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Does Market Performance (Tobin’s Q) Have A Negative Effect On Credit Ratings? Evidence From South Korea (2023)
Journal Article
Lim, H. J., & Mali, D. (2023). Does Market Performance (Tobin’s Q) Have A Negative Effect On Credit Ratings? Evidence From South Korea. Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, 31(1), 53-80. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10690-023-09406-x

Tobin’s Q is an established measure of firm performance, based on investor confidence. However, the association between Tobin’s Q and credit ratings is not well-established in the literature. Using a sample of Korean listed firms over the 2001–2016 s... Read More about Does Market Performance (Tobin’s Q) Have A Negative Effect On Credit Ratings? Evidence From South Korea.

Assessing the residual benefit of soil-applied zinc on grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi. (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Botoman, L., Chimungu, J. G., Bailey, E. H., Munthali, M. W., Ander, E. L., Mossa, A., …Nalivata, P. C. Assessing the residual benefit of soil-applied zinc on grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi

A proper understanding of the residual value of zinc (Zn) is necessary for sustainable biofortification of food crops. This study aimed to establish the extent to which application of Zn at the national rate, plus two experimentally elevated rates, i... Read More about Assessing the residual benefit of soil-applied zinc on grain zinc nutritional quality of maize grown under contrasting soil types in Malawi..

Improving thermal performance of a ventilated tiled roof by using phase change materials (2023)
Journal Article
Baccega, E., Bottarelli, M., Gallero, F. J. G., Maestre, I. R., Pei, G., & Su, Y. (2024). Improving thermal performance of a ventilated tiled roof by using phase change materials. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 19, 54-62. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctad047

The adoption of ventilated roofs and facades, as well as the integration of phase change materials (PCMs) in the building envelope, have proved to be effective as passive cooling techniques in reducing the solar heat gain through the building envelop... Read More about Improving thermal performance of a ventilated tiled roof by using phase change materials.

O128 Time trends in opioid prescribing after discharge following colectomy in England: a cross-sectional study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baamer, R., Humes, D., Toh, L., Knaggs, R., & Lobo, D. (2023). O128 Time trends in opioid prescribing after discharge following colectomy in England: a cross-sectional study. British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement 3), Article znad101.128. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad101.128

Introduction Opioid prescribing patterns after discharge following colectomy within a population from England are not well characterised. This study aimed to report changes in opioid prescribing prevalence, formulation choices and opioid analgesics o... Read More about O128 Time trends in opioid prescribing after discharge following colectomy in England: a cross-sectional study.

O087 Predictors of persistent opioid use after discharge following colectomy: a population-based cohort study from England (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Baamer, R., Humes, D., Toh, L., Knaggs, R., & Lobo, D. (2023). O087 Predictors of persistent opioid use after discharge following colectomy: a population-based cohort study from England. British Journal of Surgery, 110(Supplement 3), Article znad101.087. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znad101.087

Introduction Little is known regarding whether opioid prescriptions following colectomy lead to persistent use. We aimed to determine the prevalence of persistent post-discharge opioid use following colectomy, stratified by preadmission opioid exposu... Read More about O087 Predictors of persistent opioid use after discharge following colectomy: a population-based cohort study from England.

Development of biocide coated polymers and their antimicrobial efficacy (2023)
Journal Article
Watson, R., Maxwell, M., Dunn, S., Brooks, A., Jiang, L., Hill, H. J., …de Cogan, F. (2023). Development of biocide coated polymers and their antimicrobial efficacy. Nano Select, 4(7), 442-453. https://doi.org/10.1002/nano.202300005

Microbial contamination of plastic surfaces is a significant source of hospital‐acquired infections. To produce antimicrobial surfaces, chlorhexidine was attached to nitrided acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS). The uniformity of chlorhexidine dist... Read More about Development of biocide coated polymers and their antimicrobial efficacy.

Effects of substrate material on the electrical properties of self-assembled InAs quantum dots-based laser structures (2023)
Journal Article
Al Huwayz, M., Jameel, D. A., Alotaibi, S., Alhassan, S., Almalki, A., Al Saqri, N., …Henini, M. (2023). Effects of substrate material on the electrical properties of self-assembled InAs quantum dots-based laser structures. Applied Physics A, 129(6), Article 405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-023-06626-w

In this work, the effects of the substrate material on the electrical properties of self-assembled InAs quantum dots (QDs)-based laser structures have been reported. Two InAs QD laser structures with the same active regions deposited on GaAs and Si s... Read More about Effects of substrate material on the electrical properties of self-assembled InAs quantum dots-based laser structures.

Intracluster light in the core of z ∼ 2 galaxy proto-clusters (2023)
Journal Article
Werner, S. V., Hatch, N. A., Matharu, J., Gonzalez, A. H., Bahé, Y. M., Mei, S., …Wylezalek, D. (2023). Intracluster light in the core of z ∼ 2 galaxy proto-clusters. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 523(1), 91-104. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stad1410

Intracluster light is thought to originate from stars that were ripped away from their parent galaxies by gravitational tides and galaxy interactions during the build up of the cluster. The stars from such interactions will accumulate over time, so s... Read More about Intracluster light in the core of z ∼ 2 galaxy proto-clusters.

Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in recreational athletes: a cross-sectional survey (2023)
Journal Article
Campbell, K. G., Batt, M. E., & Drummond, A. (2023). Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in recreational athletes: a cross-sectional survey. International Urogynecology Journal, 34(10), 2429-2437. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-023-05548-8

Introduction and hypothesis: Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) affects many women and participation in elite sport and high-impact exercise has been reported as a potential risk. However, few studies have investigated the effects of exercising at recrea... Read More about Prevalence of pelvic floor dysfunction in recreational athletes: a cross-sectional survey.

Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thornley, T., Miah, T., Charlesworth, J., Gilham, E., Ayeni, A., Solanki, K., Dunne, R., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2023, May). Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development. Poster presented at Clinical Pharmacy Congress, London, UK

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The World Health Organisation has declared that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the top 10 global public health threats facing humanity today. It is imperative that AMR and antimicrobial stewardship are rec... Read More about Assessing the impact of the ‘Antibiotic Guardian Schools Ambassadors' initiative on trainee pharmacist learning and development.

Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD) (2023)
Journal Article
Gerritzen, E. V., McDermott, O., & Orrell, M. (2023). Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD). Aging and Mental Health, 27(12), 2386-2394. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2023.2205833

Objectives: This study explores (1) which platforms people with YOD use for online peer support, (2) reasons for using or not using online peer support, and (3) how to optimise potential benefits and accessibility. Methods: A mixed-methods online sur... Read More about Online peer support: views and experiences of people with young onset dementia (YOD).

Beneficial effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (2023)
Journal Article
Yadegar, A., Pakpoor, S. F., Ibrahim, F. F., Nabavi-Rad, A., Cook, L., Walter, J., …Kao, D. (2023). Beneficial effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection. Cell Host and Microbe, 31(5), 695-711. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2023.03.019

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is highly effective in preventing recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection (rCDI). However, the mechanisms underpinning its clinical efficacy are incompletely understood. Herein, we provide an overview of rC... Read More about Beneficial effects of fecal microbiota transplantation in recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection.

Examining pedestrians’ trust in automated vehicles based on attributes of trust: A qualitative study (2023)
Journal Article
Zhou, S., Sun, X., Wang, Q., Liu, B., & Burnett, G. (2023). Examining pedestrians’ trust in automated vehicles based on attributes of trust: A qualitative study. Applied Ergonomics, 109, Article 103997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2023.103997

Pedestrians’ trust in automated vehicles (AVs) needs to be analyzed and deconstructed to update it from its current broad concept into several lower-level attributes for assessment and measurement. In this study, we have employed virtual reality (VR)... Read More about Examining pedestrians’ trust in automated vehicles based on attributes of trust: A qualitative study.

MRI tagging of colonic chyme mixing in healthy subjects: Inter‐observer variability and reliability of the measurement with time (2023)
Journal Article
Alshammari, M. T., Alyami, A. S., Wilkinson-Smith, V., Spiller, R. C., Gowland, P., Marciani, L., …Hoad, C. L. (2023). MRI tagging of colonic chyme mixing in healthy subjects: Inter‐observer variability and reliability of the measurement with time. Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 35(8), Article e14610. https://doi.org/10.1111/nmo.14610

Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tagging techniques have been applied to the GI tract to assess bowel contractions and content mixing. We aimed to evaluate the dependence of a tagging measurement (for assessing chyme mixing) on inter-obse... Read More about MRI tagging of colonic chyme mixing in healthy subjects: Inter‐observer variability and reliability of the measurement with time.

Application of a 3D hydrogel-based model to replace use of animals for passaging patient-derived xenografts (2023)
Journal Article
Jones, S., Ashworth, J. C., Meakin, M., Collier, P., Probert, C., Ritchie, A. A., Merry, C. L. R., & Grabowska, A. M. (2023). Application of a 3D hydrogel-based model to replace use of animals for passaging patient-derived xenografts. In Vitro Models, 2(3-4), 99-111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44164-023-00048-x

Purpose
This 3D in vitro cancer model for propagation of patient-derived cells, using a synthetic self-assembling peptide gel, allows the formation of a fully characterised, tailorable tumour microenvironment. Unlike many existing 3D cancer models,... Read More about Application of a 3D hydrogel-based model to replace use of animals for passaging patient-derived xenografts.

“The European family? Wouldn’t that be the white people?”: Brexit and British ethnic minority attitudes towards Europe (2023)
Journal Article
Begum, N. (2023). “The European family? Wouldn’t that be the white people?”: Brexit and British ethnic minority attitudes towards Europe. Ethnic and Racial Studies, Article 2205499. https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2023.2205499

Though ethnic minorities were significantly more likely to vote to Remain in the European Union in the 2016 Referendum than the white British, there has been scant analysis of ethnic minority attitudes towards the EU. Using focus group and interview... Read More about “The European family? Wouldn’t that be the white people?”: Brexit and British ethnic minority attitudes towards Europe.

In Vitro Diagnostic Test Procurement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt and Recommendations (2023)
Report
Butler, L. (2023). In Vitro Diagnostic Test Procurement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt and Recommendations. British In Vitro Diagnostic Association

This White Paper examines the procurement of in vitro diagnostics (“IVDs”), specifically, commonly used test kits during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research has been commissioned by the British In Vitro Diagnostic Association (“BIVDA”). The White Pap... Read More about In Vitro Diagnostic Test Procurement During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learnt and Recommendations.

RNA-Seq of untreated wastewater to assess COVID-19 and emerging and endemic viruses for public health surveillance (2023)
Journal Article
Stockdale, S. R., Blanchard, A. M., Nayak, A., Husain, A., Nashine, R., Dudani, H., …Monaghan, T. M. (2023). RNA-Seq of untreated wastewater to assess COVID-19 and emerging and endemic viruses for public health surveillance. The Lancet Regional Health – Southeast Asia, 14, Article 100205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100205

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic showcased the power of genomic sequencing to tackle the emergence and spread of infectious diseases. However, metagenomic sequencing of total microbial RNAs in wastewater has the potential to assess multiple infectio... Read More about RNA-Seq of untreated wastewater to assess COVID-19 and emerging and endemic viruses for public health surveillance.

Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties (2023)
Journal Article
Schlusche, C., Schnaubert, L., & Bodemer, D. (2023). Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties. Active Learning in Higher Education, https://doi.org/10.1177/14697874231168343

Individual learning strategies evoke (meta-)cognitive processes that enable effective goal-directed learning. Peer-directed academic help-seeking may provide new information, but related interaction processes are challenging. Applying learning strate... Read More about Competence in (meta-)cognitive learning strategies during help-seeking to overcome knowledge-related difficulties.