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Addressing multiple facets of bias and uncertainty in continental scale biodiversity databases (2024)
Journal Article
Marchetto, E., Livornese, M., Sabatini, F. M., Tordoni, E., Da Re, D., Lenoir, J., Testolin, R., Bacaro, G., Cazzolla Gatti, R., Chiarucci, A., Foody, G. M., Gábor, L., Groom, Q., Iaria, J., Malavasi, M., Moudrý, V., Santovito, D., Šímová, P., Zannini, P., & Rocchini, D. (2024). Addressing multiple facets of bias and uncertainty in continental scale biodiversity databases. Biodiversity Informatics, 18, https://doi.org/10.17161/bi.v18i.21810

The availability of biodiversity databases is expanding at unprecedented rates. Nevertheless, species occurrence data can be intrinsically biased and contain uncertainties that impact the accuracy and reliability of biodiversity estimates. In this st... Read More about Addressing multiple facets of bias and uncertainty in continental scale biodiversity databases.

Examining support marshalling within an asynchronous online peer support forum for individuals affected by dementia (2024)
Journal Article
Coulson, N. S., & Talbot, C. V. (in press). Examining support marshalling within an asynchronous online peer support forum for individuals affected by dementia. Journal of Health Psychology, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177/13591053241287029

Online support communities may provide individuals affected by dementia opportunities for reciprocal peer support, however, the support marshalling strategies employed and their success remain unclear. Analysis of100 randomly selected conversation th... Read More about Examining support marshalling within an asynchronous online peer support forum for individuals affected by dementia.

Supplementation with Citrus Low-Methoxy Pectin Reduces Levels of Inflammation and Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Controlled Dietary Intervention Study (2024)
Journal Article
Vijay, A., Kelly, A., Miller, S., Marshall, M., Alonso, A., Kouraki, A., Probert, C., Simpson, E. J., & Valdes, A. M. (2024). Supplementation with Citrus Low-Methoxy Pectin Reduces Levels of Inflammation and Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Controlled Dietary Intervention Study. Nutrients, 16(19), 3326. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16193326

Background/Objective: Although low-methoxy (LM) pectin (polysaccharides extracted from citrus peels) can reduce inflammation by binding to and inhibiting the TLR-2 pathway in animal models and in vitro studies, the anti-inflammatory effects of LM pec... Read More about Supplementation with Citrus Low-Methoxy Pectin Reduces Levels of Inflammation and Anxiety in Healthy Volunteers: A Pilot Controlled Dietary Intervention Study.

Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA): a protocol for a 12-month prospective observational study testing the associations among digital activity, affective and cognitive reactions and depression symptoms in a community sample of UK adolescents (2024)
Journal Article
Kostyrka-Allchorne, K., Stoilova, M., Bourgaize, J., Murray, A., Azeri, E., Hollis, C., Townsend, E., Livingstone, S., & Sonuga-Barke, E. (2024). Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA): a protocol for a 12-month prospective observational study testing the associations among digital activity, affective and cognitive reactions and depression symptoms in a community sample of UK adolescents. BMJ Open, 14(9), Article e085061. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085061

Introduction The impact of digital activity on adolescent mental health has been difficult to assess because of methodological limitations and a lack of strong theory. Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA) is a longit... Read More about Dynamic Interplay of Online Risk and Resilience in Adolescence (DIORA): a protocol for a 12-month prospective observational study testing the associations among digital activity, affective and cognitive reactions and depression symptoms in a community sample of UK adolescents.

Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
De Dios Perez, B., & Holmes, J. (2024). Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review. WORK, 79, 93-121. https://doi.org/10.3233/WOR-230214

BACKGROUND:
People with acquired brain injuries (ABIs) often experience residual limitations and co-morbid mental illnesses that restrict work participation. Employers are key in enabling successful return-to-work and job retention.

OBJECTIVE:
T... Read More about Factors influencing employers’ support for employees with acquired brain injuries or mental illness to return to- and stay in work: A qualitative systematic review.

The emergence of authenticity: Phases of tourist experience (2024)
Journal Article
Rickly, J., & Canavan, B. (2024). The emergence of authenticity: Phases of tourist experience. Annals of Tourism Research, 109, Article 103844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2024.103844

Using the philosophy of critical realism, this article conceptualizes authenticity as a process of emergence to address the question: What makes authenticity possible? This envisions distinct authenticity phases, which are episodic, non-linear, and p... Read More about The emergence of authenticity: Phases of tourist experience.

Somos Tejas: A Narrative Project to Document the College Experiences of First‐Generation Latinx Students (2024)
Journal Article
Moyna, M. I., & Zapata, G. C. (2024). Somos Tejas: A Narrative Project to Document the College Experiences of First‐Generation Latinx Students. Diversity & Inclusion Research, 1(2), Article e70003. https://doi.org/10.1002/dvr2.70003

This study reports on a project that collected and documented narrative reflections of first‐generation Latinx students at a large
Research 1 public university in the US southwest. The team (2 faculty members and 4 undergraduates) interviewed 23 stu... Read More about Somos Tejas: A Narrative Project to Document the College Experiences of First‐Generation Latinx Students.

