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Effect of Regional vs General Anesthesia on Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: The RAGA Randomized Trial (2021)
Journal Article
Li, T., Li, J., Yuan, L., Wu, J., Jiang, C., Daniels, J., Mehta, R. L., Wang, M., Yeung, J., Jackson, T., Melody, T., Jin, S., Yao, Y., Wu, J., Chen, J., Smith, F. G., Lian, Q., & RAGA Study Investigators. (2021). Effect of Regional vs General Anesthesia on Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: The RAGA Randomized Trial. Journal of the American Medical Association, https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.22647

Importance: In adults undergoing hip fracture surgery, regional anesthesia may reduce postoperative delirium, but there is uncertainty about its effectiveness. Objective: To investigate, in older adults undergoing surgical repair for hip fracture, th... Read More about Effect of Regional vs General Anesthesia on Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Older Patients Undergoing Hip Fracture Surgery: The RAGA Randomized Trial.

“I don’t want to take buprenorphine for the rest of my life”: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for a Client Struggling to Reduce Low-Dose Buprenorphine (a Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design) (2021)
Journal Article
Shepherd, K., Pritty, B., Tickle, A., & Moghaddam, N. (2023). “I don’t want to take buprenorphine for the rest of my life”: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for a Client Struggling to Reduce Low-Dose Buprenorphine (a Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 21(4), 2418-2441. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-021-00729-2

The misuse of substances is often maintained by both physical and psychological factors. Opioid-substitution medications manage physical aspects of addiction; however, difficulties with emotional regulation and avoidance perpetuate continued substanc... Read More about “I don’t want to take buprenorphine for the rest of my life”: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for a Client Struggling to Reduce Low-Dose Buprenorphine (a Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design).

Measurement of the single crystal elasticity matrix of polycrystalline materials (2021)
Journal Article
Dryburgh, P., Li, W., Pieris, D., Fuentes-Domínguez, R., Patel, R., Smith, R. J., & Clark, M. (2022). Measurement of the single crystal elasticity matrix of polycrystalline materials. Acta Materialia, 225, Article 117551. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2021.117551

Many engineering metals are polycrystalline, as such the elasticity, crystalline orientation and grain distribution are cardinal factors in determining the physical properties of the material. The grain distribution can be measured using a number of... Read More about Measurement of the single crystal elasticity matrix of polycrystalline materials.

Mutation and selection explain why many eukaryotic centromeric DNA sequences are often A+T rich (2021)
Journal Article
Barbosa, A. C., Xu, Z., Karari, K., Williams, W., Hauf, S., & Brown, W. R. A. (2022). Mutation and selection explain why many eukaryotic centromeric DNA sequences are often A+T rich. Nucleic Acids Research, 50(1), 579-596. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkab1219

We have used chromosome engineering to replace native centromeric DNA with different test sequences at native centromeres in two different strains of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe and have discovered that A + T rich DNA, whether synthet... Read More about Mutation and selection explain why many eukaryotic centromeric DNA sequences are often A+T rich.

TIME to Change: Rethinking Humanitarian Energy Access (2021)
Journal Article
Robinson, B., Clifford, M., & Jewitt, S. (2022). TIME to Change: Rethinking Humanitarian Energy Access. Energy Research and Social Science, 86, Article 102453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102453

Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 7-universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services by 2030-represents a considerable challenge. Currently, 40% of the global population do not have access to sustainable energy sources, and in... Read More about TIME to Change: Rethinking Humanitarian Energy Access.

Evaluation of an enhanced training package to support clinical trials training in low and middle income countries (LMICs): experiences from the Born Too Soon Optimising Nutrition study (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Mitchell, E. J., Aluvaala, J., Bradshaw, L., Daniels, J., Kumar, A., Opira, J., Oliver, M., Pallotti, P., Qureshi, Z., Swinden, R., Were, F., & Ojha, S. Evaluation of an enhanced training package to support clinical trials training in low and middle income countries (LMICs): experiences from the Born Too Soon Optimising Nutrition study

Training is essential before working on a clinical trial, yet there is limited evidence on effective training methods. In low and middle income countries (LMICs), training of research staff was considered the second highest priority in a global healt... Read More about Evaluation of an enhanced training package to support clinical trials training in low and middle income countries (LMICs): experiences from the Born Too Soon Optimising Nutrition study.

