce AJ, Wagner T & El Sheikh M (2017) Geochemical signatures in contourites from the Gulf of Cadiz. 3rd Deep-Water Circulation Conference, Wuhan, China, 14.09.2017-16.09.2017.

Article

Effectiveness and content analysis of interventions to enhance medication adherence and blood pressure control in hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Morrissey EC, Durand H, Nieuwlaat R, Navarro T, Haynes RB, Walsh JC & Molloy GJ (2017) Effectiveness and content analysis of interventions to enhance medication adherence and blood pressure control in hypertension: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychology & Health, 32 (10), pp. 1195-1232. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2016.1273356

Commentary

Adaptive principles of weight regulation: Insufficient, but perhaps necessary, for understanding obesity

Nettle D, Andrews C & Bateson M (2017) Adaptive principles of weight regulation: Insufficient, but perhaps necessary, for understanding obesity. Commentary on: In response to commentaries on Nettle, D., Andrews, C., & Bateson, M. (2017). Food insecurity as a driver of obesity in humans: The insurance hypothesis. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, E105. doi:10.1017/S0140525X16000947. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 40, Art. No.: e131. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0140525x16002041

Conference Paper (published)

Multiple Reflection Symmetry Detection via Linear-Directional Kernel Density Estimation

Elawady M, Alata O, Ducottet C, Barat C & Colantoni P (2017) Multiple Reflection Symmetry Detection via Linear-Directional Kernel Density Estimation. In: Krüger N, Heyden A & Felsberg M (eds.) Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns. CAIP 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10424. CAIP 2017: International Conference on Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns, Ystad, Sweden, 22.08.2017-24.08.2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 344-355. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64689-3_28

Article

No interaction between tDCS current strength and baseline performance: A conceptual replication

Learmonth G, Felisatti F, Siriwardena N, Checketts M, Benwell C, Märker G, Thut G & Harvey M (2017) No interaction between tDCS current strength and baseline performance: A conceptual replication. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 11. https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85036471503&doi=10.3389%2ffnins.2017.00664&partnerID=40&md5=f8c772ae2baec1f35c7456fa6e1439dd; https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2017.00664

Book Chapter

Sequential tool use.

Martin-Ordas G (2017) Sequential tool use.. In: Shackelford T & Weekes-Shackelford V (eds.) Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Psychological Science. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3176-1

Book Chapter

Confounding use of tools in physical tasks.

Martin-Ordas G (2017) Confounding use of tools in physical tasks.. In: Shackelford T & Weekes-Shackelford V (eds.) Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_3178-1#chapter-info

Technical Report

Performance Pay and Stress: An Experimental Study

Allan J, Bender {A & Theodossiou I (2017) Performance Pay and Stress: An Experimental Study. University of Aberdeen. Discussion Paper in Economics, 17-5. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen: Business School.

Article

Land cover changes detection in polarimetric SAR data using algebra, similarity and distance based methods

Najafi A, Hasanlou M & Akbari V (2017) Land cover changes detection in polarimetric SAR data using algebra, similarity and distance based methods. The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, XLII-4/W4, pp. 195--200. https://isprs-archives.copernicus.org/articles/XLII-4-W4/195/2017/; https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLII-4-W4-195-2017

Book Chapter

A Flexible Toolkit for Evaluating Person-Centred Digital Health and Wellness at Scale

McGee-Lennon M, Bouamrane M, Grieve E, O’Donnell CA, O’Connor S, Agbakoba R, Devlin AM, Barry S, Bikker A, Finch T & Mair FS (2017) A Flexible Toolkit for Evaluating Person-Centred Digital Health and Wellness at Scale. In: Advances in Human Factors and Ergonomics in Healthcare. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, Vol 482. Cham: Springer International Publishing, pp. 105-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41652-6_11

Conference Paper (published)

Improve deep learning with unsupervised objective

Zhang S, Huang K, Zhang R & Hussain A (2017) Improve deep learning with unsupervised objective. In: Liu D, Xie S, Li Y, Zhao D & El-Alfy E (eds.) Neural Information Processing. ICONIP 2017. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10634. 24th International Conference On Neural Information Processing: ICONIP 2017, Guangzhou, China, 14.11.2017-18.11.2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 720-728. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70087-8_74

Article

Supporting the transition from weight loss to maintenance: development and optimisation of a face-to-face behavioural intervention component

Sainsbury K, Cleland CL, Evans EH, Adamson A, Batterham A, Dombrowski SU, Gellert P, Hill M, Kwasnicka D, Scott D, Sniehotta FF, White M & Araujo-Soares V (2017) Supporting the transition from weight loss to maintenance: development and optimisation of a face-to-face behavioural intervention component. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 5 (1), pp. 66-84. https://doi.org/10.1080/21642850.2016.1269233

