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Safety of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop-smoking aids in pregnancy: Secondary analysis of the Pregnancy Trial of E-cigarettes and Patches (PREP) randomised controlled trial (2024)
Journal Article
Pesola, F., Smith, K. M., Phillips-Waller, A., Przulj, D., Griffiths, C., Walton, R., …Hajek, P. (2024). Safety of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop-smoking aids in pregnancy: Secondary analysis of the Pregnancy Trial of E-cigarettes and Patches (PREP) randomised controlled trial. Addiction, 119(5), 875-884. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.16422

Aims To examine safety of e-cigarettes (EC) and nicotine patches (NRT) when used to help pregnant smokers quit. Design A recent trial of EC versus NRT reported safety outcomes in the randomised arms. We conducted a further analysis based... Read More about Safety of e-cigarettes and nicotine patches as stop-smoking aids in pregnancy: Secondary analysis of the Pregnancy Trial of E-cigarettes and Patches (PREP) randomised controlled trial.

The best of times, the worst of times: Continuities in school leaders' work in uncertain times (2024)
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Thomson, P., & Greany, T. (in press). The best of times, the worst of times: Continuities in school leaders' work in uncertain times. Educational Management Administration and Leadership, https://doi.org/10.1177/17411432231218544

The COVID 19 pandemic created new challenges for school leaders. They worked very long hours in difficult circumstances. Improvising and responding quickly to poorly timed central guidelines had an adverse effect on their health and wellbeing. Our mi... Read More about The best of times, the worst of times: Continuities in school leaders' work in uncertain times.

Veterinarians' knowledge and experience of avian influenza and perspectives on control measures in the United Kingdom (2024)
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Jewitt, S., Mcclaughlin, E., Elliott, S., Smallman-Raynor, M., Clark, M., Dunham, S., & Tarlinton, R. (in press). Veterinarians' knowledge and experience of avian influenza and perspectives on control measures in the United Kingdom. Veterinary Record, Article e3713

Background The scale of the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in 2021–23 due to the influenza A/H5N1 virus is unprecedented. Methods An online survey was designed to explore veterinarians’ experiences of and confidence in trea... Read More about Veterinarians' knowledge and experience of avian influenza and perspectives on control measures in the United Kingdom.

Is the HMRC Charter Fit for Purpose? Experiences of Tax Practitioners and Vulnerable Citizens (2024)
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Closs-Davies, S., Burkinshaw, L., & Frecknall-Hughes, J. (in press). Is the HMRC Charter Fit for Purpose? Experiences of Tax Practitioners and Vulnerable Citizens. British Tax Review,

Interactions with His Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) should accord with the principles outlined in HMRC's 2023 Charter, 1 e.g. "Getting things right"; "Making things easy"; "Being responsive"; "Treating you fairly"; "Being aware of your personal... Read More about Is the HMRC Charter Fit for Purpose? Experiences of Tax Practitioners and Vulnerable Citizens.

The impact of emotional valence on generalization gradients (2024)
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Alcalá, J. A., Martínez-Tomás, C., Urcelay, G. P., & Hinojosa, J. A. (2024). The impact of emotional valence on generalization gradients. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-023-02450-8

Generalization enables individuals to respond to novel stimuli based on previous experiences. The degree to which organisms respond is determined by their physical resemblance to the original conditioned stimulus (CS+), with a stronger response elici... Read More about The impact of emotional valence on generalization gradients.

Speed‐current single‐loop control of PMSM based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer and sliding mode control (2024)
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Wang, M., Liu, Y., Wang, Q., Liao, Y., & Wheeler, P. (2024). Speed‐current single‐loop control of PMSM based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer and sliding mode control. International Journal of Circuit Theory and Applications, 52(7), 3558-3583. https://doi.org/10.1002/cta.3929

This paper proposes a novel speed‐current single‐loop speed regulation controller for permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer (ESO) and sliding mode control (SMC), aimed at simplifying the co... Read More about Speed‐current single‐loop control of PMSM based on model‐assisted cascaded extended state observer and sliding mode control.

