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Research paper thumbnail of Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students’ interactive Adobe Spark e-page and 30 minute recorded online talk presented at the International UDL-IRN Summit On Demand, New York, USA, June 1-5th, 2020

Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students May 22, 2020 Ruta Furmona... more Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students May 22, 2020 Ruta Furmonaviciene This session will present co-creation work and WhatsApp use to enhance learning. Dr. Furmonaviciene co-created an online textbook with an undergraduate student group of around two hundred students. The students completed their co-creation as group work during the revision sessions for the module. UDL underpins innovative teaching ways, where every student can actively learn. Co-creation of an online textbook and WhatsApp use increased student engagement and allowed students to provide unique inputs. This study argues that virtual learning environments for co-creation and mobile apps could represent valuable tools for effective UDL practice. Interactive poster and 30 minute video presentation and website created for the International UDL-IRN Summit 2020 using Adobe Spark: https://spark.adobe.com/page/PWNXn01fl11xY

Research paper thumbnail of Improving media discourses about medical diets: representations of food allergies in British newspapers and medical blogs, and the role of technology in reshaping knowledge and experiences of medical dieting

Research paper thumbnail of Community Ethics and Effective Communication, sharing knowledge for re-building communities after the COVID-19 pandemic

Research paper thumbnail of UDL:Learning Styles and Tools for Revision

Research paper thumbnail of Improving media discourses about medical diets: representations of food allergies in British newspapers and medical blogs, and the role of technology in reshaping knowledge and experiences of medical dieting

Research paper thumbnail of WP: Learning about Diabetes in the Lab

Research paper thumbnail of New Approaches to Course Design: Co-Creation of an Immunology E-Textbook as a New Revision Tool

In this presentation I evaluate our e-textbook as a revision and co-creation tool for teaching an... more In this presentation I evaluate our e-textbook as a revision and co-creation tool for teaching and learning biomedical science for year 2 BSc students. This poster was presented at DMU Teaching conference on 12th Sept 2018 (DMU, Leicester)

Research paper thumbnail of Widening Participation

Research paper thumbnail of DMUGlobal Allergy Friday

Research paper thumbnail of Immunological Biomarkers for Diabetes Management

Globally there are 422 million known cases of people affected with diabetes according to the worl... more Globally there are 422 million known cases of people affected with diabetes according to the world health organisation (1). It is estimated that 46% of people with diabetes worldwide are undiagnosed (2). Monitoring diabetes and improving life style for such patients is also a big challenge for current healthcare. To address this global health issue, we have investigated immunological serum and salivary biomarkers for diabetes using molecular arrays, namely cytokine and growth factor kit I from Randox Laboratories Ltd, London, UK

Research paper thumbnail of Strand 2: Representations of food

This paper explores the characteristics of British news coverage of food allergies, and narrative... more This paper explores the characteristics of British news coverage of food allergies, and narratives about food allergies in top British medical blogs. Previous research has analysed the media portrayal of laws and policies about food allergy and anaphylaxis (Rachul and Caulfield 2011), but the many ways in which food allergies are discussed in the media are less explored, although they remain very relevant in shaping public understanding of medical dieting. Research exploring the relation between cultural dietary requirements (e.g. veganism) and media is widely available and multidisciplinary, but there is a lack for research exploring news coverage of dietary requirements originating from medical conditions. The aim of the paper is to investigate which representations of food allergies are given priority in the media, how, and in which contexts and circumstances, and to compare these journalistic representations to medical narratives online. To do this, the paper presents the result...

Research paper thumbnail of Being Part of #LoveInternational: Showcasing DMU Teaching and Research During the Post-Brexit DMU Information Event in Vilnius, Lithuania

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative Teaching Using Simulations for Biomedical Science Students

University of tomorrow has to meet the challengesof teaching individually, in real time, overcomi... more University of tomorrow has to meet the challengesof teaching individually, in real time, overcoming boundaries and distances, and even risks of global pandemics. Simulations create opportunities for such teaching and learning. Problem-based learning has been shown to enhance active learning (Jones, 2006; Faisal et al., 2016; Yardley et al., 2012). This year I have used Life Science simulations (https://learningscience.co.uk) for teaching laboratory skills combined with problembased trouble-shooting tasks and additional research papers and online tools. This way I have created online sessions about immuno-detection and chromatography methods

Research paper thumbnail of doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bti700BIOINFORMATICS DISCOVERY NOTE Structural bioinformatics

An attempt to define allergen-specific molecular surface features: a bioinformatic approach

Research paper thumbnail of Annual Nuffield Summer Research Projects and Nuffield Summer Research Project Celebration Event at DMU Venue

Other groups and departments involved in this research: DMU Library Team Gabriel Egan – Departmen... more Other groups and departments involved in this research: DMU Library Team Gabriel Egan – Department of Textual Studies Richard Smith – School of Computer Science Farukh Farukh – School of Engineering and Sustainable Development Rusi Jaspal – EGLS

Research paper thumbnail of ImmunoCap 250 for Diagnostics of Allergy and Autoimmunity

As HLS EU International coordinator, I have planned and led DMUglobal trips for students and staf... more As HLS EU International coordinator, I have planned and led DMUglobal trips for students and staff in 2019 and 2020 to Vilnius Life Science Centre and the COINS Life Science conference, this poster has been presented at this conference in 2020.