Article

Metabolic solutions to the biosynthesis of some diaminomonocarboxylic acids in nature: Formation in cyanobacteria of the neurotoxins 3-N-methyl-2,3-diaminopropanoic acid (BMAA) and 2,4-diaminobutanoic acid (2,4-DAB)

Nunn PB & Codd G (2017) Metabolic solutions to the biosynthesis of some diaminomonocarboxylic acids in nature: Formation in cyanobacteria of the neurotoxins 3-N-methyl-2,3-diaminopropanoic acid (BMAA) and 2,4-diaminobutanoic acid (2,4-DAB). Phytochemistry, 144, pp. 253-270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2017.09.015

Conference Paper (published)

Predicting obesity using longitudinal near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) data

Abdullah A, Hussain A & Khan IH (2017) Predicting obesity using longitudinal near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) data. In: ICCDA '17 Proceedings of the International Conference on Compute and Data Analysis. ICCDA '17: International Conference on Compute and Data Analysis, Lakeland, FL, USA, 19.05.2017-23.05.2017. New York: ACM, pp. 123-128. https://doi.org/10.1145/3093241.3093286

Edited Proceedings

Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics

Bracciali A, Caravagna G, Gilbert D & Tagliaferri R (eds.) (2017) Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics. Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics, 10477. International Conference on Computational Methods for Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Stirling, 01.09.2016-03.09.2016. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67834-4

Book Chapter

Policy Conclusions and Recommendations

Sotirov M, Weiss G, Marchetti M, Garcia S, Ecochard L, Hily E, Greenwood S & Jump A (2017) Policy Conclusions and Recommendations. In: Sotirov M (ed.) Natura 2000 and Forests: Assessing the State of Implementation and Effectiveness. What Science Can Tell Us, 7. Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute, pp. 135-143. http://www.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/wsctu7_2017.pdf

Book Chapter

Effectiveness of Natura 2000 in forests in EU-28

Greenwood S, Jump A, Sotirov M, Marchetti M, Mikusinski G, Bastrup-Birk A, Brotons L, Hermoso V & Parviainen J (2017) Effectiveness of Natura 2000 in forests in EU-28. In: Sotirov M (ed.) Natura 2000 and Forests: Assessing the State of Implementation and Effectiveness. What Science Can Tell Us, 7. Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute, pp. 81-100. http://www.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/wsctu7_2017.pdf

Book Chapter

The state of biodiversity in Europe's forest systems

Marchetti M, Bastrup-Birk A, Parviainen J, Santopuoli G, Vizzarri M, Jump A & Sotirov M (2017) The state of biodiversity in Europe's forest systems. In: Sotirov M (ed.) Natura 2000 and Forests: Assessing the State of Implementation and Effectiveness. What Science Can Tell Us, 7. Joensuu, Finland: European Forest Institute, pp. 17-38. http://www.efi.int/files/attachments/publications/wsctu7_2017.pdf

Article

Stop this waste of people, animals and money

Moher D, Shamseer L, Cobey KD, Lalu MM, Galipeau J, Avey MT, Ahmadzai N, Alabousi M, Barbeau P, Beck A, Daniel R, Frank R, Ghannad M, Hamel C, Hersi M, Hutton B, Isupov I & McGrath TA (2017) Stop this waste of people, animals and money. Nature, 549 (7670), pp. 23-25. https://doi.org/10.1038/549023a

Edited Proceedings

Financial Cryptography and Data Security

Brenner M, Rohloff K, Bonneau J, Miller A, Ryan PYA, Teague V, Bracciali A, Sala M, Pintore F & Jakobsson M (eds.) (2017) Financial Cryptography and Data Security. Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Security and Cryptology, 10323. Financial Cryptography and Data Security: FC 2017 International Workshops, WAHC, BITCOIN, VOTING, WTSC, and TA, Sliema, Malta, 03.04.2017-07.04.2017. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70278-0

Article

Biodiversity, drug discovery, and the future of global health: Introducing the biodiversity to biomedicine consortium, a call to action

Neergheen-Bhujun V, Awan AT, Baran Y, Bunnefeld N, Chan K, Cruz TEd, Egamberdieva D, Elsasser S, Johnson MV, Komai S, Konevega AL, Malone JH, Mason P, Nguon R & Piper R (2017) Biodiversity, drug discovery, and the future of global health: Introducing the biodiversity to biomedicine consortium, a call to action. Journal of Global Health, 7 (2), Art. No.: 020304. https://doi.org/10.7189/jogh.07.020304

