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Algorithmic optimisation of the electrical power output of a low-cost, multicore thermoacoustic engine with varying resonator pressure (2021)
Journal Article
Huntingford, F., & Kisha, W. (2022). Algorithmic optimisation of the electrical power output of a low-cost, multicore thermoacoustic engine with varying resonator pressure. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 49, Article 101776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101776

Incorporating thermoacoustic engines (TAEs) into clean cooking stoves offers to reduce rural energy poverty while cutting morbidity associated with smoke inhalation. TAEs are used to generate electricity from the waste heat of a cooking fire to provi... Read More about Algorithmic optimisation of the electrical power output of a low-cost, multicore thermoacoustic engine with varying resonator pressure.

Voices of Vietnam: A Century of Radio, Red Music, and Revolution (2021)
Book
Ó Briain, L. (2022). Voices of Vietnam: A Century of Radio, Red Music, and Revolution. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197558232.001.0001

On September 2, 1945, Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence over a makeshift wired loudspeaker system to thousands of listeners in Hanoi. Five days later, Ho’s Viet Minh forces set up a clandestine radio station using equipment brought to... Read More about Voices of Vietnam: A Century of Radio, Red Music, and Revolution.

Sound pressure levels in close proximity to sound reinforcement loudspeakers (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Wiggins, I., & Liston, K. (2021). Sound pressure levels in close proximity to sound reinforcement loudspeakers. In Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics. https://doi.org/10.25144/13800

Ethnicity and suicide risk: A population-based study from England (2021)
Journal Article
Alothman, D., Fogarty, A., Tyrrell, E., Lewis, S., & Card, T. (2022). Ethnicity and suicide risk: A population-based study from England. Journal of Affective Disorders, 298(Part A), 555-557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.11.044

Using multiple linked electronic health databases, we conducted a large case-control study in England from 2001 through 2019 to examine the association between ethnicity and suicide risk. Asian, Black and Other ethnic groups had a significantly lower... Read More about Ethnicity and suicide risk: A population-based study from England.

Cow- and herd-level risk factors for lameness in partly housed pasture-based dairy cows (2021)
Journal Article
Browne, N., Hudson, C., Crossley, R., Sugrue, K., Kennedy, E., Huxley, J., & Conneely, M. (2022). Cow- and herd-level risk factors for lameness in partly housed pasture-based dairy cows. Journal of Dairy Science, 105(2), 1418-1431. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20767

Lameness in dairy cows is a major animal welfare concern and has substantial economic impact through reduced production and fertility. Previous risk factor analyses have focused on housed systems, rather than those where cows were grazed for the majo... Read More about Cow- and herd-level risk factors for lameness in partly housed pasture-based dairy cows.

Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice (2021)
Journal Article
Latif, A., Faull, C., Waring, J., Wilson, E., Anderson, C., Avery, A., & Pollock, K. (2021). Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 35(9), 368-377. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-11-2020-0440

Purpose: The impact of population ageing is significant, multifaceted and characterised by frailty and multi-morbidity. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated care pathways and policies promoting self-management and home-based care. One under-research... Read More about Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice.

International consensus on clinical severity scale use in evaluating Niemann–Pick disease Type C in paediatric and adult patients: results from a Delphi Study (2021)
Journal Article
Evans, W., Patterson, M., Platt, F., Guldberg, C., Mathieson, T., Pacey, J., & the Core Working Group for the Delphi Study. (2021). International consensus on clinical severity scale use in evaluating Niemann–Pick disease Type C in paediatric and adult patients: results from a Delphi Study. Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 16(1), Article 482. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13023-021-02115-6

Background: Several scales have been developed in the past two decades to evaluate Niemann–Pick disease Type C (NPC) severity in clinical practice and trials. However, a lack of clarity concerning which scale to use in each setting is preventing the... Read More about International consensus on clinical severity scale use in evaluating Niemann–Pick disease Type C in paediatric and adult patients: results from a Delphi Study.

