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• Use of a Yeast tRNase Killer Toxin to Diagnose Kti12 Motifs Required for tRNA Modification by Elongator

  Mehlgarten, C., Prochaska, H., Hammermeister, A., Abdel-Fattah, W., Wagner, M., Krutyhołowa, R., Jun, S. E., Kim, G-T., Glatt, S., Breunig, K. D., Stark, M. J. R. & Schaffrath, R., 5 Sep 2017, In: Toxins. 9, 9, p. 1-13 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • zymocin
  • Yeast Killer Factor
  • Yeast
  • Transfer RNA
  • Anticodon
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  247 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of complementary and alternative medicines during the third trimester

  Pallivalapila, A. R., Stewart, D., Shetty, A., Pande, B., Singh, R. & McLay, J. S., Jan 2015, In: Obstetrics and Gynecology. 125, 1, p. 204-211 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Third Pregnancy Trimester
  • Complementary Therapies
  • Odds Ratio
  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of concrete as the primary construction material for the pelamis wave energy converter

  Khosravi, N., Barker, L., O’Donoghue, V., Benzie, J., Newlands, M. & Jones, R., 2015, Renewable Energies Offshore - 1st International Conference on Renewable Energies Offshore, RENEW 2014. Soares, C. G. (ed.). London: CRC Press/Balkema, p. 305-312 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Concretes
  • Durability
  • Wave power
  • Adhesive joints
  • Concrete mixtures
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of copper slag and washed copper slag as sand in concrete: a state-of-the-art review

  Lye, C. Q., Koh, S. K., Mangabhai, R. & Dhir, R. K., 1 Jun 2015, In: Magazine of Concrete Research. 67, 12, p. 665-679 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Copper
  • Slags
  • Sand
  • Concretes
  • Water
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of data to inform expert evaluative opinion in the comparison of hand images: the importance of scars

  Jackson, G. & Black, S., May 2014, In: International Journal of Legal Medicine. 128, 3, p. 555-563 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Expert Testimony
  • Cicatrix
  • Hand
  • Sexual Child Abuse
  • Weights and Measures
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  251 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of fly ash in CSA concrete

  Jones, M. & Strompinis, N., 8 May 2017, 2017 WOCA Proceedings Papers. Robl, T. & Adams, T. (eds.). United States: University Press of Kentucky, 23 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Use of hand-held computers to determine the relative contribution of different cognitive, attitudinal, social, and organizational factors on health care workers' decision to decontaminate hands

  Lee, K., Burnett, E., Morrison, K. & Ricketts, I., Feb 2014, In: American Journal of Infection Control. 42, 2, p. 133-138 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Handheld Computers
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Decision Making
  • Hand
  • Delivery of Health Care
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of human tissue for transplantation: ethical and legal issues

  Neades, B. L., Perry, P., Kilbride, L., Aitken, G. & Hill, G., 1 Jul 2013, Organ Donation and Organ Donors: Issues, Challenges and Perspectives. Saidi, R. F. (ed.). Nova Science Publishers, p. 149-168 20 p. (Organ Transplantation Research Horizons).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

• Use of laboratory-based surveillance data to estimate the number of people chronically infected with hepatitis B living in Scotland

  Schnier, C., Wallace, L., Tempelton, K., Aitken, C., Gunson, R. N., Molyneaux, P., McIntyre, P., Povey, C., Goldberg, D. & Hutchinson, S., Oct 2014, In: Epidemiology and Infection. 142, 10, p. 2121-2130 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Scotland
  • Hepatitis B
  • Chronic Hepatitis B
  • Population
  • Virology
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of micro-pile inclusions to enhance foundation rocking isolation

  Loli, M., Gazetas, G., Knappett, J. & Anastasopoulos, I., 2016, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Natural Hazards and Infrastructure: Protection, Design, Rehabilitation (ICONHIC 2016), Chania, Greece.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • footing
  • pile
  • ductility
  • centrifuge
  • soil condition

• Use of MOOCs to scale rigorous Citizen Science and its impact

  Hemment, D., Woods, M. & Ajates Gonzalez, R., Jun 2018. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review

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  • Observatories
  • Site selection
  • Sustainable development
  • Sensors
  14 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of multi-criteria decision analysis to identify potentially dangerous glacial lakes

  Kougkoulos, I., Cook, S. J., Jomelli, V., Clarke, L., Symeonakis, E., Dortch, J. M., Edwards, L. A. & Merad, M., 15 Apr 2018, In: Science of the Total Environment. 621, p. 1453-1466 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • glacial lake
  • decision analysis
  • Decision theory
  • Lakes
  • outburst
  19 Citations (Scopus)

  176 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of occupation-focused language by occupational therapists in physical health care settings when considering older people and alcohol use.

