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Conference Paper (published)

A Semi-supervised Corpus Annotation for Saudi Sentiment Analysis Using Twitter

Alqarafi A, Adeel A, Hawalah A, Swingler K & Hussain A (2018) A Semi-supervised Corpus Annotation for Saudi Sentiment Analysis Using Twitter. In: Hussain A, Zhao H, Ren J, Zheng J, Liu C, Luo B & Zhao X (eds.) Advances in Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 10989. BICS 2018: 9th International Conference on Brain Inspired Cognitive Systems, Xi'an, China, 07.07.2018-08.07.2018. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 589-596. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00563-4_57

Conference Paper (published)

Fast Lip Feature Extraction Using Psychologically Motivated Gabor Features

Abel A, Gao C, Smith L, Watt R & Hussain A (2018) Fast Lip Feature Extraction Using Psychologically Motivated Gabor Features. In: 2018 IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence (SSCI). IEEE Symposium Series on Computational Intelligence, SSCI 2018, Bangalore, India, 18.11.2018-21.11.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 1033-1040. https://doi.org/10.1109/SSCI.2018.8628931

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Contourite facies and cyclicity: a geostatistical approach

Pan J, Stow D & Smillie Z (2018) Contourite facies and cyclicity: a geostatistical approach. The 57th British Sedimentological Research Group (BSRG) Annual General Meeting, 17.12.2018-20.12.2018. http://www.lyellcentre.ac.uk/news/bsrg.html

Conference Paper (unpublished)

Deepwater dolomites and associated hiatuses in Gulf of Cadiz contourites

Smillie Z, Stow D, Sierro FJ, Alonso-Garcia M, Jiménez-Espejo FJ, Buckman J, Ducassou E, Boyce AJ & Pratscher J (2018) Deepwater dolomites and associated hiatuses in Gulf of Cadiz contourites. The 57th British Sedimentological Research Group (BSRG) Annual General Meeting, Edinburgh, 17.12.2018-20.12.2018. http://www.lyellcentre.ac.uk/news/bsrg.html

Article

Assessing the impact of Bacillus strains mixture probiotic on water quality, growth performance, blood profile and intestinal morphology of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus

Elsabagh M, Mohamed R, Moustafa EM, Hamza A, Farrag F, Decamp O, Dawood MA & Eltholth M (2018) Assessing the impact of Bacillus strains mixture probiotic on water quality, growth performance, blood profile and intestinal morphology of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Aquaculture Nutrition, 24 (6), pp. 1613-1622. https://doi.org/10.1111/anu.12797

Article

From ideation to action: differentiating between those who think about suicide and those who attempt suicide in a national study of young adults

Wetherall K, Cleare S, Eschle S, Ferguson E, O’Connor DB, O’Carroll RE & O’Connor RC (2018) From ideation to action: differentiating between those who think about suicide and those who attempt suicide in a national study of young adults. Journal of Affective Disorders, 241, pp. 475-483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.074

Article

Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Smoking in Low-Income Groups: a Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Behavior Change Techniques and Delivery/Context

Bull ER, McCleary N, Li X, Dombrowski SU, Dusseldorp E & Johnston M (2018) Interventions to Promote Healthy Eating, Physical Activity and Smoking in Low-Income Groups: a Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis of Behavior Change Techniques and Delivery/Context. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 25 (6), pp. 605-616. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-018-9734-z

Conference Paper (published)

EvoFIT composite face construction via practitioner interviewing and a witness-administered protocol

Martin AJ, Hancock PJB, Frowd CD, Heard P, Gaskin E, Ford C & Hewitt T (2018) EvoFIT composite face construction via practitioner interviewing and a witness-administered protocol. In: TBC. 12th NASA/ESA Conference on Adaptive Hardware and Systems, Edinburgh, 06.08.2018-09.08.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 311-316. https://doi.org/10.1109/AHS.2018.8541464

Article

Interactive versus Passive Distraction and Parent Psychoeducation as pain management techniques during pediatric venepuncture: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Newell A, Keane J, McGuire B, Heary C, McDarby V, Dudley B, Moran J, Francis K & Caes L (2018) Interactive versus Passive Distraction and Parent Psychoeducation as pain management techniques during pediatric venepuncture: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Clinical Journal of Pain, 34 (11), pp. 1008-1016. https://doi.org/10.1097/AJP.0000000000000628

