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• Using psychosocial interventions in chronic illness: Psychosocial interventions in the treatment of people with serious or long-term mental health problems have proved effective, say Mick Fleming and colleagues in this overview

  Fleming, M., Sloan, G. & Martin, C., 2010, In: Mental Health Practice. 13, 8, p. 14-19 6 p.

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

• Using quadratic inference functions to determine the factors associated with obesity: findings from the STEPS Survey in Iran

  Asgari, F., Biglarian, A., Seifi, B., Bakhshi, A., Miri, H. H. & Bakhshi, E., 1 Sep 2013, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 23, 9, p. 534-538 5 p.

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

• Using repertory grid to establish patients’ views of psycho-education

  Walker, H., Trenoweth, S., Martin, C. & Ramm, M., 29 Dec 2012, In: Journal of Psychology and Psychotherapy. 3, 1, 8 p., 10000108.

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

  Open Access

• Using Scratch with Primary School Children: An Evaluation of Games Constructed to Gauge Understanding of Programming Concepts

  Wilson, A., Hainey, T. & Connolly, T., 2013, In: International Journal of Game-Based Learning. 3, 1, p. 93-109

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

• Using sense-making theory to aid understanding of the recognition, assessment and management of pain in patients with dementia in acute hospital settings

  Dowding, D., Lichtner, V., Allcock, N., Briggs, M., James, K., Keady, J., Lasrado, R., Sampson, E. L., Swarbrick, C. & José Closs, S., Jan 2016, In: International Journal of Nursing Studies. 53, p. 152-162 11 p.

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

• Using simulation to aid students' documentation

  Wright, W. & Everett, F., 2015, In: Nursing Times. 111, 8, p. 18-19 2 p.

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

• Using small tutorial groups within a blended Bachelor of Midwifery programme: Bridging the theory-practice divide

  Kensington, M., Davies, L., Daellenbach, R., Deery, R. & Richards, J., 3 Aug 2017, In: New Zealand College of Midwives Journal. 53, 5, p. 38-44 6 p.

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

  Open Access

• Using social media in an educational context to enhance brand loyalty: an exploratory case study

  Lacka, E., Stevens, L., Conlan, E. & Tzanidis, T., 14 Jul 2014.

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

  Open Access

• Using social media to be ‘social’: perceptions of social media benefits and risk by autistic young people, and their parents

  Gillespie-Smith, K., Hendry, G., Anduuru, N., Laird, T. & Ballantyne, C., 30 Nov 2021, In: Research in Developmental Disabilities. 118, 11 p., 104081.

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

  Open Access

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  1 Citation (Scopus)

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• Using social media to support direct entry students through their learning journey at university

  Mulroy, T. & Foster, M., 13 Jun 2018, p. 10-10. 1 p.

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

• Using SSM to approach complex problematical situations in learning, teaching and assessment management: a case study of a Chinese university college

  Feng, J. & Shen, X., 2019, In: International Journal of Systems and Society (IJSS). 6, 1, 16 p., 1.

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

• Using stories in coach education

  Douglas, K. & Carless, D., 1 Jan 2008, In: International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching. 3, 1, p. 33-49 17 p.

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

• Using system dynamics to evaluate renewable electricity development in Malaysia

  Ahmad, S. & Tahar, R. B. M., 28 Jan 2014, In: Kybernetes. 43, 1, p. 24-39 16 p.

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

• Using technology to complement clinical practice: an RCN guide for health care practitioners

  Cund, A., 5 Oct 2012, RCN Publishing Ltd.

  Research output: Other contribution

• Using the BlueJ IDE in a data structures course

  Paterson, J. H., Haddow, J., Birch, M. & Monaghan, A., 27 Jun 2005, ITiCSE '05: Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education. 1 p.

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

  Open Access
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Using the Internet for speech research: an evaluative study examining affect in speech

  Knoll, M., Uther, M. & Costall, A., 2011, In: Behaviour & Information Technology. 30, 6, p. 845-851 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Using the Notion of ‘Information Flow’ to Investigate Why a Signal May Stand Differently for Individuals

  Mantri, R. & Feng, J., 2010, In: iBusiness. 2, 4, p. 317-325

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

  Open Access

• Using the Project INTEGRATE framework in practice in Central Coast, Australia

  Read, D. M. Y., Dalton, H., Booth, A., Goodwin, N., Hendry, A. & Perkins, D., 21 Jun 2019, In: International Journal of Integrated Care. 19, 2, 12 p., 4624.