Research paper thumbnail of Reasons for smoking among English-speaking adults in Leicester - a pilot study

Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion

Cigarette smoke contains around 7000 chemicals that are harmful to health and cause premature dea... more Cigarette smoke contains around 7000 chemicals that are harmful to health and cause premature death. Most smokers acknowledge the harm they are doing to them yet continue to smoke. This pilot study was designed to understand the impact of cigarette smoking, the addictive effect of nicotine, and also hypothesize a recommendation for smoking cessation. Methods: This study recruited English speaking adult participants who were either current, occasional, and ex-smokers from NHS stop smoking clinics in Leicester, United Kingdom, using a self-completed questionnaire. Results: Out of 32 participants, White British were thirteen & Asian were nine with majority of males. Stress, boredom, nervousness, and just like it, were the main reasons quoted for cigarette smoking. Irritation & mood swings were the top reasons for craving. The visual stimuli and smell of smoking were reported as the top two strong cues. Majority of the participants reported having several effects due to cigarette smok...

Research paper thumbnail of An attempt to define allergen-specific molecular surface features: a bioinformatic approach

Research paper thumbnail of Prediction of the interacting surfaces in a trimolecular complex formed between the major dust mite allergen Der p 1, a mouse monoclonal anti-Der p 1 antibody, and its anti-idiotype

Molecular Pathology, 2000

Background-Two mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been described recently; namely, mAb 2C7 (... more Background-Two mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been described recently; namely, mAb 2C7 (IgG2b ), which is directed against the major house dust mite allergen Der p 1, and mAb 2G10 (IgG1 ), which is an anti-idiotypic antibody raised against mAb 2C7. The antiidiotype mAb 2G10 does not block the binding of mAb 2C7 to Der p 1, which means that mAb 2C7 can simultaneously bind to Der p 1 and to mAb 2G10, thereby generating a trimolecular complex consisting of antigen-idiotype-anti-idiotype.

Research paper thumbnail of The significance of enzymic and other biological activities of proteins in relation to their capacity to serve as allergens

Clinical <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Experimental Allergy, 2000

Research paper thumbnail of Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students’ interactive Adobe Spark e-page and 30 minute recorded online talk presented at the International UDL-IRN Summit On Demand, New York, USA, June 1-5th, 2020

Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students May 22, 2020 Ruta Furmona... more Using Co-creation and Instant Feedback for Teaching University Students May 22, 2020 Ruta Furmonaviciene This session will present co-creation work and WhatsApp use to enhance learning. Dr. Furmonaviciene co-created an online textbook with an undergraduate student group of around two hundred students. The students completed their co-creation as group work during the revision sessions for the module. UDL underpins innovative teaching ways, where every student can actively learn. Co-creation of an online textbook and WhatsApp use increased student engagement and allowed students to provide unique inputs. This study argues that virtual learning environments for co-creation and mobile apps could represent valuable tools for effective UDL practice. Interactive poster and 30 minute video presentation and website created for the International UDL-IRN Summit 2020 using Adobe Spark: https://spark.adobe.com/page/PWNXn01fl11xY

Research paper thumbnail of Improving media discourses about medical diets: representations of food allergies in British newspapers and medical blogs, and the role of technology in reshaping knowledge and experiences of medical dieting

Research paper thumbnail of Community Ethics and Effective Communication, sharing knowledge for re-building communities after the COVID-19 pandemic

Research paper thumbnail of UDL:Learning Styles and Tools for Revision

Research paper thumbnail of Improving media discourses about medical diets: representations of food allergies in British newspapers and medical blogs, and the role of technology in reshaping knowledge and experiences of medical dieting

Research paper thumbnail of WP: Learning about Diabetes in the Lab

Research paper thumbnail of New Approaches to Course Design: Co-Creation of an Immunology E-Textbook as a New Revision Tool

In this presentation I evaluate our e-textbook as a revision and co-creation tool for teaching an... more In this presentation I evaluate our e-textbook as a revision and co-creation tool for teaching and learning biomedical science for year 2 BSc students. This poster was presented at DMU Teaching conference on 12th Sept 2018 (DMU, Leicester)

Research paper thumbnail of Widening Participation

Research paper thumbnail of DMUGlobal Allergy Friday

Research paper thumbnail of Immunological Biomarkers for Diabetes Management

Globally there are 422 million known cases of people affected with diabetes according to the worl... more Globally there are 422 million known cases of people affected with diabetes according to the world health organisation (1). It is estimated that 46% of people with diabetes worldwide are undiagnosed (2). Monitoring diabetes and improving life style for such patients is also a big challenge for current healthcare. To address this global health issue, we have investigated immunological serum and salivary biomarkers for diabetes using molecular arrays, namely cytokine and growth factor kit I from Randox Laboratories Ltd, London, UK

