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Direct spectral distribution characterisation using the Average Photon Energy for improved photovoltaic performance modelling (2022)
Journal Article
Daxini, R., Sun, Y., Wilson, R., & Wu, Y. (2022). Direct spectral distribution characterisation using the Average Photon Energy for improved photovoltaic performance modelling. Renewable Energy, 201(Part 1), 1176-1188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2022.11.001

Accurate photovoltaic (PV) performance modelling is crucial for increasing the penetration of PV energy into the grid, analysing returns on investment, and optimising system design prior to investment and construction. Performance models usually corr... Read More about Direct spectral distribution characterisation using the Average Photon Energy for improved photovoltaic performance modelling.

Promise keeping and reliance damage (2022)
Journal Article
Sengupta, A., & Vanberg, C. (2023). Promise keeping and reliance damage. European Economic Review, 152, Article 104344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euroecorev.2022.104344

This paper experimentally investigates the hypothesis that promise-keeping behavior is affected by the "reliance damage" that a counterpart would suffer as a result of a breach. Reliance damage is defined as the difference between the counterfactual... Read More about Promise keeping and reliance damage.

Exome sequencing identifies rare damaging variants in ATP8B4 and ABCA1 as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease (2022)
Journal Article
Holstege, H., Hulsman, M., Charbonnier, C., Grenier-Boley, B., Quenez, O., Grozeva, D., …Lambert, J.-C. (in press). Exome sequencing identifies rare damaging variants in ATP8B4 and ABCA1 as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease. Nature Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-022-01208-7

Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the leading cause of dementia, has an estimated heritability of approximately 70%1. The genetic component of AD has been mainly assessed using genome-wide association studies, which do not capture the risk contributed by rar... Read More about Exome sequencing identifies rare damaging variants in ATP8B4 and ABCA1 as risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease.

The relationship between Central Nervous System morphometry changes and key symptoms in Crohn’s disease (2022)
Journal Article
Thapaliya, G., Eldeghaidy, S., Asghar, M., McGing, J., Radford, S., Francis, S., & Moran, G. W. (2022). The relationship between Central Nervous System morphometry changes and key symptoms in Crohn’s disease. Brain Imaging and Behavior, 17(2), 149–160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11682-022-00742-6

Alterations in grey matter volume (GMV) and cortical thickness (CT) in Crohn’s disease (CD) patients has been previously documented. However, the findings are inconsistent, and not a true representation of CD burden, as only CD patients in remission... Read More about The relationship between Central Nervous System morphometry changes and key symptoms in Crohn’s disease.

A ‘Dynamic Kibble’ mass balance for the undergraduate physics teaching laboratory (2022)
Journal Article
Glover, P. M., Milner, C., Rambabu, A., & Varley, D. (2023). A ‘Dynamic Kibble’ mass balance for the undergraduate physics teaching laboratory. European Journal of Physics, 44(1), Article 015201. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6404/ac9ef0

Originally envisaged in 1975 to realise the SI unit of electrical current, the Ampere, the Kibble balance has since developed into a powerhouse of modern scientific measurement. By combining theoretical simplicity with precision of measurement, it ha... Read More about A ‘Dynamic Kibble’ mass balance for the undergraduate physics teaching laboratory.

Wool Smuggling and the Royal Government in Mid-Fourteenth Century Northumberland (2022)
Journal Article
Raven, M. (2023). Wool Smuggling and the Royal Government in Mid-Fourteenth Century Northumberland. Northern History, 60(1), 2-27. https://doi.org/10.1080/0078172X.2022.2142184

The international wool trade was an important part of Northumberland’s economy in the fourteenth century, and participation in it was central to the working lives of many local merchants. However, in the mid-fourteenth century the wool trade was subj... Read More about Wool Smuggling and the Royal Government in Mid-Fourteenth Century Northumberland.

Which events are experienced as traumatic by obstetricians and gynaecologists, and why? A qualitative analysis from a cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews (2022)
Journal Article
Sheen, K., Goodfellow, L., Balling, K., Rymer, J., Weeks, A., Spiby, H., & Slade, P. (2022). Which events are experienced as traumatic by obstetricians and gynaecologists, and why? A qualitative analysis from a cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews. BMJ Open, 12(11), Article e061505. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061505

Objectives: To explore the events perceived as traumatic by obstetricians and gynaecologists (O&G), and to examine factors contributing to the perception of trauma. Design: Mixed methods: cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews. Sample and s... Read More about Which events are experienced as traumatic by obstetricians and gynaecologists, and why? A qualitative analysis from a cross-sectional survey and in-depth interviews.