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

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  7 Citations (Scopus)

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• Using the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) as a bioindicator of endocrine disruption

  Quinn, B., Lyons-Alcantara, M., Wilson, J., Costello, M. & Mothersill, C., 2001, In: Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 101B, 3, p. 260

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

• Using timelines as part of recovery-focused practice in psychosis

  Marland, G., Mcnay, L., Fleming, M. & Mccaig, M., Dec 2011, In: Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 18, 10, p. 869-877

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

• Using UV laser surface treatment to modify the wettability characteristics of polyamide 6,6 and its effects on osteoblast cell activity

  Waugh, D. & Lawrence, J., 27 Dec 2010, 29th International Congress on Applications of Lasers and Electro-Optics, ICALEO 2010 - Congress Proceedings. p. 1156-1165 10 p.

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

• Using wearable physiological sensors for affect-aware intelligent tutoring systems

  Alqahtani, F., Katsigiannis, S. & Ramzan, N., 14 Sep 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 21, 3, p. 3366-3378 13 p.

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

  Open Access

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  6 Citations (Scopus)

  6 Downloads (Pure)

• Using Web 2.0 Tools to Support the Theoretical Constructs of Organisational Learning

  Baxter, G. & Connolly, T., 2014, International Joint Conference SOCO’13-CISIS’13-ICEUTE’13. Herrero, Á., Baruque, B., Klett, F., Abraham, A., Snášel, V., de Carvalho, A. C. P. L. F., Bringas, P. G., Zelinka, I., Quintián, H. & Corchado, E. (eds.). Springer International Publishing AG, p. 679-688 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Using WhatsApp to enhance students’ learning: a cohort analysis at a UK university

  Guo, X., France, M. & Cowley, P., 4 Mar 2020, Proceedings of the 14th International Technology, Education and Development Conference. p. 8304-8313 10 p. (Proceedings).

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

  Open Access

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• Using Work-Based Learning to Enable Practice Development

  Dewar, B., Tocher, R. & Watson, W., 2003, The Foundation of Nursing Studies. 4 p. (Foundation of Nursing Studies Dissemination Series; vol. 2, no. 3)

  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  Open Access

• Usual care in a multicentre randomised controlled trial of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy: qualitative findings from a mixed-methods process evaluation

  McKell, J., Harris, F. M., Sinclair, L., Bauld, L., Tappin, D. M. & Hoddinott, P., 7 Dec 2022, In: BMJ Open. 12, 12, 9 p., e066494.

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

  Open Access

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• Utilising polyphenols for the clinical management of Candida albicans biofilms

  Shahzad, M., Sherry, L., Rajendran, R., Edwards, C. A., Combet, E. & Ramage, G., 6 Jul 2014, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International journal of antimicrobial agents. 44, 3, p. 269-273 5 p.

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

• Utilising skills demand opportunities to overcome the low professional status and attractiveness of a sector: the early learning and childcare sector in Scotland

  Webb, A. & McQuaid, R., 25 Jul 2018, Developing Skills in a Changing World of Work: Concepts, Measurement and Data Applied in Regional and Local Labour Market Monitoring Across Europe. Larsen, C., Rand, S., Schmid, A. & Dean, A. (eds.). Munich: Rainer Hampp Verlag, p. 241-259 19 p. (ENRLMM Anthology).

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

• Utilising the induced change blindness paradigm to investigate implicit food processing in restrained eaters

  O'Donnell, C., 23 Aug 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster

• Utility of body mass index, waist-to-height-ratio and cardiorespiratory fitness thresholds for identifying cardiometabolic risk in 10.4–17.6-year-old children

  Buchan, D. S. & Baker, J. S., 12 Jan 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. 11, 5, p. 567-575 9 p.

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

  Open Access

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  13 Citations (Scopus)

  172 Downloads (Pure)

• Utility of international normative 20 m shuttle run values for identifying youth at increased cardiometabolic risk

  Buchan, D. S., Knox, G., Jones, A. M., Tomkinson, G. R. & Baker, J. S., 4 Mar 2019, In: Journal of Sports Sciences. 37, 5, p. 507-514 8 p.

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

  Open Access

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  14 Citations (Scopus)

  146 Downloads (Pure)

• Utility of the hypertriglyceridemic waist phenotype in the cardiometabolic risk assessment of youth stratified by body mass index

  Buchan, D. S., Boddy, L. M., Despres, J-P., Grace, F. M., Sculthorpe, N., Mahoney, C. & Baker, J. S., 7 Aug 2015, In: Pediatric obesity. 11, 4, p. 292-298 7 p.

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

• Utility of the statistical and nonlinear analysis for the actigraphic sleep pattern characterization

  Martin Martinez, D., Casaseca de la Higuera, P., Alberola Lopez, C., Garmendia Leiza, J., Andrés de Llano, J. & Alberola Lopez, S., 1 Dec 2013, In: Sleep Medicine. 14, S1, p. e181-e181 1 p.

