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Planetary Sunshade for Solar Geoengineering: Preliminary Design of a Precursor System and Mission (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Coco, M., Matonti, C. L., Governale, G., Wilk, L., Shimazaki, T., Pushparaj, N., Mao, H., Tibert, G., Chesley, B., Fuglesang, C., Romano, M., & Cappelletti, C. (2024, October). Planetary Sunshade for Solar Geoengineering: Preliminary Design of a Precursor System and Mission. Presented at IAF Symposium on Integrated Applications, Milan, Italy

The objective of this paper is to present the design of a precursor mission for the Planetary Sunshade System, positioned near the photo-gravitational equilibrium point L1*, located between the Sun and the Earth-Moon system's center of mass. This stu... Read More about Planetary Sunshade for Solar Geoengineering: Preliminary Design of a Precursor System and Mission.

A Roadmap Toward a Planetary Sunshade for Space-Based Solar Geoengineering (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Matonti, C. L., Coco, M., Governale, G., Wilk, L., Shimazaki, T., Krantz, E., Pushparaj, N., Mao, H., Tibert, G., Cappelletti, C., Romano, M., Fuglesang, C., & Chesley, B. (2024, October). A Roadmap Toward a Planetary Sunshade for Space-Based Solar Geoengineering. Presented at 22nd IAA Symposium on Visions and Strategies for the Future, Held at the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC 2024), Milan, Italy

The objective of this paper is to present a roadmap for the technology development toward a Planetary Sunshade System, a space-based solar geoengineering project aimed at reversible solar radiation modification to mitigate global warming. Earth's cli... Read More about A Roadmap Toward a Planetary Sunshade for Space-Based Solar Geoengineering.

Systematic reviews of qualitative evidence (2024)
Book Chapter
Porritt, K., Evans, C., Bennett, C., Loveday, H., Bjerrum, M., Salmond, S., Munn, Z., Pollock, D., Pang, D., Vineetha, K., Betsy, S., & Lockwood, C. Systematic reviews of qualitative evidence. In E. Aromataris, C. Lockwood, K. Porritt, B. Pilla, & Z. Jordan (Eds.), JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. (2024 edition). JBI. https://doi.org/10.46658/jbimes-24-02

Teaching of Anatomy: Dissecting Dissection in Veterinary and Medical Education from a Historical Perspective through to Today (2024)
Journal Article
Kubale, V., Perez, W., & Rutland, C. S. (2024). Teaching of Anatomy: Dissecting Dissection in Veterinary and Medical Education from a Historical Perspective through to Today. Slovenian Veterinary Research, 61(4), 225-232. https://doi.org/10.26873/SVR-2167-2024

As veterinary and human medicine education evolves, instructors can now incorporate a range of innovative anatomy tools, from low-fidelity models to high-fidelity simulators, 3D printing, dissection software, and augmented/virtual reality. However, c... Read More about Teaching of Anatomy: Dissecting Dissection in Veterinary and Medical Education from a Historical Perspective through to Today.

Structural investigations of the normal ostrich head using anatomical sections, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging (2024)
Journal Article
Aref, M., El Raouf, M. A., Youssef, W. O., Abdelbaset-Ismail, A., Salem, G. A., Nassan, M. A., Rutland, C. S., & Mahdy, E. A. (2024). Structural investigations of the normal ostrich head using anatomical sections, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Open Veterinary Journal, 14(12), 3487-3497. https://doi.org/10.5455/OVJ.2024.v14.i12.32

Background:

The significance of the ostrich (Struthio camelus) has increased recently due to the growth of the global ostrich farming industry.

Aim:

Morphological and diagnostic imaging of the ostrich head presents challenges for enhancing c... Read More about Structural investigations of the normal ostrich head using anatomical sections, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging.