  Maclean, F. & Breckenridge, J., Nov 2015, In: British Journal of Occupational Therapy. 78, 11, p. 713-717 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Occupational Therapists
  • Occupations
  • Language
  • Alcohols
  • Delivery of Health Care
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Use of oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation is highly variable and only weakly associated with estimated stroke risk: cross-sectional population database study

  Dreischulte, T., Barnett, K., Madhok, V. & Guthrie, B., Sep 2014, In: European Journal of General Practice. 20, 3, p. 181-189 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Anticoagulants
  • Atrial Fibrillation
  • Stroke
  • Databases
  • Population
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of peracetic acid as irrigating agent in endodontics

  Fernandes, S. L., Tartari, T., Bronzato, J. D., Bramante, C. M., Vivan, R. R., de Andrade, F. B. & Duarte, M. A. H., 2015, In: Dental Press Endodontics. 5, 2, p. 56-60 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Peracetic Acid
  • Endodontics
  • Antisepsis
  • Sodium Hypochlorite
  • Dental Pulp Cavity
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Use of personalised risk-based screening schedules to optimise workload and sojourn time in screening programmes for diabetic retinopathy: A retrospective cohort study

  Ochs, A., McGurnaghan, S., Black, M. W., Leese, G. P., Philip, S., Sattar, N., Styles, C., Wild, S. H., McKeigue, P. M. & Colhoun, H. M., 17 Oct 2019, In: PLoS Medicine. 16, 10, p. 1-15 15 p., e1002945.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Workload
  • Appointments and Schedules
  • Cohort Studies
  • Retrospective Studies
  3 Citations (Scopus)

  79 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of pressure surge for unblocking hydrocarbon pipelines

  Mackenzie, H., Campbell, R. & Vardy, A., Mar 2016, 12th International Conference on Pressure Surges. p. 509-522 24 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Use of Ricker motions as an alternative to pushover testing

  Loli, M., Knappett, J. A., Anastasopoulos, I. & Brown, M. J., Mar 2015, In: International Journal of Physical Modelling in Geotechnics. 15, 1, p. 44-55 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Centrifuges
  • centrifuge
  • Testing
  • ground motion
  • static response
  4 Citations (Scopus)

  215 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of Ricker wavelet ground motions as an alternative to push-over testing

  Loli, M., Anastasopoulos, I., Knappett, J. A. & Brown, M. J., 1 Jan 2014, Physical Modelling in Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics 2014, ICPMG 2014. Gaudin, C. & White, D. (eds.). CRC Press, Vol. 2. p. 1073-1078 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • ground motion
  • wavelet
  • soil-structure interaction
  • earthquake
  • footing
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of scattering cooling liquid in a solar Nd: YAG laser

  Smyth, C. J. C., Mirkhanov, S., Quarterman, A. H. & Wilcox, K. G., 2017, Proceedings of the European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics. Optical Society of America, Vol. Part F82-CLEO_Europe 2017. CA_4_5

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

• Use of skin adhesive in dermatological surgery

  Lau, Y. N., Green, C. M., Hussain, W. & Affleck, A. G., Aug 2014, In: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 39, 6, p. 773-774 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

• Use of the Hall Technique in Children With Learning Difficulties

  Robertson, M., Harris, J., Innes, N. & Rutter, J., 23 Mar 2017.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract

  • Dental Caries
  • Learning
  • Deciduous Tooth
  • Crowns
  • Child

• Use of the high dependency unit, increased consultant involvement and reduction in adverse events in patients who die after colorectal cancer surgery

  Young, J. A., Waugh, L., Mcphillips, G., Steele, R. J. C. & Thompson, A. M., 2013, In: Colorectal Disease. 15, 7, p. 824-829 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Colorectal Surgery
  • Dependency (Psychology)
  • Consultants
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Critical Care
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Use of the Randox Evidence Investigator immunoassay system for near-body drug screening during post-mortem examination in 261 forensic cases

  McLaughlin, P., Maskell, P. D., Pounder, D. & Osselton, D., Jan 2019, In: Forensic Science International. 294, p. 211-215 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • CDAA
  • Preclinical Drug Evaluations
  • Immunoassay
  • Autopsy
  • Research Personnel
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of the Skin Cancer Index to identify preoperative psychological morbidity

  Affleck, A., Moyes, M. & Fleming, C. J., Jul 2013, In: British Journal of Dermatology. 169, Suppl. 1, p. 84 1 p., DS41.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