Association between Nutritional Status Assessed by Body Mass Index and Crohn’s Disease Phenotype: A Nation-Wide Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Ndzo, J., Vuyyuru, S. K., Trimble, T., Yan, K., Figueredo, G., & Moran, G. W. (in press). Association between Nutritional Status Assessed by Body Mass Index and Crohn’s Disease Phenotype: A Nation-Wide Analysis. Journal of Crohn's and Colitis,

Background & Aims:

Incidence of obesity and Crohn’s disease (CD) is increasing globally. Therefore, understanding any associations between adiposity and disease phenotype is crucial. We aimed explore the relationship between nutritional status me... Read More about Association between Nutritional Status Assessed by Body Mass Index and Crohn’s Disease Phenotype: A Nation-Wide Analysis.

Experimental Measurements of the Length of the Human Colon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Alqarni, F., Akbar, T., Fatani, H., Kumasaka, S., Hoad, C. L., Spiller, R. C., Taylor, M. A., & Marciani, L. (2024). Experimental Measurements of the Length of the Human Colon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Diagnostics, 14(19), Article 2190. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14192190

Abstract: Purpose: Knowledge of the length of the colon is relevant to understanding physiological and pathological function. It also has implications for diagnostic and clinical interventions, as well as for the design of delayed-release drug form... Read More about Experimental Measurements of the Length of the Human Colon: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

The Public Management of Private Debt? The UK Government's Regulatory Regime (2024)
Journal Article
Common, R. (in press). The Public Management of Private Debt? The UK Government's Regulatory Regime. Teaching Public Administration,

According to the Money Charity, the average household debt, including mortgages, stood at just over £64,000 at the end of March 2024. The combination of inflationary pressures, fiscal shock brought about by the short-lived Truss government and persis... Read More about The Public Management of Private Debt? The UK Government's Regulatory Regime.

Integration of building information modeling into building circularity assessment: a systematic review (2024)
Journal Article
Al-Qazzaz, I., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Tokbolat, S., & Thermou, G. (2024). Integration of building information modeling into building circularity assessment: a systematic review. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, https://doi.org/10.1108/bepam-12-2023-0229

Purpose: Despite several attempts to integrate building information modeling (BIM) with building circularity assessment (BCA), no systematic review has yet been carried out on this topic to the best knowledge of the authors. The objective of this rev... Read More about Integration of building information modeling into building circularity assessment: a systematic review.

Models of health transition: Changing health in low- and middle-income countries (2024)
Journal Article
Jewitt, S., & Smallman-Raynor, M. (2024). Models of health transition: Changing health in low- and middle-income countries. Geography Review, 38(1),

Countries experience a transition in the major causes of illness and death as they develop economically. This article considers some frameworks for exploring these transitions, with a particular focus on recent rapid transitions in some countries of... Read More about Models of health transition: Changing health in low- and middle-income countries.

Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work (2024)
Book Chapter
Tzirides, A.-O., Saini, A. K., Zapata, G., Searsmith, D., Cope, B., Kalantzis, M., Castro, V., Kourkoulou, D., Jones, J. W., da Silva, R. A., Whiting, J., & Kastania, N. P. ‘. (2024). Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work. In D. Kourkoulou, A.-O. (Olnancy) Tzirides, B. Cope, & M. Kalantzis (Eds.), Trust and Inclusion in AI-Mediated Education: Where Human Learning Meets Learning Machines (287-301). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-64487-0_13

The launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 precipitated panic among some educators while prompting qualified enthusiasm from others. ChatGPT is an example of Generative AI, a combination of technologies that will deliver computer-generated text, images,... Read More about Generative AI Application in Higher Education Student Work.

Efficacy and safety of statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe therapies for children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (2024)
Journal Article
Llewellyn, A., Simmonds, M., Marshall, D., Harden, M., Woods, B., Humphries, S. E., Ramaswami, U., Priestley-Barnham, L., Fisher, M., Tata, L. J., & Qureshi, N. (2024). Efficacy and safety of statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe therapies for children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials. Atherosclerosis, Article 118598. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.118598

Background and aims
Statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe combination therapy are recommended lipid-lowering therapies (LLTs) in children with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia (HeFH). However, their relative effectiveness is not well u... Read More about Efficacy and safety of statins, ezetimibe and statins-ezetimibe therapies for children and adolescents with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia: Systematic review, pairwise and network meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials.

Object oriented data analysis of surface motion time series in peatland landscapes (2024)
Journal Article
Mitchell, E., Ian, D., Christopher, F., Roxanne, A., Bradley, A., David, L., & Andrew, S. (in press). Object oriented data analysis of surface motion time series in peatland landscapes. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series C,

Peatlands account for 10% of UK land area, 80% of which are degraded to some degree, emitting carbon at a similar magnitude to oil refineries or landfill sites. A lack of tools for rapid and reliable assessment of peatland condition has limited monit... Read More about Object oriented data analysis of surface motion time series in peatland landscapes.