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A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation (2021)
Journal Article
Ford, A., Uny, I., Lowes, J., Naughton, F., Cooper, S., Coleman, T., Hajek, P., Przulj, D., Myers Smith, K., Bauld, L., Sinclair, L., Walton, R., Clark, M., & Ussher, M. (2021). A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(2), Article 430. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020430

Use of e-cigarettes (vaping) has potential to help pregnant women stop smoking. This study explored factors influencing adherence among participants in the vaping arm of the first trial of vaping for smoking cessation in pregnancy. We conducted semi-... Read More about A Qualitative Study of Factors Influencing Adherence among Pregnant Women Taking Part in a Trial of E-Cigarettes for Smoking Cessation.

Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control (2021)
Journal Article
Dowson, B., Schneider, J., Guo, B., Bath, P. M., Mcdermott, O., Haywood, L. J., & Orrell, M. (2021). Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 7, Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-00759-y

Background

As the number of people living with dementia grows, so does the need to provide them with adequate psychosocial support. Many people with dementia live at home with family carers, who also require social and emotional support to cope wi... Read More about Pilot Randomised Evaluation of Singing in Dementia (PRESIDE): protocol for a two-arm, parallel group randomised controlled feasibility study with waiting-list control.

Parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: differences between seven European countries and between children with and without mental health conditions (2021)
Journal Article
Thorell, L. B., Borg Skoglund, C., Giménez de la Peña, A., Baeyens, D., Fuermaier, A. B., Groom, M. J., Mammarella, I. C., van der Oord, S., van den Hoofdakker, B. J., Luman, M., Marques de Miranda, D., Siu, A. F., Steinmayr, R., Idrees, I., Stephane Soares, L., Sörlin, M., Luis Luque, J., Moscardino, U. M., Roch, M., Crisci, G., & Christiansen, H. (2022). Parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: differences between seven European countries and between children with and without mental health conditions. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 31, 649-661. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01706-1

The aim of the present study was to examine parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic in families with or without a child with a mental health condition across Europe. The study included 6720 parents recruited through schools... Read More about Parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: differences between seven European countries and between children with and without mental health conditions.

Prevalence of comorbidities and their associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes at a tertiary care department in Ningbo, China: a cross-sectional study (2021)
Journal Article
Li, X., Chattopadhyay, K., Xu, S., Chen, Y., Xu, M., Li, L., & Li, J. (2021). Prevalence of comorbidities and their associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes at a tertiary care department in Ningbo, China: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 11(1), Article e040532. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040532

Objectives: To determine the prevalence of comorbidities in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and identify the factors independently associated with comorbidities in a tertiary care department in Ningbo, China.

Design: A computerised medical re... Read More about Prevalence of comorbidities and their associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes at a tertiary care department in Ningbo, China: a cross-sectional study.

The challenges of randomised control trials in obstetrics and gynaecology (2021)
Journal Article
Harper, S. L., Thornton, J. G., & Walker, K. F. (2021). The challenges of randomised control trials in obstetrics and gynaecology. Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, 31(2), 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ogrm.2020.12.006

In this short article we explore some of the challenges faced by those conducting randomised trials in obstetrics and gynaecology. We discuss the current status of trials comparing induction of labour versus expectant management, so called ‘deliver o... Read More about The challenges of randomised control trials in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Ion channel profiling of the Lymnaea stagnalis ganglia via transcriptome analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Dong, N., Bandura, J., Zhang, Z., Wang, Y., Labadie, K., Noel, B., Davison, A., Koene, J. M., Sun, H. S., Coutellec, M. A., & Feng, Z. P. (2021). Ion channel profiling of the Lymnaea stagnalis ganglia via transcriptome analysis. BMC Genomics, 22, Article 18. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-020-07287-2

© 2021, The Author(s). Background: The pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis (L. stagnalis) has been widely used as a model organism in neurobiology, ecotoxicology, and parasitology due to the relative simplicity of its central nervous system (CNS). However,... Read More about Ion channel profiling of the Lymnaea stagnalis ganglia via transcriptome analysis.

