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Modular asset management framework based on Petri-net formalisations and risk-aware maintenance (2023)
Journal Article
Hadri, O., & Prescott, D. (2024). Modular asset management framework based on Petri-net formalisations and risk-aware maintenance. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 243, Article 109828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2023.109828

Probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) is fundamental in safety assessment. Current PRA tools face notable limitations for complex systems, such as the heavily reliance on historical failure data. Moreover, existing tools cannot replicate complex asset ma... Read More about Modular asset management framework based on Petri-net formalisations and risk-aware maintenance.

Examining the role of student-centered versus teacher-centered pedagogical approaches to self-directed learning through teaching (2023)
Journal Article
Woods, P. J., & Copur-Gencturk, Y. (2024). Examining the role of student-centered versus teacher-centered pedagogical approaches to self-directed learning through teaching. Teaching and Teacher Education, 138, Article 104415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104415

While research has shown that students benefit from student-centered pedagogies, few studies have considered the benefits of this pedagogical approach for educators as they learn through teaching. In response to this need, we analyzed interviews, les... Read More about Examining the role of student-centered versus teacher-centered pedagogical approaches to self-directed learning through teaching.

Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: impacts on life, liberty and the economy (2023)
Journal Article
Keown, J., & Paton, D. (2023). Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: impacts on life, liberty and the economy. Issues in Law & Medicine, 38(2), Article 1

Many people worldwide, particularly those with disabilities and the elderly, suffered greatly not only as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic but also as a result of the lockdowns. In this article we set out widely-accepted ethical criteria for assessi... Read More about Law, Ethics and Lockdowns: impacts on life, liberty and the economy.

Techniques to increase lumbar puncture success in newborn babies: the NeoCLEAR RCT (2023)
Journal Article
Roehr, C. C., Marshall, A. S., Scrivens, A., Sadarangani, M., Williams, R., Yong, J., …Juszczak, E. (2023). Techniques to increase lumbar puncture success in newborn babies: the NeoCLEAR RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 27(33), 1-97. https://doi.org/10.3310/THJY0671

Background: Lumbar puncture is an essential tool for diagnosing meningitis. Neonatal lumbar puncture, although frequently performed, has low success rates (50-60%). Standard technique includes lying infants on their side and removing the stylet '... Read More about Techniques to increase lumbar puncture success in newborn babies: the NeoCLEAR RCT.

Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study: the THESEUS prospective cohort study (2023)
Journal Article
Ingram, J. R., Bates, J., Cannings-John, R., Collier, F., Gibbons, A., Harris, C., …Thomas-Jones, E. (2023). Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study: the THESEUS prospective cohort study. Health Technology Assessment, 27(30), https://doi.org/10.3310/HWNM2189

Background Hidradenitis suppurativa is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterised by recurrent inflammatory lesions and skin tunnels in flexural sites such as the axilla. Deroofing of skin tunnels and laser treatment are standard hidradenit... Read More about Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study: the THESEUS prospective cohort study.

Interference of cavity light by a single atom acting as a double slit (2023)
Journal Article
Zhou, Y., Li, X., Li, W., & Zhang, H. (2023). Interference of cavity light by a single atom acting as a double slit. Physical Review A, 108(6), Article 063711. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.108.063711

Young's double-slit interference experiment is central to quantum mechanics. While it has been demonstrated that an array of atoms can produce interference in light, it is a fundamental question to ask whether a single atom can act as a double slit w... Read More about Interference of cavity light by a single atom acting as a double slit.

Chlorine Fixing Ability of Electric Arc Furnace Dust During the Thermal Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride under Oxidative Conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Al-Harahsheh, M., Altarawneh, S., Al-Omari, M., Altarawneh, M., Kingman, S., & Dodds, C. (2023). Chlorine Fixing Ability of Electric Arc Furnace Dust During the Thermal Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride under Oxidative Conditions. Jordanian Journal of Engineering and Chemical Industries, 6(3), 39-46. https://doi.org/10.48103/jjeci672023

Electric arc furnace dust (EAFD) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) are two hazardous wastes that are accumulated world-wide at an alarming rate. Utilising these two wastes simultaneously towards a sustainable recycling loop can greatly mitigate their envi... Read More about Chlorine Fixing Ability of Electric Arc Furnace Dust During the Thermal Degradation of Polyvinyl Chloride under Oxidative Conditions.

Association between hyperuricaemia and hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study (2023)
Journal Article
Zhu, Y., Li, J., Zhang, Y., Zhang, W., Doherty, M., Yang, Z., …Wei, J. (2023). Association between hyperuricaemia and hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study. RMD Open, 9(4), Article e003683. https://doi.org/10.1136/rmdopen-2023-003683

Objective The pathogenesis of hand osteoarthritis (OA) remains unknown. Hyperuricaemia, which is related to inflammation, may play a role in hand OA, but evidence is lacking. In a large population-based study, we examined the association between hyp... Read More about Association between hyperuricaemia and hand osteoarthritis: data from the Xiangya Osteoarthritis Study.

Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Enhancing the Performance of Controllers in Power Converter-Based Systems—An Overview (2023)
Journal Article
Gao, Y., Wang, S., Dragicevic, T., Wheeler, P., & Zanchetta, P. (2023). Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Enhancing the Performance of Controllers in Power Converter-Based Systems—An Overview. IEEE Open Journal of Industry Applications, 4, 366-375. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJIA.2023.3338534

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in power converter-based systems has the potential to revolutionize the way these systems are optimized and controlled. With the rapid advancements in AI and machine learning technologies, th... Read More about Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Enhancing the Performance of Controllers in Power Converter-Based Systems—An Overview.

