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Structural transformations of metal-organic cages through tetrazine-alkene reactivity (2024)
Journal Article
Black, M., Bhattacharyya, S., Argent, S., & Pilgrim, B. (2024). Structural transformations of metal-organic cages through tetrazine-alkene reactivity. Journal of the American Chemical Society, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.4c08591

The assembly of metal-organic cages is governed by metal ion coordination preferences and the geometries of the typically rigid and planar precursor ligands. PdnL2n cages are amongst the most structurally diverse, with subtle differences in the metal... Read More about Structural transformations of metal-organic cages through tetrazine-alkene reactivity.

Assessing the performance of machine learning methods trained on public health observational data: a case study from COVID-19 (2024)
Journal Article
Pigoli, D., Baker, K., Budd, J., Butler, L., Coppock, H., Egglestone, S., Gilmour, S., Holmes, C., Hurley, D., Jersakova, R., Kiskin, I., Koutra, V., Mellor, J., Nicholson, G., Packham, J., Patel, S., Roberts, S. J., Schuller, B. W., Tendero-Cañadas, A., Thornley, T., & Titcomb, A. (2024). Assessing the performance of machine learning methods trained on public health observational data: a case study from COVID-19. Statistics in Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.10211

From early in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, there was interest in using machine learning methods to predict COVID-19 infection status based on vocal audio signals, for example, cough recordings. However, early studies had limitati... Read More about Assessing the performance of machine learning methods trained on public health observational data: a case study from COVID-19.

Global prevalence and characteristics of infections and clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study for the CLEARED Consortium (2024)
Journal Article
Cao, Z., Wong, F., Choudhury, A. K., Kamath, P. S., Topazian, M., Torre, A., Hayes, P. C., George, J., Idilman, R., Seto, W.-K., Desalegn, H., Alvares-da-Silva, M. R., Bush, B. J., Thacker, L. R., Xie, Q., & Bajaj, J. S. (2024). Global prevalence and characteristics of infections and clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study for the CLEARED Consortium. The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology, https://doi.org/10.1016/s2468-1253%2824%2900224-3

Background
Infections have a poor prognosis in inpatients with cirrhosis. We aimed to determine regional variations in infections and their association with clinical outcomes in a global cohort of inpatients with cirrhosis.
Methods
In this prospec... Read More about Global prevalence and characteristics of infections and clinical outcomes in hospitalised patients with cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study for the CLEARED Consortium.

Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery (2024)
Journal Article
Rogers, L. J., Vaja, R., Bleetman, D., Ali, J. M., Talukder, S., Carlos Quijano-Campos, J., Lamagni, T. L., Lai, F., Sanders, J., Rochon, M., Loubani, M., Tanner, J., & Murphy, G. (in press). Interventions to prevent surgical site infection in adults undergoing cardiac surgery. Cochrane Library,

Challenges and opportunities for identifying people with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in the UK: Evidence from the National FH PASS database (2024)
Journal Article
Cox, E., Faria, R., Saramago, P., Haralambos, K., Watson, M., Humphries, S. E., Qureshi, N., & Woods, B. (2024). Challenges and opportunities for identifying people with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in the UK: Evidence from the National FH PASS database. Journal of Clinical Lipidology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacl.2024.08.007

Background
Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a monogenic disorder that causes high levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Cascade testing, where relatives of known individuals with FH (‘index’) are genetically tested, is effective... Read More about Challenges and opportunities for identifying people with Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in the UK: Evidence from the National FH PASS database.