A Comparison of Prediction Models with Machine Learning Algorithms for Traction Characteristics in Linear Traction Induction Motors (2021)
Journal Article
Zeng, D., Ge, Q., & Degano, M. (2022). A Comparison of Prediction Models with Machine Learning Algorithms for Traction Characteristics in Linear Traction Induction Motors. IEEJ Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 17(3), 470-478. https://doi.org/10.1002/tee.23534

This paper compares the machine learning algorithm‐based prediction methods for the traction characteristics in linear traction induction motors operating at common working conditions, i.e. different slip and running velocity, with a symmetric or asy... Read More about A Comparison of Prediction Models with Machine Learning Algorithms for Traction Characteristics in Linear Traction Induction Motors.

Early Childhood Health During Conflict: The Legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda* (2021)
Journal Article
Bridges, S., & Scott, D. (2021). Early Childhood Health During Conflict: The Legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda*. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 84(4), 694-718. https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12480

This paper finds evidence of severe health deficits among young children who were exposed to the Lord’s Resistance Army insurgency in Northern Uganda (1987–2007). We employ a difference-in-differences approach to estimate a 0.74 standard deviation de... Read More about Early Childhood Health During Conflict: The Legacy of the Lord’s Resistance Army in Northern Uganda*.

Structure of the human Ccr4-Not nuclease module using X-ray crystallography and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy distance measurements (2021)
Journal Article
Zhang, Q., Pavanello, L., Potapov, A., Bartlam, M., & Winkler, G. S. (2022). Structure of the human Ccr4-Not nuclease module using X-ray crystallography and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy distance measurements. Protein Science, 31(3), 758-764. https://doi.org/10.1002/pro.4262

Regulated degradation of mature, cytoplasmic mRNA is a key step in eukaryotic gene regulation. This process is typically initiated by the recruitment of deadenylase enzymes by cis-acting elements in the 3' untranslated region resulting in the shorten... Read More about Structure of the human Ccr4-Not nuclease module using X-ray crystallography and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy distance measurements.

Association Between Dietary Salt and Plasma Glucose, Insulin and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Eastern China (2021)
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Lin, Y., Chattopadhyay, K., Yang, X., Li, J. L., Chen, Y. S., Zhou, Y., & Li, L. (2021). Association Between Dietary Salt and Plasma Glucose, Insulin and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Eastern China. Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy, 14, 4811-4818. https://doi.org/10.2147/DMSO.S338915

Purpose: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is one of the major public health concerns in China. Studies on the association between dietary salt intake and the glycemic response of T2D are lacking in China. The aim was to investigate the association between the l... Read More about Association Between Dietary Salt and Plasma Glucose, Insulin and Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Eastern China.

An ALS-associated variant of the autophagy receptor SQSTM1/p62 reprograms binding selectivity toward the autophagy-related hATG8 proteins (2021)
Journal Article
Brennan, A., Layfield, R., Long, J., Williams, H. E., Oldham, N. J., Scott, D., & Searle, M. S. (2022). An ALS-associated variant of the autophagy receptor SQSTM1/p62 reprograms binding selectivity toward the autophagy-related hATG8 proteins. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 298(2), Article 101514. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2021.101514

Recognition of human autophagy-related 8 (hATG8) proteins by autophagy receptors represents a critical step within this cellular quality control system. Autophagy impairment is known to be a pathogenic mechanism in the motor neuron disorder amyotroph... Read More about An ALS-associated variant of the autophagy receptor SQSTM1/p62 reprograms binding selectivity toward the autophagy-related hATG8 proteins.

Short-, medium-, and long-duration energy storage in a 100% renewable electricity grid: A UK case study (2021)
Journal Article
Cárdenas, B., Swinfen-Styles, L., Rouse, J., & Garvey, S. D. (2021). Short-, medium-, and long-duration energy storage in a 100% renewable electricity grid: A UK case study. Energies, 14(24), Article 8524. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14248524

Energy storage will be required over a wide range of discharge durations in future zero-emission grids, from milliseconds to months. No single technology is well suited for the complete range. Using 9 years of UK data, this paper explores how to comb... Read More about Short-, medium-, and long-duration energy storage in a 100% renewable electricity grid: A UK case study.

