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Loan guarantees and SMEs' investments under asymmetric information and Bayesian learning (2024)
Journal Article
Luo, P., Wang, H., & Yang, Z. (in press). Loan guarantees and SMEs' investments under asymmetric information and Bayesian learning. Journal of Risk and Insurance,

We develop a dynamic investment model with loan guarantees wherein insurers face information disadvantages and learn about borrower quality. Borrowers signal their qualities through investment timing, which is characterized by the investment threshol... Read More about Loan guarantees and SMEs' investments under asymmetric information and Bayesian learning.

Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Blake, H., Hassard, J., Singh, J., & Teoh, K. (in press). Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review. PLOS Digital Health,

Over recent decades the use of smartphones for work purposes has burgeoned both within and beyond working hours. The aim of the study was to conduct a scoping review to explore the association between the use of smartphone technology for work purpose... Read More about Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review.

Line manager training and organisational approaches to supporting wellbeing (2024)
Journal Article
Dulal-Arthur, T., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Roper, S., Wishart, M., Belt, V., …Blake, H. (in press). Line manager training and organisational approaches to supporting wellbeing. Occupational Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1093/occmed/kqae051

Background Employee mental health and well-being (MH&WB) is critical to the productivity and success of organizations. Training line managers (LMs) in mental health plays an important role in protecting and enhancing employee well-being, but its rel... Read More about Line manager training and organisational approaches to supporting wellbeing.

Self-similarity and limit spaces of substitution tiling semigroups (2024)
Journal Article
Walton, J. J., & Whittaker, M. F. (in press). Self-similarity and limit spaces of substitution tiling semigroups. Groups, Geometry, and Dynamics, https://doi.org/10.4171/GGD/807

We show that Kellendonk's tiling semigroup of an FLC substitution tiling is self-similar, in the sense of Bartholdi, Grigorchuk and Nekrashevych. We extend the notion of the limit space of a self-similar group to the setting of self-similar semigroup... Read More about Self-similarity and limit spaces of substitution tiling semigroups.

The Passion of the Rabbit God (2024)
Book
Bao, H. (2024). The Passion of the Rabbit God. Valley Press

Hongwei Bao’s debut collection charts an emotional journey through centuries and between nations, with the poet’s own migration from Inner Mongolia to Nottingham offering a unique, fascinating perspective through which to examine Asian and queer iden... Read More about The Passion of the Rabbit God.

Assessing correlations between two linear amplitude sweep (LAS) standards for evaluating the fatigue properties of aged bitumen (2024)
Journal Article
Hu, Y., Sreeram, A., Bahia, H. U., Airey, G. D., Si, W., Li, B., & Xu, X. (2024). Assessing correlations between two linear amplitude sweep (LAS) standards for evaluating the fatigue properties of aged bitumen. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 25(1), Article 2375419. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2024.2375419

Linear amplitude sweep (LAS) is an accelerated and well-established testing method to evaluate bitumen fatigue. However, there are different versions of LAS procedures employed. Significant differences in loading modes, damage failure criteria and ca... Read More about Assessing correlations between two linear amplitude sweep (LAS) standards for evaluating the fatigue properties of aged bitumen.

Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows (2024)
Journal Article
Cardoso, A. S., Whitby, A., Green, M. J., Kim, D.-H., & Randall, L. V. (2024). Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows. Animals, 14(14), Article 2030. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14142030

The aim of this study was to identify with a high level of confidence metabolites previously identified as predictors of lameness and understand their biological relevance by carrying out pathway analyses. For the dairy cattle sector, lameness is a m... Read More about Identification of Predictive Biomarkers of Lameness in Transition Dairy Cows.

A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for District Heating in the UK (2024)
Journal Article
Roger-Lund, S., Darkwa, J., Worall, M., Calautit, J., & Boukhanouf, R. (2024). A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for District Heating in the UK. Energies, 17(14), Article 3389. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17143389

Thermochemical energy storage (TCES) presents a promising method for energy storage due to its high storage density and capacity for long-term storage. A combination of TCES and district heating networks exhibits an appealing alternative to natural g... Read More about A Review of Thermochemical Energy Storage Systems for District Heating in the UK.

Classification of osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage using deep learning with Raman spectra (2024)
Journal Article
Kok, Y. E., Crisford, A., Parkes, A., Venkateswaran, S., Oreffo, R., Mahajan, S., & Pound, M. (2024). Classification of osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage using deep learning with Raman spectra. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 15902. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-66857-6

Raman spectroscopy is a rapid method for analysing the molecular composition of biological material. However, noise contamination in the spectral data necessitates careful pre-processing prior to analysis. Here we propose an end-to-end Convolutional... Read More about Classification of osteoarthritic and healthy cartilage using deep learning with Raman spectra.

The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs (2024)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Shepherd, L., & Maughan, A. (in press). The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs. Psychology and Health,

Objectives: While anti-vaccine conspiracy beliefs can reduce vaccine intentions, longitudinal research shows that vaccine hesitancy can increase conspiracy beliefs. In three experiments (N = 949), we examined the effect of fear about a vaccine on vac... Read More about The Fear Factor: Examining the Impact of Fear on Vaccine Hesitancy and Anti-Vaccine Conspiracy Beliefs.