The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid (2024)
Journal Article
Zhang, Z., & Yan, Y. (2024). The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid. International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 234, Article 126156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2024.126156

This study focuses on the influence of copper surface roughness on evaporation dynamics and deposition mode of fixed silica nanofluid droplets. It aims to achieve an enhanced cooling effect based on silica nanofluid spray. The results show that rough... Read More about The effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation dynamics of silica nanofluid.

d-Xylose oxetane copolymers as bioderived and tuneable polyesters for amorphous solid dispersions (2024)
Journal Article
F. Clark, E., Howard, A., D. Morales Feliu, S., F. McCabe, J., C. Burley, J., Taresco, V., & Buchard, A. (2024). d-Xylose oxetane copolymers as bioderived and tuneable polyesters for amorphous solid dispersions. RSC Applied Polymers, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4LP00203B

The ring-opening copolymerisation of cyclic anhydrides with an oxetane derived from natural monosaccharide D-xylose has been used to synthesise fully biobased water soluble polyesters, which are able to stabilise the amorphous phases of nifedipine an... Read More about d-Xylose oxetane copolymers as bioderived and tuneable polyesters for amorphous solid dispersions.

Ice source heat pump system for energy supply via gas pipelines – Part1: Performance analysis in residential units (2024)
Journal Article
Mehdipour, R., Garvey, S., Baniamerian, Z., & Cardenas, B. (2024). Ice source heat pump system for energy supply via gas pipelines – Part1: Performance analysis in residential units. Energy, 309, Article 132974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2024.132974

This study evaluates the performance of heat pumps using water or ice as the heat source, with energy transferred via repurposed gas delivery pipes. The proposed system offers significant benefits for urban energy networks, particularly in densely po... Read More about Ice source heat pump system for energy supply via gas pipelines – Part1: Performance analysis in residential units.

An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability (2024)
Journal Article
Wu, W., Prescott, D., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Saleh, A., & Chiachio Ruano, M. (2024). An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability. Reliability Engineering and System Safety, 252, Article 110478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ress.2024.110478

By incorporating information about asset condition from a monitoring system, engineers can utilize asset management models to manage maintenance activities on wind turbine blades throughout their lifespan. This can lower operating and maintenance cos... Read More about An asset management modelling framework for wind turbine blades considering monitoring system reliability.

Mental Health, Well-being and Performance at Work: The role of organisational, leadership and team-level factors (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Thomson, L. E., Wishart, M., Hassard, J., Bourke, J., Roper, S., Belt, V., Bartle, C., Leka, S., & Blake, H. (2024, September). Mental Health, Well-being and Performance at Work: The role of organisational, leadership and team-level factors. Presented at BAM 2024 Conference, Nottingham, UK

This symposium will present evidence on the organisational, leadership, and team-level factors which have a role in mental well-being, performance and innovation. Three papers will present the latest findings from research funded by the ESRC: results... Read More about Mental Health, Well-being and Performance at Work: The role of organisational, leadership and team-level factors.

Income Disaster Model with Optimal Consumption (2024)
Journal Article
Park, S. (in press). Income Disaster Model with Optimal Consumption. Economic Theory,

We propose a continuous-time income disaster model with optimal consumption. We endogenously determine the stochastic discount factor (SDF) in an incomplete market caused by income disaster. We then derive optimal consumption decisions for two types... Read More about Income Disaster Model with Optimal Consumption.

The Sociology of Contemporary Work: What It Is, and Why We Need It (2024)
Book
Korczynski, M. (2024). The Sociology of Contemporary Work: What It Is, and Why We Need It. Bristol University Press

This book injects a burst of energy into the sociology of work, offering a perspective that is both innovative and deeply informed.

Leading sociology of work scholar, Marek Korczynski, praises the discipline’s comprehensive approach to theory, its... Read More about The Sociology of Contemporary Work: What It Is, and Why We Need It.

Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat (2024)
Journal Article
Winship, G., Scott, A., & Edgar, J. (2024). Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling, https://doi.org/10.1080/13642537.2024.2384864

The changing landscape of data management and privacy have far-reaching implications for psychotherapy research regarding confidentiality, informed consent, and data de-identification in scientific publications. This paper reports on discussions amon... Read More about Towards a psychotherapy publishing ethics concordat.

Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach (2024)
Journal Article
Renault, A. D. (in press). Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach. Journal of Microbiology and Biology Education, https://doi.org/10.1128/jmbe.00086-24

Teaching aspects of neuroscience to large undergraduate classes can be difficult in terms of the cost of equipment involved such as microscopes and electrophysiology equipment, the time taken to master techniques such as dissection or intracellular r... Read More about Optogenetic control of Drosophila neurons: a laboratory practical for undergraduates and outreach.

Patient and system-related factors contributing to missed healthcare appointments: a mixed-methods study (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stanulewicz-Buckley, N., & Blake, H. (2024, September). Patient and system-related factors contributing to missed healthcare appointments: a mixed-methods study. Presented at 38th Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society: Health Psychology for a Sustainable Future, Cascais, Portugal

Predicting Acute Pain Levels Implicitly from Vocal Features (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Williams, J., Schneiders, E., Card, H., Seabrooke, T., Pakenham-Walsh, B., Azim, T., Valls-Reed, L., Vigneswaran, G., Bautista, J. R., Chandra, R., & Farahi, A. (2024, September). Predicting Acute Pain Levels Implicitly from Vocal Features. Poster presented at Interspeech 2024, Kos Island, Greece

Evaluating pain in speech represents a critical challenge in high-stakes clinical scenarios, from analgesia delivery to emergency triage. Clinicians have predominantly relied on direct verbal communication of pain which is difficult for patients with... Read More about Predicting Acute Pain Levels Implicitly from Vocal Features.

Addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in JBI qualitative systematic reviews: a methodological scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Evans, C., Hassanein, Z. M., Bains, M., Bennett, C., Bjerrum, M., Edgley, A., Edwards, D., Porritt, K., & Salmond, S. (2024). Addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in JBI qualitative systematic reviews: a methodological scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis, https://doi.org/10.11124/jbies-24-00025

Objective: The objective of this methodological scoping review was to investigate ways in which qualitative review teams are addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the process of conducting and reporting qualitative systematic reviews t... Read More about Addressing equity, diversity, and inclusion in JBI qualitative systematic reviews: a methodological scoping review.

Recovery processes reported by people with severe mental illness in Brazil: systematic review and thematic synthesis (2024)
Journal Article
Orsi, J. A., Prado Marmirolli, F. A. D., Pinto De Aquino, P. R., Ferreira De Oliveira, W., Rezende Andrade, M. C., Slade, M., & Gadelha, A. (in press). Recovery processes reported by people with severe mental illness in Brazil: systematic review and thematic synthesis. Transcultural Psychiatry,

Development of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres as MRI Contrast Media Agents (2024)
Journal Article
Molinar-Díaz, J., Arjuna, A., Abrehart, N., McLellan, A., Harris, R., Islam, M. T., Alzaidi, A., Bradley, C. R., Gidman, C., Prior, M. J. W., Titman, J., Blockley, N. P., Harvey, P., Marciani, L., & Ahmed, I. (2024). Development of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres as MRI Contrast Media Agents. Molecules, 29(18), Article 4296. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29184296

In this research, resorbable phosphate-based glass (PBG) compositions were developed using varying modifier oxides including iron (Fe2O3), copper (CuO), and manganese (MnO2), and then processed via a rapid single-stage flame spheroidisation process t... Read More about Development of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Microspheres as MRI Contrast Media Agents.

Combined magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine shows the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study (2024)
Journal Article
Wilkinson-Smith, V., Scott, M., Menys, A., Wiklendt, L., MARCIANI, L., Atkinson, D., Sansone, S., Zdanavciene, A., Coupland, C., Knowles, C., Dinning, P., Taylor, S., Gowland, P., Hoad, C., Corsetti, M., & Spiller, R. (in press). Combined magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine shows the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study. Gut,

Background
Colonic motility in constipation can be assessed non-invasively using MRI

Objective
To compare MRI with high resolution colonic manometry (HRCM) for predicting treatment response.

Design
Part 1: 44 healthy volunteers (HV), 43 p... Read More about Combined magnetic resonance imaging, high resolution manometry and a randomised trial of bisacodyl versus hyoscine shows the significance of an enlarged colon in constipation: the RECLAIM study.