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Optimising access to vocational rehabilitation through multiple sclerosis charities: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial (2025)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Kendrick, D., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2025). Optimising access to vocational rehabilitation through multiple sclerosis charities: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial. PLoS ONE, 20(6), Article e0325570. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0325570

Background

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) often leave the workforce prematurely due to MS symptoms and difficulties managing workplace relationships and performance. Vocational rehabilitation (VR) can improve job retention outcomes for people... Read More about Optimising access to vocational rehabilitation through multiple sclerosis charities: Protocol for a feasibility randomised controlled trial.

The acceptability and effectiveness of standardised diagnostic assessment approaches in children and young people's mental health services: An updated systematic review (2025)
Journal Article
Basheer, S., Tan, S. F., David, R., Majumder, P., & Sayal, K. (2025). The acceptability and effectiveness of standardised diagnostic assessment approaches in children and young people's mental health services: An updated systematic review. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.70007

Background: Standardised Diagnostic Assessment (SDA) tools are designed to comprehensively evaluate various mental health disorders and support accurate diagnoses. While evidence for their routine use in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (C... Read More about The acceptability and effectiveness of standardised diagnostic assessment approaches in children and young people's mental health services: An updated systematic review.

Effectiveness of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle-and low-income countries: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT) (2025)
Journal Article
Puschner, B., Nakku, J., Hiltensperger, R., Wolf, P., Adler Ben-Dor, I., Bugeiga, F., Charles, A., Gai Meir, L., Garber-Epstein, P., Goldfarb, Y., Grayzman, A., Hadas-Grundman, S., Haun, M., Heuer, I., Iboma, B., Kalha, J., Kamwaga, L., Korde, P., Kotera, Y., Krumm, S., …Slade, M. (2025). Effectiveness of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle-and low-income countries: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT). British Journal of Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10299

Background
Some trials have evaluated peer support for people with mental ill-health in high-income, mainly English-speaking countries, but the quality of the evidence is weak.
Aims
We investigated the effectiveness of UPSIDES peer support in high... Read More about Effectiveness of peer support for people with severe mental health conditions in high-, middle-and low-income countries: a multicentre randomised controlled trial (UPSIDES-RCT).

Metastatic spread of pleural mesothelioma to the peritoneum and gallbladder presenting as recurrent acute cholecystitis (2025)
Journal Article
Fouad, M., Zaitoun, A. M., & Lobo, D. N. (2025). Metastatic spread of pleural mesothelioma to the peritoneum and gallbladder presenting as recurrent acute cholecystitis. Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2025(6), Article omaf082. https://doi.org/10.1093/omcr/omaf082

Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a rare, aggressive cancer primarily associated with asbestos exposure, is characterised by poor prognosis and limited treatment options. Distant metastases are uncommon, and peritoneal involvement is rare, while metast... Read More about Metastatic spread of pleural mesothelioma to the peritoneum and gallbladder presenting as recurrent acute cholecystitis.

Philosophy with refugees and sanctuary-seekers (2025)
Journal Article
Fisher, A., McIntyre, J., & Muhangi, S. (2025). Philosophy with refugees and sanctuary-seekers. Teaching Philosophy, 48(2), https://doi.org/10.5840/teachphil2025623224

This paper outlines a teaching initiative designed to introduce philosophy to sanctuary seekers and refugees. Despite facing challenges such as scheduling conflicts and inconsistent attendance, the program demonstrated success. Participants displayed... Read More about Philosophy with refugees and sanctuary-seekers.

Climate Shocks, Household Food Security and Welfare in Afghanistan (2025)
Journal Article
Morrissey, O., & Ahmadzai, H. (in press). Climate Shocks, Household Food Security and Welfare in Afghanistan. Food Policy,

Exposure to natural disasters in Afghanistan, notably flooding and other shocks exacerbated by climate change, poses a growing concern given the vulnerability of households to poverty and food insecurity. This paper uses two household surveys (2011/1... Read More about Climate Shocks, Household Food Security and Welfare in Afghanistan.

