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Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions (2023)
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Hancox, J., Chaplin, W., Hilton, C., Gray, K., Game, F., & Vedhara, K. (2023). Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions. Health Education and Behavior, 51(2), 240 -250. https://doi.org/10.1177/10901981231216744

Diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) impact a substantial proportion of patients with diabetes, with high recurrence rates, severe complications, and significant financial burden to health care systems. Adherence to treatment advice (e.g., limiting weight-bea... Read More about Development of a Motivation Communication Training to Aid Diabetes-Specialist Podiatrists With Adherence Discussions.

The effective nature of projective techniques in political brand image research (2023)
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Khan, D., Pich, C., & Spry, L. (2024). The effective nature of projective techniques in political brand image research. International Journal of Market Research, 66(1), 115-148. https://doi.org/10.1177/14707853231220301

This study explores the effectiveness of qualitative projective techniques to explore the corporate political brand image of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf party [PTI] from a multiple-stakeholder perspective. This study addresses core gaps in projective te... Read More about The effective nature of projective techniques in political brand image research.

Mathematical modelling and deep learning algorithms to automate assessment of single and digitally multiplexed immunohistochemical stains in tumoural stroma (2023)
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Burrows, L., Sculthorpe, D., Zhang, H., Rehman, O., Mukherjee, A., & Chen, K. (2024). Mathematical modelling and deep learning algorithms to automate assessment of single and digitally multiplexed immunohistochemical stains in tumoural stroma. Journal of Pathology Informatics, 15, Article 100351. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpi.2023.100351

Whilst automated analysis of immunostains in pathology research has focused predominantly on the epithelial compartment, automated analysis of stains in the stromal compartment is challenging and therefore requires time-consuming pathological input a... Read More about Mathematical modelling and deep learning algorithms to automate assessment of single and digitally multiplexed immunohistochemical stains in tumoural stroma.

'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study. (2023)
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Holland, J., Roe, J., Guo, B., Dasilva-Ellimah, M., Burn, A.-M., Dubicka, B., …Sayal, K. (2023). 'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study. BMJ Mental Health, 26(1), Article e300843. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300843

Background The increasing prevalence and acuity of mental disorders among children and adolescents have placed pressure on services, including inpatient care, and resulted in young people being admitted at-distance or to adult wards. Little empirical... Read More about 'Far Away from Home': adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out of area or to adult wards: a national surveillance study..

Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds (2023)
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Friedrich, J., Bailey, R. I., Talenti, A., Chaudhry, U., Ali, Q., Obishakin, E. F., …Wiener, P. (2023). Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds. Genetics Selection Evolution, 55(1), Article 91. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-023-00861-8

Background: The genomes of indigenous African cattle are composed of components with Middle Eastern (taurine) and South Asian (indicine) origins, providing a valuable model to study hybridization and to identify genetic barriers to gene flow. In this... Read More about Mapping restricted introgression across the genomes of admixed indigenous African cattle breeds.

Ex vivo assessment of basal cell carcinoma surgical margins in Mohs surgery by autofluorescence-Raman spectroscopy: A pilot study (2023)
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Boitor, R., Varma, S., Sharma, A., Elsheikh, S., Kulkarni, K., Eldib, K., …Notingher, I. (2024). Ex vivo assessment of basal cell carcinoma surgical margins in Mohs surgery by autofluorescence-Raman spectroscopy: A pilot study. JEADV Clinical Practice, 3(2), 498-507. https://doi.org/10.1002/jvc2.336

Background: Autofluorescence (AF)‐Raman spectroscopy is a technology that can detect tumour tissue in surgically excised skin specimens. The technique does not require tissue fixation, staining, labelling or sectioning, and provides quantitative diag... Read More about Ex vivo assessment of basal cell carcinoma surgical margins in Mohs surgery by autofluorescence-Raman spectroscopy: A pilot study.

Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread (2023)
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Molina, C., Jones, B., & O’Leary, C. (2024). Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread. Building and Environment, 248, Article 111106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.111106

Exposure to airborne fine particulate matter (PM2.5) is linked to multiple negative health effects and indoor sources are important contributors to personal exposure. Cooking is a common indoor source, but reported emission rates have high variabilit... Read More about Investigating methods to quantifying uncertainty in PM2.5 emission rates from cooking by toasting bread.

Differential Effects of Paraquat, Rotenone, and MPTP on Cellular Bioenergetics of Undifferentiated and Differentiated Human Neuroblastoma Cells (2023)
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Elmorsy, E., Al-Ghafari, A., Al Doghaither, H., Hashish, S., Salama, M., Mudyanselage, A. W., …Carter, W. G. (2023). Differential Effects of Paraquat, Rotenone, and MPTP on Cellular Bioenergetics of Undifferentiated and Differentiated Human Neuroblastoma Cells. Brain Sciences, 13(12), Article 1717. https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci13121717

Paraquat (PQ), rotenone (RO), and 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) are neurotoxicants that can damage human health. Exposure to these neurotoxicants has been linked to neurodegeneration, particularly Parkinson’s disease. However, t... Read More about Differential Effects of Paraquat, Rotenone, and MPTP on Cellular Bioenergetics of Undifferentiated and Differentiated Human Neuroblastoma Cells.

On-chip phonon-magnon reservoir for neuromorphic computing (2023)
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Yaremkevich, D. D., Scherbakov, A. V., De Clerk, L., Kukhtaruk, S. M., Nadzeyka, A., Campion, R., …Bayer, M. (2023). On-chip phonon-magnon reservoir for neuromorphic computing. Nature Communications, 14(1), Article 8296. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43891-y

Reservoir computing is a concept involving mapping signals onto a high-dimensional phase space of a dynamical system called “reservoir” for subsequent recognition by an artificial neural network. We implement this concept in a nanodevice consisting o... Read More about On-chip phonon-magnon reservoir for neuromorphic computing.

A caustic terminating at an inflection point (2023)
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Ockendon, J. R., Ockendon, H., Tew, R. H., Hewett, D. P., & Gibbs, A. (2024). A caustic terminating at an inflection point. Wave Motion, 125, Article 103257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wavemoti.2023.103257

We present an asymptotic and numerical study of the evolution of an incoming wavefield which has a caustic close to a curve with an inflection point. Our results reveal the emergence of a wavefield which resembles that of a shadow boundary but has a... Read More about A caustic terminating at an inflection point.

Factors associated with nonattendance at annual diabetes check-up in Ningbo, China: a case-control study (2023)
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Li, L., Chattopadhyay, K., Li, X., Yu, J., Xu, M., Chen, X., …Li, J. (2023). Factors associated with nonattendance at annual diabetes check-up in Ningbo, China: a case-control study. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, Article 1247406. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1247406

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a grave issue in China. The annual check-up is recommended in clinical guidelines on T2DM. It plays an important role in monitoring and managing the condition and detecting and managing any comorbidities... Read More about Factors associated with nonattendance at annual diabetes check-up in Ningbo, China: a case-control study.

The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study (2023)
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McDonald, S., Beer, S., & Cragg, L. (2023). The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study. Research for All, 7(1), Article 20. https://doi.org/10.14324/rfa.07.1.20

Although a growing number of young people are choosing to undertake non-compulsory education, there is concern that not enough are electing to study science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects. Research has suggested that out-of-school... Read More about The impact of out-of-school science activities for primary school children on science knowledge, interest and later academic choices: an evaluation study.

"Far Away from Home": Adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out- of-area or to adult wards: A national surveillance study.) in collaboration with the CAPSS Scientific Committee (2023)
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Holland, J., Dubicka, B., Ford, T., & Wagner, A. (2023). "Far Away from Home": Adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out- of-area or to adult wards: A national surveillance study.) in collaboration with the CAPSS Scientific Committee. BMJ Mental Health, 26(1), Article e300843. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjment-2023-300843

Background: The increasing prevalence and acuity of mental disorders among children and adolescents have placed pressure on services, including inpatient care, and resulted in young people being admitted at-distance or to adult wards. Little empirica... Read More about "Far Away from Home": Adolescent inpatient admissions far from home, out- of-area or to adult wards: A national surveillance study.) in collaboration with the CAPSS Scientific Committee.

