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Alumina/GNPs coating on textured WC/Co substrate: microstructure and tribology (2024)
Journal Article
Sun, J., Liu, C., Venturi, F., Romero, A. R., & Hussain, T. (2024). Alumina/GNPs coating on textured WC/Co substrate: microstructure and tribology. Materials Science and Technology, 40(10), 782-798. https://doi.org/10.1177/02670836231223800

This work aims to provide a method for improving the tribological properties of WC/Co substrates. Laser surface texturing technology was employed to fabricate micro-grooves on the substrate surfaces. Suspension high velocity oxy fuel thermal spraying... Read More about Alumina/GNPs coating on textured WC/Co substrate: microstructure and tribology.

Educational interventions for imposter phenomenon in healthcare: a scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Siddiqui, Z. K., Church, H. R., Jayasuriya, R., Boddice, T., & Tomlinson, J. (2024). Educational interventions for imposter phenomenon in healthcare: a scoping review. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), Article 43. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04984-w

Background Imposter Phenomenon (IP) is a subjective feeling of intellectual fraudulence and self-doubt experienced by individuals in goal-orientated high-achieving professions. The impact of IP within healthcare has been associated with individual p... Read More about Educational interventions for imposter phenomenon in healthcare: a scoping review.

Conofolidine, a Natural Plant Alkaloid Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Al-Hayali, M. Z., Nge, C., Lim, K. H., Collins, H. M., Kam, T. S., & Bradshaw, T. D. Conofolidine, a Natural Plant Alkaloid Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells

Natural products contribute substantially to anticancer therapy; the plant kingdom provides an important source of molecules. Conofolidine is a novel Aspidosperma-Aspidosperma bisindole alkaloid isolated from the Malayan plant Tabernaemontana corymbo... Read More about Conofolidine, a Natural Plant Alkaloid Causes Apoptosis and Senescence in Cancer Cells.

Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-PALL): a qualitative interview study (2024)
Journal Article
Leach, I., Mayland, C. R., Turner, N., & Mitchell, S. (2024). Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-PALL): a qualitative interview study. British Journal of General Practice, 74(739), e88-e95. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0071

Background Palliative care improves quality of life for people with life-threatening illnesses. There are longstanding inequalities in access to palliative care, with many people never identified as having palliative care needs, particularly frail ol... Read More about Understanding patient views and experiences of the IDENTIfication of PALLiative care needs (IDENTI-PALL): a qualitative interview study.

Evaluating participant experiences of Community Panels to scrutinise policy modelling for health inequalities: the SIPHER Consortium (2024)
Journal Article
Stewart, E., SIPHER Greater Manchester Community Panel, SIPHER Scotland Community Panel, SIPHER Sheffield Community Panel, & Such, E. (2024). Evaluating participant experiences of Community Panels to scrutinise policy modelling for health inequalities: the SIPHER Consortium. Research Involvement and Engagement, 10(1), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-023-00521-7

Data-intensive research, including policy modelling, poses some distinctive challenges for efforts to mainstream public involvement into health research. There is a need for learning about how to design and deliver involvement for these types of rese... Read More about Evaluating participant experiences of Community Panels to scrutinise policy modelling for health inequalities: the SIPHER Consortium.

Creative Arts and Eating Disorders in Men (2024)
Book Chapter
Bartel, H. (in press). Creative Arts and Eating Disorders in Men. In P. Crawford, & P. Kadetz (Eds.), Palgrave Encyclopedia of the Health Humanities (1-10). Cham Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan

Investigating the role of hydrological connectivity on the processing of organic carbon in tropical aquatic ecosystems (2024)
Journal Article
Pereira, R., Panizzo, V. N., Bischoff, J., McGowan, S., Lacey, J., Moorhouse, H., …Fazry, S. (2024). Investigating the role of hydrological connectivity on the processing of organic carbon in tropical aquatic ecosystems. Frontiers in Earth Science, 11, Article 1250889. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2023.1250889

Inland waters are highways of carbon and nutrient flows between the land and ocean. Aquatic environments integrate multiple sources and processes over space and time that influence ecosystem functionality. The complexity of these systems and their mu... Read More about Investigating the role of hydrological connectivity on the processing of organic carbon in tropical aquatic ecosystems.

Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter (2024)
Journal Article
Alliband, K. H., Parr, T., Jethwa, P. H., & Brameld, J. M. (2024). Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter. Frontiers in Physiology, 14, Article 1322677. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2023.1322677

Background: Skeletal muscle development during embryogenesis depends on proliferation of myoblasts followed by differentiation into myotubes/multinucleated myofibers. Vitamin D (VD) has been shown to affect these processes, but there is conflicting e... Read More about Active vitamin D increases myogenic differentiation in C2C12 cells via a vitamin D response element on the myogenin promoter.

‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management (2024)
Journal Article
Dishington, R. (2024). ‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management. British Journal for the History of Science, 57(1), 21-41. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0007087423000948

Measurement was vital to nineteenth-century engineering. Focusing on the work of the Stevenson engineering firm in Scotland, this paper explores the processes by which engineers made their measurements credible and explains how measurement, as both a... Read More about ‘The very term mensuration sounds engineer-like’: measurement and engineering authority in nineteenth-century river management.