The safety, physiological response, and repeatability of the incremental shuttle walk test in survivors of COVID-19 (2025)
Journal Article
M Baldwin, M., Daynes, E., Karsanji, U., J C McAuley, H., C Bishop, N., E Bolton, C., D-C Man, W., Vogiatzis, I., D Chalmers, J., Ho, L.-P., Horsley, A., Marks, M., Poinasamy, K., Ramen, B., C Leavy, O., Richardson, M., Elneima, O., Shikotra, A., Singapuri, A., Sereno, M., …J Singh, S. (2025). The safety, physiological response, and repeatability of the incremental shuttle walk test in survivors of COVID-19. ERJ Open Research, Article 00089-2025. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00089-2025

Introduction

The incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) may be a valuable tool for measuring exercise tolerance in patients after a hospital admission with COVID-19. However, the safety, physiological response, and repeatability of the ISWT is unkno... Read More about The safety, physiological response, and repeatability of the incremental shuttle walk test in survivors of COVID-19.

Outcomes of patient and public involvement in the development of the Cognitive Decline after Brain Radiosurgery (CoDe B-Rad) study: refining the research question and methodology (2025)
Journal Article
Bangiri, A., Horobin, A., Baker, J., Pszczolkowski, S., Thust, S., & Morgan, P. S. (2025). Outcomes of patient and public involvement in the development of the Cognitive Decline after Brain Radiosurgery (CoDe B-Rad) study: refining the research question and methodology. BMJ Open, 15(6), Article e094788. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094788

Objectives

Patient and public involvement (PPI) was sought in the development of the protocol for the Cognitive Decline after Brain Radiosurgery (CoDe B-Rad) study, which aims to identify potential side effects of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).... Read More about Outcomes of patient and public involvement in the development of the Cognitive Decline after Brain Radiosurgery (CoDe B-Rad) study: refining the research question and methodology.

Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Times of Crisis: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Coping Mechanisms in UK Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic (2025)
Journal Article
Bridge, G., Vogt, J., Armstrong, B., Schmidt Rivera, X., Kaur, A., Stetkiewicz, S., & Stetkiewicz, S. (in press). Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Times of Crisis: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Coping Mechanisms in UK Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Sustainability, 17(13), Article 5878. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17135878

To develop interventions and policies to promote healthy and sustainable diets during times of crisis, it is important to understand how populations respond to such situations based on real-life examples. Using the recent COVID-19 pandemic as a case... Read More about Healthy and Sustainable Diets in Times of Crisis: A Longitudinal, Mixed-Methods Study of Risk Factors and Coping Mechanisms in UK Parents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Exponential Convergence of hp-ILGFEM for semilinear elliptic boundary value problems with monomial reaction (2025)
Journal Article
He, Y., Houston, P., Schwab, C., & Wihler, T. (2025). Exponential Convergence of hp-ILGFEM for semilinear elliptic boundary value problems with monomial reaction. IMA Journal of Numerical Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1093/imanum/draf030

We study the fully explicit numerical approximation of a semilinear elliptic boundary value model problem, which features a monomial reaction and analytic forcing, in a bounded polygon Ω ⊂ R2 with a finite number of straight edges. In particular, we... Read More about Exponential Convergence of hp-ILGFEM for semilinear elliptic boundary value problems with monomial reaction.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese (2025)
Journal Article
Lucía Martínez-Rives, N., Martín Chaparro, P., Asano, K., Aliri Lazcano, J., Goñi-Balentziaga, O., Kaneda, Y., Hara, A., & Kotera, Y. (2025). Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese. Societies, 15(7), Article 179. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc15070179

(1) Background: This study aimed to translate and develop a culturally adapted Japanese version of the brief form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) and to evaluate its psychometric properties for Japanese adults. (2) Methods: In... Read More about Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese.

