Skip to main content

Research Repository

Advanced Search

All Outputs (2496)

Optimal timing of anticoagulation after acute ischaemic stroke with atrial fibrillation (OPTIMAS): a multicentre, blinded-endpoint, phase 4, randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Werring, D. J., Dehbi, H.-M., Ahmed, N., Arram, L., Best, J. G., Balogun, M., Bennett, K., Bordea, E., Caverly, E., Chau, M., Cohen, H., Cullen, M., Doré, C. J., Engelter, S. T., Fenner, R., Ford, G. A., Gill, A., Hunter, R., James, M., Jayanthi, A., …Freemantle, N. (2024). Optimal timing of anticoagulation after acute ischaemic stroke with atrial fibrillation (OPTIMAS): a multicentre, blinded-endpoint, phase 4, randomised controlled trial. Lancet, https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2824%2902197-4

Background
The optimal timing of anticoagulation for patients with acute ischaemic stoke with atrial fibrillation is uncertain. We investigated the efficacy and safety of early compared with delayed initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs)... Read More about Optimal timing of anticoagulation after acute ischaemic stroke with atrial fibrillation (OPTIMAS): a multicentre, blinded-endpoint, phase 4, randomised controlled trial.

Hydroxyacid oxidase 1, a glutamine metabolism-associated protein, predicts poor patient outcome in luminal breast cancer (2024)
Journal Article
Erkan, B., Macintyre, S., Brown, C., Fakroun, A., Lashen, A. G., Mongan, N. P., Ellis, I. O., Rakha, E. A., & Green, A. R. (in press). Hydroxyacid oxidase 1, a glutamine metabolism-associated protein, predicts poor patient outcome in luminal breast cancer. International Journal of Molecular Sciences,

Background
Breast cancer (BC), which remains the most prevalent malignancy among women, is characterised by significant heterogeneity across its molecular subtypes. Oestrogen Receptor-positive (ER+) (luminal) BC represents approximately 75% cases an... Read More about Hydroxyacid oxidase 1, a glutamine metabolism-associated protein, predicts poor patient outcome in luminal breast cancer.

A parametrization of nonassociative cyclic algebras of prime degree (2024)
Journal Article
Nevins, M., & Pumplün, S. (2024). A parametrization of nonassociative cyclic algebras of prime degree. Journal of Algebra, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jalgebra.2024.10.021

We determine and explicitly parametrize the isomorphism classes of nonassociative quaternion algebras over a field of characteristic different from two, as well as the isomorphism classes of nonassociative cyclic algebras of odd prime degree m when t... Read More about A parametrization of nonassociative cyclic algebras of prime degree.

Cosmic‐Ray Radiation Effects on Ibuprofen Tablet Formulation Inside and Outside of the International Space Station (2024)
Journal Article
Tran, Q. D., Spooner, N., Geoghehan, S., Thavarajah, S. R., Rahman, S., Tran, N. N., Williams, P. M., Jarquin, S. M., Kim, D., Davey, K., Buell, J., Shumbera, M., Gittleman, M., Clements, T., Stoudemire, J., Fisk, I., & Hessel, V. (2024). Cosmic‐Ray Radiation Effects on Ibuprofen Tablet Formulation Inside and Outside of the International Space Station. Advanced Healthcare Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202402361

In extreme environments people will have different needs for medicine(s), making it crucial to understand how such environments affect drug efficacy. Ibuprofen, commonly used in tablet formulation on Earth, could fail in space despite standard pharma... Read More about Cosmic‐Ray Radiation Effects on Ibuprofen Tablet Formulation Inside and Outside of the International Space Station.

The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study (2024)
Journal Article
Swiderski, M., Vinogradova, Y., Knaggs, R. D., Harman, K., Harwood, R. H., Prasad, V., Persson, M. S. M., Figueredo, G., Layfield, C., & Gran, S. (in press). The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study. British Journal of Dermatology, Article ljae416. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae416

Background
Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune skin disease that affects mainly older people. Numerous drugs have been previously associated with BP based on case series and small hospital-based studies. More reliable and precise estimates of a... Read More about The association between drugs and vaccines commonly prescribed to older people and bullous pemphigoid: a case-control study.

Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Greenness and Its Relationship with Poverty in China (2024)
Journal Article
Xie, W., Ge, Y., Hamm, N. A. S., Foody, G. M., & Ren, Z. (2024). Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Greenness and Its Relationship with Poverty in China. Remote Sensing, 16(21), Article 3938. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs16213938

Ecological environmental protection and poverty alleviation are of great significance for the study of human–land relationship coordination and sustainable development, and they have also been a focus of attention in China in the past few decades. In... Read More about Spatial–Temporal Analysis of Greenness and Its Relationship with Poverty in China.

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Robinson, C., Newby, C., Elliott, R. A., Ali, Y., Yeo, C., Glover, T., Gavan, S. P., Paterson, L., Pollock, K., Priebe, S., Thornicroft, G., Keppens, J., Smuk, M., Franklin, D., Walcott, R., Harrison, J., Robotham, D., Bradstreet, S., …Ng, F. (2024). Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial. Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 47(47), Article 101101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanepe.2024.101101

Background
The Narrative Experiences Online (NEON) Intervention provides self-managed web-based access to mental health recovery narratives (n = 659). We evaluated effectiveness and cost-effectiveness in improving quality of life for adults resident... Read More about Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of online recorded recovery narratives in improving quality of life for people with psychosis experience (NEON Trial): a pragmatic randomised controlled trial.

Backlash against expert recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 advice in Latin America (2024)
Journal Article
Albornoz, F., Bottan, N., Cruces, G., Hoffmann, B., & Lombardi, M. (2024). Backlash against expert recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 advice in Latin America. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 228, Article 106752. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2024.106752

Public adherence with health recommendations is vital for effective crisis response. During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments faced considerable challenges in persuading the public to adopt new recommendations. Using large-scale survey experiments a... Read More about Backlash against expert recommendations: Reactions to COVID-19 advice in Latin America.

Lord Haldane and the July Crisis (2024)
Journal Article
Young, J. W. (2024). Lord Haldane and the July Crisis. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 35(3), 456-470. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2024.2383002

There are widely differing interpretations of Lord Haldane’s behaviour during the July crisis. To some historians, the Lord Chancellor was part of a group – alongside Prime Minister H.H. Asquith, Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey and First Lord of th... Read More about Lord Haldane and the July Crisis.

Monitoring university student response to social distancing policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic using Bluetooth: the RADAR study (2024)
Journal Article
Bolton, K. J., Mendez-Villalon, A., Nanji, H., Jia, R., Ayling, K., Figueredo, G., & Vedhara, K. (in press). Monitoring university student response to social distancing policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic using Bluetooth: the RADAR study. Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences,

Aim: We use the Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapses platform (RADAR) to collect Bluetooth contact and location data from university students. We test the ability of this technology to objectively capture social interaction, explore the propensi... Read More about Monitoring university student response to social distancing policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic using Bluetooth: the RADAR study.

Combined MRI, high-resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine show the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study (2024)
Journal Article
Wilkinson-Smith, V., Scott, M., Menys, A., Wiklendt, L., Marciani, L., Atkinson, D., Sansone, S., Zdanaviciene, A., Coupland, C., Knowles, C. H., Dinning, P., Taylor, S. A., Gowland, P., Hoad, C. L., Corsetti, M., & Spiller, R. C. (2024). Combined MRI, high-resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine show the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study. Gut, https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2024-332755

Background: Colonic motility in constipation can be assessed non-invasively using MRI.

Objective: To compare MRI with high-resolution colonic manometry (HRCM) for predicting treatment response.

Design: Part 1: 44 healthy volunteers (HVs), 43 pa... Read More about Combined MRI, high-resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine show the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study.

Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers and the roots/routes of inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2024)
Journal Article
Strong, S. (in press). 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,

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.

