All Outputs (2215)

Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults (2024)
Journal Article
Newell, V., Townsend, E., Richards, C., & Cassidy, S. (2024). Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults. Clinical Psychology Review, 109, Article 102412. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102412

Autistic people are at increased risk of experiencing self-harm compared to the general population. However, it is unclear which tools are being used to assess self-harm in autistic people, or whether existing tools need to be adapted for this group.... Read More about Measurement properties of tools used to assess self-harm in autistic and general population adults.

MIVES MULTI-CRITERIA FRAMEWORK TO SUSTAINABILITY INDEX OF DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY (2024)
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Tan, T., Zheng, L., Xue, F., Bao, Z., Fang, Z., & Liu, X. (2024). MIVES MULTI-CRITERIA FRAMEWORK TO SUSTAINABILITY INDEX OF DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 30(3), 234-247. https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2024.20953

Embracing sustainable strategies that consider Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) has become a rapidly growing trend in urban development. Continued uncertainty on the sustainability assessment of design could drive a series of indecisive dec... Read More about MIVES MULTI-CRITERIA FRAMEWORK TO SUSTAINABILITY INDEX OF DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURE AND ASSEMBLY.

The paradox of haemodialysis: the lived experience of the clocked treatment of chronic illness (2024)
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Cluley, V., Burton, J. O., Hull, K. L., & Eborall, H. (in press). The paradox of haemodialysis: the lived experience of the clocked treatment of chronic illness. Health Sociology Review, https://doi.org/10.1080/14461242.2024.2319189

Studies exploring the relationship between time and chronic illness have generally focused on measurable aspects of time, also known as linear time. Linear time follows a predictable, sequential order of past, present and future; measured using a clo... Read More about The paradox of haemodialysis: the lived experience of the clocked treatment of chronic illness.

Reporting outcome measures in veterinary physiotherapy with particular reference to the treatment of canine and equine joint cases in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Brookes, W., Payne, R., & Lea, R. (2024). Reporting outcome measures in veterinary physiotherapy with particular reference to the treatment of canine and equine joint cases in the UK. Veterinary Record, 194(6), Article e3900. https://doi.org/10.1002/vetr.3900

Background: Outcome measures are extensively used within human physiotherapy, but a widely accepted issue in veterinary physiotherapy is that outcome measures lack sufficient evaluation and standardisation in terms of how they are implemented. This c... Read More about Reporting outcome measures in veterinary physiotherapy with particular reference to the treatment of canine and equine joint cases in the UK.

Particle initialization effects on Lyman- αforest statistics in cosmological SPH simulations (2024)
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Khan, N. K., Kulkarni, G., Bolton, J. S., Haehnelt, M. G., Iršič, V., Puchwein, E., & Asthana, S. (2024). Particle initialization effects on Lyman- αforest statistics in cosmological SPH simulations. Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 530(4), 4920-4935. https://doi.org/10.1093/mnras/stae662

Confronting measurements of the Lyman- αforest with cosmological hydrodynamical simulations has produced stringent constraints on models of particle dark matter and the thermal and ionization state of the intergalactic medium. We investigate the robu... Read More about Particle initialization effects on Lyman- αforest statistics in cosmological SPH simulations.

A self‐assembled 3D model demonstrates how stiffness educates tumor cell phenotypes and therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer (2024)
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Liu, Y., Okesola, B. O., de la Peña, D. O., Li, W., Lin, M., Trabulo, S. M. D., Tatari, M., Lawlor, R. T., Scarpa, A., Wang, W., Knight, M., Loessner, D., Heeschen, C., Mata, A., & Pearce, O. M. (in press). A self‐assembled 3D model demonstrates how stiffness educates tumor cell phenotypes and therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer. Advanced Healthcare Materials, Article 2301941. https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202301941

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by a dense and stiff extracellular matrix (ECM) associated with tumor progression and therapy resistance. To further the understanding of how stiffening of the tumor microenvironment (TME) cont... Read More about A self‐assembled 3D model demonstrates how stiffness educates tumor cell phenotypes and therapy resistance in pancreatic cancer.