Neurovirulence of avian influenza virus is dependent on the interaction of viral NP protein with host factor FMRP in the murine brain (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, X., Pu, J., Sun, Y., Bi, Y., Jiang, Z., Xu, G., Zhang, H., Cao, J., Chang, K.-C., Liu, J., & Sun, H. (2021). Neurovirulence of avian influenza virus is dependent on the interaction of viral NP protein with host factor FMRP in the murine brain. Journal of Virology, 95(7), https://doi.org/10.1128/JVI.01272-20

Avian influenza viruses (AIVs) are zoonotic viruses that exhibit a range infectivity and severity in the human host. Severe human cases of AIVs infection are often accompanied by neurological symptoms, however, the factors involved in the infection o... Read More about Neurovirulence of avian influenza virus is dependent on the interaction of viral NP protein with host factor FMRP in the murine brain.

“A little (PPI) MAGIC can take you a long way” : involving children and young people in research from inception of a novel medical device to multi-centre clinical trial Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961) (2021)
Journal Article
Abrehart, N., Frost, K., YPAG, Y. P. A. G., Harris, R., Wragg, A., Stewart, D., Sharif, H., Matthews, R., & Marciani, L. (2021). “A little (PPI) MAGIC can take you a long way” : involving children and young people in research from inception of a novel medical device to multi-centre clinical trial Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961). Research Involvement and Engagement, 7, Article 2. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-020-00243-0

Background: There is often a great urgency to be inclusive when conducting research and to focus efforts with groups and communities that can be referred to as marginalised. This is especially the case in research concerning medical devices aimed a... Read More about “A little (PPI) MAGIC can take you a long way” : involving children and young people in research from inception of a novel medical device to multi-centre clinical trial Roald Dahl, James and the Giant Peach (1961).

Xenophobia, the unconscious, the public sphere and Brexit (2021)
Journal Article
Starkey, K., Holstein, J., & Tempest, S. (2021). Xenophobia, the unconscious, the public sphere and Brexit. European Management Review, 18(1), 25-35. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12446

We examine xenophobia from the perspective of the unconscious of individuals, groups and nations, emphasizing the role of fantasy, and arguing that some leaders use xenophobic discourse to exploit fantasies arising from emotions such as anxiety, fear... Read More about Xenophobia, the unconscious, the public sphere and Brexit.

Morbidity and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents in Ghana: Protocol for a longitudinal study (2021)
Journal Article
Essuman, V. A., Tagoe, N. N., Akpalu, J., Essuman, A., Sackey, A., Hayfron-Benjamin, C., Asare, G., Abaidoo, B., Amoah, A., Ndanu, T., Ofori-Adjei, I., Barnes, N., Appiah-Thompson, B., & Amoaku, W. (2021). Morbidity and Complications of Diabetes Mellitus in Children and Adolescents in Ghana: Protocol for a longitudinal study. JMIR Research Protocols, 10(1), Article e21440. https://doi.org/10.2196/21440

What can be done to Encourage Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to Attend Breast Screening? - A Qualitative Synthesis of Barriers and Facilitators (2021)
Journal Article
CLARINGBURN, T., Baird, J., Yogeswaran, G., Oni, G., & Wilson, E. (2021). What can be done to Encourage Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to Attend Breast Screening? - A Qualitative Synthesis of Barriers and Facilitators. Public Health, 190, 152-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.10.013

Objective: to identify the barriers to UK Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) women attending breast screening and subsequently, support the growing evidence base providing solutions to the public health problem of ethnic variation within screeni... Read More about What can be done to Encourage Women from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Backgrounds to Attend Breast Screening? - A Qualitative Synthesis of Barriers and Facilitators.

Real-Time Kinematics of Continuum Robots: Modelling and Validation (2021)
Journal Article
Barrientos-Diez, J., Dong, X., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2021). Real-Time Kinematics of Continuum Robots: Modelling and Validation. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 67, Article 102019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2020.102019

© 2020 Elsevier Ltd Kinematics of flexible backbone continuum robots is highly non linear and its complexity quickly escalates with the number of sections of the robot, which is usually more than three. This paper introduces a kinematic modelling of... Read More about Real-Time Kinematics of Continuum Robots: Modelling and Validation.

