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Item Metadata only 15th European Conference on the Spectroscopy of Biological Molecules (ECSBM)–where spectroscopy and biology met(IOS Press, 2014) Parker, A.W.; Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)Item Metadata only Andrew J. Macnab–An innovator and pioneer in the field of Biomedical Near Infrared Spectroscopy.(IOS Press, 2014) Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)Item Open Access Annual Nuffield Summer Research Projects and Nuffield Summer Research Project Celebration Event at DMU Venue(DMU website, Nuffield website, Nuffield and DMU twitter, 2020-03-11) Furmonaviciene, R.; Munday, Stacy(Please read at https://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/news/2019/october/record-number-of-college-students-complete-stem-placements-at-dmu.aspx for more details by DMU media team) Summary of the Project I have been leading UK Nuffield Research Placements for several years giving sixth form students hands-on experience of a university (DMU) research environment through a 4 week placement during their summer holidays. By providing a placement, our university can give someone a life-changing opportunity that will help transform them into a future scientist. Nuffield placements have a particular focus on high achieving students from more disadvantaged backgrounds (50% of Nuffield students are female and over 50% of students are from areas of high deprivation). On the other hand, our university researchers and research students have opportunity to apply and develop their coaching, mentoring and research group management skills. At HLS I have been looking after Nuffield research placement students for several years already starting from one and having a group of 10 students during the last two summers. My Nuffield student projects have changed over the years, depending on the interests and requirements of the student group an availability of the laboratories. Last year I have organised the projects as a cross-faculty interdisciplinary research showcase, involving library, pharmacy and allied health researchers and postgraduate students. We had Ceri, Anna (library team), Marilena, Harprit, Eva, Carika, Jay (BMS/MS), Joanne, Tarsem, Unmesh, Ketan (pharmacy) and Angela (WP) assisting with different aspects of the project and really well showcasing fantastic DMU research on diabetes; the students learned about scientific research and database search, small molecule drug synthesis, DNA extraction, second generation sequencing, microbiome tests, immunology of diabetes and serum/saliva biomarkers, impact of lifestyle on diabetes and vascular pathology. I have been leading summer research placement projects for Nuffield students for about ten years, starting with just one student, then a few, and gradually championing the scheme and expanding to even more project students and involving our new research Institute team, who have helped to disseminating the scheme to our whole university in 2019 with having 23 Nuffield students at DMU, this way making DMU the most popular summer research placement destination for talented college students in Midlands. In 2019 the following DMU members been leading Nuffield summer placements: Gabriel Egan – Department of Textual Studies Naomi Martin – Department of Health and Life Sciences Ruta Furmonaviciene – Department of Health and Life Sciences Shivanthi Samarasin – Department of Health and Life sciences Richard Smith – School of Computer Science Farukh Farukh – School of Engineering and Sustainable Development Rusi Jaspal – EGLS (HLS) I have also initiated and coordinated regional Nuffield research placement celebration event which was held at DMU for the first time at DMU Venue on the 30th September 2019. In collaboration with the LEBC and Nuffield team, I have helped with to organise meetings with DMU researchers, research and WP teams, our Venue, Estates and ITMS teams as well as helped to shape the list of the speakers and the agenda for the day of the Celebration event. This work has been presented in Nuffield Summer Research Placement Celebration event at Loughborough university (certificate for project provider obtained) and also at our DMU summer research conference and at DMU research conference. I have developed student-tailored strategy of supervision (the students interacted as a research group, with individual support when needed), our processes (e.g. induction, seminars and feedback sessions) seem to be working very efficiently and cost-effectively. We received some great oral and written feedback, as well as photos and tweets from students, staff and Nuffield foundation. In return, we get excellent publicity for DMU and DMU research, this way we are also attracting the most talented students in the region to DMU as well as their supporters and funders. We are also helping BAME students within the group to get their first HE experience at DMU; as a result of summer placement, a few Nuffield students including DMU in their study choices, and one of them has applied and joined our Biomedical Science course during the placement last year. The student has