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Solution precursor thermal spraying of gadolinium zirconate for thermal barrier coating (2021)
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Leng, K., Rincon Romero, A., Venturi, F., Ahmed, I., & Hussain, T. (2022). Solution precursor thermal spraying of gadolinium zirconate for thermal barrier coating. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 42(4), 1594-1607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2021.11.050

Gadolinium zirconate (GZ) is an attractive material for thermal barrier coatings (TBCs). However, a single layer GZ coating has poor thermal cycling life compared to Yttria Stabilized Zirconia (YSZ). In this study, Solution Precursor High Velocity Ox... Read More about Solution precursor thermal spraying of gadolinium zirconate for thermal barrier coating.

Increased serum miR-193a-5p during non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression: Diagnostic and mechanistic relevance (2021)
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Johnson, K., Leary, P. J., Govaere, O., Barter, M. J., Charlton, S. H., Cockell, S. J., …Twiss, J. (2022). Increased serum miR-193a-5p during non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression: Diagnostic and mechanistic relevance. JHEP Reports, 4(2), Article 100409. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhepr.2021.100409

Background & Aims: Serum microRNA (miRNA) levels are known to change in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and may serve as useful biomarkers. This study aimed to profile miRNAs comprehensively at all NAFLD stages. Methods: We profiled 2,083 s... Read More about Increased serum miR-193a-5p during non-alcoholic fatty liver disease progression: Diagnostic and mechanistic relevance.

Versatile selective evolutionary pressure using synthetic defect in universal metabolism (2021)
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Sellés Vidal, L., Murray, J. W., & Heap, J. T. (2021). Versatile selective evolutionary pressure using synthetic defect in universal metabolism. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 6859. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27266-9

The non-natural needs of industrial applications often require new or improved enzymes. The structures and properties of enzymes are difficult to predict or design de novo. Instead, semi-rational approaches mimicking evolution entail diversification... Read More about Versatile selective evolutionary pressure using synthetic defect in universal metabolism.

The maintenance of standing genetic variation: Gene flow vs. selective neutrality in Atlantic stickleback fish (2021)
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Haenel, Q., Guerard, L., MacColl, A. D. C., & Berner, D. (2022). The maintenance of standing genetic variation: Gene flow vs. selective neutrality in Atlantic stickleback fish. Molecular Ecology, 31(3), 811-821. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16269

Adaptation to derived habitats often occurs from standing genetic variation. The maintenance within ancestral populations of genetic variants favourable in derived habitats is commonly ascribed to long-term antagonism between purifying selection and... Read More about The maintenance of standing genetic variation: Gene flow vs. selective neutrality in Atlantic stickleback fish.

Application of Multi Agent Systems for Leak Testing (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rehman, H. U., Chaplin, J. C., Zarzycki, L., Jones, M., & Ratchev, S. (2021). Application of Multi Agent Systems for Leak Testing. . https://doi.org/10.1109/ICSC50472.2021.9666580

The manufacturing of customised products is a driver in the trend of incorporating intelligence in the system. This intelligence is required to enable the system to self-conFigure processes to meet the requirements of unique products. This work deals... Read More about Application of Multi Agent Systems for Leak Testing.

Attitudes and personality of farm managers and association with cow culling rates and longevity in large-scale commercial dairy farms (2021)
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Rilanto, T., Viidu, D.-A., Kaart, T., Orro, T., Viltrop, A., Emanuelson, U., …Mõtus, K. (2022). Attitudes and personality of farm managers and association with cow culling rates and longevity in large-scale commercial dairy farms. Research in Veterinary Science, 142, 31-42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2021.11.006

The farmer has the central role in determining cow culling policies on their farm and thus affecting cow longevity. The present study aimed to examine farm managers´ satisfaction, attitudes, personality traits and analyse the associations with dairy... Read More about Attitudes and personality of farm managers and association with cow culling rates and longevity in large-scale commercial dairy farms.

