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Optoacoustic lenses for lateral sub-optical resolution elasticity imaging (2025)
Journal Article
Yao, M., Fuentes-Dominguez, R., La Cavera III, S., Perez-Cota, F., Smith, R. J., & Clark, M. (in press). Optoacoustic lenses for lateral sub-optical resolution elasticity imaging. Photoacoustics, 41, Article 100663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pacs.2024.100663

In this paper, we demonstrate for the first time the focusing of gigahertz coherent phonon pulses propagating in water using picosecond ultrasonics and Brillouin light scattering. We achieve this by using planar Fresnel zone plate and concave lenses... Read More about Optoacoustic lenses for lateral sub-optical resolution elasticity imaging.

A Shape-Newton method for free-boundary problems subject to the Bernoulli boundary condition (2024)
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Fan, Y., Billingham, J., & van der Zee, K. (2024). A Shape-Newton method for free-boundary problems subject to the Bernoulli boundary condition. SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 46(6), A3599-A3627. https://doi.org/10.1137/23M1590263

We develop a shape-Newton method for solving generic free-boundary problems where one of the free-boundary conditions is governed by the nonlinear Bernoulli equation. The method is a Newton-like scheme that employs shape derivatives of the governing... Read More about A Shape-Newton method for free-boundary problems subject to the Bernoulli boundary condition.

Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study (2024)
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Siriwardena, A. N., Botan, V., Law, G., Laparidou, D., Phung, V.-H., Curtis, F., Whitley, G. A., Akanuwe, J., Rowan, E., Fothergill, R., Bowler, S., Kordowicz, M., Palastanga, N., Wilkins, L., Spaight, R., Miller, E., & Gordon, A. (2024). Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study. Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 32, Article 121. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-024-01294-y

Background
Care home residents are at higher risk compared with community dwelling elders for medical emergencies, often resulting in ambulance attendance and conveyance to hospital. We aimed to determine the factors predicting care home resident co... Read More about Predictors of care home resident conveyance to hospital or referral to community pathways by a regional ambulance service attending medical emergencies: a retrospective cross sectional study.

Diagnostic performance of axial T2-weighted MRI sequence for exclusion of brain tumour in paediatric patients with non-localizing symptoms (2024)
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Gerrish, A. C., Malik, L., Swain, C., Thomas, A. G., Jaspan, T., & Dineen, R. A. (in press). Diagnostic performance of axial T2-weighted MRI sequence for exclusion of brain tumour in paediatric patients with non-localizing symptoms. British Journal of Radiology,

Objective
To establish diagnostic performance of a single axial T2-weighted sequence for detection of brain tumours in children with non-localizing symptoms, compared to a standard MRI protocol.

Methods
Retrospective analysis of children undergo... Read More about Diagnostic performance of axial T2-weighted MRI sequence for exclusion of brain tumour in paediatric patients with non-localizing symptoms.

Safety, belonging, and success in education for refugees in Europe: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Khalifa Aleghfeli, Y., McIntyre, J., Hunt, L., & Stone, C. (in press). Safety, belonging, and success in education for refugees in Europe: a systematic review. European Journal of Education: Research, Development and Policy, https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.12852

This systematic review aims to explore refugees' educational access, experiences, and outcomes in Europe since 2015. The review follows a systematic process of reviewing and synthesising texts compiled in the Hub for Education for Refugees in Europe... Read More about Safety, belonging, and success in education for refugees in Europe: a systematic review.

Vaccination Communication Strategies and Uptake in Africa: A Systematic Review (2024)
Journal Article
Ekezie, W., Igein, B., Varughese, J., Butt, A., Ukoha-Kalu, B. O., Ikhile, I., & Bosah, G. (2024). Vaccination Communication Strategies and Uptake in Africa: A Systematic Review. Vaccines, 12(12), Article 1333. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12121333

Background: African countries experience high rates of infectious diseases that are mostly preventable by vaccination. Despite the risks of infections and other adverse outcomes, vaccination coverage in the African region remains significantly low. P... Read More about Vaccination Communication Strategies and Uptake in Africa: A Systematic Review.

Deep generative modelling for nonlinear analysis and in-situ assessment of masonry using multiple mechanical fields (2024)
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Adaileh, A., Ghiassi, B., & Briganti, R. (2024). Deep generative modelling for nonlinear analysis and in-situ assessment of masonry using multiple mechanical fields. Construction and Building Materials, 456, Article 138745. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138745

Design and in-situ assessment of masonry structures is a challenging task due to the brittle and nonlinear nature of this widely used material, the complex interaction between its components, and the vast variability of material properties in its des... Read More about Deep generative modelling for nonlinear analysis and in-situ assessment of masonry using multiple mechanical fields.

Monosaccharide coating modulate the intracellular trafficking of gold nanoparticles in dendritic cells (2024)
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Alobaid, M. A., Richards, S.-J., Alexander, M. R., Gibson, M. I., & Ghaemmaghami, A. M. (2024). Monosaccharide coating modulate the intracellular trafficking of gold nanoparticles in dendritic cells. Materials Today Bio, Article 101371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101371

Dendritic cells (DCs) have emerged as a promising target for drug delivery and immune modulation due to their pivotal role in initiating the adaptive immune response. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have garnered interest as a platform for targeted drug d... Read More about Monosaccharide coating modulate the intracellular trafficking of gold nanoparticles in dendritic cells.

