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Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes (2023)
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Güleç, F., Anburajan, P., Umenweke, G. C., Musa, U., Williams, O., Mortezaei, Y., …Okolie, J. A. Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes

The demand for sustainable energy sources has increased owing to environmental concerns, such as climate change, rising energy demand and rapid industrialization. Biomass utilization for bioenergy and value‐added chemical production has become essent... Read More about Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes.

A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data (2023)
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Zuffa, S., Schmid, R., Bauermeister, A., Gomes, P. W. P., Caraballo-Rodriguez, A. M., Abiead, Y. E., …Dorrestein, P. C. A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data

MicrobeMASST, a taxonomically-informed mass spectrometry (MS) search tool, tackles limited microbial metabolite annotation in untargeted metabolomics experiments. Leveraging a curated database of >60,000 microbial monocultures, users can search known... Read More about A Taxonomically-informed Mass Spectrometry Search Tool for Microbial Metabolomics Data.

Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support using a Smart Mirror (2023)
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Dowthwaite, L., Reyez Cruz, G., Pena, A. R., Pepper, C., Jäger, N., Barnard, P., …Benford, S. Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support using a Smart Mirror

The home is becoming a key location for healthcare delivery, including the use of technology driven by autonomous systems (AS) to monitor and support healthcare plans. Using the example of a smart mirror, this paper describes the outcomes of focus gr... Read More about Examining the Use of Autonomous Systems for Home Health Support using a Smart Mirror.

PDI-functionalised glass beads: efficient, metal-free heterogeneous photocatalysts suitable for flow photochemistry (2023)
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Ali, H., Ahmed, I., Robertson, K., & Lanterna, A. PDI-functionalised glass beads: efficient, metal-free heterogeneous photocatalysts suitable for flow photochemistry

Perylene diimides (PDI) have an extraordinary ability to activate both energy and electron transfer process upon light excitation, however, their extremely low solubility has hindered their wide use as photocatalysts. Here, we show a series of suppor... Read More about PDI-functionalised glass beads: efficient, metal-free heterogeneous photocatalysts suitable for flow photochemistry.

Pathways for the Valorization of Animal and Human Waste to Biofuels, Sustainable Materials and Value-Added Chemicals (2023)
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Okolie, J. A., Jimoh, T., Akande, O., Okoye, P. U., Ogbaga, C. C., Adeleke, A. A., …Nosakhare Amenaghawon, A. Pathways for the Valorization of Animal and Human Waste to Biofuels, Sustainable Materials and Value-Added Chemicals

Human and animal waste, including waste products originating from human or animal digestive systems such as urine, feces, and animal manure, have constituted a nuisance to the environment. Inappropriate disposal and poor sanitation of human and anima... Read More about Pathways for the Valorization of Animal and Human Waste to Biofuels, Sustainable Materials and Value-Added Chemicals.

Sustainability of Bioenergy – Mapping the Risks & Benefits to Inform Future Bioenergy Systems (2023)
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James Welfle, A., Almena, A., Naveed Arshad, M., William Banks, S., Butnar, I., Jane Chong, K., …Roeder, M. Sustainability of Bioenergy – Mapping the Risks & Benefits to Inform Future Bioenergy Systems

Bioenergy is widely included in energy strategies for its GHG mitigation potential. Bioenergy technologies will likely have to be deployed at scale to meet decarbonisation targets, and consequently biomass will have to be increasingly grown/mobilised... Read More about Sustainability of Bioenergy – Mapping the Risks & Benefits to Inform Future Bioenergy Systems.

OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and 3D imaging of live cell cultures (2023)
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Mendonca, T., Lis-Slimak, K., Matheson, A. B., Smith, M. G., Anane-Adjei, A. B., Cavanagh, R., …Wright, A. J. OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and 3D imaging of live cell cultures

Biomechanical cues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) are essential for directing many cellular processes, from normal development and repair, to disease progression. To better understand cell-matrix interactions, we have developed a new instrument... Read More about OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and 3D imaging of live cell cultures.

Modified bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during gastroscopies (2022)
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Phillips, F., Crowley, J., Warburton, S., Gordon, G. S., & Parra-Blanco, A. Modified bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during gastroscopies

Digestive endoscopy has been proven to produce aerosols (1–3). This represents a risk of infection by COVID-19 and other airborne viruses. A number of protective barriers have been proposed to minimise that risk. Continuous suction of the oral cavity... Read More about Modified bronchoscopy masks mitigate aerosols during gastroscopies.

Solutions to Hazardous Wastes Issues in the Leather Industry: Adsorption of Chromium Iii and Vi from Leather Industry Wastewaters Using Activated Carbons Produced from Leather Industry Solid Wastes (2022)
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Jimenez-Paz, J., Lozada-Castro, J., Lester, E., Williams, O., Stevens, L., & Barraza-Burgos, J. Solutions to Hazardous Wastes Issues in the Leather Industry: Adsorption of Chromium Iii and Vi from Leather Industry Wastewaters Using Activated Carbons Produced from Leather Industry Solid Wastes

This study presents the use of an innovative material to tackle hazardous wastes in the leather industry. Activated carbons produced from Leather industry waste (LIW) were used to adsorb Chromium (Cr) III and (VI), which are found in leather wastewa... Read More about Solutions to Hazardous Wastes Issues in the Leather Industry: Adsorption of Chromium Iii and Vi from Leather Industry Wastewaters Using Activated Carbons Produced from Leather Industry Solid Wastes.

