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Detection of non-cardiac fetal abnormalities on ultrasound at 11–14 weeks: systematic review and meta-analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Karim, J. N., Di Mascio, D., Roberts, N., Papageorghiou, A. T., Alfirevic, Z., Chudleigh, T., Goodman, H., Ioannou, C., Longworth, H., Karim, J., Nicolaides, K., Pandya, P., Smith, G., Thilaganathan, B., Thornton, J., Rivero-Arias, O., Campbell, H., Juszczak, E., Linsell, L., Wilson, E., …Yaz, G. (2024). Detection of non-cardiac fetal abnormalities on ultrasound at 11–14 weeks: systematic review and meta-analysis. Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 64(1), 15-27. https://doi.org/10.1002/uog.27649

Objectives: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of two-dimensional ultrasound at 11–14 weeks' gestation as a screening test for individual fetal anomalies and to identify factors impacting on screening performance. Methods: This was a systematic review... Read More about Detection of non-cardiac fetal abnormalities on ultrasound at 11–14 weeks: systematic review and meta-analysis.

British India in the 1850s (2024)
Book Chapter
Ni Fhlathuin, M. (2024). British India in the 1850s. In G. Marshall (Ed.), Nineteenth-Century Literature in Transition: the 1850s. Cambridge University Press

Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT (2024)
Journal Article
Wyatt, L. A., Bradshaw, L. E., Brown, S. J., Haines, R. H., Montgomery, A. A., Perkin, M. R., Sach, T. H., Lawton, S., Flohr, C., Ridd, M. J., Chalmers, J. R., Brooks, J., Swinden, R., Mitchell, E. J., Tarr, S., Jay, N., Thomas, K. S., Allen, H., Cork, M. J., Kelleher, M. M., …Williams, H. C. (2024). Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(29), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/rhdn9613

Background Atopic eczema is a common childhood skin problem linked with asthma, food allergy and allergic rhinitis that impairs quality of life. Objectives To determine whether advising parents to apply daily emollients in the first year can... Read More about Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT.

Tests for market failures and overcoming transaction costs barriers to market participation in Afghanistan (2024)
Journal Article
Ahmadzai, H. (2024). Tests for market failures and overcoming transaction costs barriers to market participation in Afghanistan. Journal of Social and Economic Development, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-024-00364-2

Similar to other fragile poor countries, the majority of the rural population in Afghani-stan depend directly or indirectly on small-scale farming for their livelihoods, and poor infrastructure and other barriers restrict access to markets and servic... Read More about Tests for market failures and overcoming transaction costs barriers to market participation in Afghanistan.

Outcome 1 year after ICH: Data from the Tranexamic acid for IntraCerebral Haemorrhage 2 (TICH-2) trial (2024)
Journal Article
Law, Z. K., Menon, C. S., Woodhouse, L. J., Appleton, J. P., Al-Shahi Salman, R., Robinson, T., Werring, D., Roffe, C., Dineen, R. A., Bath, P. M., & Sprigg, N. (2024). Outcome 1 year after ICH: Data from the Tranexamic acid for IntraCerebral Haemorrhage 2 (TICH-2) trial. European Stroke Journal, https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873241265939

Introduction: The Tranexamic acid for IntraCerebral Haemorrhage-2 (TICH-2) trial reported no significant improvement in death and dependency at day 90 despite reductions in haematoma expansion, early neurological deterioration and early death. Howev... Read More about Outcome 1 year after ICH: Data from the Tranexamic acid for IntraCerebral Haemorrhage 2 (TICH-2) trial.

How to correctly fit an SIR model to data from an SEIR model? (2024)
Journal Article
Khudabukhsh, W. R., & Rempała, G. A. (2024). How to correctly fit an SIR model to data from an SEIR model?. Mathematical Biosciences, 375, 109265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mbs.2024.109265

In epidemiology, realistic disease dynamics often require Susceptible-Exposed-Infected-Recovered (SEIR)-like models because they account for incubation periods before individuals become infectious. However, for the sake of analytica... Read More about How to correctly fit an SIR model to data from an SEIR model?.

Modelling the influence of climate and vector control interventions on arbovirus transmission (2024)
Journal Article
Fairbanks, E. L., Daly, J. M., & Tildesley, M. J. (2024). Modelling the influence of climate and vector control interventions on arbovirus transmission. Viruses, 16(8), Article 1221. https://doi.org/10.3390/v16081221

Most mathematical models that assess the vectorial capacity of disease-transmitting insects typically focus on the influence of climatic factors to predict variations across different times and locations, or examine the impact of vector control inter... Read More about Modelling the influence of climate and vector control interventions on arbovirus transmission.

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. (2024). Work-related smartphone use during off-job hours and work-life conflict: a scoping review. PLOS Digital Health, 3(7), Article e0000554. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000554

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.

Contestation over a Profession's Memory: The UK Pharmacy Profession 1880-1905 (2024)
Journal Article
Currie, G., Wild, A., & Lockett, A. (2024). Contestation over a Profession's Memory: The UK Pharmacy Profession 1880-1905. Journal of Management Studies, https://doi.org/10.1111/joms.13129

We draw on the historical case of the UK pharmacy industry from 1880-1905, to examine how, in face of a competitive threat to their survival, lower status professionals seek to re-invigorate memory of their role in providing community service in publ... Read More about Contestation over a Profession's Memory: The UK Pharmacy Profession 1880-1905.

