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• Use of a faecal immunochemical test narrows current gaps in uptake for sex, age and deprivation in a bowel cancer screening programme

  Digby, J., McDonald, P. J., Strachan, J. A., Libby, G., Steele, R. JC. & Fraser, C. G., Jun 2013, In: Journal of Medical Screening. 20, 2, p. 80-85 6 p.

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

  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Colonic Neoplasms
  • Hemoglobins
  35 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of an agile bridge in the development of assistive technology

  Prior, S., Waller, A., Black, R. & Kroll, T., 2013, Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems - Proceedings: changing Perspectives. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, p. 1579-1588 10 p.

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

  • User centered design
  • Human computer interaction
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of antimicrobial mouthwashes (gargling) and nasal sprays by healthcare workers to protect them when treating patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 infection

  Burton, M. J., Clarkson, J. E., Goulao, B., Glenny, A-M., McBain, A. J., Schilder, A. G. M., Webster, K. E. & Worthington, H. V., 16 Sep 2020, In: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 9, p. 1-28 28 p., CD013626.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

  • Nasal Sprays
  • Mouthwashes
  • Health Personnel
  • Infection
  • Randomized Controlled Trials

• Use of aspirin post-diagnosis in a cohort of patients with colorectal cancer and its association with all-cause and colorectal cancer specific mortality

  McCowan, C., Munro, A. J., Donnan, P. T. & Steele, R. J. C., Mar 2013, In: European Journal of Cancer. 49, 5, p. 1049-1057 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  74 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of a virtual learning environment for training in maxillofacial emergencies: impact on the knowledge and attitudes of staff in accident and emergency departments

  Elledge, R., McAleer, S., Thakar, M., Begum, F., Singhota, S. & Grew, N., Feb 2016, In: British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 54, 2, p. 166-169 4 p.

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

  • Attitude of Health Personnel
  • Hospital Emergency Service
  • Emergencies
  • Learning
  • Visual Analog Scale
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• 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
  9 Citations (Scopus)

  229 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of barbed suture without fashioning the "classical" Wirsung-jejunostomy in a modified end-to-side robotic pancreatojejunostomy

  Morelli, L., Furbetta, N., Gianardi, D., Guadagni, S., Di Franco, G., Bianchini, M., Palmeri, M., Masoni, C., Di Candio, G. & Cuschieri, A., 6 Oct 2020, In: Surgical Endoscopy. 7 p.

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

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  • Pancreaticojejunostomy
  • Jejunostomy
  • Robotics
  • Sutures
  • Pancreaticoduodenectomy
  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of centrifuge modeling to improve lessons learned from earthquake case histories

  Bertalot, D., Brennan, A., Knappett, J., Muir Wood, D. & Villalobos, F. A., 2012, Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnics (EUROFUGE 2012), 23-24 April, Delft, The Netherlands. p. 1-10 10 p.

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

  • centrifugal model test
  • liquefaction
  • earthquake
  • history
  • Chile earthquake 2010

• 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
  25 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)

  244 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of effective contraception following provision of the progestogen-only pill for women presenting to community pharmacies for emergency contraception (Bridge-It): a pragmatic cluster-randomised crossover trial

  Cameron, S. T., Glasier, A., McDaid, L. M., Radley, A., Baraitser, P., Stephenson, J. M., Gilson, R., Battison, C., Cowle, K., Forrest, M., Goulao, B., Johnstone, A., Morelli, A., Patterson, S., McDonald, A., Vadiveloo, T. & Norrie, J. D. T., 14 Nov 2020, In: Lancet. 396, 10262, p. 1585-1594 10 p.

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

  Open Access

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  • Postcoital Contraception
  • Pharmacies
  • Progestins
  • Contraception
  • Cross-Over Studies
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of fecal immunochemical testing in patients presenting in primary care with lower GI symptoms

  Fraser, C. G., 6 Apr 2020, In: CMAJ. 192, 14, p. E377 1 p.

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

• 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 hand-held echocardiography to facilitate the management of cardiac disease in older people

  Sumukadas, D., Witham, M. D. & Gillespie, N. D., Feb 2011, In: Scottish Medical Journal. 56, 1, p. 23-25 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  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 inhaled corticosteroids in asthma and coronavirus disease 2019: Keep calm and carry on

  Lipworth, B., Chan, R. & Kuo, C., 1 Nov 2020, In: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. 125, 5, p. 503-504 2 p.

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

• 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 local tidal records to identify relative sea level change: accuracy and error for decision makers

  Powell, V. A., McGlashan, D. J. & Duck, R. W., 2012, In: Journal of Coastal Conservation. 16, 4, p. 597-607 11 p.

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

  • sea level change
  • tide gauge
  • decision
  • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
  • sea level rise
  2 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

  Open Access

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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
  18 Citations (Scopus)

  162 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 population-based health informatics research to improve care for patients with cardiovascular diseases

  Mordi, I., Guignard-Duff, M., Hall, C., New, B. J. M. & Lang, C., 17 Dec 2020, In: Diseases. 8, 4, 7 p., 47.

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

  Open Access

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  • Medical Informatics
  • Population Health
  • Patient Care
  • Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis
  11 Downloads (Pure)

• Use of pressure surge for unblocking hydrocarbon pipelines

  Mackenzie, H. & Vardy, A. E., 2012, BHR Group - 11th International Conferences on Pressure Surges. p. 69-85 17 p.

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

  • hydrocarbon
  • pipe
  • fluid mechanics
  • industry
  • fluid
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• 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 recycled and secondary aggregates in foamed concretes

  Jones, R., Zheng, L., Yerramala, A. & Rao, K. S., 2012, In: Magazine of Concrete Research. 64, 6, p. 513-525 13 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• 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

  Open Access

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

  209 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 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 the theory of planned behaviour to assess factors influencing the identification of individuals at ultra-high risk for psychosis in primary care

  Russo, D. A., Stochl, J., Croudace, T. J., Graffy, J. P., Youens, J., Jones, P. B. & Perez, J., Aug 2012, In: Early Intervention in Psychiatry. 6, 3, p. 265-275 11 p.

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

  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Primary Health Care
  • Intention
  • Psychometrics
  • Primary Care Physicians
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Use of tumescent anaesthesia in dermatological surgery

  Shareef, M. S. & Affleck, A., Apr 2012, In: Clinical and Experimental Dermatology. 37, 3, p. 308-309 2 p.

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

• Use of UKCAT scores in student selection by UK medical schools, 2006-2010

  Adam, J., Dowell, J. & Greatrix, R., 24 Nov 2011, In: BMC Medical Education. 11, p. - 6 p., 98.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  23 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
  • land
  • polarization
  • texture
  • matrix
  56 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

  Open Access

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  • Roma
  • Health Services
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Scotland
  • Research Ethics Committees
  272 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
  49 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

  Open Access

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

  225 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
  8 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

  Open Access

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  • User centered design
  • Communication
  • Nonprofit organization
  • Software design
  • Marketing
  30 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