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‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients (2024)
Journal Article
Bailey, J. A., Morton, A. J., Jones, J., Chapman, C. J., Oliver, S., Morling, J. R., Patel, H., Humes, D. J., & Banerjea, A. (2024). ‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients. Colorectal Disease, 26(2), 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16848

Aim
The aim of this work was to evaluate colorectal cancer (CRC) outcomes after ‘low’ (sub-threshold) faecal immunochemical test (FIT) results in symptomatic patients tested in primary care.

Method
This work comprised a retrospective audit of 3... Read More about ‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients.

A review of control strategies used for morphing aircraft applications (2024)
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Parancheerivilakkathil, M. S., Pilakkadan, J. S., Ajaj, R. M., Amoozgar, M., Asadi, D., Zweiri, Y., & Friswell, M. I. (2024). A review of control strategies used for morphing aircraft applications. Chinese Journal of Aeronautics, 37(4), 436-463. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cja.2023.12.035

This paper reviews the various control algorithms and strategies used for fixed-wing morphing aircraft applications. It is evident from the literature that the development of control algorithms for morphing aircraft technologies focused on three main... Read More about A review of control strategies used for morphing aircraft applications.

Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia (2024)
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Teklu, D., Gashu, D., Joy, E. J. M., Bailey, E. H., Wilson, L., Amede, T., & Broadley, M. R. (2024). Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 460. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48749-3

Improved crop genotypes are constantly introduced. However, information on their nutritional quality is generally limited. The present study reports the proximate composition and the concentration and relative bioavailability of minerals of improved... Read More about Differences in the nutritional quality of improved finger millet genotypes in Ethiopia.

Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New 1H-Benzo[d]imidazole Based PqsR Inhibitors as Adjuvant Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections (2024)
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Soukarieh, F., Mashabi, A., Richardson, W., Oton, E. V., Romero, M., Dubern, J.-F., Robertson, S. N., Lucanto, S., Markham-Lee, Z., Sou, T., Kukavica-Ibrulj, I., Levesque, R. C., Bergstrom, C. A., Halliday, N., Kellam, B., Emsley, J., Heeb, S., Williams, P., Stocks, M. J., & Cámara, M. (2024). Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New 1H-Benzo[d]imidazole Based PqsR Inhibitors as Adjuvant Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67(2), 1008-1023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c00973

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the top priority pathogens that requires immediate attention according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). Due to the alarming shortage of novel antimicrobials, targeting quorum sensing (QS), a bacterial cell to c... Read More about Design, Synthesis, and Evaluation of New 1H-Benzo[d]imidazole Based PqsR Inhibitors as Adjuvant Therapy for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections.

‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients (2024)
Journal Article
Bailey, J. A., Morton, A. J., Jones, J., Oliver, S., Morling, J. R., Patel, H., Humes, D. J., & Banergee, A. (2024). ‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients. Colorectal Disease, 26(2), 309-316. https://doi.org/10.1111/codi.16848

Aim:

To evaluate colorectal cancer outcomes after “low” (sub-threshold) Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) results in symptomatic patients tested in primary care.

Method:

Retrospective audit of 35,289 patients with FIT results, having consulte... Read More about ‘Low’ faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer: a 4-year comparison of the Nottingham ‘4F’ protocol with FIT10 in symptomatic patients.

Global prevalence of Plasmodium infection in wild birds: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Yan, W. L., Sun, H. T., Zhao, Y. C., Hou, X. W., Zhang, M., Zhao, Q., Elsheikha, H. M., & Ni, H. B. (2024). Global prevalence of Plasmodium infection in wild birds: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Research in Veterinary Science, 168, Article 105136. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rvsc.2024.105136

Avian malaria is a vector-borne parasitic disease caused by Plasmodium infection transmitted to birds by mosquitoes. The aim of this systematic review was to analyze the global prevalence of malaria and risk factors associated with infection in wild... Read More about Global prevalence of Plasmodium infection in wild birds: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride (2024)
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Shima, K., Cheng, T. S., Mellor, C. J., Beton, P. H., Elias, C., Valvin, P., Gil, B., Cassabois, G., Novikov, S. V., & Chichibu, S. F. (2024). Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 169. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50502-9

Cathodoluminescence (CL) spectroscopy is a suitable technique for studying the luminescent properties of optoelectronic materials because CL has no limitation on the excitable bandgap energy and eliminates ambiguous signals due to simple light scatte... Read More about Cathodoluminescence spectroscopy of monolayer hexagonal boron nitride.