Denoising Diffusion MRI: Considerations and implications for analysis (2023)
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Manzano-Patron, J.-P., Moeller, S., Andersson, J. L. R., Ugurbil, K., Yacoub, E., & Sotiropoulos, S. N. (2024). Denoising Diffusion MRI: Considerations and implications for analysis. Imaging Neuroscience, 2, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1101/2023.07.24.550348

Development of diffusion MRI (dMRI) denoising approaches has experienced considerable growth over the last years. As noise can inherently reduce accuracy and precision in measurements, its effects have been well characterised both in terms of uncerta... Read More about Denoising Diffusion MRI: Considerations and implications for analysis.

Understanding the functioning of urban climate finance through topologies of reach (2023)
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Grafe, F. J., Forino, G., Fraser, A., Hilbrandt, H., & Morris, J. H. (2023). Understanding the functioning of urban climate finance through topologies of reach. City, https://doi.org/10.1080/13604813.2023.2284383

Urban climate action is increasingly understood through the lens of finance: through financial agendas, interests, and practical tools which enable ‘bankable’ or profitable interventions. While the literature is rife with criticism of the normative f... Read More about Understanding the functioning of urban climate finance through topologies of reach.

Understanding recent advances in genomic testing in paediatric oncology (2023)
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Robinson, S. L., Seneviratne, N., & Dandapani, M. (2024). Understanding recent advances in genomic testing in paediatric oncology. Paediatrics and Child Health, 34(2), 43-48. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paed.2023.11.001

Advancements in genomics have had a significant impact on our ability to diagnose and treat several health conditions, notably cancer. In this article, we discuss the evolution of genomic methods from the early first-generation genome sequencing meth... Read More about Understanding recent advances in genomic testing in paediatric oncology.

Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients (2023)
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Baron, T. (2023). Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients. Journal of Medical Ethics, https://doi.org/10.1136/jme-2023-109264

Some National Health Service healthcare boards in the UK will approve a request for female sterilisation only if the patient first accepts a trial period of 1 year with an intrauterine device (IUD), a form of long-acting reversible contraception. In... Read More about Why-UD? Assessing the requirement to trial an intrauterine device as a condition for elective sterilisation in female patients.

Current-constraint Speed Regulation for PMSM Based on Port-controlled Hamiltonian Realization and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (2023)
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Wang, M., Liu, Y., Wang, Q., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Current-constraint Speed Regulation for PMSM Based on Port-controlled Hamiltonian Realization and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient. IEICE Electronics Express, 21(2), Article 20230516. https://doi.org/10.1587/elex.20.20230516

To ensure overcurrent protection, fast dynamic performance and good robustness, a novel speed regulation controller is proposed. The interconnection and damping assignment passivity-based control (IDA-PBC) of Port-controlled Hamiltonian (PCH) systems... Read More about Current-constraint Speed Regulation for PMSM Based on Port-controlled Hamiltonian Realization and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient.

The Toxoplasma protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit (TgPP6C) is essential for cell cycle progression and virulence (2023)
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Liang, Q. L., Nie, L. B., Elsheikha, H. M., Li, T. T., Sun, L. X., Zhang, Z. W., …Wang, J. L. (2023). The Toxoplasma protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit (TgPP6C) is essential for cell cycle progression and virulence. PLoS Pathogens, 19(12), Article e1011831. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1011831

Protein phosphatases are post-translational regulators of Toxoplasma gondii proliferation, tachyzoite-bradyzoite differentiation and pathogenesis. Here, we identify the putative protein phosphatase 6 (TgPP6) subunits of T. gondii and elucidate their... Read More about The Toxoplasma protein phosphatase 6 catalytic subunit (TgPP6C) is essential for cell cycle progression and virulence.