All Outputs (3422)

A Fullerene-Platinum Complex for Direct Functional Patterning of Single Metal Atom-Embedded Carbon Nanostructures (2022)
Journal Article
Yang, D., Chen, X., He, D., Frommhold, A., Shi, X., Boden, S. A., …Robinson, A. P. G. (2022). A Fullerene-Platinum Complex for Direct Functional Patterning of Single Metal Atom-Embedded Carbon Nanostructures. Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(6), 1578-1586. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c03877

The development of patterning materials (“resists”) at the nanoscale involves two distinct trends: one is toward high sensitivity and resolution for miniaturization, the other aims at functionalization of the resists to realize bottom-up construction... Read More about A Fullerene-Platinum Complex for Direct Functional Patterning of Single Metal Atom-Embedded Carbon Nanostructures.

Green Nourishment: An Innovative Nature-Based Solution for Coastal Erosion (2022)
Journal Article
Chen, W. L., Muller, P., Grabowski, R. C., & Dodd, N. (2022). Green Nourishment: An Innovative Nature-Based Solution for Coastal Erosion. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8, Article 814589. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.814589

Coastal erosion poses an urgent threat to life and property in low-lying regions. Sand nourishment is increasingly used as a nature-based solution but requires significant natural resources and replenishment over time. In this study, a novel form of... Read More about Green Nourishment: An Innovative Nature-Based Solution for Coastal Erosion.

Fifth forces and broken scale symmetries in the Jordan frame (2022)
Journal Article
Copeland, E. J., Millington, P., & Sevillano Muñoz, S. (2022). Fifth forces and broken scale symmetries in the Jordan frame. Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics, 2022(02), Article 016. https://doi.org/10.1088/1475-7516/2022/02/016

We study the origin of fifth forces in scalar-tensor theories of gravity in the so-called Jordan frame, where the modifications to the gravitational sector are manifest. We focus on theories of Brans-Dicke type in which an additional scalar field is... Read More about Fifth forces and broken scale symmetries in the Jordan frame.

Targeting hypoxia regulated sodium driven bicarbonate transporters reduces triple negative breast cancer metastasis (2022)
Journal Article
Harris, A. L., Clarke, P. A., Carroll, C. P., Bolland, H., Vancauwenberghe, E., Collier, P., …McIntyre, A. (2022). Targeting hypoxia regulated sodium driven bicarbonate transporters reduces triple negative breast cancer metastasis. Neoplasia, 25, 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2022.01.003

Regions of low oxygen (hypoxia) are found in >50% of breast tumours, most frequently in the more aggressive triple negative breast cancer subtype (TNBC). Metastasis is the cause of 90% of breast cancer patient deaths. Regions of tumour hypoxia tend t... Read More about Targeting hypoxia regulated sodium driven bicarbonate transporters reduces triple negative breast cancer metastasis.

Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India (2022)
Journal Article
Kulkarni, M. M., Kamath, V. G., Kamath, A., Lewis, S., Bogdanovica, I., Bains, M., …Britton, J. (2022). Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, 24(7), 1104-1109. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntac003

Introduction: Although most of the disease burden is due to tobacco smoking, smokeless tobacco (SLT) use contributed to an estimated 76,000 deaths in 2017. We have studied the potential risk factors for SLT use among adolescents in South India. M... Read More about Potential Risk Factors of Smokeless Tobacco Consumption Among Adolescents in South India.

Using Forum Theatre to mobilise knowledge and improve NHS care: the Enhancing Post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) study (2022)
Journal Article
Beckett, K., Deave, T., McBride, T., May, A. L., Gabbay, J., Kapoulas, U., …Kendrick, D. (2022). Using Forum Theatre to mobilise knowledge and improve NHS care: the Enhancing Post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) study. Evidence and Policy, 18(2), 236-264. https://doi.org/10.1332/174426421X16420902769508

Background: Evidence regarding the impact of psychological problems on recovery from injury has limited influence on practice. Mindlines show effective practice requires diverse knowledge which is generally socially transmitted. Aims and objectives:... Read More about Using Forum Theatre to mobilise knowledge and improve NHS care: the Enhancing Post-injury Psychological Intervention and Care (EPPIC) study.

Differences in progression by surgical specialty: A national cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Hope, C., Lund, J., Griffiths, G., & Humes, D. (2022). Differences in progression by surgical specialty: A national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12(2), Article e053391. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053391

The aim of surgical training across the 10 surgical specialties is to produce competent day 1 consultants. Progression through training in the UK is assessed by the Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP). Objective This study aimed to examine... Read More about Differences in progression by surgical specialty: A national cohort study.

