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  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 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)

  208 Downloads (Pure)

• 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 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 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 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 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

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

  224 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 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)

  213 Downloads (Pure)

• User-sensitive inclusive design

  Newell, A. F., Gregor, P., Morgan, M., Pullin, G. & Macaulay, C., Aug 2011, In: Universal Access in the Information Society. 10, 3, p. 235-243 9 p.

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

• 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
  6 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)

  254 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 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
  10 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)
  33 Citations (Scopus)

  361 Downloads (Pure)

• Using chemistry simulations: attention capture, selective amnesia and inattentional blindness

  Rodrigues, S., 2011, In: Chemistry Education Research and Practice. 12, 1, p. 40-46 7 p.

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

  • blindness
  • chemistry
  • simulation
  • Students
  • instruction
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Using chiral molecules as an approach to address low-druggability recognition sites

  Lucas, X. & Günther, S., 5 Nov 2014, In: Journal of Computational Chemistry. 35, 29, p. 2114-2121 8 p.

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

  • Ligands
  • Molecules
  • Proteins
  • Physicochemical properties
  • Protein
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Using Cluster Analysis of Cytokines to Identify Patterns of Inflammation in Hospitalized Patients with Community-acquired Pneumonia: A Pilot Study

  Wiemken, T. L., Kelley, R., Fernandez-Botran, R., Mattingly, W. A., Arnold, F. W., Furmanek, S. P., Restrepo, M. I., Chalmers, J. D., Peyrani, P., Cavallazzi, R., Bordon, J., Aliberti, S. & Ramirez, J. A., 30 Jan 2017, In: University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections. 1, 1, p. 3-11 9 p., 1.

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

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  • Cluster Analysis
  • Sputum
  • Pneumonia
  • Cytokines
  • Inflammation
  206 Downloads (Pure)

• Using creative drama to facilitate primary–secondary transition

  Jindal-Snape, D., Vettraino, E., Lowson, A. & McDuff, W., 2011, In: Education 3-13: International Journal of Primary, Elementary and Early Years Education. 39, 4, p. 383-394 12 p.

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

  • drama
  • self-confidence
  • self-esteem
  • pupil
  • primary school
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Using databases in medical education research: AMEE Guide No. 77

  Cleland, J., Scott, N., Harrild, K. & Moffat, M., May 2013, In: Medical Teacher. 35, 5, p. e1103-e1122 20 p.

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

  • education
  • educational research
  • qualitative research
  • planning research
  • quantitative research
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Using Data to See what Students are Doing: A Critically Enquiring Approach to VLE Development

  Coker, H., 24 Mar 2015, In: Journal of Perspectives in Applied Academic Practice. 3, 1, p. 11-23 13 p.

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

  Open Access

  • learning environment
  • participation
  • learning
  • student
  • artifact

• Using discrete choice experiments to inform randomised controlled trials: an application to chronic low back pain management in primary care

  Yi, D., Ryan, M., Campbell, S., Elliott, A., Torrance, N., Chambers, A., Johnston, M., Hannaford, P. & Smith, B. H., May 2011, In: European Journal of Pain. 15, 5, p. - 10 p.

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

• Using functional traits to quantify the value of plant communities to invertebrate ecosystem service providers in arable landscapes

  Storkey, J., Brooks, D., Haughton, A., Hawes, C., Smith, B. M. & Holland, J. M., Jan 2013, In: Journal of Ecology. 101, 1, p. 38-46 9 p.

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

• Using high-frequency water quality data to assess sampling strategies for the EU Water Framework Directive

  Skeffington, R. A., Halliday, S. J., Wade, A. J., Bowes, M. J. & Loewenthal, M., 26 May 2015, In: Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 19, 5, p. 2491-2504 14 p.

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

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  • Water Framework Directive
  • water quality
  • sampling
  • water body
  • dissolved oxygen
  45 Citations (Scopus)

  145 Downloads (Pure)

• Using item and test information to optimize targeted assessments of psychological distress

  Böhnke, J. R. & Lutz, W., Dec 2014, In: Assessment. 21, 6, p. 679-93 15 p.