now completed her first year of BMS course with outstanding marks and has been interviewed by DMU media to promote our Nuffield project work further. Also, this is a great training opportunity for our MSc and PhD students interacting with Nuffield students in the labs. Together with Stacy Munday from Nuffield and LEBC, we have just set a date for the next Nuffield Celebration Event at DMU - this is now planned for the 5th October 2020. We are determined to make this event even bigger and better than the previous one!Item Metadata only Arsenic: Exposure Sources, Health Risks, and Mechanisms of Toxicity(Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2016-03-06) Jenkins, R. O.Item Open Access Being Part of #LoveInternational: Showcasing DMU Teaching and Research During the Post-Brexit DMU Information Event in Vilnius, Lithuania(2016-08-17) Furmonaviciene, RutaOn 17th August, 2016, Dr Ruta Furmonaviciene (Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science/Immunology), attended DMU Post-Brexit Event in Vilnius, Lithuania, as part of DMU international information team. The aim of the event was to inform and motivate prospective students, to meet Lithuanian DMU alumni and share their successes, as well as to inform Lithuanian press about current plans for future DMU teaching, research and the course of post-brexit UK HE system in general. As DMU staff member from Lithuania, Dr R Furmonaviciene has helped to organise Lithuanian press; she was also speaking to the audience during the event as well as talking informally in English and in Lithuanian to prospective students and DMU alumni. Dr R Furmonaviciene was also interviewed by Lithuanian daily ‘Lietuvos Zinios’.Item Metadata only BIOcalm. Computers in Teaching Initiative (CTI)(1994-09) Jenkins, R. O.Item Open Access Briefing paper: Pandemic Preparedness, Public Health and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) for Office of United Nations High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) enquiry on good practices linked to WASH(De Montfort University, 2020-05-15) Berghs, Maria; Tiwary, Abhishek; Bhattacharyya, Subhes; Matouq, MohammedItem Metadata only Caffeine’s role in pregnancy outcome – a complex picture?(2003) Cooke, M. S.; Kirk, S.; Cade, J.; Evans, M. D.; Greenwood, D.; Konje, J. C.; Lunec, J.; Simpson, N.; Walker, J.; Wild, C. P.Item Metadata only Common misconceptions perpetuated(American Physiological Society, 2008) Kay, BartholomewItem Open Access Community Ethics and Effective Communication, sharing knowledge for re-building communities after the COVID-19 pandemic(2021-03-03) Furmonaviciene, Ruta; Tiripelli, GiulianaOn Monday 1st March, 2021, Dr Ruta Furmonaviciene (Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science/Immunology), and Dr Giuliana Tiripelli (Senior Lecturer in Digital Journalism and Media Discourse) run a free online event about ‘Community Ethics and Effective Communication’ with biomedical and journalism students at De Montfort University. The aim of the event was to illustrate the main myths about vaccinations, with a focus on Covid-19, and to analyse the reasons for the presence of these myths. The event also aimed to introduce the science behind the vaccination, and to point towards the reliable information sources available to the public. Finally, the event aimed to stimulate critical reflections on how journalism contributes to shape the vaccination debate.Item Metadata only Correction: Multiple Sclerosis in the Mount Etna Region: Possible Role of Volcanogenic Trace Elements(PLOS, 2014) Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)Item Open Access Disproportionate Impact on People with Sickle Cell Disorders: Written evidence submitted to Women’s Committee Inquiry on Unequal impact: Coronavirus (Covid-19) and the impact on people with protected characteristics(2020-04-29) Berghs, Maria; Chavez, Anna; Ebenso, Bassey• There are 14,000 people with SCD in the United Kingdom (UK) and they predominantly belong to the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic population, often living in families and communities disproportionately impacted by COVID-19 in areas of employment, housing, nutrition, leisure, education, health and social care, transport and energy as well as discrimination and institutional racism. • People with SCD are among those who have been asked to shield because they have underlying health conditions but we have been concerned about public health messaging, shielding letters and the correct identification of who is high risk. • COVID-19 is extremely dangerous to someone with SCD because hypoxia is a major cause of a sickling crisis which on top of COVID-19 symptoms can lead to co-morbidities of acute chest syndrome, stroke, organ failure and death. • Many people with SCD rely on regular blood transfusions. Blood types for much of the BAME community was already in short supply and has now become even harder to access due to less people able to leave their homes to donate blood. • The charities and social networks people with SCD rely on for information, education and aid have been affected and are in very precarious financial