Evaluation of the diabetes education app (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Swaby, R., Greening, J., Sachdev, P., & Blake, H. (2021, November). Evaluation of the diabetes education app. Presented at 48th Annual Meeting of the British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes 2021, Online

Introduction Structured education is an integral part of type one diabetes care for children and young people and their families, delivered at diagnosis. There is currently no validated curriculum or outcome measures of diabetes education in the... Read More about Evaluation of the diabetes education app.

Delivery of antimicrobial stewardship competencies in UK pre-registration nurse education programmes: a national cross-sectional survey (2021)
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Courtenay, M., Castro-Sánchez, E., Gallagher, R., Gould, D., Hawker, C., Hennefer, D., …Monks, S. (2022). Delivery of antimicrobial stewardship competencies in UK pre-registration nurse education programmes: a national cross-sectional survey. Journal of Hospital Infection, 121, 39-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.09.027

Background: Registered nurses perform numerous functions critical to the success of antimicrobial stewardship, but only 63% of pre-registration nursing programmes include any teaching about stewardship. Updated nursing standards indicate that nurses... Read More about Delivery of antimicrobial stewardship competencies in UK pre-registration nurse education programmes: a national cross-sectional survey.

Structures of the Human SPAK and OSR1 Conserved C-Terminal (CCT) Domains (2021)
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Elvers, K. T., Lipka-Lloyd, M., Trueman, R. C., Bax, B. D., & Mehellou, Y. (2022). Structures of the Human SPAK and OSR1 Conserved C-Terminal (CCT) Domains. ChemBioChem, 23(1), Article e202100441. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202100441

STE20/SPS1-related proline/alanine-rich kinase (SPAK) and oxidative stress responsive 1 (OSR1) kinase are two serine/threonine protein kinases that regulate the function of ion co-transporters through phosphorylation. The highly conserved C-terminal... Read More about Structures of the Human SPAK and OSR1 Conserved C-Terminal (CCT) Domains.

Social context facilitates visuomotor synchrony and bonding in children and adults (2021)
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Howard, E. M., Ropar, D., Newport, R., & Tunçgenç, B. (2021). Social context facilitates visuomotor synchrony and bonding in children and adults. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 22869. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-02372-2

Interpersonal synchrony is a fundamental part of human social interaction, with known effects on facilitating social bonding. Moving in time with another person facilitates prosocial behaviour, however, it is unknown if the degree of synchronisation... Read More about Social context facilitates visuomotor synchrony and bonding in children and adults.

Identifying the best predictive diagnostic criteria for psoriasis in children (< 18 years): a UK multicentre case–control diagnostic accuracy study (DIPSOC study) (2021)
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Burden-Teh, E., Murphy, R., Gran, S., Nijsten, T., Hughes, C., Abdul-Wahab, A., …Thomas, K. S. (2022). Identifying the best predictive diagnostic criteria for psoriasis in children (< 18 years): a UK multicentre case–control diagnostic accuracy study (DIPSOC study). British Journal of Dermatology, 186(2), 341-351. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.20689

Background In children, psoriasis can be challenging to diagnose. Difficulties arise from differences in the clinical presentation compared to adults. Objectives To test the diagnostic accuracy of previously agreed consensus criteria and develop... Read More about Identifying the best predictive diagnostic criteria for psoriasis in children (< 18 years): a UK multicentre case–control diagnostic accuracy study (DIPSOC study).

Predictive Algorithm for Control of Common Mode Voltage and Switching Frequency in Direct Matrix Converter Fed System (2021)
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Qazi, S., Mir, T. N., Bhat, A. H., & Singh, B. (2022). Predictive Algorithm for Control of Common Mode Voltage and Switching Frequency in Direct Matrix Converter Fed System. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 69(12), 13316-13325. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2021.3128889

Multiobjective model predictive control (Mo-MPC), owing to its simplicity and adaptability to comply with diverse constraints, has gained popularity in the control of direct matrix converters (DMCs). However, the MPC strategy makes the converter oper... Read More about Predictive Algorithm for Control of Common Mode Voltage and Switching Frequency in Direct Matrix Converter Fed System.