Influence of Vibrational Excitation and Nuclear Dynamics in Multiphoton Photoelectron Circular Dichroism of Fenchone (2021)
Journal Article
Singh, D. P., Thompson, J. O. F., Reid, K. L., & Powis, I. (2021). Influence of Vibrational Excitation and Nuclear Dynamics in Multiphoton Photoelectron Circular Dichroism of Fenchone. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12(46), 11438-11443. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03231

We report photoelectron circular dichroism of S-(+)-fenchone enantiomers recorded with state-state vibrational level resolution using picosecond laser (2 + 1) resonance enhanced multiphoton ionization via 3s and 3p Rydberg intermediate states. The 3p... Read More about Influence of Vibrational Excitation and Nuclear Dynamics in Multiphoton Photoelectron Circular Dichroism of Fenchone.

Thermal degradation kinetics of polyvinyl chloride in presence of zinc oxide (2021)
Journal Article
Altarawneh, S., Al-Harahsheh, M., Dodds, C., Buttress, A., & Kingman, S. (2022). Thermal degradation kinetics of polyvinyl chloride in presence of zinc oxide. Thermochimica Acta, 707, Article 179105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tca.2021.179105

This work investigates the degradation kinetics and the pyrolysis behavior of Poly (vinyl chloride) (PVC) and its mixture with ZnO using thermogravimetric analysis under an inert atmosphere. The investigation was carried out due to the increased inte... Read More about Thermal degradation kinetics of polyvinyl chloride in presence of zinc oxide.

Storying selves and others at work Story ownership, tellership and functions of narratives in a workplace domain (2021)
Journal Article
Chałupnik, M. (2022). Storying selves and others at work Story ownership, tellership and functions of narratives in a workplace domain. Narrative Inquiry, 32(1), 66-85. https://doi.org/10.1075/ni.20047.cha

This paper engages with the relationship between story ownership - so who owns a story, tellership - so who has the right to tell it, and functions of workplace narratives as well as the broader social practices at work. Drawing upon discourse and na... Read More about Storying selves and others at work Story ownership, tellership and functions of narratives in a workplace domain.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre (2021)
Journal Article
Voona, S., Abdic, H., Montgomery, R., Clarkson, A., Twitchell, H., Hills, T., …Monaghan, T. M. (2022). Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre. Anaerobe, 73, Article 102479. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anaerobe.2021.102479

Serious concerns have been raised about a possible increase in cases of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) during the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a retrospective observational single centre study which revealed that total combined community... Read More about Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on prevalence of Clostridioides difficile infection in a UK tertiary centre.

Nitro to amine reductions using aqueous flow catalysis under ambient conditions (2021)
Journal Article
Yaghmaei, M., Lanterna, A. E., & Scaiano, J. C. (2021). Nitro to amine reductions using aqueous flow catalysis under ambient conditions. iScience, 24(12), Article 103472. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.103472

A catalyst based on Pd on glass wool (Pd@GW) shows exceptional performance and durability for the reduction of nitrobenzene to aniline at room temperature and ambient pressure in aqueous solutions. The reaction is performed in a flow system and compl... Read More about Nitro to amine reductions using aqueous flow catalysis under ambient conditions.

Photoionization from the Xe 4d orbitals of XeF2 (2021)
Journal Article
Forbes, R., Hockett, P., Powis, I., Bozek, J. D., Holland, D. M., & Pratt, S. T. (2021). Photoionization from the Xe 4d orbitals of XeF2. Journal of Chemical Physics, 155(19), Article 194301. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0068530

We present a comparison of the photoionization dynamics of the 4d shell of XeF2 from threshold to 250 eV to those of the prototypical 4d shell of atomic Xe. The new experimental data include spin-orbit and ligand-field-resolved partial cross sections... Read More about Photoionization from the Xe 4d orbitals of XeF2.