Data-inspired co-design for museum and gallery visitor experiences (2022)
Journal Article
Darzentas, D., Cameron, H., Wagner, H., Craigon, P., Bodiaj, E., Spence, J., …Benford, S. (2022). Data-inspired co-design for museum and gallery visitor experiences. AI EDAM, 36, Article e3. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0890060421000317

The capture and analysis of diverse data is widely recognized as being vital to the design of new products and services across the digital economy. We focus on its use to inspire the co-design of visitor experiences in museums as a distinctive case t... Read More about Data-inspired co-design for museum and gallery visitor experiences.

Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Standard Validated, Genetic, and Novel Biomarkers to Enhance Prognostic Risk-Stratification in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis (2022)
Journal Article
Innes, H., Walker, A. J., Benselin, J., Grove, J. I., Pedergnana, V., Azim Ansari, M., …Guha, I. N. (2022). Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Standard Validated, Genetic, and Novel Biomarkers to Enhance Prognostic Risk-Stratification in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis. Clinical and Translational Gastroenterology, 13(3), Article e00462. https://doi.org/10.14309/ctg.0000000000000462

INTRODUCTION: Risk-stratifying patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis according to medium-term prognosis will inform clinical decision-making. It is unclear which biomarkers/models are optimal for this purpose. We quantified the discriminati... Read More about Comprehensive Comparative Analysis of Standard Validated, Genetic, and Novel Biomarkers to Enhance Prognostic Risk-Stratification in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Cirrhosis.

“Risky, rich co-creativity”: Weaving a tapestry of polyvocal collective creativity in collaborative self-study (2022)
Book Chapter
Pithouse-Morgan, K., & Samaras, A. P. (2022). “Risky, rich co-creativity”: Weaving a tapestry of polyvocal collective creativity in collaborative self-study. In B. M. Butler, & S. M. Bullock (Eds.), Learning through collaboration in self-study: critical friendship, collaborative self-study, and self-study communities of practice (203-217). Springer (part of Springer Nature). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2681-4_15

We are teacher educators who facilitate transdisciplinary self-study research in our home countries of South Africa and the United States of America. We have worked individually and with others to guide communities of university educators and graduat... Read More about “Risky, rich co-creativity”: Weaving a tapestry of polyvocal collective creativity in collaborative self-study.

Lessons from working across fields to develop a framework for informed choices (2022)
Journal Article
Stewart, R., Aronson, J. K., Barends, E., Boruch, R., Brennan, M., Chislett, J., …Vale, L. (2022). Lessons from working across fields to develop a framework for informed choices. Research for All, 6(1), https://doi.org/10.14324/rfa.06.1.05

In late 2018, Iain Chalmers, Andy Oxman and others from the Informed Health Choices team convened a cross-field forum to develop a generic framework of key concepts for thinking critically about claims, research and choices about interventions, with... Read More about Lessons from working across fields to develop a framework for informed choices.

Evaluation of different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from high-amylopectin BRS AG rice (Oryza sativa L.) (2022)
Journal Article
Almeida, I. C., Pacheco, T. F., Machado, F., & Gonçalves, S. B. (2022). Evaluation of different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from high-amylopectin BRS AG rice (Oryza sativa L.). Scientific Reports, 12(1), Article 2122. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-06245-0

Ethanol is the main biofuel produced by fermentation route and the search for new feedstocks to produce fuel ethanol is still a great challenge. This work aims to compare the ethanol production from a new irrigated rice cultivar BRS AG to the convent... Read More about Evaluation of different strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for ethanol production from high-amylopectin BRS AG rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Biosensor-informed engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for autotrophic D-mannitol production (2022)
Journal Article
Hanko, E. K., Sherlock, G., Minton, N. P., & Malys, N. (2022). Biosensor-informed engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for autotrophic D-mannitol production. Metabolic Engineering, 72, 24-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymben.2022.02.003

Cupriavidus necator H16 is one of the most researched carbon dioxide (CO2)-fixing bacteria. It can store carbon in form of the polymer polyhydroxybutyrate and generate energy by aerobic hydrogen oxidation under lithoautotrophic conditions, making C.... Read More about Biosensor-informed engineering of Cupriavidus necator H16 for autotrophic D-mannitol production.