Efficiency Mapping and Weighted Average Efficiency for Large Hydrogenerators (2021)
Journal Article
Bortoni, E. D. C., Siniscalchi, R. T., Vaschetto, S., Darmani, M. A., & Cavagnino, A. (2021). Efficiency Mapping and Weighted Average Efficiency for Large Hydrogenerators. IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications, 2, 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2020.3048989

This paper presents the concept of efficiency mapping for large synchronous hydrogenerators, which are useful for evaluating hydropower generation performance vis-à-vis interconnected intermittent generation to machine efficiency-oriented design. Tes... Read More about Efficiency Mapping and Weighted Average Efficiency for Large Hydrogenerators.

Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours (2021)
Journal Article
Clancy, F., Prestwich, A., Ferguson, E., & O’Connor, D. B. (2022). Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours. Psychology and Health, 37(1), 87-104. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2020.1867727

Objectives
The Perseverative Cognition Hypothesis (proposing negative repetitive thinking has detrimental effects on physical health), has been extended to include health behaviours. This study aimed to examine relationships between perseverative c... Read More about Cross-sectional and prospective associations between stress, perseverative cognition and health behaviours.

The chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19: The need for a prospective study of viral impact on brain functioning (2021)
Journal Article
Erausquin, G. A., Snyder, H., Carrillo, M., Hosseini, A. A., Brugha, T. S., Seshadri, S., & the CNS SARS‐CoV‐2 Consortium. (2021). The chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19: The need for a prospective study of viral impact on brain functioning. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 17(6), 1056-1065. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.12255

Introduction: The increasing evidence of SARS-CoV-2 impact on the central nervous system (CNS) raises key questions on its impact for risk of later life cognitive decline, Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other dementia. Methods: The Alzheimer's Associa... Read More about The chronic neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19: The need for a prospective study of viral impact on brain functioning.

Strawberry decreases intraluminal and intestinal wall hydrolysis of testosterone undecanoate (2021)
Journal Article
Zgair, A., Dawood, Y., Ibrahem, S. M., Lee, J. B., Feng, W., Fischer, P. M., & Gershkovich, P. (2021). Strawberry decreases intraluminal and intestinal wall hydrolysis of testosterone undecanoate. Molecules, 26(1), Article 233. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26010233

Male hypogonadism is often treated by testosterone (T) replacement therapy such as oral administration of the ester prodrug, testosterone undecanoate (TU). However, the systemic exposure to T following oral TU is very low due to esterase-mediated met... Read More about Strawberry decreases intraluminal and intestinal wall hydrolysis of testosterone undecanoate.

Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes (2021)
Book Chapter
Lima, A. T., Bastos, F. A., Junior, F. J. T., Neto, R. R., Gomes, H. I., & Barroso, G. F. (2021). Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes. In A. A. R. Ioris (Ed.), Environment and Development: Challenges, Policies and Practices (133-173). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55416-3_5

A tailings dam failed on 5 November 2015, flooding the Doce River, Brazil, with 34 Mm3 of tailings and killing 19 people, together with massive riverine life annihilation, water-use impairments, and fisheries interruption. A total of 663.2 km of rive... Read More about Doce River Large-Scale Environmental Catastrophe: Decision and Policy-Making Outcomes.

Active Thermal Control for Modular Power Converters in Multi-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive System (2021)
Journal Article
Yan, H., Zhao, W., Buticchi, G., & Gerada, C. (2021). Active Thermal Control for Modular Power Converters in Multi-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive System. IEEE Access, 9, 7054-7063. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2021.3049293

Modular winding structure has been employed in the Permanent Magnet SynchronousMotors (PMSMs) to increase the reliability and reduce the torque ripple. Nevertheless, the reliability ofthe motor system depends on the lifetime of the power semiconducto... Read More about Active Thermal Control for Modular Power Converters in Multi-Phase Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor Drive System.

Effectiveness and Safety of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) (2021)
Journal Article
Alshmimry, A. H., Jiwani, S. I., Gyasi-Antwi, P., & Adams, G. G. (2021). Effectiveness and Safety of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs). Current Research in Clinical Diabetes and Obesity, 01, Article 103. https://doi.org/10.29011/CRCDO-103.100003

Introduction: Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs) are one of the more dangerous complications of diabetes, contributing to morbidity, mortality, and major financial strain, potentially affecting patients' quality of life. Therefore, an effective DFU treatmen... Read More about Effectiveness and Safety of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers (DFUs).