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Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method (2024)
Journal Article
Kirkwood, A., Fisk, I., Xu, Y., & Yang, N. (2024). Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method. Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 133, Article 106344. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfca.2024.106344

Dendrobium orchid stems (Chinese name Shihu) are becoming popular ingredients in food and drinks such as wine, teas and desserts, however, its aroma chemistry is not currently understood. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Gas Chromatog... Read More about Characterisation of aroma-active compounds in dried Dendrobium spp. stems (Shihu) using GC-Olfactometry and a modified NIF-SNIF method.

CUDA-based parallel local search for the set-union knapsack problem (2024)
Journal Article
Sonuç, E., & Özcan, E. (2024). CUDA-based parallel local search for the set-union knapsack problem. Knowledge-Based Systems, 299, Article 112095. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.knosys.2024.112095

The Set-Union Knapsack Problem (SUKP) is a complex combinatorial optimisation problem with applications in resource allocation, portfolio selection, and logistics. This paper presents a parallel local search algorithm for solving SU... Read More about CUDA-based parallel local search for the set-union knapsack problem.

Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling (2024)
Journal Article
Adam, M., Hjalmarsson, N., Lee, C. S., Irvine, D. J., Robinson, J., & Binner, E. (2024). Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling. Polymer Testing, 137, Article 108483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2024.108483

The widespread adoption of plastics has led to substantial production and waste generation, raising environmental concerns. Chemical recycling offers a promising solution to enhance recycling rates, with microwave heating emerging as an attractive te... Read More about Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling.

Realizing rapid cooling and latent heat recovery in the thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system at high temperatures (2024)
Journal Article
Luo, D., Wu, Z., Jiang, L., Yan, Y., Chen, W.-H., Cao, J., & Cao, B. (2024). Realizing rapid cooling and latent heat recovery in the thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system at high temperatures. Applied Energy, 370, Article 123642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2024.123642

To realize rapid cooling of the battery at high temperatures and effective latent heat recovery from phase change materials (PCMs), a thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system (BTMS) is proposed. Additionally, a transient multiphysics nu... Read More about Realizing rapid cooling and latent heat recovery in the thermoelectric-based battery thermal management system at high temperatures.

A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating (2024)
Journal Article
Ioakim, A., & Prendergast, L. J. (2024). A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 219, Article 111603. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2024.111603

Dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI) is an important field in civil engineering with applications in earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and structural health monitoring (SHM). There is an ongoing need for the development of numerical me... Read More about A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating.

Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation (2024)
Journal Article
Altarawneh, S., Al-Harahsheh, M., Ali, L., Altarawneh, M., Ahmed, O. H., Buttress, A., …Kingman, S. (2024). Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation. Chemical Engineering Journal, 493, Article 152873. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.152873

The elimination of toxic heavy metals from metallurgical wastes before its recycling to steel furnaces is essential. Lead oxide (PbO) is a major toxic heavy metal present in electric arc furnace dust (EAFD). The co-recycling of EAFD with Polyvinyl ch... Read More about Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation.

The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer (2024)
Journal Article
Lashen, A. G., Almalki, N., Toss, M., Mirza, S., Malki, M. I., Rutland, C. S., …Rakha, E. A. (2024). The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer. Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2024.03.012

Histone H1 (H.H1) is involved in chromatin organisation and gene regulation and is overexpressed in many malignant tumours, including breast cancer (BC). This study proposed and evaluated the prognostic role of H.H1 expression in BC. H.H1 mRNA exp... Read More about The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer.

Dementia screening in under-served groups Attitudes and preferences towards screening for dementia with a focus on ethnic minority and low socio-economic groups: a systematic review of research studies written in the English Language (2024)
Journal Article
Brar, M., Mc Ardle, R., Hagan, A., Al-Oraibi, A., Hanjari, M., Stephan, B., …Robinson, L. (in press). Dementia screening in under-served groups Attitudes and preferences towards screening for dementia with a focus on ethnic minority and low socio-economic groups: a systematic review of research studies written in the English Language. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease,

Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation (2024)
Journal Article
Agafonov, A., Pineda-Romero, N., Witman, M., Nassif, V., Vaughan, G. B., Lei, L., …Zlotea, C. (2024). Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation. Acta Materialia, 276, Article 120086. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120086

The vast chemical space of high entropy alloys (HEAs) makes trial-and-error experimental approaches for materials discovery intractable and often necessitates data-driven and/or first principles computational insights to successfully target materials... Read More about Destabilizing high-capacity high entropy hydrides via earth abundant substitutions: from predictions to experimental validation.

Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen (2024)
Journal Article
Uluk, H. S., Dakka, S. M., & Singh, K. (2024). Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen. Modelling, 5(2), 600-624. https://doi.org/10.3390/modelling5020032

The trapped-vortex combustor (TVC) is an alternative combustor design to conventional aeroengine combustors. The separate fuel and air injection of this combustor and its compact design make it a perfect candidate for conventional fuel usage. Moreove... Read More about Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen.