Polariton-induced transparency in multiple quantum wells probed by time domain Brillouin scattering (2024)
Journal Article
Karzel, M., Samusev, A. K., Linnik, T. L., Littmann, M., Reuter, D., Bayer, M., Scherbakov, A. V., & Akimov, A. V. (in press). Polariton-induced transparency in multiple quantum wells probed by time domain Brillouin scattering. ACS Photonics,

The interference of the incident light reflected from the surface of a medium and from a picosecond strain pulse propagating through it results in temporal oscillations of the reflected intensity. This phenomenon, called time-domain Brillouin scatter... Read More about Polariton-induced transparency in multiple quantum wells probed by time domain Brillouin scattering.

Challenges and opportunities of Italian-qualified pharmacists relocated to work in Great Britain: A cross-sectional survey (2024)
Journal Article
Pasculli, G., Giua, C., Keber, E., Cancellu, O., Arakawa, N., & Manfrin, A. (2024). Challenges and opportunities of Italian-qualified pharmacists relocated to work in Great Britain: A cross-sectional survey. Pharmacia, 71, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.71.e139185

Background: The Italian university system is actively revising the Master of Pharmacy (MPharm) curriculum to reflect post-COVID healthcare needs and a greater clinical focus. Understanding the challenges and opportunities faced by Italian pharmacists... Read More about Challenges and opportunities of Italian-qualified pharmacists relocated to work in Great Britain: A cross-sectional survey.

New tools for studying planarity in galaxy satellite systems: Milky Way satellite planes are consistent with ΛCDM (2024)
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Uzeirbegovic, E., Martin, G., Kaviraj, S., Jackson, R., Kraljic, K., Dubois, Y., Pichon, C., Devriendt, J., Peirani, S., Silk, J., & Yi, S. (2024). New tools for studying planarity in galaxy satellite systems: Milky Way satellite planes are consistent with ΛCDM. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae2632

We introduce a new concept – termed ‘planarity’ – which aims to quantify planar structure in galaxy satellite systems without recourse to the number or thickness of planes. We use positions and velocities from the Gaia EDR3 to measure planarity in Mi... Read More about New tools for studying planarity in galaxy satellite systems: Milky Way satellite planes are consistent with ΛCDM.

Culture and Sketching: Comparative Analysis of UK and Chinese Designers (2024)
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Tang, P., Lawson, G., Sun, X., & Sharples, S. (in press). Culture and Sketching: Comparative Analysis of UK and Chinese Designers. Journal of Creative Behavior,

This research investigates the influence of culture on sketching by comparing UK and Chinese designers. We employed a novel dual-method approach: machine learning algorithms analysed a dataset of 2,090 digitised sketches from student designers, while... Read More about Culture and Sketching: Comparative Analysis of UK and Chinese Designers.

Effect of Photolithographic Biomimetic Surface Microstructure on Wettability and Droplet Evaporation Process (2024)
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Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024). Effect of Photolithographic Biomimetic Surface Microstructure on Wettability and Droplet Evaporation Process. Biomimetics, 9(12), Article 724. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomimetics9120724

In nature, engineering technology and daily life, wetting phenomena are widespread and have essential roles and significance. Bionics is becoming increasingly important nowadays and exploring the mechanism that influences biomimetic surface microstru... Read More about Effect of Photolithographic Biomimetic Surface Microstructure on Wettability and Droplet Evaporation Process.

Dementia and the Deaf community: prevalence, assessment and management in people with hearing loss since childhood (2024)
Journal Article
Flower, I., Heffernan, E., & Dening, T. (2024). Dementia and the Deaf community: prevalence, assessment and management in people with hearing loss since childhood. Aging and Mental Health, https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2024.2430533

Objectives
Deaf people face complex challenges in accessing healthcare, particularly for age-related conditions, yet the Deaf community is largely overlooked in dementia research. This study explores healthcare issues in relation to dementia for ol... Read More about Dementia and the Deaf community: prevalence, assessment and management in people with hearing loss since childhood.

What does a sociologist do? Norwegian, English and Hungarian university students’ possible future selves (2024)
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Hordósy, R., Yasdiman, M. B., & Lee, G. C.-Y. (2024). What does a sociologist do? Norwegian, English and Hungarian university students’ possible future selves. British Journal of Sociology of Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2024.2431274

This paper explores how sociology undergraduate and postgraduate students understand and discuss their possible (sociological) futures in three national contexts of Norway, England and Hungary. Using an international comparative design based on a tot... Read More about What does a sociologist do? Norwegian, English and Hungarian university students’ possible future selves.

Ovarian follicular flushing as a means of increasing oocyte yield and in vitro embryo production in cattle (2024)
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Simmons, R. J., Tutt, D. A. R., Kwong, W. Y., Baroni, J. I., Lim, L. N., Cimpeanu, R., Castrejon-Pita, A. A., Vatish, M., Svensson, P., Piegsa, R., Hagby, U., Sinclair, K. D., Sinclair, K. D., & Georgiou, E. X. (in press). Ovarian follicular flushing as a means of increasing oocyte yield and in vitro embryo production in cattle. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 36(17), Article RD24125. https://doi.org/10.1071/rd24125

Context: The number of developmentally competent cumulus-oocyte complexes (COCs) retrieved during Ovum Pick-Up (OPU) determines success in both bovine and human assisted reproduction. Follicular flushing for COC retrieval is practiced widely in human... Read More about Ovarian follicular flushing as a means of increasing oocyte yield and in vitro embryo production in cattle.