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Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale (2024)
Journal Article
Hiltensperger, R., Kotera, Y., Wolf, P., Nixdorf, R., Charles, A., Farkas, M., Grayzman, A., Kalha, J., Korde, P., Mahlke, C., Moran, G., Mpango, R., Mtei, R., Ryan, G., Shamba, D., Wenzel, L., Slade, M., & Puschner, B. (2024). Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale. BMC Psychiatry, 24, Article 675. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06081-8

Background. Peer support workers provide support for people experiencing mental health conditions based on their own lived experience of mental health problems. Assessing fidelity to core ingredients of peer support is vital for successful implementa... Read More about Measuring fidelity to manualised peer support for people with severe mental health conditions: development and psychometric evaluation of the UPSIDES Fidelity Scale.

Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): results of a randomized controlled feasibility trial (2024)
Journal Article
Asher, L., Rapiya, B., Repper, J., Reddy, T., Myers-Franchi, B., Faris, G., Petersen, I., Hanlon, C., & Brooke-Sumner, C. (2024). Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): results of a randomized controlled feasibility trial. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 33, Article e47. https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796024000556

Aims
The aims of this feasibility trial were to assess the acceptability and feasibility of peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in a low-resource South African setting, to assess the feasibility of trial methods, and to determine key... Read More about Peer-led recovery groups for people with psychosis in South Africa (PRIZE): results of a randomized controlled feasibility trial.

An Undergraduate Practical for Evaluation of Powdery Battery Materials with a Metallic Cavity Electrode (2024)
Journal Article
Jiang, T., & Chen, G. Z. (2024). An Undergraduate Practical for Evaluation of Powdery Battery Materials with a Metallic Cavity Electrode. Journal of Chemical Education, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.4c00648

Selection and development of novel and better materials for batteries are essential for renewable energy storage and zero or low carbon emission. This experimental design aims firstly to demonstrate a novel copper metal cavity electrode (Cu-MCE) for... Read More about An Undergraduate Practical for Evaluation of Powdery Battery Materials with a Metallic Cavity Electrode.

Board Nationality Diversity and Firm Value (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, J., Dedman, E., Kim, J. R., Metwally, T., & Stark, A. W. (2024). Board Nationality Diversity and Firm Value. British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12872

Using management, finance, and social psychology theories, we challenge the common perception that demographic diversity on boards of directors is unequivocally beneficial for firms. Employing a sample of 3,826 UK firm years, we analyse the dual natu... Read More about Board Nationality Diversity and Firm Value.

What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews (2024)
Journal Article
Dodds, E., Redsell, S., Timmons, S., & Manning, J. C. (2024). What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews. Implementation Science, 19, Article 70

Background/aims
The measurement of implementation outcomes can establish the success of implementing evidence into practice. However, implementation outcomes are seldom measured in acute healthcare settings, such as Paediatric Intensive Care Units (... Read More about What validated instruments, that measure implementation outcomes, are suitable for use in the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) setting? A systematic review of systematic reviews.

Effects of hydrogen irradiation on the electrical properties of dilute nitride GaAsN Schottky diodes (2024)
Journal Article
Bachir Bouiadjra, W., Kadaoui, M. A., Saidane, A., Shafi, M., Al mashary, F. S., Al huwayz, M., Alotaibi, S., Almalki, A., Alhassan, S., & Henini, M. (2024). Effects of hydrogen irradiation on the electrical properties of dilute nitride GaAsN Schottky diodes. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 35(28), Article 1885. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-13584-3

Electrical characteristics of as-grown and hydrogen-irradiated GaAsN Schottky diodes having different contents of nitrogen (N = 0–1.2%) have been investigated. In this work, the effect of hydrogen irradiation on the electrical properties of Schottky... Read More about Effects of hydrogen irradiation on the electrical properties of dilute nitride GaAsN Schottky diodes.

Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour (2024)
Journal Article
UPWARD, R., & WRIGHT, P. (in press). Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour. Journal of Public Economics,

We provide new evidence on the effects of economic shocks on political support, voting behaviour and political opinions over the last 25 years in the UK. We exploit a sudden, large and long-lasting shock in the form of job loss and trace out its imp... Read More about Income shocks, political support and voting behaviour.

A case of bovine erythropoietic protoporphyria in a female Limousin calf (2024)
Journal Article
CAPUZZELLO, G., Kaczmarska, A., Gutierrez Quintana, R., Jonsson, N. N., & Viora, L. (2024). A case of bovine erythropoietic protoporphyria in a female Limousin calf. Large Animal Review, 30(5), 223-226

Bovine erythropoietic protoporphyria (BCEPP) is a rare genetic disorder predominantly affecting Limousin and, sporadically, Blonde Aquitaine cattle. It arises from diminished or absent ferrochelatase activity, causing the toxic build up of protoporph... Read More about A case of bovine erythropoietic protoporphyria in a female Limousin calf.

One-dimensional components in the K-moduli of smooth Fano 3-folds (2024)
Journal Article
Abban, H., Cheltsov, I., Denisova, E., Etxabarri Alberdi, E., Kaloghiros, A.-S., Jiao, D., Martinez Garcia, J., & Papazachariou, T. (2024). One-dimensional components in the K-moduli of smooth Fano 3-folds. Journal of Algebraic Geometry, https://doi.org/10.1090/jag/839+

By identifying K-polystable limits in 4 specific deformations families of smooth Fano 3-folds, we complete the classification of one-dimensional components in the K-moduli space of smoothable Fano 3-folds.

