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Material Cycles, Environmental Emissions, and Ecological Risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) in China and Implications for Sustainable Plastic Management (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Chan, F. K. S., Johnson, M. F., Chan, H. K., Cui, Y., Chen, J., & Chen, W.-Q. (2025). Material Cycles, Environmental Emissions, and Ecological Risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) in China and Implications for Sustainable Plastic Management. Environmental Science and Technology, 59(3), 1631-1646. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c09876

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a high-production-volume plastic chemical, with ∼98% of its usage in China allocated to producing polycarbonate and epoxy resin, and its fugitive release threatens ecosystems. However, knowledge of its anthropogenic cycles, envir... Read More about Material Cycles, Environmental Emissions, and Ecological Risks of Bisphenol A (BPA) in China and Implications for Sustainable Plastic Management.

Punishment in America: Innovation, Continuity, Recycling, and Technological Transformations (2024)
Book Chapter
Miller, V. (2024). Punishment in America: Innovation, Continuity, Recycling, and Technological Transformations. In J. Campbell, & V. Miller (Eds.), The Routledge History of Crime in America. Routledge

This chapter examines the historical transformations and contemporary uses of three groups of punishments: non-custodial sanctions, imprisonment, and the death penalty. It begins with a contemporary overview of mass incarceration but crosses differen... Read More about Punishment in America: Innovation, Continuity, Recycling, and Technological Transformations.

Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management (2024)
Journal Article
Mason, R. J., Johnson, M. F., Wohl, E., Russell, C. E., Olden, J. D., Polvi, L. E., Rice, S. P., Hemsworth, M. J., Sponseller, R. A., & Thorne, C. R. (2025). Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 12(1), Article e1766. https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1766

Lateral connectivity between rivers and terrestrial landscapes is critical for both river and landscape health. Due to widespread anthropogenic degradation of riverscapes, river management is aiming to connect rivers to floodplains, riparian zones, a... Read More about Rebalancing River Lateral Connectivity: An Interdisciplinary Focus for Research and Management.

Specialist clinical pathways in audiology services for adults living with coexisting hearing loss and dementia: a scoping review protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Wenje, S. M., Calvert, S., Henshaw, H., Spriggs, R. V., Dening, T., Hendron, E., & Heffernan, E. (2024). Specialist clinical pathways in audiology services for adults living with coexisting hearing loss and dementia: a scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 14(12), Article e087418. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087418

Introduction Both hearing loss and dementia are associated with ageing, and it is thought that many individuals living with dementia also live with hearing loss. Despite the large comorbidity between these two disorders, there remains a clear lack of... Read More about Specialist clinical pathways in audiology services for adults living with coexisting hearing loss and dementia: a scoping review protocol.

Exploring the Impact of Different Approaches to Healthcare Support for Older Care Home Residents in Greater Manchester on Ambulance Services and Unplanned Hospital Admissions (2024)
Journal Article
Hargreaves, C., Tucker, S., Hughes, J., Hothersall, G., Patterson, M., Gillan, V., & Challis, D. (2024). Exploring the Impact of Different Approaches to Healthcare Support for Older Care Home Residents in Greater Manchester on Ambulance Services and Unplanned Hospital Admissions. Journal of Long-Term Care, 2024, 489-499. https://doi.org/10.31389/jltc.339

Context:

Meeting the healthcare needs of care home residents is an international concern. In England, three approaches to enhance usual care provided by primary care general practitioners have been identified: additional direct (face-to-face) sup... Read More about Exploring the Impact of Different Approaches to Healthcare Support for Older Care Home Residents in Greater Manchester on Ambulance Services and Unplanned Hospital Admissions.

Mode of Action of Psyllium in Reducing Gas Production from Inulin and its Interaction with Colonic Microbiota: A 24 hours, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Healthy Human Volunteers (2024)
Journal Article
Alhasani, A., Modasia, A., Anodiyil, M., Corsetti, M., Aliyu, A., Crooks, C., MARCIANI, L., Reid, J., Yakubov, G., Avery, A., Harris, H., Warren, F., & Spiller, R. (2024). Mode of Action of Psyllium in Reducing Gas Production from Inulin and its Interaction with Colonic Microbiota: A 24 hours, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Healthy Human Volunteers. Journal of Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tjnut.2024.12.017

Background: Recent studies show that the increase in breath hydrogen (BH2) and symptoms after ingestion of inulin is reduced by co-administering psyllium.