Exploring player cocreation dynamics on the gaming platform: Interplay of goal fulfillments, orchestration actions, and platform affordances (2024)
Journal Article
Hung, H.-Y., Kumar, A., Kumar, V., Lin, C.-C., & Tan, K. H. (2024). Exploring player cocreation dynamics on the gaming platform: Interplay of goal fulfillments, orchestration actions, and platform affordances. International Journal of Research in Marketing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijresmar.2024.12.003

Understanding player co-creation dynamics on gaming platforms is crucial for fostering engagement and driving innovation in digital marketing. This study investigates these dynamics on the Roblox platform, proposing an integrated framework that conne... Read More about Exploring player cocreation dynamics on the gaming platform: Interplay of goal fulfillments, orchestration actions, and platform affordances.

The plurality principle: consumer ethics within an online brand community (2024)
Journal Article
Canavan, B. (2024). The plurality principle: consumer ethics within an online brand community. Consumption, Markets and Culture, 27(5), 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1080/10253866.2025.2455610

Agnes Heller's moral philosophy based around plurality is introduced in this article into consumer ethics. Plurality emphasises that open and tolerant societies make moral choices more readily available. Netnography explores moral evaluations of gend... Read More about The plurality principle: consumer ethics within an online brand community.

Brain Connectome Graphs based Machine Learning for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, K., Weng, Y., Dening, T., Hosseini, A. A., & Zuo, G. (2024). Brain Connectome Graphs based Machine Learning for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 20(S1), Article e090237. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.090237

Background

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. Early and accurate diagnosis of AD is crucial for patient information, advance planning, and potentially effective... Read More about Brain Connectome Graphs based Machine Learning for Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease.

Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Panadevo, J., Kotera, Y., Køcks, N. R., Kring, L. D., & Møller, S. B. (2024). Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: A scoping review. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640241303026

Background:
Although personal recovery has become a well-known concept in most Western countries, it remains under-recognised in non-Western countries.

Aims:
This scoping review aimed to investigate how culture impacts the conceptualisation of p... Read More about Personal recovery after mental illness from a cultural perspective: A scoping review.

Towards a scalable cacao pod husk biorefinery: Understanding the effects of process conditions on phenolic antioxidant extraction and residual solid properties (2024)
Journal Article
Dewi, S. R., Stevens, L. A., Anwar, M., Mao, Y., Ferrari, R. S., Irvine, D. J., & Binner, E. R. (2025). Towards a scalable cacao pod husk biorefinery: Understanding the effects of process conditions on phenolic antioxidant extraction and residual solid properties. Chemical Engineering Science, 305, Article 121171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2024.121171

Cacao pod husk (CPH) is a potential source of phenolic-based antioxidants and lignocellulosic compounds. Sample pretreatments and extraction conditions were investigated to understand their effects on extraction yields and implications for industrial... Read More about Towards a scalable cacao pod husk biorefinery: Understanding the effects of process conditions on phenolic antioxidant extraction and residual solid properties.

Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren's contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation (2024)
Journal Article
Dias, J., Tharmanathan, P., Arundel, C., Welch, C., Wu, Q., Leighton, P., Armaou, M., Corbacho, B., Johnson, N., James, S., Cooke, J., Bainbridge, C., Craigen, M., Warwick, D., Brady, S., Flett, L., Jones, J., Knowlson, C., Watson, M., Keding, A., …Torgerson, D. (2024). Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren's contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation. Health Technology Assessment, 28(78), 1-262. https://doi.org/10.3310/kgxd8528

Background: Dupuytren's contracture is caused by nodules and cords which pull the fingers towards the palm of the hand. Treatments include limited fasciectomy surgery, collagenase injection and needle fasciotomy. There is limited evidence comparing l... Read More about Collagenase injection versus limited fasciectomy surgery to treat Dupuytren's contracture in adult patients in the UK: DISC, a non-inferiority RCT and economic evaluation.