Development and Validation of Quality of Life Measurement Tools Used in Older Peoples’ Care Homes: a scoping review protocol (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Usman, A., Lewis, S., Clarkson, P., & Gordon, A. Development and Validation of Quality of Life Measurement Tools Used in Older Peoples’ Care Homes: a scoping review protocol

Introduction There is a high prevalence of frailty and cognitive impairment within care home population. These wide-ranging experiences and needs impact on residents’ quality of life. Therefore, measuring Quality of Life (QOL) in residents as part... Read More about Development and Validation of Quality of Life Measurement Tools Used in Older Peoples’ Care Homes: a scoping review protocol.

Feasibility RCT of neuromuscular electrical stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and improve neuroMuscular function during periods of Immobility (IMMI): Protocol (2021)
Preprint / Working Paper
Gladman, J., Aloraibi, S., Greenhaff, P., Piasecki, M., Phillips, B., Atherton, P., …Gordon, A. Feasibility RCT of neuromuscular electrical stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and improve neuroMuscular function during periods of Immobility (IMMI): Protocol

East Midlands Research into Ageing Network (EMRAN) is a research collaboration across the East Midlands to facilitate collaborative applied clinical research into ageing and the care of older people. EMRAN was set up by NIHR CLAHRC East Midlands and... Read More about Feasibility RCT of neuromuscular electrical stimulation; an Intervention to Maintain and improve neuroMuscular function during periods of Immobility (IMMI): Protocol.

Classical BV formalism for group actions (2021)
Journal Article
Benini, M., Safronov, P., & Schenkel, A. (2023). Classical BV formalism for group actions. Communications in Contemporary Mathematics, 25(1), Article 2150094. https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219199721500942

We study the derived critical locus of a function f: [X/G] → 1 on the quotient stack of a smooth affine scheme X by the action of a smooth affine group scheme G. It is shown that dCrit(f) R [Z/G] is a derived quotient stack for a derived affine schem... Read More about Classical BV formalism for group actions.

Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice (2021)
Journal Article
Latif, A., Faull, C., Waring, J., Wilson, E., Anderson, C., Avery, A., & Pollock, K. (2021). Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 35(9), 368-377. https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-11-2020-0440

Purpose The impact of population aging is significant, multifaceted and characterised by frailty and multi-morbidity. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated care pathways and policies promoting self-management and home-based care. One under-researched... Read More about Managing medicines at the end of life: a position paper for health policy and practice.

Predictive Current Control Strategies for Grid Connected NPC Converters (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Riveros, J., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Predictive Current Control Strategies for Grid Connected NPC Converters. In 2021 IEEE Congreso Estudiantil de Electrónica y Electricidad (INGELECTRA). https://doi.org/10.1109/INGELECTRA54297.2021.9748074

This paper analyses predictive current control techniques for grid-connected neutral-point clamped voltage source converters. Two schemes are considered, the classical finite-set model-based predictive current control (FS-MPC) along with a new strate... Read More about Predictive Current Control Strategies for Grid Connected NPC Converters.

Reconfigurable Liquid Metal-Based SIW Phase Shifter (2021)
Journal Article
Alkaraki, S., Borja, A. L., Kelly, J. R., Mittra, R., & Gao, Y. (2022). Reconfigurable Liquid Metal-Based SIW Phase Shifter. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 70(1), 323-333. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMTT.2021.3124797

This article presents the first substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) phase shifter that can be reconfigured using liquid metal (LM). This digital phase shifter exhibits low insertion loss and is reciprocal and bidirectional. It incorporates a series... Read More about Reconfigurable Liquid Metal-Based SIW Phase Shifter.

Predictive Control Strategies in a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Rivera, M., Riveros, J., Munoz, J., & Wheeler, P. (2021). Predictive Control Strategies in a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter. In 2021 IEEE Congreso Estudiantil de Electrónica y Electricidad (INGELECTRA). https://doi.org/10.1109/ingelectra54297.2021.9748072

In recent years, predictive control has emerged as an alternative for the control of power electronic converters. In this paper, a comparison is presented between the implementation of a predictive current control strategy operating at variable switc... Read More about Predictive Control Strategies in a Two-Level Voltage Source Inverter.