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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)
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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)
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Fisher, A., McIntyre, J., & Muhangi, S. (2025). Philosophy with Refugees and Sanctuary Seekers. Teaching Philosophy, 48(2), 231-250. 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.

Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters (2025)
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Bagheri, F., Bonaldo, J., Guler, N., Rivera, M., Wheeler, P., & Lima, R. (2025). Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters. Energies, 18(13), Article 3344. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18133344

Dual Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) inverters are essential in residential and small commercial solar power systems, optimizing power extraction from two independent solar panel arrays to enhance efficiency and energy harvesting. On the other ha... Read More about Enhanced Sliding Mode Control for Dual MPPT Systems Integrated with Three-Level T-Type PV Inverters.

The safety, physiological response, and repeatability of the incremental shuttle walk test in survivors of COVID-19 (2025)
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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)
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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.

School Autonomy and Pupils' Performance: Academy Conversion in English Primary Schools (2025)
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Auci, S., Coromaldi, M., & De Fraja, G. (2025). School Autonomy and Pupils' Performance: Academy Conversion in English Primary Schools. Economics of Education Review, 107, Article 102674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econedurev.2025.102674

This paper examines the effect on primary school pupils' education attainment of their school's conversion to "academy" status, a change in the schools' governance regime which increased their managerial autonomy. We use a panel switching regression... Read More about School Autonomy and Pupils' Performance: Academy Conversion in English Primary Schools.

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)
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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.

Strategic Profiles and Tactical Shifts: Rethinking China’s Digital Diplomacy (2025)
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Sullivan, J., Struve, B., & Wang, W. (2025). Strategic Profiles and Tactical Shifts: Rethinking China’s Digital Diplomacy. British Journal of Politics and International Relations, https://doi.org/10.1177/13691481251341686

This article revisits assumptions about China's "Wolf Warrior" diplomacy by analysing patterns in official digital communication. Drawing on a manually coded sample of 3,846 tweets from verified Chinese diplomatic accounts (2017-2022), we identify fi... Read More about Strategic Profiles and Tactical Shifts: Rethinking China’s Digital Diplomacy.

A Medical Student Curriculum on Functional Medical Disorders (2025)
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Butt, M., Scotto, D., Gilmartin, C., Dhali, A., Gonem, S., Singhal, S., Monaghan, T., Frain, J., & Corsetti, M. (2025). A Medical Student Curriculum on Functional Medical Disorders. Clinical Teacher, 22(4), Article e70117. https://doi.org/10.1111/tct.70117

Background

Functional medical disorders (FMDs) refer to persistent physical symptoms that result in impairment or disability, which cannot be diagnosed using routine medical testing. Negative perceptions towards FMDs exist among a variety of heal... Read More about A Medical Student Curriculum on Functional Medical Disorders.

Exponential Convergence of hp-ILGFEM for semilinear elliptic boundary value problems with monomial reaction (2025)
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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.

Mathematics provision and non-participation at advanced level in England: Who is not studying post-16 mathematics? (2025)
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Norris, J., & Noyes, A. (2025). Mathematics provision and non-participation at advanced level in England: Who is not studying post-16 mathematics?. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, https://doi.org/10.1093/teamat/hraf009

While the importance of continued mathematics study for 16–18-year-olds in England is widely agreed, recent initiatives to raise participation have muddied the waters around who is, and is not, studying post-16 mathematics. In order to find ways of e... Read More about Mathematics provision and non-participation at advanced level in England: Who is not studying post-16 mathematics?.

Multi-nanoprecipitate strengthened aluminium-scandium alloy for additive manufacturing (2025)
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Zang, C., Zhang, S., Zhang, M., Tian, J., Guan, D., Shen, X., Zou, B., Song, W., Zou, Z., & Rivera-Díaz-del-Castillo, P. E. (2025). Multi-nanoprecipitate strengthened aluminium-scandium alloy for additive manufacturing. Materials and Design, 256, Article 114256. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2025.114256

Aluminium alloys, celebrated for their high strength-to-weight ratio and remarkable tensile strength in lightweight structural applications, are integral to a broad spectrum of industries. In this work, we proposed a precipitation strengthening model... Read More about Multi-nanoprecipitate strengthened aluminium-scandium alloy for additive manufacturing.

Producing Artisans: Apprenticeship and Skill Training in Colonial India (2025)
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Kumar, A. (in press). Producing Artisans: Apprenticeship and Skill Training in Colonial India. South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies, 48(6),

This article examines the institution of apprenticeship in artisanal production during the second half of the British colonial rule in India (1850–1950). It proposes that apprenticeships were used strategically by various types of businesses that emp... Read More about Producing Artisans: Apprenticeship and Skill Training in Colonial India.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation of the Brief Form of the Interpersonal Competence Questionnaire (ICQ-15) into Japanese (2025)
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Martínez-Rives, N. L., 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.

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)
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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.

Impacts of Design Parameters on the Thermal Performance of a Macro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material Blind Integrated in Double Skin Facade System (2025)
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Li, Y., He, W., Tao, W., Yang, C., Li, Y., & Darkwa, J. (2025). Impacts of Design Parameters on the Thermal Performance of a Macro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material Blind Integrated in Double Skin Facade System. Energies, 18(13), Article 3326. https://doi.org/10.3390/en18133326

Double skin facades (DSFs) are promising sustainable design elements of buildings. However, they are prone to overheating problems in warm seasons due to high outdoor temperature and intense solar radiation. Although phase change material (PCM) blind... Read More about Impacts of Design Parameters on the Thermal Performance of a Macro-Encapsulated Phase Change Material Blind Integrated in Double Skin Facade System.

A multi-model assessment of global freshwater temperature and thermoelectric power supply under climate change (2025)
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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.