Micromechanical homogenisation of steel bars in reinforced concrete for damage analysis (2022)
Journal Article
Drougkas, A., Sarhosis, V., & Thermou, G. (2022). Micromechanical homogenisation of steel bars in reinforced concrete for damage analysis. Materials Today Communications, 31, Article 103235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.103235

A homogenisation scheme based on inclusion modelling is coupled with constitutive laws for damage and implemented in a finite element model for the simulation of concrete and reinforcement bar damage in reinforced concrete structures. The scheme is e... Read More about Micromechanical homogenisation of steel bars in reinforced concrete for damage analysis.

Effect of amylose/amylopectin ratio and extent of processing on the physical properties of expanded maize starches (2022)
Journal Article
Beech, D., Beech, J., Gould, J., & Hill, S. (2022). Effect of amylose/amylopectin ratio and extent of processing on the physical properties of expanded maize starches. International Journal of Food Science and Technology, 57(4), 2298-2309. https://doi.org/10.1111/ijfs.15581

Low-density expanded starchy products are often desirable, particularly in the snack food industry. Levels of shear and amylose are often deemed crucial factors for expansion. In this study, maize starches containing low (waxy), normal and high level... Read More about Effect of amylose/amylopectin ratio and extent of processing on the physical properties of expanded maize starches.

Ternary composite phase change materials (PCMs) towards low phase separation and supercooling: eutectic behaviors and application (2022)
Journal Article
Xing, X., Lu, W., Zhang, G., Wu, Y., Du, Y., Xiong, Z., …Wang, H. (2022). Ternary composite phase change materials (PCMs) towards low phase separation and supercooling: eutectic behaviors and application. Energy Reports, 8, 2646-2655. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.12.069

Salt hydrates have been used as phase change materials (PCMs) for various types of Thermal Energy Storage (TES) especially for cold storage. In this project, a novel composite phase change material (PCM) consisted of mixed solution of inorganic salt... Read More about Ternary composite phase change materials (PCMs) towards low phase separation and supercooling: eutectic behaviors and application.

Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mapping conflict of interests: scoping review. (2022)
Data
Williams, H. (2022). Faculty Opinions recommendation of Mapping conflict of interests: scoping review. [Dataset]. https://doi.org/10.3410/f.741110443.793591363

Method development to characterise elephant tail hairs by LA-ICP-MS to reflect changes in elemental chemistry (2022)
Journal Article
Sach, F., Fields, L., Chenery, S., Yon, L., Henley, M. D., Buss, P., …Watts, M. J. (2023). Method development to characterise elephant tail hairs by LA-ICP-MS to reflect changes in elemental chemistry. Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 45(4), 1153-1164. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10653-022-01207-x

This paper evaluated analytical methods used to generate time-series data from elephant tail hairs, which can be used to reflect changing exposure to environmental geochemistry. Elephant tail hairs were analysed by three methods sequentially, each pr... Read More about Method development to characterise elephant tail hairs by LA-ICP-MS to reflect changes in elemental chemistry.

Managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: a UK survey of healthcare professionals and parents (2022)
Journal Article
Hanley, S. J., Walker, K. F., Wakefield, N., Plachcinski, R., Pallotti, P., Tempest, N., …Mitchell, E. J. (2022). Managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: a UK survey of healthcare professionals and parents. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 271, 88-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2022.01.033

Objective(s) To understand current practice, expertise and training requirements for management of an impacted fetal head (IFH) at caesarean section (CS) in the UK, and whether a clinical trial of techniques to manage an IFH is acceptable. Study... Read More about Managing an impacted fetal head at caesarean section: a UK survey of healthcare professionals and parents.

A Comprehensive Design Guideline of Hairpin Windings for High Power Density Electric Vehicle Traction Motors (2022)
Journal Article
Zou, T., Gerada, D., La Rocca, A., Moslemin, M., Cairns, A., Cui, M., …Gerada, C. (2022). A Comprehensive Design Guideline of Hairpin Windings for High Power Density Electric Vehicle Traction Motors. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 8(3), 3578-3593. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2022.3149786

The rapidly increasing demand on power density levels of electric vehicle (EV) drive systems is pushing the boundaries of traction motor performance. Hairpin windings are becoming a popular option for EV motors due to their reduced DC losses and impr... Read More about A Comprehensive Design Guideline of Hairpin Windings for High Power Density Electric Vehicle Traction Motors.