Response to ‘The role of curettage as an intervention for basal cell carcinoma’. Re. ‘Interventions for basal cell carcinoma: abridged Cochrane systematic review and GRADE assessments’: reply from the authors (2021)
Journal Article
Bath-Hextall, F. J., Thomson, J., Hogan, S., Leonardi-Bee, J., Williams, H. C., & Bath‐Hextall, F. (2022). Response to ‘The role of curettage as an intervention for basal cell carcinoma’. Re. ‘Interventions for basal cell carcinoma: abridged Cochrane systematic review and GRADE assessments’: reply from the authors. British Journal of Dermatology, 186(4), 751-752. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.20950

Comparison of X-ray absorption spectra from copper-loaded bovine and ovine livers (2021)
Journal Article
Clarkson, A. H., & Kendall, N. R. (2022). Comparison of X-ray absorption spectra from copper-loaded bovine and ovine livers. Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine and Biology, 70, Article 126910. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126910

Background: Copper toxicity and hepatic copper accumulation pose a serious risk to ruminant health and production. Differences in the copper-handling mechanisms of cattle and sheep have been noted, not only in comparison to each other, but also in co... Read More about Comparison of X-ray absorption spectra from copper-loaded bovine and ovine livers.

Investigating Spatio-temporal Changes in Groundwater Quality for London Between 2000-2020 (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Agarwal, V., Kumar, A., Gomes, R., & Marsh, S. Investigating Spatio-temporal Changes in Groundwater Quality for London Between 2000-2020

The groundwater is relatively a pure natural resource as compared to the surface water, but anthropogenic activities pose a threat to its purity and suitability for drinking purpose. Thus, monitoring of spatial and temporal variation of groundwater q... Read More about Investigating Spatio-temporal Changes in Groundwater Quality for London Between 2000-2020.

Management of urinary incontinence in athletic women: the POsITIve feasibility study (2021)
Journal Article
Campbell, K. G., Nouri, F., E Batt, M., & Drummond, A. (2022). Management of urinary incontinence in athletic women: the POsITIve feasibility study. Physiotherapy, 114, 30-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.001

Objectives: To investigate the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a future trial of physiotherapy to manage urinary incontinence (UI) in athletic women. Design: Feasibility study with nested qualitative interviews. Setting: Community clinics... Read More about Management of urinary incontinence in athletic women: the POsITIve feasibility study.

Carbon Emission Analysis of Electrical Machines (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, X., Xu, Z., Gerada, C., & Gerada, D. (2021, October). Carbon Emission Analysis of Electrical Machines. Presented at 24th International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS 2021), Gyeongju, Korea, Republic of

The industry places increased importance on carbon reduction. Many are focused on lowering the fuel consumption of electrical machines, however, carbon emissions from the acquisition of raw materials and the energy consumption of manufacturing proces... Read More about Carbon Emission Analysis of Electrical Machines.

Which factors influence the prevalence of institution-acquired falls? Results from an international, multi-center, cross-sectional survey (2021)
Journal Article
Hoedl, M., Eglseer, D., Bernet, N., Everink, I., Gordon, A. L., Lohrmann, C., Osmancevic, S., Saka, B., Schols, J. M. G. A., Thomann, S., & Bauer, S. (2022). Which factors influence the prevalence of institution-acquired falls? Results from an international, multi-center, cross-sectional survey. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 54(4), 462-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12758

Purpose: Falls are a highly prevalent problem in hospitals and nursing homes with serious negative consequences such as injuries, increased care dependency, or even death. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive insight into institution-... Read More about Which factors influence the prevalence of institution-acquired falls? Results from an international, multi-center, cross-sectional survey.

Default Effects of Credit Card Minimum Payments (2021)
Journal Article
Sakaguchi, H., Stewart, N., Gathergood, J., Adams, P., Guttman-Kenney, B., Hayes, L., & Hunt, S. (2022). Default Effects of Credit Card Minimum Payments. Journal of Marketing Research, 59(4), 775-796. https://doi.org/10.1177/00222437211070589

Credit card minimum payments are designed to ensure that individuals pay down their debt over time, and scheduling minimum automatic repayments helps to avoid forgetting to repay. Yet minimum payments have additional, unintended psychological default... Read More about Default Effects of Credit Card Minimum Payments.

Speaking of the (Barely legal) elephant in the room: Herbal or dietary supplement related acute liver failure (2021)
Journal Article
Aithal, G. P. (2022). Speaking of the (Barely legal) elephant in the room: Herbal or dietary supplement related acute liver failure. Liver Transplantation, 28(2), 159-160. https://doi.org/10.1002/lt.26377

Titled ‘Barely legal’, Banksy’s first United States (USA) exhibition showcased Tai, an Indian elephant, painted with pink and gold pattern to blend in with the wallpaper of the living room, intended to mock the art world’s claim for the true portraya... Read More about Speaking of the (Barely legal) elephant in the room: Herbal or dietary supplement related acute liver failure.