User profiles for Melanie West

Melanie West

Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Newman University
Verified email at newman.ac.uk
Cited by 378

Isolation of an HTLV-III-related retrovirus from macaques with simian AIDS and its possible origin in asymptomatic mangabeys

…, GB Baskin, BJ Gormus, RH Wolf, WA Andes, M West… - Nature, 1986 - nature.com
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) has become a worldwide epidemic 1–6 , so
the development of vaccines and antiviral agents effective against the causative agent, …

Trolling the trolls: Online forum users constructions of the nature and properties of trolling

BA Coles, M West - Computers in Human Behavior, 2016 - Elsevier
‘Trolling’ refers to a specific type of malicious online behaviour, intended to disrupt interactions,
aggravate interactional partners and lure them into fruitless argumentation. However, as …

A formalin-inactivated whole SIV vaccine confers protection in macaques

…, B Davison-Fairburn, RC Montelaro, M Miller, M West… - Science, 1989 - science.org
A vaccine against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) would be highly effective in stopping
the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. A comprehensive evaluation of …

The effects of exogenous antioxidants on lifespan and oxidative stress resistance in Drosophila melanogaster

T Magwere, M West, K Riyahi, MP Murphy… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2006 - Elsevier
We used the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster to test the effects of feeding the superoxide
dismutase (SOD) mimetic drugs Euk-8 and -134 and the mitochondria-targeted mitoquinone (…

Why network? Theoretical perspectives on networking

D Muijs, M West, M Ainscow - School effectiveness and school …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, networking and collaboration have become increasingly popular in education.
However, there is at present a lack of attention to the theoretical basis of networking, …

Making schools effective for all: rethinking the task

…, A Dyson, S Goldrick, M West - School Leadership & …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Using evidence from a series of studies carried out over 20 years, this article explores ways
of developing schools that are effective for all children and young people. The argument …

[BOOK][B] Developing equitable education systems

M Ainscow, A Dyson, S Goldrick, M West - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
… © 2012 Mel Ainscow, Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick and Mel West The right of Mel Ainscow,
Alan Dyson, Sue Goldrick and Mel West to be identified as authors of this work has been …

[BOOK][B] Creating the conditions for school improvement: a handbook of staff development activities

…, A Harris, D Hopkins, G Southworth, M West - 2013 - taylorfrancis.com
First Published in 2001. This is the second edition of this school’s improvement handbook of
staff development activities by the IQEA (Improving Education for All) project. This book is …

Roadmap on biosensing and photonics with advanced nano-optical methods

…, R Regmi, H Rigneault, G Calafiore, M West… - Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
This roadmap, through the contributions of ten groups worldwide, contains different techniques,
methods and materials devoted to sensing in nanomedicine. Optics is used in different …

[BOOK][B] Collaboration and networking in education

D Muijs, M Ainscow, C Chapman, M West - 2011 - books.google.com
Collaboration and networking have recently come to the fore as major school improvement
strategies in a number of countries. A variety of initiatives, from government and other …