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Liquid Metal Reconfigurable Phased Array Antenna (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alkaraki, S., Lin, Q. W., Erman, F., Jilani, S. F., Wang, Z., Wong, H., & Kelly, J. R. (2024, March). Liquid Metal Reconfigurable Phased Array Antenna. Paper presented at 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Glasgow, United Kingdom

A design for a phased array antenna using liquid metal (LM) technology is presented. The phased array antenna uses substrate integrated waveguides (SIW) feeding structure to excite a 1×4 printed dipole antenna array. The phase distribution on SIW pow... Read More about Liquid Metal Reconfigurable Phased Array Antenna.

A Compact High-Gain 28 GHz Antenna Array for Beyond 5G Wireless Networks (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Meates, I., Alkaraki, S., Aslam, M., Abbasi, Q., Evans, A., & Jilani, S. F. (2024, March). A Compact High-Gain 28 GHz Antenna Array for Beyond 5G Wireless Networks. Paper presented at 2024 18th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Glasgow, United Kingdom

In this paper a novel, high-gain corporate-fed 16-element circular patch array featuring a coplanar waveguide (CPW) feed and parasitic loop is proposed for beyond 5G and future 6G applications. An ultra-thin Rogers RO4003C substrate of 0.02 mm thickn... Read More about A Compact High-Gain 28 GHz Antenna Array for Beyond 5G Wireless Networks.

Flexor Injury Rehabilitation Splint Trial (FIRST): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs (2024)
Journal Article
Bamford, E., Berntsson, H., Beale, S., Desoysa, L., Dias, J., Hamer-Kiwacz, S., Hind, D., Johnson, N., Loban, A., Molloy, K., Morvan, E., Rombach, I., Selby, A., Thokala, P., Turtle, C., Walters, S., & Drummond, A. (2024). Flexor Injury Rehabilitation Splint Trial (FIRST): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs. Trials, 25(1), Article 193. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08013-z

Background: Without surgical repair, flexor tendon injuries do not heal and patients’ ability to bend fingers and grip objects is impaired. However, flexor tendon repair surgery also requires optimal rehabilitation. There are currently three custom-m... Read More about Flexor Injury Rehabilitation Splint Trial (FIRST): protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial comparing three splints for finger flexor tendon repairs.

Antimicrobial prophylaxis in companion animal surgery: A scoping review for European Network for Optimization of Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) guidelines (2024)
Journal Article
Sørensen, T. M., Scahill, K., Ruperez, J. E., Olejnik, M., Swinbourne, F., Verwilghen, D. R., …Allerton, F. (2024). Antimicrobial prophylaxis in companion animal surgery: A scoping review for European Network for Optimization of Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) guidelines. Veterinary Journal, 304, Article 106101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2024.106101

Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) is widely used to reduce the risk of surgical site infections (SSI), but there is uncertainty as to what the proportion of SSI reduction is. Therefore, it is difficult for surgeons to properly weigh the costs,... Read More about Antimicrobial prophylaxis in companion animal surgery: A scoping review for European Network for Optimization of Antimicrobial Therapy (ENOVAT) guidelines.

Racial Capitalism and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Feminist Labour Market Perspective on UK Self-Employment (2024)
Journal Article
Martinez Dy, A., Jayawarna, D., & Marlow, S. (2024). Racial Capitalism and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Feminist Labour Market Perspective on UK Self-Employment. Sociology, 58(5), 1038-1060. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385241228444

This article explains entrepreneurial activity patterns in the United Kingdom labour market using theories of racial capitalism and intersectional feminism. Using UK Office for National Statistics Labour Force Survey data 2018–2019 and employing prob... Read More about Racial Capitalism and Entrepreneurship: An Intersectional Feminist Labour Market Perspective on UK Self-Employment.

“I’m pulling through because of you”: injured workers’ perspective of workplace factors supporting return to work under the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board scheme (2024)
Journal Article
Lewis, I., & Houdmont, J. (2024). “I’m pulling through because of you”: injured workers’ perspective of workplace factors supporting return to work under the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board scheme. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 5, Article 1373888. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2024.1373888

Background: Research demonstrates sustained return to work (RTW) by individuals on medical leave is influenced by personal and job resources and job demands. Relatively few studies have been conducted in the workers’ compensation context that is know... Read More about “I’m pulling through because of you”: injured workers’ perspective of workplace factors supporting return to work under the Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board scheme.