Disassociating cerebral vasomotion from low frequency spontaneous neurovascular coupling (2025)
Preprint / Working Paper
Wang, R., Patel, P., Boorman, L., Okun, M., Howarth, C., & Berwick, J. (2025). Disassociating cerebral vasomotion from low frequency spontaneous neurovascular coupling

Vasomotion, vascular oscillations at ∼0.1 Hz, may serve as a biomarker and therapeutic target for neurodegenerative diseases, but its origins, structure across brain vasculature, and correlation with neural activity remain unclear. This study examine... Read More about Disassociating cerebral vasomotion from low frequency spontaneous neurovascular coupling.

Understanding the audiological care of patients with co-existing dementia or mild cognitive impairment and hearing loss in the United Kingdom National Health Service: A qualitative study (2025)
Journal Article
Calvert, S., Chitty, A., Langdon, A., Broome, E., Henshaw, H., Somerset, S., Dening, T., & Heffernan, E. (2025). Understanding the audiological care of patients with co-existing dementia or mild cognitive impairment and hearing loss in the United Kingdom National Health Service: A qualitative study. PLoS ONE, 26(6), Article e0327248. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0327248

Background

Hearing loss is common among people living with dementia and can exacerbate the symptoms associated with dementia. The effective management of hearing loss can positively impact quality of life and help alleviate dementia-related sympto... Read More about Understanding the audiological care of patients with co-existing dementia or mild cognitive impairment and hearing loss in the United Kingdom National Health Service: A qualitative study.

A multi-model assessment of global freshwater temperature and thermoelectric power supply under climate change (2025)
Journal Article
Jones, E. R., van Beek, R., Cárdenas Belleza, G., Burek, P., Dugdale, S. J., Flörke, M., Fridman, D., Gosling, S. N., Kumar, R., Mercado-Bettin, D., Müller Schmied, H., Tan, Z., Thiery, W., Tilahun, A. B., Wanders, N., & van Vliet, M. T. H. (2025). A multi-model assessment of global freshwater temperature and thermoelectric power supply under climate change. Environmental Research: Water, 1(2), Article 025002. https://doi.org/10.1088/3033-4942/addffa

Water temperature is a key abiotic factor influencing aquatic ecosystem health and the services provided to both nature and humans. Global water temperature models offer possibilities to improve our understanding of water temperature regimes, which i... Read More about A multi-model assessment of global freshwater temperature and thermoelectric power supply under climate change.

Neuromorphic Data Transformations for Sustainable VR Art Applications (2025)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shvets, A., & Trzepizur, A. (2025, June). Neuromorphic Data Transformations for Sustainable VR Art Applications. Paper presented at 10th International XR-Metaverse Conference 2025, Maastricht, Netherlands

A previously proposed method for adapting 2D digital audiovisual artwork to Virtual Reality (VR) environments utilized time-distributed data (TDD) generators derived from the neuromorphic computing domain. This research advances that approach by emph... Read More about Neuromorphic Data Transformations for Sustainable VR Art Applications.

Transforming Practice: The Impact of Digital Scores on Creativity, Performance, and Accessibility (2025)
Journal Article
Moroz, S., & Vear, C. (2025). Transforming Practice: The Impact of Digital Scores on Creativity, Performance, and Accessibility. Tempo, 79(313), 56-69. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0040298225000129

This article presents an overview of findings from an ERC-funded DigiScore project that investigates how digital technologies are reshaping music creation, performance, and accessibility. Digital scores, defined as interactive interfaces for musical... Read More about Transforming Practice: The Impact of Digital Scores on Creativity, Performance, and Accessibility.

Systematic review of forensic mental health patients on conditional discharge: Part One -- Quantitative findings, methodology, limitations and future research (2025)
Journal Article
Kilbane, S., Zamorano, M., Romero, A., Jordan, M., Jack, D., & Kilbane, S. (in press). Systematic review of forensic mental health patients on conditional discharge: Part One -- Quantitative findings, methodology, limitations and future research. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology,

This paper describes the quantitative findings of a systematic literature review of research on patients on conditional discharge from forensic mental health services in England and Wales (part one of two). Conditional discharge is a frequently used... Read More about Systematic review of forensic mental health patients on conditional discharge: Part One -- Quantitative findings, methodology, limitations and future research.