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SDSS-IV MaStar: Theoretical atmospheric parameters for the MaNGA stellar library (2021)
Journal Article
Hill, L., Thomas, D., Maraston, C., Yan, R., Neumann, J., Lundgren, A., …Beers, T. C. (2022). SDSS-IV MaStar: Theoretical atmospheric parameters for the MaNGA stellar library. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 509(3), 4308-4329. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stab3263

We calculate the fundamental stellar parameters effective temperature, surface gravity, and iron abundance - Teff, log g, [Fe/H] - for the final release of the Mapping Nearby Galaxies at APO (MaNGA) Stellar Library (MaStar), containing 59 266 per-vis... Read More about SDSS-IV MaStar: Theoretical atmospheric parameters for the MaNGA stellar library.

Considering the ethical implications of digital collaboration in the Food Sector (2021)
Journal Article
Jacobs, N., Brewer, S., Craigon, P. J., Frey, J., Gutierrez, A., Kanza, S., …Sacks, J. (2021). Considering the ethical implications of digital collaboration in the Food Sector. Patterns, 2(11), Article 100335. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.patter.2021.100335

The Internet of Food Things Network+ (IoFT) and the Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Intelligence for Automated Investigation for Scientific Discovery Network+ (AI3SD) brought together an interdisciplinary multi-institution working group to crea... Read More about Considering the ethical implications of digital collaboration in the Food Sector.

A service improvement project of a Legacy Nurse Programme to improve the retention of late career nurses (2021)
Journal Article
Haines, S., Evans, K., Timmons, S., & Cultler, E. (2021). A service improvement project of a Legacy Nurse Programme to improve the retention of late career nurses. Journal of Research in Nursing, 26(7), 648-681. https://doi.org/10.1177/17449871211036172

Background A Nottingham Legacy Nurse Programme was developed in response to the reducing supply of new nursing registrants and an aging workforce. The programme comprised components of focused mentorship, knowledge transition, support and developmen... Read More about A service improvement project of a Legacy Nurse Programme to improve the retention of late career nurses.

The anxiety caused by secondary schools for autistic adolescents: In their own words (2021)
Journal Article
Costley, D., Emerson, A., Ropar, D., & Sheppard, E. (2021). The anxiety caused by secondary schools for autistic adolescents: In their own words. Education Sciences, 11(11), Article 726. https://doi.org/10.3390/educsci11110726

Secondary schools are increasingly becoming inclusive of all students whatever their individual needs, but we question whether teachers understand enough about specific needs in order to effectively support all their students. Research indicates that... Read More about The anxiety caused by secondary schools for autistic adolescents: In their own words.

Optimisation of intra-ply stitch removal for improved formability of biaxial non-crimp fabrics (2021)
Journal Article
Chen, S., Joesbury, A. M., Yu, F., Harper, L. T., & Warrior, N. A. (2022). Optimisation of intra-ply stitch removal for improved formability of biaxial non-crimp fabrics. Composites Part B: Engineering, 229, Article 109464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2021.109464

Automated fabric forming solutions are required to meet the demand of liquid moulding processes, but wrinkling is a common problem for double-curvature parts due to a combination of the reinforcement type, manufacturing parameters and the part geomet... Read More about Optimisation of intra-ply stitch removal for improved formability of biaxial non-crimp fabrics.

Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study (2021)
Journal Article
Ting, D. S. J., Galal, M., Kulkarni, B., Elalfy, M. S., Lake, D., Hamada, S., …Dua, H. S. (2021). Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study. Journal of Fungi, 7(11), Article 966. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof7110966

Fungal keratitis (FK) is a serious ocular infection that often poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas. This study aimed to examine the causes, clinical characteristics, out-comes, and prognostic factors of FK in the UK. All culture-pos... Read More about Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes of Fungal Keratitis in the United Kingdom 2011–2020: A 10-Year Study.

Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey (2021)
Journal Article
Borrelli, S., Walker, L., Coolin, K., Fumagalli, S., Karema, A., Konstantinidis, S., …Spiby, H. (2022). Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey. Nurse Education Today, 109, Article 105214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105214

Background: Contemporary higher education requires that all midwifery students have insight and understanding of global health practice and demonstrate intercultural sensitivity. However, the mobility models currently offered do not often fit the liv... Read More about Midwifery students' perspectives of physical and virtual mobility activities including preferences for e-learning: A cross-sectional survey.

Graph Neural Network Based Beamforming in D2D Wireless Networks (2021)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chen, T., You, M., Zheng, G., & Lambotharan, S. (2021). Graph Neural Network Based Beamforming in D2D Wireless Networks. In WSA 2021: 25th International ITG Workshop on Smart Antennas : 10-21 November, 2021, EURECOM, French Riviera

An unsupervised graph neural network (GNN) approach is proposed to solve the beamforming design problem in device-to-device (D2D) wireless networks. Instead of directly learning the beamforming, the GNN is utilized to learn primal power and dual vari... Read More about Graph Neural Network Based Beamforming in D2D Wireless Networks.

The ontogeny of selective social learning: Young children flexibly adopt majority- or payoff-based biases depending on task uncertainty (2021)
Journal Article
Burdett, E. R. R., Whiten, A., & McGuigan, N. (2022). The ontogeny of selective social learning: Young children flexibly adopt majority- or payoff-based biases depending on task uncertainty. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 214, Article 105307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2021.105307

Humans have adapted well to diverse environments in part because of their ability to efficiently acquire information from their social environment. However, we still know very little as to how young children acquire cultural knowledge and in particul... Read More about The ontogeny of selective social learning: Young children flexibly adopt majority- or payoff-based biases depending on task uncertainty.

Gold.Berg.Werk (2021)
Other
Pestova, X. (2021). Gold.Berg.Werk. Dublin

Ergodos is proud to release "Gold.Berg.Werk", a radical re-interpretation of J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations by Austrian composer Karlheinz Essl, performed by pianist Xenia Pestova Bennett, with live electronic diffusion by Ed Bennett. The Goldberg V... Read More about Gold.Berg.Werk.

Introduction: The new terrain of mediated politics (2021)
Book Chapter
Morrison, J., Birks, J., & Berry, M. (2022). Introduction: The new terrain of mediated politics. In J. Morrison, J. Birks, & M. Berry (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Political Journalism. Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation (2021)
Book Chapter
Jackson, J. (2021). Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation. In B. Dickson, & C. McCormick (Eds.), The Judicial Mind: A Festschrift for Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore. Hart Publishing

This chapter considers the manner in which the UK’s highest courts have met the challenge of maintaining fair trial rights in an era of unprecedented change in criminal justice. Emphasis is placed on the framework of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the... Read More about Protecting the Right to a Fair Trial in an Era of Criminal Justice Transformation.

Multicentre service evaluation of presentation of newly diagnosed cancers and type 1 diabetes in children in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Williams, G., McLean, R., Liu, J. F., Ritzmann, T. A., Dandapani, M., Shanmugavadivel, D., …Walker, D. (2021). Multicentre service evaluation of presentation of newly diagnosed cancers and type 1 diabetes in children in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5(1), Article e001078. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001078

Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to changes in patterns of presentation to emergency departments. Child health professionals were concerned that this could contribute to the delayed diagnosis of life-threatening conditions, including childhood ca... Read More about Multicentre service evaluation of presentation of newly diagnosed cancers and type 1 diabetes in children in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Error characteristics of a model-based integration approach for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles (2021)
Journal Article
Mwenegoha, H. A., Moore, T., Pinchin, J., & Jabbal, M. (2021). Error characteristics of a model-based integration approach for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Journal of Navigation, 74(6), 1353-1366. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0373463321000424

The paper presents the error characteristics of a vehicle dynamic model (VDM)-based integration architecture for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles. Global navigation satellite system (GNSS) and inertial measurement unit measurements are fused in an... Read More about Error characteristics of a model-based integration approach for fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles.

