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Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models? (2024)
Journal Article
Ralph-Nearman, C., Hooper, M. A., Achee, M., Tomarken, A., & Filik, R. (2024). Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?. American Journal of Men's Health, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883241279507

This study is the first to examine the utility of body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of eating disorder (ED) pathology and fitness for employment for professional male fashion models. We assessed the relationship between experimenter-measured BMI,... Read More about Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?.

Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders (2024)
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Hall, C. L., Le Novere, M., Murphy, T., McNally, E., Hollis, C., & Hunter, R. (in press). Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders. BMJ Mental Health,

Background: There are no specific national guidelines in England to guide healthcare professionals in how to assess or treat young people with tic disorders. Access to evidence-based treatment, including behavioural therapy is of limited availabilit... Read More about Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders.

Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima (2024)
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Yu, Y., Huang, B., Radenkovic, M., Wang, T., & Chen, G. (2024). Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62, Article 4211013. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2024.3464850

Subsurface chlorophyll maximum (SCM) is a crucial ecological indicator for marine ecosystems. Previous studies have indicated that this phenomenon is globally widespread. Although the biogeochemical argo assimilation results have yielded positive res... Read More about Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima.

Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation (2024)
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Portelli, M., Ketelaar, M., Bates, S., Csomor, E., Shaw, D., Emsley, J., Brightling, C., Hall, I., Affleck, K., Edwards, M., Nawijn, M., Koppelman, G., Van Oosterhout, A., & Sayers, I. (2024). Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14562

Introduction: The interleukin-33/interleukin-1 receptor-like-1 (IL-33/IL1RL1) signalling pathway is implicated in asthma pathogenesis, with IL1RL1 nonsynonymous genetic polymorphisms associated with disease risk. We aimed to determine these variants'... Read More about Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation.

Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, E. L., Fong, W. C. G., Roberts, A., & Thomas, K. S. (2024). Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership. British Journal of Dermatology, Article ljae362. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae362

In this letter, we describe the Rapid Eczema Trials co-production project, which aims to plug some of the research gaps that remain following the 2011 James Lind Alliance Eczema Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) exercise. We highlight similarities b... Read More about Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership.

Annular two-phase flow in a small diameter tube: OpenFOAM simulations with turbulence damping vs optical measurements (2024)
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Zanetti, E., Berto, A., Bortolin, S., Magnini, M., & Del Col, D. (2024). Annular two-phase flow in a small diameter tube: OpenFOAM simulations with turbulence damping vs optical measurements. International Journal of Thermofluids, 24, Article 100871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.100871

In this work, numerical simulations are performed to predict two-phase annular flow of refrigerant R245fa inside a 3.4 mm diameter vertical channel. The VOF (Volume of Fluid) method implemented in an OpenFOAM solver is used to accurately track the va... Read More about Annular two-phase flow in a small diameter tube: OpenFOAM simulations with turbulence damping vs optical measurements.

Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong (2024)
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Brooks, E., Tse, S., Wright, J. Y., & Burdett, E. (2024). Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong. Tertiary Education and Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-024-09138-1

How can a new generation of students be equipped to take up positions of responsibility in a dynamic global environment, serving as leaders and citizens who will further the good of societies around the world? As the institutions responsible for educ... Read More about Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong.

Reimagining food systems and food futures: a visual approach (2024)
Journal Article
Price, C. (2024). Reimagining food systems and food futures: a visual approach. Visual Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2024.2398076

The aim of this article is to reveal some of the different points of view, priorities and visions for the future of food systems which were on display in FOOD: Bigger than the Plate, a temporary exhibition which ran in the Victoria and Albert (V & A)... Read More about Reimagining food systems and food futures: a visual approach.

Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) (2024)
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Vetriventhan, M., Upadhyaya, H. D., Deshpande, S., Johnson, M. S., Wallace, J. G., Victor, A., Naresh, D., Rayaprolu, L., Singh, K., & Mayes, S. (2024). Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.). Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 21920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72319-w

Proso millet is an important but under-researched and underutilized crop with the potential to become a future smart crop because of its climate-resilient features and high nutrient content. Assessing diversity and marker-trait associations are essen... Read More about Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.).

Axillary management in older women with early operable invasive breast carcinoma: a narrative review (2024)
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Li, C., Simcock, R., Cheung, K.-L., & Parks, R. M. (2024). Axillary management in older women with early operable invasive breast carcinoma: a narrative review. Annals of Breast Surgery, https://doi.org/10.21037/abs-24

Background and Objective: Breast cancer management in older women presents challenges due to competing comorbidities and life expectancy concerns. Traditional axillary surgeries as part of treatment of breast cancer are being reconsidered, particular... Read More about Axillary management in older women with early operable invasive breast carcinoma: a narrative review.