Book Chapter

Iterated VND Versus Hyper-heuristics: Effective and General Approaches to Course Timetabling

Soria-Alcaraz JA, Ochoa G, Sotelo-Figeroa M, Carpio M & Puga H (2017) Iterated VND Versus Hyper-heuristics: Effective and General Approaches to Course Timetabling. In: Melin P, Castillo O & Kacprzyk J (eds.) Nature-Inspired Design of Hybrid Intelligent Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, 667. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 687-700. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-47054-2_45; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47054-2_45

Conference Paper (published)

Shaping communities of local optima by perturbation strength

Herrmann S, Herrmann M, Ochoa G & Rothlauf F (2017) Shaping communities of local optima by perturbation strength. In: GECCO '17: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. GECCO 2017: Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: ACM, pp. 266-273. https://doi.org/10.1145/3071178.3071243

Article

Comparing social group identifications and socioeconomic deprivation as predictors of psychological distress: Evidence from a Scottish primary care sample

Cientanni F, Power KG, Sani F, Wright C, Baty F, Hustings K, Morgan D & Tanner G (2017) Comparing social group identifications and socioeconomic deprivation as predictors of psychological distress: Evidence from a Scottish primary care sample. British Journal of Social Psychology, 56 (4), pp. 705-722. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12210

Conference Paper (published)

Optimizing one million variable NK landscapes by hybridizing deterministic recombination and local search

Chicano F, Whitley D, Ochoa G & Tinós R (2017) Optimizing one million variable NK landscapes by hybridizing deterministic recombination and local search. In: GECCO '17: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference. GECCO 2017: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: ACM, pp. 753-760. https://doi.org/10.1145/3071178.3071285

Conference Paper (published)

Genetic Improvement of Runtime and its Fitness Landscape in a Bioinformatics Application

Haraldsson S, Woodward J, Brownlee A, Smith AV & Gudnason V (2017) Genetic Improvement of Runtime and its Fitness Landscape in a Bioinformatics Application. In: 2017 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, GECCO 2017. GECCO 2017: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 1521-1528. https://doi.org/10.1145/3067695.3082526

Conference Paper (published)

Fixing bugs in your sleep: How genetic improvement became an overnight success

Haraldsson S, Woodward J, Brownlee A & Siggeirsdottir K (2017) Fixing bugs in your sleep: How genetic improvement became an overnight success. In: 2017 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, GECCO 2017. GECCO 2017: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 1513-1520. https://doi.org/10.1145/3067695.3082517

Conference Paper (published)

Comparing hyper-heuristics with blackboard systems

Graham K & Smith L (2017) Comparing hyper-heuristics with blackboard systems. In: 2017 Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion, GECCO 2017. GECCO 2017: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, Inc, pp. 1141-1145. https://doi.org/10.1145/3067695.3082055

Conference Paper (published)

Comparing Communities of Optima with Funnels in Combinatorial Fitness Landscapes

Thomson S, Daolio F & Ochoa G (2017) Comparing Communities of Optima with Funnels in Combinatorial Fitness Landscapes. In: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference 2017, Berlin, Germany, July 15–19, 2017 (GECCO ’17). GECCO ’17: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: ACM, pp. 377-384. https://doi.org/10.1145/3071178.3071211

Conference Paper (published)

Modelling Genetic Improvement Landscapes with Local Optima Networks

Veerapen N, Daolio F & Ochoa G (2017) Modelling Genetic Improvement Landscapes with Local Optima Networks. In: Proceedings of GECCO '17 Conference Companion. Genetic Improvement Workshop 2017, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-15.07.2017. New York: ACM, pp. 1543-1548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3067695.3082518; https://doi.org/10.1145/3067695.3082518

Conference Paper (published)

The Effect of Landscape Funnels in QAPLIB Instances

Thomson S, Ochoa G, Daolio F & Veerapen N (2017) The Effect of Landscape Funnels in QAPLIB Instances. In: Proceedings of the Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference Companion 2017, Berlin, Germany, July 15–19, 2017 (GECCO ’17). GECCO ’17: The Genetic and Evolutionary Computation Conference, Berlin, Germany, 15.07.2017-19.07.2017. New York: ACM, pp. 1495-1500. https://doi.org/10.1145/3067695.3082512

Book Chapter

Individual variation in body odor

Havlicek J, Fialova J & Roberts SC (2017) Individual variation in body odor. In: Buettner A (ed.) The Springer Handbook of Odor. Cham: Springer, pp. 125-126. http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9783319269306; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-26932-0_50