straits. This is partly because this condition has been largely marginalised due to it not being a major concern for the majority white British population. As these organisations are hugely reliant on support from BAME communities, they have been doubly hit by the impact of the pandemic as this population has been disproportionately affected economically and socially. • The impact of the Corona Virus Act of 2020 also applies to people with SCD who may not self-identify as disabled but as having a chronic, genetic or inherited condition. In addition to negative experiences with PIP payments, universal credit and jobseekers allowance, many have been told they do not qualify as being officially disabled, partly because of the large number of errors in general and partly because SCD, and the multiple health complications it can lead to, is not a well understood condition. • Women with SCD and who have children with SCD need more practical and mental health support than the general population. • We are particularly concerned about those people with SCD who are self-isolating/shielding alone at home, asylum seekers, refugees and those who are destitute.Item Open Access DMUGlobal Allergy Friday(2021-03-26) Furmonaviciene, Ruta; Dubakiene, Ruta; Šauliene, IngridaDMUGlobal Allergy Friday: Sessions on International Allergy Research for DMU ABMS BIOM5015 Module Students Presentations and Activities Prepared by Dr R Furmonaviciene in Collaboration with Prof R Dubakiene and Prof I Sauliene from Vilnius University as well as with DMUGlobal and DMULocal Teams Session Activities also included Production of Allergy Information Cards for Local Community as part of ‘Sharing knowledge for re-building communities after the COVID-19 pandemic’ projectItem Metadata only Dysfluency: Stuttering and cluttering.(Informa Healthcare, 2009-01) Rowley, David T.Item Open Access The experiences, needs and outcomes for carers of people with dementia: Literature Review(Royal Surgical Aid Society, 2016-04-08) La Fontaine, J.; Read, K.; Brooker, D.; Evans, S; Jutlla, KaranRSAS is developing new and innovative ways of supporting carers, people living with dementia and their families. The charity aims to enhance the health and well-being of carers through providing services that increase their knowledge and understanding of dementia, further enhances their caring skills and provides supportive and therapeutic services to them. This literature review provides an up-to-date review concerning the evidence in relation to the following questions: 1 What is the experience of caregiving for a person living with dementia, and in what context does caregiving take place? 2 What implications does caregiving have for the person/family member involved in caregiving and the person with dementia? 3 What is currently known about the factors that protect or increase the risk of poor outcomes in caregiving? 4 What evidence is there for interventions to support family caregiving and reduce the risk of poor outcomes and how is this delivered in relation to: a Information and Education b Multi-component, psycho-educational interventions c Psychological Interventions d Peer support and other social interventions e Assistive technology and new media 5 What form of service provision is required to support family caregivers? This will include consideration of such issues as: a How might a service be delivered? b What factors will influence delivery including location, design, accessibility and flexibility? 6 Who will the service be for and how can family caregivers be supported to engage with the service?Item Metadata only Henry Horst Mantsch–A visionary biomedical spectroscopist and a true interdisciplinary professional(IOS Press, 2015) Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)Item Metadata only Iain D. Campbell–A revolutionary protein NMR spectroscopist(IOS Press, 2013) Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)Item Metadata only Improving HIV data comparability in migrant populations and ethnic minorities in EU/EEA/EFTA countries: findings from a literature review and expert panel.(European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control., 2011-08) Johnson, Mark, 1948 Mar. 16-Mark Johnson ... did a search of UK literature and suggested a number of good references, in particular in reports published on the internet.Item Open Access Involving Fathers in Ante-Natal Screening for Sickle Cell Disorders: Improving Informed Decision-Making(University of York, 2014) Berghs, Maria; Atkin, Karl; Dyson, SimonThere are many reasons why fathers find it difficult to be involved in ante-natal screening for sickle cell disorders. Some are the consequence of disadvantage and inequalities, others are associated with how services are organised. Men’s perceptions about the relevance of screening are equally important, along with their relationship with their partners and families. Examples of good practice also exist and we can learn from these. Our report includes findings and recommendations for policy and practice.Item Metadata only Laurence Barron: The founding father of Raman optical activity.(2015) Haris, P. I. (Parvez I.)