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‘It’s just a finger isn’t it…’: patients’ perspectives of recovery following finger fractures and participation in surgical trials – a qualitative interview study (2023)
Journal Article
Mousoulis, C., Karantana, A., Trickett, R. W., Thomas, K. S., & Leighton, P. (2023). ‘It’s just a finger isn’t it…’: patients’ perspectives of recovery following finger fractures and participation in surgical trials – a qualitative interview study. BMJ Open, 13(5), Article e065185. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065185

Objectives: To (1) generate detailed, person-centred data about the experience of finger injury and treatment and (2) understand the patients’ perspectives of research involvement with a view to informing better designed future studies in hand injury... Read More about ‘It’s just a finger isn’t it…’: patients’ perspectives of recovery following finger fractures and participation in surgical trials – a qualitative interview study.

Air Quality in Latin American Buildings (2023)
Book Chapter
Molina, C., Jones, B., & Morantes, G. (2023). Air Quality in Latin American Buildings. In L. Marín-Restrepo, A. Pérez-Fargallo, M. Beatriz Piderit-Moreno, M. Trebilcock-Kelly, & P. Wegertseder-Martínez (Eds.), Removing Barriers to Environmental Comfort in the Global South (195-215). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_14

The air people breathe has a significant impact on their health, comfort, productivity, and well-being. Indoor air is important because it is where most exposure to airborne contaminants occurs. However, it is not always possible to know the composit... Read More about Air Quality in Latin American Buildings.

Introduction of an EdTech intervention to support learning of foundational skills in Sierra Leone: policy, teacher, and community perspectives (2023)
Journal Article
Lurvink, A. F., & Pitchford, N. (2023). Introduction of an EdTech intervention to support learning of foundational skills in Sierra Leone: policy, teacher, and community perspectives. Frontiers in Education, 8, Article 1069857. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1069857

Background: Like many other countries, Sierra Leone faces significant challenges with primary education resulting in many children leaving primary school without acquiring basic foundational skills. To address these challenges, an educational technol... Read More about Introduction of an EdTech intervention to support learning of foundational skills in Sierra Leone: policy, teacher, and community perspectives.

Suicidality and mood: the impact of trends, seasons, day of the week, and time of day on explicit and implicit cognitions among an online community sample (2023)
Journal Article
Freichel, R., & O’Shea, B. A. (2023). Suicidality and mood: the impact of trends, seasons, day of the week, and time of day on explicit and implicit cognitions among an online community sample. Translational Psychiatry, 13, Article 157. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-023-02434-1

Decades of research have established seasonality effects on completed and attempted suicides, with rates increasing in spring. Little advancements have been made to explain this phenomenon, with most studies focusing almost exclusively on the number... Read More about Suicidality and mood: the impact of trends, seasons, day of the week, and time of day on explicit and implicit cognitions among an online community sample.

‘Doing well’ and ‘being well’—secondary school teachers’ perspectives (2023)
Journal Article
Wilson, R., Sellman, E., & Joseph, S. (2023). ‘Doing well’ and ‘being well’—secondary school teachers’ perspectives. British Educational Research Journal, 49(5), 987-1004. https://doi.org/10.1002/berj.3878

The mental health and wellbeing of young people is increasingly a concern in schools. This study explores how English secondary school teachers perceive and engage with the concept of wellbeing. By asking teachers to reflect on their practice, we can... Read More about ‘Doing well’ and ‘being well’—secondary school teachers’ perspectives.

Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thornley, T., Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Gilham, E., Ayeni, A., Solanki, K., Dunne, R., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023, May). Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative. Presented at Clinical Pharmacy Congress 2023, London, UK

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the biggest threats facing humanity today. AMR and stewardship are important topics for early career pharmacists to navigate. In 2022, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) and Boots UK collaborated to incorporate... Read More about Engaging trainee pharmacists in schools’ outreach and science communication through the UKHSA ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative.

A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure (2023)
Journal Article
Tan, A., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Valstar, M., & Sharkey, D. (2024). A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, 238(4), 777-796. https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X231173595

Variations in clinical practice are common. However, some variations may cause undesired consequences. Careful consideration of their causes and effects is necessary to assure the quality of healthcare delivery. A modelling approach that could captur... Read More about A modelling approach to studying variations in newborn life support procedure.