Objectives: To determine if slowing delivery of inulin to the colon by administering it in... Read More about Mode of Action of Psyllium in Reducing Gas Production from Inulin and its Interaction with Colonic Microbiota: A 24 hours, Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Healthy Human Volunteers.

Assessing the Impact of Board Sustainability Committees on Greenhouse Gas Performance: Evidence From Industrialised European Countries (2024)
Journal Article
Morrison, E. A., Adu, D. A., Yongsheng, G., Kimani, D., & Saa, V. Y. (2025). Assessing the Impact of Board Sustainability Committees on Greenhouse Gas Performance: Evidence From Industrialised European Countries. Business Strategy and the Environment, 34(2), 2529-2555. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.4073

This study examines the impact of executive compensation (EC) and board sustainability integration index (BSII) on both greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and greenhouse gas management processes (GGMP). Additionally, it investigates the relationship bet... Read More about Assessing the Impact of Board Sustainability Committees on Greenhouse Gas Performance: Evidence From Industrialised European Countries.

Seasonal and intraday effects on spectral mismatch corrections for photovoltaic performance modelling in the United Kingdom (2024)
Journal Article
Daxini, R., Wilson, R., & Wu, Y. (2025). Seasonal and intraday effects on spectral mismatch corrections for photovoltaic performance modelling in the United Kingdom. Energy Reports, 13, 759-769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2024.11.086


Modelling photovoltaic (PV) performance is essential for improving system design and operation. Current models to account for the spectral influence on PV performance (spectral correction functions, SCFs) are typically developed and validated on a... Read More about Seasonal and intraday effects on spectral mismatch corrections for photovoltaic performance modelling in the United Kingdom.

Exploring soil erosion in the lake basins of Michoacán, Mexico: From sediment cores to conservation policies (2024)
Journal Article
Aguilera Lara, J., & Metcalfe, S. E. (2024). Exploring soil erosion in the lake basins of Michoacán, Mexico: From sediment cores to conservation policies. Journal of Quaternary Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3676

Understanding soil erosion, its history and links to potential drivers such as land use (particularly agriculture and deforestation), different cultural perspectives and climate change are crucial for the development of effective management and conse... Read More about Exploring soil erosion in the lake basins of Michoacán, Mexico: From sediment cores to conservation policies.

We(o)ndun, Symeon of Durham and the battle of Brunanburh (2024)
Journal Article
Cavill, P. (2024). We(o)ndun, Symeon of Durham and the battle of Brunanburh. Medium Ævum, 93(1), 46-69

The battle of Brunanburh in 937 was seen as significant throughout the medieval period, and some account of the conflict between the English and the invading men of Alba and Dublin- Norse occurs in dozens of medieval records. There are some variation... Read More about We(o)ndun, Symeon of Durham and the battle of Brunanburh.

Heat-moisture-mechanical bidirectional coupling multiphase porous media model for microwave vacuum drying of pitaya (2024)
Journal Article
Han, L., & Yan, Y. (2025). Heat-moisture-mechanical bidirectional coupling multiphase porous media model for microwave vacuum drying of pitaya. International Journal of Heat and Fluid Flow, 112, Article 109731. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatfluidflow.2024.109731

Microwave vacuum drying (MVD) is widely adopted in the food industry helping maintain high product quality but the impact of shrinkage on heat and mass transfer is often overlooked. In the present study, the popular fruit, pitaya, was selected for a... Read More about Heat-moisture-mechanical bidirectional coupling multiphase porous media model for microwave vacuum drying of pitaya.

