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Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation and the Effect on Insulin Resistance in Females Who Are Overweight or Obese: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial (2023)
Journal Article
Simpson, E. J., Mendis, B., Dunlop, M., Schroeter, H., Kwik-Uribe, C., & Macdonald, I. A. (2023). Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation and the Effect on Insulin Resistance in Females Who Are Overweight or Obese: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. Nutrients, 15(3), Article 565. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15030565

There is interest in the impact that dietary interventions can have on preventing the transition from insulin resistance to type 2 diabetes, including a suggestion that the bioactive components of cocoa may enhance fasting insulin sensitivity. Howeve... Read More about Cocoa Flavanol Supplementation and the Effect on Insulin Resistance in Females Who Are Overweight or Obese: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.

Rapidly predicting the effect of tool geometry on the wrinkling of biaxial NCFs during composites manufacturing using a deep learning surrogate model (2023)
Journal Article
Viisainen, J., Yu, F., Codolini, A., Chen, S., Harper, L., & Sutcliffe, M. (2023). Rapidly predicting the effect of tool geometry on the wrinkling of biaxial NCFs during composites manufacturing using a deep learning surrogate model. Composites Part B: Engineering, 253, Article 110536. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110536

A deep learning surrogate model is developed to rapidly predict the wrinkling patterns of a biaxial non-crimp fabric (NCF) layup for any given tool geometry during forming. The underlying dataset of finite element simulations is used to investigate t... Read More about Rapidly predicting the effect of tool geometry on the wrinkling of biaxial NCFs during composites manufacturing using a deep learning surrogate model.

Multi-scale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a CoNiCrAlY bond coat alloy during small punch testing (2023)
Journal Article
Sithole, K., Taylor, C., Rouse, J., & Hyde, C. (2023). Multi-scale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a CoNiCrAlY bond coat alloy during small punch testing. Materials and Design, 226, Article 111601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2023.111601

The present work is undertaken to determine the ability of the small punch test to determine mechanical properties of CoNiCrAlY, a two phase bond-coat material found in thermal barrier coatings. It utilises a multi-scale modelling methodology in whic... Read More about Multi-scale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of a CoNiCrAlY bond coat alloy during small punch testing.

A categorification of cyclotomic rings (2023)
Journal Article
Laugwitz, R., & Qi, Y. (2023). A categorification of cyclotomic rings. Quantum Topology, 13(3), 539-577. https://doi.org/10.4171/qt/172

For any natural number n≥2, we construct a triangulated monoidal category whose Grothendieck ring is isomorphic to the ring of cyclotomic integers On​. This construction provides an affirmative resolution to a problem raised by Khovanov in 2005.

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) (2023)
Book Chapter
Mateva, K. I., Tan, X. L., Halimi, R. A., Chai, H. H., Makonya, G. M., Gao, X., Shayanowako, A. I., Ho, W. K., Tanzi, A. S., Farrant, J., Mabhaudhi, T., King, G. J., Mayes, S., & Massawe, F. (2023). Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.). In Neglected and Underutilized Crops: Future Smart Food (557-615). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-90537-4.00021-1

Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.) represents an untapped potential for developing robust food systems. This promising but underutilized African grain legume has high nutritional qualities comparable to popular and widely consumed legu... Read More about Bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc.).

Spontaneous Anomalous Hall Effect Arising from an Unconventional Compensated Magnetic Phase in a Semiconductor (2023)
Journal Article
Gonzalez Betancourt, R. D., Zubáč, J., Gonzalez-Hernandez, R., Geishendorf, K., Šobáň, Z., Springholz, G., …Kriegner, D. (2023). Spontaneous Anomalous Hall Effect Arising from an Unconventional Compensated Magnetic Phase in a Semiconductor. Physical Review Letters, 130(3), Article 036702. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.130.036702

The anomalous Hall effect, commonly observed in metallic magnets, has been established to originate from the time-reversal symmetry breaking by an internal macroscopic magnetization in ferromagnets or by a noncollinear magnetic order. Here we observe... Read More about Spontaneous Anomalous Hall Effect Arising from an Unconventional Compensated Magnetic Phase in a Semiconductor.