Marx and the Concept of a Social Formation (2024)
Journal Article
Burns, T. (2024). Marx and the Concept of a Social Formation. Historical Materialism, 13(2), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1163/1569206x-bja10032

This paper discusses the significance of the concept of a social formation for historical materialism. It argues that the concept is wrongly thought to be associated uniquely with the writings of Louis Althusser and with structuralist Marxism. It can... Read More about Marx and the Concept of a Social Formation.

Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Prudenzi, A., Gill, K., MacArthur, M., Hastings, O., Moukhtarian, T., Jadhakhan, F., …Marwaha, S. (2024). Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 31, Article 100720. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcbs.2023.100720

Employees with mental health conditions often struggle to remain in employment. During the COVID-19 pandemic, these employees faced additional stressors, including worsening mental health and work productivity. In 2020, as part of a larger programme... Read More about Supporting employers and their employees with mental hEalth conditions to remain eNgaged and producTive at wORk (MENTOR): A feasibility randomised controlled trial.

Association between the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation and illicit tobacco and cross-border purchasing in England: a time-series analysis between 2012 and 2020 (2024)
Journal Article
Vincent, H., Laverty, A. A., Brown, J., Beard, E., & Bogdanovica, I. (2024). Association between the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation and illicit tobacco and cross-border purchasing in England: a time-series analysis between 2012 and 2020. Tobacco Control, https://doi.org/10.1136/tc-2023-058253

Background In May 2016, the UK announced standardising packaging legislation for tobacco products. There was a 12-month transition period with both branded and standardised packs on the market until May 2017. The aim of this study was to investigat... Read More about Association between the implementation of standardised tobacco packaging legislation and illicit tobacco and cross-border purchasing in England: a time-series analysis between 2012 and 2020.

The Role of Stem Cells as Therapeutics for Ischaemic Stroke (2024)
Journal Article
Ya, J., Pellumbaj, J., Hashmat, A., & Bayraktutan, U. (2024). The Role of Stem Cells as Therapeutics for Ischaemic Stroke. Cells, 13(2), Article 112. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13020112

Stroke remains one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. Current reperfusion treatments for ischaemic stroke are limited due to their narrow therapeutic window in rescuing ischaemic penumbra. Stem cell therapy offers a promising al... Read More about The Role of Stem Cells as Therapeutics for Ischaemic Stroke.

A CPT-based multi-spring model for lateral monopile analysis under SLS conditions in sand (2024)
Journal Article
Tott-Buswell, J., Prendergast, L. J., & Gavin, K. (2024). A CPT-based multi-spring model for lateral monopile analysis under SLS conditions in sand. Ocean Engineering, 293, Article 116642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2023.116642

Monopiles are the most common Offshore Wind Turbine (OWT) foundations due to their simplicity in design, fabrication, and installation. However, large new-generation turbines have led to significant changes in monopile dimensions, n... Read More about A CPT-based multi-spring model for lateral monopile analysis under SLS conditions in sand.

Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials (2024)
Journal Article
Croll, D. M. R., De Vaan, M. D. T., Moes, S. L., Bloemenkamp, K. W. M., Ten Eikelder, M. L. G., De Heus, R., …De Boer, M. A. (2024). Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, 103(3), 470-478. https://doi.org/10.1111/aogs.14737

Introduction: Obesity is an increasing public health concern worldwide and can lead to more complications in pregnancy and childbirth. Women with obesity more often require induction of labor for various indications. The aim of this study is to asses... Read More about Methods of induction of labor in women with obesity: A secondary analysis of two multicenter randomized controlled trials.

The development and internal pilot trial of a digital physical activity and emotional well-being intervention (Kidney BEAM) for people with chronic kidney disease (2024)
Journal Article
Young, H. M. L., Castle, E. M., Briggs, J., Walklin, C., Billany, R. E., Asgari, E., …Greenwood, S. A. (2024). The development and internal pilot trial of a digital physical activity and emotional well-being intervention (Kidney BEAM) for people with chronic kidney disease. Scientific Reports, 14, Article 700. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50507-4

This trial assessed the feasibility and acceptability of Kidney BEAM, a physical activity and emotional well-being self-management digital health intervention (DHI) for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which offers live and on-demand physica... Read More about The development and internal pilot trial of a digital physical activity and emotional well-being intervention (Kidney BEAM) for people with chronic kidney disease.

Welfare reducing licensing by an outside innovator (2024)
Journal Article
Mukherjee, A., & Sinha, U. B. (2024). Welfare reducing licensing by an outside innovator. Economic Theory Bulletin, 12, 17-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40505-023-00259-1

It is commonly believed that licensing of cost reducing technology increases welfare. We show that technology licensing by an outside innovator may reduce welfare when the technology is not useful for all final goods producers. Technology licensing r... Read More about Welfare reducing licensing by an outside innovator.

Exploring the dynamic characteristics of thermoelectric generator under fluctuations of exhaust heat (2024)
Journal Article
Luo, D., Yan, Y., Chen, W., & Cao, B. (2024). Exploring the dynamic characteristics of thermoelectric generator under fluctuations of exhaust heat. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 222, Article 125151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2023.125151

The thermoelectric generator is a potential candidate to recover waste heat from exhaust gas. Regarding the fluctuations of exhaust heat in practical situations, this paper adopts a transient fluid-thermal-electric multiphysics model to investigate t... Read More about Exploring the dynamic characteristics of thermoelectric generator under fluctuations of exhaust heat.