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Sean McCusker

Associate Professor in Education, Northumbria University
Verified email at northumbria.ac.uk
Cited by 952

Literature review of e-assessment

J Ridgway, S McCusker, D Pead - 2004 - telearn.hal.science
The authors of this review provide a compelling argument for the central role of assessment
in shaping educational practice. They outline the challenges and opportunities posed by the …

Association between polymorphism in regulatory region of gene encoding tumour necrosis factor α and risk of Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia: a case …

SM McCusker, MD Curran, KB Dynan, CD McCullagh… - The Lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
Background Deposition of β-amyloid in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease is
thought to precede a chain of events that leads to an inflammatory response by the brain …

[HTML][HTML] Association of ophthalmologic disorders and depression in the elderly: a review of the literature

S McCusker, MM Koola - The primary care companion for CNS …, 2015 - psychiatrist.com
Objective: To review the prevalence of depression in common ophthalmologic disorders in
the elderly and provide insight into treatment. Data Sources: PubMed, Google Scholar, and …

Biofloc technology as part of a sustainable aquaculture system: A review on the status and innovations for its expansion

S McCusker, MB Warberg, SJ Davies… - … , Fish and Fisheries, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Increased food demand, reflecting a rising global human population, attaining 8 billion in
2022, has furthered the intensification of farmed aquatic animal production. Intensification …

Amino acid content of selected plant, algae and insect species: a search for alternative protein sources for use in pet foods

S McCusker, PR Buff, Z Yu, AJ Fascetti - Journal of nutritional …, 2014 - cambridge.org
In response to global economic duress and heightened consumer awareness of nutrition
and health, sustainable and natural ingredients are in demand. Identification of alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Gaps in detailed knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and the HPV vaccine among medical students in Scotland

SM McCusker, I Macqueen, G Lough, AI MacDonald… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Background A vaccination programme targeted against human papillomavirus (HPV)
types16 and 18 was introduced in the UK in 2008, with the aim of decreasing incidence of …

Contrast effects on stop consonant identification.

RL Diehl, JL Elman, SB McCusker - Journal of Experimental …, 1978 - psycnet.apa.org
Abstract Changes in the identification of speech sounds following selective adaptation are
usually attributed to a reduction in sensitivity of auditory feature detectors. An alternative …

[PDF][PDF] Lego®, Serious Play TM: Thinking about teaching and learning

S McCusker - International journal of knowledge, innovation …, 2014 - nrl.northumbria.ac.uk
LEGO® Serious Play™(LSP) is a methodology which has been developed primarily for use
in business contexts, initially with Real-Time Identity for You, Real-Time Strategy for the …

Polarization vision can improve object detection in turbid waters by cuttlefish

L Cartron, N Josef, A Lerner, SD McCusker… - Journal of Experimental …, 2013 - Elsevier
The use of polarization vision to improve visibility through turbid water has been proposed
by different researchers, but has rarely been tested behaviorally. Cephalopods perceive the …

Everybody's monkey is important: LEGO® Serious Play® as a methodology for enabling equality of voice within diverse groups

S McCusker - International Journal of Research & Method in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
This paper explores the theoretical underpinning of the LEGO® Serious Play® methodology
and highlights the affordances of the method in the context of eliciting thoughts and views …