A Novel Scalable Reconfiguration Model for the Postdisaster Network Connectivity of Resilient Power Distribution Systems (2023)
Journal Article
Imteaj, A., Akbari, V., & Amini, M. H. (2023). A Novel Scalable Reconfiguration Model for the Postdisaster Network Connectivity of Resilient Power Distribution Systems. Sensors, 23(3), Article 1200. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23031200

The resilient operation of power distribution networks requires efficient optimization models to enable situational awareness. One of the pivotal tools to enhance resilience is a network reconfiguration to ensure secure and reliable energy delivery w... Read More about A Novel Scalable Reconfiguration Model for the Postdisaster Network Connectivity of Resilient Power Distribution Systems.

Liver glycogen stores via 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy in healthy children: randomized, controlled study (2023)
Journal Article
Horstman, A. M., Bawden, S. J., Spicer, A., Darwish, N., Goyer, A., Egli, L., …Simpson, E. J. (2023). Liver glycogen stores via 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy in healthy children: randomized, controlled study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 117(4), 709-716. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.01.014

Background: Owing to its role in glucose homeostasis, liver glycogen concentration ([LGly]) can be a marker of altered metabolism seen in disorders that impact the health of children. However, there is a paucity of normative data for this measure in... Read More about Liver glycogen stores via 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy in healthy children: randomized, controlled study.

Relationships between soil and badger elemental concentrations across a heterogeneously contaminated landscape (2023)
Journal Article
Sartorius, A., Cahoon, M., Corbetta, D., Grau-Roma, L., Johnson, M. F., Sandoval Barron, E., …Bennett, M. (2023). Relationships between soil and badger elemental concentrations across a heterogeneously contaminated landscape. Science of the Total Environment, 869, Article 161684. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161684

Understanding the links between environmental and wildlife elemental concentrations is key to help assess ecosystem functions and the potential effects of legacy pollutants. In this study, livers from 448 European badgers (Meles meles) collected acro... Read More about Relationships between soil and badger elemental concentrations across a heterogeneously contaminated landscape.

MRI assessment of cerebral perfusion in clinical trials (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Bishop, C., O'Callaghan, J., Gayhoor, A., Albani, J., Theriault, W., …Becerra, L. (2023). MRI assessment of cerebral perfusion in clinical trials. Drug Discovery Today, 28(4), Article 103506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drudis.2023.103506

Neurodegenerative mechanisms affect the brain through a variety of processes that are reflected as changes in brain structure and physiology. Although some biomarkers for these changes are well established, others are at different stages of developme... Read More about MRI assessment of cerebral perfusion in clinical trials.

The anticancer and EGFR-TK/CDK-9 dual inhibitory potentials of new synthetic pyranopyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives: X-ray crystallography, in vitro, and in silico mechanistic investigations (2023)
Journal Article
Musa, A., Ihmaid, S. K., Hughes, D. L., Said, M. A., Abulkhair, H. S., El-Ghorab, A. H., Abdelgawad, M. A., Shalaby, K., Shaker, M. E., Alharbi, K. S., Alotaibi, N. H., Kays, D. L., Taylor, L. J., Parambi, D. G. T., Alzarea, S. I., Al-Karmalawy, A. A., Ahmed, H. E., & El-Agrody, A. M. (2023). The anticancer and EGFR-TK/CDK-9 dual inhibitory potentials of new synthetic pyranopyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives: X-ray crystallography, in vitro, and in silico mechanistic investigations. Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 41(21), 12411-12425. https://doi.org/10.1080/07391102.2023.2167000

Treatment options for the management of breast cancer are still inadequate. This inadequacy is attributed to the lack of effective targeted medications, often resulting in the recurrence of metastatic disorders. Cumulative evidence suggests that epid... Read More about The anticancer and EGFR-TK/CDK-9 dual inhibitory potentials of new synthetic pyranopyrazole and pyrazolone derivatives: X-ray crystallography, in vitro, and in silico mechanistic investigations.

Presentism and representation: saying it without words (2023)
Journal Article
Baron, S., Miller, K., & Tallant, J. (2023). Presentism and representation: saying it without words. Synthese, 201(2), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-022-03987-2

The Triviality Argument against presentism maintains that we should reject presentism because there is no way to define the view that is not either trivially true or obviously false. We suggest that this style of argument over-emphasises purely lingu... Read More about Presentism and representation: saying it without words.