Adaptive Fuzzy Learning Superpixel Representation for PolSAR Image Classification (2021)
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Guo, Y., Jiao, L., Qu, R., Sun, Z., Wang, S., Wang, S., & Liu, F. (2022). Adaptive Fuzzy Learning Superpixel Representation for PolSAR Image Classification. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 60, Article 5217818. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2021.3128908

The increasing applications of polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) image classification demand for effective superpixels’ algorithms. Fuzzy superpixels’ algorithms reduce the misclassification rate by dividing pixels into superpixels, whic... Read More about Adaptive Fuzzy Learning Superpixel Representation for PolSAR Image Classification.

Diagnostic utility of artificial intelligence for left ventricular scar identification using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging—A systematic review (2021)
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Jathanna, N., Podlasek, A., Sokol, A., Auer, D., Chen, X., & Jamil-Copley, S. (2021). Diagnostic utility of artificial intelligence for left ventricular scar identification using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging—A systematic review. Cardiovascular Digital Health Journal, 2(6), S21-S29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cvdhj.2021.11.005

Background: Accurate, rapid quantification of ventricular scar using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) carries importance in arrhythmia management and patient prognosis. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been applied to other radiological chall... Read More about Diagnostic utility of artificial intelligence for left ventricular scar identification using cardiac magnetic resonance imaging—A systematic review.

Learning from the failure of autonomous and intelligent systems: accidents, safety and sociotechnical sources of risk (2021)
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Macrae, C. (2021). Learning from the failure of autonomous and intelligent systems: accidents, safety and sociotechnical sources of risk. Risk Analysis, 42(9), 1999-2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.13850

Efforts to develop autonomous and intelligent systems (AIS) have exploded across a range of settings in recent years, from self-driving cars to medical diagnostic chatbots. These have the potential to bring enormous benefits to society but also have... Read More about Learning from the failure of autonomous and intelligent systems: accidents, safety and sociotechnical sources of risk.

Midfrontal theta oscillations and conflict monitoring in children and adults (2021)
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Chevalier, N., Hadley, L. V., & Balthrop, K. (2021). Midfrontal theta oscillations and conflict monitoring in children and adults. Developmental Psychobiology, 63(8), Article e22216. https://doi.org/10.1002/dev.22216

Conflict monitoring is central in cognitive control, as detection of conflict serves as a signal for the need to engage control. This study examined whether (1) midfrontal theta oscillations similarly support conflict monitoring in children and adult... Read More about Midfrontal theta oscillations and conflict monitoring in children and adults.

Seizure outcomes in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy evaluated for surgery but do not proceed (2021)
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Khoo, A., de Tisi, J., Mannan, S., O’Keeffe, A. G., Sander, J. W., & Duncan, J. S. (2021). Seizure outcomes in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy evaluated for surgery but do not proceed. Epilepsy Research, 178, Article 106822. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2021.106822

Objective: To ascertain seizure outcomes in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy considered for epilepsy surgery but who did not proceed. Methods: We identified people discussed at a weekly presurgical epilepsy multi-disciplinary (MDT) meeting f... Read More about Seizure outcomes in people with drug-resistant focal epilepsy evaluated for surgery but do not proceed.

Towards the understanding the effect of surface integrity on the fatigue performance of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites (2021)
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Han, X., Liao, Z., Luna, G. G., Li, H. N., & Axinte, D. (2022). Towards the understanding the effect of surface integrity on the fatigue performance of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 73, 518-530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.11.029

The fatigue performance of metal matrix composites (MMCs) is highly related to their surface integrity due to the intensive tool-particle interactions and metallographic alterations of matrix, especially under extreme cutting parameters, which could... Read More about Towards the understanding the effect of surface integrity on the fatigue performance of silicon carbide particle reinforced aluminium matrix composites.