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What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives (2024)
Journal Article
Takamatsu, K., Ozaki, A., Kotera, Y., Sawano, T., Sonoda, Y., Nonaka, S., Ito, N., Zhao, T., Tsubokura, M., Kawaguchi, H., & Shimmura, H. (2025). What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 117, Article 105135. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.105135

This study aimed to assess the impact of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and subsequent Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on dialysis management in the affected areas. Although many challenges faced by dialysis facilities after larg... Read More about What facilitated the successful evacuations of patients on dialysis after the Great East Japan Earthquake and Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident? A qualitative analysis of facility staff experiences and perspectives.

Quorum sensing signals of the grapevine crown gall bacterium, Novosphingobium sp. Rr2-17: use of inducible expression and polymeric resin to sequester acyl-homoserine lactones (2024)
Journal Article
Gan, H. M., Dailey, L., Wengert, P., Halliday, N., Williams, P., Hudson, A., & Savka, M. A. (2024). Quorum sensing signals of the grapevine crown gall bacterium, Novosphingobium sp. Rr2-17: use of inducible expression and polymeric resin to sequester acyl-homoserine lactones. PeerJ, 12, Article e18657. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.18657

Background: A grapevine crown gall tumor strain, Novosphingobium sp. strain Rr2- 17 was previously reported to accumulate copious amounts of diverse quorum sensing signals during growth. Genome sequencing identified a single luxI homolog in strain Rr... Read More about Quorum sensing signals of the grapevine crown gall bacterium, Novosphingobium sp. Rr2-17: use of inducible expression and polymeric resin to sequester acyl-homoserine lactones.

Scenes of entanglement: Towards a posthuman understanding of the transglobal noise music scene (2024)
Journal Article
Woods, P. J., & Ortega, Y. (2024). Scenes of entanglement: Towards a posthuman understanding of the transglobal noise music scene. DIY, Alternative Cultures & Society, https://doi.org/10.1177/27538702241305690

Drawing on the growing interest in affective and relational approaches to scene studies, we use this paper to explore a reimagining of DIY music scenes, and the transglobal noise music scene in particular, through a posthuman lens. This retheorizatio... Read More about Scenes of entanglement: Towards a posthuman understanding of the transglobal noise music scene.

Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints (2024)
Journal Article
Marcoci, A., Wilkinson, D. P., Vercammen, A., Wintle, B. C., Lou Abatayo, A., Baskin, E., Berkman, H., Buchanan, E. M., Capitán, S., Capitán, T., Chan, G., Cheng, K. J. G., Coupé, T., Dryhurst, S., Duan, J., Edlund, J. E., Errington, T. M., Fedor, A., Fidler, F., Field, J. G., …van der Linden, S. (2025). Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints. Nature Human Behaviour, 9, 287-304. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-024-01961-1

Replications are important for assessing the reliability of published findings. However, they are costly, and it is infeasible to replicate everything. Accurate, fast, lower-cost alternatives such as eliciting predictions could accelerate assessment... Read More about Predicting the replicability of social and behavioural science claims in COVID-19 preprints.

Touchdown-singularity formation and criticality in the thin-film equation (2024)
Journal Article
King, J. R., & Bowen, M. (in press). Touchdown-singularity formation and criticality in the thin-film equation. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences,

The thin-film equation, ht = −(h n hxxx)x, is significant physically in the description of surface-tension-driven flows of thin films of viscous liquids and has served an important role mathematically in elucidating the properties and challenges of h... Read More about Touchdown-singularity formation and criticality in the thin-film equation.

Mineral Supplements in Ageing (2024)
Book Chapter
Welham, S., Rose, P., Kirk, C., Coneyworth, L., & Avery, A. (2024). Mineral Supplements in Ageing. In V. I. Korolchuk, & J. R. Harris (Eds.), Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Ageing: Part V, Anti-Ageing Interventions (269-306). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66768-8_13

With advancing age, achievement of dietary adequacy for all nutrients is increasingly difficult and this is particularly so for minerals. Various factors impede mineral acquisition and absorption including reduced appetite, depressed gastric acid pro... Read More about Mineral Supplements in Ageing.

Reconstructing the Botanical Past: Art and Paleobotany (2024)
Journal Article
Spagnuolo, E. J., Giraldo, L. A., Coiro, M., & LYDON, S. (2024). Reconstructing the Botanical Past: Art and Paleobotany. Plant Science Bulletin, 70(3), 264-276

Paleoart is an important tool for paleobotanists when reconstructing fossil plants and ancient ecosystems, and communicating with diverse audiences. Plants are fundamental components of terrestrial ecosystems. Thus, accurately depicting ancient plant... Read More about Reconstructing the Botanical Past: Art and Paleobotany.

Language of Pandemic Discourses (2024)
Book Chapter
Vilar-Lluch, S., Kondo, K., & McClaughlin, E. (2024). Language of Pandemic Discourses. In International Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics, 3rd Edition. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-95504-1.00272-6

This article considers language use in relation to global health threats, focusing on the Covid-19 pandemic specifically. The article provides an overview of the information landscape of the pandemic, examining official communication sources (governm... Read More about Language of Pandemic Discourses.

Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor (2024)
Journal Article
Hebala, A., Nuzzo, S., H. Connor, P., Gerada, C., & Galea, M. (2024). Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2024.3520380

This paper studies the combined thermal and electrical characteristics of different in-slot conductive heat path materials and shapes to reduce the winding hotspot temperature and improve electrical motors’ output power and performance. Combinations... Read More about Passive In-Slot Heat Path Realisation for Extending the Operating Limits of an Aircraft Propulsion Motor.