The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Sayal, K., Wyatt, L., Partlett, C., Ewart, C., Bhardwaj, A., Dubicka, B., Marshall, T., Gledhill, J., Lang, A., Sprange, K., Thomson, L., Moody, S., Holt, G., Bould, H., Upton, C., Keane, M., Cox, E., James, M., & Montgomery, A. (in press). The clinical and cost effectiveness of a STAndardised DIagnostic Assessment for children and adolescents with emotional difficulties (STADIA); multi- centre randomised controlled trial. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry,

Historical geographies of engineering: knowledges, practices, identities (2024)
Journal Article
Dishington, R. (in press). Historical geographies of engineering: knowledges, practices, identities. Geography Compass,

Drawing on established scholarship in the historical geography of science, the history of technology, and science and technology studies, this paper argues for the significance of an historical geography of engineering. Large-scale and transformative... Read More about Historical geographies of engineering: knowledges, practices, identities.

EXPRESS: Memory for health information: Influences of age, hearing aids, and multisensory presentation (2024)
Journal Article
Henshaw, H., Stacey, J., Badham, S., Roberts, K., Atkin, C., & Allen, H. (in press). EXPRESS: Memory for health information: Influences of age, hearing aids, and multisensory presentation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, https://doi.org/10.1177/17470218241295722

Background. We investigated how presenting online health information in different modalities can influence memory, as this may be particularly important for older adults who may need to make regular decisions about health, and could also face additio... Read More about EXPRESS: Memory for health information: Influences of age, hearing aids, and multisensory presentation.

Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., Holmes, J., Elder, T., Lindley, R., Evangelou, N., das Nair, R., Senior, C., Booth, V., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., Newsome, I., & Radford, K. (2024). Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study. Disability and Rehabilitation, https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2024.2417031

Purpose
To implement a job retention vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention (MSVR) for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and their employers in the UK National Health Service (NHS).

Methods
Multicentre, single-arm feasibility study with p... Read More about Implementing vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis in the UK National Health Service: a mixed-methods feasibility study.

Neurosurgical application of olaparib from a thermo-responsive paste potentiates DNA damage to prolong survival in malignant glioma (2024)
Journal Article
Serra, R., Smith, S. J., Rowlinson, J., Gorelick, N., Moloney, C., McCrorie, P., Veal, G. J., Berry, P., Chalmers, A. J., Suk, I., Shakesheff, K. M., Alexander, C., Grundy, R. G., Brem, H., Tyler, B. M., & Rahman, R. (2024). Neurosurgical application of olaparib from a thermo-responsive paste potentiates DNA damage to prolong survival in malignant glioma. British Journal of Cancer, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41416-024-02878-2

Background: There is increased pan-cancer specific interest in repurposing the poly adenosine diphosphate-ribose polymerase-1 (PARP-1) inhibitor, olaparib, for newly diagnosed or recurrent isocitrate dehydrogenase wild type glioblastoma. We explore w... Read More about Neurosurgical application of olaparib from a thermo-responsive paste potentiates DNA damage to prolong survival in malignant glioma.

Cinematic Fabulation (2024)
Book Chapter
Bao, H. (in press). Cinematic Fabulation. In Chinese Independent Cinema Book. Amsterdam University Press

This chapter offers a critical reading of the film Miss Jin Xing by focusing on the formal and narrative strategies that the filmmaker Zhang deploys to represent Jin Xing the trans person. I draw on the Deleuzian (2004) concept of fabulation to elabo... Read More about Cinematic Fabulation.

Fiscal and Macroprudential Policies in a Monetary Union (2024)
Journal Article
Rubio, M., Ferri, J., & Bosca, J. E. (in press). Fiscal and Macroprudential Policies in a Monetary Union. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting,

In the European Monetary Union (EMU), monetary policy is determined by the European Central Bank (ECB). This arrangement can give rise to certain national economic imbalances that may potentially be addressed through national policies. Traditionally,... Read More about Fiscal and Macroprudential Policies in a Monetary Union.