Colon length in pediatric health and constipation measured using magnetic resonance imaging and three dimensional skeletonization (2024)
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Sharif, H., Hoad, C. L., Abrehart, N., Gowland, P. A., Spiller, R. C., Kirkham, S., Loganathan, S., Papadopoulos, M., Benninga, M. A., Devadason, D., & Marciani, L. (2024). Colon length in pediatric health and constipation measured using magnetic resonance imaging and three dimensional skeletonization. PLoS ONE, 19(1), Article e0296311. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0296311

Recent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies showed that colonic volumes in children are different between health and functional constipation. The length of the colon has however been rarely measured and principally using unphysiological colon pre... Read More about Colon length in pediatric health and constipation measured using magnetic resonance imaging and three dimensional skeletonization.

How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise (2024)
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Harvey, J., Shariff, Z., Anderson, C., Boyd, M. J., Ridd, M. J., Santer, M., Thomas, K. S., Maidment, I., & Leighton, P. (2024). How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise. BMJ Open, 14(1), Article e071863. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071863

Objective: To establish research priorities which will support the development and delivery of community pharmacy initiatives for the management of skin conditions. Design: An iterative, multistage stakeholder consultation consisting of online survey... Read More about How can community pharmacists be supported to manage skin conditions? A multistage stakeholder research prioritisation exercise.

Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results (2024)
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Luo, X., Rechardt, A., Sun, G., Nejad, K. K., Yáñez, F., Yilmaz, B., Lee, K., Cohen, A. O., Borghesani, V., Pashkov, A., Marinazzo, D., Nicholas, J., Salatiello, A., Sucholutsky, I., Minervini, P., Razavi, S., Rocca, R., Yusifov, E., Okalova, T., Gu, N., …Love, B. C. (2024). Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results. Nature Human Behaviour, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-02046-9

Scientific discoveries often hinge on synthesizing decades of research, a task that potentially outstrips human information processing capacities. Large language models (LLMs) offer a solution. LLMs trained on the vast scientific literature could pot... Read More about Large language models surpass human experts in predicting neuroscience results.

Modeling Air Pressure Impact on PDIV for Rectangular Wire Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors under Different Voltage Waveform Excitations (2024)
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Naderiallaf, H., Degano, M., & Gerada, C. (2024). Modeling Air Pressure Impact on PDIV for Rectangular Wire Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors under Different Voltage Waveform Excitations. IEEE Access, 12, 176232-176246. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3506053

This study investigates the partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) in turn-to-turn insulation of form-wound windings in inverter-fed motors under nine different air pressures, ranging from 1013 mbar to 10 mbar. The research evaluates three voltag... Read More about Modeling Air Pressure Impact on PDIV for Rectangular Wire Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors under Different Voltage Waveform Excitations.

Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers, and the Roots/Routes of Inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2024)
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Strong, S. (2024). Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers, and the Roots/Routes of Inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. London Journal, 49(3), 290-306. https://doi.org/10.1080/03058034.2024.2422181

This article is concerned with understanding the causes and consequences of urban inequalities in London today. Focusing on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea specifically, it explores the rootedness of inequalities in the borough. It does s... Read More about Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers, and the Roots/Routes of Inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Eco-coloniality and the violent environmentalism of the UK–France border (2024)
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Davies, T., Yemane, T. H., Turner, J., Mayblin, L., & Isakjee, A. (2024). Eco-coloniality and the violent environmentalism of the UK–France border. Environment and Planning D: Society and Space, https://doi.org/10.1177/02637758241264415

This article examines the eco-coloniality of the UK–France border by tracing the transformation of the notorious Calais “jungle” refugee camp into a nature reserve. We empirically investigate the ecological politics of the Calais borderzone, arguing... Read More about Eco-coloniality and the violent environmentalism of the UK–France border.

