• Competing ethics in a pilot strategy to implement parasitology training and research in post-Ebola Sierra Leone. 

  Peña-Fernández, A.; Anjum, Umar; Wadoum, R. E. G.; Koroma, S.; Berghs, Maria (Article)

  Much of the focus of public health research post-Ebola in Sierra Leone has been on rebuilding the health care system. However, very little attention has focused on capacity building in knowledge necessary for (bio)medical ...

• Applied Barcoding: The Practicalities of DNA Testing for Herbals 

  Howard, Caroline; Lockie-Williams, Claire; Slater, Adrian (Article)

  DNA barcoding is a widely accepted technique for the identification of plant materials, and its application to the authentication of commercial medicinal plants has attracted significant attention. The incorporation ...

• The Discovery of Novel Antitrypanosomal 4-phenyl-6-(pyridin-3-yl)pyrimidines 

  Taylor, Annie; Robinson, W.J.; Lauga-Cami, S.; Weaver, G.W.; Arroo, R. R. J.; Kaiser, M.; Gul, S.; Kuzikov, M.; Ellinger, B.; Singh, K.; Schirmeister, T.; Botana, A.; Eurtivong, C.; Bhambra, Avninder S. (Article)

  Human African trypanosomiasis, or sleeping sickness, is a neglected tropical disease caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense and Trypanosoma brucei gambiense which seriously affects human health in Africa. Current therapies ...

• Complement Properdin Regulates the MetaboloInflammatory Response to a High Fat Diet 

  Thomas, Roisin C.; Kheder, Ramiar; Alaridhee, Hasanain; Martin, Naomi; Stover, Cordula M. (Article)

  Background and objectives: Overnutrition leads to a metabolic and inflammatory response that includes the activation of Complement. Properdin is the only amplifier of complement activation and increases the provision of ...

• Intersectionality and Employment in England: Where are all the Black Disabled People? 

  Berghs, Maria; Dyson, Simon (Article)

  This paper begins by giving a description of the relationship between austerity and the neoliberal policy focus on work in the UK, and how this impacts negatively on disabled people. It examines why Black disabled people’s ...

• Estimation of the minimal exercise intensity at maximal oxygen uptake 

  Merry, Kevin L. (Article)

  The purpose of the study was to investigate whether modification of a common approach that is used to determine the minimal exercise intensity at which V̇ O2 max is elicited (iV̇ O2 max) improves its accuracy, when compared ...

• Multiple Choice Questions in Microbial Molecular Genetics 

  Al Marjani, Mohammed F.; Samarasinghe, S.; Al Kadmy, Israa M. S. (Book)

  Multiple Choice Questions in Microbial Molecular Genetics Mohammed F. Al Marjani; Department of Biology, College of Science, Mustansiriyah University, Iraq. Shivanthi Samarasinghe ; Leicester School of Allied Health ...

• Academic Outreach and Widening Participation: Problems, Planning and Quick Wins 

  Furmonaviciene, R. (Conference)

  Dr Ruta Furmonaviciene reflects positively on the transition to online delivery and identifies some tools which have helped her to continue working. Ruta explains how the pandemic has increased the opportunity for innovation ...

• Reasons for smoking among English-speaking adults in Leicester - a pilot study 

  Joshi, Kshama R.; Furmonaviciene, R. (Article)

  Cigarette smoke contains around 7000 chemicals that are harmful to health and cause premature death. Most smokers acknowledge the harm they are doing to them yet continue to smoke. This pilot study was designed to understand ...

• Wandering the Wards: An Ethnography of Hospital Care and its Consequences for People Living With Dementia 

  Northcott, Andy; Featherstone, Katie (Book)

  Wandering the Wards provides a detailed and unflinching ethnographic examination of life within the contemporary hospital. It reveals the institutional and ward cultures that inform the organisation and delivery of everyday ...

• Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students’ interactive Adobe Spark e-page and 30 minute recorded online talk presented at the International UDL-IRN Summit On Demand, New York, USA, June 1-5th, 2020. 

  Furmonaviciene, R. (Conference)

  Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students May 22, 2020 Ruta Furmonaviciene This session will present co-creation work and WhatsApp use to enhance learning. Dr. Furmonaviciene co-created an ...

• Application of dietary supplements in the prevention of type 2 diabetes-related cardiovascular complications 

  Jin, Jessica; Arroo, Randolph R.J. (Article)

  Type 2 diabetes, which accounts for the vast majority of diabetes worldwide is the result of a lowered sensitivity of the insulin receptors, resulting in impaired sugar metabolism is and chronic hyperglycaemia. There is ...

• Estimates of the high prevalence of neonatal sepsis in low-and middle-income countries; A systemic review and a meta-analysis. 

  Samarasinghe, S.; Akingbemisilu, Deborah (Conference)

• The Efficacy of Antibiotics in the Treatment of Chlamydia Trachomatis Infections during Pregnancy. A Systematic Review and a Meta-analysis. 

  Samarasinghe, S.; Durber, Katie; Baho, Sinan (Article)

  Chlamydia trachomatis infections encountered during pregnancy can lead to many complications for both mother and neonate if left untreated. A systematic review and a meta-analysis were conducted to analyse the efficacy of ...

• Global citizenship: an exploration of the relevance to UK health and social care professions 

  Illingworth, Paul (Article)

  At a time when actual or potential global events are having, or are likely to have, significant impact on societies, it is timely to revisit ‘global citizenship’ and explore the relevance of the concept to health and ...

• Minority Stress among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual People in the UK: A Service Provider Perspective 

  Rehman, Zaqia; Jaspal, Rusi; Fish, Julie (Article)

  Mental health inequalities among Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people from lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) communities persist and remain under-researched. This study is the first in the UK to explore, from the ...

• Predicting self-harm in an ethnically diverse sample of lesbian, gay and bisexual people in the United Kingdom 

  Rehman, Zaqia; Lopes, Barbara; Jaspal, Rusi (Article)

  Background: Poor mental health is prevalent in lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people due in part to social stigma. The social, psychological and clinical risk factors for self-harm among LGB people are unclear, which ...

• Disposalscapes: Considering the disposal of ‘estranged’ limbs after amputation 

  Hanna, Esmee (Article)

  The disposal of limbs remains absent from our understandings of amputation, with ‘estranged limbs’ occupying a liminal position. Despite acceptance that the appropriate disposal of human tissue matters on moral, ethical ...

• Intravenous sildenafil citrate and post-cardiac surgery acute kidney injury: a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial 

  Kumar, T; Aujla, H; Woźniak, M; Dott, W; Sullo, N; Joel-David, L; Pais, P; Smallwood, D; Miller, D; Eagle-Hemming, B; Di Paola, A S; Barber, S; Brookes, C; Brunskill, N J; Murphy, G J (Article)

  Background This study assessed whether i.v. sildenafil citrate prevented acute kidney injury in at-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass. Methods In a double-blind RCT, adults at increased ...

• Perceptions of body weight that vary by body mass index: Clear associations with perceptions based on personal control and responsibility. 

  Robinson K, K; Muir, S; Newbury, A; Appleton, KM; Santos-Merx, Lourdes (Article)

  This project aimed to identify the perceptions of body weight that vary by body mass index. First, a qualitative study explored body weight perceptions in 17 individuals with overweight. Second, a questionnaire was developed ...

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