Discovery of novel SOS1 inhibitors using machine learning (2024)
Journal Article
Duo, L., Chen, Y., Liu, Q., Ma, Z., Farjudian, A., Yong Ho, W., …Tang, B. (2024). Discovery of novel SOS1 inhibitors using machine learning. RSC Medicinal Chemistry, 15(4), 1392-1403. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4MD00063C

Overactivation of the rat sarcoma virus (RAS) signaling is responsible for 30% of all human malignancies. Son of sevenless 1 (SOS1), a crucial node in the RAS signaling pathway, could modulate RAS activation, offering a promising therapeutic strategy... Read More about Discovery of novel SOS1 inhibitors using machine learning.

Experimental investigation of low-temperature fluidised bed thermochemical energy storage with salt-mesoporous silica composite materials (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, X., Liu, X., Yang, F., & Wu, Y. (2024). Experimental investigation of low-temperature fluidised bed thermochemical energy storage with salt-mesoporous silica composite materials. Applied Energy, 362, Article 122953. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.122953

Low-temperature thermochemical energy storage (TCES) with composites ‘salt in porous matrix’ (CSPMs) is widely recognized as a sustainable and efficient solution for harnessing low-grade heat and off-peak electricity. However, many high-performance C... Read More about Experimental investigation of low-temperature fluidised bed thermochemical energy storage with salt-mesoporous silica composite materials.

Gravitational wave populations and cosmology with neural posterior estimation (2024)
Journal Article
Leyde, K., Green, S. R., Toubiana, A., & Gair, J. (2024). Gravitational wave populations and cosmology with neural posterior estimation. Physical Review D, 109(6), Article 064056. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.109.064056

We apply neural posterior estimation for fast-and-accurate hierarchical Bayesian inference of gravitational wave populations. We use a normalizing flow to estimate directly the population hyper-parameters from a collection of individual source observ... Read More about Gravitational wave populations and cosmology with neural posterior estimation.

Pesticide-related risks embodied in global soybean trade (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Geng, X., Wang, P., Yang, J., Yang, Y., Chan, F. K. S., …Chen, W.-Q. (2024). Pesticide-related risks embodied in global soybean trade. Cell Reports Sustainability, 1(3), Article 100055. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsus.2024.100055

Pesticides may help safeguard food security but endanger the local ecosystem and farmer health. The globalization of the food trade is masking such impacts by separating production from consumption, and its effects on pesticide use and their related... Read More about Pesticide-related risks embodied in global soybean trade.

Patterns of affective images of animal-sourced food in Norway: Land versus sea (2024)
Journal Article
Böhm, N., Doran, R., Böhm, G., & Ogunbode, C. A. (2024). Patterns of affective images of animal-sourced food in Norway: Land versus sea. Food Quality and Preference, 117, Article 105168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105168

To get an understanding of drivers of animal-sourced protein consumption, we explored laypeople's affective images of animal-sourced food. A national representative sample of the Norwegian population (N = 783) provided free associations to six food p... Read More about Patterns of affective images of animal-sourced food in Norway: Land versus sea.

Electricity Generation under the Climate Change Situation in Latin America: Trends and Challenges (2024)
Journal Article
Undurraga, J. P., Rivera, M., Cossutta, P., Garcés, A., Ayala, M., García, L. Y., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Electricity Generation under the Climate Change Situation in Latin America: Trends and Challenges. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 14(2), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.15226

In a scenario of energy inequality, countries require stability for development and quality of life for their inhabitants. This paper addresses the reality of access to electrical energy and the effect of climate change on the potential of renewables... Read More about Electricity Generation under the Climate Change Situation in Latin America: Trends and Challenges.

Splitting schemes for coupled differential equations: Block Schur-based approaches & Partial Jacobi approximation (2024)
Journal Article
Nuca, R., Storvik, E., Radu, F. A., & Icardi, M. (2024). Splitting schemes for coupled differential equations: Block Schur-based approaches & Partial Jacobi approximation. Computers and Mathematics with Applications, 161, 190-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.camwa.2024.02.042

Coupled multi-physics problems are encountered in countless applications and pose significant numerical challenges. In a broad sense, one can categorise the numerical solution strategies for coupled problems into two classes: monolithic approaches an... Read More about Splitting schemes for coupled differential equations: Block Schur-based approaches & Partial Jacobi approximation.

