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Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices (2024)
Journal Article
Parker, A., French, B., Groom, M. J., & Hall, C. L. (2024). Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices. BMC Medical Education, 24, Article 1403. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-06369-z

Tic disorders (TDs) have a prevalence of approximately 1%, and while various therapies have demonstrated effectiveness, people with tics and their families report a lack of understanding by healthcare professionals (HCPs). This systematic review incl... Read More about Systematic review—understanding the barriers and facilitators experienced by healthcare professionals in providing care for tics: a mixed methods systematic review of clinical knowledge, attitudes, and practices.

Scepticism About Neo-Aristotelian Essences (2024)
Journal Article
Curtis, B., & Noonan, H. (2024). Scepticism About Neo-Aristotelian Essences. Revista Portuguesa de Filosofia, 80(4), 885-904. https://doi.org/10.17990/RPF/2024_80_4_0885

Many philosophers today accept the broadly Aristotelian view that one can explain de re necessary properties by invoking essence. These ‘Neo-Aristotelian essentialists’ hold that a property F is an essential property of x iff specifying F gives a cor... Read More about Scepticism About Neo-Aristotelian Essences.

The Fission Argument for The Unimportance of Identity Cannot Be Correct (2024)
Journal Article
Noonan, H. (2024). The Fission Argument for The Unimportance of Identity Cannot Be Correct. Argumenta, 2024(19), 369—373. https://doi.org/10.14275/2465-2334/202419.noo

Eric Olson has made an important addition to the discussion started by Parfit of the argument from the possibility of fission to the unimportance of personal iden-tity. Olson’s discussion is challenging. I want, more briefly, to highlight what is the... Read More about The Fission Argument for The Unimportance of Identity Cannot Be Correct.

Gender characteristics and comparisons in the emotional reception of standard and aesthetically integrated subtitles in a fantasy-thriller context (2024)
Journal Article
Mevel, P.-A., Leveridge, F., & Tsikandilakis, M. (in press). Gender characteristics and comparisons in the emotional reception of standard and aesthetically integrated subtitles in a fantasy-thriller context. Journal of Audiovisual Translation,

In this article, we test the findings by Leveridge and colleagues (2024) regarding as regards the reception of aesthetically integrated subtitles (AIS), and most critically, we explore the role of gender in these outcomes. We explore psychophysiologi... Read More about Gender characteristics and comparisons in the emotional reception of standard and aesthetically integrated subtitles in a fantasy-thriller context.

Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster trial (2024)
Journal Article
MacArthur, C., Bick, D., Salmon, V., Jones, E., Smith, J.-H., Bishop, J., Gkini, E., Hemming, K., Webb, S., Pearson, M., Coleman, T., Terry, R., Edwards, L., Frawley, H., Oborn, E., & Dean, S. (in press). Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster trial. BMJ Open,

Objectives: To assess feasibility of an intervention of midwifery support for antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercises (PFME) to prevent postnatal urinary incontinence (UI).

Design: Feasibility and pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. Cluster... Read More about Antenatal pelvic floor muscle exercise intervention led by midwives in England to reduce postnatal urinary incontinence: APPEAL feasibility and pilot randomised controlled cluster trial.

Wherefore art thou competitors? How situational affordances help differentiate among prosociality, individualism, and competition (2024)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., W. Stivers, A., O. Murphy, R., J. Van Doesum, N., Joireman, J., Gallucci, M., Aharonov-Majar, E., Athenstaedt, U., Bai, L., Böhm, R., R. Buchan, N., Chen, X.-P., B. Dumont, K., B. Engelmann, J., Eriksson, K., Euh, H., Fiedler, S., Friesen, J., Gächter, S., Garcia, C., …Wildschut, T. (2024). Wherefore art thou competitors? How situational affordances help differentiate among prosociality, individualism, and competition. European Journal of Personality, https://doi.org/10.1177/08902070241298850

The Triple Dominance Measure (choosing between prosocial, individualistic, and competitive options) and the Slider Measure (“sliding” between various orientations, for example, from individualistic to prosocial) are two widely used techniques to meas... Read More about Wherefore art thou competitors? How situational affordances help differentiate among prosociality, individualism, and competition.