Pore structure-transport relationships in high-temperature shift catalyst pellets studied by integrated multiscale porosimetry and X-ray tomography (2024)
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Mousa, S., Beech, T., Softley, E., Fletcher, R. S., Kelly, G., Viney, E., & Rigby, S. P. (2024). Pore structure-transport relationships in high-temperature shift catalyst pellets studied by integrated multiscale porosimetry and X-ray tomography. Chemical Engineering Science, 292, Article 120005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.120005

Diffusion-limited, heterogeneously-catalysed processes mean choices influencing pore structure-transport relationships, made during pellet fabrication, affect product performance. This work shows how the ‘sifting strategy’ can identify the critical a... Read More about Pore structure-transport relationships in high-temperature shift catalyst pellets studied by integrated multiscale porosimetry and X-ray tomography.

Emerging Molten Salts Based Electrochemical Energy Technologies (2024)
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Yu, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, H., & Chen, G. Z. (2024). Emerging Molten Salts Based Electrochemical Energy Technologies. Electrochemistry, 92(4), Article 24-69009. https://doi.org/10.5796/electrochemistry.24-69009

Molten salts of inorganic nature are excellent reaction media for various research and industrial uses. Their applications in energy technologies are also wide, including, but not limited to, thermal, nuclear, and electrochemical processes and their... Read More about Emerging Molten Salts Based Electrochemical Energy Technologies.

A sustainable bioprocess to produce bacterial cellulose (BC) using waste streams from wine distilleries and the biodiesel industry: evaluation of BC for adsorption of phenolic compounds, dyes and metals (2024)
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Tsouko, E., Pilafidis, S., Kourmentza, K., Gomes, H. I., Sarris, G., Koralli, P., …Sarris, D. (2024). A sustainable bioprocess to produce bacterial cellulose (BC) using waste streams from wine distilleries and the biodiesel industry: evaluation of BC for adsorption of phenolic compounds, dyes and metals. Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts, 17(1), Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-024-02488-3

Background
The main challenge for large-scale production of bacterial cellulose (BC) includes high production costs interlinked with raw materials, and low production rates. The valorization of renewable nutrient sources could improve the economic e... Read More about A sustainable bioprocess to produce bacterial cellulose (BC) using waste streams from wine distilleries and the biodiesel industry: evaluation of BC for adsorption of phenolic compounds, dyes and metals.

A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene (2024)
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Ducker, C., Baines, C., Guy, J., Euzébio Goulart Santana, A., Pickett, J. A., & Oldham, N. J. (2024). A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121(12), Article e2322453121. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2322453121

The phlebotomine sandfly, Lutzomyia longipalpis, a major vector of the Leishmania parasite, uses terpene pheromones to attract conspecifics for mating. Examination of the L. longipalpis genome revealed a putative terpene synthase (TPS), which—upon he... Read More about A diterpene synthase from the sandfly Lutzomyia longipalpis produces the pheromone sobralene.

Mainstreaming social sciences expertise in UK environment policy and practice organisations: retrospect and prospect (2024)
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Morris, C., Brockett, B. F., Selwood, S., Carr, V., Hall, J., Hughes, J., & Ambrose-Oji, B. (2024). Mainstreaming social sciences expertise in UK environment policy and practice organisations: retrospect and prospect. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1), Article 399. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02891-z

Building upon the concept of mainstreaming social sciences within conservation, we consider their mainstreaming, and so integration, within UK environment policy and practice (EPP) organisations. The paper responds to increasing calls to recognise th... Read More about Mainstreaming social sciences expertise in UK environment policy and practice organisations: retrospect and prospect.

How pressure affects costs of power conversion machinery in compressed air energy storage; part II: Heat exchangers (2024)
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Baniamerian, Z., Garvey, S., Rouse, J., Cárdenas, B., Pottie, D. L., Barbour, E. R., & Bagdanavicius, A. (2024). How pressure affects costs of power conversion machinery in compressed air energy storage; part II: Heat exchangers. Journal of Energy Storage, 86(Pt A), Article 111138. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.111138

In the field of compressed air energy storage, a critical economic aspect that has been overlooked in existing literature relates to the influence of storage pressure on the capital cost of power conversion system. In Part I, a comprehensive study wa... Read More about How pressure affects costs of power conversion machinery in compressed air energy storage; part II: Heat exchangers.

Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats (2024)
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Gonçalves, S. V., Woodhams, S. G., Li, L., Hathway, G. J., & Chapman, V. (2024). Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats. PAIN Reports, 9(2), Article e1145. https://doi.org/10.1097/pr9.0000000000001145

IntroductionSustained opioid use has long-term negative impacts on future pain experience, particularly in women. This study aimed to investigate the underlying spinal neurobiology of this clinical observation in an experimental model of joint pain.O... Read More about Sustained morphine exposure alters spinal NMDA receptor and astrocyte expression and exacerbates chronic pain behavior in female rats.

