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Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change (2022)
Journal Article
Malliaroudaki, M. I., Watson, N. J., Ferrari, R., Nchari, L. N., & Gomes, R. L. (2022). Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change. Trends in Food Science and Technology, 126, 153-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2022.01.015

Background: The dairy industry requires substantial energy resources at all stages of production and supply to meet consumer needs in terms of quantity, quality and food safety. The expected future climate change effects will cause serious uncertaint... Read More about Energy management for a net zero dairy supply chain under climate change.

Mathematical modelling of earlier stages of COVID-19 transmission dynamics in Ghana (2022)
Journal Article
Acheampong, E., Okyere, E., Iddi, S., Bonney, J. H., Wattis, J. A., Gomes, R. L., & Asamoah, J. K. K. (2022). Mathematical modelling of earlier stages of COVID-19 transmission dynamics in Ghana. Results in Physics, 34, Article 105193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2022.105193

In late 2019, a novel coronavirus, the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak was identified in Wuhan, China and later spread to every corner of the globe. Whilst the number of infection-induced deaths in Ghana, West Africa are minimal when compared with the rest of th... Read More about Mathematical modelling of earlier stages of COVID-19 transmission dynamics in Ghana.

Rapid intrapartum test for maternal group B streptococcal colonisation and its effect on antibiotic use in labouring women with risk factors for early-onset neonatal infection (GBS2): cluster randomised trial with nested test accuracy study (2022)
Journal Article
Daniels, J. P., Dixon, E., Gill, A., Bishop, J., Wilks, M., Millar, M., …Collaboative Group, G. (2022). Rapid intrapartum test for maternal group B streptococcal colonisation and its effect on antibiotic use in labouring women with risk factors for early-onset neonatal infection (GBS2): cluster randomised trial with nested test accuracy study. BMC Medicine, 20, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-02202-2

Background: Mother-to-baby transmission of group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the main cause of early-onset infection. We evaluated whether, in women with clinical risk factors for early neonatal infection, the use of point-of-care rapid intrapartum test... Read More about Rapid intrapartum test for maternal group B streptococcal colonisation and its effect on antibiotic use in labouring women with risk factors for early-onset neonatal infection (GBS2): cluster randomised trial with nested test accuracy study.

What are the current factors that impact on health-related quality of life for women living with HIV? (2022)
Journal Article
Bourne, K., Croston, M., & Namiba, A. (2022). What are the current factors that impact on health-related quality of life for women living with HIV?. British Journal of Nursing, 31(1), S16-S22. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.1.s16

Since the start of the HIV epidemic, care has often had a strong focus on quality of life. In the early days, this was in part due to the limited treatment options available for people living with HIV, alongside the strong humanistic desire of those... Read More about What are the current factors that impact on health-related quality of life for women living with HIV?.

Enantioselective “clip-cycle” synthesis of di-, tri- and spiro-substituted tetrahydropyrans (2022)
Journal Article
Alomari, K., Sai Pavan Chakravarthy, N., Duchadeau, B., Ermanis, K., & Clarke, P. A. (2022). Enantioselective “clip-cycle” synthesis of di-, tri- and spiro-substituted tetrahydropyrans. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 20(6), 1181-1185. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ob00023g

ω-Unsaturated alcohols were “clipped” via alkene metathesis to a thioester activating group, which was followed by a chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed intramolecular oxa-Michael cyclization to yield tetrahydropyrans and spiro-tetrahydropyrans with exc... Read More about Enantioselective “clip-cycle” synthesis of di-, tri- and spiro-substituted tetrahydropyrans.

Numerical Investigation into the Influence of Grain Orientation Distribution on the Local and Global Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of Polycrystalline Nickel-Based Superalloy INC-738 LC (2022)
Journal Article
Engel, B., Huth, M., & Hyde, C. (2022). Numerical Investigation into the Influence of Grain Orientation Distribution on the Local and Global Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of Polycrystalline Nickel-Based Superalloy INC-738 LC. Crystals, 12(1), Article 100. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12010100

Polycrystalline nickel-based superalloys tend to have large grains within component areas where high loads are dominant during operation. Due to these large grains, caused by the manufacturing and cooling process, the orientation of each grain become... Read More about Numerical Investigation into the Influence of Grain Orientation Distribution on the Local and Global Elastic-Plastic Behaviour of Polycrystalline Nickel-Based Superalloy INC-738 LC.

Simulating the Hydrodynamic Conditions of the Human Ascending Colon: A Digital Twin of the Dynamic Colon Model (2022)
Journal Article
Schütt, M., O’Farrell, C., Stamatopoulos, K., Hoad, C. L., Marciani, L., Sulaiman, S., …Alexiadis, A. (2022). Simulating the Hydrodynamic Conditions of the Human Ascending Colon: A Digital Twin of the Dynamic Colon Model. Pharmaceutics, 14(1), Article 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics14010184

The performance of solid oral dosage forms targeting the colon is typically evaluated using standardised pharmacopeial dissolution apparatuses. However, these fail to replicate colonic hydrodynamics. This study develops a digital twin of the Dynamic... Read More about Simulating the Hydrodynamic Conditions of the Human Ascending Colon: A Digital Twin of the Dynamic Colon Model.