Infections in Intracranial Pressure Management: Impact of New Technologies on Infection Rates (2023)
Book Chapter
Bayston, R. (2023). Infections in Intracranial Pressure Management: Impact of New Technologies on Infection Rates. In X. Lv (Ed.), Frontiers in Hydrocephalus. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.110349

It is now recognised that infections in CSF shunts and external ventricular drains (EVDs) are biofilm infections, and the scientific basis of these infections is better understood. Infection rates in shunts have now fallen but remain unacceptably hig... Read More about Infections in Intracranial Pressure Management: Impact of New Technologies on Infection Rates.

Lower-Class Reading in Late Imperial Russia (2023)
Journal Article
Badcock, S., & Cowan, F. (2023). Lower-Class Reading in Late Imperial Russia. Russian Review, 82(4), 649-667. https://doi.org/10.1111/russ.12497

This article demonstrates widespread engagement of lower-class people with the written word in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century Russian Empire, in rural and urban locales, in homes, workplaces, and social spaces. We explore how lower-c... Read More about Lower-Class Reading in Late Imperial Russia.

Review of solidification and melting performance of phase change materials in the presence of magnetic field, rotation, tilt angle, and vibration (2023)
Journal Article
Rashid, F. L., Rahbari, A., Ibrahem, R. K., Talebizadehsardari, P., Basem, A., Kaood, A., Mohammed, H. I., Abbas, M. H., & Al-Obaidi, M. A. (2023). Review of solidification and melting performance of phase change materials in the presence of magnetic field, rotation, tilt angle, and vibration. Journal of Energy Storage, 67, Article 107501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.107501

Due to the poor thermal conductivity of phase change materials (PCMs), the operation of Latent heat thermal energy storage (LHTES) is restricted by the limited heat exchange rate between PCMs and heat sources or sinks. The current review discusses th... Read More about Review of solidification and melting performance of phase change materials in the presence of magnetic field, rotation, tilt angle, and vibration.

Seeking more planet-friendly proteins: edible insects and the future (2023)
Book Chapter
Ferreira, J., Tiwasing, P., Bek, D., Siriamornpun, S., Weerapreeyakul, N., & Tanomtong, A. (2023). Seeking more planet-friendly proteins: edible insects and the future. In Research Handbook on Ethical Consumption: Contemporary Research in Responsible and Sustainable Consumer Behaviour (123-135). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781802202021.00014

There are over 2,000 species of edible insect on the planet, and while only a small number of these are eaten widely, eating insects is a regular part of many diets across the world. Edible insects represent a more sustainable food source for consume... Read More about Seeking more planet-friendly proteins: edible insects and the future.

Exacerbating Pre-Existing Vulnerabilities: an Analysis of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Human Trafficking in Sudan (2023)
Journal Article
Lumley-Sapanski, A., Schwarz, K., Cano, A. V., Babiker, M. A., Crowther, M., Death, E., …Mir, M. P. (2023). Exacerbating Pre-Existing Vulnerabilities: an Analysis of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Human Trafficking in Sudan. Human Rights Review, 24(3), 341-361. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12142-023-00683-7

COVID-19 has caused far-reaching humanitarian challenges. Amongst the emerging impacts of the pandemic is on the dynamics of human trafficking. This paper presents findings from a multi-methods study interrogating the impacts of COVID-19 on human tra... Read More about Exacerbating Pre-Existing Vulnerabilities: an Analysis of the Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Human Trafficking in Sudan.

A comparative techno-economic analysis of combined oil and power production from pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis plants utilizing rice straw and scrap rubber tires (2023)
Journal Article
Khan, S. R., Zeeshan, M., Fatima, S., Ciolkosz, D., Dimitriou, I., & Jin, H. (2023). A comparative techno-economic analysis of combined oil and power production from pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis plants utilizing rice straw and scrap rubber tires. Fuel, 348, Article 128639. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128639

In this study, three pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis plants processing rice straw (RS) and scrap rubber tire (SRT) to produce oil and power (i.e., electricity) at 30 t/hr capacity are simulated using SuperPro Designer software. The objective of the study... Read More about A comparative techno-economic analysis of combined oil and power production from pyrolysis and co-pyrolysis plants utilizing rice straw and scrap rubber tires.

Enhancing Public Engagement in Architectural Design: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Virtual Reality Approaches in Building Information Modeling and Gamification Techniques (2023)
Journal Article
Ehab, A., Burnett, G., & Heath, T. (2023). Enhancing Public Engagement in Architectural Design: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Virtual Reality Approaches in Building Information Modeling and Gamification Techniques. Buildings, 13(5), Article 1262. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13051262

Purpose: This paper investigates the potential of virtual reality (VR) technologies—specifically, building information modeling (BIM) (“Autodesk Revit”) and game engines (“Unreal Engine”)—to enhance public involvement in the design and execution of a... Read More about Enhancing Public Engagement in Architectural Design: A Comparative Analysis of Advanced Virtual Reality Approaches in Building Information Modeling and Gamification Techniques.