Article

Signatures of degraded body tissues and environmental conditions in grave soils from a Roman and an Anglo-Scandinavian age burial from Hungate, York

Pickering MD, Ghislandi S, Usai MR, Wilson C, Connelly P, Brothwell DR & Keeley BJ (2018) Signatures of degraded body tissues and environmental conditions in grave soils from a Roman and an Anglo-Scandinavian age burial from Hungate, York. Journal of Archaeological Science, 99, pp. 87-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jas.2018.08.007

Article

Calanus finmarchicus seasonal cycle and diapause in relation to gene expression, physiology, and endogenous clocks: Calanus finmarchicus seasonal rhythmicity

Häfker NS, Teschke M, Last KS, Pond DW, Hüppe L & Meyer B (2018) Calanus finmarchicus seasonal cycle and diapause in relation to gene expression, physiology, and endogenous clocks: Calanus finmarchicus seasonal rhythmicity. Limnology and Oceanography, 63 (6), pp. 2815-2838. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.11011

Article

Geographic and temporal variations in turbulent heat loss from lakes: A global analysis across 45 lakes: A global turbulent heat flux analysis across lakes

Woolway RI, Verburg P, Lenters JD, Merchant CJ, Hamilton DP, Brookes J, de Eyto E, Kelly S, Healey NC, Hook S, Laas A, Pierson D, Rusak JA, Kuha J & Jones ID (2018) Geographic and temporal variations in turbulent heat loss from lakes: A global analysis across 45 lakes: A global turbulent heat flux analysis across lakes. Limnology and Oceanography, 63 (6), pp. 2436-2449. https://doi.org/10.1002/lno.10950

Article

Use of Two Self-referral Reminders and a Theory-Based Leaflet to Increase the Uptake of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy in the English Bowel Scope Screening Program: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in London

Kerrison RS, McGregor LM, Counsell N, Marshall S, Prentice A, Isitt J, Rees CJ & von Wagner C (2018) Use of Two Self-referral Reminders and a Theory-Based Leaflet to Increase the Uptake of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy in the English Bowel Scope Screening Program: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial in London. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 52 (11), pp. 941-951. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kax068

Poster

Increasing physical activity levels: designing a referral pathway to a community- and volunteer-based physical activity programme

Ozakinci G, Carstairs SA, Hilary Rogowsky R, Burns Cunningham K, Margaret Wilkie L, Stevens J, McTavish M, Shield I & Sullivan F (2018) Increasing physical activity levels: designing a referral pathway to a community- and volunteer-based physical activity programme. 3rd Scottish Physical Activity Research Connections (SPARC) event, Edinburgh, 07.11.2018-07.11.2018. http://www.sparc.education.ed.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/SPARC-2018-Abstracts.pdf

Technical Report

Towards a Sustainable, Participatory and Inclusive Wild Meat Sector

Coad L, Fa JE, Abernethy K, Van Vliet N, Santamaria C, Wilkie D, El Bizri HR, Ingram DJ, Cawthorn D & Nasi R (2018) Towards a Sustainable, Participatory and Inclusive Wild Meat Sector. Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat. Montreal, Canada. https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/8ca9/8f95/d06a6f4d99339baebd13648a/cop-14-inf-07-en.pdf

Article

ENSO Drives interannual variation of forest woody growth across the tropics

Rifai SW, Girardin CAJ, Berenguer E, del Aguila-Pasquel J, Dahlsjö CAL, Doughty CE, Jeffery KJ, Moore S, Oliveras I, Riutta T, Rowland LM, Murakami AA, Addo-Danso SD, Abernethy KA & White LJT (2018) ENSO Drives interannual variation of forest woody growth across the tropics. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 373 (1760), Art. No.: 20170410. https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2017.0410

Book Chapter

What kind of history in prehistory?

Bayliss A & Whittle A (2018) What kind of history in prehistory?. In: Souvatzi S, Baysal A & Baysal E (eds.) Time and history in prehistory. Abingdon: Taylor & Francis (Routledge), pp. 123-146.