β-glycerophosphate, not low magnitude fluid shear stress, increases osteocytogenesis in the osteoblast-to-osteocyte cell line IDG-SW3 (2024)
Journal Article
Owen, R., Wittkowske, C., Lacroix, D., Perrault, C. M., & Reilly, G. C. (2024). β-glycerophosphate, not low magnitude fluid shear stress, increases osteocytogenesis in the osteoblast-to-osteocyte cell line IDG-SW3. Connective Tissue Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/03008207.2024.2375065

Aim As osteoblasts deposit a mineralized collagen network, a subpopulation of these cells differentiates into osteocytes. Biochemical and mechanical stimuli, particularly fluid shear stress (FSS), are thought to regulate this, but their relative inf... Read More about β-glycerophosphate, not low magnitude fluid shear stress, increases osteocytogenesis in the osteoblast-to-osteocyte cell line IDG-SW3.

Evaluation of the mechanism of action of paracetamol, drotaverine, and peppermint oil and their effects in combination with hyoscine butylbromide on colonic motility: Human ex-vivo study (2024)
Journal Article
Traserra, S., Barber, C., Gerardo Alcalá-González, L., Landolfi, S., Lange, R., Malagelada, C., …Jimenez, M. (2024). Evaluation of the mechanism of action of paracetamol, drotaverine, and peppermint oil and their effects in combination with hyoscine butylbromide on colonic motility: Human ex-vivo study. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 15, Article 1384070. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1384070

Introduction: Drotaverine, paracetamol, and peppermint oil are often prescribed for the treatment of gastrointestinal spasm and pain. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of these drugs alone and combined with the well-known antispasmodic hyoscine... Read More about Evaluation of the mechanism of action of paracetamol, drotaverine, and peppermint oil and their effects in combination with hyoscine butylbromide on colonic motility: Human ex-vivo study.

Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales (2024)
Journal Article
Sartorius, A., Johnson, M., Young, S., Bennett, M., Baiker, K., Edwards, P., & Yon, L. (2024). Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales. Heliyon, 10(14), Article e34265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34265

Trace metal pollution is globally widespread, largely resulting from human activities. Due to the persistence and high toxicity of trace metals, these pollutants can have serious effects across ecosystems. However, few studies have directly assessed... Read More about Trace metal accumulation through the environment and wildlife at two derelict lead mines in Wales.

More excitement across the horizon (2024)
Journal Article
Preciado-Rivas, M. R., Naeem, M., Mann, R. B., & Louko, J. (2024). More excitement across the horizon. Physical Review D, 110(2), Article 025002. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.110.025002

An Unruh-DeWitt detector falling radially into a four-dimensional Schwarzschild black hole, coupled linearly to a massless scalar field that has been prepared in the Hartle-Hawking or Unruh state, has recently been shown to exhibit a local extremum i... Read More about More excitement across the horizon.

Quantitative imaging reveals the role of MpARF proteasomal degradation during gemma germination (2024)
Journal Article
Das, S., de Roij, M., Bellows, S., Alvarez, M. D., Mutte, S., Kohlen, W., …Borst, J. W. (in press). Quantitative imaging reveals the role of MpARF proteasomal degradation during gemma germination. Plant Communications, Article 101039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xplc.2024.101039

The auxin signaling molecule controls a variety of growth and developmental processes in land plants. Auxin regulates gene expression through a nuclear auxin signaling pathway (NAP) consisting of a ubiquitin ligase auxin receptor TIR1/AFB, its Aux/IA... Read More about Quantitative imaging reveals the role of MpARF proteasomal degradation during gemma germination.

A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men (2024)
Journal Article
Bamidele, O., Greenley, S., Ukoha-Kalu, B. O., Titus, O. F., & Nanton, V. (2024). A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-024-02070-5

Background Prostate cancer (CaP) disproportionately affects 1-in-4 Black men and is a stigmatised disease within their communities. Yet, Black men are underrepresented in CaP research concerning stigma, which necessitates a scoping review to map av... Read More about A Scoping Review of Stigma Related to Prostate Cancer in Black Men.

The automorphisms of differential extensions of characteristic p (2024)
Journal Article
Pumplün, S. (2024). The automorphisms of differential extensions of characteristic p. Results in Mathematics, 79(5), Article 196. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00025-024-02234-z

Nonassociative differential extensions are generalizations of associative differential extensions, either of a purely inseparable field extension K of exponent one of a field F, F of characteristic p, or of a central division algebra over a purely in... Read More about The automorphisms of differential extensions of characteristic p.

How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Clancy, G., Evans, K., Booth, A., Nazmeen, B., Sunney, C., Clowes, M., Jones, N. W., Timmons, S., & Spiby, H. (in press). How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review. Health and Social Care Delivery Research,

Background: Digital transformation is a key component within the NHS Maternity Transformation Programme. The Covid-19 pandemic led to an acceleration of digital innovation, in particular, the use of digital clinical consultations (telephone/video con... Read More about How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review.

Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research: Positive Changes and No Value Judgement (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Kotera, Y., Daryanani, R., Skipper, O., Jonathan Simpson, A., Takhi, S., McPhilbin, M., …Vilar-Lluch, S. Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research: Positive Changes and No Value Judgement

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) frameworks can be used in cross-cultural mental health recovery research. CDA is a qualitative approach that critically appraises how language contributes to produce an... Read More about Applying Critical Discourse Analysis to Cross-Cultural Mental Health Recovery Research: Positive Changes and No Value Judgement.