Enhancement of Syngas Production in Co-Pyro-Gasification of Biomass and Plastic Waste Materials: Computational Study (2022)
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Darkwa, J., Kwawu, C., Corner, J., Kemausuor, F., Adei, E., Agyekum, K., & Boateng, I. D. Enhancement of Syngas Production in Co-Pyro-Gasification of Biomass and Plastic Waste Materials: Computational Study

The process of co-pyro-gasification of biomass and plastics appears to have the potential for increasing syngas production for power generation and thus minimizing the impact of plastic waste on the environment. This study was based on co-pyro-gasifi... Read More about Enhancement of Syngas Production in Co-Pyro-Gasification of Biomass and Plastic Waste Materials: Computational Study.

Exploiting Generative Design for Multi-Material Inkjet 3D Printed Cell Instructive, Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composites (2022)
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he, Y., Begines, B., Trindade, G., Abdi, M., dubern, J., Prina, E., …Wildman, R. Exploiting Generative Design for Multi-Material Inkjet 3D Printed Cell Instructive, Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composites

As our understanding of disease grows, it is becoming established that treatment needs to be personalized and targeted to the needs of the individual. In this paper we show that multi-material inkjet-based 3D printing, when backed with generative des... Read More about Exploiting Generative Design for Multi-Material Inkjet 3D Printed Cell Instructive, Bacterial Biofilm Resistant Composites.

Using Patient and Public Involvement to Elicit Opinion on Cognitive Training Games and Assessment Technologies for Dementia (2022)
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Harrington, K., Craven, M. P., Wilson, M. L., & Landowska, A. Using Patient and Public Involvement to Elicit Opinion on Cognitive Training Games and Assessment Technologies for Dementia

Background: Cognitive training and assessment technologies offer the promise of dementia risk reduction and more timely diagnosis of dementia respectively. Cognitive training technologies may help to reduce the lifetime risk of dementia by helping... Read More about Using Patient and Public Involvement to Elicit Opinion on Cognitive Training Games and Assessment Technologies for Dementia.

A population framework for predicting the proportion of people infected by the far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors (2022)
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Iddon, C., Jones, B., Sharpe, P., Cevik, M., & Fitzgerald, S. A population framework for predicting the proportion of people infected by the far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors

The number of occupants in a space influences the risk of far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 because the likelihood of having infectious and susceptible people both correlate with the number of occupants. This paper explores the relationsh... Read More about A population framework for predicting the proportion of people infected by the far-field airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 indoors.

Investigating Spatio-temporal Changes in Groundwater Quality for London Between 2000-2020 (2021)
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Agarwal, V., Kumar, A., Gomes, R., & Marsh, S. Investigating Spatio-temporal Changes in Groundwater Quality for London Between 2000-2020

The groundwater is relatively a pure natural resource as compared to the surface water, but anthropogenic activities pose a threat to its purity and suitability for drinking purpose. Thus, monitoring of spatial and temporal variation of groundwater q... Read More about Investigating Spatio-temporal Changes in Groundwater Quality for London Between 2000-2020.

Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in UK Higher Education Institutions (2021)
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Thew, H., Graves, C., Reay, D., Smith, S., Petersen, K., Bomberg, E., …Worsfold, N. Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in UK Higher Education Institutions

Key messages • Mainstreaming Climate Change Education (CCE) across all learning and operational activities enables Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to better serve their core purpose of preparing learners for their roles in work and wider societ... Read More about Mainstreaming Climate Change Education in UK Higher Education Institutions.

The Extent of User Involvement in the Design of Self-Tracking Technology for Bipolar Disorder: Literature Review (2021)
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Majid, S., Reeves, S., Figueredo, G., Brown, S., Lang, A., Moore, M., & Morriss, R. The Extent of User Involvement in the Design of Self-Tracking Technology for Bipolar Disorder: Literature Review

Background: Self-monitoring applications for bipolar disorder are increasing in numbers. The application of user-centred design (UCD) is becoming standardised to optimise the reach, adoption and sustained use of this type of technology. Objectiv... Read More about The Extent of User Involvement in the Design of Self-Tracking Technology for Bipolar Disorder: Literature Review.

Inkjet based 3D Printing of bespoke medical devices that resist bacterial biofilm formation (2020)
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He, Y., Begines, B., Luckett, J., Dubern, J., Hook, A., Prina, E., …Wildman, R. D. Inkjet based 3D Printing of bespoke medical devices that resist bacterial biofilm formation

We demonstrate the formulation of advanced functional 3D printing inks that prevent the formation of bacterial biofilms in vivo. Starting from polymer libraries, we show that a biofilm resistant object can be 3D printed with the potential for shape a... Read More about Inkjet based 3D Printing of bespoke medical devices that resist bacterial biofilm formation.

Self-activated photoblinking of nitrogen vacancy centers in nanodiamonds (sandSTORM): A method for rapid single molecule localization microscopy with unlimited observation time (2020)
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Narayanasamy, K. K., Price, J. C., Mesquita-Riberio, R., Mather, M. L., & Jayasinghe, I. Self-activated photoblinking of nitrogen vacancy centers in nanodiamonds (sandSTORM): A method for rapid single molecule localization microscopy with unlimited observation time

Stochastic optical reconstruction microscopy (STORM) is one of the most commonly used super-resolution microscopy techniques. Popular implementations of STORM utilize aromatic fluorophores and consist of a number of intrinsic limitations such the fin... Read More about Self-activated photoblinking of nitrogen vacancy centers in nanodiamonds (sandSTORM): A method for rapid single molecule localization microscopy with unlimited observation time.