Time intervals and distances travelled for prehospital ambulance stroke care: data from the randomised-controlled ambulance-based Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl trinitrate in Hypertensive stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2) (2022)
Journal Article
Dixon, M., Appleton, J. P., Scutt, P., Woodhouse, L. J., Haywood, L. J., Havard, D., …Bath, P. M. (2022). Time intervals and distances travelled for prehospital ambulance stroke care: data from the randomised-controlled ambulance-based Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl trinitrate in Hypertensive stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2). BMJ Open, 12(11), Article e060211. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-060211

Objectives Ambulances offer the first opportunity to evaluate hyperacute stroke treatments. We investigated the conduct of a hyperacute stroke study in the ambulance-based setting with a particular focus on timings and logistics of trial delivery.... Read More about Time intervals and distances travelled for prehospital ambulance stroke care: data from the randomised-controlled ambulance-based Rapid Intervention with Glyceryl trinitrate in Hypertensive stroke Trial-2 (RIGHT-2).

Adolescent pregnancy outcomes in Jos, North Central Nigeria: The roles of disclosure and social support systems (2022)
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Degge, H., Z. Olorunsaiye, C., Ataguba Achema, T., O. Ubanyi, T., & N. Yada, F. (2023). Adolescent pregnancy outcomes in Jos, North Central Nigeria: The roles of disclosure and social support systems. Global Public Health, 18(1), Article 2129724. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2022.2129724

Adolescent pregnancy is mostly unintended and an indicator of unmet sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs. In most African cultures, sociocultural and religious expectations of chastity make unintended adolescent pregnancy a traumatic experience... Read More about Adolescent pregnancy outcomes in Jos, North Central Nigeria: The roles of disclosure and social support systems.

Effect of vacuum scheme on radiative sky cooling performance (2022)
Journal Article
Hu, M., Zhao, B., Suhendri, Cao, J., Wang, Q., Riffat, S., …Pei, G. (2023). Effect of vacuum scheme on radiative sky cooling performance. Applied Thermal Engineering, 219(Part C), Article 119657. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2022.119657

Relatively low cooling power density is one of the main barriers to wider promotion of radiative sky cooling (RSC) technology. Vacuum scheme has been proposed to minimize the non-radiative cooling loss and thus improve the cooling capacity. However,... Read More about Effect of vacuum scheme on radiative sky cooling performance.

Acceptability and engagement amongst patients on oral and intravenous bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis in older adults (2022)
Journal Article
Narayanasamy, M., Bishop, S., Sahota, O., Paskins, Z., Gittoes, N., & Langley, T. (2022). Acceptability and engagement amongst patients on oral and intravenous bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis in older adults. Age and Ageing, 51(11), Article afac255. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac255

Background: Osteoporosis is common in older adults leading to fragility fractures at enormous individual and economic cost. Improving long-term adherence with bisphosphonate treatments reduces fracture risk, but adherence rates for first line oral bi... Read More about Acceptability and engagement amongst patients on oral and intravenous bisphosphonates for the treatment of osteoporosis in older adults.

Sensory “Heteroglossia” and Social Control: Sensory Methodology and Method (2022)
Book Chapter
Herrity, K., Schmidt, B. E., & Warr, J. (2022). Sensory “Heteroglossia” and Social Control: Sensory Methodology and Method. In M. Dodge, & R. Faria (Eds.), . Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18401-7_8

Heteroglossia refers to the presence of multiple voices and views – exchanges that are central to the academic project (Bakhtin, The dialogic imagination: four essays (trans. and ed: Emerson C, Holquist M). University of Texas Press, 1981; Clarke, Cr... Read More about Sensory “Heteroglossia” and Social Control: Sensory Methodology and Method.

Environmental Assessment of Recycling Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities (2022)
Book Chapter
Meiirbekov, A., Amantayeva, A., Tokbolat, S., Suleimen, A., Sarfraz, S., & Shehab, E. (2023). Environmental Assessment of Recycling Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities. In R. Vaira Vignesh, R. Padmanaban, & M. Govindaraju (Eds.), Advances in Processing of Lightweight Metal Alloys and Composites: Microstructural Characterization and Property Correlation (25-49). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7146-4_2

The increasing application of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites (CFRP) across different industries raises environmental concerns. It requires focussing on the end-of-life phase of the product/material. The environmental benefits of CFRP recy... Read More about Environmental Assessment of Recycling Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities.

Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future (2022)
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Girkin, N. T., Cooper, H. V., Ledger, M. J., O’Reilly, P., Thornton, S. A., Åkesson, C. M., …Roucoux, K. H. (2022). Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future. Anthropocene, 40, Article 100354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ancene.2022.100354

Tropical peatlands are a globally important carbon store. They host significant biodiversity and provide a range of other important ecosystem services, including food and medicines for local communities. Tropical peatlands are increasingly modified b... Read More about Tropical peatlands in the Anthropocene: The present and the future.

The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro release of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides varies across six varieties of wheat (2022)
Journal Article
Dale, T., Bedford, M. R., King, J., Tucker, G. A., Brameld, J. M., & Parr, T. (2023). The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro release of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides varies across six varieties of wheat. Animal Feed Science and Technology, 295, Article 115526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2022.115526

Wheat is a widely used cereal grain for pig and poultry feeds globally. Despite this, there are noticeable differences in its nutritive value, potentially due to varying characteristics like inherent non-starch polysaccharide (NSP) content and compos... Read More about The effects of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on the in vitro release of xylooligosaccharides and monosaccharides varies across six varieties of wheat.

How people wake up is associated with previous night’s sleep together with physical activity and food intake (2022)
Journal Article
Vallat, R., Berry, S. E., Tsereteli, N., Capdevila, J., Khatib, H. A., Valdes, A. M., …Walker, M. P. (2022). How people wake up is associated with previous night’s sleep together with physical activity and food intake. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 7116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34503-2

How people wake up and regain alertness in the hours after sleep is related to how they are sleeping, eating, and exercising. Here, in a prospective longitudinal study of 833 twins and genetically unrelated adults, we demonstrate that how effectively... Read More about How people wake up is associated with previous night’s sleep together with physical activity and food intake.

Mapping brain endophenotypes associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis genetic risk (2022)
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Mohammadi-Nejad, A. R., Allen, R. J., Kraven, L. M., Leavy, O. C., Jenkins, R. G., Wain, L. V., …Sotiropoulos, S. N. (2022). Mapping brain endophenotypes associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis genetic risk. EBioMedicine, 86, Article 104356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2022.104356

Background: Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a serious disease of the lung parenchyma. It has a known polygenetic risk, with at least seventeen regions of the genome implicated to date. Growing evidence suggests linked multimorbidity of IPF wit... Read More about Mapping brain endophenotypes associated with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis genetic risk.

A Literature Review of Taste Change and Zinc Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery: Could There Be a Causal Link? (2022)
Journal Article
Mozaffar, B., & Idris, I. (2023). A Literature Review of Taste Change and Zinc Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery: Could There Be a Causal Link?. Obesity Surgery, 33, 313-331. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-022-06197-4

In this review, we collated evidence relating to taste change and zinc deficiency in relation to bariatric surgery (BS) and effects of zinc replacement on taste perception and speculate on the possible role of zinc deficiency to induce taste change a... Read More about A Literature Review of Taste Change and Zinc Deficiency After Bariatric Surgery: Could There Be a Causal Link?.

Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (2022)
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Altunkaya, J., Craven, M., Lambe, S., Beckley, A., Rosebrock, L., Dudley, R., …Leal, J. (2022). Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(11), Article e39248. https://doi.org/10.2196/39248

BACKGROUND: An automated virtual reality cognitive therapy (gameChange) has demonstrated its effectiveness to treat agoraphobia in patients with psychosis, especially for high or severe anxious avoidance. Its economic value to the health care system... Read More about Estimating the Economic Value of Automated Virtual Reality Cognitive Therapy for Treating Agoraphobic Avoidance in Patients With Psychosis: Findings From the gameChange Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Optimization of the pseudoparticle system for standardized assessments of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus (2022)
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Chumbe, A., Urbanowicz, R. A., Sliepen, K., Koekkoek, S. M., Molenkamp, R., Tarr, A. W., …van Gils, M. J. (2022). Optimization of the pseudoparticle system for standardized assessments of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus. Journal of General Virology, 103(11), Article 001801. https://doi.org/10.1099/jgv.0.001801

A better understanding of the antibody response during natural infection and the effect on disease progression and reinfection is necessary for the development of a protective hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine. The HCV pseudoparticle (HCVpp) system ena... Read More about Optimization of the pseudoparticle system for standardized assessments of neutralizing antibodies against hepatitis C virus.