Can policy succeed through inactivity? A case study of UK foreign policy after the Gulf War (2024)
Journal Article
Kettle, L. (in press). Can policy succeed through inactivity? A case study of UK foreign policy after the Gulf War. Foreign Policy Analysis,

Can policy succeed through inactivity? Why does some inactivity lead to policy success, whilst others lead to policy failure? Whilst traditional approaches to policy success and failure have focused upon the impact of active policy interventions, thi... Read More about Can policy succeed through inactivity? A case study of UK foreign policy after the Gulf War.

Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia (2024)
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Lansbury, L., McKeever, T. M., Lawrence, H., Pick, H., Baskaran, V., Edwards-Pritchard, R. C., Ashton, D., Rodrigo, C., Daniel, P., Litt, D., Eletu, S., Parmar, H., Sheppard, C. L., Ladhani, S., Trotter, C., & Lim, W. S. (2024). Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia. Journal of Infection, 89(5), Article 106277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jinf.2024.106277

Objectives

We aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for nasopharyngeal and oral pneumococcal carriage in adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), and the relationship between carried and disease-causing serotypes.

Methods... Read More about Carriage of Streptococcus pneumoniae in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia.

Who cares about lab rodents? (2024)
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Davies, G., G W Kirk, R., Greenhough, B., Hobson-West, P., Myelnikov, D., & Roe, E. (2024). Who cares about lab rodents?. Science, 385(6715), 1270-1273. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adr6151

Rodents are widely seen as a commensal pest species and an unwelcome addition to human society. Consequently, caring about mice and rats—relative to more charismatic species, such as cats or dogs—is less commonly a focus of public concern. Yet, in di... Read More about Who cares about lab rodents?.

Predictive Voltage Control in Multi-Modular Matrix Converters under Load Variation and Fault Scenario (2024)
Journal Article
Caballero, D., Toledo, S., Maqueda, E., Ayala, M., Gregor, R., Rivera, M., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Predictive Voltage Control in Multi-Modular Matrix Converters under Load Variation and Fault Scenario. Technologies, 12(9), Article 170. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12090170

This paper presents a model predictive control (MPC) strategy to regulate output voltages in a multi-modular matrix converter topology for isolated loads. The converter system harnesses power from a six-phase permanent magnet synchronous generator (P... Read More about Predictive Voltage Control in Multi-Modular Matrix Converters under Load Variation and Fault Scenario.

Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times (2024)
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Warren, T., Torres, L., Lyonette, C., & Tarlo, R. (2024). Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times. British Journal of Sociology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13147

The article focuses on the work of working-class women (WCW) amid turbulent times. Its timespan is just prior to and during the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK. The women's work, and the key skills involved, are fundamental to everyday lives, but both ha... Read More about Class, gender and the work of working-class women amid turbulent times.

Exploring the Facilitating Environment for Mindfulness Meditation: Establishing a Framework through Analysis of Means (ANOM) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, A., & Tang, Y. (2024). Exploring the Facilitating Environment for Mindfulness Meditation: Establishing a Framework through Analysis of Means (ANOM) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA). Mindfulness, Article MIFU-D-23-00377R3. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-024-02442-2

Objective
While mindfulness meditation is an established practice for improving well-being, the physical environment for this activity awaits further exploration. This research aimed to explore how the physical environment facilitates mindfulness me... Read More about Exploring the Facilitating Environment for Mindfulness Meditation: Establishing a Framework through Analysis of Means (ANOM) and Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA).

Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signalling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task (2024)
Journal Article
Hock, R. M., Owusu-Amoah, N., Waite, L., Muir, C., Stevenson, C. W., Bonardi, C., & Cassaday, H. J. (2024). Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signalling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task. Behavioral Neuroscience, https://doi.org/10.1037/bne0000603

Healthy cognition requires inhibitory modulation of associative learning; conversely, impaired inhibitory discrimination is implicated in behavioral disorders. The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and its dopamine innervation are key to understanding... Read More about Effects of manipulating prefrontal activity and dopamine D1 receptor signalling in an appetitive feature-negative discrimination learning task.

Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study (2024)
Journal Article
Crew, A., Leatherland, R., Clarke, L., Owen, C., & Simpson, R. (in press). Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study. British Journal of General Practice,

Background
Vulval lichen sclerosus (VLS) is a chronic inflammatory condition that is frequently misdiagnosed and under-recognised. To date, qualitative research focuses on lived experience of VLS, with women attributing diagnostic delay to poor int... Read More about Barriers to diagnosing and treating vulval lichen sclerosus: a survey study.

Rapid assessment of seismic performance of large monopile-supported offshore wind turbines under scour (2024)
Journal Article
Bozyigit, B., Bozyigit, I., & Prendergast, L. J. (2025). Rapid assessment of seismic performance of large monopile-supported offshore wind turbines under scour. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 109, Article 105451. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euromechsol.2024.105451

This study focuses on investigating the seismic performance of a reference 15 MW offshore wind turbine (OWT) supported by a large-diameter monopile, under various scour conditions. Fully coupled nonlinear finite element models considering 3D soil con... Read More about Rapid assessment of seismic performance of large monopile-supported offshore wind turbines under scour.