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The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Salemi, F., Jambarsang, S., Kheirkhah, A., Salehi-Abargouei, A., Ahmadnia, Z., hosseini, H. A., Lotfi, M., & Amer, S. (2024). The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 13, Article 303. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-024-02684-0

Background:

One of the most challenging aspects of treating patients facing primary ovarian insufficiency, especially those eligible for controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), is the assessment of ovarian function and response to stimulatory... Read More about The best ovarian reserve marker to predict ovarian response following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials (2024)
Journal Article
Morrison, O., Uteva, E., Walker, G. S., Grant, D. M., & Ling, S. (2025). Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials. ACS Applied Energy Materials, 8(1), 492-502. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.4c02627

Magnesium hydride (MgH2) is a promising material for solid-state hydrogen storage due to its high gravimetric hydrogen capacity as well as the abundance and low cost of magnesium. The material’s limiting factor is the high dehydrogenation temperature... Read More about Long Time Scale Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Magnesium Hydride Dehydrogenation Enabled by Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials.

Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury (2024)
Journal Article
Sparding, N., Genovese, F., Karsdal, M. A., & Selby, N. M. (2025). Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury. Clinical Kidney Journal, 18(2), Article sfae413. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfae413

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI), a rapid decrease in kidney function, is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes including development and progression of CKD. Kidney fibrosis is one of the pathological processes central to this AKI-t... Read More about Collagen type III formation but not degradation is associated with risk of kidney disease progression and mortality after acute kidney injury.

Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat (2024)
Journal Article
Borsci, S., Chamberlain, A., Nichele, E., Bødker, M., & Turchi, T. (2024). Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 28(6), 857–860. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-024-01837-1

When humans and machines start to chat: beyond anthropocentrism

Digital and embedded artificial intelligent (AI) agents with conversational capabilities have gained significant attention in recent years [1, 2]. Using natural language communication... Read More about Human AI conversational systems: when humans and machines start to chat.

Glabridin exhibits potent inhibitory effects against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in vivo (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, L., Zhai, B., Wang, C., Elsheikha, H. M., Guo, H., Zheng, X.-N., Zhou, C., & Zhu, X.-Q. (2024). Glabridin exhibits potent inhibitory effects against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in vivo. Parasites and Vectors, 17(1), Article 522. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-024-06610-0

Background: Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate protozoan parasite capable of infecting a wide range of warm-blooded animals and humans. Current treatment options, primarily pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine, have limitations, such as high recurrence rates... Read More about Glabridin exhibits potent inhibitory effects against Toxoplasma gondii in vitro and in vivo.

Putting the “Uni” into Community A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University (2024)
Journal Article
Jackson, J., Woodward, A., Raschbauer, J., & Dyson, S. (2024). Putting the “Uni” into Community A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University. International Journal of Research on Service-Learning and Community Engagement, 12(1), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.37333/001c.127555

Evidence for a triangular partnership of individual student volunteers, universities, and voluntary and community sector (VCSE) groups show multiple benefits. This paper presents a 3-year mixed-method pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative... Read More about Putting the “Uni” into Community A three-year mixed methods pragmatic sequential evaluation of an innovative voluntary and community sector collaborative partnership with a UK University.

Strategies to improve recruitment in mental health clinical trials: a scoping review (RE-MIND study) (2024)
Journal Article
Iflaifel, M., Hall, C. L., Green, H. R., Willis, A., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Juszczak, E., Townsend, M., Martin, J., & Sprange, K. (2024). Strategies to improve recruitment in mental health clinical trials: a scoping review (RE-MIND study). Trials, 25(1), Article 832. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08665-x

Background: Lower than expected recruitment continues to be one of the major causes of trial delays, and trials to improve mental health are no exception. Indeed, recruitment challenges in trials of vulnerable populations, such as those living with m... Read More about Strategies to improve recruitment in mental health clinical trials: a scoping review (RE-MIND study).