Silicon Carbide n-IGBTs: Structure Optimization for Ruggedness Enhancement (2024)
Journal Article
Almpanis, I., Antoniou, M., Evans, P., Empringham, L., Gammon, P., Undrea, F., …Lophitis, N. (2024). Silicon Carbide n-IGBTs: Structure Optimization for Ruggedness Enhancement. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 60(3), 4251-4263. https://doi.org/10.1109/tia.2024.3354870

In recent years, silicon carbide (SiC) based devices are increasingly replacing their silicon counterparts in power conversion applications due to their performance superiority. SiC insulated-gate bipolar transistors are particularly interesting as t... Read More about Silicon Carbide n-IGBTs: Structure Optimization for Ruggedness Enhancement.

A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
De Dios Perez, B., Booth, V., das Nair, R., Evangelou, N., Hassard, J., Ford, H. L., …Radford, K. A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom

Background To explore how a vocational rehabilitation (VR) intervention can be integrated within existing healthcare services for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS). Methods Data from 37... Read More about A qualitative study exploring how vocational rehabilitation for people with multiple sclerosis can be integrated within existing healthcare services in the United Kingdom.

Author Response: Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth is associated with early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
de la Fuente, C., Grondin, A., Sine, B., Debieu, M., Belin, C., Hajjarpoor, A., …Laplaze, L. Author Response: Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth is associated with early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet

Seedling root traits impact plant establishment under challenging environments. Pearl millet is one of the most heat and drought tolerant cereal crops that provides a vital food source across the sub-Saharan Sahel region. Pearl millet’s early root sy... Read More about Author Response: Glutaredoxin regulation of primary root growth is associated with early drought stress tolerance in pearl millet.

Social understanding of inattention (2024)
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Vilar-Lluch, S. (2024). Social understanding of inattention. Communication and Medicine, 19(1), 26-41. https://doi.org/10.1558/cam.22379

Inattention, one of the defining traits of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity-Impulsivity Disorder (ADHD), is occasionally perceived as less worrying than hyperactivity and impulsivity. However, those individuals who manifest it are often targets of neg... Read More about Social understanding of inattention.

Connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial (2024)
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Morriss, R., Briley, P. M., Webster, L., Abdelghani, M., Barber, S., Bates, P., …Auer, D. P. (2024). Connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial. Nature Medicine, 30(2), 403–413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02764-z

Disruption in reciprocal connectivity between the right anterior insula and the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is associated with depression and may be a target for neuromodulation. In a five-center, parallel, double-blind, randomized controlled... Read More about Connectivity-guided intermittent theta burst versus repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for treatment-resistant depression: a randomized controlled trial.

Fillet Radius Impact of Rectangular Insulated Wires on PDIV for Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors (2024)
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Naderiallaf, H., Degano, M., Gerada, C., & Gerada, D. (2024). Fillet Radius Impact of Rectangular Insulated Wires on PDIV for Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors. IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation, 31(4), 2084-2093. https://doi.org/10.1109/tdei.2024.3355032

This contribution elucidates the impact of the fillet radius, a geometric feature of rectangular insulated wires not commonly considered, on the partial discharge inception voltage (PDIV) in low-voltage machine turn-to-turn winding insulation. Initia... Read More about Fillet Radius Impact of Rectangular Insulated Wires on PDIV for Turn-to-Turn Insulation of Inverter-Fed Motors.

Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir for high-risk, community-based adults with COVID-19: an economic evaluation of the PANORAMIC trial (2024)
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Png, M. E., Harris, V., Grabey, J., Hart, N. D., Jani, B. D., Butler, D., Carson-Stevens, A., Coates, M., Cureton, L., Dobson, M., Dorward, J., Evans, P., Francis, N., Gbinigie, O. A., Hayward, G., Holmes, J., Hood, K., Khoo, S., Ahmed, H., Lown, M., …Petrou, S. (2024). Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir for high-risk, community-based adults with COVID-19: an economic evaluation of the PANORAMIC trial. British Journal of General Practice, 74(745), e570-e579. https://doi.org/10.3399/BJGP.2023.0444

Background The cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir, an oral antiviral for early treatment of SARS-CoV-2, has not been established in vaccinated populations. Aim To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of molnupiravir relative to usual care alone among m... Read More about Cost-utility analysis of molnupiravir for high-risk, community-based adults with COVID-19: an economic evaluation of the PANORAMIC trial.