Article

Randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of a lifestyle intervention (ActWELL) in women invited to NHS breast screening

Anderson AS, Craigie AM, Gallant S, McAdam C, Macaskill EJ, Mutrie N, Neilson AR, O'Carroll RE, Rauchhaus P, Sattar N, Stead M & Treweek S (2018) Randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of a lifestyle intervention (ActWELL) in women invited to NHS breast screening. BMJ Open, 8 (11), Art. No.: e024136. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024136

Article

Contribution and stability of forest-derived soil organic carbon during woody encroachment in a tropical savanna. A case study in Gabon

Chiti T, Rey A, Jeffery K, Lauteri M, Mihindou V, Malhi Y, Marzaioli F, White LJT & Valentini R (2018) Contribution and stability of forest-derived soil organic carbon during woody encroachment in a tropical savanna. A case study in Gabon. Biology and Fertility of Soils, 54 (8), pp. 897-907. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00374-018-1313-6

Conference Paper (published)

Content-Aware Tweet Location Inference Using Quadtree Spatial Partitioning and Jaccard-Cosine Word Embedding

Ajao O, Bhowmik D & Zargari S (2018) Content-Aware Tweet Location Inference Using Quadtree Spatial Partitioning and Jaccard-Cosine Word Embedding. In: 2018 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM). 2018 IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining (ASONAM), Barcelona, Spain, 28.08.2018-31.08.2018. Piscataway, NJ, USA: IEEE, pp. 1116-1123. https://doi.org/10.1109/asonam.2018.8508257

Article

Effects of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larval meal in the diets of grower-finishing guinea fowls reared under tropical conditions

Wallace PA, Nyameasem JK, Adu-Aboagye GA, Affedzie-Obresi S, Nkegbe EK, Murray F, Botchway V, Karbo N, Leschen W, Maquart P & Clottey V (2018) Effects of replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larval meal in the diets of grower-finishing guinea fowls reared under tropical conditions. Tropical Animal Health and Production, 50 (7), pp. 1499-1507. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-018-1588-5

Article

Evaluation of an Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents With Chronic Pain and Their Parents: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial

Kemani M, Kanstrup M, Jordan A, Caes L & Gauntlett-Gilbert J (2018) Evaluation of an Intensive Interdisciplinary Pain Treatment Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Adolescents With Chronic Pain and Their Parents: A Nonrandomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 43 (9), pp. 981-994. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpepsy/jsy031

Article

Comparison of Small- and Large-Footprint Lidar Characterization of Tropical Forest Aboveground Structure and Biomass: A Case Study From Central Gabon

Silva CA, Saatchi SS, Garcia M, Labriere N, Klauberg C, Ferraz A, Meyer V, Jeffery KJ, Abernethy K, White L, Zhao K, Lewis S & Hudak AT (2018) Comparison of Small- and Large-Footprint Lidar Characterization of Tropical Forest Aboveground Structure and Biomass: A Case Study From Central Gabon. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11 (10), pp. 3512-3526. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTARS.2018.2816962

Article

The relationship between the abundance of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) and its habitat: a conservation concern in Mbam-Djerem National Park, Cameroon

Kamgang SA, Bobo KS, Maisels F, Ambahe RDD, Ambassa Ongono DE, Gonder MK, Johnson P, Marino J & Sinsin B (2018) The relationship between the abundance of the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes ellioti) and its habitat: a conservation concern in Mbam-Djerem National Park, Cameroon. BMC Ecology, 18, Art. No.: 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-018-0199-3

Article

In Situ Reference Datasets From the TropiSAR and AfriSAR Campaigns in Support of Upcoming Spaceborne Biomass Missions

Labriere N, Tao S, Chave J, Scipal K, Toan TL, Abernethy K, Alonso A, Barbier N, Bissiengou P, Casal T, Davies SJ, Ferraz A, Hérault B, Jeffery KJ & White LJT (2018) In Situ Reference Datasets From the TropiSAR and AfriSAR Campaigns in Support of Upcoming Spaceborne Biomass Missions. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 11 (10), pp. 3617-3627. https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2018.2851606

Article

Retention of fatty acyl desaturase 1 (fads1) in Elopomorpha and Cyclostomata provides novel insights into the evolution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in vertebrates

Lopes-Marques M, Kabeya N, Qian Y, Ruivo R, Santos M, Venkatesh B, Tocher DR, Castro LFC & Monroig O (2018) Retention of fatty acyl desaturase 1 (fads1) in Elopomorpha and Cyclostomata provides novel insights into the evolution of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis in vertebrates. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 18, Art. No.: 157. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-018-1271-5