Ethnic disparities in mortality among overweight or obese adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Iyen, B., Vinogradova, Y., Akyea, R. K., Weng, S., Qureshi, N., & Kai, J. (2022). Ethnic disparities in mortality among overweight or obese adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 45(5), 1011-1020. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-021-01736-9

Purpose: Ethnic variation in risk of type 2 diabetes is well established, but its impact on mortality is less well understood. This study investigated the risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality associated with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes... Read More about Ethnic disparities in mortality among overweight or obese adults with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study.

Drug utilisation in neonatal units in England and Wales: a national cohort study (2022)
Journal Article
Al-Turkait, A., Szatkowski, L., Choonara, I., & Ojha, S. (2022). Drug utilisation in neonatal units in England and Wales: a national cohort study. European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 78(4), 669-677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03267-x

Purpose: To describe drug utilisation patterns in neonatal units. Methods: Retrospective observational cohort study using data held in the National Neonatal Research Database (NNRD) for neonatal units in England and Wales including infants born at 23... Read More about Drug utilisation in neonatal units in England and Wales: a national cohort study.

Development of cost-effective PCM-carbon foam composites for thermal energy storage (2022)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Yang, F., Li, M., Sun, C., & Wu, Y. (2022). Development of cost-effective PCM-carbon foam composites for thermal energy storage. Energy Reports, 8, 1696-1703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.12.065

Phase Change Materials (PCMs) has gained considerable interest for storing thermal energy originating from the solar irradiation, industrial waste heat and surplus heat. Here, we present the facile and scalable synthesis of PCM-carbon foam composites... Read More about Development of cost-effective PCM-carbon foam composites for thermal energy storage.

Collaboration and Learning Processes in Value Co-Creation: A Destination Perspective (2022)
Journal Article
Melis, G., McCabe, S., Atzeni, M., & Del Chiappa, G. (2023). Collaboration and Learning Processes in Value Co-Creation: A Destination Perspective. Journal of Travel Research, 62(3), 699-716. https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875211070349

Value co-creation has emerged as an important competitive strategy leading to value innovation. In tourist destinations co-creation results from the participation of multiple actors synchronously and contextually in value realization. Yet value co-cr... Read More about Collaboration and Learning Processes in Value Co-Creation: A Destination Perspective.

The future of the research and teaching nexus in a post-pandemic world (2022)
Journal Article
Hordósy, R., & McLean, M. (2022). The future of the research and teaching nexus in a post-pandemic world. Educational Review, 74(3), 378-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2021.2014786

Vaccines and treatments produced during the global coronavirus crisis demonstrated the importance of university research and teaching. There was widespread celebration of university–industry partnerships and collaborations across disciplines and geog... Read More about The future of the research and teaching nexus in a post-pandemic world.

Sonic Histories of Occupation: Experiencing Sound and Empire in a Global Context (2022)
Book
Skelchy, R. P., & Taylor, J. E. (Eds.). (2022). Sonic Histories of Occupation: Experiencing Sound and Empire in a Global Context. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350232310

This open access book examines how auditory environments in different contexts have contributed to understanding foreign occupation and colonialism, and how they have given rise to historical music cultures. How are sound and music implicated in the... Read More about Sonic Histories of Occupation: Experiencing Sound and Empire in a Global Context.

Psychological impact of caring during the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV nurses (2022)
Journal Article
Piercy, H., Kelly, S., Wills, M., & Croston, M. (2022). Psychological impact of caring during the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 31(1), S10-S15. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.1.s10

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a set of unprecedented challenges for healthcare services and staff. The authors conducted a national online survey of nurses employed to work in HIV services in England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Rep... Read More about Psychological impact of caring during the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV nurses.

Examining the influential factors of consumer purchase intentions for blockchain traceable coffee using the theory of planned behaviour (2022)
Journal Article
Dionysis, S., Chesney, T., & McAuley, D. (2022). Examining the influential factors of consumer purchase intentions for blockchain traceable coffee using the theory of planned behaviour. British Food Journal, 124(12), 4304-4322. https://doi.org/10.1108/BFJ-05-2021-0541

Purpose: Given the increasing industry interest in blockchain technologies for supply chain management and product traceability, this paper aims to investigate consumer purchasing intentions for blockchain traceable coffee and their psychosocial ante... Read More about Examining the influential factors of consumer purchase intentions for blockchain traceable coffee using the theory of planned behaviour.

Energy Intake of Men With Excess Weight During Normobaric Hypoxic Confinement (2022)
Journal Article
Mekjavic, I. B., Amon, M., Simpson, E. J., Kölegård, R., Eiken, O., & Macdonald, I. A. (2022). Energy Intake of Men With Excess Weight During Normobaric Hypoxic Confinement. Frontiers in Physiology, 12, Article 801833. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.801833

Due to the observations of weight loss at high altitude, normobaric hypoxia has been considered as a method of weight loss in obese individuals. With this regard, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of hypoxia per se on metabolis... Read More about Energy Intake of Men With Excess Weight During Normobaric Hypoxic Confinement.