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River and Society in Northern Italy: The Po Valley, 500-1000 AD (2024)
Book
Panato, M. (2024). River and Society in Northern Italy: The Po Valley, 500-1000 AD. Amsterdam University Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048558810

This book considers for the first time the relationship between the river environment and the economic and political structures of northern Italy in the post-Roman period. Through the study of the relationship between river and society over time, it... Read More about River and Society in Northern Italy: The Po Valley, 500-1000 AD.

Geldanamycin, a Naturally Occurring Inhibitor of Hsp90 and a Lead Compound for Medicinal Chemistry (2024)
Journal Article
Kitson, R. R. A., Kitsonová, D., Siegel, D., Ross, D., & Moody, C. J. (2024). Geldanamycin, a Naturally Occurring Inhibitor of Hsp90 and a Lead Compound for Medicinal Chemistry. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 67(20), 17946–17963. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jmedchem.4c01048

Geldanamycin remains a driver in the medicinal chemistry of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibition, even half a century after its original isolation from nature. This Perspective focuses on the properties of the benzoquinone ring of the natural pro... Read More about Geldanamycin, a Naturally Occurring Inhibitor of Hsp90 and a Lead Compound for Medicinal Chemistry.

Recent advances in the influenza virus vaccine landscape: a comprehensive overview of technologies and trials (2024)
Journal Article
Clark, T. W., Tregoning, J. S., Lister, H., Poletti, T., Amin, F., & Nguyen-Van-Tam, J. S. (in press). Recent advances in the influenza virus vaccine landscape: a comprehensive overview of technologies and trials. Clinical Microbiology Reviews, https://doi.org/10.1128/cmr.00025-24

In the United Kingdom (UK) in 2022/23, influenza virus infections returned to the levels recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic, exerting a substantial burden on an already stretched National Health Service (NHS) through increased primary and emergenc... Read More about Recent advances in the influenza virus vaccine landscape: a comprehensive overview of technologies and trials.

Transfer learning in very-short-term solar forecasting: Bridging single site data to diverse geographical applications (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, L., Wilson, R., Sumner, M., & Wu, Y. (2025). Transfer learning in very-short-term solar forecasting: Bridging single site data to diverse geographical applications. Applied Energy, 377, Article 124353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.124353

Over the past decade, the rapid growth of solar energy penetration has posed significant challenges for grid balancing and scheduling, heightening the need for accurate and efficient short-term solar forecasting. While deep learning models have shown... Read More about Transfer learning in very-short-term solar forecasting: Bridging single site data to diverse geographical applications.

Expert opinion on characteristics of vulval LS: initial identification of important clinical features through an international electronic-Delphi consensus study (2024)
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Simpson, R. C., Birchall, M., Daniels, J., Gran, S., Kirtschig, G., & Thomas, K. S. (2024). Expert opinion on characteristics of vulval LS: initial identification of important clinical features through an international electronic-Delphi consensus study. Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, Article llae393. https://doi.org/10.1093/ced/llae393

Background
Lichen sclerosus (LS) is a chronic inflammatory condition mainly affecting genital skin. It causes distressing symptoms that impact daily quality of life as well as progressive anatomical changes and potential risk of cancer. Vulval LS is... Read More about Expert opinion on characteristics of vulval LS: initial identification of important clinical features through an international electronic-Delphi consensus study.

Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Regression Models for Infectious Disease Transmission in Close‐Contact Groups With External Sources of Infection (2024)
Journal Article
Sharker, Y., Diallo, Z., KhudaBukhsh, W. R., & Kenah, E. (2024). Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Regression Models for Infectious Disease Transmission in Close‐Contact Groups With External Sources of Infection. Statistics in Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.10226

Many important questions in infectious disease epidemiology involve associations between covariates (e.g., age or vaccination status) and infectiousness or susceptibility. Because disease transmission produces dependent outcomes, these questions are... Read More about Pairwise Accelerated Failure Time Regression Models for Infectious Disease Transmission in Close‐Contact Groups With External Sources of Infection.

Geometric characteristics of stromal collagen fibres in breast cancer using differential interference contrast microscopy (2024)
Journal Article
Ghannam, S. F., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mather, M. L., Alsaleem, M., Bateman-Price, T. D., Patke, R., Ball, G., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2024). Geometric characteristics of stromal collagen fibres in breast cancer using differential interference contrast microscopy. Journal of Microscopy, https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13361

Breast cancer (BC) is characterised by a high level of heterogeneity, which is influenced by the interaction of neoplastic cells with the tumour microenvironment. The diagnostic and prognostic role of the tumour stroma in BC remains to be defined. Di... Read More about Geometric characteristics of stromal collagen fibres in breast cancer using differential interference contrast microscopy.

Shadow banking, macroprudential regulation and redistributional effects (2024)
Journal Article
Rubio, M. (2024). Shadow banking, macroprudential regulation and redistributional effects. European Journal of Finance, https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2024.2401590

This paper studies the implications of increasing the size of the shadow banking sector for economic activity, financial stability, and welfare. I consider a DSGE model in which lending can come from two different sources; a formal bank or private le... Read More about Shadow banking, macroprudential regulation and redistributional effects.

Investigation of thermal comfort and preferred temperatures among rural elderly in Weihai, China: Considering metabolic rate effects (2024)
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Zhang, J., Lu, J., Deng, W., Beccarelli, P., & Lun, I. Y. F. (2024). Investigation of thermal comfort and preferred temperatures among rural elderly in Weihai, China: Considering metabolic rate effects. Journal of Building Engineering, 97, Article 110940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.110940

As the population ages, the thermal environment indoors for the elderly has garnered extensive attention. However, current research on thermal comfort for the elderly is not comprehensive, particularly for rural elderly individuals who experience uni... Read More about Investigation of thermal comfort and preferred temperatures among rural elderly in Weihai, China: Considering metabolic rate effects.

