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FiDRL: Flexible Invocation-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for DVFS Scheduling in Embedded Systems (2024)
Journal Article
Li, J., Jiang, W., He, Y., Yang, Q., Gao, A., Ha, Y., Özcan, E., Bai, R., Cui, T., & Yu, H. (2024). FiDRL: Flexible Invocation-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for DVFS Scheduling in Embedded Systems. IEEE Transactions on Computers, https://doi.org/10.1109/TC.2024.3465933

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL)-based Dynamic Voltage Frequency Scaling (DVFS) has shown great promise for energy conservation in embedded systems. While many works were devoted to validating its efficacy or improving its performance, few discuss t... Read More about FiDRL: Flexible Invocation-Based Deep Reinforcement Learning for DVFS Scheduling in Embedded Systems.

Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review (2024)
Journal Article
Sisodia, S., Hammond, Z., Leonardi-Bee, J., Hanlon, C., & Asher, L. (in press). Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review. PLoS ONE,

Background

This scoping review aimed to understand the extent and type of evidence in relation to sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness (SMI) in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and to summarise those nee... Read More about Sexual and reproductive health needs of women with severe mental illness in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.

Exploring parents’ experiences, attitudes and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants (2024)
Journal Article
McVicar, K., Szatkowski, L., Ojha, S., Tunster, S., & Bains, M. (2024). Exploring parents’ experiences, attitudes and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants. PLoS ONE, 19(9), Article 0309081. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309081

Background
Gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) affects nearly half of infants. Parents play a crucial role in management but more understanding of their attitudes and experiences is needed to inform future education, support and research. This study aim... Read More about Exploring parents’ experiences, attitudes and understanding of gastro-oesophageal reflux in infants.

Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity (2024)
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Maciel-Guerra, A., Babaarslan, K., Baker, M., Rahman, A., Hossain, M., Sadique, A., Alam, J., Uzzaman, S., Ferdous, M., Ferdous Rahman Sarker, M., Sultana, N., Islam Khan, A. I., Begum, Y. A., Afrad, M. H., Senin, N., Habib, Z. H., Shirin, T., Qadri, F., & Dottorini, T. (2024). Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity. Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 8231. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-52238-0

In Bangladesh, Vibrio cholerae lineages are undergoing genomic evolution, with increased virulence and spreading ability. However, our understanding of the genomic determinants influencing lineage transmission and disease severity remains incomplete.... Read More about Core and accessory genomic traits of Vibrio cholerae O1 drive lineage transmission and disease severity.

Between animal research and animal welfare: Analysing the openness practices of UK Named Veterinary Surgeons (2024)
Journal Article
McGlacken, R., & Hobson-West, P. (2024). Between animal research and animal welfare: Analysing the openness practices of UK Named Veterinary Surgeons. Animal Welfare Journal, 33, Article e36. https://doi.org/10.1017/awf.2024.42

The use of animals as scientific models is argued to be crucial for producing new scientific and medical knowledge and clinical treatments. However, animal research continues to raise socio-ethical concerns. In recent years, there has been a push for... Read More about Between animal research and animal welfare: Analysing the openness practices of UK Named Veterinary Surgeons.

The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors (2024)
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Mills, R., Okubanjo, A., Acheampong, N., Croucher, M., Eaton, N., Kazi, A., Di Angelantonio, E., Wood, A., Barbara, M., & Ferguson, E. (2024). The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors. Transfusion, https://doi.org/10.1111/trf.17963

Background: Blood services must consider innovative ways to encourage more Black people to donate to enhance the efficacy of treatments. We evaluate how two innovative arts-based approaches (co-designed and locally produced films and a large-scale Ma... Read More about The power of arts‐based film interventions to encourage Black blood donors.

Questions on Travel and Sexual Behaviours Negatively Impact Ethnic Minority Donor Recruitment: Effect of Negative Word-of-Mouth and Avoidance (2024)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E., Mills, R., Dawe-Lane, E., Khan, Z., Reynolds, C., Davison, K., Edge, D., Smith, R., O'Hagan, N., Desai, R., Croucher, M., Eaton, N., & Brailsford, S. (in press). Questions on Travel and Sexual Behaviours Negatively Impact Ethnic Minority Donor Recruitment: Effect of Negative Word-of-Mouth and Avoidance. Vox Sanguinis,

Aims: Donor selection questions differentially impacting ethnic minorities can discourage donation directly and via negative-word-of-mouth. We explore the differential impact of two blood safety questions relating to (i) sexual contacts linked to ar... Read More about Questions on Travel and Sexual Behaviours Negatively Impact Ethnic Minority Donor Recruitment: Effect of Negative Word-of-Mouth and Avoidance.

Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT (2024)
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Cooper, K. G., Bhattacharya, S., Daniels, J. P., Cheed, V., Gennard, L., Leighton, L., Pirie, D., Melyda, M., Monahan, M., Weckesser, A., Roberts, T., Denny, E., Ocansey, L., Stubbs, C., Cox, E., Jones, G., Clark, T. J., Saridogan, E., Gupta, J. K., Critchley, H. O., …Middleton, L. J. (2024). Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(55), 1-77. https://doi.org/10.3310/sqwy6998

Background Endometriosis affects 1 in 10 women, many of whom have surgery for persistent pain. Recurrence of symptoms following an operation is common. Although hormonal treatment can reduce this risk, there is uncertainty about the best option. Obje... Read More about Preventing recurrence of endometriosis-related pain by means of long-acting progestogen therapy: the PRE-EMPT RCT.

Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT (2024)
Journal Article
Santer, M., Lawrence, M., Pyne, S., Renz, S., Stuart, B. L., Sach, T., Ridd, M., Thomas, K. S., Nuttall, J., Permyakova, N., Eminton, Z., Francis, N., Little, P., Muller, I., Soulsby, I., Thomas, K., Griffiths, G., & Layton, A. M. (2024). Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(56), https://doi.org/10.3310/MYJT6804

Background: Acne is common, can cause significant impact on quality of life and is a frequent reason for long-term antibiotic use. Spironolactone has been prescribed for acne in women for many years, but robust evidence is lacking. Objective: To eval... Read More about Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT.

Education for disabled refugees in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe: A cross-case analysis (2024)
Journal Article
Walton, E., Thondhlana, J., Monk, D., & Wedekind, V. (in press). Education for disabled refugees in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe: A cross-case analysis. Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education,

International treaties mandate the educational inclusion of refugees and disabled people, but many remain excluded with disabled refugees facing compounded exclusions. We compare research about educational access and inclusion for disabled refugees i... Read More about Education for disabled refugees in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe: A cross-case analysis.

Anchor Carbon Dots Inside Nh2-Mil-88b Via Ship-in-A-Bottle Strategy for Dual Signal Enhancement in Colourimetric Fluorescent Sensors (2024)
Preprint / Working Paper
Lu, Y., Dong, X., Ji, G., Wang, X., Wang, T., Tang, C., Ola, O., Duan, H., Liu, Q., & Niu, Q. Anchor Carbon Dots Inside Nh2-Mil-88b Via Ship-in-A-Bottle Strategy for Dual Signal Enhancement in Colourimetric Fluorescent Sensors

The increase in oxytetracycline (OTC) pollution has become a significant risk to both ecological stability and human health because of excessive use. Therefore, developing a precise and reliable sensor for detecting trace amounts of OTC is critical.... Read More about Anchor Carbon Dots Inside Nh2-Mil-88b Via Ship-in-A-Bottle Strategy for Dual Signal Enhancement in Colourimetric Fluorescent Sensors.

Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models? (2024)
Journal Article
Ralph-Nearman, C., Hooper, M. A., Achee, M., Tomarken, A., & Filik, R. (2024). Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?. American Journal of Men's Health, 18(5), https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883241279507

This study is the first to examine the utility of body mass index (BMI) as an indicator of eating disorder (ED) pathology and fitness for employment for professional male fashion models. We assessed the relationship between experimenter-measured BMI,... Read More about Is There a Relationship Between Body Mass Index and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Professional Male Fashion Models?.

Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders (2024)
Journal Article
Hall, C. L., Le Novere, M., Murphy, T., McNally, E., Hollis, C., & Hunter, R. (in press). Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders. BMJ Mental Health,

Background: There are no specific national guidelines in England to guide healthcare professionals in how to assess or treat young people with tic disorders. Access to evidence-based treatment, including behavioural therapy is of limited availabilit... Read More about Healthcare utilisation and costs associated with poor access to diagnosis and treatment for children and young people with tic disorders.

Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima (2024)
Journal Article
Yu, Y., Huang, B., Radenkovic, M., Wang, T., & Chen, G. (2024). Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima. IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 62, Article 4211013. https://doi.org/10.1109/tgrs.2024.3464850

Subsurface chlorophyll maximum (SCM) is a crucial ecological indicator for marine ecosystems. Previous studies have indicated that this phenomenon is globally widespread. Although the biogeochemical argo assimilation results have yielded positive res... Read More about Intelligent Sparse2Dense Profile Reconstruction for Predicting Global Subsurface Chlorophyll Maxima.

Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation (2024)
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Portelli, M., Ketelaar, M., Bates, S., Csomor, E., Shaw, D., Emsley, J., Brightling, C., Hall, I., Affleck, K., Edwards, M., Nawijn, M., Koppelman, G., Van Oosterhout, A., & Sayers, I. (2024). Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14562

Introduction: The interleukin-33/interleukin-1 receptor-like-1 (IL-33/IL1RL1) signalling pathway is implicated in asthma pathogenesis, with IL1RL1 nonsynonymous genetic polymorphisms associated with disease risk. We aimed to determine these variants'... Read More about Epithelial Interleukin‐1 Receptor‐Like‐1 Activation Is Contingent on Interleukin‐33 Isoforms and Asthma‐Related Receptor Variation.

Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership (2024)
Journal Article
Campbell, E. L., Fong, W. C. G., Roberts, A., & Thomas, K. S. (2024). Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership. British Journal of Dermatology, Article ljae362. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljae362

In this letter, we describe the Rapid Eczema Trials co-production project, which aims to plug some of the research gaps that remain following the 2011 James Lind Alliance Eczema Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) exercise. We highlight similarities b... Read More about Rapid Eczema Trials: Addressing patient priorities from the eczema priority setting partnership.

Annular two-phase flow in a small diameter tube: OpenFOAM simulations with turbulence damping vs optical measurements (2024)
Journal Article
Zanetti, E., Berto, A., Bortolin, S., Magnini, M., & Del Col, D. (2024). Annular two-phase flow in a small diameter tube: OpenFOAM simulations with turbulence damping vs optical measurements. International Journal of Thermofluids, 24, Article 100871. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijft.2024.100871

In this work, numerical simulations are performed to predict two-phase annular flow of refrigerant R245fa inside a 3.4 mm diameter vertical channel. The VOF (Volume of Fluid) method implemented in an OpenFOAM solver is used to accurately track the va... Read More about Annular two-phase flow in a small diameter tube: OpenFOAM simulations with turbulence damping vs optical measurements.

Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong (2024)
Journal Article
Brooks, E., Tse, S., Wright, J. Y., & Burdett, E. (2024). Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong. Tertiary Education and Management, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11233-024-09138-1

How can a new generation of students be equipped to take up positions of responsibility in a dynamic global environment, serving as leaders and citizens who will further the good of societies around the world? As the institutions responsible for educ... Read More about Educating future leaders to engage the challenges of a changing world: A blended-learning approach to character and leadership education at the University of Hong Kong.

Reimagining food systems and food futures: a visual approach (2024)
Journal Article
Price, C. (2024). Reimagining food systems and food futures: a visual approach. Visual Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/1472586X.2024.2398076

The aim of this article is to reveal some of the different points of view, priorities and visions for the future of food systems which were on display in FOOD: Bigger than the Plate, a temporary exhibition which ran in the Victoria and Albert (V & A)... Read More about Reimagining food systems and food futures: a visual approach.

Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.) (2024)
Journal Article
Vetriventhan, M., Upadhyaya, H. D., Deshpande, S., Johnson, M. S., Wallace, J. G., Victor, A., Naresh, D., Rayaprolu, L., Singh, K., & Mayes, S. (2024). Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.). Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 21920. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72319-w

Proso millet is an important but under-researched and underutilized crop with the potential to become a future smart crop because of its climate-resilient features and high nutrient content. Assessing diversity and marker-trait associations are essen... Read More about Genome-wide assessment of population structure and association mapping for agronomic and grain nutritional traits in proso millet (Panicum miliaceum L.).