Prevention of infections and fever to improve outcome in older patients with acute stroke (PRECIOUS): a randomised, open, phase III, multifactorial, clinical trial with blinded outcome assessment (2023)
Journal Article
de Jonge, J. C., Sluis, W. M., Reinink, H., Bath, P. M., Woodhouse, L. J., Zweedijk, B., …van der Worp, H. B. (2024). Prevention of infections and fever to improve outcome in older patients with acute stroke (PRECIOUS): a randomised, open, phase III, multifactorial, clinical trial with blinded outcome assessment. Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 36, Article 100782. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2023.100782

Background Infections and fever after stroke are associated with poor functional outcome or death. We assessed whether prophylactic treatment with anti-emetic, antibiotic, or antipyretic medication would improve functional outcome in older patient... Read More about Prevention of infections and fever to improve outcome in older patients with acute stroke (PRECIOUS): a randomised, open, phase III, multifactorial, clinical trial with blinded outcome assessment.

Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kulumkanov, N., Nadeem, A., & Tokbolat, S. (2023). Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2600(9), Article 092027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2600/9/092027

Green roofs are widely used as a passive building design technique to decrease the cooling demand in buildings. The vegetation uses the energy of the surroundings during the evapotranspiration process, leading to a temperature decrease in air. This p... Read More about Green roof energy performance in different climate zones: a simulation study.

De novo transcriptome assembly of hyperaccumulating Noccaea praecox for gene discovery (2023)
Journal Article
Bočaj, V., Pongrac, P., Fischer, S., & Likar, M. (2023). De novo transcriptome assembly of hyperaccumulating Noccaea praecox for gene discovery. Scientific Data, 10, Article 856. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02776-x

Hyperaccumulators are a group of plant species that accumulate high concentrations of one or more metal(loid)s in their above-ground tissues without showing any signs of toxicity. Several hyperaccumulating species belong to the Brassicaceae family, a... Read More about De novo transcriptome assembly of hyperaccumulating Noccaea praecox for gene discovery.

Gender and sexuality in Global South early childhood education (2023)
Book Chapter
Bhana, D., Xu, Y., & Adriany, V. (2023). Gender and sexuality in Global South early childhood education. In D. Bhana, Y. Xu, & V. Adriany (Eds.), Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003211600-1

This chapter situates gender, sexuality, and early childhood education (ECE) within the context of colonial and postcolonial discourses. It sets the scene for the chapters that follow, highlighting the ways in which normative understandings of gender... Read More about Gender and sexuality in Global South early childhood education.

Rethinking “surplus populations” Theory from the peripheries (2023)
Journal Article
Cowan, T., Campbell, S., & Kalb, D. (2023). Rethinking “surplus populations” Theory from the peripheries. Focaal, 2023(97), 7-21. https://doi.org/10.3167/fcl.2023.970102

Critical scholarship on twenty-first century capitalist development has called attention to certain structural limits on employment growth. Large populations excluded from formal employment are seen to eke out a precarious subsistence in informal eco... Read More about Rethinking “surplus populations” Theory from the peripheries.

Developing a list of core competencies for medical aspects of healthcare delivery in care homes: scoping review and Delphi process (2023)
Journal Article
McCarthy, L., Borley, K., Ancelin, T., Carroll, R., Chadborn, N., Blundell, A. G., & Gordon, A. L. (2023). Developing a list of core competencies for medical aspects of healthcare delivery in care homes: scoping review and Delphi process. Age and Ageing, 52(12), Article afad237. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad237

Background Care Home residents live with frailty and multiple long-term conditions. Their medical management is complex and specialised. We set out to develop a list of core competencies for doctors providing medical care in long-term care homes. M... Read More about Developing a list of core competencies for medical aspects of healthcare delivery in care homes: scoping review and Delphi process.

Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts (2023)
Book
Bhana, D., Xu, Y., & Adriany, V. (Eds.). (2023). Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts. New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003211600

This volume examines gendered and heteronormative norms embedded within early childhood education (ECE) in the Global South, including Brazil, China, Pakistan, South Africa, and Vietnam. In this book, the contributors explore how gender, culture, rel... Read More about Gendered and Sexual Norms in Global South Early Childhood Education: Understanding Normative Discourses in Post-Colonial Contexts.

Tacitus and the Speech of Claudius on the Tabula Lugdunensis (2023)
Journal Article
Malloch, S. J. V. (2023). Tacitus and the Speech of Claudius on the Tabula Lugdunensis. Lampas, 56(4), 319-331. https://doi.org/10.5117/LAM2023.4.005.MALL

In A.D. 48 Claudius delivered a speech in support of a petition from Roman citizen elites of Gallia Comata for admission to the senate. Part of that speech survives on the Tabula Lugdunensisand in a version by Tacitus in his account of the Gauls’ pet... Read More about Tacitus and the Speech of Claudius on the Tabula Lugdunensis.

Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation (2023)
Journal Article
Degge, H. M., Olorunsaiye, C. Z., Laurenson, M., Hayter, M., Behera, D., & Behera, M. R. (2023). Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation. Health Care for Women International, https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2023.2283424

Obstetric fistula remains one of the neglected forms of chronic maternal morbidity that occurs mainly in low- and middle-income countries. We explored the rehabilitation and reintegration experiences of 15 fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria.... Read More about Social reintegration of fistula survivors in North Central Nigeria: A case for rehabilitation.