The role of pharmacy professionals in the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of non-COVID outbreaks for the benefit of patients or populations globally (2024)
Other
Berry, R., Turk, A., Wilkinson, A., Emoche, A., Thornley, T., & Ashiru-Oredope, D. (2024). The role of pharmacy professionals in the prevention, preparedness, response and recovery of non-COVID outbreaks for the benefit of patients or populations globally

Latinization, Local Languages, and Literacies in the Roman West (2024)
Book
Mullen, A., & Willi, A. (Eds.). (2024). Latinization, Local Languages, and Literacies in the Roman West. Oxford University Press (OUP)

This volume explores Latinization, local languages, and literacies in the Roman West, focusing on the Iberian Peninsula, Gaul, the Germanies, and Britain in the later Iron Age and Roman period. We use a combination of various sets of evidence and an... Read More about Latinization, Local Languages, and Literacies in the Roman West.

Human resource management in homecare in England: managing people for safe care during crisis (2024)
Journal Article
Le, T., Bishop, S., & Macrae, C. (2024). Human resource management in homecare in England: managing people for safe care during crisis. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 1589. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11842-y

Background

Human resource management (HRM) of healthcare organisations plays an important role in improving the continuity of care, managing staff, and ensuring patient safety. During COVID-19, there were several HR-related issues, creating a sig... Read More about Human resource management in homecare in England: managing people for safe care during crisis.

The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Salemi, F., Jambarsang, S., Kheirkhah, A., Salehi-Abargouei, A., Ahmadnia, Z., hosseini, H. A., Lotfi, M., & Amer, S. (2024). The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 13, Article 303. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02684-0

Background:

One of the most challenging aspects of treating patients facing primary ovarian insufficiency, especially those eligible for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), is the assessment of ovarian function and response to stimulatory... Read More about The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials (2024)
Journal Article
Morrison, O., Uteva, E., Walker, G. S., Grant, D. M., & Ling, S. (2025). Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(1), 492-502. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c02627

Magnesium hydride (MgH2) is a promising material for solid-state hydrogen storage due to its high gravimetric hydrogen capacity as well as the abundance and low cost of magnesium. The material’s limiting factor is the high dehydrogenation temperature... Read More about Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials.

Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury (2024)
Journal Article
Sparding, N., Genovese, F., Karsdal, M. A., & Selby, N. M. (2025). Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury. Clinical Kidney Journal, 18(2), Article sfae413. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae413

Background

Acute kidney injury (AKI), a rapid decrease in kidney function, is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes including development and progression of CKD. Kidney fibrosis is one of the pathological processes central to this AKI... Read More about Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury.

Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat (2024)
Journal Article
Borsci, S., Chamberlain, A., Nichele, E., Bødker, M., & Turchi, T. (2024). Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 28(6), 857–860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01837-1

When humans and machines start to chat: beyond anthropocentrism

Digital and embedded artificial intelligent (AI) agents with conversational capabilities have gained significant attention in recent years [1, 2]. Using natural language communication... Read More about Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat.

Glabridin exhibits potent inhibitory effects against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in vivo (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, L., Zhai, B., Wang, C., Elsheikha, H. M., Guo, H., Zheng, X.-N., Zhou, C., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2024). Glabridin exhibits potent inhibitory effects against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in vivo. Parasites and Vectors, 17(1), Article 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06610-0

Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate protozoan parasite capable of infecting a wide range of warm-blooded animals and humans. Current treatment options, primarily pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, have limitations, such as high recurrence rates... Read More about Glabridin exhibits potent inhibitory effects against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in vivo.

Putting the “Uni” into Community A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., Woodward, A., Raschbauer, J., & Dyson, S. (2024). Putting the “Uni” into Community A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 12(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.37333/001c.127555

Evidence for a triangular partnership of individual student volunteers, universities, and voluntary and community sector (VCSE) groups show multiple benefits. This paper presents a 3-year mixed-method pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative... Read More about Putting the “Uni” into Community A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University.

Strategies to improve recruitment in mental health clinical trials: a scoping review (RE-MIND study) (2024)
Journal Article
Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., Townsend, M., Martin, J., & Sprange, K. (2024). Strategies to improve recruitment in mental health clinical trials: a scoping review (RE-MIND study). Trials, 25(1), Article 832. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08665-x

Background: Lower than expected recruitment continues to be one of the major causes of trial delays, and trials to improve mental health are no exception. Indeed, recruitment challenges in trials of vulnerable populations, such as those living with m... Read More about Strategies to improve recruitment in mental health clinical trials: a scoping review (RE-MIND study).

Identification of a novel nuclease activity in human DDX49 helicase (2024)
Journal Article
Parkes, A. J., Anandavijayan, S., Lou-Hing, A., Downs, O., Killelea, T., Martin, L., Kapllanaj, F., & Bolt, E. L. (2024). Identification of a novel nuclease activity in human DDX49 helicase. Royal Society Open Science, 11(12), Article 241891. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241891

Human DDX49 is an emerging target in cancer progression and retroviral diseases through its essential roles in nucleolar RNA processing. Here, we identify nuclease activity of human DDX49, which requires active site aspartate residues within a conser... Read More about Identification of a novel nuclease activity in human DDX49 helicase.