Identification of a novel nuclease activity in human DDX49 helicase (2024)
Journal Article
Parkes, A. J., Anandavijayan, S., Lou-Hing, A., Downs, O., Killelea, T., Martin, L., Kapllanaj, F., & Bolt, E. L. (2024). Identification of a novel nuclease activity in human DDX49 helicase. Royal Society Open Science, 11(12), Article 241891. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.241891

Human DDX49 is an emerging target in cancer progression and retroviral diseases through its essential roles in nucleolar RNA processing. Here, we identify nuclease activity of human DDX49, which requires active site aspartate residues within a conser... Read More about Identification of a novel nuclease activity in human DDX49 helicase.

Culture and Sketching: Comparative Analysis of UK and Chinese Designers (2024)
Journal Article
Tang, P., Lawson, G., Sun, X., & Sharples, S. (2024). Culture and Sketching: Comparative Analysis of UK and Chinese Designers. Journal of Creative Behavior, https://doi.org/10.1002/jocb.1524

This research investigates the influence of culture on sketching by comparing UK and Chinese designers. We employed a novel dual-method approach: machine learning algorithms analyzed a dataset of 2,090 digitized sketches from student designers, while... Read More about Culture and Sketching: Comparative Analysis of UK and Chinese Designers.

Investigating the reasons behind a later or missed diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young people: A population cohort study (2024)
Journal Article
Barclay, I., Sayal, K., Ford, T., John, A., Taylor, M. J., Thapar, A., Langley, K., & Martin, J. (in press). Investigating the reasons behind a later or missed diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young people: A population cohort study. JCPP Advances, https://doi.org/10.1002/jcv2.12301

Background
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common neurodevelopmental condition, more often diagnosed in males. In many individuals, particularly females, ADHD is diagnosed later or missed, the reasons for this are not fully unde... Read More about Investigating the reasons behind a later or missed diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in young people: A population cohort study.

Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data (2024)
Journal Article
Cipolletta, E., Nakafero, G., McCormick, N., Yokose, C., Avery, A., Mamas, M., Choi, H., Tata, L., & Abhishek, A. (2025). Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data. The Lancet Rheumatology, 7(3), E197-E207. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2665-9913%2824%2900248-0

Background
Initiating urate-lowering therapy can trigger gout flares. Gout flares have been associated with a temporally increased risk of cardiovascular events. Therefore, we aimed to estimate the risk of cardiovascular events in patients with gout... Read More about Cardiovascular events in patients with gout initiating urate-lowering therapy with or without colchicine for flare prophylaxis: a retrospective new-user cohort study using linked primary care, hospitalisation, and mortality data.

Mineral Supplements in Aging (2024)
Book Chapter
Welham, S., Rose, P., Coneyworth, L., Avery, A., & Kirk, C. (2024). Mineral Supplements in Aging. In V. I. Korolchuk, & J. R. Harris (Eds.), Biochemistry and Cell Biology of Ageing: Part V, Anti-ageing Interventions (269-306). Springer Nature

With advancing age, achievement of dietary adequacy for all nutrients is increasingly difficult and this is particularly so for minerals. Various factors impede mineral acquisition and absorption including reduced appetite, depressed gastric acid pro... Read More about Mineral Supplements in Aging.

Creative, Contextual, and Child-Centred: A Resource Book for Early Childhood Environmental Education (2024)
Book
Salvi, F., Wijaya-Mulya, T., Sabine, A., & Tjahjono, E. (2024). Creative, Contextual, and Child-Centred: A Resource Book for Early Childhood Environmental Education. Universitas Surabaya Press

This book offers a treasure trove of strategies, insights and resources designed to inspire early childhood educators to see the educational potential of the often taken for granted around us. What we are sharing here is not what we have planned and... Read More about Creative, Contextual, and Child-Centred: A Resource Book for Early Childhood Environmental Education.

Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen integration in smart grids: Pathways to sustainable energy systems (2024)
Journal Article
Shahzad, S., Alsenani, T. R., Kilic, H., & Wheeler, P. (2025). Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen integration in smart grids: Pathways to sustainable energy systems. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 143, Article 989-999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.12.248

This study conducts a comprehensive techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen integration in smart grids, highlighting its potential to transform energy systems. Green hydrogen, produced via water electrolysis using renewable sources like wind and s... Read More about Techno-economic analysis of green hydrogen integration in smart grids: Pathways to sustainable energy systems.

Huns and Romans in the fourth century (2024)
Book Chapter
WOUDHUYSEN, G. (2024). Huns and Romans in the fourth century. In Reimagining the Silk Roads: Interactions and Perceptions Across Eurasia (161-173). Taylor and Francis Group. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003348702

The fourth century CE was a crucial but murky period in the history of Inner Asia. Recent scholarly reconceptualisation of the origins of the Huns has important implications for study of the later Roman Empire. I examine what the Romans of the fourth... Read More about Huns and Romans in the fourth century.

Excavating the Underground: How to Study the Ideologies of Radical Groups (2024)
Book Chapter
Fleming, S. (in press). Excavating the Underground: How to Study the Ideologies of Radical Groups. In Routledge Handbook of Ideology Analysis (26). Routledge

Studying the ideologies of radical groups presents unique methodological and practical challenges. Whereas political parties have published platforms, recognized leaders, and authorized spokespeople, radical groups tend to operate in decentralized an... Read More about Excavating the Underground: How to Study the Ideologies of Radical Groups.

Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characterisation (2024)
Journal Article
Li, X., Sun, Y., & Wu, Y. (2025). Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characterisation. Energy and Buildings, 328, Article 115191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.115191

To enhance energy conservation, indoor comfort, and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in buildings, the design of glazed facades and window systems has seen substantial improvements. These enhancements result in increased thermal resistance while mai... Read More about Developing a comprehensive method for integrating the thermal, optical and electrical properties of a complex fenestration system into building simulation software for building performance characterisation.

Developmental epigenetics: Understanding genetic and sexually dimorphic responses to parental diet and outcomes following assisted reproduction (2024)
Journal Article
Sinclair, K. D. (2025). Developmental epigenetics: Understanding genetic and sexually dimorphic responses to parental diet and outcomes following assisted reproduction. Journal of Dairy Science, 108(7), 7723-7740. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2024-25811

The developmental integrity and wellbeing of offspring are influenced by events that occur in utero, particularly around the time of conception. While extraneous factors such as environmental temperature and exposure to environmental chemicals can ea... Read More about Developmental epigenetics: Understanding genetic and sexually dimorphic responses to parental diet and outcomes following assisted reproduction.

The UK’s Intended Move to Electric and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Are Infrastructural Barriers Preventing Successful Transition? (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Marson, J., & Ferris, K. (2024). The UK’s Intended Move to Electric and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Are Infrastructural Barriers Preventing Successful Transition?

The advent of Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) is poised to transform global transportation systems, offering unparalleled opportunities to enhance safety, sustainability, and efficiency. Given that CAVs are most likely also to be electric ve... Read More about The UK’s Intended Move to Electric and Connected and Autonomous Vehicles: Are Infrastructural Barriers Preventing Successful Transition?.

The association between delirium and falls in older adults in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Eost-Telling, C., McNally, L., Yang, Y., Shi, C., Norman, G., Ahmed, S., Poku, B., Money, A., Hawley-Hague, H., Todd, C. J., Shenkin, S. D., & Vardy, E. R. (2024). The association between delirium and falls in older adults in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Age and Ageing, 53(12), Article afae270. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afae270

Objective. Systematically review and critically appraise the evidence for the association between delirium and falls in community-dwelling adults aged ≥60years. Methods. We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews,... Read More about The association between delirium and falls in older adults in the community: a systematic review and meta-analysis.