Unravelling long-term impact of water abstraction and climate change on endorheic lakes: A case study of Shortandy Lake in Central Asia (2024)
Journal Article
Baigaliyeva, M., Mount, N., Gosling, S. N., & McGowan, S. (in press). Unravelling long-term impact of water abstraction and climate change on endorheic lakes: A case study of Shortandy Lake in Central Asia. PLoS ONE,

Endorheic lakes, lacking river outflows, are highly sensitive to environmental changes and human interventions. Central Asia (CA) has over 6000 lakes that have experienced substantial water level variability in the past century, yet causes of recent... Read More about Unravelling long-term impact of water abstraction and climate change on endorheic lakes: A case study of Shortandy Lake in Central Asia.

Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting (2024)
Journal Article
İlhan, Ç. F., Ülke, E., Urcelay, G. P., & Kişlal, S. (2024). Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting. Behavioural Pharmacology, 35(5), 293–302. https://doi.org/10.1097/fbp.0000000000000779

Cancer patients often experience anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) due to Pavlovian conditioning. Both N-methyl-D-aspartate and beta-adrenergic receptors are known to mediate memory formation, but their role in the development of ANV remains unc... Read More about Propranolol attenuates the establishment of conditioned context aversions: differential effects compared to MK-801 in an animal model of anticipatory nausea and vomiting.

Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency (2024)
Journal Article
Adams, M. J., Wadge, M. D., Sheppard, D., Stuart, A., & Grant, D. M. (2024). Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 73, 95-111. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2024.05.421

This article presents a comprehensive review of the current landscape and prospects of large-scale hydrogen storage technologies, with a focus on both onshore and offshore applications, and flexibility. Highlighting the evolving technological advance... Read More about Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency.

The Digital Desistance Manifesto (2024)
Book Chapter
Knight, V., Elison-Davies, S., Farley, H., & Tangen, J. (2024). The Digital Desistance Manifesto. In I. Mahoney, & R. Chowdhury (Eds.), Holistic Responses to Reducing Reoffending (62-80). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003342328-5

Desistance theories in criminology explore how individuals stop engaging in criminal behaviours and have gained increased attention since the 1990s. Desistance involves actively leaving criminality behind and rebuilding one's identity in contrast to... Read More about The Digital Desistance Manifesto.

Addressing risks to mental health from climate change: a policy capacity analysis of England (2024)
Journal Article
Turnpenny, J., & Alexander, M. (in press). Addressing risks to mental health from climate change: a policy capacity analysis of England. Climate Policy, https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2024.2362848

Climate change and mental health are inextricably linked crises that demand urgent responses within the health sector and beyond. Mental health challenges associated with climate change are wide-ranging. They include depression, anxiety and post-trau... Read More about Addressing risks to mental health from climate change: a policy capacity analysis of England.

Cubic double perovskites host noncoplanar spin textures (2024)
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Paddison, J. A., Zhang, H., Yan, J., Cliffe, M. J., McGuire, M. A., Do, S. H., …Christianson, A. D. (2024). Cubic double perovskites host noncoplanar spin textures. npj Quantum Materials, 9(1), Article 48. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41535-024-00650-6

Magnetic materials with noncoplanar magnetic structures can show unusual physical properties driven by nontrivial topology. Topologically-active states are often multi-q structures, which are challenging to stabilize in models and to identify in mate... Read More about Cubic double perovskites host noncoplanar spin textures.

Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a smoking cessation service in Derbyshire: An interrupted time series analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Gleeson, H., Earnshaw, J., Craig, C., Hodson, C., & Szatkowski, L. (2024). Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a smoking cessation service in Derbyshire: An interrupted time series analysis. PLoS ONE, 19(6), Article e0303876. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0303876

Background Data published early in the COVID-19 pandemic suggested that smokers infected with SARS-CoV-2 were more likely to need hospital treatment or die than non-smokers, and thus this was seen as a motivator to encourage smokers to make a quit a... Read More about Evaluation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on a smoking cessation service in Derbyshire: An interrupted time series analysis.

Modelling the role of enzymatic pathways in the metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid by monocytes and its association with osteoarthritic pain (2024)
Journal Article
Franks, S. J., Gowler, P. R., Dunster, J. L., Turnbull, J., Gohir, S. A., Kelly, A., …Preston, S. (2024). Modelling the role of enzymatic pathways in the metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid by monocytes and its association with osteoarthritic pain. Mathematical Biosciences, 374, Article 109228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2024.109228

Chronic pain is a major cause of disability and suffering in osteoarthritis (OA) patients. Endogenous specialised pro-resolving molecules (SPMs) curtail pro-inflammatory responses. One of the SPM intermediate oxylipins, 17-hydroxydocasahexaenoic acid... Read More about Modelling the role of enzymatic pathways in the metabolism of docosahexaenoic acid by monocytes and its association with osteoarthritic pain.

How to talk about British colonialism in the middle of a culture war (2024)
Journal Article
Legg, S. (2024). How to talk about British colonialism in the middle of a culture war. Journal of Historical Geography, 84, 154-159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhg.2024.05.007

In this 'Historical Geography at Large' review I recount my participation in an August 2023 summer school led by Professor Alan Lester at the University of Sussex, entitled 'How to talk about British colonialism in the middle of a culture war'. The w... Read More about How to talk about British colonialism in the middle of a culture war.