Cognitive impairment and exploitation: connecting fragments of a bigger picture through data (2024)
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Abubakar, A. M., Seymour, R. G., Gardner, A., Lambert, I., Fyson, R., & Wright, N. (2024). Cognitive impairment and exploitation: connecting fragments of a bigger picture through data. Journal of Public Health, Article fdae266. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdae266

Background
Exploitation poses a significant public health concern. This paper highlights ‘jigsaw pieces’ of statistical evidence, indicating cognitive impairment as a pre- or co-existing factor in exploitation.

Methods
We reviewed English Safegu... Read More about Cognitive impairment and exploitation: connecting fragments of a bigger picture through data.

Risk, emotion and responsibility: an analysis of the storylines used by vaccine hesitant mothers (2024)
Journal Article
Lermytte, E., Paredis, M., Hobson-West, P., Bracke, P., & Ceuterick, M. (2024). Risk, emotion and responsibility: an analysis of the storylines used by vaccine hesitant mothers. Health, Risk and Society, 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/13698575.2024.2410150

Under processes of responsibilisation and individualisation in the ‘risk society’, as well as discourses of intensive motherhood, mothers are expected to make ‘good’ decisions regarding their children’s health. Consequently, decision-making concernin... Read More about Risk, emotion and responsibility: an analysis of the storylines used by vaccine hesitant mothers.

International review of blood donation screening for anti‐HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection (2024)
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Fu, M. X., Faddy, H. M., Candotti, D., Groves, J., Saa, P., Styles, C., Adesina, O., Perez Carrillo, J., Seltsam, A., Weber‐Schehl, M., O'Brien, S. F., Drews, S. J., Benyin Aidoo, N., Pajares, Á. L., Navarro Perez, L., Deng, X., van de Laar, T., Laperche, S., Lehtisalo, R., Yilmaz, S., …on behalf of the Virology subgroup of the ISBT WP-TTID. (2024). International review of blood donation screening for anti‐HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection. Transfusion, https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.18018

Background
Hepatitis B core antibody (anti-HBc) screening has been implemented in many blood establishments to help prevent transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV), including from donors with occult HBV infection (OBI). We review HBV screening algor... Read More about International review of blood donation screening for anti‐HBc and occult hepatitis B virus infection.

Criminalizing survivors of modern slavery: the United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism as a border-making process (2024)
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Lumley-Sapanski, A., Rodriguez-Huerta, E., Schwarz, K., Nicholson, A., & Young, M. (2024). Criminalizing survivors of modern slavery: the United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism as a border-making process. Journal of Social Policy,

The United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism (NRM) is a framework for identifying potential victims of modern slavery (slavery, servitude, forced labour or human trafficking) and ensuring that they receive adequate care. This research explores di... Read More about Criminalizing survivors of modern slavery: the United Kingdom’s National Referral Mechanism as a border-making process.

Nonthermal eigenstates and slow relaxation in quantum Fredkin spin chains (2024)
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Causer, L., Bañuls, M. C., & Garrahan, J. P. (2024). Nonthermal eigenstates and slow relaxation in quantum Fredkin spin chains. Physical Review B, 110(13), Article 134322. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.110.134322

We study the dynamics and thermalization of the Fredkin spin chain, a system with local three-body interactions, particle conservation, and explicit kinetic constraints. We consider deformations away from its stochastic point in order to tune between... Read More about Nonthermal eigenstates and slow relaxation in quantum Fredkin spin chains.

Modelling the influence of vitamin D and probiotic supplementation on the microbiome and immune response (2024)
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Franks, S. J., Dunster, J. L., Carding, S. R., Lord, J. M., Hewison, M., Calder, P. C., & King, J. R. (2024). Modelling the influence of vitamin D and probiotic supplementation on the microbiome and immune response. Mathematical Medicine and Biology, Article dqae017. https://doi.org/10.1093/imammb/dqae017

The intestinal microbiota play a critical role in human health and disease, maintaining metabolic and immune/inflammatory health, synthesising essential vitamins and amino acids and maintaining intestinal barrier integrity. The aim of this paper is t... Read More about Modelling the influence of vitamin D and probiotic supplementation on the microbiome and immune response.

Temporal Trends in Equine Sperm Motility and Semen Volume: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single UK Breeding Facility (2024)
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Harris, I. T., Nankervis, K., Pyatt, A., Gardner, D. S., Humphreys, P., & Blanchard, R. N. (2024). Temporal Trends in Equine Sperm Motility and Semen Volume: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single UK Breeding Facility. International Journal of Equine Science, 3(2), 100-106

The equine industry preferentially selects sires based on pedigree, performance, and conformation, with little concern given to fertility. Increasing evidence supports the theory of geographic-sensitive declines in a range of semen quality parameters... Read More about Temporal Trends in Equine Sperm Motility and Semen Volume: A Retrospective Analysis from a Single UK Breeding Facility.

THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ALIVE IN A BRANCHING PROCESS GIVEN ONLY TIMES OF DEATHS (2024)
Journal Article
Ball, F., & Neal, P. (in press). THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ALIVE IN A BRANCHING PROCESS GIVEN ONLY TIMES OF DEATHS. Advances in Applied Probability,

The study of many population growth models are complicated by only partial observation of the underlying stochastic process driving the model. For example, in an epidemic outbreak we might know when indivdiuals show symptoms to a disease, and are rem... Read More about THE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ALIVE IN A BRANCHING PROCESS GIVEN ONLY TIMES OF DEATHS.