Disparities in care and outcomes for primary liver cancer in England during 2008–2018: a cohort study of 8.52 million primary care population using the QResearch database (2023)
Journal Article
Liao, W., Coupland, C. A., Innes, H., Jepsen, P., Matthews, P. C., Campbell, C., …Welberry, C. (2023). Disparities in care and outcomes for primary liver cancer in England during 2008–2018: a cohort study of 8.52 million primary care population using the QResearch database. eClinicalMedicine, 59, Article 101969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.101969

Background: Liver cancer has one of the fastest rising incidence and mortality rates among all cancers in the UK, but it receives little attention. This study aims to understand the disparities in epidemiology and clinical pathways of primary liver c... Read More about Disparities in care and outcomes for primary liver cancer in England during 2008–2018: a cohort study of 8.52 million primary care population using the QResearch database.

Women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards group B streptococcus (GBS) testing in pregnancy: a qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Constantinou, G., Ayers, S., Mitchell, E. J., Walker, K. F., Daniels, J., Moore, S., …Downe, S. (2023). Women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards group B streptococcus (GBS) testing in pregnancy: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 23, Article 339. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-023-05651-0

Background: 20–25% pregnant women in the UK carry group B streptococcus (GBS) which, if left undetected, is transmitted from pregnant mothers to their babies during birth in 36% of cases. This transmission leads to early onset GBS infection (EOGBS) i... Read More about Women’s knowledge of and attitudes towards group B streptococcus (GBS) testing in pregnancy: a qualitative study.

Direct Measurements of Anisotropic Thermal Transport in γ-InSe Nanolayers via Cross-Sectional Scanning Thermal Microscopy (2023)
Journal Article
Gonzalez-Munoz, S., Agarwal, K., Castanon, E. G., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., Kovalyuk, Z. D., Spièce, J., …Kolosov, O. V. (2023). Direct Measurements of Anisotropic Thermal Transport in γ-InSe Nanolayers via Cross-Sectional Scanning Thermal Microscopy. Advanced Materials Interfaces, 10(17), Article 2300081. https://doi.org/10.1002/admi.202300081

Van der Waals (vdW) atomically thin materials and their heterostructures offer a versatile platform for the management of nanoscale heat transport and the design of novel thermoelectrics. These require the measurement of highly anisotropic heat trans... Read More about Direct Measurements of Anisotropic Thermal Transport in γ-InSe Nanolayers via Cross-Sectional Scanning Thermal Microscopy.

fRAT: an interactive, Python-based tool forregion-of-interest summaries of functional imaging data (2023)
Journal Article
Howley, E., Francis, S., & Schluppeck, D. (2023). fRAT: an interactive, Python-based tool forregion-of-interest summaries of functional imaging data. Journal of Open Source Software, 8(85), Article 5200. https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.05200

Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is widely used to address basic cognitive as well as clinical neuroscience questions. The specific choice of imaging sequence and parameters used for image acquisition can have a marked effect on the acqui... Read More about fRAT: an interactive, Python-based tool forregion-of-interest summaries of functional imaging data.

Cohort Profile: Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID) (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Elneima, O., McAuley, H. J. C., Leavy, O. C., Chalmers, J. D., Horsley, A., Ho, L., …on behalf of the PHOSP-COVID Collaborative Group. Cohort Profile: Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID)

PHOSP-COVID is a national UK multi-centre cohort study of patients who were hospitalised for COVID-19 and subsequently discharged.

PHOSP-COVID was established to investigate the medium- and long-term sequelae of severe COVID-19 requiring hospitali... Read More about Cohort Profile: Post-hospitalisation COVID-19 study (PHOSP-COVID).

Chloroquine resistance evolution in Plasmodium falciparum is mediated by the putative amino acid transporter AAT1 (2023)
Journal Article
Amambua-Ngwa, A., Button-Simons, K. A., Li, X., Kumar, S., Brenneman, K. V., Ferrari, M., …Anderson, T. J. (2023). Chloroquine resistance evolution in Plasmodium falciparum is mediated by the putative amino acid transporter AAT1. Nature Microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-023-01377-z

Malaria parasites break down host haemoglobin into peptides and amino acids in the digestive vacuole for export to the parasite cytoplasm for growth: interrupting this process is central to the mode of action of several antimalarial drugs. Mutations... Read More about Chloroquine resistance evolution in Plasmodium falciparum is mediated by the putative amino acid transporter AAT1.