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

  • Psychology
  • Outpatients
  • Population
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Using matrix assisted laser desorption ionisation mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) profiling in order to predict clinical outcomes of patients with heart failure

  Cao, T. H., Jones, D. J. L., Quinn, P. A., Chan, D. C. S., Hafid, N., Parry, H. M., Mohan, M., Sandhu, J. K., Anker, S. D., Cleland, J. G., Dickstein, K., Filippatos, G., Hillege, H. L., Metra, M., Ponikowski, P., Samani, N. J., Van Veldhuisen, D. J., Zannad, F., Zwinderman, A. H., Voors, A. A. & 2 others, Lang, C. C. & Ng, L. L., 2 Nov 2018, In: Clinical proteomics. 15, p. 1-9 9 p., 35.

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

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  • Ionization
  • Mass spectrometry
  • Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization Mass Spectrometry
  • Desorption
  • Lasers
  5 Citations (Scopus)

  185 Downloads (Pure)

• Using mobile technologies for mathematics: effects on student attitudes and achievement

  Fabian, M. K., Topping, K. & Barron, I., Oct 2018, In: Educational Technology Research and Development. 66, 5, p. 1119-1139 21 p.

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  • Students
  • mathematics
  • Group
  • student
  • Mobile computing
  17 Citations (Scopus)

  236 Downloads (Pure)

• Using Orthogonal Locality Preserving Projections to Find Dominant Features for Classifying Retinal Blood Vessels

  Relan, D., Ballerini, L., Trucco, E. & MacGillivray, T., 1 Aug 2018, In: Multimedia Tools and Applications. 78, 10, p. 12783-12803 21 p.

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

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  • Blood vessels
  • Cameras
  • Luminance
  • Image quality
  • Feature extraction
  2 Citations (Scopus)

  178 Downloads (Pure)

• Using peer mentoring for people with spinal cord injury to enhance self efficacy beliefs and prevent medical complications

  Ljungberg, I., Kroll, T., Libin, A. & Gordon, S., 2011, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 20, 3-4, p. 351-358 8 p.

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

  • Mentoring
  • Self Efficacy
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Mentors
  71 Citations (Scopus)

• Using quality improvement science to reduce the risk of pressure ulcer occurrence – a case study in NHS Tayside

  Mackie, S., Baldie, D., McKenna, E. & O'Connor, P., Nov 2014, In: Clinical Risk. 20, 6, p. 134-143 10 p.

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

  • Pressure Ulcer
  • Quality Improvement
  • Ulcer
  • incidence
  • school grade

• Using SQL techniques in NoSQL is OK, right? WRONG

  Cobley, A., 25 Aug 2015, The Register.

  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article

• Using technology in palliative care - a reality

  Johnston, B. M., Sep 2011, In: European Journal of Cancer. 47, p. S5-S5 1 p., 11.

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

• Using the best evidence to enhance dental hygiene decision making

  Frantsve-Hawley, J., Clarkson, J. E. & Slot, D. E., Feb 2015, In: Journal of Dental Hygiene. 89 , Suppl 1, p. 39-42 4 p.

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

• Using the iPhone as a device for a rapid quantitative analysis of trinitrotoluene in soil

  Choodum, A., Kanatharana, P., Wongniramaikul, W. & Nic Daeid, N., 15 Oct 2013, In: Talanta. 115, p. 143-149 7 p.

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

  • Trinitrotoluene
  • Digital cameras
  • Soils
  • Camera lenses
  • Chemical analysis
  72 Citations (Scopus)

• Using the MitoB method to assess levels of reactive oxygen species in ecological studies of oxidative stress

  Salin, K., Auer, S. K., Villasevil, E. M., Anderson, G. J., Cairns, A. G., Mullen, W., Hartley, R. C. & Metcalfe, N. B., 24 Jan 2017, In: Scientific Reports. 7, p. 1-9 9 p., 41228.