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

• Utility of three anthropometric indices in assessing the cardiometabolic risk profile in children

  Buchan, D., M. Boddy, L., Grace, F., Brown, E. C., Sculthorpe, N., Cunningham, C., Murphy, M. H., Dagger, R., Foweather, L., Graves, L. E. F., Hopkins, N. D., Stratton, G. & Baker, J., 1 Nov 2016, (E-pub ahead of print) In: American Journal of Human Biology. 29, 3

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

  Open Access

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  5 Citations (Scopus)

  120 Downloads (Pure)

• Utilization of bio-signals to understand the physiological states of e-learners and improve the learning contents

  Irfan, C. M. A., Nomura, S., Yamagishi, T., Kurosawa, Y., Yajima, K., Nakahira, K. T., Ogawa, N. & Fukumura, Y., 1 Jun 2011, In: IEICE Transactions on Information and Systems. E94.D, 6, p. 1235-1242 8 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
  1 Citation (Scopus)

• UV-activated luminescence/colourimetric O(2) indicator

  Mills, A., Tommons, C., Bailey, R. T., Tedford, M. C. & Crilly, P. J., 2008, In: International Journal of Photoenergy. 547301.

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

  Open Access
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• UWS Digital Future

  Hamilton-Smith, L., Wright, W., MacCallum, C. & Andrade, S., 31 Jan 2019, (Accepted/In press).

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

• UWS Info-Lit Journey: Scottish Library and Information Council Innovation & Development Fund

  Riach, R. & Quinn, J., 28 Nov 2017

  Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products

  Open Access

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• UWSIO: towards automatic orchestration for the deployment of 5G monitoring services from bare metal

  Chirivella Perez, E., Marco Alaez, R., Alcaraz-Calero, J., Wang, Q. & Gutierrez-Aguado, J., 15 Apr 2018.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• UWS Online Teaching Insights-Towards a Resilience Path

  Hassan, A., Alazzeh, D. & Leung, D., 5 Jan 2021, University of the West of Scotland. 32 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Other report

• Vaccination against Toxoplasmosis: Current Status and Future Prospects

  Roberts, C. W., McLeod, R., Henriquez-Mui, F. & Alexander, J., 2014, TOXOPLASMA GONDII: THE MODEL APICOMPLEXAN - PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS, 2ND EDITION. Elsevier Academic Press Inc., p. 995-1045

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

• Vaccination with recombinant Leishmania donovani gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase fusion protein protects against L. donovani infection

  Henriquez, F. L., Campbell, S. A., Roberts, C. W., Mullen, A. B., Burchmore, R. & Carter, K. C., Oct 2010, In: The Journal of Parasitology. 96, 5, p. 929-36 8 p.

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

• Validating the learning styles questionnaire and inventory of learning processed in accounting: a research note

  Duff, A., 1997, In: Accounting Education. 6, 3, p. 263-272 10 p.

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

• Validating the learning styles questionnaire and inventory of learning processes in accounting: a research note

  Duff, A., 1 Sep 1997, In: Accounting Education. 6, 3, p. 263-272 10 p.

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

• Validating the use of baited remote underwater video surveys for assessing the diversity, distribution and abundance of sharks in the Bahamas

  Brooks, E. J., Sloman, K., Sims, D. W. & Danylchuk, A. J., 2011, In: Endangered Species Research. 13, 3, p. 231-243 13 p.

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

  Open Access
  87 Citations (Scopus)

• Validation discussion of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) using JSBSim Flight Dynamics Model compared to MATLAB/Simulink AeroSim Blockset

  Cereceda Cantarelo, O., Rolland, L. & O'Young, S., 9 Feb 2017, 2016 IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (SMC). IEEE

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• Validation of a 6 second cycle test for the determination of peak power output (PPO) using wattbike cycle ergometer

  Herbert, P., Sculthorpe, N. & Grace, F., May 2015, In: Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 47, 5S, p. 933 1 p., 3446.

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

  Open Access

• Validation of accelerometry with ActiGraph GT3x to estimate physical activity intensity in older adults (55 – 75 years)

  Lubs, L. L., Muldoon, N., Vural, U. C., Drell, C., Stalling, I., Easton, C. & Bammann, K., 1 Sep 2017, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Deutsche Gesundheitswesen. 79, 8/9, p. 656-804

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

• Validation of a density separation technique for the recovery of microplastic and its use on marine & freshwater sediments

  Quinn, B., Murphy, F. & Ewins, C., 1 Dec 2016, MICRO 2016: Fate and Impact of Microplastics in Marine Ecosystems: From the Coastline to the Open Sea. Baztan, J., Jorgensen, B., Pahl, S., Thompson, R. & Vanderlinden, J-P. (eds.). Elsevier Limited, p. 9

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

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• Validation of a density separation technique for the recovery of microplastics and its use on marine & freshwater sediments

  Quinn, B., 25 May 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper