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The impact of home mechanical ventilation on the time and manner of death for those with Motor Neurone Disease (MND): a qualitative study of bereaved family members (2024)
Journal Article
Caswell, G., & Wilson, E. (in press). The impact of home mechanical ventilation on the time and manner of death for those with Motor Neurone Disease (MND): a qualitative study of bereaved family members. Social Science and Medicine,

Motor neurone disease (MND) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder which is ultimately terminal. It causes muscle weakness which can lead to the need for assistance in breathing, for some with the disease. This paper draws on qualitative researc... Read More about The impact of home mechanical ventilation on the time and manner of death for those with Motor Neurone Disease (MND): a qualitative study of bereaved family members.

The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024). The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 234, Article 126156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126156

This study focuses on the influence of copper surface roughness on evaporation dynamics and deposition mode of fixed silica nanofluid droplets. It aims to achieve an enhanced cooling effect based on silica nanofluid spray. The results show that rough... Read More about The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid.

Ice Source Heat Pump System for Energy Supply via Gas Pipelines – Part1: Performance Analysis in Residential Units (2024)
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Mehdipour, R., Garvey, S., Baniamerian, Z., & Cardenas, B. (2024). Ice Source Heat Pump System for Energy Supply via Gas Pipelines – Part1: Performance Analysis in Residential Units. Energy, Article 132974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132974

This study evaluates the performance of heat pumps using water or ice as the heat source, with energy transferred via repurposed gas delivery pipes. The proposed system offers significant benefits for urban energy networks, particularly in densely po... Read More about Ice Source Heat Pump System for Energy Supply via Gas Pipelines – Part1: Performance Analysis in Residential Units.

An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability (2024)
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Wu, W., Prescott, D., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Saleh, A., & Chiachio Ruano, M. (2024). An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 252, Article 110478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2024.110478

By incorporating information about asset condition from a monitoring system, engineers can utilize asset management models to manage maintenance activities on wind turbine blades throughout their lifespan. This can lower operating a... Read More about An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability.

Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times (2024)
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Warren, T., Torres, L., Lyonette, C., & Tarlo, R. (in press). Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times. British Journal of Sociology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13147

The article focuses on the work of working-class women amid turbulent times. Its timespan is just prior to and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The women's work, and the key skills involved, are fundamental to everyday lives, but both have bee... Read More about Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times.

Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat (2024)
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Winship, G., Scott, A., & Edgar, J. (2024). Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, https://doi.org/10.1080/13642537.2024.2384864

The changing landscape of data management and privacy have far-reaching implications for psychotherapy research regarding confidentiality, informed consent, and data de-identification in scientific publications. This paper reports on discussions amon... Read More about Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat.

Development of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres as MRI Contrast Media Agents (2024)
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Molinar-Díaz, J., Arjuna, A., Abrehart, N., McLellan, A., Harris, R., Islam, M. T., Alzaidi, A., Bradley, C. R., Gidman, C., Prior, M. J. W., Titman, J., Blockley, N. P., Harvey, P., Marciani, L., & Ahmed, I. (2024). Development of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres as MRI Contrast Media Agents. Molecules, 29(18), Article 4296. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184296

In this research, resorbable phosphate-based glass (PBG) compositions were developed using varying modifier oxides including iron (Fe2O3), copper (CuO), and manganese (MnO2), and then processed via a rapid single-stage flame spheroidisation process t... Read More about Development of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres as MRI Contrast Media Agents.

The JWST EXCELS survey: Too much, too young, too fast? Ultra-massive quiescent galaxies at 3 < z < 5 (2024)
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Carnall, A. C., Cullen, F., Mclure, R. J., Mcleod, D. J., Begley, R., Donnan, C. T., Dunlop, J. S., Shapley, A. E., Rowlands, K., Almaini, O., Arellano-Córdova, K. Z., Barrufet, L., Cimatti, A., Ellis, R. S., Grogin, N. A., Hamadouche, M. L., Illingworth, G. D., Koekemoer, A. M., Leung, H.-H., Lovell, C. C., …Wild, V. (in press). The JWST EXCELS survey: Too much, too young, too fast? Ultra-massive quiescent galaxies at 3 < z < 5. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1-24

We report ultra-deep, medium-resolution spectroscopic observations for 4 quiescent galaxies with log 10 (M * /M ⊙) > 11 at 3 < z < 5. These data were obtained with JWST NIRSpec as part of the Early eXtragalactic Continuum and Emission Line Science (E... Read More about The JWST EXCELS survey: Too much, too young, too fast? Ultra-massive quiescent galaxies at 3 < z < 5.

The prototypical UK blood donor, homophily and blood donation: Blood donors are like you, not me (2024)
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Ferguson, E., Bowen, S., Mills, R., Reynolds, C., Davison, K., Lawrence, C., Maharaj, R., Starmer, C., Barr, A., Williams, T., Croucher, M., & Brailsford, S. R. (in press). The prototypical UK blood donor, homophily and blood donation: Blood donors are like you, not me. Vox Sanguinis, https://doi.org/10.1111/vox.13731

Background and Objectives
Homophily represents the extent to which people feel others are like them and encourages the uptake of activities they feel people like them do. Currently, there are no data on blood donor homophily with respect to (i) peop... Read More about The prototypical UK blood donor, homophily and blood donation: Blood donors are like you, not me.

Kidney Beam - a cost-effective digital intervention to improve mental health (2024)
Journal Article
Greenwood, S. A., Briggs, J., Walklin, C., Mangahis, E., Young, H. M., Castle, E. M., Billany, R. E., Asgari, E., Bhandari, S., Bishop, N., Bramham, K., Burton, J. O., Campbell, J., Chilcot, J., Cooper, N., Deelchand, V., Graham-Brown, M. P., Haggis, L., Hamilton, A., Jesky, M., …Macdonald, J. (2024). Kidney Beam - a cost-effective digital intervention to improve mental health. Kidney International Reports, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.08.030

Background: There is inequity in provision of physical rehabilitation services for people living with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Kidney BEAM trial evaluated the clinical value and cost effectiveness of a physical activity digital health interv... Read More about Kidney Beam - a cost-effective digital intervention to improve mental health.

Applying health promotion knowledge to self-care: healthy eating and weight management for nurses (2024)
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Blake, H. (2024). Applying health promotion knowledge to self-care: healthy eating and weight management for nurses. Nursing Standard, https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.2024.e12393

Promoting health in the workplace is a national and international public health priority, and health promotion is a central aspect of the nursing role. However, nurses’ knowledge of health promotion does not always translate to self-care and there ar... Read More about Applying health promotion knowledge to self-care: healthy eating and weight management for nurses.

Cost-effectiveness of the ‘Stay One Step Ahead’ Home Safety programme for the prevention of injuries among children under 5 years (2024)
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Jones, M., Orton, E., Taylor, M. J., Timblin, C., Clarke, R., Watson, M. C., Hayes, M., Patel, T., Coupland, C., & Kendrick, D. (2024). Cost-effectiveness of the ‘Stay One Step Ahead’ Home Safety programme for the prevention of injuries among children under 5 years. Injury Prevention, https://doi.org/10.1136/ip-2024-045236

Background Unintentional injuries are a common cause of morbidity and mortality in the under-5s, but undertaking home safety practices can reduce injury risk. Stay One Step Ahead (SOSA) is an evidence-based standardised home safety programme. This st... Read More about Cost-effectiveness of the ‘Stay One Step Ahead’ Home Safety programme for the prevention of injuries among children under 5 years.

Pre-independence Consumption Expenditure Survey: Agrarian Poverty in Colonial Uttar Pradesh: The Dufferin Inquiry, 1887–1888 edited by Shireen Moosvi, Delhi: Primus Books, 2023; pp lxxix + 290, ₹1,750 (hard cover) (2024)
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Kumar, A. (2024). Pre-independence Consumption Expenditure Survey: Agrarian Poverty in Colonial Uttar Pradesh: The Dufferin Inquiry, 1887–1888 edited by Shireen Moosvi, Delhi: Primus Books, 2023; pp lxxix + 290, ₹1,750 (hard cover). Economic and Political Weekly, 59(35),

Barriers and opportunities for prison services in developing reintegrative pathways for justice-involved people subjected to MSHT exploitation (2024)
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Sandy, L., Snowden, A., Tangen, J., & Gardner, A. (2024). Barriers and opportunities for prison services in developing reintegrative pathways for justice-involved people subjected to MSHT exploitation. Prison Service Journal, 20-29

Vulnerable people who are subjected to modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT) exploitation and become justice-involved, face complex challenges in both recovering from their experiences and achieving ongoing protection. An evaluation of internat... Read More about Barriers and opportunities for prison services in developing reintegrative pathways for justice-involved people subjected to MSHT exploitation.

Occupational support following Arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK wide phase III randomised controlled trial (2024)
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Sheehan, L., Woodward, A., Adamson, J., Archer, M., Drummond, A., Hewison, A., Jordan, C., Keding, A., Kottam, L., Madan, I., Martland, M., McDaid, C., McDonald, D. A., Parkinson, G., Reed, M., Sinclair, L., Smith, T. O., Thomson, L., Watkins, L., Wu, Q., & Baker, P. (in press). Occupational support following Arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK wide phase III randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open,

Background
In the UK, one in four patients are in work at the time of their hip or knee replacement surgery. These patients receive little support about their return to work (RTW). There is a need for an occupational support intervention that encour... Read More about Occupational support following Arthroplasty of the lower limb (OPAL): trial protocol for a UK wide phase III randomised controlled trial.

Bicarbonate concentration influences carbon utilization rates and biochemical profiles of freshwater and marine microalgae (2024)
Journal Article
Kusi, P. A., McGee, D., Tabraiz, S., & Ahmed, A. (2024). Bicarbonate concentration influences carbon utilization rates and biochemical profiles of freshwater and marine microalgae. Biotechnology Journal, 19(8), Article 2400361. https://doi.org/10.1002/biot.202400361

Selecting the optimal microalgal strain for carbon capture and biomass production is crucial for ensuring the commercial viability of microalgae‐based biorefinery processes. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of varying bicarbonate concentration... Read More about Bicarbonate concentration influences carbon utilization rates and biochemical profiles of freshwater and marine microalgae.

Using nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction in pregnancy: a qualitative study of pregnant women in the UK who smoke (2024)
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Thomson, R., Phillips, L., Orton, S., Naughton, F., & Coleman, T. (2024). Using nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction in pregnancy: a qualitative study of pregnant women in the UK who smoke. BMJ Open, 14(8), Article e085945. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085945

Objectives To explore the acceptability and perceived motivations and barriers of using nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) to reduce the number of daily cigarettes smoked in pregnancy, rather than for stopping completely.

Design Telephone, semi-st... Read More about Using nicotine replacement therapy for smoking reduction in pregnancy: a qualitative study of pregnant women in the UK who smoke.

The small open economy in a generalized gravity model (2024)
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Demidova, S., Kucheryavyy, K., Naito, T., & Rodríguez-Clare, A. (2024). The small open economy in a generalized gravity model. Journal of International Economics, 152, Article 103997. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2024.103997

To provide sharp answers to basic questions in international trade, a standard approach is to focus on a small open economy (SOE). Whereas the classic tradition is to define a SOE as an economy that takes world prices as given, in the new trade liter... Read More about The small open economy in a generalized gravity model.