• War on video: Combat footage, vernacular video analysis and military culture from within 

  Mair, Michael ; Elsey, Chris ; Smith, Paul V. ; Watson, Patrick G. (Article)

  In this article we present an ethnomethodological study of a controversial case of ‘friendly fire’ from the Iraq War in which leaked video footage, war on video, acquired particular significance. We examine testimony ...
• Critical review of the current and future challenges associated with advanced in vitro systems towards the study of nanoparticle (secondary) genotoxicity 

  Evans, S. J. ; Clifton, M. J. ; Singh, Neenu ; de Oliveira Mallia, J. ; Burgum, M. ; Wills, J. W. ; Wilkinson, T. S. ; Doak, Shareen H. (Article)

  With the need to understand the potential biological impact of the plethora of nanoparticles (NPs) being manufactured for a wide range of potential human applications, due to their inevitable human exposure, research ...
• Adipogenic Differentiation of Muscle Derived Cells is Repressed by Inhibition of GSK-3 Activity 

  Redshaw, Zoe ; Loughna, Paul T. (Article)

  Background: Intramuscular fat is important in large animal livestock species in regard to meat quality and in humans is of clinical significance in particular in relation to insulin resistance. The canonical Wnt signalling ...
• Three-dimensional Models for In vitro Nanotoxicity Testing 

  Doak, Shareen H. ; Wills, J. W. ; Singh, Neenu (Book chapter)

  The intrinsic limitations and pitfalls exhibited by two-dimensional (2D) in vitro studies in conjunction with the ethical issues surrounding in vivo (nano)toxicology testing on animals have prompted the need to develop ...
• Presence of Giardia in urban parks from Leicester, UK 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Anjum, U. (Conference)

  Giardia duodenalis (syn. G. lamblia and G. intestinalis) is a worldwide leading diarrheagenic human protozoan parasite with potential to contaminate water, food or fomites. Animal-to‑animal and animal‑to‑human transmissions ...
• Human-related microsporidia in the English urban environment: what we know so far? 

  Hoosen, H. ; Anjum, U. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  The potential zoonotic transmission route of Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon spp. (E. intestinalis, E. hellem and E. cuniculi) is under discussion. “Urban animals” could represent a risk to the population that ...
• Potential presence of microsporidia in clinical faecal specimens from the Isle of Man. 

  Hoosen, H. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Sheilds, R. ; Helm, C. ; Khan, R. ; del Aguila, C. ; Fenoy, S. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Human-related microsporidia Enterocytozoon bieneusi and Encephalitozoon spp. have emerged as opportunistic infectious agents affecting both immunocompromised and immunocompetent individuals. A pilot study to determine the ...
• Treatment combined triple for acute coronary syndrome, 2. 

  Pena, M. A. ; Torrado, G. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Roger, F. (Conference)

  Las enfermedades cardiovasculares constituyen un amplio grupo de desórdenes del corazón y de los vasos sanguíneos y son una de las principales causas de morbimortalidad en todo el mundo. Entre estas enfermedades cardiovasculares ...
• Potential presence of Cyclospora and Cystoisospora in urban parks from Leicester, UK 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Anjum, U. (Conference)

  Cyclospora cayetanensis and Cystoisospora belli (previously known as Isospora belli) are emerging coccidian parasites that can spread by ingesting contaminated food or water. Despite their presence is more common in tropical ...
• Cryptosporidium spp. in the English urban environment: a public health concern? 

  Anjum, U. ; Magnet, A. ; Izquierdo, F. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. (Conference)

  Several species of Cryptosporidium can infect humans and have been described as opportunistic parasites. Different outbreaks have been described in the UK as oocysts of these pathogens can spread through contaminated water ...
• Interventions to enhance the teaching status of parasitology. 

  Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Magnet, A. ; Hoosen, H. ; Evans, M. ; Acosta, L. (Conference)

  Recent surveys have highlighted an erosion of the teaching of parasitology in medical and veterinary schools across Europe and other developed countries, despite reports of increasing instances of food and water borne ...
• Treatment combined triple for acute coronary syndrome 1 

  Pena, M. A. ; Torrado, G. ; Pena-Fernandez, A. ; Roger, F. (Conference)

  El Síndrome Coronario Agudo (SCA) es una cardiopatía coronaria que causa mortalidad en pacientes adultos mayores. Como se ha explicado en la anterior comunicación se ha elegido la antiagregación plaquetaria dual como ...
• Acute intradialytic exercise does not affect the phenotype or pro-thrombotic nature of microparticles but alters their function 

  Martin, Naomi ; Dungey, Maurice R ; Burton, James O ; Young, Hannah ML ; Smith, Alice C ; Bishop, Nicolette C (Article)

  Haemodialysis patients have a dysfunctional and activated immune system, with comorbidity-associated risks of thrombosis, cardiovascular disease and infection. Microparticles are biologically active nanovesicles shed from ...
• Emoting infertility online: A qualitative analysis of men's forum posts 

  Hanna, Esmee ; Gough, Brendan (Article)

  Relatively little research on infertility focuses exclusively or significantly on men’s experiences, particularly in relation to emotional aspects. Evidence that does exist around male infertility suggests that it is a ...
• Women’s perspectives on the value of a father’s initiative in shifting gendered practices within families 

  Hanna, Esmee ; Robertson, Steven ; Woodall, James ; Rowlands, Simon (Article)

  This paper explores the qualitative perspectives of women about a community embedded fathers initiative in Northern England. Projects to improve the wellbeing of men and their children are less common within the landscape ...
• Men’s accounts of infertility within their intimate partner relationships: an analysis of online forum discussions. 

  Hanna, Esmee ; Gough, Brendan (Article)

  Objective: This article aims to provide insights into men’s accounts of infertility in the context of their intimate partnerships. Background: Although we are beginning to understand that men experience the emotions of ...
• Fit to father? Online accounts of lifestyle changes and help‐seeking on a male infertility board 

  Hanna, Esmee ; Gough, Brendan ; Hudson, Nicky (Article)

  The reproductive realm is routinely viewed as a feminised space requiring women’s commitment and labour. By contrast, men’s procreative contributions and ‘reproductive masculinity’ is represented as unproblematic, with men ...
• Supporting Young Men as Fathers: Gendered Understandings of Group-Based Community Provisions 

  Hanna, Esmee (Book)

  This book examines community group settings for young men who are fathers, with particular emphasis on the role of gender within the groups and the possibilities of such groups for the ‘un-doing’of gender. Young men who ...
• Searching for help online: An analysis of peer-to-peer posts on a male-only infertility forum. 

  Hanna, Esmee ; Gough, Brendan (Article)

  Men’s experiences of infertility help seeking are under-researched and thus less widely understood than women’s experiences, with men’s needs for support often missing from reproductive research knowledge. This article ...
• Implications for public health research of models and theories of disability: A scoping study and evidence synthesis 

  Thomas, Carol ; Hatton, Chris ; Graham, Hilary ; Atkin, K. ; Berghs, M. (Article)

  Background: Public health interventions that are effective in the general population are often assumed to apply to people with impairments. However, the evidence to support this is limited and hence there is a need for ...

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