• Use of the theoretical domains framework to further understanding of what influences application of fluoride varnish to children's teeth: a national survey of general dental practitioners in Scotland

  Gnich, W., Bonetti, D., Sherriff, A., Sharma, S., Conway, D. I. & Macpherson, L. M. D., 17 Apr 2015, In: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. 43, 3, p. 272-281 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Topical Fluorides
  • Scotland
  • General Practitioners
  • Tooth
  • Child
  17 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of UK-DMC 2 and ALOS PALSAR for studying the age of oil palm trees in southern peninsular Malaysia

  Tan, K. P., Kanniah, K. D. & Cracknell, A. P., Oct 2013, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 34, 20, p. 7424-7446 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • synthetic aperture radar
  • oil
  • land
  • polarization
  • texture
  57 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of UK health services by Gypsies, Roma, and Travellers: triangulation of two mixed methods studies

  Siebelt, L., Jackson, C., McFadden, A., Dyson, L. & Atkin, K., Nov 2017, In: Lancet. 390, S81, p. 81 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review

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  • Roma
  • Health Services
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Scotland
  • Research Ethics Committees
  280 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of vascular access for haemodialysis in Europe: a report from the ERA-EDTA Registry

  Noordzij, M., Jager, K. J., van der Veer, S. N., Kramar, R., Collart, F., Heaf, J. G., Stojceva-Taneva, O., Leivestad, T., Buturovic-Ponikvar, J., Benítez Sánchez, M., Moreso, F., Prütz, K. G., Severn, A., Wanner, C., Vanholder, R. & Ravani, P., Oct 2014, In: Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation. 29, 10, p. 1956-1964 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Arteriovenous Fistula
  • Edetic Acid
  • Renal Dialysis
  • Registries
  • Blood Vessels
  50 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of Vascular Assessments and Novel Biomarkers to Predict Cardiovascular Events in Type 2 Diabetes: The SUMMIT VIP Study

  SUMMIT Consortium, Shore, A. C., Colhoun, H. M., Natali, A., Palombo, C., Khan, F., Östling, G., Aizawa, K., Kennbäck, C., Casanova, F., Persson, M., Gooding, K., Gates, P. E., Looker, H., Dove, F., Belch, J., Pinnola, S., Venturi, E., Kozakova, M., Goncalves, I. & 3 others, Kravic, J., Björkbacka, H. & Nilsson, J., 1 Oct 2018, In: Diabetes Care. 41, 10, p. 2212-2219 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Biomarkers
  • Blood Vessels
  • Vascular Stiffness
  12 Citations (Scopus)

  232 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of Xpert® MRSA PCR point-of-care testing beyond the laboratory

  Parcell, B. J. & Phillips, G., Jun 2014, In: Journal of Hospital Infection. 87, 2, p. 119-121 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Point-of-Care Testing
  • Methicillin
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Negative Results
  13 Citations (Scopus)

• User-adaptive models for recognizing food preparation activities

  Stein, S. & McKenna, S. J., 1 Jan 2013, CEA 2013 - Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Multimedia for Cooking and Eating Activities. p. 39-44 6 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  • Accelerometers
  • Support vector machines
  • Classifiers
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• User Centred Design with Disabled Participants: A New SGD Interface Supporting Narrative Prediction

  Black, R., Rashid, Z. & Waller, A., 21 Jul 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

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  • User centered design
  • Communication
  • Nonprofit organization
  • Software design
  • Marketing
  30 Downloads (Pure)

• User Experiences of an Electronic Personal Health Record for Diabetes

  Conway, N. T., Allardice, B., Wake, D. J. & Cunningham, S. G., 1 Jul 2019, In: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 13, 4, p. 744-750 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

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  • Personal Health Records
  • Medical problems
  • Electronic Health Records
  • Health
  • Data Visualization
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  190 Downloads (Pure)

• User experiences of working with the police in relation to vulnerable people who go missing in the Aberdeen area: A joint report for HMICS by Children in Scotland and Scottish Institute for Policing Research

  Alcock, M. & Humphrey, A., 22 Jun 2015, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland. 22 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

  • police
  • Missing persons
  • incident
  • experience

• User involvement in a Cochrane systematic review: using structured methods to enhance the clinical relevance, usefulness and usability of a systematic review update

  Pollock, A., Campbell, P., Baer, G., Choo, P. L., Morris, J. & Forster, A., 20 Apr 2015, In: Systematic Reviews. 4, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 55.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Systematic Reviews
  • Consensus
  • Caregivers
  • Physical Therapists
  • Stroke
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  221 Downloads (Pure)

• User-led personal assistance in the European Union: A critical comparative analysis

  Mladenov, T., 2019, (Unpublished).

