Criminology in the professions: turning academic benchmarks into employability skills

This report reflects on a case study example of teaching a dedicated employability module in an undergraduate criminology curriculum. The report uses various sets of data collected from students, criminology alumni, a sample of employers and university academic and support staff, to reflect on pertinent issues relating to graduate employability. Findings suggest that understanding the links between critical academic theory, technical knowledge and generic skills, are empowering both for staff and students, and such a framework represents a creative way of addressing the QAA criminology employability benchmarks. Whilst staff are unable to change the national context relating to graduate employability, understanding the pertinent issues and contradictions within the area helps in counteracting potential ‘bad news’ and also enables students to be more aware of what they need, beyond their degree, to be successful in gaining appropriate employment. Apart from the research detailed below, outcomes include a DVD entitled ‘Life after Criminology’ which features contributions from criminology alumni, academic and careers staff and students, and also a Mahara portfolio including materials used for a criminology information day held in July 2010

Preclinical Study for Targeted Breast Cancer Therapy

Cancer is a devastating disease which affects millions. For this reason, many scientists are working to develop drugs that can specifically target cancer cells within the body. Preclinical trials are an important phase in the drug development process, as they allow scientists to determine whether or not a drug candidate may be viable for human use. Targeted therapies can be achieved by using monoclonal antibodies as well as small molecule drugs. In this study we compared the effects of two control monoclonal antibody drugs, “mAb1” and “mAb2,” with one small molecule drug, “Drug S,” on the MDAMB231 human breast cancer cell line in a xenograft SCID mouse model. All treatment groups containing Drug S exhibited the same trends as the negative control, mAb1, suggesting Drug S is an ineffective tumorreducing treatment

The Effect Of Minimalistic Running On Running-Related Injuries In Habitually Shod Individuals: A Review

Running as a form of locomotion has existed for thousands of years – historically the activity has been predominantly barefoot in nature with a more recent gradual transition to shod conditions. Substantial evidence from various scientific fields suggests that the human body may have evolved to run extensive distances; however, the rate at which running-related injuries are sustained remains alarmingly high, despite innovations in footwear. Consequently, there has been renewed interest in minimalist and barefoot running as a means of injury prevention. The purpose of this paper was to examine previous research on the effects of barefoot and minimalist running compared to modern cushioned footwear, and present the findings in a summarized report. Research indicates barefoot and minimalist footwear have effects on running form, peak impact force, and a number of common running injuries. Subsequently, these footwear styles may increase the risk of certain injuries. Because running-related injuries are multifactorial in nature, there has not been a decisive conclusion regarding potential benefits of barefoot and minimalist running for injury prevention. The opportunities for further research are plentiful as minimalistic running becomes more popular and additional data can be gathered and tested

Pilot and feasibility studies : extending the conceptual framework

Acknowledgements Not applicable. Funding No specific funding was received for this work.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Exploring and evaluating pharmacist prescribing.

This report describes in detail the research conducted by the 'Prescribing Research Group', supported by NES funding. Members of the group are listed on the front cover. Since inception date, this group has been highly active in the field of pharmacy prescribing research with: - 11 papers in peer-reviewed pharmacy and non-pharmacy journals - Over 20 research abstracts presented at national and international research conferences - Members invited to give key note presentations relating to pharmacist prescribing at leading conferences - Influence of findings on undergraduate and postgraduate pharmacy education and training at RGU and wider afield - Attraction of research monies to further explore areas of pharmacist prescribing

The Demonstration of a Robotic External Leak Locator for the International Space Station

The International Space Station (ISS) and all currently conceivable future manned spacecraft are susceptible to mission impacts due to fluid/gas leaks to the exterior environment. For example, there is a well-known risk of ammonia leaks from the ISS External Active Thermal Control System (EATCS) loops and as of 2016 there was no method to locate them. It was, therefore, critical to develop a method for detecting and locating leaks to preserve vehicle health. The Robotic External Leak Locator (RELL) was developed and deployed to the ISS to provide this capability. An on-orbit validation and demonstration was successfully completed in December 2016 and leak locating operations occurred in February 2017. This paper discusses the results of these exercises including measurements of the environment around ISS, detection of a small ammonia leak and implementation of leak locating methodologies. RELL is a collaboration between NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) and Johnson Space Center (JSC) and was launched to the ISS as a Technology Demonstration Payload in December 2015 on Orbital-ATK Commercial Resupply Flight 4

Understanding stakeholder views regarding the design of an intervention trial to reduce anticholinergic burden : a qualitative study

Funding statement This research was supported by the Chief Scientist Office under their Catalytic Research Grants Scheme, CSO reference number: CGA/18/47. Acknowledgments We gratefully acknowledge the support from the Alliance, the Glasgow Stroke Group and NKS in recruiting focus group participants and conducting the focus groups and Scottish Primary Care Research Network for recruiting patients from primary care. Special thanks to Irene Oldfather from Alliance and Naseem Suleman from NKS for their help in setting up interviews and focus groups. We gratefully acknowledge the research participants who provided their views and insights.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Non-native vascular flora of the Arctic : Taxonomic richness, distribution and pathways

We present a comprehensive list of non-native vascular plants known from the Arctic, explore their geographic distribution, analyze the extent of naturalization and invasion among 23 subregions of the Arctic, and examine pathways of introductions. The presence of 341 non-native taxa in the Arctic was confirmed, of which 188 are naturalized in at least one of the 23 regions. A small number of taxa (11) are considered invasive; these plants are known from just three regions. In several Arctic regions there are no naturalized non-native taxa recorded and the majority of Arctic regions have a low number of naturalized taxa. Analyses of the non-native vascular plant flora identified two main biogeographic clusters within the Arctic: American and Asiatic. Among all pathways, seed contamination and transport by vehicles have contributed the most to non-native plant introduction in the Arctic.Peer reviewe

You are what you eat? Vegetarianism, health and identity

This paper examines the views of ‘health vegetarians’ through a qualitative study of an online vegetarian message board. The researcher participated in discussions on the board, gathered responses to questions from 33 participants, and conducted follow-up e-mail interviews with 18 of these participants. Respondents were predominantly from the United States, Canada and the UK. Seventy per cent were female, and ages ranged from 14 to 53 years, with a median of 26 years. These data are interrogated within a theoretical framework that asks, ‘what can a vegetarian body do?’ and explores the physical, psychic, social and conceptual relations of participants. This provides insights into the identities of participants, and how diet and identity interact. It is concluded that vegetarianism is both a diet and a bodily practice with consequences for identity formation and stabilisation