Creating a health informatics data resource for hearing health research (2024)
Journal Article
Mehta, N., Ribeyre, B. B., Dimitrov, L., English, L. J., Ewart, C., Heinrich, A., Joshi, N., Munro, K. J., Roadknight, G., Romao, L., Schilder, A. G., Spriggs, R. V., Norris, R., Ross, T., & Tilston, G. (2024). Creating a health informatics data resource for hearing health research. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 24(1), Article 209. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12911-024-02589-x

Background The National Institute of Health and Social Care Research (NIHR) Health Informatics Collaborative (HIC) for Hearing Health has been established in the UK to curate routinely collected hearing health data to address research questions. Thi... Read More about Creating a health informatics data resource for hearing health research.

‘Grass, rice, and aubergine’: a case study of an Islamic eco- pesantren in Indonesia (2024)
Journal Article
Wijaya Mulya, T., & Salvi, F. (2024). ‘Grass, rice, and aubergine’: a case study of an Islamic eco- pesantren in Indonesia. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681366.2024.2385049

Twenty-first century environmental movements and education have been criticised as predominantly secular, middle-class, and Western-originated. As such, their ability to generate momentum and increase uptake can be limited to individuals and groups w... Read More about ‘Grass, rice, and aubergine’: a case study of an Islamic eco- pesantren in Indonesia.

Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality of Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Sjögren’s Syndrome, and Scleroderma: an umbrella review of systematic reviews (2024)
Journal Article
Chen, A., Lax, S. J., Grainge, M. J., Lanyon, P. C., & Pearce, F. A. (2024). Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality of Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Sjögren’s Syndrome, and Scleroderma: an umbrella review of systematic reviews. Rheumatology Advances in Practice, https://doi.org/10.1093/rap/rkae086

Objectives: To comprehensively review systematic reviews of prevalence, incidence, and mortality of Raynaud’s, Sjögren’s, and Scleroderma, and to identify any research gaps. Methods: An umbrella review of English language systematic review... Read More about Prevalence, Incidence, and Mortality of Raynaud’s Phenomenon, Sjögren’s Syndrome, and Scleroderma: an umbrella review of systematic reviews.

Exploring the Bias: How Skin Colour Influences Oxygen Saturation Readings via Monte Carlo Simulations (2024)
Journal Article
Swamy, S., Liu, C., Correia, R., Hayes-Gill, B., & Morgan, S. (in press). Exploring the Bias: How Skin Colour Influences Oxygen Saturation Readings via Monte Carlo Simulations. Journal of Biomedical Optics,

Significance: Understanding the root cause of reported oxygen saturation (SpO2) overestimation in heavily pigmented skin types to devise solutions toward enabling equity in pulse oximeter design. Aim: To gain theoretical insights into the effect o... Read More about Exploring the Bias: How Skin Colour Influences Oxygen Saturation Readings via Monte Carlo Simulations.

Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism (2024)
Journal Article
Beckett, L. J., Williams, P. M., Toh, L. S., Hessel, V., Gerstweiler, L., Fisk, I., Toronjo-Urquiza, L., & Chauhan, V. M. (2024). Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism. npj Microgravity, 10(1), Article 79. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41526-024-00418-z

Spaceflight presents significant challenges to the physiological state of living organisms. This can be due to the microgravity environment experienced during long-term space missions, resulting in alterations in muscle structure and function, such a... Read More about Advancing insights into microgravity induced muscle changes using Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism.

Digitalising Specialist Smoking Cessation Support in Pregnancy: Views of Pregnant Smokers (2024)
Journal Article
Belderson, P., McDaid, L., Emery, J., Coleman, T., Leonardi-Bee, J., & Naughton, F. (2024). Digitalising Specialist Smoking Cessation Support in Pregnancy: Views of Pregnant Smokers. Nicotine and Tobacco Research, https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntae184

Introduction Unsupported attempts to quit smoking during pregnancy have a low success rate. Chances of quitting successfully are higher with an interpersonal treatment programme but there is low uptake of this in the United Kingdom (UK). Deliverin... Read More about Digitalising Specialist Smoking Cessation Support in Pregnancy: Views of Pregnant Smokers.

Feasibility of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in children and young people with Ataxia Telangiectasia: a mixed methods cross-sectional study (2024)
Journal Article
Neves, R., Panek, R., Wilne, S., Suri, M., Whitehouse, W., Dandapani, M., Glazebrook, C., & Dineen, R. (2024). Feasibility of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in children and young people with Ataxia Telangiectasia: a mixed methods cross-sectional study. Cancer Medicine, 13(14), Article e70049. https://doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70049

Background/Objectives: Ataxia telangiectasia (A‐T) is an inherited multisystem disorder with increased sensitivity to ionising radiation and elevated cancer risk. Although other cancer predisposition syndromes have established cancer screening protoc... Read More about Feasibility of whole-body MRI for cancer screening in children and young people with Ataxia Telangiectasia: a mixed methods cross-sectional study.

Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, X., Li, S., Chang, J.-C., Liu, J., Axinte, D., & Dong, X. (2024). Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces. Nature Communications, 15, Article 6296. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-50598-1

From power plants on land to bridges over the sea, safety-critical built environments require periodic inspections for detecting issues to avoid functional discontinuities of these installations. However, navigation paths in these environments are us... Read More about Multimodal locomotion ultra-thin soft robots for exploration of narrow spaces.

Artificial Intelligence in Cloud Computing technology in the Construction industry: a bibliometric and systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Wang, J., Antwi-Afari, M., Tezel, A., Antwi-Afari, P., & Kasim, T. (2024). Artificial Intelligence in Cloud Computing technology in the Construction industry: a bibliometric and systematic review. Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 29, 480-502. https://doi.org/10.36680/j.itcon.2024.022

The integration and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing (CC) technology in the construction industry (CI) would support their implementation process and adoption. However, there is a lack of research in the extant literature, a... Read More about Artificial Intelligence in Cloud Computing technology in the Construction industry: a bibliometric and systematic review.