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  • assistance
  • European Union

• User-led personal assistance in the European Union: A critical comparative analysis

  Mladenov, T., 1 Oct 2019.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

• User-sensitive Inclusive Design for Technology in Everyday Life

  Lim, C. S. C. & Newell, A., 15 Sep 2016, Gerotechnology 2.0: Research, Practice And Principles In the field Of Technology And Aging. Kwon, S. (ed.). New York: Springer , p. 157-179 23 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review

  • User interfaces
  • Engineers

• Using action research to develop an intervention to increase children’s adherence to physiotherapy for cystic fibrosis

  France, E. F., Semple, K., Grindle, M., Hoskins, G., Glasscoe, C., Rowland, C., Duncan, K., Dhouieb, E., Cunningham, S., Main, E., Williams, B., Hagen, S., Treweek, S., Allen, J., McGhee, J. & Hoddinott, P., 8 Apr 2016, p. 102-105. 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review

  • Health Services Research
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Parents
  • Research Personnel
  • Multimedia

• Using a discrete Hidden Markov Model Kernel for lip-based biometric identification

  Travieso, C. M., Zhang, J., Miller, P. & Alonso, J. B., Dec 2014, In: Image and Vision Computing. 32, 12, p. 1080-1089 10 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Hidden Markov models
  • Biometrics
  • Support vector machines
  • Classifiers
  • Experiments
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Using a knowledge utilization framework to explore how findings from one study can be applied to other nursing contexts

  Olsen, P. R. & Bradbury-Jones, C., Sep 2013, In: International Nursing Review. 60, 3, p. 381-388 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Nursing
  • Social Support
  • Creativity
  • Nurse Administrators
  • Education
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Using an electronic assessment system for nursing students on placements

  Smith, J. & Cambers, W., Nov 2017, In: British Journal of Nursing. 26, 21, p. 1192-1196 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Nursing Students
  • Mentors
  • Students
  • Nurses
  • Training Support
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  272 Downloads (Pure)

• Using animal models to understand cancer pain in humans

  Currie, G. L., Sena, E. S., Fallon, M. T., Macleod, M. R. & Colvin, L. A., Jun 2014, In: Current Pain and Headache Reports. 18, 6, 8 p., 423.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • Cancer Pain
  • Animal Models
  • Opioid Analgesics
  • Bone Neoplasms
  • Pain
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) to study wild yak in the highest desert in the world

  Su, X., Dong, S., Liu, S., Cracknell, A. P., Zhang, Y., Wang, X. & Liu, G., 2018, In: International Journal of Remote Sensing. 39, 15-16, p. 5490-5503 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  • desert
  • vehicle
  • habitat
  • world
  • nature reserve
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Using a quality care framework to evaluate user and provider experiences of maternity care: A comparative study

  Symon, A., McFadden, A., White, M., Fraser, K. & Cummins, A., Jun 2019, In: Midwifery. 73, p. 17-25 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Midwifery
  • Quality of Health Care
  • Focus Groups
  • Mothers
  • Newborn Infant
  82 Downloads (Pure)

• Using argumentation to evaluate concept blends in combinatorial creativity

  Confalonieri, R., Corneli, J., Pease, A., Plaza, E. & Schorlemmer, M., Jul 2015, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Computational Creativity, 2015. Association for Computational Creativity, p. 174-181 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

  • Semiotics
  18 Citations (Scopus)

• Using argumentative structure to interpret debates in online deliberative democracy and erulemaking

  Lawrence, J., Park, J., Budzynska, K., Cardie, C., Konat, B. & Reed, C., 1 Jul 2017, In: ACM Transactions on Internet Technology. 17, 3, 22 p., 25.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  Open Access

  • Pipelines
  • Feedback
  11 Citations (Scopus)

• Using Augmented Reality and Internet of Things to improve accessibility of people with motor disabilities in the context of Smart Cities

  Rashid, Z., Melià-Seguí, J., Pous, R. & Peig, E., Nov 2017, In: Future Generation Computer Systems. 76, p. 248-261 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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  • Wheelchairs
  • Smart city
  • Augmented reality
  • Internet of things
  • Radio frequency identification (RFID)
  36 Citations (Scopus)

  415 Downloads (Pure)

• Using a weighted genetic risk core to investigate the clinical impact of genetically determined Systolic Blood Pressure in a Large Prospective Cohort

  Doney, A., Flynn, R., Man, T., Palmer, C., Donnelly, L., Morant, S., Mackenzie, I. & MacDonald, T., Oct 2018, In: Journal of Human Hypertension. 32, 10, p. 707-707

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract › peer-review