Safety and immunogenicity of concomitant administration of COVID-19 vaccines (ChAdOx1 or BNT162b2) with seasonal influenza vaccines in adults in the UK (ComFluCOV): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 4 trial (2021)
Journal Article
Lazarus, R., Baos, S., Cappel-Porter, H., Carson-Stevens, A., Clout, M., Culliford, L., …and the ComfluCOV Trial Group. (2021). Safety and immunogenicity of concomitant administration of COVID-19 vaccines (ChAdOx1 or BNT162b2) with seasonal influenza vaccines in adults in the UK (ComFluCOV): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 4 trial. Lancet, 398(10318), 2277-2287. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2821%2902329-1

Background: Concomitant administration of COVID-19 and influenza vaccines could reduce burden on health-care systems. We aimed to assess the safety of concomitant administration of ChAdOx1 or BNT162b2 plus an age-appropri... Read More about Safety and immunogenicity of concomitant administration of COVID-19 vaccines (ChAdOx1 or BNT162b2) with seasonal influenza vaccines in adults in the UK (ComFluCOV): a multicentre, randomised, controlled, phase 4 trial.

Using expert perspectives to explore factors affecting choice of methods in safety analysis (2021)
Journal Article
Farooqi, A., Ryan, B., & Cobb, S. (2022). Using expert perspectives to explore factors affecting choice of methods in safety analysis. Safety Science, 146, Article 105571. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2021.105571

Many methods have been developed to understand and improve system safety. Previous research has indicated that a 'research-practice gap' exists in use of methods, where systemic methods are not adopted in practice. This study extends this research, b... Read More about Using expert perspectives to explore factors affecting choice of methods in safety analysis.

From Instrumental to Integral Mindfulness: Toward a More Holistic and Transformative Approach in Schools (2021)
Journal Article
Brito, R., Joseph, S., & Sellman, E. (2022). From Instrumental to Integral Mindfulness: Toward a More Holistic and Transformative Approach in Schools. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 41(1), 91-109. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-021-09810-8

Although the implementation of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) in educational contexts appear to have demonstrated some benefits for students and teachers in research studies conducted over the last two decades, there are also those who critic... Read More about From Instrumental to Integral Mindfulness: Toward a More Holistic and Transformative Approach in Schools.

Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications (2021)
Journal Article
Al-Ani, A. W., Zamberlan, F., Ferreira, L., Bradshaw, T. D., Thomas, N. R., & Turyanska, L. (2021). Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications. Nano Express, 2(4), Article 040005. https://doi.org/10.1088/2632-959x/ac33b8

We report a new theranostic device based on lead sulfide quantum dots (PbS QDs) with optical emission in the near infrared wavelength range decorated with affibodies (small 6.5 kDa protein-based antibody replacements) specific to the cancer biomarker... Read More about Near-infrared PbS quantum dots functionalized with affibodies and ZnPP for targeted imaging and therapeutic applications.

“Open, Honest, Passionate and with Some Humor”: Understanding Trust Building between British Muslims and the Wider Community (2021)
Journal Article
Latif, A., Gulzar, N., Vaughan, A., Khan, F., & Hussain, M. (2021). “Open, Honest, Passionate and with Some Humor”: Understanding Trust Building between British Muslims and the Wider Community. Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, 41(3), 452-462. https://doi.org/10.1080/13602004.2021.1997269

The “Trust Building” initiative, launched in the United Kingdom in April 2016, aimed to dispel myths about Islam and build trust between Muslims and the wider community. This community-led initiative involved trained Trust Building “Ambassadors” deli... Read More about “Open, Honest, Passionate and with Some Humor”: Understanding Trust Building between British Muslims and the Wider Community.

The effect of stimulus duration on preferences for gain adjustments when listening to speech (2021)
Journal Article
Whitmer, W. M., Caswell-Midwinter, B., & Naylor, G. (2022). The effect of stimulus duration on preferences for gain adjustments when listening to speech. International Journal of Audiology, 61(11), 940-947. https://doi.org/10.1080/14992027.2021.1998676

Objectives: In the personalisation of hearing-aid fittings, gain is often adjusted to suit patient preferences using live speech. When using brief sentences as stimuli, the minimum gain adjustments necessary to elicit consistent preferences (“prefere... Read More about The effect of stimulus duration on preferences for gain adjustments when listening to speech.