Doughnut economics (2024)
Book Chapter
Morris, D. (2024). Doughnut economics. In L. Matthews, L. Bianchi, & C. Ingram (Eds.), Concise Encyclopedia of Corporate Social Responsibility. Edward Elgar Publishing

The Illusion of Symmetry: Subtitling African America into French (2024)
Book Chapter
Mevel, P.-A. (2024). The Illusion of Symmetry: Subtitling African America into French. In I. Ranzato, & P. Zabalbeascoa (Eds.), Palgrave Handbook of Multilingualism and Language Varieties on Screen (261-282). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-61621-1_13

This chapter explores the intricacies of translating African American English (AAE) into French subtitles, particularly focusing on recent representations of AAE speakers in visual fiction (post-2013). Whilst linguistic variation is inherent to chara... Read More about The Illusion of Symmetry: Subtitling African America into French.

LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain (2024)
Report
Matthews, P., Barnett, C., Formby, E., Gregory, L., Lambert, P., & Mann, S. (2024). LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain. Nuffield Foundation

This project aimed to understand the experiences of LGBT+ people when they access social security benefits. We use LGBT+ as an umbrella term to describe all people who are not heterosexual and/or not cisgender.

This mixed-methods research used se... Read More about LGBT+ Welfare and Assets in Great Britain.

Intervening conditions of the implementation of an Advanced Access Model: an implementation research (2024)
Journal Article
Fracolli, L. A., Oliveira, L. G. F., Anjos, T. S. D., Timmons, S., Nichiata, L. Y. I., Gryschek, A. L. D. F. P. L., & Pinto, A. R. (2024). Intervening conditions of the implementation of an Advanced Access Model: an implementation research. The Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem, 45(spe1), Article e20240066. https://doi.org/10.1590/1983-1447.2024.20240066.en

Objective: To identify the conditions that interfere with the implementation of the Advanced Access model in primary health care. Method: This is an implementation research that used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). The... Read More about Intervening conditions of the implementation of an Advanced Access Model: an implementation research.

Conjugate heat transfer analysis of a pouch cell li-ion battery pack using mini channel cold plates with a U-shaped configuration (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Talebizadehsardari, P., Cairns, A., La Rocca, A., & Sen, S. (2024, September). Conjugate heat transfer analysis of a pouch cell li-ion battery pack using mini channel cold plates with a U-shaped configuration. Presented at 18th UK Heat Transfer Conference, Birmingham, UK

In this study, a cold plate with U-shaped channels is investigated to cool the adjacent pouch cell Li-ion batteries. The U-shaped cold plate consists of two parallel sets of channels with seventeen mini channels to cover the whole surface area of the... Read More about Conjugate heat transfer analysis of a pouch cell li-ion battery pack using mini channel cold plates with a U-shaped configuration.

Thermal management challenges of li-ion battery packs using partial immersion cooling: analyzing pressure drop and temperature distribution (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Talebizadehsardari, P., Cairns, A., La Rocca, A., Sen, S., & Pacino, A. (2024, September). Thermal management challenges of li-ion battery packs using partial immersion cooling: analyzing pressure drop and temperature distribution. Presented at 18th UK Heat Transfer Conference, Birmingham, UK

A partial immersion cooling system is used for cooling a battery pack equipped with cylindrical Li-ion batteries considering various flow rates of the coolant. The partial immersion method is used to reduce the total weight of the battery pack and th... Read More about Thermal management challenges of li-ion battery packs using partial immersion cooling: analyzing pressure drop and temperature distribution.

Brace Roots (2024)
Journal Article
Kamei, T., Ikiriko, I., Abernathy, S., Rasmussen, A., & Sparks, E. E. (2024). Brace Roots. WikiJournal of Science, 7(1), Article 7. https://doi.org/10.15347/wjs/2024.007

Brace roots (roots developing from aerial stem nodes) are a type of adventitious root that develop from aboveground stem nodes in many monocots. Brace roots may remain aerial or penetrate the soil as they perform root functions such as anchorage and... Read More about Brace Roots.