Contribution of inflammation markers and quantitative sensory testing (QST) indices of central sensitisation to rheumatoid arthritis pain (2024)
Journal Article
Georgopoulos, V., Smith, S., McWilliams, D., Walsh, D., & Ferguson, E. (2024). Contribution of inflammation markers and quantitative sensory testing (QST) indices of central sensitisation to rheumatoid arthritis pain. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 26, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-024-03407-5

Background: Pain, the primary complaint in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is multifaceted, and may be driven by inflammatory disease activity and central sensitisation. We aimed to ascertain what proportion of RA pain severity is explained by markers of... Read More about Contribution of inflammation markers and quantitative sensory testing (QST) indices of central sensitisation to rheumatoid arthritis pain.

A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, S. S., McKenzie, C., Thomson, L., Ingall, B.-R., Groom, M. J., McGlennon, N., Dines-Allen, M., & Hall, C. L. (2024). A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach. BMC Health Services Research, 24, Article 1201 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11693-7

Background
QbTest is a commercially available, computerised test of attention, impulsivity, and activity designed to assist with the diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Health Innovation East Midlands (formerly East Midland... Read More about A national evaluation of QbTest to support ADHD assessment: a real-world, mixed methods approach.

28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity (2024)
Journal Article
Kotera, Y., Ronaldson, A., Hayes, D., Hunter-Brown, H., McPhilbin, M., Dunnett, D., Jebara, T., Takhi, S., Masuda, T., Camacho, E., Bakolis, I., Repper, J., Meddings, S., Stergiopoulos, V., Brophy, L., De Ruysscher, C., Okoliyski, M., Kubinová, P., Eplov, L., Narusson, D., …Slade, M. (2024). 28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity. npj Mental Health Research, 3, Article 46. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44184-024-00092-9

Recovery Colleges (RCs) are learning-based mental health recovery communities, located globally. However, evidence on RC effectiveness outside Western, educated, industrialised, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) countries is limited. This study aimed to e... Read More about 28-country global study on associations between cultural characteristics and Recovery College fidelity.

Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Coulton, P., Stead, M., Pilling, M., Crabtree, A., Chamberlain, A., & Sailaja, N. (2024, October). Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures. Presented at Mindtrek 2024, Tampere, Finland

While prosocial behaviour is often described as behaviour intended to help and benefit others, it is primarily considered through an anthropocentric lens in that the others in question are principally humans. In this research, we consider designed sy... Read More about Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures.

The Labour of Theatre: 1900-1950 (2024)
Book Chapter
Sutherland, L. (2024). The Labour of Theatre: 1900-1950. In C. Cochrane, L. Goddard, C. Hindson, & T. Reid (Eds.), The Routledge Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre and Performance. Volume One: 1900-1950. Routledge

Testing for Equal Average Forecast Accuracy in Possibly Unstable Environments (2024)
Journal Article
Harvey, D. I., Leybourne, S. J., & Zu, Y. (in press). Testing for Equal Average Forecast Accuracy in Possibly Unstable Environments. Journal of Business and Economic Statistics,

We consider the issue of testing the null of equal average forecast accuracy in a model where the forecast error loss differential series has a potentially non-constant mean function over time. We show that when time variation is present in the loss... Read More about Testing for Equal Average Forecast Accuracy in Possibly Unstable Environments.

Synthetic cerebral blood vessel generator for training anatomically plausible deep learning models (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kenyon, G., Lau, S., Perperidis, A., CHAPPELL, M., & Jenkinson, M. (2024, July). Synthetic cerebral blood vessel generator for training anatomically plausible deep learning models. Presented at MIUA - Medical Image Understanding and Analysis - 2024, Manchester

Blood vessel networks, with their complex geometrical and topological characteristics, play a significant role in diagnosing and understanding various cerebrovascular diseases. Deep learning (DL) segmentation methods can aid in analysing these struct... Read More about Synthetic cerebral blood vessel generator for training anatomically plausible deep learning models.

What aspects of outcome measurement instruments are important to parents and caregivers in child health trials: Survey protocol (2024)
Journal Article
Duffy, M., Looney, E., Dutch, D., Johnson, B., Kelly, L., Porter, L., Redsell, S., & Matvienko-Sikar, K. What aspects of outcome measurement instruments are important to parents and caregivers in child health trials: Survey protocol. https://doi.org/10.12688/hrbopenres.13977.1. Manuscript submitted for publication


Background

Trials of interventions to prevent illness and/or improve health outcomes in children play a crucial role in the advancement of paediatric healthcare, research, and policy. It is important for researchers and trialists involved in suc... Read More about What aspects of outcome measurement instruments are important to parents and caregivers in child health trials: Survey protocol.

Doctoral memes as public pedagogy? (2024)
Journal Article
Thomson, P. (in press). Doctoral memes as public pedagogy?. Studies in Continuing Education,

Social media afford the proliferation of doctoral memes across numerous, generally anonymous, accounts spread over multiple platforms-the timeline where the PhD candidate starts off gleaming with health and beaming in delight and ends up an overweigh... Read More about Doctoral memes as public pedagogy?.

Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational‐level data (2024)
Journal Article
Dulal‐Arthur, T., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Wishart, M., Bartle, C., Roper, S., Belt, V., Leka, S., Pahl, N., Thomson, L., & Blake, H. (2024). Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational‐level data. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1111/joop.12552

Presenteeism (working while ill) due to mental ill‐health is estimated to be one of the largest economic costs to employers. We seek to investigate the relationship between line manager training in mental health (MH) and presenteeism trends at work.... Read More about Organizations offering line manager training in mental health and presenteeism: A secondary data analysis of organizational‐level data.