Journey of dietary fiber along the gastrointestinal tract: role of physical interactions, mucus, and biochemical transformations (2024)
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Meldrum, O. W., & Yakubov, G. E. (2024). Journey of dietary fiber along the gastrointestinal tract: role of physical interactions, mucus, and biochemical transformations. Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2024.2390556

Dietary fiber-rich foods have been associated with numerous health benefits, including a reduced risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Harnessing the potential to deliver positive health outcomes rests on our understanding of the underlying... Read More about Journey of dietary fiber along the gastrointestinal tract: role of physical interactions, mucus, and biochemical transformations.

Additive manufacturing of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets and their application in electrical machines (2024)
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Wu, J., Korman, O., Di Nardo, M., Degano, M., Gerada, C., Ashcroft, I., J.M. Hague, R., & T. Aboulkhair, N. (2024). Additive manufacturing of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets and their application in electrical machines. IEEE Access, 12, 138921-138931. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3436643

Powder Bed Fusion - Laser Beam (PBF-LB), a form of additive manufacturing (AM) for Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets, is attracting substantial interest for its ability to process functional magnetic materials while capitalizing on AM's design flexibility an... Read More about Additive manufacturing of Nd-Fe-B permanent magnets and their application in electrical machines.

Surviving by storytelling – a research through design exploration of online poetry and mental health workshops (2024)
Journal Article
Pearson, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Foster, H., & Holloway, A. (2024). Surviving by storytelling – a research through design exploration of online poetry and mental health workshops. Journal of Poetry Therapy, https://doi.org/10.1080/08893675.2024.2373221

Background
The paper explores an online poetry and mental health project titled ‘Surviving by Storytelling’. The paper reflects on the knowledge which has been iteratively generated during the project and considers the unique challenges to deliverin... Read More about Surviving by storytelling – a research through design exploration of online poetry and mental health workshops.

A reliability-constrained optimisation framework for offshore wind turbine support structures (2024)
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Rezvanipour, M., Kolios, A., Amirafshari, P., & Wang, L. (2024). A reliability-constrained optimisation framework for offshore wind turbine support structures. International Journal of Sustainable Energy, 43(1), Article 2352786. https://doi.org/10.1080/14786451.2024.2352786

A new approach that links finite element analysis (FEA) and a genetic algorithm (GA) with Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) for the reliability-constrained optimal design of offshore wind turbine (OWT) support structure is presented. This approach has bee... Read More about A reliability-constrained optimisation framework for offshore wind turbine support structures.

‘Bringing order to the border’: liberal and illiberal fantasies of border control in the English channel (2024)
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Mayblin, L., Turner, J., Davies, T., Yemane, T., & Isakjee, A. (2024). ‘Bringing order to the border’: liberal and illiberal fantasies of border control in the English channel. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183x.2024.2349691

This article focuses on the advancement of fantasy policy solutions to irregular migration, drawing on the case study of the UK/French border. In 2018 people began to cross the English Channel in significant numbers to seek asylum. This led to much c... Read More about ‘Bringing order to the border’: liberal and illiberal fantasies of border control in the English channel.

The Politics of Injury: Debilitation and the Right to Maim at the EU Border (2024)
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Davies, T., Isakjee, A., & Obradovic-Wochnik, J. (2024). The Politics of Injury: Debilitation and the Right to Maim at the EU Border. Geopolitics, 1-29. https://doi.org/10.1080/14650045.2024.2339894

Borders are sites of mass injury. This article questions the necro-consensus that has emerged within migration studies, and explores the political role that less-than-deadly violence plays at contemporary borders. By withholding from outright killing... Read More about The Politics of Injury: Debilitation and the Right to Maim at the EU Border.