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

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  • Reactive Oxygen Species
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Animals
  • Trout
  • Hydrogen Peroxide
  10 Citations (Scopus)

  15 Downloads (Pure)

• Using the nominal group technique to engage stakeholders with experience of stroke in a Cochrane systematic review of physiotherapy treatment approaches

  Campbell, P., Baer, G., Morris, J., Forster, A., Choo, P. L. & Pollock, A., 1 Dec 2013, In: International Journal of Stroke : Official Journal of the International Stroke Society. 8, Suppl. 3, p. 16 1 p., 023.

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

  • Systematic Reviews
  • Stroke
  • Physical Therapists
  • Survivors
  • Caregivers

• Using the "patient dignity question" as a person-centred intervention for patients with palliative care needs in an acute hospital setting

  Gaffney, M., Johnston, B. & Buchanan, D., 2014, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 4 , s1, p. A13-A14

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

  • Respect
  • Palliative Care
  • Climate
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Empirical Research

• Using the Payoff Time in Decision-Analytic Models: A Case Study for Using Statins in Primary Prevention

  Thompson, A., Guthrie, B. & Payne, K., Oct 2017, In: Medical Decision Making. 37, 7, p. 735-746 11 p.

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

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  • Primary Prevention
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • Decision Making
  • Patient Harm
  1 Citation (Scopus)

  207 Downloads (Pure)

• Using the simplified case mix tool (sCMT) to identify cost in special care dental services to support commissioning

  Duane, B. G., Freeman, R., Richards, D., Crosbie, S., Patel, D., White, S. & Humphris, G., 1 Mar 2017, In: Community Dental Health. 34, 1, p. 56-59 4 p.

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

  • Dental Care
  • Diagnosis-Related Groups
  • Costs and Cost Analysis
  • General Anesthetics
  • Fees and Charges

• Using the SIRDE model of social change to examine the vote of Scottish teenagers in the 2014 independence referendum

  Grant, P. R., Bennett, M. & Abrams, D., 5 Sep 2017, In: British Journal of Social Psychology. 56, 3, p. 455-474 20 p.

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

  • Social Identification
  • Politics
  • Social Change
  • Scotland
  • Social Conditions
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• Using the ultrasonic wave transmission method to study the setting behavior of foamed concrete

  Wei, S., Yunsheng, Z. & Jones, M. R., 31 Jan 2014, In: Construction and Building Materials. 51, p. 62-74 13 p.

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

  • Ultrasonic transmission
  • Coal Ash
  • Concretes
  • Ointments
  • Ultrasonics
  27 Citations (Scopus)

• Using video-reflexive ethnography to capture the complexity of leadership enactment in the healthcare workplace

  Gordon, L., Rees, C., Ker, J. & Cleland, J., Dec 2017, In: Advances in Health Sciences Education. 22, 5, p. 1101-1121 21 p.

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

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  • ethnography
  • Healthcare
  • video
  • workplace
  • leadership
  15 Citations (Scopus)

  242 Downloads (Pure)

• Using web technology to support population-based diabetes care

  Cunningham, S., McAlpine, R., Leese, G., Brennan, G., Sullivan, F., Connacher, A., Waller, A., Boyle, D. I., Greene, S., Wilson, E., Emslie-Smith, A. & Morris, A. D., 2011, In: Journal of Diabetes Science and Technology. 5, 3, p. 523-534 12 p.

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

  • Medical problems
  • Technology
  • Quality Improvement
  • Geographical regions
  • Datasets
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• USING WORLD CAFéS TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES FOR INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELOCATIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE

  Battersby, L., Canham, S. L., Fang, M., Krahn, D. & Sixsmith, A., 1 Jul 2017, In: Innovation in Aging. 1, suppl_1, p. 1077 1 p.

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

  • knowledge
  • staff
  • resident
  • redevelopment
  • accommodation

• Using yeast to uncover the regulation of protein kinase Cδ by ceramide

  Bessa, C., Pereira, C., Leão, M., Maciel, C., Gomes, S., Gonçalves, J., Corte-Real, M., Costa, V. & Saraiva, L., 1 Nov 2013, In: FEMS Yeast Research. 13, 7, p. 700-705 6 p.

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

  Open Access

  • Ceramides
  • Protein Kinase C
  • Yeasts
  • Protein C Inhibitor
  • phorbol-12-myristate
  3 Citations (Scopus)