Prevalence, regional patterns and socio-demographic factors associated with poly-tobacco use in India: A secondary data analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Bantwal, P., Kulkarni, M. M., Kamath, V. G., Naik, A. K., Fogarty, A. W., Dhar, M., & Ahankari, A. S. (2024). Prevalence, regional patterns and socio-demographic factors associated with poly-tobacco use in India: A secondary data analysis. PLOS Global Public Health, 4(3), Article e0002999. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0002999

Background: Tobacco use is associated with early, intermediate and long-term complications throughout the life course. With an influx of newer products containing nicotine, poly-tobacco use is slowly emerging as a public health concern, that is defin... Read More about Prevalence, regional patterns and socio-demographic factors associated with poly-tobacco use in India: A secondary data analysis.

Lived Experience, Lifelong Learning, Community Activism and Social Change (2024)
Book
Clancy, S., & Jones, I. (Eds.). (2024). Lived Experience, Lifelong Learning, Community Activism and Social Change. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781032715605

This book identifies and celebrates the learning adult educators can gain from the numerous sites of community activism, learning, and social change that are currently taking place across the globe.

While the relentless push of neoliberalism has s... Read More about Lived Experience, Lifelong Learning, Community Activism and Social Change.

“Until the decision to admit the patient is made...”: Experiences of clinicians working in the inpatient-community mental health care pathway for young people in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Shah, A., Holland, J., Briley, P. M., & Majumder, P. (in press). “Until the decision to admit the patient is made...”: Experiences of clinicians working in the inpatient-community mental health care pathway for young people in the UK. British Journal of Healthcare Management,

Objective
The raised complexity, severity, and risk level of referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) has put serious pressure on bed availability in adolescent psychiatry hospitals, which resulted in lengthy admission process... Read More about “Until the decision to admit the patient is made...”: Experiences of clinicians working in the inpatient-community mental health care pathway for young people in the UK.

A proposed brand architecture model for UK fashion brands (2024)
Journal Article
Rashid, A., Spry, L., & Pich, C. (2024). A proposed brand architecture model for UK fashion brands. Journal of Brand Management, 31(5), 516-528. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41262-024-00358-9

Corporate brand identity is becoming a strategic issue in the UK fashion industry, as it is complex and constantly under pressure to differentiate. Fashion brands are expanding through a range of channels and rapidly changing takeovers, and it is unc... Read More about A proposed brand architecture model for UK fashion brands.

Should I Travel? Moral Motivation During Crises (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, C. X., Fong, L., & Li, S. (2024). Should I Travel? Moral Motivation During Crises. Journal of China Tourism Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/19388160.2024.2329652

While our travel decisions involve many decisions related to the right or wrong way to behave, our understanding of morality in tourism is largely underdeveloped. Currently, we are hoping for a more responsible and sustainable future after the pandem... Read More about Should I Travel? Moral Motivation During Crises.

A novel integration of supplementary photovoltaic module into compound parabolic concentrator for accelerated defrosting of solar collecting system (2024)
Journal Article
Chang, Z., Liu, X., Guo, Z., Hou, J., & Su, Y. (2024). A novel integration of supplementary photovoltaic module into compound parabolic concentrator for accelerated defrosting of solar collecting system. Renewable Energy, 225, Article 120316. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120316

In order to improve the temperature of solar greenhouse in winter and reduce the cost and energy consumption of traditional heating methods for solar greenhouse. This study presents a novel compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) coupled with a supplem... Read More about A novel integration of supplementary photovoltaic module into compound parabolic concentrator for accelerated defrosting of solar collecting system.

Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases (2024)
Journal Article
Fuller, A., Hancox, J., Williams, H. C., Card, T., Taal, M. W., Aithal, G. P., Fox, C. P., Mallen, C. D., Maxwell, J. R., Bingham, S., Vedhara, K., & Abhishek, A. (in press). Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases. Rheumatology, Article keae175. https://doi.org/10.1093/rheumatology/keae175

Objective
To explore the acceptability of an individualised risk-stratified approach to monitoring for target-organ toxicity in adult patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases established on immune-suppressing treatment(s).

Methods
Adu... Read More about Patient and health professional views on risk-stratified monitoring of immune-suppressing treatment in adults with inflammatory diseases.