Industry Insights and Post Pandemic Practices for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Leisure (2023)
Journal Article
Shipway, R., Mosey, S., & Symons, C. (2023). Industry Insights and Post Pandemic Practices for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Leisure. Leisure Studies, 42(6), 956-970. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2022.2157467

This article explores how leisure organisations developed entrepreneurial practices to enable innovation for the post covid-19 pandemic era. Whilst entrepreneurship and innovation has been the subject of academic scrutiny in mainstream sport, there i... Read More about Industry Insights and Post Pandemic Practices for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Leisure.

Exploring young voter engagement and journey mapping across political events (2023)
Journal Article
Poorrezaei, M., Pich, C., Armannsdottir, G., Branco-Illodo, I., & Harvey, J. (2023). Exploring young voter engagement and journey mapping across political events. International Journal of Market Research, 65(5), 532-565. https://doi.org/10.1177/14707853231151890

This interdisciplinary study aims to explore the lived experiences and engagement of young voters from a customer journey perspective. To achieve this, the present study investigates voter engagement journey with various political events (2015 UK Gen... Read More about Exploring young voter engagement and journey mapping across political events.

Precarious employment and workplace health outcomes in Britain (2023)
Journal Article
Haile, G. A. (2023). Precarious employment and workplace health outcomes in Britain. Social Science and Medicine, 320, Article 115694. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115694

Rationale: The world of work is changing rapidly, and precarious employment is becoming more prevalent in Britain and elsewhere, particularly since the 2008 financial crisis. This is despite the evidence linking employment precarity to adverse health... Read More about Precarious employment and workplace health outcomes in Britain.

Computational study of free surface film flow and subsequent disintegration of a sheet and ligaments into droplets from a rotary disk atomizer (2023)
Journal Article
Singh, K., Ambrose, S., Jefferson-Loveday, R., Nicoli, A., & Mouvanal, S. (2023). Computational study of free surface film flow and subsequent disintegration of a sheet and ligaments into droplets from a rotary disk atomizer. Engineering Applications of Computational Fluid Mechanics, 17(1), Article 2162971. https://doi.org/10.1080/19942060.2022.2162971

In the present study, a computational methodology based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is developed to investigate free surface film flow and its subsequent disintegration on a rotary disk atomizer. The present study provides an insight into e... Read More about Computational study of free surface film flow and subsequent disintegration of a sheet and ligaments into droplets from a rotary disk atomizer.

Enslaved by their Own Government: Indefinite National Service in Eritrea (2023)
Book Chapter
Palacios-Arapiles, S. (2023). Enslaved by their Own Government: Indefinite National Service in Eritrea. In M. van Reisen, M. Mawere, K. Smits, & M. Wirtz (Eds.), Enslaved: Trapped and Trafficked in Digital Black Holes: Human Trafficking Trajectories to Libya (195-254). Langaa RPCID

Estimating the energy requirements for long term memory formation (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Girard, M., Jiang, J., & van Rossum, M. C. Estimating the energy requirements for long term memory formation

Brains consume metabolic energy to process information, but also to store memories. The energy required for memory formation can be substantial, for instance in fruit flies memory formation leads to a shorter lifespan upon subsequent starvation (Mery... Read More about Estimating the energy requirements for long term memory formation.

Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading (2023)
Journal Article
Kosič, M., Prendergast, L., & Anžlin, A. (2023). Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading. Engineering Structures, 279, Article 115607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2023.115607

Hydraulic actions on bridges are a leading cause of failure, especially due to the occurrence of scour erosion. Due to climate change, flooding and scour risks are exacerbating for bridges worldwide, leading to a significant stress burden on asset ma... Read More about Analysis of the response of a roadway bridge under extreme flooding-related events: Scour and debris-loading.

What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Penner, L. S., Armitage, C. J., Thornley, T., Whelan, P., Chuter, A., Allen, T., & Elliott, R. A. (2024). What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions. Journal of Public Health, 32(2), 325-338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-022-01813-0

Aim
Medicines non-adherence is associated with poorer outcomes and higher costs. COVID-19 affected access to healthcare, with increased reliance on remote methods, including medicines supply. This study aimed to identify what affected people’s adher... Read More about What affected UK adults’ adherence to medicines during the COVID-19 pandemic? Cross-sectional survey in a representative sample of people with long-term conditions.