Calculation of the System Unavailability Measures of Component Importance Using the D2T2 Methodology of Fault Tree Analysis (2024)
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Andrews, J., & Lunt, S. (2024). Calculation of the System Unavailability Measures of Component Importance Using the D2T2 Methodology of Fault Tree Analysis. Mathematics, 12(2), Article 292. https://doi.org/10.3390/math12020292

A recent development in Fault Tree Analysis (FTA), known as Dynamic and Dependent Tree Theory (D2T2), accounts for dependencies between the basic events, making FTA more powerful. The method uses an integrated combination of Binary Decision Diagrams... Read More about Calculation of the System Unavailability Measures of Component Importance Using the D2T2 Methodology of Fault Tree Analysis.

MicroRNA expression profile of chicken jejunum in different time points Eimeria maxima infection (2024)
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Jebessa, E., Bello, S. F., Guo, L., Tuli, M. D., Hanotte, O., & Nie, Q. (2024). MicroRNA expression profile of chicken jejunum in different time points Eimeria maxima infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 14, Article 1331532. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1331532

Coccidiosis stands as a protozoan disease of notable economic impact, characterized by an intracellular parasite that exerts substantial influence over poultry production. This invasion disrupts the integrity of the enteric mucosa, leading to the eme... Read More about MicroRNA expression profile of chicken jejunum in different time points Eimeria maxima infection.

Perioperative pain management for appendicectomy: A systematic review and Procedure-specific Postoperative Pain Management recommendations (2024)
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Freys, J. C., Bigalke, S. M., Mertes, M., Lobo, D. N., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. M., Freys, S. M., & The PROSPECT Working Group of the European Society of Regional Anaesthesia and Pain Therapy (ESRA). (2024). Perioperative pain management for appendicectomy: A systematic review and Procedure-specific Postoperative Pain Management recommendations. European Journal of Anaesthesiology, 41(3), 174-187. https://doi.org/10.1097/eja.0000000000001953

BACKGROUND Despite being a commonly performed surgical procedure, pain management for appendicectomy is often neglected because of insufficient evidence on the most effective treatment options. OBJECTIVE To provide evidence-based recommendatio... Read More about Perioperative pain management for appendicectomy: A systematic review and Procedure-specific Postoperative Pain Management recommendations.

The Effects of Preoperative Glycaemic Control (HbA1c) on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Outcomes: Data from a Tertiary-Referral Bariatric Centre in the UK (2024)
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Wilmington, R., Abuawwad, M., Holt, G., Anderson, R., Aldafas, R., Awad, S., & Idris, I. (2024). The Effects of Preoperative Glycaemic Control (HbA1c) on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Outcomes: Data from a Tertiary-Referral Bariatric Centre in the UK. Obesity Surgery, 34, 850-854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-06964-x

Background: Current recommendations advocate the achievement of an optimal glucose control (HbA1c < 69mmol/mol) prior to elective surgery to reduce risks of peri- and post-operative complications, but the relevance for this glycaemic threshold prior... Read More about The Effects of Preoperative Glycaemic Control (HbA1c) on Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Outcomes: Data from a Tertiary-Referral Bariatric Centre in the UK.

Phase change surfaces with porous metallic structures for long-term anti/de-icing application (2024)
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Yang, D., Bao, R., Clare, A. T., Choi, K., & Hou, X. (2024). Phase change surfaces with porous metallic structures for long-term anti/de-icing application. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 660, 136-146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.01.091

Hypothesis Ice mitigation has received increasing attention due to the severe safety and economic threats of icing hazards to modern industries. Slippery icephobic surface is a potential ice mitigation approach due to its ultra-low ice adhesion stre... Read More about Phase change surfaces with porous metallic structures for long-term anti/de-icing application.

Targeted intradermal delivery of alpha-arbutin-loaded dissolving polymeric microneedles visualized by three-dimensional Orbitrap secondary ion mass spectrometry (3D OrbiSIMS) (2024)
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Li, Z., Marlow, M., Scurr, D., & Zhu, Z. (2024). Targeted intradermal delivery of alpha-arbutin-loaded dissolving polymeric microneedles visualized by three-dimensional Orbitrap secondary ion mass spectrometry (3D OrbiSIMS). European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 196, Article 114181. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2024.114181

Hyperpigmentation, a prevalent dermatological condition characterized by melanin overproduction, poses treatment challenges due to the hydrophilicity of alpha-arbutin, a widely utilized tyrosinase inhibitor. This study investigates... Read More about Targeted intradermal delivery of alpha-arbutin-loaded dissolving polymeric microneedles visualized by three-dimensional Orbitrap secondary ion mass spectrometry (3D OrbiSIMS).