Land use, hydroclimate and damming influence organic carbon sedimentation in a flood pulse wetland, Malaysia (2024)
Journal Article
McGowan, S., Lacey, J. H., Engels, S., Boyle, J., Briddon, C., Leng, M. J., Moorhouse, H. L., Panizzo, V., & Shafiq, M. (2024). Land use, hydroclimate and damming influence organic carbon sedimentation in a flood pulse wetland, Malaysia. Journal of Quaternary Science, https://doi.org/10.1002/jqs.3672

Water bodies located in floodplains and tropical forests are known to be important carbon stores, but many are subjected to intensive pressures from damming, land use and climate changes. Sedimentary records preserve long-term archives for understand... Read More about Land use, hydroclimate and damming influence organic carbon sedimentation in a flood pulse wetland, Malaysia.

Efficiency of Sustainable Rejuvenation of Bitumen Using Bio-based Rejuvenators and Waste Oils (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hu, Y., Ryan, J., Allanson, M., Wang, H., Zhou, L., & Airey, G. (2024, June). Efficiency of Sustainable Rejuvenation of Bitumen Using Bio-based Rejuvenators and Waste Oils. Presented at 14th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements ISAP2024, Montreal, QC, Canada

This study primarily investigated the efficacy of sustainable rejuvenators in restoring the properties of aged bitumen as well as developing a method for optimising rejuvenator dosages. The rheological properties, determined via frequency sweep and l... Read More about Efficiency of Sustainable Rejuvenation of Bitumen Using Bio-based Rejuvenators and Waste Oils.

Improving the frequency stability of capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arifin, D., & Mcwilliam, S. (2024, July). Improving the frequency stability of capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes. Presented at 14th International Conference on Recent Advances on Structural Dynamics, Southampton, UK

MEMS capacitively operated ring-based Coriolis vibratory gyroscopes are used to measure angular rate. Under standard operating conditions the ring is driven into resonance and Coriolis coupling generates a response that is proportional to the applied... Read More about Improving the frequency stability of capacitive ring-based Coriolis Vibrating Gyroscopes.

Nonlinear performance enhancement of imperfect ring-based Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Arifin, D., & Mcwilliam, S. (2024, July). Nonlinear performance enhancement of imperfect ring-based Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes. Presented at XIVth International Conference on Recent Advances in Structural Dynamics, Southampton, UK

The rate sensing performance of ring-based capacitive Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes (CVGs) is susceptible to the effects of imperfections and electrostatic nonlinearities. This research investigates the use of the nonlinear electrostatic forces to nu... Read More about Nonlinear performance enhancement of imperfect ring-based Coriolis Vibratory Gyroscopes.

On Lateness: The Ethics of Running Behind Schedule in General Practice (2024)
Journal Article
Armitage, R. C. (2025). On Lateness: The Ethics of Running Behind Schedule in General Practice. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 31(1), Article e14293. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.14293

Introduction: GPs, at least in the United Kingdom, often run behind schedule in their clinics. This lateness is an inherently ethical problem due to the negative consequences it generates. Methods: The paper outlines these negative consequences, atte... Read More about On Lateness: The Ethics of Running Behind Schedule in General Practice.

Advances in human papillomavirus detection for cervical cancer screening and diagnosis: challenges of conventional methods and opportunities for emergent tools (2024)
Journal Article
Fashedemi, O. O., Ozoemena, O. C., Peteni, S., Haruna, A. B., Shai, L. J. J., Chen, A., Rawson, F. J., Cruickshank, M. E., Grant, D. M., Ola, O., & Ozoemena, K. I. (2024). Advances in human papillomavirus detection for cervical cancer screening and diagnosis: challenges of conventional methods and opportunities for emergent tools. Analytical Methods, 17(7), 1428-1450. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ay01921k

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the main cause of cervical cancer and other cancers such as anogenital and oropharyngeal cancers. The prevention screening and treatment of cervical cancer has remained one of the top priorities of the World He... Read More about Advances in human papillomavirus detection for cervical cancer screening and diagnosis: challenges of conventional methods and opportunities for emergent tools.

The Mediterranean Sea (2024)
Book Chapter
Pappa, M., & Badreddine, H. (2024). The Mediterranean Sea. In E. G. Pereira, M. Pappa, & D. S. Olawuyi (Eds.), International Approaches to Hydrocarbon Development in Disputed Zones: Unitization and Unit Operating Agreements. Routledge