Research paper thumbnail of Strand 2: Representations of food

This paper explores the characteristics of British news coverage of food allergies, and narrative... more This paper explores the characteristics of British news coverage of food allergies, and narratives about food allergies in top British medical blogs. Previous research has analysed the media portrayal of laws and policies about food allergy and anaphylaxis (Rachul and Caulfield 2011), but the many ways in which food allergies are discussed in the media are less explored, although they remain very relevant in shaping public understanding of medical dieting. Research exploring the relation between cultural dietary requirements (e.g. veganism) and media is widely available and multidisciplinary, but there is a lack for research exploring news coverage of dietary requirements originating from medical conditions. The aim of the paper is to investigate which representations of food allergies are given priority in the media, how, and in which contexts and circumstances, and to compare these journalistic representations to medical narratives online. To do this, the paper presents the result...

Research paper thumbnail of Being Part of #LoveInternational: Showcasing DMU Teaching and Research During the Post-Brexit DMU Information Event in Vilnius, Lithuania

Research paper thumbnail of Innovative Teaching Using Simulations for Biomedical Science Students

University of tomorrow has to meet the challengesof teaching individually, in real time, overcomi... more University of tomorrow has to meet the challengesof teaching individually, in real time, overcoming boundaries and distances, and even risks of global pandemics. Simulations create opportunities for such teaching and learning. Problem-based learning has been shown to enhance active learning (Jones, 2006; Faisal et al., 2016; Yardley et al., 2012). This year I have used Life Science simulations (https://learningscience.co.uk) for teaching laboratory skills combined with problembased trouble-shooting tasks and additional research papers and online tools. This way I have created online sessions about immuno-detection and chromatography methods

Research paper thumbnail of doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/bti700BIOINFORMATICS DISCOVERY NOTE Structural bioinformatics

An attempt to define allergen-specific molecular surface features: a bioinformatic approach

Research paper thumbnail of Annual Nuffield Summer Research Projects and Nuffield Summer Research Project Celebration Event at DMU Venue

Other groups and departments involved in this research: DMU Library Team Gabriel Egan – Departmen... more Other groups and departments involved in this research: DMU Library Team Gabriel Egan – Department of Textual Studies Richard Smith – School of Computer Science Farukh Farukh – School of Engineering and Sustainable Development Rusi Jaspal – EGLS

Research paper thumbnail of ImmunoCap 250 for Diagnostics of Allergy and Autoimmunity

As HLS EU International coordinator, I have planned and led DMUglobal trips for students and staf... more As HLS EU International coordinator, I have planned and led DMUglobal trips for students and staff in 2019 and 2020 to Vilnius Life Science Centre and the COINS Life Science conference, this poster has been presented at this conference in 2020.

Research paper thumbnail of Reasons for smoking among English-speaking adults in Leicester - a pilot study

Sushruta Journal of Health Policy & Opinion

Cigarette smoke contains around 7000 chemicals that are harmful to health and cause premature dea... more Cigarette smoke contains around 7000 chemicals that are harmful to health and cause premature death. Most smokers acknowledge the harm they are doing to them yet continue to smoke. This pilot study was designed to understand the impact of cigarette smoking, the addictive effect of nicotine, and also hypothesize a recommendation for smoking cessation. Methods: This study recruited English speaking adult participants who were either current, occasional, and ex-smokers from NHS stop smoking clinics in Leicester, United Kingdom, using a self-completed questionnaire. Results: Out of 32 participants, White British were thirteen & Asian were nine with majority of males. Stress, boredom, nervousness, and just like it, were the main reasons quoted for cigarette smoking. Irritation & mood swings were the top reasons for craving. The visual stimuli and smell of smoking were reported as the top two strong cues. Majority of the participants reported having several effects due to cigarette smok...

Research paper thumbnail of An attempt to define allergen-specific molecular surface features: a bioinformatic approach

Research paper thumbnail of Prediction of the interacting surfaces in a trimolecular complex formed between the major dust mite allergen Der p 1, a mouse monoclonal anti-Der p 1 antibody, and its anti-idiotype

Molecular Pathology, 2000

Background-Two mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been described recently; namely, mAb 2C7 (... more Background-Two mouse monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have been described recently; namely, mAb 2C7 (IgG2b ), which is directed against the major house dust mite allergen Der p 1, and mAb 2G10 (IgG1 ), which is an anti-idiotypic antibody raised against mAb 2C7. The antiidiotype mAb 2G10 does not block the binding of mAb 2C7 to Der p 1, which means that mAb 2C7 can simultaneously bind to Der p 1 and to mAb 2G10, thereby generating a trimolecular complex consisting of antigen-idiotype-anti-idiotype.

Research paper thumbnail of The significance of enzymic and other biological activities of proteins in relation to their capacity to serve as allergens

Clinical <html_ent glyph="@amp;" ascii="&"/> Experimental Allergy, 2000