A kiloparsec-scale ordered magnetic field in a galaxy at z = 5.6 (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, J., Lopez-Rodriguez, E., Ivison, R. J., Geach, J. E., Dye, S., Liu, X., & Bendo, G. (2024). A kiloparsec-scale ordered magnetic field in a galaxy at z = 5.6. Astronomy and Astrophysics, 692, Article A34. https://doi.org/10.1051/0004-6361/202450969

Magnetic fields are widely observed in various astronomical contexts, yet much remains unknown about their significance across different systems and cosmic epochs. Our current knowledge of the evolution of magnetic fields is limited by scarce observa... Read More about A kiloparsec-scale ordered magnetic field in a galaxy at z = 5.6.

Tunnelling-induced wall damage: An appraisal of elastoplastic constitutive models for masonry (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, Y., Franza, A., Ghiassi, B., Neves, L. C., & Marshall, A. M. (2025). Tunnelling-induced wall damage: An appraisal of elastoplastic constitutive models for masonry. Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology, 156, Article 106240. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tust.2024.106240

This paper investigates the role of masonry elastoplastic constitutive models on tunnelling-induced damage in buildings. A two-stage analysis method (TSAM) is adopted, incorporating input greenfield displacements, 3D masonry walls, and an elastic mod... Read More about Tunnelling-induced wall damage: An appraisal of elastoplastic constitutive models for masonry.

Integrating human behaviour and epidemiological modelling: unlocking the remaining challenges (2024)
Journal Article
Hill, E. M., Ryan, M., Haw, D., Lynch, M. P., McCabe, R., Milne, A. E., Turner, M. S., Vedhara, K., Zeng, F., Barons, M. J., Nixon, E. J., Parnell, S., & Bolton, K. J. (2024). Integrating human behaviour and epidemiological modelling: unlocking the remaining challenges. Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences, 1(1), Article 2429479. https://doi.org/10.1080/29937574.2024.2429479

This paper is part of a special issue on Behavioural Epidemiology.

Historically, responses to health-related emergencies (whether public health, veterinary health or plant health related) have exposed the deficiencies of mathematical models to inc... Read More about Integrating human behaviour and epidemiological modelling: unlocking the remaining challenges.

Monitoring university student response to social distancing policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic using Bluetooth: the RADAR study (2024)
Journal Article
Bolton, K. J., Mendez-Villalon, A., Nanji, H., Jia, R., Ayling, K., Figueredo, G., & Vedhara, K. (2024). Monitoring university student response to social distancing policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic using Bluetooth: the RADAR study. Mathematics in Medical and Life Sciences, 1(1), Article 2425096. https://doi.org/10.1080/29937574.2024.2425096

Aim: We use the Remote Assessment of Disease and Relapses platform (RADAR) to collect Bluetooth contact and location data from university students. We test the ability of this technology to objectively capture social interaction, explore the propensi... Read More about Monitoring university student response to social distancing policy during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic using Bluetooth: the RADAR study.

Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers and the roots/routes of inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (2024)
Journal Article
Strong, S. (2024). Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers and the roots/routes of inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. London Journal, https://doi.org/10.1080/03058034.2024.2422181

This article is concerned with understanding the causes and consequences of urban inequalities in London today. Focusing on the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea specifically, it explores the rootedness of inequalities in the borough. It does s... Read More about Unequal Lives in London: Ruth Glass, London's Newcomers and the roots/routes of inequality in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

Assessing Public Morality and the Necessity of Restrictions on ECHR Rights (2024)
Journal Article
McGoldrick, D., & DeCock, M. (in press). Assessing Public Morality and the Necessity of Restrictions on ECHR Rights. European Human Rights Law Review,

One does not have to be an animal lover to consider that unnecessary suffering during the ritual slaughter of animals is morally unjustified. The moral objection can arguably be met by legally requiring that animals be stunned before being subjected... Read More about Assessing Public Morality and the Necessity of Restrictions on ECHR Rights.

Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery (2024)
Journal Article
Parsons, A. J., Johnson, M. S., Piano, S., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2024). Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2024.108626

Thermoplastic composites are intrinsically suited to recycling, but processes are poorly realised. Methods applied to thermosets are energy intensive, resulting in fibre downgrading and matrix loss. With digital manufacturing and data intertwining, t... Read More about Demanufacturing of thermoplastic composites: Small scale experiments exploring ply separation and recovery.

Phylogenetic conservatism in the relationship between functional and demographic characteristics in Amazon tree taxa (2024)
Journal Article
Sanchez‐Martinez, P., Dexter, K. G., Draper, F. C., Baraloto, C., Leão do Amaral, I., de Souza Coelho, L., de Almeida Matos, F. D., de Andrade Lima Filho, D., Salomão, R. P., Wittmann, F., Castilho, C. V., de Jesus Veiga Carim, M., Guevara, J. E., Phillips, O. L., Magnusson, W. E., Sabatier, D., Cardenas Revilla, J. D., Molino, J., Irume, M. V., Pires Martins, M., …ter Steege, H. (2024). Phylogenetic conservatism in the relationship between functional and demographic characteristics in Amazon tree taxa. Functional Ecology, https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.14700

Leaf and wood functional traits of trees are related to growth, reproduction, and survival, but the degree of phylogenetic conservatism in these relationships is largely unknown. In this study, we describe the variability of strategies involving leaf... Read More about Phylogenetic conservatism in the relationship between functional and demographic characteristics in Amazon tree taxa.

Exploring how parasocial intergroup contact with transgender influencers on TikTok reduces transgender conspiracy beliefs (2024)
Journal Article
Jolley, D., Paterson, J. L., Deric, D., Lovato, T., & McCarthy, J. (2025). Exploring how parasocial intergroup contact with transgender influencers on TikTok reduces transgender conspiracy beliefs. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 35(1), Article e70020. https://doi.org/10.1002/casp.70020

As harmful conspiracy beliefs against transgender people are becoming increasingly popular, three experiments examined how cisgender people's contact with transgender individuals might reduce these beliefs. In Study 1a (N = 222), positive parasocial... Read More about Exploring how parasocial intergroup contact with transgender influencers on TikTok reduces transgender conspiracy beliefs.

A critical approach to research on perioperative pain management (2024)
Journal Article
Joshi, G. P., Beloeil, H., Lobo, D. N., Pogatzki-Zahn, E. M., Sauter, A. R., Van De Velde, M., Wu, C. L., & Kehlet, H. (2024). A critical approach to research on perioperative pain management. British Journal of Anaesthesia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.11.004

Optimal postoperative pain management is a prerequisite for enhancing functional recovery after surgery. However, many studies assessing analgesic interventions have limitations. Consequently, further improvements in study design are urgently needed.... Read More about A critical approach to research on perioperative pain management.

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the perioperative period: current controversies and concerns (2024)
Journal Article
Joshi, G. P., Kehlet, H., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the perioperative period: current controversies and concerns. British Journal of Anaesthesia, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bja.2024.10.018

Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) and cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 specific inhibitors provide significant analgesic and opioid-sparing benefits. However, these analgesics are commonly avoided due to concerns of potential adverse effects. The... Read More about Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in the perioperative period: current controversies and concerns.

Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (2024)
Book Chapter
Khan, N., Furnell, S., Bada, M., Nurse, J. R., & Rand, M. (2025). Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises. In Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance: 18th IFIP WG 11.12 International Symposium, HAISA 2024, Skövde, Sweden, July 9–11, 2024, Proceedings, Part I (148-162). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-72559-3_11

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) share many of the same cyber security needs and challenges as larger organisations, but often have significantly less knowledge and capability to deal with them. One of the fundamental issues can be where to... Read More about Assessing Cyber Security Support for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.