Sentiment Matters: The effect of news-media on spillovers among cryptocurrency returns (2024)
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Akyildirim, E., Aysan, A. F., Cepni, O., & Serbest, Ö. (2024). Sentiment Matters: The effect of news-media on spillovers among cryptocurrency returns. European Journal of Finance, 30(14), 1577-1613. https://doi.org/10.1080/1351847X.2024.2323454

This paper explores the relationship between news media sentiment and spillover effects in the cryptocurrency market. By employing a time-varying parameter vector autoregressive model, we initially develop measures of spillover specific to individual... Read More about Sentiment Matters: The effect of news-media on spillovers among cryptocurrency returns.

Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions: Comparing Dominant Parties and Parliaments in Tanzania and Uganda (2024)
Book
Collord, M. (2024). Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions: Comparing Dominant Parties and Parliaments in Tanzania and Uganda. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/9780191945335.001.0001

Through an analysis of the recent political history of Tanzania and Uganda, Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions offers a novel explanation of why authoritarian parties and legislatures vary in strength, and why this variation matters. Micha... Read More about Wealth, Power, and Authoritarian Institutions: Comparing Dominant Parties and Parliaments in Tanzania and Uganda.

Drop-on-demand metal jetting of pure copper: On the interaction of molten metal with ceramic and metallic substrates (2024)
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Gilani, N., Aboulkhair, N. T., Simonelli, M., East, M., & Hague, R. J. (2024). Drop-on-demand metal jetting of pure copper: On the interaction of molten metal with ceramic and metallic substrates. Materials and Design, 240, Article 112834. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112834

Copper, renowned for its exceptional electrical and thermal conductivity at a low cost, holds great promise in electronic applications. While additive manufacturing of copper has attracted interest, the exploration of applying Drop-on-demand Metal Je... Read More about Drop-on-demand metal jetting of pure copper: On the interaction of molten metal with ceramic and metallic substrates.

One sixth of Amazonian tree diversity is dependent on river floodplains (2024)
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Householder, J. E., Wittmann, F., Schöngart, J., Piedade, M. T. F., Junk, W. J., Latrubesse, E. M., …ter Steege, H. (in press). One sixth of Amazonian tree diversity is dependent on river floodplains. Nature Ecology and Evolution, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-024-02364-1

Amazonia’s floodplain system is the largest and most biodiverse on Earth. Although forests are crucial to the ecological integrity of floodplains, our understanding of their species composition and how this may differ from surrounding forest types is... Read More about One sixth of Amazonian tree diversity is dependent on river floodplains.

Untargeted metabolomic profiling of 100% malt beers versus those containing barley adjunct (2024)
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Yorke, J., Dew, T., & Cook, D. (2024). Untargeted metabolomic profiling of 100% malt beers versus those containing barley adjunct. Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 130(1), 31-46. https://doi.org/10.58430/jib.v130i1.46

Why was the work done: The incorporation of unmalted barley at high proportion in the grist can introduce unfavourable bitter and astringent characteristics to beer, resulting in an upper limit on the proportion used. The flavour active compounds fro... Read More about Untargeted metabolomic profiling of 100% malt beers versus those containing barley adjunct.

Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study (2024)
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Wadge, M. D., Agyakwa, P. A., Felfel, R. M., Homer, R., Cooper, T. P., Kudrynskyi, Z. R., …Grant, D. M. (2024). Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study. Materials and Design, 240, Article 112835. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2024.112835

This study details the novel self-assembly of sodium titanate converted Ti-based microspheres into hierarchical porous 3D constructs, with macro-, micro-, and nanoporosity, for the first time. Ti6Al4V microspheres were suspended into 5 M NaOH (60 °C/... Read More about Self-assembled titanium-based macrostructures with hierarchical (macro-, micro-, and nano) porosities: A fundamental study.

Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology (2024)
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Shariff, Z., Harvey, J., Leighton, P., Boyd, M., Ridd, M., Santer, M., …Maidment, I. (2024). Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology. Skin Health and Disease, Article e369. https://doi.org/10.1002/ski2.369

This research letter discusses the perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in this area. A mixed methods online survey was created, and a total of 174 commun... Read More about Perspectives of community pharmacy staff on commonly encountered skin conditions and the key challenges towards enhancing their role in dermatology.